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FLOWER SEEDS FOR FLORISTS 
YOUR ASTER SEED 
E RRORS in selecting varieties or supplying Aster 
or any other seed are sometimes very costly. 
It is not possible for anyone to be always 100% 
right in this, of course. Asters have been a leading 
specialty with us since 1903. We promptly recog¬ 
nized the great value of the rot-resistant work on 
Asters begun by Dr. L. R. Jones of Madison, Wiscon¬ 
sin. The development of these strains is now carried 
on by Bodgers Seeds, Ltd., of California, and our¬ 
selves, at West Chicago, Illinois. All our Rot-Re¬ 
sistant Aster seed is grown for us by Bodgers under 
our personal supervision. Also—all our Rot-Resist¬ 
ant Aster seed is grown for us on land that has been 
used for many years for Asters and is thoroughly 
sick with rot. This, of course, insures the main¬ 
tenance of high resistance and will tend to increase 
it. As usual, there will be a few Aster seed short¬ 
ages this season. If seed is not ordered until March 
or April, you will probably feel some of them. In 
conclusion, if we can be of service in connection 
with your Aster growing plans, we will be very 
glad to hear from you. 
BALL RESISTANT ASTERS 
T HE following varieties are the best available in the Rot-Resistant class. The varieties in this list that we find best both 
as to rot resistance and color, as well as such as are most generally popular, are starred (*) . Fully realizing the importance 
of the frequent inquiry, "What are the best varieties?" we go one step farther this season in presenting what we find to be the 
12 Best Varieties. This should be of interest, for it is based on the past season's seed sales, an important index, and our own 
experience as cut flower growers. 
PRICES ON ALL ROT-RESISTANT STRAINS, 
except the varieties priced differently, are as follows: 
Tr. pkt., 40c; '/» ox., 50c; 1 ox., $1.75. 
12 Best Resistant Asters 
Listed in order of their value. Dates are for flowering in 
our latitude and will vary. 
Ball White Late. Typical American Branching type and habit, 
long-stemmed, quite large and full double. Generally found 
the best in its class, following in flowering season our Ball 
White Early. Sept. 10 to 15. 
Ball Deep Rose. Extra bright shade of deep rose with attrac¬ 
tively incurved petals; medium size, extra long-stemmed, 
and highly resistant. One of our finest productions. Aug. 
20 to Sept. 1. 
Early Phlox Pink. Fairly light rose-pink. An especially attractive 
cut flower shade with perfect American Branching habit. 
Sept. 5 to 1 0. 
Ball White Early. This is a resistant selection from our orig¬ 
inal Ball White. This selection has not left it quite true to 
the original form, but a very choice full double white that 
follows the Royals. Sept. 5 to 10. 
Branching Axure-Blue. Clear mid- or bright lavender-blue. Of 
fine color and size, long-stemmed, and highly resistant. 
Sept. 1 5 to 20. 
Ball Deep Purple. An attractive bright deep purple. In flower¬ 
ing season, long stem, and resistance to rot this is an exact 
duplicate of our Ball Deep Rose. Both these Ball varieties 
are cut out before the main crop cbmes in. Aug. 20 to 
Sept. 1. 
Royal White. Best early commercial white; nice stems and true 
Branching. Aug. 25 to Sept. I. 
Queen of the Market White. The leading early cut flower white. 
Under our conditions none of this early class is quite so re¬ 
sistant to rot as the later kind, but reports are generally 
very favorable on this White and Blue. July 15. 
Early American Beauty Silvery Rose. (New). We predict that 
this variety will be nearer the head of this list because of its 
pleasing rose color, several shades deeper than our Phlox 
Pink. Also, Silvery Rose is very much non-lateral, large- 
flowered, and long-stemmed. Sept. 1 5 to 20. 
Royal Axure-Blue. Same color as Branching Azure-Blue. It 
might be called lavender-blue. A pleasing shade and a fine 
cut flower variety in the Royals. Sept. 5 to 10. 
Royal Shell-Pink. A bright shade of Semple or Shell-Pink, with 
extra large flowers for this class; medium long-stemmed. An 
excellent commercial variety for size and color. Sept. 1 to 5. 
Queen of the Market Mid-Blue. A very good early mid-blue; 
valuable because of early flowering. July 15. 
Mixture of Above 12 Best Varieties. This mixture contains 
equal amounts of each above varieties. This provides a 
succession of flowers from July to late September. 
"Golden Sheaf" supplies the demand for a yellow Aster. We find 
it highly resistant. 
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