Everyone Admires the Grace and Color of Asters 
Improved Crego Giant Aster 
Antirrhinum ■ Snapdragon 
HALF-HARDY PERENNIALS 
TREATED AS ANNUALS 
Seed should be sown either in the house 
from February on or in hotbeds from March 
onward. Snapdragons belong to the aristo¬ 
crats of the garden. They appear in the most 
pleasing shades, are extremely stately in 
appearance, and useful in unlimited degree, 
being fine both for bedding and cutting 
purposes. They are offered in two classes as 
to height, the giants growing fully 3 or more 
feet high; the semi-dwarf, about 1 J 4 feet. 
The pretty flowers, which completely encircle 
the stout stem to fully 1 to 1 J^ feet at the 
top, are very large and from their form their 
name has been derived. Seed-pods should 
never be allowed to form, and flower-stalks, 
after blooming, should be promptly removed. 
Snapdragons flower continuously from July 
to frost. 
Giant-Flowering Tall Varieties 
About 3 feet high. 
Giant Rose. Deep rose. 
Giant Deep Crimson. 
Giant Salmon. Rich salmon-pink. 
Giant Yellow. Rich golden yellow. 
Giant White. Fine white. 
Giant Cerise. Cerise-pink; white throat. 
Any of above 6 varieties, pkt. 15 cts.; 
Vioz. 75 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above, 75 cts. 
Giant Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 
Intermediate or Half-Dwarf Varieties 
Excellent for bedding, growing about 
l ]/2 feet high, with large flower-spikes. 
Fascination. Soft pearly pink. 
Defiance. Orange-scarlet. 
Golden Queen. Rich pure yellow. 
Purity. Pure glistening white. 
Silver Queen. Pure silvery lilac. 
Black Prince. Deep crimson. Dark foliage. 
Any of above 6 varieties, pkt. 15 cts.; 
V4oz. 75 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above, 75 cts. 
Half-dwarf, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; }4oz. 
60 cts. 
Midget Snapdragon 
Rock Hybrids. 6 in. Early-flowering 
hybrids forming small, compact bushes 
with variously colored flowers in shades 
of rose, pink, purple, mauve, and bicolor. 
Is especially suitable for rockery and 
edging. Mixed, pkt. 25 cts.; 5 pkts. $1. 
Arctotis 
Grandis. 2 ft. A handsome annual with 
large, pearly white, marguerite-like flower, 
having delicate mauve center surrounded 
by a narrow golden band. The whole 
plant is covered with white down. Pkt. 
15 cts.; V£oz. 75 cts. 
King Aster 
Woodgro Selected 
Asters 
Asters will thrive in any good soil, pre¬ 
pared in the same way as you would for a 
crop of vegetables. They should have an 
open, sunny position, and prefer a good, 
heavy, loamy soil, enriched with a liberal 
quantity of Woodgro Fertilizer, supple¬ 
mented by the addition of air-slaked lime. 
They should not be grown on the same ground 
year after year; it must be changed each 
season. 
The main essentials in growing fine Asters 
are a new, rich soil, frequent cultivation, no 
check to their growth from start to finish, 
and ample room to develop. When long¬ 
stemmed flowers are wanted for cutting, 
the plants should be set out not closer than 
1 foot apart in the rows and 2 feet between 
the rows. When wanted for mass effect in 
beds, they may be planted 9 to 12 inches 
apart each way. 
Asters are sometimes attacked by an 
aphis at their roots; also by stem-rot. To 
prevent this, treat your seeds with Semesan 
before planting. 
EARLY WONDER. 1^ ft. This is the 
best extra-early Aster. If sown indoors 
in March, can be had in blossom before the 
close of June. Sown in the open the end of 
April, will blossom early in July. Flowers 
quite double, of good size, are borne on 
long, stiff stems which makes them of great 
value for cutting. 
Pink Dark Blue 
White Lavender 
Any of above 4 colors, pkt. 10 cts.; 
Vioz. 75 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 75 cts. 
EARLY ROYAL. 2 ft. An early-flowering 
form of the Late Branching Aster with all 
its good qualities. Blooms early in August. 
Wilt-Resistant Varieties 
Deep Rose Lavender White 
Shell-Pink Purple 
Any of above 5 colors, pkt. 10 cts.; 
Vi oz. 75 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above, 40 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; Jioz. 75 cts. 
IMPROVED CREGO GIANTS. 2K to 
3 ft. An improved form of Crego or Comet 
type. These are true Aristocrats. Flowers 
often measuring from 5 to 6 inches in diam¬ 
eter. An excellent keeper. 
Wilt-Resistant Varieties 
Dark Purple Peach Blossom 
Deep Rose Pure White 
Light Blue 
Any of above 5 colors, pkt. 15 cts.; 
Vioz. 75 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above, 60 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; V£oz. 75 cts. 
Antirrhinum 
ASTERS, continued 
THE KING. 2 ft. This Aster is distinct 
from all others in the character of its 
flower. The long, narrow petals are folded 
lengthwise, appearing almost as though 
quilled. Flowers are large and of great 
substance, lasting longer when cut than 
those of any other class. They come into 
bloom before the Late Branching. 
Wilt-Resistant Varieties 
Crimson King Rose King 
Lavender King Violet King 
Shell-Pink King White King 
Any of above 6 colors, pkt. 10 cts.; 
V^oz. 75 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above, 50 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 75 cts. 
THE NEW SUNSHINE. The striking beauty 
of this new Aster is at once impressive and 
delightful. The half-double flowers exhibit 
all the grace and beauty of the single 
Aster, greatly enhanced by a cushion 
center of tiny quills of a contrasting color. 
Light Blue Lavender Pale Pink 
Rich Rose Salmon-Pink White 
Any of above 6 colors, pkt. 25 cts. 
Collection: One pkt. each of above, $1 
Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts.; V^oz. 75 cts. 
Flower Seeds 
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THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J 
