FLOW61^ s SGGr)S. 
The following described Specialties and Novelties of Flower Seeds will be found to embrace some of 
the choicest and rarest varieties in cultivation. Many of these have been grown on my own trial grounds 
and others imported at great expense from Europe. They can all be relied upon as being choice speci¬ 
mens of great merit and beauty. I have offered them in collections so low that all should give them a 
trial, and seewhat beautiful flowers can be grown from splendid imported varieties. Each packet con¬ 
tains seed sufficient for an ordinary flower garden. g®“For a general list of Mills’ Flower Seeds see 
page 29. ’ 
NEW DWARF WHITE QUEEN ASTERS. 
(Accurately drawn from nature, at my seed grounds.) 
New Large Flowering Dwarf 
Queen Aster — I take pleasure in in¬ 
troducing this magnificent New Aster 
this year ; the new illustration was 
drawn from nature at my seed grounds, 
and accurately represents the beautiful 
habit of growth. All visitors remarked 
the distinct character of these New 
Queen Asters, the White Queen being 
pronounced the finest White Queen 
ever seen. 
The dwarf, bushy plants grow only 
ten to twelve inches high, and while 
branching very freely, the branches are 
upright (not loose in habit), make a 
dense, compact bush—excellent for pot 
culture as well as for bedding. For 
many purposes, and particularly for 
culture in pots, I consider the habit of 
growth is more desirable than any 
variety heretofore introduced. The 
flowers are of extraordinary size, per¬ 
fectly double, and resemble the finest 
Victoria Asters in form. On a single 
plant I counted forty flowers and large 
buds, while many small buds were ap¬ 
pearing. As yet, there have been only 
two colors of this strain produced by 
the originator in Germany. 
White Queen —Spotless white. Per 
pkt., 15 cts. 
Crimson Queen — Rosy crimson. 
Per pkt., 15 cts. 
One pkt . of each color New Queen Asters for 25 cents . 
The New Diamond Asters—This new race 
is a variety of the highest merit. The flowers are 
extremely beautiful and of ilie greatest perfection, 
2 to 2X inches across, perfectly double and each 
petal is distinctly incurved, as shown in the illus¬ 
tration of a single flower. The flowers are partic¬ 
ularly valuable for cutting for bouquets. The 
plants grow 18 to 20 inches in height, the main 
stalk, of stiff, upright growth, with numerous up¬ 
right stems starting from the very base, and each 
stem again branching — all the stems and branches 
being terminated with perfect flowers; the entire 
plant is thus a perfect mass of bloom. The colors 
of the flowers are rich and varied, ranging from 
pure white to dark, blackish-purple and rich, glow¬ 
ing crimson, while others are composed of bright- 
colored petals, edged with white. Visitors pro¬ 
nounce this a great sight at my seed grounds the 
past season. All colors mixed, per pkt., 15 cts.; 2 
pkts., 25 cts.; or 5 pkts. for 50 cts. 
New Aster, Prince of Wales—In my trials 
the past season of Asters, this new variety proved 
entirely distinct. When in flower the plants are 
about fifteen inches in height, branching freely in 
all directions, the large flowers bending the stems 
over with their weight, giving the plants a graceful, 
FLOWER OF THE NEW DIAMOND ASTER. 
