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JOHNSON SEED COJIPANY 
JOHNSON’S SUPERB ASTERS 
PHOTOGRAPH QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTER. 
QUEEN OF THE MARKET ASTER 
Two to three weeks earlier than most, other Asters of 
dwarf branching habit, very double ilowers, valuable ’for 
cutting. A favorite Florist’s Aster for early market. 
302, White; 303, Pink; 30-1, Crimson ; 305, Light blue • 
306, Purple; 307, Mixed. Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt.' 
P/EONY FLOWERED PERFECTION 
ASTERS 
A very favorite type. Thrifty upright plants ; large, fine 
flowers, with long incurved petals. Fine for florists. 
321, Snow white; 322, Glowing crimson; 318, Brilliant 
rose ; 323, Azure blue; 324, Purple ; 320, Carmine, edged white ; 
325, Dark rose, edged white; 319, Blue, edged white; 326, 
Choice mixed sorts. Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
VICTORIA ASTERS 
A magnificent race of Asters. The colors include many 
delicate and some gorgeous shades ; flowers very double and 
four inches across, and from twenty to thirty in a single 
plant; iifteen to eighteen inches high. 
355, Pure white; 356, Deep pink; 357, Light blue; 358, 
Deep scarlet; 3:>9, Peach blossom; 360, Choice mixed sorts. 
Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
COMET OR PLUME ASTERS 
A very beautiful and distinct class, with long curled and 
twisted i>etals formed into a loose yet dense half globe 
resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum. 
315, Pure white; 346, New carmine ; 348, Deep pink ; 349 
Delicate pink, edged white ; 347, Choice mixed sorts Price 
all the above, loc. per pkt. 
NEW JEWEL OR BALL ASTER 
A magnificent new class. The flowers are perfectly round 
or hall-shaped. Nine inches in circumference, the petals 
being short and incurved. Plants grow about 2 feet high. 
PKR PKT 
351. Apple Blossom. Shell pink. . . 80 10 
352. Crimson. Very showy and handsome. 10 
S53. lJeep Bose. An excellent color . . ... lo 
1 pkt. each of these 3 Glorious Asters, 25c. 
354. New Jewel. Mixed colors. 10 
GERMAN QUILLED ASTER 
Flowers composed of tube or quill-shaped petals. Very 
beautiful, with a great variety of colors. 
PER PKT. 
331. German Quilled. (Betteridge's Prize) Mixed . . 80 05 
332. “ “ Pure white. 05 
NEW EXTRA EARLY GIANT PLUME 
ASTER 
As early as Queen of the Market and of immense size, many 
blooms measuring five inches in diameter. The long, re¬ 
curved petals give an exceedingly graceful effect, heightened 
by the irregular character of the petals in the center of the 
flower. Perfectly double. 
364. Pure white. 365. Pure rose : each, 20c. per pkt, 
NEW OSTRICH FEATHER ASTER 
366. The Ostrich Feather Asters are a new type, with 
long, wavy, twisted feathery petals, like the wavy, beautiful 
feathers of the ostrich. Flowers frequently measure four 
inches across, in long, thin, wiry stems. Price, mixed colors. 
15e. per pkt. 
CROWN ASTER 
339. Centers white, surrounded by a broad margin of 
color, such as crimson, rose, violet, etc., flowers large and 
freely produced; height, 18 inches to 2 feet, l'kt., 10c.; 3 
pkts., 25c. 
NEW YELLOW ASTER 
361. A double flower in the form of a perfect ball; of 
the brightest sulphur-yellow. Long, erect stems; excellent for 
cutting. Per pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED 
ASTERS 
Plants only ten to twelve inches high, producing flowers 
of the largest size and choicest colors. per pkt. 
327. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered, mixed . . . $0 10 
323. A. Chrysanthemum Flowered, pure white . . 10 
DEEP SCARLET TRIUMPH ASTER 
333. Beautiful dwarf Aster; immense Ilowers of faultless 
form. The color is rich, brilliant scarlet; very prolific. 
Pkt,, 10c. 
GIANT VICTORIA OR WASHINGTON 
A magnificent variety of compact habit; flowers measure 
5 inches across, of splendid substance, fine form, and bloom 
profusely during August and September. 
367. Snow white; 368, Peach blossom pink; 369, Dark 
violet; 370, Azure blue; 371, Bright crimson; 372, Choice 
mixed. Price, all the above, 10c. per pkt. 
NEW BRANCHING ASTERS 
The new Branching Aster is quite different in several 
respects from any Aster known. The branching habit is 
accompanied with great vigor of growth and profusion of 
bloom. The flowers are of extraordinary size and exceed¬ 
ingly graceful, and are borne erect on very long stems. 
rER PKT ‘ 
310. White Branching Aster. So 10 
311. Crimson Branching Aster.. 10 
313. Shell Pink Branching Aster . io 
312. Finest Mixed Branching Aster. 10 
NEW DWARF QUEEN ASTER 
Bushy plants growing only 10 to 12 inches high, and 
branching very freely; branches upright, making a dense 
compact bush. The ilowers are of extra ordinary size, perfectly 
double, and resemble the finest Victoria. pkr pkt. 
335. Satin; White Queen. Spotless white.80 10 
336. Crimson Queen. Rosy crimson. 10 
NEW ASTER, “WHITE LADIE” 
330. Very popular, with long, graceful tubular petals; 
splendid for cutting. Per pkt., 10c. 
POPULAR MIXTURE OF ASTERS 
362. A mixture of all the best varietiesof Asters suit¬ 
able for cut flowers, consisting principally of white, pink 
and the brightest of red, with a small proportion of blue 
and purple and some intermediate shades. Being made 
by ourselves, we know it contains only the most salable 
colors for cubflower use, and offer it as a good substitute 
for the higher-priced separate colors. Large pkt., 15c.; 
oz„ $1.25. 
WHITE ASTERS IN MIXTURE 
363. This mixture is made up by ourselves of all 
the white-flowering Asters suitable for cut flowers, and 
includes Giant Comet Snow and White Branching. 
Large pkt., 15c.; ox., 81.50. 
