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F. LAGOMARSINO & SONS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 7 
Aster, Crego Enchantress 

Aster, Improved New Giant California Sunshine 
Beautiful New Wilt-Resistant 
and Giant Strains of Asters 
Asters are among the most useful decora- 
tive late summer plants for the home gar- 
dener. Location: sun or partial shade. 
Culture: require a rich soil, preferably 
rather sandy or loamy. Any soil may be 
made ideal for their culture by working in 
liberal quantities of NUTRIO. Cultivate 
regularly, and water before soil becomes 
too dry. Space tall branching varieties 15 
to 18 inches apart, medium growing sorts 
10 to 12 inches apart, and dwarf types 8 
to 10 inches apart. Use: splendid effects 
are obtained when planted in masses in 
large or small beds, or when groupings 
are planted in mixed borders in combina- 
tion with late flowering annuals or peren- 
nials. 
THE ASTER WILT DISEASE 
The aster wilt or stem rot disease seriously 
affects asters. The causal fungus enters 
the roots from the soil, choking up the 
water conducting vessels of the plants, 
and thereby ultimately making the plant 
wilt and die. Wilt-resistant asters have 
been developed to withstand the attacks 
of this fungus, and will produce healthy 
blooming plants even in the most severely 
fungus infested soil, Plant wilt-resistant 
varieties exclusively, if you are experienc- 
ing trouble with this disease in your gar- 
den. All such varieties are marked wilt- 
resistant below. 
DOUBLE GIANT CREGO (Wilt-resistant)— 
2 ft. The most popular of all classes. Flow- 
ers are of splendid size, have long shaggy, 
twisted petals and are borne abundantly 
on branching robust plants. Often called 
“Ostrich Plume” or ’'Giant Comet’’ Asters. 
Crimson, *Deep Rose, Peach Blossom, 
Shell Pink, Royal Purple, *Blue Flame 
(deep bright blue), *Enchantress (light rose 
tinged salmon), and * White. 
Any of the above: Pkt. l5c, Y% oz. 45c, 
Y% oz. 75c. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 15c, Ye oz. 35c, 4% oz. 
65c. 
DOUBLE GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA—2!2 
ft. A type selected from the Cregos with 
flowers of identical form, as described 
above, but larger and carried on longer 
stems. Two weeks later in season than the 
Cregos. 
Peach Blossom, *Deep Rose, Light Blue, 
*Light Purple, White. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 15c, 6 pkts. 75c, 
V3 oz. 60c. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 15c, ¥ oz. 50c, 4 oz. 
85c. 
SUPER GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA — 3 ft. 
These new Asters are even larger flowered 
than the Giants of California, being 6-8 
inches across. Of the same curled and in- 
terlaced petal formation. 
*E] Monte—Sensational crimson. 
*Los Angeles—Delicate shell pink. 
Pkt. 20c, Ye oz. 65c. 
DOUBLE AMERICAN BEAUTY (Wilt-Resist- 
ant)—22 ft. The class consisting of the 
regular and symmetrically formed flowers. 
The plants are branching, bearing large 
sized blooms which are fully double with 
evenly incurved petals. 
* Rzure Fairy (New) (Azure blue), Light 
Rose, *Black Prince (deep marine violet), 
Shell pink, * White, *Heart of France (dis- 
tinctive scarlet-red). 
Any of the above: Pkt. 15c, Ye oz. 45c, 
V4 oz. 75c. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 15c, Ve oz. 35c, % oz. 
65c. 
IMPROVED GIANT CALIFORNIA SUN- 
SHINE—2¥' ft. An improved strain of the 
earlier Anemone flowered Aster. The flow- 
er is composed of a single row of outer 
petals around a tufted center of short 
florets. 
Rose, *Enchantress Pink (salmon-pink), 
White, * Lavender (azure blue) and Purple. 
Any of the above—Pkt. 25c, Ye oz. $1.00. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 20c, ¥@ oz. 75c. 
IMBRICATED POMPON—12-14 in. Upright 
growing, bearing numerous small round 
cushion centered flowers. Increasingly 
popular for cut flower use. 
Scarlet, *Rose, White, *Light Blue, Mixed. 
Any of the above—Pkt. l5c, 4% oz. 45c, 
VY oz. 75c. 
LILLIPUT—12-14 in. Known as the "Button 
Aster.” 
Mixed—Pkt. 15c, Ye oz. 50c. 
SINGLE CHINENSIS, Tall Single Giant 
Flowered (Wilt-Resistant)—1-2 ft. 
Finest Mixed—Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 25c. 
PERENNIAL ASTER — MICHAELMAS 
DAISY—tThis is a splendid mixture of the 
newest varieties, shades, and colors in 
hardy herbaceous Asters. They will bloom 
the first year if sown early, forming bushy 
clumps 2 to 3 feet high, covered with large 
single flowers in rich shades. Mixed, pkt. 
10c. 
