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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
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tall grower of 
pyramidal habit. The largest- II owe red Aster on the list; 
fine form and splendid colors; extra fine. Mixed colors... 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum - Flowered. Plants ten inches in 
height, perfect pyramids in bloom. Fine for edging, and 
especially valuable as a late bloomer. Mixed colors._- 
Dwarf Bouquet. Very compact, but six to eight inches high, 
a mass of flowers from bottom to top. Mixed colors. 
Imbrique Pompon. Exquisite pompons of flowers, almost as 
round as a ball: medium height. Mixed colors.... 
Giant Emperor. Tall grower and robust, habit. Each stalk 
usually bears one very double flower of mammoth size. 
Showy. Mixed colors. 
Harlequin. One of the most curiously marked flowers grown. 
Lovely pure white petals, irregularly interspersed with deep 
blue or bright red petals, making bright splashes and stripes 
of color over the snowy groundwork. Mixed colors. Medium 
height. Very odd ana very beautiful. 
Ball of Jewel. This is a new and distinct class of Aster of re¬ 
cent introduction. It differs from all others in two respects. 
The plants are very short, forming a compact blossom, which 
is as round as a ball. Extra fine. 
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Asters. 
The acknowledged queen of au¬ 
tumn annuals. Indispensable for 
the flower garden, flue as a show 
plant for fairs and exhibitions, and 
charming pot plants. Very profuse 
bloomers, with exceedingly beauti¬ 
ful flow'ers of most exquisite colors 
a ud almost perfect form. There are 
several forms of Asters, some lifting 
imbricated like a Rose, some loose 
aud globular like a Peony, while 
others are partly incurved like the 
Chrysanthemum. In regard to 
height, they are classified as tall, 
half-dwarf, and dwarfs. The tall 
varieties are flue for the center of 
largo beds and for cutting, as their 
flowers are borne on long stems: the 
dwarfs are particularly flue for bor¬ 
ders or for masses of oue color, as 
they are so compact and bloom so 
profusely as to seem like so many 
bouquets set in the ground; the 
semi-dwarf are good for all pur¬ 
poses and extra fine for pot culture. 
It is a good plan to make two or 
more successive sowings, two weeks 
apart, to prolong the season of 
bloom; seeds can bo sown in hot¬ 
bed or house and afterwords t raus- 
— * planted; or they can be sown in open 
ground. In hot. dry weather, mulch 
liberally with manure, or coarse litter 
and do not let them suffer for water. 
Our list of varieties is a fine one. There 
' not a poor sort unioug them all. Per pkt 
New Rose, fall sort, about two feet in height. One of 
the very best, varieties, aud a profuse bloomer. Outer 
petals are fully recurved, and inner petals beautifully 
incurved and imbricated like the Rose. Mixed cidors 
A favorite sort. 
New Rose, Pure White. Pure pearly white, exquisite 
for cutting or wearing. 
New Rose, Dark Red. Very rich, clear color..!!.!,! I 
New Rose, Blue. A beautiful shade of clear blue. The 
white, red, and blue sorts are admirable for ribbon 
bedding, contrasting admirably with each other 
Truffaut's Peony-Flowered. A valuable and standard 
variety the most perfect Penny-type known. Tall- 
growing, and bear¬ 
ing an enormous 
quantity of extra 
large double flow- 
el's, beautifully in¬ 
curved and of every 
shade, from pure 
white to glowing 
crimson. Twenty 
colors, or more, 
mixed. 
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