THEY GROW BETTER 
THEY YIELD BETTER 
California Giant Aster 
Crego Aster 
American Beauty Aster 
SCHELL’S SPECIAL STRAIN CREGO GIANT COMET 
ASTERS. The flowers are very large, measuring 5 inches across 
when growing conditions are favorable. They are full, double, 
and well formed, much like chrysanthemums, very fine for 
cut-flowers. The plants grow about 2 feet high. Rose-Pink, 
White, Crimson, Purple, Azure-Blue, Deep Rose, 
Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 50 cts.; Koz. 85 cts.; 
oz. $1.50. 
Special! One pkt. each of 6 separate colors, 50 cts. 
SCHELL’S FANCY YELLOW ASTER. Flowers are full, 
double, and fairly large. It is by far the best yellow we have 
ever seen. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 80 cts.; K oz - 
$1.50; oz. $2.75. 
Astermum. The flowers are very large, double, and well 
formed, very much like chrysanthemums, from which they 
have been named. Plants grow 2 feet tall. They come into 
bloom a little earlier than Crego. Lavender, White, Rose- 
Pink, and Mixed. Each. pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 50 cts.; Koz. 90 cts.; 
oz. $1.65. 
Special! One pkt. each of 3 separate colors, 25 cts. 
NEW EVERLASTING ASTER. Flesh color. This curious 
Aster resembles a large helichrysum. When cut and dried it 
retains its color and shape as an everlasting flower. Pkt. 10 
Cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 50 cts.; Koz. 90 cts.; oz. $1.75- 
HARDY PERENNIAL ASTER (Michaelmas Daisies). 
If the seed is sown early, they will bloom the first year. The 
flowers are single, daisy-like, and all colors. Plants grow 2 to 
3 feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. $1.25; K°z. $2.25; 
oz. $4. 
PINK ENCHANTRESS. This truly is a magnificent, 
full-double pink Aster. The flowers grow from three to four 
inches in diameter. It is a soft delicate pink, upright in habit 
of growth, with large, broad leaves, stems long, strong and grace¬ 
ful. It blooms between the earliest and the late varieties, being 
midseason. The general effect of the large, delicately colored 
flowers is indescribably soft and pleasing. Pkt. 10 cts.; 4 pkts. 
35 cts.; Koz. 45 cts.; Koz. 85 cts.; Koz. $1.50; oz. $2.50. 
SCHELL’S EARLIEST WHITE. The earliest Aster in 
cultivation. It is earlier than the Extra-Early Queen of the 
Market, or Queen of the Earlies. Ten to twenty immense, 
double, feathery flowers are produced by the plants on long, 
slender, upright stems. The petals are long and beautifully 
recurved. The ragged, irregular petals in the center of the 
flowers add to the beauty and grace of this earliest of all Asters. 
Planted at the same time, my new Earliest White Aster will 
bloom a week earlier than Queen of the Market. This makes it 
valuable in the markets. White. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. $i\ 
y 2 oz. $1.75; oz. $3-25. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. This variety is extra early, 
following my Earliest White. The plants are dwarf and branch¬ 
ing. The flowers are very double and valuable for cutting. I 
have it in the following separate colors: Pure White, Pink, 
Crimson, Blue, and All Colors Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts.; 
Koz. 35 cts.; Koz. 60 cts.; oz. $1; Klb. $3.50. 
EARLY LAVENDER GEM. When first open, the flower 
is an exquisite lavender, deepening with age. The flower is 
always full-double, showing no tendency to produce single or 
semi-double blooms. The flowers are borne in profusion on 
long stems. Early. Lavender. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 45 cts.; 
Koz. 85 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
CALIFORNIA GIANT ASTERS. These are of the chrys¬ 
anthemum type of flowers, immense in size, long stems, full- 
double. I highly recommend including these in your order, 
and I am sure when you see these marvelous flowers you will 
be pleasantly surprised. Separate colors: Deep Rose, Light 
Blue, White, Peach-Blossom, Dark Purple, and Mixed 
Colors. Each, pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. 25 cts.; Koz. 60 cts.; Koz. $1; 
Koz. $1.75; oz. $3. One pkt. each of 5 colors for 60 cts. 
