New Comet Aster. 
T HE old-fashioned China 
Asters have become one 
of the most popular and 
fashionable annuals of 
the day. And the great 
improvement over the 
old-fashioned flower that 
have been made in recent 
years renders them justly 
very popular. No garden 
is complete without a 
large bed of them, for 
rich coloring and long 
duration they have not an 
equal. 
New Queen Aster. 
Very dwaif, bushy plants, 
growing from ten to twelve 
inches high, excellent for pot 
culture as well as for bedding. 
The flowers are of extraordi¬ 
nary 6ize, perfectly double 
and resemble the finest.Vic¬ 
toria Asters in form. Finest 
mixed. Pkt., 100 seeds. 
5 cts. 
NEW COMET ASTER. 
The plants of this now variety aro perfectly true in character, 
rowing twolvo to fifteen inches high and covered with large, 
oublo flowers, ns shown in tho illustration. The flowers measuro 
from \\\\ to i'/j inches in diameter, resembling in shape and artis¬ 
tically curved nnd twisted petals, tho finest Chinese Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. Mixed colors. Pkt, 75 socds, 5 ots. 
COMET- pure white. Pkt., 60 seeds, 5 cts. 
COMET— deop sciirlot. Pkt., OO seeds, 5 cts. 
COMET— light biuo. Pkt., 50 soods, 6 ots. 
ASTER, Queen of Spring. 
Of grucofu' sprondlng habit, and blooming from two to threo 
wooks earlier than any other astor, mixed colors. Pkt., 76 
seeds, 0 ots. 
HARLEQUIN ASTER. 
A striking Aster of great beauty, upright habits and a profu c ei 
bloomer. This new race produces odd flowers of the most hand¬ 
some and attractive appearance, and continue in bloom a loi kt 
time. In the gardens of Paris they are considered the most, val¬ 
uable of all varieties on account of their long duration in bloom? 
and remarkably bright and conspicuous colors. Composed of pure 
white petals, quaintly interspersed in irregular manner, with deep 
blue and bright, rad.petals- Pkt-, lOO seeds, 5 cts. 
Mrs. T. H. Leo, E. Granby, Conn.. March 2.1200, writes:—I have used your 
HeodH exclusively for threo years with Rood success; ray bed of Nasturtium* 
being a thing of beauty and joy until frost caiuo. 
Dr. J. TI. McDonald, Chicago. Til , April 20, 1900, writes:—Lnst year I had 
very poor results from inv nltompts to raise flowers. T used seeds from i 
number of different donlors. but I desire to that 'hua far the seeds l 
received from you have done hotter than nny others. This year T intend to 
uuo only soods from ono person, and I take pleasure in sending you my order. 
