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Hart & Vick’s ^Will-Bloom 77 Asters 
For a number of years gardeners have found it increasingly 
difficult to grow good Asters. The plants might start and give 
evidence of thriving, but long before coming to 
bloom the foliage would droop, and in a few 
days the entire planting would be wiped 
out. The cause of the disease was found 
to be in the soil. Likewise, it was 
observed that out of each plant¬ 
ing there were a few survivors 
who seemed to resist the 
attacks of the disease. Seed 
from these survivors was 
saved and replanted the 
next year in the same 
diseased field. Again 
some plants survived 
and again the seed was 
saved and planted. 
This method was con¬ 
tinued until a strain 
of “Will-Bloom” or 
wilt-resistant Asters 
was developed. The 
whole process may be 
likened to vaccination 
against smallpox, or 
inoculation against 
typhoid, diphtheria, 
and similar diseases. 
We have been fortu¬ 
nate in securing a rea¬ 
sonable quantity of this 
“Will-Bloom” Aster seed, 
and in 17 varieties as here 
listed. We feel quite sure that 
this strain of seed will again 
make Asters one of our most 
popular garden flowers. While the 
cost of producing “Will-Bloom” Aster 
seed is considerably more than the cost of 
ordinary seed, we have made our 1934 price 
so reasonable that everyone may again have Asters in their 
garden. For further description you are invited to refer to 
pages 12 and 13 of this Catalog. 
Royal Purple 
Royal Rose-Pink 
Royal Lavender 
Rochester White 
Rochester Shell-Pink 
Rochester Rose 
Rochester Violet 
Branching Purple 
Branching White 
Branching Shell-Pink 
Branching Lavender 
Branching Peerless 
Pink 
Each of the above 
“Will-Bloom” Asters, 
pkg. 15c. 
Heart of France 
Sensation 
Purple Beauty 
White Beauty 
Ball’s Early White 
Each of the above 
“Will-Bloom” Asters, 
pkg. 25c. 
The Aster seed offered 
in our general collection 
(see pages 12 and 13) is 
saved from strong, healthy 
plants selected by an expert 
Aster grower. These varieties 
will gradually develop resistance 
to the Aster Wilt, and gardeners 
will undoubtedly secure satisfaction 
from this seed. However, at the present 
time the seed is not considered as definitely 
immune to the Aster disease. 
Branching Shell-Pink Aster 
Super-Giant Los Angeles Aster 
Super-Giant 
Los Angeles Aster 
There are three points about this 
new race of Asters that put Los 
Angeles in the very front rank: 
The color, which is a pure 
shell-pink; the size of the 
bloom—truly a giant, with 
long, interlacing petals; long 
stems that make it desirable 
for cutting and for garden 
use. Pkg. 25c. 
New ^Sensation 17 
Aster 
Of all red Asters this is the 
most startling in color. Sen¬ 
sation is a real ox-blood-red or rich 
garnet, a color that is most con¬ 
spicuous. The plant is of the branch¬ 
ing type and gives many flowers on 
long, strong stems. You can have 
this striking Aster as the seed is 
saved from our “Will-Bloom” strain. 
Pkg. 15c. 
Salmongold Aster 
The flowers start to appear in 
early July and continue to late 
autumn. When first opening the 
bloom is pure salmon-yellow, chang¬ 
ing to salmon-pink as the petals 
age—-a globe of color 2% to 3 Y 2 
inches in diameter. They retain 
their freshness two weeks or more 
after cutting and can be shipped 
long distances. The stems are long 
and the plant carries 40 to 50 blooms 
at one time. Pkg. 20c. 
Aquilegia 
Columbine 
Oxford Blue, Long-spurred. A 
beautiful clear blue variety. 
Blooms are immense, with long 
graceful spurs. Pkg. 25c. 
Aquilegia alpina. A little gem for 
rock-gardens. The dark blue 
flowers appear in April and con¬ 
tinue well into the summer. 
Plants are about a foot high. 
Pkg. 15c; 2 pkgs. 25c. 