SCHELL’S NOBLE ASTER. Noble, because the plants 
are so vigorous and stand up so straight that they cannot 
but be admired for their firm, upright growth. The strong, 
stiff flower-stems are long and straight and the flowers are 
unusually large for so early a variety. The flowers are so 
very double and the petals so close that they are almost 
round or globe-shaped. My Noble Asters follow my Earliest 
White in blooming. They are early but not so early as the 
Earliest White. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 45 cts.; 
Koz. 85 cts.; oz. $1.50. 
MIKADO or ROCHESTER. The flowers are immense in 
size, 5 to 6 inches across, and are borne on long stems. The 
plants grow 18 to 24 inches and are of branching habit. Indeed 
a very valuable variety for garden, show, and for cut-flowers. 
Pink, White, Lavender, Purple, and all these colors Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 45 cts.; K oz - 85 cts.; oz. $1.50; 
Klb. $ 5- 
SCHELL’S GRANDEST ASTER. Without a doubt this is 
the grandest and most beautiful Aster in cultivation. The im¬ 
mense, fluffy flowers, measuring 4 to 6 inches in diameter, are a 
glorious mass of gracefully reflexed petals, crossing, curling over 
each other in their individual habit, making the finished flowers 
the grandest of all Asters. The plants are very vigorous and 
the flowers are borne on long, stiff stems. This variety follows 
in bloom the Noble Asters and precedes in bloom the later va¬ 
rieties. I now have five colors of this Aster. Lavender, Pink, 
Pure White, Crimson, Purple, and Mixed. Each, pkt. 15 
cts.; Koz. 85 cts.; Koz. $1.50; oz. $2.50. 
DAYBREAK. This beautiful Aster is one of those rare gems 
that have come to stay; no private garden is complete without 
it and for florists’ use it is unsurpassed. The flowers are round 
as a ball, very large and full, on long stems; the color a lovely 
seashell-pink. The plant flowers very early, and is a continu¬ 
ous, free bloomer, and a compact, strong grower. Pink. Pkt. 10 
cts.; Koz. 75 cts.; Koz. $1.40; oz. $2.50. 
PURITY. Is a fitting companion to Daybreak, being identi¬ 
cal with it in form and habit, but the blooms are pure white. 
A finer combination of color cannot well be imagined than the 
massing together of these two beauties, either in bouquet 
groups or for decorative design. White. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 
75 cts.; Koz. $1.40; oz. $2.50. 
SCHELL’S LATE BRANCHING ASTER. This magnifi¬ 
cent Aster still reigns supreme. It is as well known among 
European as American growers, and every up-to-date florist 
has a fine display in his show windows just before the chrysan¬ 
themum comes in—in fact it is often mistaken for the chrysan¬ 
themum, which it very much resembles. It begins blooming 
about August 15 and continues throughout the season. The 
large flowers are borne on long, graceful stems from 15 to 20 
inches in length. Snowy White, Pink, Crimson, Purple, 
Lavender, all in separate colors and All Colors Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 40 cts.; Koz. 70 cts.; oz. Si.25; Klb. $4- 
AGERATUM (Floss Flower). Hardy Annual. Dwarf, com¬ 
pact-growing plants covered with a sheet of bloom through¬ 
out the season. Splendid for bedding, edging or pot culture. 
Little Blue Star. Bright blue flowers on tiny plants not 
over 4 to 5 inches high. Fine for edging. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
3 pkts. 50 cts.; Koz. 75 cts. 
Blue Perfection. Deep blue. 9 in. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 40 cts. 
Snowball. Pure white. 8 in. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 25 cts. 
Mixed. Blue and white. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 25 cts. 
AMARANTHUS (Joseph’s Coat). Hardy Annual. Very showy 
plants, 3 to 5 feet high, desirable for backgrounds or mass- 
ings, or interspersed with other bedding plants. The foli¬ 
age is variegated; the upright plumes and pendant-like 
tassels are very interesting. The varieties are known as 
Love-Lies-Bleeding, Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors, Prince’s 
Feather, etc. 
All Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts.; Koz. 25 cts. 
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