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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Daniels’ Superb Prize Asters. 
ASTER— NEW COMET. Showing- habit of plant. 
The New Japanese 
Chrysanthemum-flowered Aster 
“ COMET.” 
New and extremely beautiful class of the same height and habit as 
the Dwarf Pseony Perfection Aster, forming fine, regular pyramids 
twelve to fifteen inches high, and covered profusely with large double 
flowers. The shape of the latter deviates from all classes of Asters 
in cultivation, and resembles very closely a large-flowered Japanese 
Chrysanthemum, the petals being long and somewhat twisted or 
wavy-like curled, are recurved from the centre of the flow r er to the 
outer petals in such a regular manner as to form a loose but still 
dense semi-globe. AY ell grown plants produce from twenty-five to 
thirty perfectly double flowers, measuring from 3| to 4| inches in 
diameter, and are very handsome in appearance. 
66 An assortment of six beautiful varieties 
67 Pure white. Beautiful ... ... ... perpkt. 
68 Rose and white, splendid variety , ... „ 
69 Light blue and white, beautiful ... „ 
60 Choicest mixed ... ... ... „ 
s. d. 
2 6 
1 6 
1 0 
1 0 
1 0 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered 
Tills fine class is a decided acquisition. It commences blooming when 
other Asters are off, and is invaluable for a late display; its height 
is only nine inches, and in consequence of its fine dwarf habit of 
growth it is admirably suited for beds, edgings, pots, &c. 
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An assortment of 12 fine varieties ... 
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Fiery scarlet ... ... ... ... perpkt. 
Pure white ... ... ... ... „ 
Choicest mixed ... ... ... „ 
„ ... ... smaller pkt. 
a. d. 
3 0 
2 0 
1 0 
1 0 
1 0 
0 6 
Daniels’ Improved Prize Quilled. 
A fink strain of splendid varieties, producing beautifully foraied, perfectly double flowers of the most charming colours. 
First-class for exhibition. 
8. d. 1 s. d. 
67 An assortment of 12 choice varieties ... 2 6 69 Choicest mixed ... ... ... perpkt. 1 0 
68 ,, ,, 6 ,, ...1 6 , 70 ,, ... ... smaller pkt. 0 6 
IMBRICATED POMPONE. About nine inches 
high, hearing a profusion of brilliantly coloured, perfectly 
double flowers, with conspicuous white centres ; very charming. 
71 An assortment of 8 beautiful varieties ... ... 2s. fid. 
72 Choicest mixed ... ... ... perpkt. Is. Od. 
VICTORIA NEEDLE. A r ery beautiful varieties of the 
most brilliant colours, all the blooms being handsomely quilled. 
73 Six fine varieties ... ... ... ... 2s. 6d. 
74 Choicest mixed ... ... ... perpkt. Is. Od. 
WASHINGTON. Very large, splendid flowers, extra 
double, and exceedingly valuable for exhibition purposes. 
75 Six choice varieties ... ... ... ... 2s. 6d. 
76 Choicest mixed ... ... ... perpkt. Is. Od. 
DWARF VICTORIA. Same form of flower and habit 
of plant as Victoria, but growing only ten inches in height. 
77 An assortment of 6 beautiful varieties ... ... 2s. 6d. 
78 Choicest mixed ... ... perpkt. Is. Od. 
SNOWBALL or PRINCESS. An exquisitely 
beautiful variety, growing about one foot high, and producing 
quite a profusion of pure white, handsomely imbricated flowers. 
79 Per packet ... ... ... ... Is. fid. 
BALL OR JEWEL, ROSE AND AVHITE. A 
very handsome variety, with large, densely double flowers, which 
are so symmetrically incurved as to form a perfect ball or globe. 
The flower is a lovely deep rose, the petals being edged with white. 
80 Per packet ... ... .. ... ... Is. Od. 
LADY IN AVHITE. A charming new and quite dis- 
tinct variety, with long narrow light green foliage, a remarkably 
free-branching habit of growth, and pure white double flowers; a 
novelty of the first rank, will prove a special value for cut flowers. 
81 Per packet ... ... ... ... ... is. fid. 
NEW DWARF QUEEN. A novel and beautiful class 
not more thau teu inches high, with large, double, imbricated 
flowers. Splendid. 
82 Pure white .. . ... ... ... per pkt. Is. Od. 
83 Brilliant crimson ... ... .. „ Is. Od. 
IMPROVED PYRAMIDAL BOUQUET. Only 
one foot high, and branches vigorously ; one plant often produces 
one hundred blooms, all perfectly double. 
84 An assortment of 8 choice varieties ... ... Is. fid. 
85 Choicest mixed ... ... ... perpkt. Os. fid. 
DWARF PiEONY-FLOWERED. A beautiful new 
class of Pacoii 3 r -flowered Aster with the same form of incurved 
perfect flowers as the older varieties, but with a much more 
compact and handsome growth, the plants reaching only twelve 
inches in height. 
86 An assortment of 8 choice varieties ... ... 2s. 6d. 
87 Choicest mixed ,.. ... ... perpkt. Is. Od. 
CROWN or COCARDEAU. A brilliant and showy 
class of beautiful varieties growing about fifteen inches high, the 
flowers all having' conspicuous white centres. 
88 An assortment of 6 choice varieties ... ... Is. fid. 
89 Choice mixed ... ... ... per pkt. Os. fid. 
“MIGNON,” PURE WHITE. A very beautiful 
variety somewhat resembling the Victoria. The flowers are of 
the most refined form, and of the purest white ; splendid for 
cutting. 
90 Perpacket ... ... ... ... ... Is. Od. 
GIANT EMPEROR. Remarkably fine flowers, fre- 
quently measuring six inches across, perfectly double. 
HI An assortment of 8 fine varieties ... ... 2s. fid. 
92 Choicest mixed ... ... ... per pkt. Is. Od. 
