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0 (great size and beauty, 
like Japanese Chrysan- 
lliemums. They are of 
0 Immense size, measuring 
from five to six inches 
across, with long petals 
curiously waved and 
curled, so as to give them 
a striking resemblance to 
the Chrysanthemum. It 
Is a vigorous growing 
plant, fourteen or fifteen 
Inches high, well branch¬ 
ed, and producing quite 
0 a number of these enor¬ 
mous flowers.10 & SO 
• 'uikes pea re —Dwarf var¬ 
iety, six inches in height. 
Novel shades of coloring, 
large globular flowers, and 
very floriferous. Mixed colors 5& 10 
led German—Plants tall and 
> branching; flowers beautifully 
) quilled and noted for the clear¬ 
ness of their colors. Profuse bloom¬ 
ers. Mixed colors....5 & 10 
■ now Ball— A dwarf pure white 
variety with enormous flowers, beau¬ 
tifully imbricated, like an incurved 
, Chrysanthemum. An exquisite va¬ 
riety-..... .10 & 20 
T rlumph- Plants bear a profusion of 
large, perfect flowers, of a bright 
scarlet color. An extra fine sort.. .10 & 20 
Victoria Needled-A favorite with those who are partial 
to quilled flowers. Flowers are formed of needle-like 
quills, large,freely produced, and show the fine color¬ 
ing peculiar to the Victoria strains. Mixed colors. .5 & 10 
Dwarf Victoria, Mixed Colors— Generally called the 
finest Aster grown. Equally good for bedding, pots 
or exhibition. Plants one foot in height, the foliage 
almost hidden by the great plumy flowers, three or 
four inches in diameter, of the most beautiful form, 
and the most exquisite colors to be found.10 & 20 
White Wave— An extra fine white variety. Blossoms of 
fine shaDe, double to the center and pearly white. A 
profuse bloomer; grand for bedding or for pots... .10 &; 20 
Crimson Wave— Exactly like above, save color, which 
is a rich, clear crimson...10 & 20 
Lemon Cem —Not really a yellow Aster, but the nearest 
approach to that color. The flowers have a lovely, 
soft lemon shade that is very pleasing..10 & 20 
Multiflora —An Aster of medium height, with pretty 
and abundant flowers. Fine colors. Mixed shades.10 & 20 
Mlgnon —Something like the White Victoria, but more 
profuse in bloom. Very double flowers with reflexed 
petals and of the purest, snowiest white.... .5 & 10 
LIU put-Flowered —Plant of medium height, almost 
smothered beneath a cloud of tiny button-like flowers 
as double as anything well can be. A charming sort 5 & 10 
Giant Comet —New Asters of great beauty. The plants 
are tall and of much vigor, while the flowers are of 
such extraordinary size that they may without con¬ 
test be said to be the largest of any in existence. 
Flowers are formed of large twisted and curled petals 
and look exactly like the most refined forms of Jap¬ 
anese Chrysanthemums. They must therefore take 
first place among Asters of unique beauty. Many 
colors mixed....10 & 20 
Giant Comet, White— Immense size, snow white.10& 20 
Giant Comet, Sulphur Yellow— Superb novelty.10 & 20 
Giant Comet, Rose— Lovely soft color. 10 & 20 
SPECIAL OFFER— For $1.50 we will send one packet each of 
these 32 superb Asters. 
New Branching— Pure white; a strong grower of 
branching habit, and continues to grow and bloom 
later in the season than any other variety. The 
flowers are very large, often four inches in diameter, 
borne on long stems, adding greatly to their value 
for vases or bunches. The petals are more or less 
twisted and curled in such a manner as to give the 
blooms the appearance of large graceful Chrysan¬ 
themums. The resemblance is perfect. Extra fine 
for cutting.........10 & 20 
New Branching, Mixed Colors— Like the above but of 
several different colors...10 & 20 
SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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