VicK’s Branching 
Late Flowering. This magnificent Aster still reigns supreme. 
It is as favorably known among European as American growers, and 
every up-to-date florist has a fine stock of the flowers in his show 
windows just before the Chrysanthemum comes in,—in fact it is 
often mistaken for the Chrysanthemum, which it very much resem¬ 
bles. It begins blooming about August 15, and continues through¬ 
out the season. The flowers are of extraordinary size, and are 
borne on long, graceful stems from fifteen to twenty inches in 
length. The plants are extra large and of strong growth, one 
plant often covering a space of two and one-half feet square. It is 
unexcelled for cutting, and is by far the most satisfactory late Aster 
grown. The time of blooming can of course be regulated to some 
extent by sowing the seed in the house in March or April. 
Snowy-white, pink, rose, crimson, purple, lavender, each .... 10 
One packet each of the six colors for .45 
Above colors mixed.10 
VicK’s Royal Purple Aster 
(Novelty). A new strain of Vick’s Branching Aster, growing 
about fifteen inches high. Its habit of growth is entirely distinct, the 
stems growing directly from the ground, and not on side shoots 
from the main stem like other varieties (see engraving above made 
from a photograph taken on our seed farm at Despatch). Nine 
out of every twelve flowers are sufficiently large for cutting, either 
for house decoration or florists use. A medium early bloomer con¬ 
tinuing in flower until late in the fall; in fact it holds its blooms 
longer than any other variety we know of. The flowers are large 
and full to the center; petals flat and somewhat incurved; color 
bright purple. We consider it a great acquisition and confidently 
recommend it, believing it will please both our aster loving friends 
and florists. We expect in the near future to introduce other colors 
of this excellent variety. 
Packet 20 cents. 
Flower Seeds 43 
BRANCHING CLASS 
VicK’s Branching Aster, 
Rosy Carmine 
(Novelty.) When we introduced the famous White Branching 
Aster, we little thought it would be our privilege to introduce a 
new color nearly every year, but such has been the case and this 
year is no exception. 
This new and distinct novelty in the Branching Aster family 
possesses all the good qualities of its parent. In our opinion, it is 
one of the best colors for cutting we have ever introduced. The 
time of blooming is close to that of the other Branching Asters, 
while the size and beauty of the flower fully sustains the high 
reputation of the family. A vase on the table will light up the 
whole surroundings, or in a florist’s window will attract the atten¬ 
tion of every lover of a beautiful flower. Leading florists in New 
York, Pittsburg and Cincinnati, who have received samples of the 
cut blooms, pronounce it a color that will be popular with florists. 
Packet 25 cents. 
Semple’s PinK Branching 
The flowers are very large and the color is an exquisite shade of 
bright pink. Stems long and stiff. 
Price 10 cents. 
VICK’S EARLY SNOWDRIFT 
Is certainly the Earliest Aster in cultivation 
being a few days in advance of Queen of the F.arlies, while the flower is not 
surpassed in beauty by any of the later varieties. The leaves are narrow 
and sparse, and the branches spring from close to the ground. The 
entire energy of the plant seems given to the production of twelve to 
twenty long, slender, upright stems, crowned with immense feathery 
flowers. The long, recurved petals give the flowers an exceedingly 
graceful effect, heightened in many cases by the ragged, irregular char¬ 
acter of the petals in the center of the flower. The type is well estab¬ 
lished, the flowers all coming perfectly double ..25 
James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
THE FAMED VICK’S 
(PHOTOGRAPH Yi NATURAL SI7.f) 
FLOWF.R AND PLANT OF VICK’S ROYAL PURPLE ASTER 
