PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Superior Flower Seed 1 3 
Arctotis or “African Daisy” 
ARABIS [Rock Cress} 
*Alpina. For edging and rockeries. 
Spreading tufts of white in spring. 
Pkt. 10c ; ^8 oz. 20c ; % oz. 30c. 
fARCTOTIS 
[African Daisy} 
Grandis. 2 to 3 feet high. A useful and 
charming cut flower from June till after 
hard frosts; lasting a week or two in 
water, undeveloped buds opening up 
perfectly if kept in the sun. Daisylike, 
glistening white on the face, under sur¬ 
face pale lilac-blue. 
Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
Mixed Hybrids. 2 to 3 feet high. Love¬ 
ly, daisy-like flowers in orange, bronzy 
red, rose, cream, yellow and salmon 
shades. Suitable for hot, sunny places. 
Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c; % oz. 90c. 
tASTERS 
For early flowers, sow the seed in house 
or greenhouse during March or April and 
transplant to the open ground in May. 
For late flowers, which are the finest, sow 
thinly in the open ground early in May, 
transplanting later. 
Harly (E). First bloom in July. 
Midseason (M). August. 
Eate (L). In prime. Sept. on. 
We segregate those items now available 
in Wilt-Resistant strains. 
Cslifnfnisi Gisititc (M.) Giant 5- to 
^aiiTornia uianxs flowers in 
Crego or Ostrich Feather style, coupled 
with robust habit and great length of 
stem. A combination of great value 
in vase and floral work. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; % oz. 60c. 
Giant California Sunshine (m.) 
(M.) plants of this new race grow 3 
feet high with long, stiff stems admir¬ 
able for cutting, the individual blooms 
4 to 6 and 6 inches in diameter. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
New Super-Giant Asters 
El Monte The very earliest Aster of 
- giant size, deep, glowing 
crimson. The abundant, plume-like 
petals, so daintily interlaced, make fluf- 
fily bulky flowers. 
Los Angeles Full double flowers 6 to 
—■ - 8 inches across ; grace¬ 
ful and delicately interlaced, shell-pink, 
borne smartly upright. 
Both. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c; ^ oz. 50c. 
♦HARDY ASTER Alpinus^ Short 
stems but large flowers of lavender-blue 
■ with orange-yellow discs. May-June. 
Height, 5 to 10 inches. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 75c. 
Wilt-Resistant 
Aster Strains 
Aster wilt-disease is devastat¬ 
ing. Science has now gained con¬ 
trol of it, to an extent whereby seed 
has been developed with the power 
of resistance to this parasitic fungus. 
This section produces 
largest flowers of the 
Comet type, very full and fluffy, 
around 6 inches diameter, long 
lasting when cut. Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
Early Giant Light Blue 
Silver Medal. Five-inch, lacy flow¬ 
ers with narrow curling petals, 
earliest of the giants on 3-ft. 
branching stems. Clear light blue. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 50c; % oz. 90c. 
EaHv Roval Free; large; 
E.ariy Koyai ^ud fully double, 
with evenly incurved petals. Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 30c; Yi oz. 50c. 
Extra Early Express 
(Comet). (E.) The largest early 
asters grown. Well developed 
flowers range from 3% to 4 inches 
across, very free of yellow centers 
and borne upon good stems. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c; % oz. 36c. 
Tvne 
" quite distinct, owing 
to the very double petalage, which 
is characteristically quilled, at 
times almost needle-like. Plants 
strong and sturdy, averaging 18 
inches in height, with large, per¬ 
fect flowers for three months. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c ; 
% oz. 35c. 
“Heart of France’’ (l). 
Opens ruby-red, deepening with 
age, and retains its remarkable 
beauty to the very end. The flowers 
are . large and full, the plants 
branching, 24 inches high. 
Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 35c ; Yl oz. 60c. 
“Lady Roosevelt” (E). Per- 
— — feet comet 
type. Magnificent rose-pink, on 
long stems ; always a very popular 
cutting variety. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 
20c; % oz. 36c. 
Late Branching 
ing, the strong, branching plants 
2 to 2 Y 2 feet high. The flowers are 
very double, 5 inches wide, with 
long, strong stems. Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c; Y^ oz. 35c. 
Queen of the Market (e). 
Earliest of all; flowers perfect, on 
long stems, valuable for cutting. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 20c; 
% oz. 35c. 
Wilt-Resistant Mixed 
tion of all-double types in many 
colors. It is safe even on wilt- 
infected soil. Pkt. 10c ; Ys oz. 26c ; 
% oz. 40c. 
“Queen’s Bouquet” 
Imbricated Pompon Asters 
Mixed (E). Small, round, pompon 
flowers produced very early and 
continuously, often twenty to a 
plant, on 12-inch stems. Sur¬ 
rounding the compact center is a 
charming fringe of lacy guard 
petals. There are many distinct 
color shades in a thorough mix¬ 
ture, so that charming bouquets 
may be cut; or long-season, low 
edgings in the garden should 
sparkle vividly. This item is really 
one of the catchiest garden nov¬ 
elties in years. 
Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 35c; Yi oz. 60c. 
Queen of the Market 
California Giant 
(Crego Type) 
