76 
Aster, Imbricated Pompon. A. 
ASP- KULA. 
A profuse blooming annual of dwarf habit, only at¬ 
taining a height of twelve inches. Flowers sweet 
scented, produced in clusters and of a delicate, lavender 
blue color. Very beautiful in bouquets, anti entirely 
hardy. 
Asperula, azurea retosa. 5 
ASTER. 
No family of plants bears such distinct marks of pro¬ 
gress as the Aster, and none are more eagerly sought. 
An almost endless variety, always reliable, it is not 
strange that they should become a necessity. The 
kinds found in the flower garden are usually French or 
German, and when circumstances for their growth are 
favorable, present a constant varying succession of blos¬ 
som till frost comes. The taller varieties should be sup¬ 
ported by stakes or trellis. The seed should be sown 
early in spring, and the young plants transplanted from 
one to two feet apart, according to the height and size. 
Aster, Truffaut’s peony-flowered, very large flow¬ 
ers, brilliant in color and unsurpassed in habit 
of plant. One and a half feet high. Twelve 
colors mixed .10 
44 Truffaut’s peony-flowered, Perfection. The 
highest and most perfect typeof thisclass. Seed 
saved from the perfect of Mr. Truffaut’s mag¬ 
nificent strain. One and a half feet high. 
Twelve distinct and brilliant colors mixed . 15 
44 mixed peony-flowered. The flowers of this 
variety are remarkable for their perfect form 
and immense size, being four or five inches in 
diameter, oval in shape, not showing an open 
center till the last stages of growth, on account 
of the many closely set reflexed petals. The 
colors run through twelve shades. Two feet 
high. .10 
“ Imbricated Pompon, the flowers are of very 
perfect form, so double as to appear a sphere, 
and densely imbricated. Plants are of pyram¬ 
idal growth, and about one and a half feet 
high. Twelve distinct colors mixed .10 
1 mixed Victoria, one of the most beautiful 
asters in cultivation. Flowers very large, glob¬ 
ular in form, and beautifully imbricated. 
Plants of pyramidal growth, about two feet 
high, and a sin !e plant will often produce 
ten to twenty perfect flowers. Thirty dis¬ 
tinct colors mixed .15 
44 mixed rose-flowered, flowers large, brilliant, 
very double, and regularly imbricated; they are 
oval in form, and some\rhat resemble a double 
rose. Plants one and a half feet high. J'.f- 
teen colors mixed. One of the very best sorts . 1 5 
Victoria. A. Betteridae’s Choice. 
Aster, mixed Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a mag¬ 
nificent dwarf variety, about one foot high. 
When well grown, a single plant forms a com¬ 
plete bouquet of pyramidal shape, and covers 
itself with blossoms, often numbering 1^0 to 
200 flowers, and entirely hiding the foliage. 
Fine for edging and small beds. Six distinct 
colors mixed . 10 
44 mixed dwarf chrysanthemum, a dwarf va¬ 
riety, growing only about ten inches high : is 
also late, and valuable for succession. The 
flowers arc very large, three or four inches in 
diameter, and freely produced. A single plant > 
is a bouquet of itself. 'There are twc?ity-fve 
distinct colors tnixed . 15 
“ Porcupine, or Hedgehog, the distinguishing 
feature of this variety is the quills, or sharply 
pointed petals. The flowers are very curious 
in appearance, and quite showy. Plants grow 
about two feet high. Twelve distinct colors 
mixed . 10 
14 Reid’s Improved Quilled, remarkable for the 
globular form of its singular flowers. The sin¬ 
gle petals consist of tubes or quills, and the 
outer courses are blossom petals, which are 
slightly reflexed. Plants are one and a half to 
two feet high, and there are eight distinct 
colors mixed . 10 
“ mixed German Quilled, very double, of oval 
form ; the petals have the appearance of quills 
or tubes ; the outer ring is sometimes slightly 
reflexed, so as to form a sort of guard petal. 
The colors run through twelve shades. Flow¬ 
ers large, brilliant, and freely produced. One 
and a half to two feet high . 5 
“ new dwarf Bouquet, (Holtz) about eight 
inches high, very constant in height and habit 
of plant, which is a valuable quality. Fx- I 
tremely pretty, nncl flowers freely. Six splen¬ 
did sorts mixed. . 10 
“ Betteridge’s Choice, this celebrated strain of 
quilled asters has been brought to perfection 
by Mr. Betteridge, and has taken ten first 
class prizes. Fifteen colors mixed. . 10 
41 Giant Emperor, sno7oy white flowers, very 
double, of enormous size, and good form. 
Good for bouquets ; two feet . . 
44 Mont Rose, splendid variety , with flowers of 
a charming peach color. The blossoms are 
freely produced, of enormous size, and most 
perfect form. Plants of robust, branching 
habit . . 
44 Mont Blanc, similar to the Mont Pose, but 
having enormous white flowers . 20 
