1937 CATALOG OF )Q.lcll(Z t C(Jl ’Pte/lQl, OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A. 
ASTERS 
We are offering the following varieties of Fusarium wilt-resistant strains of Asters which 
we believe will be practically immune to this disease and we feel sure that by using this 
seed many disappointments due to crop failures will be eliminated. 
EARLY BEAUTY 
Crimson .Package $ .15 
Lavender. " .15 
White. " .15 
BEAUTY CARMINE ROSE 
Carmine rose. " .15 
UPRIGHT BRANCHING ASTER 
Flesh Pink (Pink Enchantress). " .15 
GIANT BRANCHING COMET ASTER 
Royal purple . " .15 
White . " .15 
IMPROVED CREGO ASTER 
White . " .15 
Deep rose . " .15 
Pink (shell pink). " .15 
Violet . " .15 
OSTRICH FEATHER 
Deep rose . " .15 
For all the above wilt-resisting varieties, quantity 
prices are as follows: 
l/s oz. 50c '4 oz. $1.00 1 oz. $3.50 
(Larger amounts on request.) 
IMPROVED NEW GIANT CALIFOR¬ 
NIA SUNSHINE 
A novel and distinct type of Aster. The outer petals 
are twisted and quilled and surround a central 
■cluster of florets, which are of a contrasting pale 
color. Wonderful cut flower and makes a striking 
decoration for large vases. 
Mixed Colors .Package $ .10 
Quantity prices for the above are. as follows: 
Vs oz. 35c >/4 oz. 65c 1 oz. $1.75 
IMPROVED GIANTS OF 
CALIFORNIA 
Blooming season from early July until killed by 
frost. 
White, new, fine...Package $ .15 
Peach Blossom . " .15 
Eight Blue. " .15 
Deep Rose . " .15 
Dark Purple . " .15 
Finest Mixed . " .15 
One package of each of above at. 60 
Quantity prices for the above as follows: 
i/g oz. 50c *4 oz. $1.00 1 oz. $3.50 
Half Way Tree, St. Andrews, Jamaica, B. W. I., 
January 24, 1936. 
'Mr. Richard Diener, Oxnard, California. 
Dear Sir: Thank you for your very prompt handling of 
my order. I would like to state that your Aster seeds have 
germinated very satisfactorily. Also, these are the only 
Aster seeds which we have been able to obtain during the 
past few months which have germinated in anything like 
a satisfactory manner. 
Yours very truly, 
P. VIVIAN JOSEPH. 
A NEW ASTER OF EXCEPTIONAL 
MERIT 
(Giant Mammoth Paeony Flowered Type) 
This Aster is a fine florist strain. The flowers are of 
immense size, very double, borne on long, stout 
stems, quite free from laterals. They are good ship¬ 
pers, for they keep longer after cutting than any 
other Aster. 
Swansdown, pure white.Package $ .15 
Azure Fairy, clear azure blue. " .15 
Maiden's Blush, delicate flesh. " .15 
Peach Blossom . " .15 
Mixed . " .15 
1 package each of four above colors. 50 
Quantity prices for the above as follows: 
■/a oz. 50c V 4 oz. $1.00 1 oz. $3.50 
IMPROVED CREGO ASTER 
Plants robust, about two feet high, branching habit. 
Flowers large, double and well formed, of the 
Comet type. 
Cattleya, orchid, new, fascinating....Package $ .10 
White . " . .10 
Pink, shell pink. " .10 
Crimson . " .10 
Azure Blue . " .10 
Deep Rose . " .10 
Purple, or dark blue . " .10 
Rose Pink, lavender pink . " .10 
Finest Mixed . " .10 
Quantity prices for the above as follows: 
Vs oz. 35c ] 4 oz. 65c 1 oz. $1.75 
OSTRICH FEATHER ASTER 
The finest of the giant Comet or Ostrich Feather 
type. Long petals, twisted and forming a full, fluffy 
flower. Plants robust in growth, 2 J /2 feet high. 
White, turning to sky blue, dwarf.Package $ .10 
Cinnabar, for border work . " .10 
Crimson . " .10 
Dark Blue- or purple . " .10 
White . " .10 
Deep Rose . " .10 
Light Blue . " .10 
Rose Pink, lavender pink . " .10 
Shell Pink . " .10 
Sky Blue . " .10 
Finest Mixed . " .10 
Quantity prices for the above as follows 
Vs oz. 35c '4 oz. 65c 
1 oz. $ 
75 
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