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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
ASTER 
The Aster, or more specifically the China Aster, in its many double 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 injury. By planting 
the different strains and at different times, one may nave in the latitude of Detroit a constant succession of 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 dry, 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 vear 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 <15 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 Diaspoonful of Paris Green to ten gallons of water. Sprinkle 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. 
Q nMovLof Very desirable on account of extreme earliness as well as profuse blooming and wide 
UCC11 IViarKet range of colors. The plants are of somewhat compact but branching habit, rather open 
an 1 spreading, about sixteen to eighteen inches high, bearing on long stems from ten to fifteen finely formed double flowers of 
medium size. The blooms, although rather flattened and not so large as those of the late sorts, are fine for cutting and this 
class is used extensively for growing under glass. This class is known also as Queen of the Earlies. 
White. Distinctly early, double, fine form. Oz. 90c_Pkt. 10c. Rose. A fine, very early red. Oz. 90c...Pkt. lo c . 
Lavender. Light lavender-blue. Oz. 90c. “ 10c. Light Blue. A very pleasing shade. Oz. 90c. ‘ io c . 
Deep Blue. An early and reliable deep blue aster. Oz. 90c...... 4 I0c. 
Mixed. Many pleasing shades and colors including white, pink, rose, deep red, crimson, lavender, light blue and dark blue; 
early blooming and very floriferous. Oz. .. ••• .Pkt. 10c. 
An early strain supe- 
v rior 1 0 the old type 
of Victoria. The flowers are large 
when grown under favorable con¬ 
ditions, sometime.s three inches 
across and are very full in the 
center. The petals are broad and 
tliick and curve outward, reflexed 
at the ends, and overlap very regu¬ 
larly. The plants are distinctly up¬ 
right in growth, and about fifteen 
to eighteen inches high. 
Mixed. This includes white, light 
blue, peach blossom, violet, deep 
red. dark blue and crimson. 
Oz. $1.25.Pkt. 10c. 
navKrpalf A very desirable, 
uayoreah pink medium 
early variety. The plant is branch¬ 
ing but upright and compact in 
habit of growth. The flowors are 
borne on long stems, almost round, 
exceptionally well formed and very 
double with regularly incurved 
petals. The color is a delicate light 
pink. Height of plant fifteen to 
twenty inches. Oz. $1.50, . Pkt. 10c. 
D .. Similar to Daybreak but 
i lirity pure white. The flowers 
are abundantly produced, symmet¬ 
rical in form, very full and globe 
shaped, with rather short petals 
which are slightly folded length¬ 
wise. One of the best early white 
asters and with Daybreak a leading 
representative of what is some¬ 
times called the Imperial class. An 
excellent variety for cutting. 
Oz. §1.50.Pkt. 10c. 
Comet, Semi - Dwarf 
This mid-season 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 fioriferous. Flowers often 
three inches or more in diameter 
with centers well covered and petals 
broad and recurved; very satisfac¬ 
tory for cutting. Plant branching 
but rather upright in habit, about 
eighteen inches high. 
White.Pkt. 10c. 
Light Rose. 44 10c. 
Light Blue. 44 10c. 
Lilac. 44 10c* 
Mixed. Includes the four 
above varieties mixed.. 44 10c. 
Aster, Queen of the Market 
