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 
Super Giant Los Angeles 
California Giant 
American Beauty 
Aster Super Giant Los Angeles 
Award of Merit Winner 1934 All America Selections 
Los Angeles is the largest and most fully double Aster known. 
The flowers, six to eight inches across, are a lovely soft shell 
pink blending to a creamy pink at the center. The plants are en¬ 
tirely non-lateral, with six to eight long stems per plant. For 
those who want the finest. Aster yet developed, we heartily recom¬ 
mend Los Angeles. This is not a wilt resistant variety. Pkt. 15c, 
two pkts. 25c. 
Buckbee’s New American Beauty Asters 
Of the many Asters that are now grown, the American Beauty class 
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. AU four 
colors offered below come true from seed and are of fine form and size. 
Carmine—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40c. I Purple—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40e. 
Lavender—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40c. I September-Pink—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40e. 
Mixed Colors—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40c. 
The King 
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; '/a oz. 35c. I Lavender King—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 35c. 
Pink King—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 35c. I Violet King—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 35c. 
Crimson King—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 35c. I King Mixed Colors—Pkt. 7c; Va oz. 25c. 
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; Va oz. 30e. I Rose—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 30e. 
Purple- 
Scarlet- 
-Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 30c. 
-Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 30c. 
Lavender—Pkt. 10c; '/ 8 oz. 30e. 
Mixed—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 25c: oz. $1.25. 
Wonderful Sunshine Asters 
Very attractive novelty; true anemone flowered type as beautiful as the ane¬ 
mone flowered chrysanthemum. Most of the flowers have a raised center or 
cushion, with outside petals of a contrasting shade or color. Many petals are 
twisted and quilled, some are perfectly straight. 
Lavender Sunshine—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 40c. I White Sunshine—Pkt. 8e: Va oz. 40e. 
Purple Sunshine—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 40c. 
Pink Sunshine—Pkt. 8c; Va oz. 40c. 
Mixed Sunshine—Pkt. 7c; Va oz. 35c. 
Buckbee’s California Giants 
Enormous flowers on long strong stems. Beautifully curled petals completely 
covering the center of the flower. Colors Bright and Varied. Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40c. 
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 September. Pick 
the flowers when three-quarters open and hang them up with the heads down until 
dried. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 30c. 
Radiant Branching Asters 
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, con¬ 
sequently 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; Va oz. 35c. | Lavender—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 35c. 
Dark Blue—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 35c. 
Rose Pink—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 35c. 
I 
Crimson—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 35c. 
Mixed—Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 35c; Vz oz. $1.00 
Queen of the Market 
Aboue 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. 
Four Unusual And Desirable Asters 
One Packet each of the Four for Only 31 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% to 5 inches across, very double, with attractively twisted and curled petals. Pkt. 10c. 
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 profuse 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 Vz inches across; are borne freely from early 
in August till the close of September. Pkt. 10c; Va oz. 40c. 
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. 
Buekbee’s Fine Mixed Asters 
A splendid collection of the leading types of 
Asters in choice mixture. We have made the price 
eo low that you cannot pass it by. Pkt. 7c; /s 
oz. 20c; oz. 90c. 
Buckbee’s New Giant 
Comet 
(Mammoth Ostrich Plume). The 
plants grow 18 to 24 inches in height, 
each plant bearing from 20 to 30 mag¬ 
nificent flowers from 4 to 6 inches in 
diameter, composed of long, curled, 
twisted petals, forming loose, fluffy 
globular heads. Finest Mixed. Pkt. 
10c; Vs oz. 25c; oz. $1.25. 
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