5 
ASTERS 
Paeony Perfection Aster. 
The most noted of all 
the Asters. The flowers 
are very double and of 
great size, which with 
their beautifully in¬ 
curved petals gives a 
perfection of form un¬ 
surpassed in any other 
variety. In habit the 
plant is much branched 
and pyramidal-shaped, 
making the flowers 
splendid for cutting, 
while the range of col¬ 
ors is exceedingly wide. 
Truffaut's Perfection, 
the variety here offered, 
is the latest improve¬ 
ment of this most d«sir- 
ableAster. Mixed. Pkt., 
4 cts.; 3 pkts., 10c. 
East Constable, N.Y., Apr., 
23, ’99.— -“My Asters J ast year 
were beautiful, as were my 
Giant 1 >ouble Petunias.” 
Mbs. Cora Btjell. 
new? Giant Branching Comet Jlster. 
A grand new Comet Aster, forming a much branched, vigorous plant, 
growing to a height of eighteen inches. The flowers are very large, some¬ 
times measuring six inches in diameter, and the petals are so twisted and 
curled as to give a decidedly Chrysanthemum effect. The flower-bearing 
stems are long and splendid for cutting. The originator claims that there 
are no handsomer Asters m existence.” Like the ordinary Comet, they are 
early flowering, hence should be sown with late varieties to give a succession 
of bloom. Mixed. Pkt., 7 cts ; 3 pkts., 15 cts. 
Giant Brandling Comet White,White striped with pink, Rose-pink, 
Carmine striped with pink. Separate, each per pkt, 7 cts. 
DWARF CHRYSANTHEMUM ASTER. 
m Ias ^ eo J flowers an .d habit of growth, no dwarf variety is more desira- 
+ ' ow ? rs ^* e large ’ chrysanthemum-shaped, and produced in clus- 
ters oi iirteen to twenty, or even more, in a truss, each plant forming in 
itself a beautiful bouquet. It will be found very useful for edgings, beds 
and for pot culture. Mixed. Pkt., 75 seeds, 4 cts.; 3 pkts, 8 cts. 
JEWEL, OR BALL, ASTER. 
This variety is somewhat after the Peony Perfection 
type, with petals incurving, forming handsome ball¬ 
shaped flowers, splendid for cutting. The plant is tall and 
much branched and a great bloomer. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts. 
VICTORIA ASTER. 
One of the most desirable strains. The plant is tall, 
of pyramidal growth, and when in bloom the foliage is 
completely hidden by the massive flowers. The petals 
curve outward. Mixed. Pkt., 4 cts.; 3 pkts., 10 cts. 
PRIZE QUILLED ASTER. 
This variety is unlike any other in that the petals are 
tube or quill-shaped, bunched in a dense mass, surrounded 
by an involucre of ordinary shaped petals. The plants 
are tall and bear a great profusion of blossoms, which re¬ 
main perfect many days after cutting. Mixed. Pkt, 4 cts. 
