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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
ASTER 
The Aster, in its many varieties, is unsurpassed for bedding and cutting, and is not only one Of the most profitable annuals 
for the professional florist but also one of the most satisfactory for the home garden. The great diversity of size, color, form 
and season of blooming makes it one of the most suitable plants for supplying cut flowers. The plants are usually of vigorous 
growth and so hardy that they endure a slight frost without serious iniury. By planting the different strains and at different 
times, one may have in the latitude of Detroit a constant succession ot bloom from the last of July till the middle of October 
without the aid of a greenhouse or even a hotbed. 
Seed mav be sown outdoors as early in spring as the ground is warm and drv, or for earlier blooming may be started indoors 
or in a cold frame and transplanted in the open ground after danger of killing frost is over. If conditions are favorable they will 
usually do well in any well prepared garden soil but a strong loam that has been well fertilized the previous year is preferable 
In planting cover the seed with about one-fourth inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. The rows for most of the varieties should 
be about one and one-half feet apart. When about one to two inches high, thin to sixteen inches apart in the row It is de¬ 
sirable during warm and dry weather to water thoroughly the plants two or three times a week, preferably early in the morning 
or evening. It is desirable to change the location as often as practicable. 
Insects, such as the red spider, may be kept at bay by frequently spraying with clear water, or for insects that eat the 
foliage add one-fourth teaspoonful of Paris Green to ten gallons of water, bprinkle with tobacco water or dust to keep off the 
plant louse. We offer choice seed that has been grown for us from the best types by the most skilful cultivators in America 
and Europe and which is more certain to give good results than most of that on the market. 
of tVio Market Very d S rir f ble account of extreme earliness as well as profuse blooming and wide 
V^ueen OI tne lviartvci range of colors, rhe plants are of somewhat compact but branching habit, about sixteen 
to eighteen inches high, bearing on long stems from ten to fifteen finely formed double flowers of medium size P'ine for cutting 
and used extensively for growing under glass. This class is known also as Queen of the Earlies. 
White. Distinctly early, double, fine form. Oz. 80c—Pkt. 10c. Rose. A fine, very early red. Oz. 80c.Pkt. 10c. 
Lavender. Light lavender-blue. Oz. 80c . *' 10c. Deep Blue. Early and reliable. Oz. 80c . " io c . 
Mixed. Many pleasing sliades and colors including white, pink, rose, deep red, crimson, lavender, light blue and dark blue 
Oz. 75c.Pkt. 10c. 
\/* 4 .^ An early strain superior to 
V ICtOria the 0 id type of Victoria. The 
fiowers are large when grown under favor¬ 
able conditions, sometimes three and one- 
half inches across and are very full in the 
center. The. petals are broad and thick 
and curve outward, overlapping so regu¬ 
larly as to resemble those of the double 
dahlia. Plants about fifteen to eighteen 
inches high. 
Mixed. A very floriferous mixture includ¬ 
ing white, light blue, peach blossom, 
violet, deep red, dark blue and crimson. 
Oz. $1.25.Pkt. 10c. 
This very desirable, me- 
L/ayDreaK dium early variety is a 
compact, upright growing, branching 
plant. Flowers borne on long stems, al¬ 
most round, exceptionally well formed 
and very double with regularly incurved 
petals. The color is a delicate light 
pink. Height fifteen to twenty inches. 
Oz. $1.50.Pkt. 10c. 
n •. Similar to Daybreak but pure 
i Unty white. The flowers are abund¬ 
antly produced, symmetrical in form, very 
full and globe shaped, with rather short 
petals which are slightly folded lengthwise. 
One of the best early white asters. An excel¬ 
lent variety for cutting. Oz. $1.50.Pkt. 10c. 
Comet, Semi-Dwarf™*^ 
class of semi-dwarf Comet Asters is fully 
two weeks earlier in blooming than the 
older Comet strains and though more 
compact in growth of plant is very florif¬ 
erous. Flowers often three inches or 
more in diameter with centers well covered 
and petals broad and recurved; very satis¬ 
factory for cutting. Plant branching but 
rather upright in habit, about eighteen 
inches high. 
White.Pkt. 10c. 
Light Rose. “ 10c. 
Light Blue. " 10c. 
Lilac. “ 10c. 
Mixed. Includes the four above 
varieties mixed. " 10c. 
Mikado Pink markably beautiful 
mid-season aster of very large size and fine 
form, at first white but changing gradually 
to light rose or rose with lavender tint. The 
petals are quite long and narrow, rather 
flat, some of them slightly curved and 
twisted, and cover well the centers of the 
flowers. Plants about two feet high, 
branching and bear very large flowers on 
stems twelve to sixteen Inches long. 
Oz. $1.50...Pkt. 15c. 
AsTEfl, Purity 
