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BUIST’S FLOWER SEEDS GROW 
ASTERS 
O NE of the most popular 
and effective of our garden 
favorites, producing flowers in 
profusion in which richness and 
variety of colors are combined 
with the most perfect and 
beautiful forms, and are indis' 
pensable in every garden, or 
pleasure ground. As a cut 
flower it rivals the Chrysanthe' 
mum in beauty and diversity of 
form and color, and remains 
firm and fresh for days. They 
are easily grown, very hardy, 
and offer themselves for use at 
a time when other garden 
favorites are gone. They de* 
light in a rich, light soil. 
For early flowering, sow seed 
indoors or in cold frame in 
March, transplant to open 
ground as soon as danger from 
frost is past. For late flowering, 
sow in the open ground in May 
and transplant when 2 to 3 
inches high. 
Asters are sometimes attacked 
by an aphis at their roots; also 
by stem rot. Both of these 
troubles are rarely met with if 
the plants are grown on new 
soil, and are not checked in 
their growth. The addition of 
wood ashes or air-slacked lime 
at the time of the preparation 
of the beds also helps to prevent 
these troubles. 
Buist’s Giant Beauty Aster 
CALIFORNIA GIANT. A new race of Asters 
which combines the vigorous habit and long stems of 
the Beauty Type with the wonderful blooms of the 
Crego Type. It has taken several years of hybridizing 
and selecting to perfect this new type and it is surely 
worth all the time and energy required to produce it. 
The blooms are 5 to 6 in. in diameter, of great 
beauty, the stems are long, strong and without laterals. 
The California Giant is an ideal florists’ flower. 2 to 
3 ft. 
1532 Peach Blossom .Pkt., 20c 
1543 Light Blue.Pkt., 20c 
1555 White .Pkt., 20c 
1565 Deep Rose ..Pkt., 20c 
1576 Dark Purple .Pkt., 20c 
Any of the above, Vs oz.60c 
1587 Collection. One packet each.80c 
1598 Mixed Colors. Vs oz., 50c.Pkt., 15c 
GIANT CREGO ASTERS. A new type of Ameri' 
can branching varieties. The flowers resemble the 
Giant Comet Aster, but usually are larger and with 
longer petals. In beauty the Giant Crego Asters rival 
the chrysanthemum. This type is known also as the 
“Ostrich Plume” because of the light feathery appear' 
ance. 2 ft. 
1765 White. Pure white.Pkt., 10c 
1776 Pink. Shell pink.Pkt., 10c 
1787 Purple. Bright purple.Pkt., 10c 
1798 Rose. Rose pink.Pkt., 10c 
1809 Lavender. Deep lavender..Pkt.,10c 
1810 Azure Blue. Beautiful.Pkt., 10c 
1821 Crimson. A rich color.Pkt., 10c 
Any of the above, Vs oz., 30c; oz., 50c 
1832 Collection. One packet each.50c 
1843 Mixed Colors. Vs oz., 25c; */4 oz., 40c; oz., 
£1.50 .Pkt., 10c 
HEART OF FRANCE ASTER 
2154 This beautiful variety is unquestionably the larg* 
est and best dark red Aster. Retains its brih 
liancy for a long period. 2 ft, .Pkt., 15c 
BUIST’S GIANT BEAUTY ASTERS. Similar in. 
form of flowers and habit of growth to the Late Branch' 
ing Asters. This type differs, however, in that the 
flowers are produced on longer and heavier stems, 
18 to 24 in. long, making them most desirable as cut 
flowers. 3 ft. 
2032 Rose. Bright carmine'rose, similar in color to 
the world'famed American Beauty Rose Pkt., 15c 
2043 Purple. A rich deep purple, very large flowers 
of fine form.Pkt., 15c 
2054 Lavender. A clear soft lavender.Pkt., 15c 
2056 Peach Blossom. Pink.Pkt., 15c 
2076 September Beauty. Shell pink.Pkt., 15c 
2087 White. A giant, pure white.Pkt., 15c 
Any of the above. Vs oz .50c 
2098 Collection. One packet each.75c 
2109 Mixed. All colors. Vs oz., 40c.Pkt., 15c 
GIANT LATE BRANCHING ASTERS. The 
flowers of this class are extremely large, and borne on 
long, stiff stems. This class of Aster marks the im' 
provement in the entire group, and it is from the 
Late Branching that most of the other strains have 
sprung. 
1454 Pure White. Perfect in its purity.Pkt., 10c 
1465 Deep Crimson. Rich and glowing.Pkt., 10c 
1476 Rose. Rich deep rose.Pkt., 10c 
1487 Shell Pink. Soft and dainty.Pkt., 10c 
1498 Royal Purple. Rich deep purple.Pkt., 10c 
1509 Azure Blue. Deep rich lavender.Pkt., 10c 
Any of the above, Vs oz.30c 
1510 Collection. One packet each.50c 
1521 Mixed. Vs oz., 25c; V4 oz., 40c.Pkt., 10c 
BUIST’S GIANT MIXED 
2165 A magnificent mixture of the most beautiful of 
the giant sorts, especially selected from the finest 
varieties, producing beautiful flowers gorgeous in 
color, gigantic in size. Y& «. 30c; Yt oz., 50c; 
oz., £1.50. . .Pkt., 10c 
