” Shumway’s World Famous Amerioan Grown Asters 
2097 jsje;,, Peerless Yellow Aster, A Great Sensation 
It has been difficult to get a good j’ellow Aster. At last however one has 
been developed. It can be described as of American Branching habit, height 
about two feet, flowers of good size and form, petals slightly incurved. The 
color is a deep yellow when first opened, and fades slightly as it ages. Pkt. 10 
cts.; '/a 02 ., 32 cts. 
2095 Aster Michaelmas Daisy 
Hardy perennial. 
Now fills a roost important place in all hardy flower gardens, lighting up the 
borders and shrubberies with their masses and clouds of dainty and brightly 
colored blossoms throughout the autumn months up to November, when other 
flowers are scarce. Large Flowering Alpinus, Mixed. Various charming shades 
of blue. Pkt., 10 cts. 
2094 Giant California Sunshine Mixed 
Striking flowers, 4 in. and more across, are freely borne on stiff stems, 18 
to 110 in. long. The long, loosely placed outer petals are of varying colors 
in lovely contrast to the creamy yellow or blue centers which are comiwsed of 
many showy, tiny quills. Midseason. 2^ ft. Pkt., 10 cts.; Va oz., 32 cts. 
All Wilt Resistant Strains 
Shumway’s Early Beauty 
Planted at the same time, the Early 
Beauties flower with the Crego and 
American Branching types, or, from 
early July until frost. The plants are 
from 2%-3 feet, with long, stout stems 
bearing large well formed flowers. 
2055 Crimson 2060 Sept. Beauty 
2056 Purple 2061 White 
2057 Peach Blossom 2062 Shumway’s 
2058 Bose Supreme Mixture 
2059 Azure Palry 
Special Prices on above. Your Choice: 
Pkt., 10 cts.; I/s oz., 32 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; 
i/a oz., $1.10; oz., $2.00. 
2529 One Pkt. Bach of the 7 Separate 
Colors for 49 cts. 
American or Vick’s 
Late Branching Asters 
Blooms are immense, 3% to 4 in. 
across, and fully double. The petals are 
incurved and so closely massed as to 
form a solid, globular, Peony-like 
flower. 
2087 Crimson 2091 White 
2088 Peerless Fink 2092 Bose 
2089 Purple 2093 Shumway’s 
2090 Scarlet Supreme Mixture 
Special Prices on above. Your Choice: 
Pkt., 8 cts.; I/s oz., 24 cts.; </, oz., 39 cts.; 
1/2 oz., 70 cts.; oz., $1.25. 
2530 One Pkt. Bach of the 6 Separate 
Colors for 35 cts. 
Queen of the Market Asters 
The Earliest Flowering Annual Aster 
The first of our Asters to come into 
bloom. The plants grow 15 to 18 in. 
tall. The flowers are nearly round, fully 
double and measure 3 in. across. Very 
beautiful. 
2048 Bark Blue 2051 Flesh Fink 
2049 Crimson 2052 White 
2050 Light Blue 
2054 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture 
Fkt., 7 cts.; I/s oz., 22 cts.; </4 oz,, 38 cts.; 
1/2 oz., 72 cts.; oz., $1.25. 
2534 One Fkt. Bach of the 6 Separate Col¬ 
ors for 25 cts. 
2096 Aster Heart of France 
Annual. One of the most beautiful 
asters in the entire family. 
Heart of Prance opens as red as the 
purest ruby, deepens with age and retains 
its remarkable beauty. The flowers are 
large and full. The plants are of branch¬ 
ing type and very robust habit. Stems are 
long and strong. The plants begin to 
bloom quite early in the season. Pkt., 12 
cts.; Vs oz., 35 cts.; % oz., 62 cts.; oz., 
$1.15; oz., $2.00. 
2047 Dwarf Alpine Aster 
Goliath Perennial 
Indispensable for the rockery or edge 
of hardy borders, grows 6 to 10 inches 
high, showy bluish-purple flowers in May 
and June. Pkt., 10 cts.' 
Improved Crego or Branching Comet Asters 
The very large, fully double flowers. 4 to 5 in. across, are made 
up of long, ribbon-like, loose petals gracefully curled and twisted, giv¬ 
ing them a lovely fluffy appearance. Color range includes crimson, shell 
pink, purple, white, lavender and peach blossom. 
2070 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture of all the above and many ,other col¬ 
ors properly blended for color effects. Fkt., 10 cts.; % 02 ., 28 cts.; % oz., 
48 cts.; 1/2 oz., 85 cts.; oz., $1.50. 
Shumway’s American Beauty Type Asters 
The earlier-flowering strain of the American Beauty type comes into 
bloom a little before the American Late Branching. Color range in¬ 
cludes crimson, rose, purple, blue, etc. 
2086 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture of all the above and many other col¬ 
ors properly blended for color effects. Fkt., 10 cts.; '/s oz., 35 cts.; oz., 
55 cts.; 'A oz., $1.00; oz., $1.75. 
