The new Victory Giant Asters. 
New Victory Giants 
(Large Flowering-Early) 
1700—Variety Mixture. These enormous flow- 
ers have shaggy reflexed petals and are borne 
on long clean stems. Colors are salmon shades, 
white, light pink, rose, shades of blue and 
striped. One of the most beautiful and grace- 
ful asters developed in recent years. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 14 Oz. $1.85. 
Crego Asters 
Cregos are known also as Ostrich Feather 
because of the loose shaggy arrangement of the 
petals. They are the earliest of these gracefully 
informal asters. 
1400—Variety Mixture. Only fresh new crop 
seed of the five varieties listed below is blended 
by us into this mixture. 
Pkt. 10c; Lg. Pkt. 20c; 14 Oz. 60c; Oz. $2.00. 
1401—WhuitE 1403—RosrE 
1402—SHELL Pink 1404—AzurRE BLUE 
1405—PureLE 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 75c; Oz. $2.50. 

€140—Collection. One packet each of the five 
colors for 60c (saving 15c). 

“I wish you could hear the praise we got from 
your 8 Best Asters. We only grow the plants so the 
praise should not be ours but yours.” 
Chas. P. Kelley, Oakland Md. 12/27/45 
Photo by Mattie Edwards Hewitt 
Nothing quite takes the place of Alyssum. 


Princess Asters 
Illustrated in color on page 43. 
High crested centers of quilled petals, each 
with a golden base, are surrounded by several 
bands of broad petals. We consider this one of 
the most distinctive flowers of recent introduc- 
tion. 
1090—Variety Mixture. Contains the colors 
listed below as well as other attractive ones. 
Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 14 Oz. $1.85. 
1092—Princess Anne. Peach Pink. 
1093—Princess Bonnie. Salmon rose. 
1094—Princess Aurora, Golden Sheaf. Soft 
yellow center with creamy white petals. 
Above colors: Pkt. 25c; Lg. Pkt. 50c; 14 Oz. 
$1.85. 
Pompon Asters 
1100—Variety Mixture. One of the showiest 
asters for garden effect. The flowers resemble 
pompon chrysanthemums but they bloom 
earlier and have colors not available in those 
hardy plants. The mixture contains rose and 
lavender with white centers, scarlet and deep 
purple. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.50. 

New Pompon Asters. 
Early Beauty Asters 
1900—Variety Mixture. One of the most de- 
sirable of the early flowering types with well 
formed flowers of good clear colors and excel- 
lent keeping qualities. Blooming with Cregos 
and American Branching the form of the 
flower is intermediate between these two. The 
mixture is made from white, pinks, lavender 
and purple. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 85c. 

New Princess Asters, 
Ball’s Asters 
Have you tried these new asters developed 
from the American Branching Class? They have: 
large trim flowers with broad incurved petals. 
which completely hide the centers. Plants are 
sturdy and wilt resistant. Blooms have good 
substance and long lasting qualities. They follow 
the Cregos in time of bloom. 
1081—Ball’s White Early. A new white which 
blooms earlier than the others in this class. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.50. 
1082—Ball’s White Late. New white blooming 
with Ball’s Rose and Purple. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 85c. 
1083—Ball’s Rose. Rich deep rose color. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 85c. 
1085—Ball’s Purple. Deep royal purple color. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 85c. 
Sunshine Asters 
1010—Variety Mixture. Most attractive type 
of flowers with long feathery petals and creamy 
white quilled centers. The colors are in 
beautiful shades of azure, rose, and purple | 
with cream, white and yellow centers. 
Pkt. 20c; Lg. Pkt. 40c; 14 Oz. $1.50. 
Single Asters 
1830—Singie Giants of California Mixed 
Colors. One of the most effective cut flowers 
because the stems are so long, clean and 
sturdy and the colors so lovely. Seed may be 
sown directly in the garden in the spring. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 30c; 14 Oz. 95c. 
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ALYSSUM 
The most popular edging plant because of the 
ease with which it can be grown. The new dwarf 
varieties make broad mounds of pearly white 
which are sweet scented 
If the plants get scraggly in mid-summer, they 
may be sheared back to several inches in height 
and in a week or ten days will be compact masses 
of bloom again. 
2020—Sweet Alyssum. Very fragrant. Grows 
10 inches high and 2 feet wide. Very effective 
as a border in front of Purple Prince Petunias 
or Bonfire Salvia. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 30c; Oz. 90c. 
2023—Violet Queen (New). Heretofore the 
lavender alyssum has been rather pale. This 
new one is a deep lavender. The plants are of 
the same popular size as Little Gem. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 60c; Oz. $2.00. 
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2021—Little Gem. Unexcelled for white edging. 
The compact growing plants are small round 
mounds about 6 in. high and 10. in across. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Oz. 35c; Oz. $1.10. 
2022—Carpet of Snow. The best for a very low 
flat edging or ground cover. They grow as 
round flat plants only 3 to 5 in. high and 12 to 
15 in. across. If the sides of the plants are 
kept sheared back they will make a very low, 
compact white edging all summer. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% Oz. 40c; Oz. $1.30. 
2025—Saxatile (Basket of Gold) Perennial. 
This is the vivid yellow perennial that is so 
showy in rock gardens and borders in early 
spring. Foliage is gray green. Very easy to 
grow from seed. 
Pkt. 15c; Lg. Pkt. 25¢e; 14% Oz. 50c. 
