Aster, Late Branching Wilt-resistant 
Novelties and Specialties 
We offer on the following seven pages what we consider the best of a long 
list of new and rare varieties of Flower Seeds, and we feel sure that a 
trial of any of them will more than repay the grower for his time and 
money put into them. We know from our own experience that the public 
is always interested in the newer varieties, and every progressive florist 
should make it a point to grow at least a few of the following novelties. 
New Rustproof Antirrhinums 
Maximum or Super-Giant Type 
This type grows 3 feet high, with a base-branching habit. It is far superior to 
the non-resistant type in length of spike and size of blooms, and their broad 
foliage is entirely free from rust. 
Alaska. Pure white. Copper Shades. Deep copper to 
Apple Blossom. Light pink. old-gold. 
Campfire. Luminous scarlet. Loveliness. Soft rose-pink. 
Canary Bird. Canary-yellow. Red Cross. White tube, crimson 
Crimson. Deep crimson. face. 
Mixed. Consists of all the above and many others. 
Each of above. Trade Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
Antirrhinums (Snapdragons) 
Special Forcing Varieties 
We offer below a selection of the best forcing varieties in this 
popular florists’ flower. Only the best of a large list, those which have 
proved to be the best sellers on the wholesale market, are included. 
University Mixture. Award of Merit, 1935 All-America Seed 
Selections. An excellent mixture containing a wonderful color- 
range. Grows about 2^ feet high. Trade Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Wilt-Resistant Asters 
Awarded New York Florists’ Club Cultural Certificates May 19,1934, 
and February 11, 1935 
Lemon BeautV ^ new, early, forcing yellow variety that has 
- — been developed by a local florist specializing 
in Snapdragons. He grew Lemon Beauty several years before offer¬ 
ing it to the trade, so commercial florists may buy it with every confi¬ 
dence that it will come true to color. 
This is the first of a group of ten colors that we expect to offer 
within the next two or three years. In June we will be able to intro¬ 
duce the first of these additional varieties, a new white that is superior 
to any Snapdragon now on the market. We believe all of these, as 
soon as they are put in commerce, will supplant the older varieties 
now in general use. Plants grow from 4 to 6 feet tall, with a flowering 
spike to 2 feet long, and about 12 to 15 inches in circumference. 
The florets are placed very close together, forming a solid mass, and 
they are a delightful shade of lemon-yellow. It is fairly early, and 
seed planted in June may be expected to flower in November, and 
continue in bloom until May or June. Trade Pkt. (about 1,000 
seeds) $2, 3 pkts. $5, 6 pkts. $9. 
GENERAL LIST 
Trade 
Pkt. 
3 pkts. 
Afterglow. Large-flowering bronze. 
$0 
75 
$2 
00 
Bertha Baur. New. Lavender-orchid. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
Ceylon Court. Early yellow. 
50 
I 
25 
Cheviot Maid Supreme. Dark rose-pink. 
75 
2 
00 
Cincinnati. Fragrant; light rose-pink. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
Happiness. Light pink. 
75 
2 
00 
Helen. Salmon-pink. 
75 
2 
00 
Jennie Schneider. Soft rose-pink. 
75 
2 
00 
Laura. Dark rose. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
Lucky Strike. Large-flowering white. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
New Deal. Golden bronze. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
Penn Orange . 
I 
00 
2 
50 
Philadelphia Pink. Good pink. 
50 
I 
25 
Roman Gold. Deep yellow, suffused copper and pink. 
75 
2 
00 
Rose Queen. Dark pink. 
75 
2 
00 
Sun Tan. Tan, with yellow tip. 
75 
2 
00 
Terry’s Surprise Improved. Rich rose, shaded bronze 2 
00 
5 
00 
Terry’s Surprise. Bronzy pink. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
White Rock ... 
50 
I 
25 
Winter Helen. Delightful shade of salmon. 
I 
00 
2 
50 
Prevent ** Damping-Off ” 
Ansul Formaldehyde Dust. A dust-treatment 
for the sterilization of the soil and disinfection 
of the seed against damping-off and other 
root-rots of vegetables and flower seedlings. 
Use at the rate of iX ounces per square foot 
of area 2X to 3 inches deep; for deeper soils, 
use 2 to 3 ounces. Full directions on con¬ 
tainer. For the average greenhouse flat 2 feet 
squcire and between 2 and 3 inches deep, it will 
take 3 ounces of dust per flat, same to be 
thoroughly mixed on the floor before placing in the flats. Lb. 
60 cts., 5 lbs. $1.65, 25 lbs. I5, 50 lbs. $8.25. 
In some localities success with Asters has been rendered doubtful 
through attacks of the Fusarium Wilt, but we now offer a wide range 
of colors and types of Asters that are almost immune. If Wilt has 
attacked your Asters ifi previous seasons, sow the following: 
AURORA GOLDEN SHEAF. The deepest yellow Aster yet offered, 
and the only yellow we list that has been bred to resist the Fusarium 
disease. The flowers are perfectly double, with a full, crest-like 
center, of good substance and fine depth of floret. Trade Pkt. 
35 cts., V4oz. $1, oz. $3. 
IMPERIAL RED. A wonderful new giant single Aster, with curled 
and interlaced outer florets. Their intense brilliant red is empha¬ 
sized by the bright yellow center. Grows 18 inches high, with fine 
long stems, hence it is valuable as a cut-flower. Trade Pkt. 25 
cts., YiOZ. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
BLUE FLAME. Bright navy-blue, distinct from any other dark blue 
or purple Aster now offered. Large, Comet-like flowers, fully 
double, on branching plants. Trade Pkt. 25 cts., Vioz. 75 cts., 
oz. $2.50. 
HEART OF FRANCE. This recent introduction is the largest flower¬ 
ing of the very dark red sorts. The plants grow about 2 feet high, 
are nicely branched, and bear their long, rich, deep ruby-red flowers 
on long, strong stems. A late-blooming sort. Trade Pkt. 25 cts., 
V(|Oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
BALL’S WHITE. Finest midseason white Aster. The flowers are 
4 inches in diameter and exquisite in form. When first open the 
entire flower is whorled; the broad florets are slightly folded length¬ 
wise, making them appear rather narrow. The plants are extremely 
vigorous and they carry about twelve large flowers on strong stems. 
Trade Pkt. 25 cts., 60 cts., oz. $2. 
General List of Wilt-Resistant Asters 
Queen of the Market. One of the most popular of all the early 
sorts. Grows i }4 feet high and is of a branching habit. 
White Flesh-Pink Dark Blue 
Crimson Light Blue Mixed 
Early Royal. This type is best described as an early-flowering form 
of our Late Branching Aster, having all the good qualities of the 
latter, but coming into bloom in early August. 
White Rose-Pink Shell-Pink 
Lavender Purple Mixed 
Improved Crego. This is considered to be the finest and largest of 
all the Comet Asters. The flowers are large, of a fluffy character, 
, and borne on long, stiff stems. 
Orchid Crimson Deep Rose 
Dark Blue White Shell-Pink 
Mixed 
King. This class is distinct from all others in the character of the 
very large flowers. The long, narrow petals are folded lengthwise, 
appearing almost as though quilled. 
Crimson Peach Blossom Lavender 
White Blackish Blue Mixed 
Any of the above, Trade Pkt. 25 cts., V 40 Z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50, $5 
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