Rockford Seed Farms—H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILL.—Forest City Greenhouses 
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Annual and Perennial FLOWER SEEDS 
Hardy Flowers are Marked With Star ★ 
BUCKBEE’S BEAUTIFUL ASTERS 
This wonderful Aster is no longer an untried novelty, having been 
grown by thousands of our customers, and is one of the finest we 
have ever offered. It is a robust, long stemmed, large flowering 
variety of exquisite beauty. Petals are broad and have the same color 
from base to tip. The flowers themselves are enormous and so double 
as to show no centers. Plants are branching, showing dozens of flow¬ 
ers at a time, and continuously in bloom until late Fall. Its greatest 
value lies in its unusual color, which lasts well on the plant, or when 
cut. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 50c. 
Giant 
Crego 
Queen of Market 
BUCKBEE’S GIANT CREGO ASTERS 
Crego Asters are truly grand Asters and are of American origin. 
The flowers are immense, from 4 to 5 and often 6 inches across. The 
plants are of luxuriant branching growth, attain a height of 2 feet, 
each plant bearing from 20 to 30 magnificent flowers on very long 
strong stems which are borne in great profusion during August and 
September. 
White—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. Rose—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
Purple—Pkt. 10; Vs oz. 30c. Lavender—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
Scarlet—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. Mixed—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c; oz. $1.25. 
BUCKBEE’S NEW AMERICAN BEAUTY ASTERS 
Of the many Asters that are now grown, the American Beauty class 
BUCKBEE’S NEW EVERLASTING 
Something entirely new. A beautiful flower for 
Winter bouquets. The plant is grown the same 
as any other Aster and blooms from July to Sep¬ 
tember. Pick the flowers when three-quarters 
open and hang them up with the heads down 
until dried. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET 
About two weeks earlier than almost, any other 
Aster. Very double, good sized, and borne on long stems one foot high. Finest Mixed. Pkt. 
7c; Vs oz. 20c. 
continues a favorite everywhere. In the past few 
years this flower has been continually improved 
until it is now fully four to five inches in diameter. 
A great point in its favor is that it comes into its 
best bloom rather late — at a time when most other 
flowers are gone — and continues to blossom until 
frosts kill the plant to the ground. All four colors 
offered below come true from seed and are of fine 
form and size. 
Carmine—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Lavender—Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 40c. 
Mixed Colors—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Purple-Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
September-Pink—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Aster Wilt and Aster Yellows are often caused by planting Asters 
in the same place year after year. Plant them in another part 
of the yard this time. 
BUCKBEE’S CANARY BIRD ASTER 
THE KING 
RADIANT BRANCHING ASTERS 
Strong, sturdy plants, 18 inches high, bearing double flowers 5 inches across, the petals of 
which are long, narrow and folded lengthwise, which gives them the appearance of being quilled. 
White King. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Pink King. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Crimson King. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Lavender King, Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Violet King. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 35c. 
King Mixed Colors. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 25c. 
FOUR UNUSUAL AND DESIRABLE ASTERS 
One Packet Each of the Four for Only 49 Cents 
INDIAN SUMMER (New)—Now offered for the first time. The color also is new, being the 
favorite continental ‘‘Cinnabar.” Flowers are of the Comet or Crego type, unusually large, 
4 Yz to 5 inches across, very double, with attractively twisted and curled petals. Pkt. 15c. 
BUCKBEE’S FIRE KING—The nearest approach 
to scarlet yet obtained, very compact, about 10 
inches high, with large beautifully incurved 
flowers. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 25c. 
BUCKBEE’S NEW SNOWBALL—A most pro¬ 
fuse bloomer, a single plant often producing 
as many as 25 to 30 pure snow-white flowers, 
globular in form and of good size. Ten inches 
high. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 25c. 
NEW SENSATION ASTER—This is the reddest 
of all red asters, the color being a rich garnet 
or ox-blood red which glistens in the sunshine 
like a live coal. The plants are about 18 inches 
high; the very double flowers average 3 V> 
inches across; are borne freely from early in 
August till the close of September. Pkt. 10c; 
Ye oz. 40c. 
WONDERFUL SUNSHINE ASTERS 
Very attractive novelty; true anemone flowered 
type as beautiful as the anemone flowered chrys¬ 
anthemum. Most of the flowers have a raised 
center or cushion, with outside petals of a con¬ 
trasting shade or color. Many petals are twisted 
and quilled, some are perfectly straight. 
Lavender Sunshine. Pkt. 8c; Ve oz. 40c. 
Purple Sunshine. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Pink Sunshine. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 40c. 
White Sunshine. Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 40c. 
Mixed Sunshine. Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 35c. 
BUCKBEE’S CALIFORNIA GIANTS 
Enormous Flowers on Long Strong Stems. Beau¬ 
tifully Curled Petals Completely Covering the 
Center of the Flower. Colors Bright and Varied. 
Every flower is perfect and complete in itself. 
The individual petals are wide and curled so that 
each blossom is a solid ball of tightly folded and 
curled petals which completely hide the yellow 
centers so common with some varieties. Pkt. 10c; 
Ve oz. 40c. 
All Flower Seed Are Shipped Postpaid. 
BUCKBEE’S SUPERB MIXTURE 
OF GIANT ASTERS 
Beautiful flowers, gigantic in 
size, gorgeous in colors, perfect in 
form. This mixture includes the 
cream of all the Asters on this 
page, together with many other 
sorts of the most beautiful forms 
and brilliant colors. Especially 
selected from the best large sized, 
double flowering type. Pkt. 10c; 
Vs oz. 40c; oz. $1.75. 
BUCKBEE’S FINE MIXED ASTERS 
A splendid collection of the lead¬ 
ing types of Asters in choice mix¬ 
ture. We have made the price so 
low that you cannot pass it by. 
Pkt. 7c; Vs oz. 20c; oz. 90c. 
New 
Sunshine 
Aster 
The flowers are the most beautifully formed of 
all the large Asters and quite different in many 
respects from any known Aster. The plants are 
very vigorous and profuse bloomers. The flowers 
are unusually large, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 
very double and borne on long stiff stems. The 
petals are of good substance, consequently flowers 
remain a long time in perfect condition. These 
magnificent blossoms being gracefully poised on 
strong, well-leaved stems 15 to 18 inches long 
and are very desirable as cut flowers for vases in 
home decoration. 
Pure White—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Dark Blue—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Rose Pink—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Lavender—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Crimson—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
Mixed—Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c; Ys oz. $1-05. 
BUCKBEE’S NEW GIANT COMET 
(Mammoth Ostrich Plume). The plants grow 
18 to 24 inches in height, each plant bearing from 
20 to 30 magnificent flowers from 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter, composed of long, curled, twisted petals, 
forming loose, fluffy globular heads. Finest Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; Ye oz. 25c; oz. $1.25. 
Sensation Aster. 
