OLDS' RELIABLE ANNUAL FLOWERS 
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Olds’ Finest Mixed Wilt Resistant Asters. 
HOW TO PLANT FLOWER SEEDS 
Most flowering plants will live in almost any soil, but 
to give them a fair chance to develop, some care must be 
taken to make the ground suitable to their needs. The 
soil best adapted to flowering plants is generally a light 
friable loam, containing enough sand to make it porous, 
thoroughly pulverized and enriched with liberal amounts of 
bone meal or Yigoro. Make the seed bed as fine, smooth 
and level as possible, except that a slight rounding of the 
bed is desirable that it may be well drained; do not plant 
when the ground is wet and do not plant too early. The 
ground must be thoroughly warm for most flower seeds. 
Cover each lot of seeds to a uniform depth which should 
not be more than four to six times the diameter of the 
seed; press the soil firmly over the seed; plant in rows 
so that the plantlets may be easily seen; thin to prevent 
crowding. If you will do this and will use Olds’ Seeds, 
you may confidently look forward to spring, summer and 
autumn enriched by the beauty and fragrance of your 
own flowers. We advise protecting early set plants with 
Hi-Caps. See inside back cover. 
Perennials and Biennials are listed on pages 53 to 55. 
These can be planted throughout the summer. Keep your 
book. You will want to refer to it. All flower seed 
prices are postpaid prices. . 
The meaning of the initial preceding each variety is 
as follows: 
A. indicates an Annual; these grow, bloom and die the 
first year. B. indicates a Biennial; these grow the first 
year and bloom and die the next. Usually self seed. P. 
indicates a Perennial; these grow the first year,, bloom the 
second and from year to year thereafter. H. indicates a 
Hardy Plant. H. H. indicates a Half-Hardy Plant. T. indi¬ 
cates a Tender Plant. Thus H. H. A. would mean Half- 
Hardy Annual, and T. P. a Tender Perennial. 
OLDS’ ASTERS h.a. 
(The favorite fall flower) 
8OOV2. Royal Mixed. (Early Flowering.) A new class 
of American aster, growing about 2 feet high. Very large 
double flowers with distinctly incurved petals. Recom¬ 
mended for the northern states. Pkt., '5c; V2 oz., 45c; 
oz., 80c. , , , . 
802. Giant Comet Mixed. Immense double flowers, re¬ 
sembling chrysanthemums. Pkt, 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; V2 oz *» 
45c; oz., 80c. , , _ ... 
8 O 2 V 2 . ★Olds’ Giant Branching. Mixed. One of the 
finest of all asters for cutting. Large, vigorous plants, 
bearing a great profusion of bloom; immense fluffy flow¬ 
ers. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; Va oz., 50c; oz., 90c. 
803. ★Sensation. (Wilt Resistant.) This is the reddest 
of all red asters. The bright color glistens in the sun¬ 
shine like a live coal. Flowers double, recurved. Pkt., 
10c; 2 pkts., 15c. ' . , , 
804. ★Giant White. (Branching.) One of the best 
white asters. Four inches in diameter. Pkt., 10c. 
805y 2 . Giant Shell Pink. (Branching.) The best clear 
light pink. Large flowers, graceful in form. Pkt., 10c. 
807. Giant Crimson. (Branching.) A new variety with 
conspicuously bright red flowers, very double. A mass of 
them produces a splendid effect. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
800. ★Olds’ Finest Mixed Wilt Resistant. This is a new 
mixture of Wilt-Resistant varieties of asters. By plant¬ 
ing this strain asters can be grown on soil that has had 
to be abandoned on account of wilt. There are, however, 
two types of Aster disease, Aster Wilt and Aster Yellows. 
Wilt can be controlled by planting Wilt-Resistant. varieties 
but the Yellows cannot be controlled by planting. Wilt- 
Resistant seed as the Yellows are caused by an insect. 
This mixture contains the very best varieties, large flow¬ 
ers, bright colors in splendid assortment. Pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c; y 2 oz., 70c; oz., $1.25. 
“Have used your seeds for over ten years and recommend 
them to any one. They grow where others fail.” — Mrs. Art 
Holland, Illinois. 
“I bought a dollar collection once before and had the finest 
vegetables I ever raised.”—Frank IVysup, Illinois. 
Heart of France Aster. 
805. ★Heart of France. The best pure red aster ever 
introduced; flowers large and full, purest ruby. Pkt., 10c. 
806. White Ostrich Plume. (Wilt Resistant.) Without 
doubt one of the finest asters grown. Large, graceful flow¬ 
ers free from all stiffness; very suitable for cut flowers. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
