
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 
varieties, we suggest that you have seedlings of other 
flowers coming along to take the place of the earlies 
when they are through blooming, thus keeping all your 
ground occupied during the entire season. 
Asters are easy to grow. They prefer rich, well- 
drained soil, plenty of sunshine, and ample moisture. 
They begin to bloom in 14 weeks to four months after 
seed is sown, varying according to type and climate. 
For earliest blooms, sow seed indoors in boxes or pans 
six weeks before your usual outdoor planting time. Set 
the plants out in the garden when weather gets warm. 
* Varieties marked with an asterisk (*) are the Wilt-Resistant Strain. 
They are highly immune to ‘Wilt disease” or “Stem-rot.” 





Three Select 
Extra Early 
Asters 
Created by Burpee 
ie. On 
Floradale Farms 
Violet Glory Pkt. 15¢ 


Early Bird Pkt. 25¢ 
7760 COLLECTION 
3 Pkts.—one each of these 
3 Extra Early Asters 
(value 55¢) for only 45¢ 
Navy Blue Pkt. 15¢ 
Burpee’s Extr a Early Aster $—In full bloom before others begin to flower 
To those who love the delicacy and richness of asters, these ex- 
_ tremely 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. They are valuable everywhere but especially so in sections 
where summers are short and the regular types of asters do not 
have a long enough season to perfect their blooms. 
1605 Early Bird New for 1947. A good companion to Navy 
Blue and Violet Glory, as first flowers appear very early and the 
plants will continue to produce their colorful carmine-rose flowers 
for several weeks. As flowers age, the outer petals become attrac- 
tively tipped lighter rose. Blooms are double, petals evenly placed 
and grow 31% in. across. Plants grow 15 in. and more high. 
Pkt. 25¢; Yoz.75¢; %4 oz. $1.25 
How to Grow the Finest Asters 
Cultural directions are printed on every bag of seeds, but if 
more detailed information is needed to grow asters, our 
Leaflet L-22 will be gladly sent to you free if asked for 
when ordering your seeds. It is our aim to supply not only 
the ‘‘Best Seeds That Grow”’ but also to assist Burpee cus- 
tomers with information to help them secure good success. 
Burpee leaflets are free to help you achieve the best results. 

1603 Navy Blue 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, beautifully 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. 
Pkt. 15¢; Woz. 50¢; 1% oz. 85¢ 
3087 Violet Glory Deep purple-violet flowers, 3 to 3% in. 
across with the center incurving petals displaying a silvery sheen. 
Plants are of open, spreading habit, 1% ft. tall and about 2 ft. 
across; not very leafy, seeming to give all their strength to the flow- 
ers, which are freely borne on stems ranging in length from 12 to 
15 in. Its merit is its extreme earliness. Last long when cut. 
Pkt. 15¢; %oz.50¢; 14 oz. 85¢ 
Asters on Parade 
1606 Best Giants Mixed Special blend of all the best colors 
of giant flowering asters, including American Beauty, California 
Giants, El] Monte, Giant Branching, Improved Giant Crego, Mam- 
moth Peony Flowered, Peach Blossom, Peerless, etc. Highly prized 
for garden and cutting. Pkt. 25¢; 2 pkts. 45¢; 5 pkts. $1.00 

See next three pages for other Asters 17 
