12 Annual Flower Seeds 
Aster-Aurora 
Golden Sheaf 
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Asters Satisfy 
Plant Templin-Bradley Asters 
Do you like to have your garden colorful 
in the late summer and early fall when 
the other annuals are beginning to lose 
their brilliancy? Then plant plenty of our 
lovely ASTERS. They come in so many 
colors and shades and in so many types 
that it is possible to have a real array of 
beauty. They bloom from July to October. 
American Branching Asters 
Wilt-Resistant 
These have been the standard of perfection for a long 
American Branching Aster time. They produce great quantities of attractive large 
double flowers, long stems. Plants 2 34 to 3 ft. tall. Blooming in 
mid-season, the plants are vigorous and well branched. We 
offer these in the following colors: 
142 Purple 143 Crimson 144 Sensation, Scarlet 
145 Coppery Rose 146 Dark Lavender 147 Shell Pink 
148 White 141 Mixed Colors 
Prices on separate colors or Mixed: Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 30c 
150 Collection. 1 pkt. each of 7 colors American Branching, 
56c value for only 45c. 
Ostrich Feather 
California Giants 
Wilt-Resistant Asters 
A lovely type of Asters with large, 
full, fluffy flowers with irregularly 
twisted petals, resembling Ostrich 
The Graceful Comet Aster plumes or feathers. Plants 234 ft. tall 
and of robust growth. Long stems make them fine for cut-flowers. 
Blooms in mid-season. 
182 Purple 183 Light Blue 181 Mixed. Price, Pkt. 10c; Vgoz. 35c. 
Other Choice Asters wnt-Resistant 
281 I—l^rirf Frrtn/*** The finest red Aster, as alluring as 
I icuri or i ranee the richest Ruby and retains its 
color to the very end. The petals appear changeable, sometimes show¬ 
ing a glow, sometimes a warm velvety texture. Plants 134 to 2 feet 
tall. Early. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
283 RnIPc Pnrnlo Medium early, large flower, tufted center, 
^ branching type. Bright purple. Pkt. 10c. 
284 Rnll*Q W/liifo Same as Ball’s Purple except in color. 
” Pure snow-white. Pkt. 10c; V4 oz. 35c. 
285 Giant Branching Phlox Pink 
246 
Aste 
rmums 
rose-pink. Pkt. 10c. 
Well named Astermums because the shag¬ 
gy flowers are really more like Chrysan¬ 
themums than like Asters. Plants about 2 feet tall, upright branching 
habit, flowers large, double, well-formed and a little earlier than Giant 
Comet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 30c. 
260 King or Needle ^ meric ?.? ^ of distinctive 
j w beauty, unlike any other Asters 
grown. The plants are 134 to 2 feet tall, strong growers, with long 
stems crowned with large, double flowers 5 inches across. The petals 
are long and quilled, resembling a Cactus Dahlia. Our mixture con¬ 
tains all the popular Aster colors. Pkt. 5c; Vs oz. 25c. 
Large, full flowers of the Crego type with 
broad, graceful petals, borne on long heavy 
non-lateral stems. Plants 3 feet tall, blooming 
from mid-summer until frost. New King or Needle Aster 
California Giants are in great demand for cut-flowers, both by the 
home gardener and the Florist. Try some of these this year. 
212 Dark Purple 213 Light Blue 216 Deep Rose 
217 Peach Blossom 218 White 211 Mixed Colors 
Prices on any Separate or Mixed colors: Pkt. 10c; x /i6 oz. 30c. 
220 Collection. 1 Pkt. each of 5 above colors for 40c. 
304 Extra Quality Mixed Asters ^“d-con 7 
taining all of the separate types we list, and others as well. It will 
give you a beautiful Aster collection for the price of one packet— types 
early, midseason and late, and all the colors known to Asters. 
Plant a quantity of this mixture and see what delights are in store 
for you. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 25c; V4 oz. 40c. 
These are little gems of 
flowers, plants 12 inches 
high, compact little bushes, covered with flowers in a great variety 
of colors, each plant a bouquet in itself. Fine border plant. Mixed 
Colors. Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 40c. 
293 Surprise Golden Salmon AVchanS s “!,T 1 i,;,™: 
rose. The blooms resemble the Peony-Flowered Asters, fully double 
round 3 inches across. Good keeping qualities, making them valuable 
for bouquets. The plants are long stemmed, fairly tall and are heavy 
bloomers. Pkt. 10c; %> oz. 35c. 
294 P oor | OC c YcJIoia# A delicate shade of yellow in beauti- 
r ccric» / ellOW fully formed flowers of the American 
branching type. 2 feet tall, good-sized flowers, petals slightly incurv¬ 
ed. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 40c. 
298 Dwarf Bouquet Asters 
California Giant Asters 
Improved Crego or 
Giant Comet Asters 
Wilt-Resistant 
These are a great improvement over the old 
Crego or Comet type of Asters. They are 
like Japanese Chrysanthemums with their 
long twisted and curled reflex petals. The 
flowers often measure 334 to 434 inches across 
and very double. The plants are fine, tall, 
large and well branching, bearing great 
bouquets of the long stemmed beauties. 
Bloom mid-season and late. 234 feet tall. 
172 Royal Purple 173 Blue Flame 
174 Light Blue 
176 Deep Rose 
178 White 
171 Mixed Colors 
175 Crimson 
177 Shell Pink 
179 Salmon Queen 
Prices on Colors or 
mixed: Pkt. 8c; Vs oz. 30c. 
180 Collection: 1 Pkt. each 8 colors 50c. 
Beauty Asters 
Early Beauty Asters 
Wilt-Resistant 
The early Beauty type comes into full bloom 
at the same time as the American Branching 
and are unexcelled for cutting. The plants 
are 234 to 3 feet tall with many branches and 
exceedingly long stems. The stems are 15, 18 
and even 24 inches long. The flowers are good 
sized, rather compact with incurved petals, 
the center petals being somewhat curved 
and whorled. 
152 Purple 153 Crimson 
154 Black Prince 
155 Carmine Rose 
156 Azure Fairy 
157 September Beauty 
158 White 
151 Mixed Colors 
Price on any color or mixed Early 
Beauty Pkt. 10c; Vs oz. 35c. 
160 Collection. 1 Pkt.7colorsfor55c 
287 Mixed Wilt-Resistant Asters 
A splendid well balanced mixture of wilt-resistant 
strains containing all the colors and types listed on 
these two pages. This mixture should give you a 
continuous supply of wonderful blooms for cut flow¬ 
ers throughout the entire season. You will enjoy 
studying the types. Pkt. 5c; Vs oz. 30c. 
Aster Color Coll. No. 149 
See Flowers in Natural Color Pagel5 
1 Pkt. each of 5 varieties 
Coppery Rose, Sensation, ^ 
Dark Lavender, Purple, 
Shell Pink, 40c value, 
See New 
All-America 
El Monte Aster 
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The Templin-Bradley Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurserymen, Cleveland, Ohio 
