T HE ASTER family is divided into numerous classes of varieties, all of which are handsome and worthy of cultivation. Asters, 
as a class, may be compared with Chrysanthemums; for summer and fall decorations they fill the place of this magnificent flower 
the best of anything we have. Our illustrations show several of the various forms. Seeds may be sown in the open ground, or started 
early in the spring in the house or under glass. The large-growing varieties of Asters, such as Vick’s Branching, need to be set as much 
as eighteen inches apart, and the upright varieties, Daybreak, Purity and Victoria types, twelve inches apart in good soil, and will quite 
fill the space. The soil about the plants should be stirred frequently during the summer, and a vigorous growth encouraged. The dwarf 
varieties make beautiful border plants. To produce extra large show flowers, remove all the buds on lower portion of the plant, 
allowing only from five to seven buds on the main stem to remain. Annual. 
VICK’S VIOLET KING 
VicK’s New 
White Upright Aster 
Flowers similar in size and shape to Vick’s Violet Upright Aster, 
but the color is a clear white, and like its sister is particularly use¬ 
ful for cutting. 
Packet 25 cents 
“ How to Grow Asters ” 
24 Pages of information on the culture and care of Asters. Price 
10 cts.; or free with an order for Aster seed amounting to 25 cts. 
Illustration Natural Size of* Flower* 
We sold last season 6000 packets of our new Aster Vick’s 
Violet King to 4000 good customers, and venture to say 
there are 4000 good customers who will gladly join ns 
Bin lauding its many good qualities. We are more 
a satisfied with it than ever, it blooms so evenly, 
the flowers have such lasting qualities, and con- 
i tinue so late in the season ; in fact it is a verit- 
I able garden gem. The habit of Vick’s Vio¬ 
let King is similar to the popular Vick’s 
Branching, vigorous in growth, with long 
! stiff stems, and luxuriant foliage of the 
richest green. In form the flower is 
Entirely Distim«5t 
! petals somewhat resemble the quilled vari- 
- eties, but are much larger and broader, 
those in the center being fantastically 
| twisted, curled and incurved, completely 
covering the crown. The bloom is round, 
full and very large, many of the 
Flowers measuring from Four 
( to Five inches in diameter. 
Its color is a soft violet-lilac. This Aster is 
i easily the peer of the grandest Chrysanthe¬ 
mum, with all the advantages in favor of the 
Aster, especially its ease of culture, since no 
greenhouse is required, and its continuous and 
• prolific blooming during the summer and early fall. 
Xo appreciate this unique Aster it 
must be seen 
Florists who have seen this new Aster predict for it a 
future equal to that of other famous varieties introduced by 
us in the past. 
Packet, 15 cents. 
VicK’s New 
Purplish -Violet Upright Aster 
(Novelty.) The Upright Aster is an entirely new form of growth 
in the Aster family. Every one is familiar with the form and habit of 
the Branching Class, but this new Upright is especially interesting 
from the fact that the plants grow very compactly, not over eight 
inches in diameter, with the flower stems growing directly upwards. 
The flowers in both form and style resemble the Branching Aster, 
being symmetrical, double and full to the center, while the color 
(purplish-violet) is peculiarly striking. The long stems make the 
flower especially valuable for cutting. Blooms about the first of 
August. Packet 25 cents. 
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