IMPORTERS AND GROWERS OF ALL KINDS OF SEEDS 
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Asters 
(Half-Hardy Annual) 
Asters are today one of the most popular summer and autumn 
flowers, as they, appear in their fullest beauty when the ordi¬ 
nary flowers are beginning to look rusty. Indispensable for the 
flower garden, fine as a show plant for fairs and exhibitions, 
and charming pot plants. Very profuse bloomers, with exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful flowers of the most exquisite colors and almost 
perfect form. 
Asters are classified according to their height, as tall, half 
dwarf and dwarf. The tall varieties are fine for the center of 
large beds and for cutting; the dwarfs are particularly fine for 
borders or masses of one color, as they are compact and bloom 
very profusely; the semi-dwarfs are good for all purposes and 
extra fine for pot culture. 
Plants from seeds sown in the open ground in Hay will bloom 
in September and October; if started in the hotbed, pots or 
boxes in the house, in March or April, flowers can be had in 
July and August. In hot, dry weather mulch liberally with old 
manure or coarse litter, and do not let them suffer for water. 
Snowball 
Snowball —The best dwarf white 
aster. The beautiful shape of the 
snow-white flowers and the free flow¬ 
ering habit of the plants are un¬ 
equaled in any other dwarf aster. 
PUt., 10c. 
Daybreak —A beautiful easy aster, 
commencing to bloom in August, the 
flowers are ball-shaped, very double 
and of a lovely shell pink color; ex¬ 
cellent for cutting; height 18 inches. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Comet —A good bedding variety, 
with large blossoms, the petals of 
which are long, narrow, and curled 
backward. Mixed colors, pkt., 10c. 
New Giant Comet— Flowers are extra large, with long, wavy 
curled petals, similar to Japanese Chrysanthemum. Plants at¬ 
tain a height of 2% feet; of branching habit and long stems. 
Mixed, pkt., 10c. 
Queen of the Market—The best early Aster, usually in full 
bloom two weeks before most other sorts begin to blossom Of 
graceful spreading habit. The plants are about 1 foot high, 
bearing from 10 to 15 finely formed flowers on long and graceful 
stems. The colors include white- pink, deep rose, li 0 ht blue, 
dark blue, violet and crimson. Pkt., 10c. 
Trauffaut’s Peony-Flowered —A val¬ 
uable and standard variety. The most 
perfect peony-type known. Tall grow¬ 
ing, and bearing an enormous quan¬ 
tity of extra large double flowers 
beautifully incurved and of every 
shade, from pure white to glowing 
crimson. Mixture of all colors, pkt., 
10c. 
Vick’s Branching —A class of very 
strong growing Asters not coming 
into bloom until very late, but pro¬ 
ducing flowers so large, double, per¬ 
fect in form and borne on such long 
stems that florists sometimes . sell 
them for chrysanthemums. Mixed, 
pkt., 10c. 
Customers’ Selection of Asters—Any 
three 10-cent packages for 25c; any 
sLx ten-cent packages for 45c. 
T rauffaut’s 
Peony Flowered 
MIXED ASTERS 
A bed of mixed Asters, all kinds, colors and varieties, is cer¬ 
tainly attractive. We offer in mixtures of both dwarf and tall- 
growing sorts separate. 
Mixed Tall-Growing Asters —All sorts and colors; will make 
an interesting and attractive bed. Large pkt., 10c. 
Mixed Dwarf Asters—All the low-growing sorts. Pkt., 10c. 
One pkt. of each for 15c. 
Bells Perennis fl. pi. (Double Daisy) (H.P.) —Flowering early 
in the spring; very double. Fine for borders, requiring partial 
shade in hot weather. Finest Mixed. Extra 4 in. Pkt., 10c. 
