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No. 455—ELECTRO $2.45 
Aster Early Giant Wilt-Resistant Peach Blossom (Bodger) 
D URING all the years in which we have been engaged in developing wilt- 
resistant strains of Asters we have had considerable difficulty with the 
more highly bred, strictly florist types such as the Giants of California, Super 
Giants, Giant Mammoth Paeony Flowered, etc. We have found it impossible 
to transfer the character of resistance to the types as they stand. To obtain wilt 
resistance in any of these types we have had to work up the type along with the 
resistance to eventually obtain a wilt-resistant, florist-type strain. In this process 
of development we have evolved a valuable new type which we are introducing 
this season as Early Giant Wilt Resistant. The flowers are very similar to the 
Giants of California blooms, very large and full with broad, graceful petals, 
daintily plumed and intertwined. The plants, however, differ considerably from 
the Giants of California since they are only U /2 to 2 feet tall with branches 
coming from low on the central spike, and only 6 to 8 flowers are produced on 
each plant. There are practically no laterals or side branches. One of the most 
desirable characteristics is the early blooming habit of this type, the flowers 
being produced on our ranches about August 20 so they could safely be counted 
on by the first week of September in any part of the country. The variety Peach 
Blossom presented herewith has particularly attractive full-petaled flowers of 
an attractive shade which opens almost white and flushes light pink then 
lavender pink as the flower fully matures. 
No. 38-Price per oz., $2.15 Per lb., $25.00 
Approximately 12,000 seeds per ounce. 
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