Rsters Rre Excellent Cut Flowers 
Buist’s Giant 
Beauty Aster 
You Can Grow 
Wilt- 
Resistant 
Asters 
I N SOME localities 
Aster plantings have 
often been a failure with 
home gardeners. Aster 
wilt is caused by a parasitic 
fungus, a disease difficult 
to overcome once it has 
made its appearance in the 
soil. Wilt'Resistant strains 
are immune from the dis' 
ease and will grow in in' 
fected soil. These strains 
have been developed in 
the classes listed below. 
Varieties Without Number 
Are Wilt-Resistant 
Queen of the Market—-Pink, Crimson, Lavender, Pur' 
pie, Rose and White. 
Improved Crego—Crimson, Lavender, Purple, Rose, 
Pink, White. 
Giant Beauty Asters 
3 ft. September-October. A beautiful Aster resembling 
the Late Branching type, having larger flowers and 
borne on longer and heavier stems 1 Yl to 2 feet long. 
The flowers are globular, fully double and are 4 inches 
or more in diameter. The outer petals reflex and the 
center ones curve gracefully inward. 
Giant Late Branching—Crimson, Lavender, Purple, 
Rose, Shell Pink, White. 
Giant Beauty—Crimson, Lavender, Peach Blossom, Pur* 
pie. Rose, September Beauty, White. 
Separate Colors—Any class of the above: 
Ys oz., 60 c; 1 /a oz., $1.00.Pkt. 25c 
Mixed—Any one class in mixed colors of the above: 
Ys oz., 50c; Yt oz., 85c.Pkt. 20c 
2032 
2043 
2054 
2056 
2076 
2087 
2098 
2109 
Rose. Bright carmine^rose. 
Purple. A rich deep purple. 
Lavender . 
Crimson . 
September Beauty. Shell Pink. 
White. A giant, pure white. 
Any of the above, Ys oz., 50c 
Collection. One packet each. 
Mixed. All colors. Ys oz., 40c....Pkt 
Pkt. 
15c 
.75c 
15c 
Giant Late Branching Asters 
3 ft. September-October. This has been a standard 
variety for many years, very desirable for bedding and 
cutting. The flowers are large, very double, with in' 
curved petals and vivid colors. The stems are long and 
excellent for cutting. 
1454 
1465 
1466 
1476 
1487 
1498 
1510 
1521 
White . 
Crimson . 
Rich Lavender ... 
Rose . 
Shell Pink. 
Royal Purple . 
Any of the above, Ys oz., 30c 
Collection. One packet each. 
Mixed. Ys oz., 25c. 
Pkt. 
. 10c 
.... 50c 
Pkt. 10c 
Heart of France Aster 
2 ft. August-October. 
2154 This beautiful variety is unquestionably the 
best dark red Aster. Retains its brilliancy for 
a long period.Pkt. 15c 
Buist’s Giant Mixed Asters 
2 to 3 ft. August-October. 
2165 A magnificent mixture of the most beauti' 
ful of the giant sorts, especially selected from the 
finest varieties, producing beautiful flowers gorgeous 
in color, gigantic in size. Ys oz., 30c; V 4 oz., 
50c; oz., $1.50.Pkt. 1 Oc 
Hardy Perennial Asters 
2172 Mixed —Michaelmas Daisies. 2 to 3 ft. Sep¬ 
tember-October. In all hardy flower gardens 
this class holds an important place. In the 
Autumn when other flowers are scarce the 
Michaelmas Daisy with its many shades of lav' 
ender and purple will help to lighten up the 
border .Pkt. lOc 
2176 Alpinus Mixed®—6 to 10 in. May-June. A 
fine dwarf aster bearing large, single, bluish' 
purple and white flowers.Pkt. 15c 
