LOW’S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). 
The Snapdragons are very showy, hardy perennials, 
flowering well the first season ; they grow from twelve to 
eighteen inches in height, with long spikes of bloom, pre- 
senting a fine variety of rich and diversified colors, and 
are very beautiful and attractive, either in masses or as 
single specimens. 
350. Antirrhinum Brilliant. — Bright scarlet 
and golden yellow . . • ■ • °5 
351. Firefly. — Orange and scarlet with white 
throat °5 
352. Galathe. — Crimson with white throat . 05 
353. Luteum. —Yellow 
354. Mixed. — Very fine °5 
ASTER. 
This splendid class of plants is not only one of the 
most popular, but also one of the most showy, of our 
garden favorites, producing flowers in every variety of 
color, of the most perfect and beautiful form, and as dou- 
ble as the handsomest dahlia. It has no successful rival 
among the annuals for Autumn display, and will flourish 
with the simplest of culture. It will do best on a deep, 
rich soil, with a mulching of coarse, strawy manure. 
Plants may be started under glass, and transplanted into 
boxes, pots, or cold frames ; the main point being to 
secure strong stocky plants; weak plants do not bloom 
well. The Aster transplants well, and should be allowed 
12 inches when bedded — a trifle nearer with the dwarf 
varieties. 
The Aster is strictly a fall flower, and does not do 
well if forced to bloom early in the season; the cool, 
moist weather of September and October make the most 
perfect and enduring blooms. The large flowering varie- 
ties need a slight support ; a stake put down along the 
centre shoot will be all that is needed to keep them erect 
while in bloom. I make the growing of choice Asters a 
specialty, and the following varieties will give the greatest 
- .satisfaction, and supply all the best colors and forms in 
the species. On opposite page will be found illustration 
of some of the most popular kinds. 
355. Aster, Comet. — New, see Floral Novel- 
ties. 
356. Lilliput. — New, pure white. 
357. Washington. — Superior. 
358. Mignon. — See Floral Novelties. 
359. Zirngiebel’s White. — The best double 
white Aster grown. 
360. Victoria. — One of the most beautiful As- 
' ters in cultivation ; flowers very double and 
as large as the Giant Emperor Aster . . 10 
361. Betteridge’s Prize Aster. This is a 
new and very handsome variety from Eng- 
land. Mixed colors 10 
362. Rose-Flowered Aster. — A most beau- 
tiful class, of strong growth and profuse 
bloomers ; mixed colors .... 10 
363. New Crown. — Two colored flowers, the 
central petals being of pure white, some- 
times small and quilled, surrounded with 
large, flat petals of a bright color: 18 in- 
ches ; mixed colors 10 , 
364 . Needle.— Petals sharp and pointed . . 10 
365. Truffaut’s Pseony -Flowered Perfec- 
tion. — Flowers very large, perfect in form 
and double to the centre ; mixed colors . 10 
366. New Rose. — A most magnificent Aster; 
mixed colors ; plant about twenty inches . 10 
367. New Brilliant Vermilion. — Very daz- 
zling in color. The habit of the plant is 
beautifully bushy and compact, peculiar to 
the Victoria Asters, of which this is one. 
The flowers are densely double and of 
blameless forms. Very desirable . • >5 
368. Shakespeare Aster. — This is a variety 
similar to the dwarf in the appearance of 
the flowers, but the plant grows a foot 
high, and the flowers are of a large size ; 
mixed colors 10 
369. ‘’The Meteor.” — A beautiful novelty. 
The plant is completely studded with small, 
globular, extremely double flowers, bright 
pimson in color; extremely showy and 
brilliant; fine 10 
370. Dwarf Chrysanthemum. — One of the 
best of the dwarf Asters; a profuse 
bloomer ; mixed colors .... 10 
371. Newest Dwarf Bouquet. — Each plant 
looks like a bouquet of flowers; fine for 
edging or small beds ; about twelve different 
colors mixed 
CHOICE COLLECTIONS. 
The following choice collections are selected from the 
st imported strains of seed, and will be found to excel 
, y home collections that may be offered. The collections 
Dffer are in the original packages as received from Eu- 
pean growers : — 
72 Aster Truffaut’s Pteony- Flowered 
Perfection. — Eighteen distinct colors; 
comes true . ■ , I2; 
73 Aster Truffaut’s Peeony-Flowered 
Perfection. — Twelve colors • • • , - 00 
74 Aster Victoria. — Twelve colors 
75. Aster Victoria. — Eight colors 
76. Rose Flowered. — Twelve colors 
,77. Rose Flowered. — Eight colors 
;78. Washington. — Five colors 
Sent postpaid for above price. 
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