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W. R. Strong Company, Sacramento, Cal. 
ASPEBULA. 
A dwarf plant covered all summer with clusterB 
of charming fragrant flowers. Admirably adapted 
for bouquets. 
Asperula Azurea Setosa. Sky-blue, H. A., 
one foot; pkt 6o 
Asperula Odorata (Sweet Woodruff). Flow- 
ers and leaves have a delicious odor when 
dried that imparts an agreeable perfume 
to clothes, etc., when kept among them. 
Flowers white; height 6 to 12 in., H. P.. . lOo 
ASTERS. H. A. 
Are the most popular and effective garden favor- 
ites, producing in abundance flowers of great rich- 
ness and variety. They make elegant borders and 
showy beds; hardy annual. 
Trufflaut’s Large Pseony Fower (Benary’s 
Improved). A favorite class, thrifty, up- 
right growers; flowers large and almost 
perfectly round, with incurved petals; 
height 18 inches to 2 feet 10c 
Dwarf Peeony Perfection. A dwarf class of 
great beauty lOo 
Large Globe-Flowered German. Many 
colors, mixed lOo 
New Rose. Two feet in height; robust, large 
flowers, petals finely imbricated; one of 
the very best; mixed colors lOo 
Imbrique Pompon. Very perfect, almost a 
globe and beautifully imbricated; mixed 
colors 10c 
Comet. Dill'eriug from 
all others in shape of flow- 
ers, its long, wavy and 
twisted petals, are formed 
into a dense half globe re- 
sembling the Japanese 
Chrysanthemums each pe- 
tal a delicate pink mar- 
gined with white. Pkt. 
20 cts. 
Betteridge's Quilled. 
Plants strong and branch- 
ing flowers composed of 
tube or quilled shaped 
petals, with a single row 
Comet. of outer flat petals, which 
are often a different color 
from the center. A very beautiful Aster. Mixed 
colors per pkt. 10 cts. 
Oocardeau or New Crown. Two colored 
flowers, the central petals being of pure 
white, sometimes small and quilled, sur- 
rounded with large, flat petals of a bright 
color, 18 inches, mixed colors; beautiful.. 10c 
New Peeony-flowered Globe, or Uhtand. 
The earliest of the Asters, flowers very 
large, plant branching and strong; does 
not require support lOo 
Hedgehog, or Needle. Petals long, quilled 
and sharply pointed; 2 feet; mixed colors. lOo 
Chrysanthemum-flowered Dwarf White. 
A supurb variety, every flower usually 
perfect; fine mixed varieties 10c 
Dwarf Bouquet. Splendid for edging and 
small beds 10c 
Dwarf Bouquet. Pyramidal shaped lOo 
Victoria. Flowers very double and round; 
many extremely delicate, and some gor- 
geous shades, handsome varieties, mixed 
colors 10c 
Mignon Aster. Pure white flowers of beauti- 
ful form, resembling the Victoria race.. . 15o 
Alpinus. Alpine Aster, perennial, rose 5c 
Alplnus Gymnocephalus. Perennial, rose. . 5o 
“Crimson, Ball,” or Jewel Aster. Petals in- 
curved; new novelty, forming a crimson 
ball; beautiful 25c 
Prinoe of Wales. New crimson fine 20c 
Victoria Asters. (Benary’s Prize.) Remark- 
ably handsome and large flowering; 
many colors mixed 15c 
Victoria Needle. Entirely disti ct and 
beautiful; petals quilled; nine colors 
mixed lOo 
White Varieties. Choicest mixed 15c 
Harlequin. A peculiar 
variety with oddly spotted 
and striped flowers of 
striking beauty, entirely 
distinct from all others. 
Of upright habit. Med- 
ium height and profuse 
blooming. Price pkt. 
15 cts. 
Triumph. Deep scar- 
let changing to a lake 
crimson. This is without 
doubt the most beautiful 
and perfect of all Dwarf 
Asters. Each plant forms 
an elegant bouquet of it- 
self. 7 to 8 inches high. 
The flowers measure from 2% to 3 inches in 
diameter, and are of faultless Pmony form. 
Pkt. 20 cts. 
Triumph. 
BALSAM. II. H. A, 
(Lady Slipper or Touch-Me-Not.) 
This is one of the most beautiful and popular 
annuals. They are sown in beds or frames, and 
if growing too thick, thin out and prune as desired. 
They transplant readily. Among the many varieties 
we name: 
Double White, Rose-Flowered, Double 
Camelia-Flower, Double Bose-Flow- 
ered, Double Spotted and Carnation, 
striped, each 10c 
Extra Double Mixed. Of above and others 10c 
BALLOON VINE (Love in a Puff.) 
H. A., 4 to 8 feet. 
A half hardy, rapid growing, handsome 
climber, having small white flowers, 
which are followed by seed vessels shaped 
like balloons 5c 
BELLIS (Double Daisy.) 
H. H. P., 6 inches. 
Beautiful for edging, dwarf groups and bods; 
earliest and prettiest of the spring flowers. 
Finest Mixed lOo 
“Snow Ball” (Daisy.) New double white; 
beautiful 15c 
Longfellow. New, large, double, rose- col- 
ored flowers; fine 15o 
Double White lOo 
