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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO 
LA CROSSE, WIS. 
1938 
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Salzer’s California 
Giant Asters 
This marvelous type is the 
finest Aster in cultivation today, 
and commands the highest price 
at the cut-flower markets of all 
of our large cities. No less, does 
it make the best display of any 
Aster in the garden. 
It is a cross between tlie Beauty 
Type of Aster and the Crego 
Aster, combining the vigorous tall 
growth oi' the former with the 
lovely, double, large flower of the 
latter. Salzer’s California Giant 
is practically non-lateral, but in¬ 
stead, carries its blooms at the 
end of its long stems, without the 
small side branches, producing - 
enormous flowers of wonderful 
substance on strong, stiff stems 
20 to 24 inches long - . The flowers 
measure 5 to 6 inches in diam¬ 
eter, with long - petals that Huffily 
curl across each other and pro¬ 
duce an exquisite bloom that has 
no equal. 
Wherever exhibited, this superb 
Aster has won prizes and received 
awards of merit. 
Mrs. Lester L. Rand, R. D. 3, 
Auburn, Maine, writes, “Friends 
thought that the California Giant 
Asters that I raised had been 
bought from a florist.” Mrs. E. 
Meyers, 3418 E. 126th C't.. Cleve¬ 
land, O., writes: “Your California 
Giant Asters last year were the 
most beautiful Asters I have ever 
had!” Mrs. Lillian B. Ten Eyck, 
R. D. 1, Box 165, Sandy, Ore., 
writes: “We have beautiful bou¬ 
quets galore from your California 
Giant Asters.” Miss Valeria Kie- 
las, Comfrey, Minn., writes: 
“Your California Giant Asters 
were just beautiful.” 
We offer the following beauti¬ 
ful colors from which to choose: 
I 683—Peach Blossom 
I 684—Light Blue 
I 685—Light Purple 
I 686—Deep Rose 
I 687—Dark Purple 
I 689—White 
Any of the above, 10c per pkt.; 
Vie or.., 25c; y a or.., 45c; V4 or.., 75c. 
One packet each of the above six 
colors, for 50c; % or. each of the 
above six colors, for $2.75. 
I 688—Mixed. All colors mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; Vie or.., 20c; y a ox., 35c; 
14 or.., 00c. 
California Giant Asters 
Perennial Asters 
Bright beautiful 
flowers, mixed col- 
ors. Perfectly 
hardy, live for many 
years. Also called 
Michaelmas Daisy. 
It is the last flower 
to bloom in the fall. 
1756—Pkt., 12c; Vie 
oz., 30c; % oz., 50c. 
ASTERMUM ASTERS 
A type of Asters, which, on account of 
their size and Chrysanthemum-like ap¬ 
pearance are appropriately called Aster- 
mums. The plants are about two feet 
high with flowers large and double. 
Blooms in late August. 1703—Finest 
Mixed: Pkt., 5c; % oz., 20c. 
DWARF ASTER 
Dwarf, bushy 
plants, bearing a 
wealth of well 
formed, large, dou- 
b 1 e flowers. The 
plants are only 10 
inches high, making 
them invaluable for 
borders. The flowers 
are delicate laven¬ 
der, overlaid with 
cerise pink. 1717— 
Pkt., 12c; Vs oz., 25c. 
Dwarf Aster 
Wilt-Resistant Asters 
Wilt or stem-rot has deprived many flower lovers in sections 
all over the U. S. of the lovely Aster! Loss of seedlings or trans¬ 
planted plants, stunted, one-sided and off color plants in those 
that survive, dark colored streaks in the stem, yellowing of 
the upper leaves and death of the lower leaves are character¬ 
istics of wilt or stem-rot. The wilt organisms are capable of 
prolonged existence in one’s soil and the only remedy is WILT- 
RESISTANT SEED. 
Our seed is practically immune to the ravages of wilt and 
produces an abundance of flowers on soil upon which ordinary 
seed would not possibly grow. In one severe test, plants from 
this wilt-resistant seed grew splendidly while 9 3% from ordi¬ 
nary seed succumbed. 
We offer wilt-resistant seed of the following lovely types: 
174 3— Queen of the Market, 1745— Giant Branching, Mixed 
Mixed 17 44— Salzer’s Beauty, Mixed 
1742— Giant Crego, Mixed 17 37— All Types, Mixed 
Price: Any of above, 15c per pkt.; y 1(] oz., 45c; % oz., 7 5c. 
Salzer’s Gorgeous Prize Mixture, To those 
desiring a beautiful garden of asters, in al- 
* most endless types, varieties and exquisite 
colors, early and late, we recommend our 
Gorgeous Prize Mixture. 1755 — Pkt., 175 
seeds, 10c; % oz., 25c; % oz., 40c. 
Wilt-Resistant Giant Crego Asters 
The Asters I received from you were a gorgeous sight. 1 gu ess every seed sprouted. Everyone “raved” about them.— 
Mrs. Fred Poritz, 648 Kendall St., Burlington, Wisconsin. 
