- 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 seed- 
pans six weeks before your usual outdoor planting time. 
Set plants 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.” 



1605 
Extra Early Aster 
Early Bird 
Pkt. 25¢ 
Burpee’s Extra Early Asters 
These very early flowering varieties 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 type of 
aster for the home gardener and the florist. All created by Burpee. 
1605 Early Bird 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 attractively tipped 
lighter rose. Blooms are double, 3% in. across, with the petals evenly 
placed to form a most symmetrical flower. Plants grow 15 in. and 
more high. Pkt. 25¢; %oz. 75¢; % oz. $1.25 
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 12 in. and more in length; wonderful for cutting. 
Pkt. 25¢; % oz. 75¢; 1% oz. $1.25 
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 flowers, which are freely borne 
on stems ranging in length from 12 to 15 in. Last long when cut. 
, Pkt. 25¢; oz. 75¢; 1% oz. $1.25 . 

’ 7760-3 pkts., one each of the above 3 named vari- 60 ¢ 
eties of Extra Early Asters (value 75¢) for only 

Bearlece Asters 
Large flowers on long stems 
3048 Peerless Pink* Almost globular, 4 in., shell-pink 
flowers freely borne on strong stems from midseason until 
frost. The long, strong stems and the delicately colored flowers. 
make this variety most popular for cutting. 2 to 2¥% ft. tall. 
Pkt. 15¢; oz. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢ 
1631 Peerless Yellow Soft, pleasing shade of light yel- 
low. Plants branch freely and grow 2 to 2) ft. tall; bloom 
most profusely from midseason until frost. The best of the 
light yellow asters and the only one of its color that we list. 
Pkt. 15¢; Voz. 50¢; 1% 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, Peach Blossom, 
Peerless, etc. Highly prized for garden and cutting. 
‘ Pkt. 25¢; 
2 pkts. 45¢; 5 pkts. $1.00 





* 7694 BURPEE’S ASTER GARDEN 
Flowers from extra early in the summer 
until frost; wide range of colors, 
10 pkts.—one regular size packet each of: 
American Beauty Red, White and Blue; 
Heart of France (deep ruby-red); 
Improved Giant Crego Shell Pink, 
Enchantress (salmon-rose) and Violet; 
Early Bird, extra early; carmine-rose; 
Giant Branching All Colors Mixed; 
Pompon All Colors Mixed. 
10 pkts. in all, 6 different and desirable 1 
types (value $1.65) for only $ 

_ Super Giant Asters 
THE LARGEST OF ALL 
1600 El Monte Deep glowing crimson blooms ¢com- 
posed of daintily interlaced, plume-like petals. The huge 
flowers are borne on unusually heavy, non-lateral, base- 
branching stems and are produced quite early, beginning 
in August and continuing until late in the season. The 
largest of all asters, resembling California Giants in form. 
1600 Pkt. 25¢; Y%oz.75¢; 4 oz. $1.25 
Super Giant Aster, 
El Monte Pkt. 25¢ 
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