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the j. chas. McCullough seed co 
Wilt-Resistant Aster, Golden Sheaf 
Sunshine Aster Crego Aster 
ASTERS ""New Types and Wilt-Resistant Strains 
Asters are the glory of our gardens In August and September, just when good flowers for cutting and garden display are 
wanted. To cut Asters abundantly as long as possible, several sowings should be made of the early and late flowering types. 
To succeed with Asters, sow the seed in flats in the house or hotbed in March. Transplant the seedlings two inches apart in 
boxes, and when they are large enough to handle, move to permanent beds in May. Make the second sowing in the cold frame 
the latter part of April, and the third sowing in the open ground about May. Set the plants of the early varieties ten inches 
apart, and of the later varieties eighteen inches apart. The richer the ground, the better your flowers will be, and water is very 
necessary. 
New Super Giants 
437 LOS ANGELES. The first variety of 
this giant race. The color is a serenely 
pure shell pink, flowers are full pet- 
alled, deep and unusually large, yet 
artistically graceful in the feathery 
effect of the interlacing petals. In the 
annual border, or cut flower bed in the 
garden, they stand above their fellow 
Asters and show up to best advantage 
when combined with a planting of the 
Blue Lace Flower, Didiscus. Pkt., 15c. 
Giant Mammoth 
Peony-Flowered 
The flowers are immense, very double, 
borne on long stout stems, free from lat¬ 
erals. Splendid for cutting as they keep 
longer than anv other varietv. 
438 FINEST MIXED COLORS. Fkt., 15c; 
special pkt., 50c. 
New Aster 
Giant California Sunshine 
We now offer two delightful new 
colors as well as the mixture in the pop¬ 
ular Aster Giant California Sunshine 
group. These plants grow three feet 
high and bear blossoms five and six 
inches across on long stiff stems. 
The dual-tone color effects formed by 
the quilled disc and the encircling 
guard petals are lovely beyond descrip¬ 
tion. 
439 MOONBEAM. The blooms of this 
Aster are snow white with a small 
center of soft orange. Pkt., 20c; 3 
pkts., 50c. 
440 STRATOSPHERE. A rich dark 
blue. The guard petals are pansy 
violet and the quilled petals are lav¬ 
ender, with the center a charming 
shade of orange. Pkt., 20c; 3 pkts., 
50c. 
441 GIANT CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE 
MIXED. All colors. Pkt., 15c. 
SOW 
EMERALD LAWN SEED 
FOR BEST RESULTS 
See Inside Front Cover 
California Giant Asters 
A new variety of the Crego type, with 
the robust habit of growth and long 
stems of the Beauty type. The flowers 
are much larger and more substantial 
than the Improved Crego. They measure 
5 to 6 inches in diameter and stand up 
well when shipped as cut flowers. Their 
immense size and beauty, as well as their 
long and sturdy stems, make them very 
attractive. 
442 WHITE. 
443 PEACH BLOSSOM. 
444 LIGHT BLUE. 
445 DEEP ROSE. 
446 DARK PURPLE. 
Price: Any of the above, pkt., 15c; 
*4 oz., 50c. 
447 MIXED COLORS. y 8 oz., 40c; pkt., 
15c. 
2447 COLLECTION. One pkt. each, above 
5 colors, 60c. 
Aster (Wilt-Resistant) 
Golden Sheaf 
448 GOLDEN SHEAF. Is the deepest 
yellow Aster yet offered, and the only 
one that is wilt-resistant. The flowers 
are fully double with an attractive 
crest-like center, of good substance and 
fine depth of petal. Pkt., 15c. 
ANNUALS IN THE 
GARDEN 
By H. Stuart Ortloff, L. A. 
Includes many interest¬ 
ing suggestions for the 
use of these popular 
plants in the landscape 
scheme, by themselves and 
in combination with per¬ 
ennials, in the rock gar¬ 
den, in the border, for 
cutting, to follow bulbs, 
in window boxes, etc. It contains full 
instructions for growing annuals, sow¬ 
ing seed, transplanting and care in the 
garden. It also includes summer-flower¬ 
ing bulbs and biennials. It is illustrated 
with a frontispiece in color, four photo¬ 
graphs and seventeen interesting land¬ 
scape plans with planting lists for using 
these popular flowers in the home-garden 
scheme. $1.25. 
Early Royal Asters 
An early, large-blooming type of Aster 
with elegant rounded double flowers car¬ 
ried on very long stems. The plant 
branches near the ground, which insures 
long flower-stems for cutting. 
449 FINEST MIXED COLORS. y B OZ., 
30c; pkt., 10c. 
Wilt-Resistant Asters 
Wilt-resistant Asters will successfully 
solve your past difficulty in growing these 
beautiful fall flowers. Many gardeners 
have had to abandon all attempt to grow 
Asters because of wilt. No practical wilt 
control has yet been discovered. The fol¬ 
lowing highly resistant strains have been 
developed from plants which through 
several years of production under severe 
wilt conditions, have survived untouched. 
The resultant seed now makes possible 
perfect fall displays of this popular An¬ 
nual. 
Wilt-Resistant Early Royal 
Asters 
450 AZURE BLUE. y a oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
451 DEEP ROSE. y 8 oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
452 PEACH BLOSSOM. y B oz., 50c; pkt., 
15c. 
453 PURPLE. y s oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
454 WHITE. y B oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
455 FINEST MIXED. y B oz., 40c; pkt., 
15c. 
Wilt-Resistant Crego Asters 
456 CATTLEYA. y 8 oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
457 CRIMSON. y 8 oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
458 DEEP ROSE. y B oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
459 PEACH BLOSSOM. y B oz., 50c; pkt., 
15c. 
460 PINK. y B oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
461 PURPLE. y B oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
462 WHITE. y 8 oz., 50c; pkt., 15c. 
463 FINEST MIXED. y 8 oz., 40c; pkt., 
15c. 
Wilt-Resistant Ball's White 
464 BALL’S WHITE. A pure white Aster 
of branching habit and a great favorite 
as a cut flower. 1/16 oz., 35c; pkt., 15c. 
Perennial Asters. See page 44. 
