descriptive catalogue. 
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Aster, Imbricated Pompon. 
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 llower garden are usually 
French or German, and when circumstances for their 
growth arc favorab e, present a constant varying suc¬ 
cession of blossom till frost comes. The taller varieties 
should be supported by stakes or trellis. The seed should 
be sown early in spring, and the young plants trans¬ 
planted 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 
criers mixed .. 
44 Truffaut’s peony-flowered, Perfection. The 
highest and most perfect type of this class. 
Seed saved from the most perfect of Mr. Truf¬ 
faut’s magnificent strain. One and a half feet 
high. Twelve distinct and brilliant colors 
mixed . »• •. 1 5 
44 mixed peony-flowered. The flowers of this 
variety arc 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 reflected petals. The 
colors run through twelve shades. Two feet 
. . 
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 . . . IO 
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 single plant will often produce 
ten to twenty perfee: flowers. Thirty dis¬ 
tinct colors mixed . 
mixed rose-flowered, flowers large, brilliant 
very double, and regularly imbricated ; they 
are oval in form, and somewhat resemble a 
double rose. Pl.inrs one and a half feet high. 
Fifteen colors mixed. One of the very best 
sorts . . 
44 mixed Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet, a mag¬ 
nificent dwarf variety, about one foot high. 
When well grown, a single plant forms a com- 
4 plete bouquet of pyramidal shape, and covers 
itself with blossoms, often numbering 150 to 
*5 
A. Victoria. A. Betteridge’s Choice 
200 flowers, and entirely hiding the foliage. 
!• ine for edging and small beds. Six distinct 
colors mixed . ., Q 
Aster, mixed dwarf chrysanthemum, a dwarf vari¬ 
ety* growing only about ten inches high ; is also 
late, and valuable for succession. The flow¬ 
ers are very large, three or four inches in di¬ 
ameter, and freely produced. A single plant 
is a bouquet of itself. There are twenty-five 
distinct colors mixed . 
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 . . 
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 . . 
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 
44 new dwarf Bouquet, (Boltz) about eight 
inches high, very constant in height and habit 
of plant, which is a valuable quality. Ex¬ 
tremely pretty, and flowers freely. Six splen¬ 
did sorts mixed. . . . 
44 Betteridge’s Choice, this celebrated strain of 
quilled asters has been brought to perfection 
by Mr. Bettcridge, and has taken ten first 
class prizes. Fifteen colors mixed . 10 
44 Giant Emperor, snowy white flowers, very 
double, of enormous size, and good form. 
Good for bouquets ; two feet. . . 1Q 
Mont Rose, splendid variety , with flowers of 
a charming peach color. The blossoms are 
freely produced, of enormous -ize. and most 
perfect form. Plants of robust, branching 
habit.. . 
44 Mont Blanc, similar to the Mont Rose, but 
having enormous white flowers. 2 o 
44 new Washington. A new, remarkably large 
variety, exceeding all the other varieties in 
size, frequently measuring five to six inches 
across the blossom ; of robust growth, and most 
perfect in form and color. The colors are very 