2098 Shumway’s All American Aster Mixture 
I have spent years in perfecting this all American Aster Mixture. It 
is scientifically blended with proper proportions of all the varieties list¬ 
ed on this page as well as other Improved sorts and in my trials has 
been a veritable rainbow of color. Blooms are large; produced on long 
stiff stems.- Excellent either for private or florist use and unsurpassed 
for solid beds. I consider this the finest Aster Mixture in the world. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; I/s oz., 35 cts.; 1/4 oz., 60 cts.; 1/2 oz.; $ 1 . 10 ; oz., $2.00. 
All 
Postpaid 
Shumway^s Improved Giants 
of California Asters 
California Giants combine the Crego or feathered type of flow'er with 
the long, straight stems of the Beauty class. The flowers wdth long, 
attractively curled petals, rivaling Giant Chrysanthemums, are large 
and grow 5 in. and more in diameter, on stems V /2 to 2 ft. long. Color 
range includes pinks, rose, purple, peach, white, light and dark blue. 
2078 Shumway’s Supreme Mixture of all the above and many other col¬ 
ors properly blended for color effects. Pkt., 14 cts; oz-i 40 cts.; % oz., 
73 Cts.; 1/2 oz., $1.40; oz., $2.50. 
Aquilegia 
(Columbine) 
Beautiful hardy peren¬ 
nials, producing graceful 
spurred flowers on 2-ft. 
stems. One of the most 
important of our early 
hardy flowers and should 
be grown in quantity, be¬ 
ing easy to establish and 
thriving in almost any sit¬ 
uation. 
2040 Mrs. Scott Elliott*s 
Strain of Long-Spurred 
Hybrids. The blooms are 
of large size and the spurs 
very long. The colors range 
through shades of laven¬ 
ders, mauves, blues, pur¬ 
ples, whites, creams, yel¬ 
lows, pinks, reds, etc., Pkt., 
15 cts.; Vs oz., $1.00. 
2041 Edelweiss. 16 to 20 
inches. The plants are cov¬ 
ered with large erect snow- 
white blossoms. Excellent 
rock garden plant. Pkt., 20 
cts. 
2042 Coerulea (Rocky 
Mountain Columbine). 1 to 
2 ft. . One of the most 
beautiful of our native 
American flowers. Sepals, 
deep blue: petals, white. 
Pkt,, 10 cts. 
2043 Shumw'ay’s Superflne, 
Double, Mixed. Flowers in 
a variety of rich hues dis¬ 
play elaborate rings of 
petals about *he tubular 
centers which end in rather 
short curled spurs. The 
blossom heads are more 
compact than those of the 
single type. Pkt., 10 cts.; 
'*/H oz., 30 cts. 
2100 Auricula (Perennials) 
Hardy Primroses. These hardy 
Primroses are among our most de¬ 
lightful spring flowers. They re¬ 
quire a partially shaded location 
and are fine for a rock garden. 
Many bright colors including soft 
orange, copper-brown, and other 
pastel shades. Well adapted for 
naturalizing in the rock garden. 
The plants grow 6 in. tall and 
bloom during April and May. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 60 cents.; % oz., $1.00. 
2 New 
Calendula 
2115 Orange Shaggy 
The petals are long and deeply fringed 
or laciniated. Row after row of these 
long fringed petals overlap each other in 
a rather irregular fashion and build up 
a bloom with the shaggy appearance of 
some Chrysanthemums. Deep orange color 
shading to lighter orange in center of 
bloom, giving the flower a two-tone ef¬ 
fect, has long stems and forms plants 
about eighteen inches high. Packet, 10 
cts.; i/i oz., 45 cts. 
2116 Sunshine or 
Chrysantha 
A lovely, friendly newcomer. Distinctly 
different in flower formation. A clear 
buttercup yellow in color with loosely ar¬ 
ranged petals, incurved at center and re¬ 
flexed at edges, somewhat like a chry¬ 
santhemum. Flowers are mounted on 
strong, wiry stems a foot in length ; ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. Packet, 10 cts.; 
oz., 45 cts. 
Asparagus Perennial 
2038 Plumosus Nanus 
An excellent pot-plant with 
finely divided rich green Fern¬ 
like leaves. Used extensively 
as “greens” for cutting. Pkt., 
12 cts.; 100 seeds, 35 cts.; 500 
seeds, $1.50. 
2039 Sprengeri 
(Emerald Feather) 
Magnificent pot-plant with 
long drooping branches, 
grown extensively for cutting. 
Gives a graceful effect. Pkt., 
10 cts.; 100 seeds, 30 cts.; 500 
seeds, $1.25. 
2009 Shumway’s Rainbow 
Mixture of Annual Flowers. A blend 
of .showy, free-blooming dwarf an¬ 
nuals for beds and borders. Will 
give a fine display of color from 
early summer until frost. Pkt., 5 
cts.; oz., 20 cts. 
AMAZING 
BARGAIN 
No. B-69 
Your choice of any 3 
packets of the outstand¬ 
ing Flower Seeds listed 
on this page 
ONLY 2 5c 
