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_ BURPEE’S BEAUTIFUL ASTERS 
& A continuous display of asters from early summer until frost can be had by planting 
___ early, midseason, and late blooming varieties. If you plant some very early varie- 
ties, we suggest that you have seedlings of other flowers coming along to take the f 
- place of the earlies when they are through blooming, thus keeping all 
-- your ground occupied during the entire season. 



* Varieties marked with an asterisk (*) are the Wilt-Resistant Strain. 
_- They are highly immune to “‘ Wilt disease ’’ or “‘ Stem-rot,”’ 
_ Burpee’s Extra Early Asters 
In full bloom before others begin to flower 
To those who love the delicacy and richness of asters, these extremely 
early flowering varieties will be a joy. They begin to bloom in about 
14 weeks after seed is sown—long before most other asters begin to 
-bud. Extreme earliness and good cutting stems make them a most 
welcome new type of aster for the home gardener and the florist. 
3087 Violet Glory A beautiful double flower, 3 to 3% in. across 
deep purple-violet, with the center incurving petals displaying a hand- 
some silvery sheen. The plant is not very leafy, seeming to give all its 
strength to the flowers, which are freely borne on stems ranging in length 
from 12 to 15 in. Plants are of open, spreading habit, 1% ft. tall and 
about 2 ft. across. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 4 oz. 85¢. 
1603 Navy Blue Honorable Mention, All-America Selections Giant 
flowered aster; rather close in form to that of the Giant Crego type. The 
flowers are large, about 4 in. in diameter, with long, ribbon-like, beauti- 
fully curled, twisted and interlaced petals of a rich, luminous, deep velvety 
purple-blue color. Plants grow about 20 in. tall. Stems are long and wiry, 
12 in. and more in length; wonderful for cutting. Makes a grand showing 
in the garden for many weeks as plants are extremely free blooming. 
Burpee’s Extra Early Aster, 
Pkt. 25¢; \% oz. 70¢; 14 oz. $1.20. 
Navy Blue Pkt. 25¢. 

Peerless Asters — Asters of Special Merit 
Large flowers on long stems 3263 Ball’s White* Medium-early, long stemmed aster 
3048 Peerless Pink* Almost globular, 4 in., shell-pink flow- with glistening white, ball-shaped double flowers 3 to 4 in. across. 
ers freely borne on strong stems from midseason until frost. Branching plants 2 ft. tall. Pkt. 15¢; 1 oz. 40¢; 1/4 oz. 70¢. 
Branching plants 2 to 2% ft. tall. Pkt. 15¢; 4% oz. 40¢; 4 oz. 70¢. 3 ‘ 
Peer! Yell , : 1641 Early Giant Peach Blossom Earlier blooming than 
1631 Feerless Yellow Soft, pleasing shade of light yellow. other giant asters. Huge flowers with curled and interlaced petals, 
- Plants branch freely and grow 2 to 2% ft. tall; bloom most pro- = 4 to 5 in. across; opens white flushed lavender-pink. 11% to 2 ft. 
fusely from midseason until frost. Pkt. 15¢; 4% oz. 40¢; 4 oz. 70¢. Early to late midseason. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 50¢; 1% oz. 85¢. 
: How to Grow the Finest Asters—Burpee Leaflet L 22 Abell of France: Indescribably beautiful deep ruby- 
F : P red blooms—large, well rounded, an ully double—borne on 
Asters are easy to grow. They prefer rich, well-drained soil and extra long stems. 18 in. Pkt. 15¢; ¥ oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 
plenty of sunshine. They begin to bloom in 14 weeks to four 
-months after seed is sown, varying according to type and 
climate. Cultural directions are printed onevery bag of seeds, 
but if more detailed information is needed, this leaflet will be 
gladly sent to you free if asked for when ordering your seeds. 
1735 Fordhook Favorite Mixed Ali the best colors of 
our favorite types carefully blended in a grand mixture to furnish 
gorgeous blooms for garden display and cutting throughout the 
summer and fall. Pkt. 15¢; 4% oz. 40¢; 14 oz. 70¢; 12 oz. $1.25. 

Handsomely Curled and Interlaced 
California Giants combine the fluffy or feathered type of 
flower with the long, straight stems of the American Beauty 
class. The large, double flowers with long, attractively curled 
petals grow 5 in. and more in diameter, on stems 1% to 2 ft. 
long. The vigorous, freely branching plants grow 2 to 3 ft. 
tall and bloom profusely from late midseason until frost. 
Where summers are short, we suggest that you start the 
seeds early indoors so plants will flower before frost. 
1726 Apple Blossom Beautiful shell-pink; always wanted. 
1671 Light Blue Soft, clear azure-blue of great appeal. 
3081 Crimson A rather rich showy color; full of life. 
1670 Peach Blossom White flushed with delicate pink. 
1673 Dark Purple An attractive shade for cutting. 
1672 Deep Rose Delightful tone of dark rose-pink. 
1676 White Combines well with above colors; nice alone. 
1674 All Colors Mixed Marvelous blend of all colors. 
Any of the above California Giant Double Asters: 
Pkt. 15¢; % oz. 50¢; 4 oz. 85¢; 12 oz. $1.50. 
7768 COLLECTION 
California Giant Double Asters 
7 Pkts.—one each of the above 7 separate colors; im-95 
mense, long-stemmed flowers, (value $1.05) for only ¢g 
California Giant' ; 
Double Aster 
White Pkt. 15¢. 

