OLDS' CHOICE ANNUAL FLOWER SEEDS 
OLDS’ ASTERS ef 
_ 800. Olds’ Finest Mixed Wilt Re- 
sistant. H. A. This is a new mix- 
ture of Wilt-Resistant varieties of 
asters. By planting this strain as- 
ters can be grown on soil that has 
had to be abandoned on account of 
wilt. There are, however, two types 
of aster disease, Aster Wilt and 
Aster Yellows. Wilt can be controll- 
ed by planting Wilt-Resistant vari- 
eties but the Yellows cannot be con- 
trolled by planting Wilt-Resistant 
seed as the Yellows are caused by an 
PLEASE NOTE. 
The meaning of the initial pre- 
ceding each variety is as follows: 
A. indicates an Annual; these 
grow, bloom and die the first year. 
B. indicates a Biennial; these 
grow the first year and bloom and 
die the next. Usually self seed. 
P; indicates a Perennial; these 
grow the first year, bloom the sec- 
ond and thereafter. H. indicates a 
Hardy Plant. H. H. indicates a Half- 
insect. 
very best 

Giant Branching Aster. 
802%. Olds’ Giant Branching. H. A. 
(Wilt Resistant.) Mixed. One of the finest 
of all asters for cutting. Large vigorous 
plants, bearing a great profusion of bloom; 
immense fluffy flowers. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15c; Yq 0z., 40c; % oz., 70c; oz., $1.20. 


800%. Royal 
Mixed. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) (Early 
Flowering.) H. A. 
A strain of Amer- 
ican aster, grow- 
ing about 2 feet 
high. Very large 
double flowers 
with distinctly 
incurved petals. 
Recommended for 
the northern 
states. Pkt., 10c; 
2epkts.. Lobes J, 
oz., 40c; % oz., 
70¢; 02., $1:20. 

Royal Mixed Aster. 
802. Giant Comet Mixed. H. A. (Wilt 
Resistant.) Immense feathery double flow- 
ers, resembling chrysanthemums. Plants are 
non-branching. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15¢c; 
% oz, 40¢;. 2 oz., 70c; oz., $1.20. 
807. Giant Crimson. H. A. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) (Branching.) A variety with con- 
spicuously bright red flowers, very double. A 
mass of them produces a splendid effect. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
809. Giant. Purple. H. A. (Wilt Re- 
sistant. ) (Branching.) A rich violet or 
purple. One of the best dark-shaded varie- 
ties. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
812, Princess Wilt Resistant Bonnie. H. 
. A new cutting type of wilt resistant 
Aster. Beautiful salmon rose. See page 37 
for color illustration and description. Pkt., 
20c; 2 pkts., 35c. A 

Heart of France Aster. 
805. Heart of France. (Wilt Resistant.) 
H, A. The best pure red aster ever intro- 
duced; flowers large and full, purest ruby. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
This mixture contains the 
varieties, 
bright colors in splendid assortment. 
Pkt., 10¢; 2 pkts,, 15¢; 1% oz., 40c; 
Y% oz., 60c; oz., $1.00. 

Hardy Plant. T. 
flowers, 
Plant. 
large 
Half-Hardy Annual, 
Tender Perennial, 

California Giant Double Mixed Aster. 
817. California Giant Double Mixed. H. A. A 
combination of the sturdy habit of growth and long 
stems of the Beauty type of asters with the well 
known Ostrich Feather type of large, graceful flow- 
ers. Three feet high. The colors are: white, peach 
blossom, light blue, light purple, deep rose and dark 
purple, Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; 4% oz., 60c; Y, oz, 
$1.00; oz., $1.80. 
803. Red Sensation. H. A. (Wilt Resistant.) 
This is the reddest of all red asters. The bright 
color glistens in the sunshine like a live coal. 
Flowers double, recurved. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
804. Giant White. H. A. (Wilt Resistant.) 
(Branching.) One of the best white asters. Four 
inches in diameter. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
80514. Giant Shell Pink. H. A. (Wilt Resistant.) 
(Branching.) The best clear light pink. Large 
flowers, graceful in form, Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
806. White Ostrich Plume. H. A. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) Without doubt one of the finest asters 
grown. Large, graceful flowers free from all stiff- 
ness. Very suitable for cut flowers. Pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c. 
WILT RESISTANT ASTER COLLECTION 
5 packets, 35c, postpaid. 
An excellent assortment of Wilt Re- 
provide a wealth of 
when flowers are in 
813C., 
sistant Asters that will 
cut flowers in the Fall 
short supply. The collection consists of 1 packet 
each of the following: Red Sensation, Giant 
White, Giant Branching Shell Pink, Giant Blue 
and Giant Purple. Price, 35c. 
HOW TO PLANT FLOWER SEEDS 
Most flowering plants will live in almost any soil, 
but to give them a fair chance to develop, some care 
must be taken to make the ground suitable to their 
needs. The soil best adapted to flowering plants is 
generally a light friable loam, containing enough 
sand to make it porous, thoroughly pulverized and 
enriched with liberal amounts of Vigoro. Make the 
seed bed as fine, smooth and level as possible, ex- 
cept that a slight rounding of the bed is desirable 
that it may be well drained; do not plant when the 
ground is wet and do not plant too early. The 
ground must be thoroughly warm for most flower 
seeds, Oover each lot of seeds to a uniform depth 
which should not be more than four to six times 
the diameter.of the seed; press the soil firmly over 
the seed; plant in rows so that the plantlets may be 
easily seen; thin to prevent crowding. 
aT the 
indicates a Tender 
Thus H. H. A. would mean 
and) TP. PR: 

a a : 
Super Giant Los Angeles Aster. 
811. Super Giant Los Angeles. H. A. 
This is the largest and most fully double 
aster known. The flowers are from 6 to 8 
inches across, full petaled and artistically 
graceful in the feathery effect of the inter- 
lacing ostrich type petals. The color is soft 
shell pink blending to creamy pink in the 
center, Plants about 3 feet in height with 
6 to 8 long lateral stems on a plant.  With- 
out doubt the best aster yet introduced. This 
is not a wilt-resistant variety. Pkt., 15c; 2 
pkts., 25c. 
808. Giant Blue. H. A. (Branching. ) 
(Wilt Resistant.) Almost a pure lavender 
shade approaching an azure blue, Pkt., 10¢c; 
2 pkts., 15c. 

Golden Sheaf Aster. 
810. Golden Sheaf. H. A. (Wilt Resist- 
ant.) An Aurora aster. Centers are. quilled 
and outer petals broad. This is the deepest 
yellow aster yet introduced and the only one 
that is wilt-resistant. The flowers are fully 
double, attractive crest-like centers of good 
substance and fine depth petals. The flowers 
last well when cut and are excellent shippers. 
Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c, 
815. California Giant Sunshine. (Mixed.) 
H. A. An Anemone-flowered type of Aster. 
The flowers have a raised center with the 
outside petals of a contrasting color, measur- 
ing 4 to 6 inches across. Without doubt one 
of the finest varieties for cutting on our en- 
tire list, and it is also the most resistant to 
disease. Our strain has extra long stiff 
stems. The beauty of this flower can hardly 
be described in words. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15¢e, 

California Giant Sunshine Aster. 
