"FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS ' 7 
AMERICAN COMETS—Continued. 
Ostrich Feather Peach Blossom. Attractive fairly deep rose-pink. Excellent for market. Sept. 1 0 to 15. 
Comet Blush-Pink. Light or blush-pink. Valuable for earliness and very free-flowering habit. Fairly long¬ 
stemmed. Aug. 25 to Sept. 1. 
Comet. Light blue. Medium size, good cut flower color. Sept, flowering. 
*Crego Azure-Blue. Attractive light blue. Excellent market color. Sept. 10 to 15. 
Crego Shell-Pink. Nice bright shade. Sept. 1 0 to 15. 
*Crego Deep Rose. Rich deep rose. One of our fine market colors. Sept. 1 0 to 15. 
*Crego Blue Flame. Rich fairly deep blue, with extra long-stemmed flowers. Highly resistant and a good 
dark color. Sept. 5 to 10. 
*Crego White. Large full flowers. Pure white. Sept. 5 to 10. 
Crego Peach Blossom. Attractive rose-pink. Sept. 1 0 to 15. 
*Crego Orchid. Rich rosy lavender. A true orchid color and original; long though not very stiff stemmed, 
large flowered, and highly resistant. Sept. 5 to 10. 
UPRIGHT BRANCHING. This class is distinctive for strong, upright, instead of spreading or branching, habit. 
Not so long or stiff stemmed as the Branching class, but there are a few very excellent varieties in this group 
that should be better known. 
::; White. Produces fine large full double flowers. Sept. 5 to 1 0. 
Peach Blossom. A rich shade of lavender-rose-pink. Sept. 5 to 10. 
Purple. A strong dark purple. A rich shade. Sept. 5 to 10. 
AMERICAN BRANCHING. A term generally used to cover a number of midseason strains of various pro¬ 
ducers. All are alike of spreading or branching habit and for best results should be disbudded. Varieties 
Ball White Late and Ball White Early, heading this list, are typically American Branching. 
White. This is an excellent American Branching strain of White developed by Bodgers. Under our condi¬ 
tions, its resistance to rot and flowering season is identical with Ball White Late, that is some larger and 
fuller petalled under our conditions. Sept. 1 0 to 15. 
"Azure-Blue. Clear mid-blue or lavender-blue. Some consider this the second best commercial color. Long¬ 
stemmed, highly resistant, and should be used freely. Sept. 1 5 to 20. 
Blackish Blue. Rich dark purple-blue, with some cut flower value. Sept. 1 5 to 20. 
* Improved Semple Pink. (Ball). Our strain of this attractive shell-pink is of extra strong long-stemmed 
growth. Improved Semple Pink is one of the best commercial colors. Sept. 5 to 10. 
Purple. A strong growing, highly resistant strain. Sept. 1 0 to 15. 
KING TYPE. Attractively pointed or quilled petals give this class real distinction. Flowers harder than most 
classes and for this reason they do not spot or bruise so easily. 
Peach Blossom. Light rose-pink, good market color. Sept. 10 to 15. 
Crimson. Bright deep color. Sept. 10 to 15. 
AMERICAN BEAUTY. A valuable and popular class because of late flowering and large, long-stemmed, at¬ 
tractively incurved flowers. For northern locations flowering dates should be noted to escape early frosts. 
This class tends to be non-lateral. 
* Azure Fairy. Shade darker than Branching Azure-Blue, large flower, fine commecrial color. Sept. 20 to 25. 
*Rose. Bright, strong color; large-flowered. Sept. 15 to 20. 
Crimson. Long-stemmed, brightly colored, medium sized flowers. Sept. 1 5 to 20. 
Purple. Long-stemmed and large-flowered. Sept. 1 5 to 20. 
Shell-Pink. (September Beauty). Semple pink color, fair size, long stem. Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. 
White. Large long-stemmed excellent white. Sept. 20 to 25. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. Purple. Rich purple and highly resistant. 
PRICES on any of the above resistant Asters, EXCEPT AS NOTED: Tr. pkt., 40c; 14 oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
VARIOUS RESISTANT ASTERS 
"Aurora Golden Sheaf. Cushioned center type, center petals quilled with broad outer petals. Color light 
yellow with deeper shading, flowers long-stemmed and large. We find this highly resistant and of cut 
flower value. Sept. 15 to 20. Tr. pkt., 50c; 14 oz., $1.00; 1 oz., $3.00. 
Heart of France. Well-known rich scarlet, highly resistant. Sept. 1 0 to 15. Tr. pkt., 50c; 1/4 oz., $1.00; 
1 oz., $3.00. 
RESISTANT STRAINS IN MIXTURES. 
Queen of the Market Mixture. American Branching Mixture. King Mixture. 
Crego Mixture. Royal Mixture. American Beauty Mixture. 
Prices on above MIXTURES ONLY: Tr. pkt., 30c; 14 oz., 40c; 1 oz., $1.50. 
All Varieties Mixed. Resistant. This mixture is all of above double-flowering varieties and should be used 
for growing plants to sell from flats for home gardeners. Valuable to the producer of such plants be¬ 
cause of reduced loss in young plants from rotting. Tr. pkt., 20c; 14 oz., 30c; 1 oz., $1.00; 1 lb., 
$12.00; 4 ozs. at lb. rate. 
"Single Mixed. (Ball). A highly resistant strain of single branching type. Attractive for any cut flower 
work. Colors varying shades of blue, rose, and white, with some darker colors. Tr. pkt. only, 40c. 
PRICES on all Resistant Asters on this page, EXCEPT AS NOTED: Tr. pkt., 40c; 14 oz., 50c; 1 oz., $1.75. 
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