Bignonia (Trumpet Vine) —Magnificent, hardy perennial climb¬ 
er, with brilliant scarlet or yellow flowers; a most ornamental 
and effective covering for walls, houses, etc., 30 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
Bracliycome (Swan Iiiver Daisy) —A harly annual, growing 
from 6 to 10 inches high and producing an abundance of pretty 
blue and white flowers. Pkt., 5c. 
Brownallia (H.A.) —Excellent free-flowering verbena-like flow¬ 
ers. Will flower all summer in the open, also making excellent 
house plants for winter use. 18 in. Finest Mixed, pkt., 5c. 
Calendula (Pot 
Marigold) (H.A.) 
—L a r g e double 
flowers, blooming 
all summer, clos¬ 
ing somewhat at 
night and open- 
1 n g slightly on 
cloudy days; 
flowers borne on 
long, stiff stems. 
2 ft. Double, 
Finest Mixed, 
pkt., 5c. 
California Poppy—See Eschscholtzia. 
Calliopsis (or Coreopsis) —one or 
the most effective of our hardy an¬ 
nuals; very showy in open garden 
and excellent for cutting; flowers 
borne on individual stems 18 inches 
in length. Worthy of a place in every 
garden. 2 ft. Finest Mixed, pkt., 5c. 
Cacalia (Tassel Flower) —A beau¬ 
tiful and profuse flowering plant, 
with tassel-shaped orange and scar¬ 
let flowers; fine for mixed borders; 
hardy annual. Pkt., 5c. 
Amaranthus (H.A.) —Brilliant foli¬ 
age annuals, growing from 3 to 5 ft. 
high. Very useful in borders of tall 
plants or for the centers of large 
Coreopsis beds. Give plants plenty of room. 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) 
(H.A.) —One of the finest 
flowers for cutting in exist¬ 
ence, bearing long spikes of 
gorgeous colored flowers. It 
is also grown extensively un¬ 
der glass in the winter. Seed 
sown in the house or hotbed 
during February or March 
will flower in July and con¬ 
tinue until frost. They suc¬ 
ceed best in rather light soil, 
in a sunny position and al¬ 
though perennials, succeed 
well when treated as an¬ 
nuals. The tall varieties 
grow about 2 ft., the dwarf 
ones about 12 inches high. 
Tom Thumb Mixed- —Large 
variety of colors; best for 
bedding. Pkt., 5c. 
Tall Mixed —Extra fine se¬ 
lection; best for cutting. Pkt., 
5c. 
Aquilegia —See Columbine. 
Armeria (Thrift, or Sea Pink) (H. P.) —Pretty little plants for 
borders or edging, growing in tufts. Pkt., 5c. 
Asperula Odorata (Sweet Woodruff) (H. P.) —Free flowering 
plants which thrive well in shaded places. Flowers white, sweet 
scented. 1 ft. Pkt., 5c. 
Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding) —Brilliant blood red of droop¬ 
ing habit. 3 ft. Pkt., 5c. 
Tricolor (Joseph’s Coat) —Leaves red, yellow and green. Pkt., 
5c. 
Ammoblum Alatum (H. A.) —Valuable white everlasting; when 
fully expanded the flower has a yellow center. When sown early 
and treated as a hardy annual, the plants bloom freely the same 
year. Height 2 ft. Pkt., 5c. 
Ampelopsis (H. P.) Quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper or Wood¬ 
bine) —Foliage turns scarlet in fall,' 50 ft. Pkt., 5c. 
Balloon Vine (Live in a Puff) —A rapid growing, annual 
climber, attaining a height of 10 to 16 feet; bears small, white 
flowers, followed by inflated seed pods, hence the name. Pkt., 5c. 
Blue Bonnet, Blue Lupin (Lupinus Subcarnosus) —A family of 
native American plants that is both pleasing and decorative for 
bedding and border. The foliage is a handsome green in the 
form of many ltfnce-like rays about a common center. The flow¬ 
ers consist of tapering spikes of pea-shaped blossoms very use¬ 
ful for cut flowers. Pkt., 5c; oz.. LV 
Antirrhinum or Snapdragon 
