Disease-resistant Asters in dainty colors 


Aster, Early Giant 
Novelty Fusarium-Wilt-Resistant 
Strains 
We believe the following varieties are prac- 
tically immune to this disease. We feel sure 
that by using this seed many disappointments 
due to crop failures will be eliminated. 
Super California Giant, Santa Maria 
(New). Immense flowers, fully double, 
pure white in color. Excellent for cutting. 
Pkt. 25c; large pkt. $1.00. 
Wilt-Resistant Queen of the Market, 
Ballet Queen. This Queen is very fee 
mately wilt resistant, and a fascinating 
shade of deep salmon-rose that attracts 
attention immediately. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 75c. 
Princess 
A very attractive cutting type of wilt- 
resistant Aster, 2 to 21% feet tall, branching 
and free flowering. Early blooming, bearing 
quantities of 3 to 314-inch flowers on strong 
stems. Flowers have a full deep crested 
center, surrounded by several rows of dainty 
plume-like guard petals. 
Linda (Bodger, 1949). Linda brings an 
important new color to the already popu- 
Iar Princess type—pure, clear rose. Pkt. 
25c; large pkt. 85c. 
Anne. Peach-blossom-pink. 
Barbara. Orchid. 
Bonny. Soft salmon-rose. 
Golden Sheaf. The deepest yellow Aster 
yet introduced. Fully double. 
Mixed. Finest mixed. 
Any of above, except where noted, pkt. 25c.; 
large pkt. 75c. 
Victory Giants Mixed. Honorable Mention, 
All-America Selections. A splendid extra- 
early Giants of California or Comet type. 
Strong, sturdy plants, branching habit, 
growing 3 feet tall. The flowers average 
5 inches across, and in a fme range of 
colors, including salmon-pmk. Really a 
well-balanced mixture without reds. Small 
pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Early Giant 
The flowers are full petaled with 
broad, graceful petals, daintily 
plumed and intertwined, 4 to 5 
inches across. Plants 1 “ye to 2 feet 
tall with branches coming lowon the 
central spike, with practically no 
laterals or side branches. As early 
as the Royals and with the large 
flowers of the Crego type. 
Light Blue. 
Peachblossom. 
flushes pink. 
Rose Marie. Rich lively shade of 
rose. 
Early Giant Mixed. Above three 
varieties. 
Any of above, pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 60c. 
Opens white, 
American Beauty Asters 
Similar in type of flower and 
growth to the well-known Late 
Branching Asters, but on much 
longer and heavier stems. 
Azure Fairy Purple 
Carmine-Rose Shell-Pink 
Crimson White 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large 
pkt. 60c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Heart of France 
Ruby Red. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Early Royal Branching Asters 
An excellent strain of Early Branching 
Aster, of the same form and having the same 
good qualities as the Late Branching but 
blooming 1n July or early August. 
Azure-Blue Purple 
Lavender Rose-Pink 
Peach Blossom White 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Crego's Giant Comet Asters 
Gigantic flowers; often 5 inches across and 
with long, stout stems averaging 15 inches in 
length. The twisted and curled petals give 
the flower the appearance of a huge chrysan- 
themum. 
Blue Flame. Bright navy-blue. 
Crimson Shell-Pink 
Deep Rose Violet 
Lavender White 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Michell’s Improved Semple’s 
American Branching Asters 
This is the finest late-blooming Aster. The 
deep, heavy, incurved flowers are borne on 
rigid stems, often 2 feet and more in length. 
Azure-Blue Peerless Pink 
Crimson Purple 
Deep Rose Shell-Pink 
Lavender White 
Any of above, pkf. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Single California Rainbow Aster 
A tall single wilt-resistant Aster which is 
excellent for cutting. This rainbow mixture 
is a choice blend of colors. Pkt. 25c.; large 
pkt. 50c. 
Michell’s Superb Asters 
FUSARIUM-WILT-RESISTANT STRAINS 
Improved Queen of the Market 
Asters 
Very desirable on account of their earliness 
and the freedom with which they bloom. Well- 
formed flowers are produced on 12-inch stems 
in the greatest profusion early in July. 
Crimson. 
Dark Blue. Purple. 
Light Blue. Lavender. 
Peach Blossom. Blush-pink. 
Rose-Pink. 
White. 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Asters, Regular Strains 
Not Wilt-Resistant 
California Giant Asters 
The large flowers are of the Crego type, 
with the habit and long stems of the Beauty 
type. Their immense size and beauty, as 
well as their long stems, make them very 
attractive. 
Dark Purple 
Deep Rose 
Peach Blossom 
Any of above, pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. 
White 
Mixed Colors 
Single Giant California Sunshine 
Asters 
The plants grow 3 feet high and bear blos- 
soms 5 to 6 inches across, on long, stiff stems. 
The dual color-tone effects formed by the 
quilled discs and encircling guard petals are 
lovely beyond description. 
Mixed. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Two Novelty Super Giant Asters 
Giants of California, late type, the largest 
yet introduced. Very artistic, due to the un- 
usual curling and interlacing of the petals. 
El Monte. A deep, glowing crimson. Flow- 
ers are large and fluffy. Very early. Pkt. 
20c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Los Angeles. Pure shell-pink. Stems une- 
usually long. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 75c. 

Aster, Princess, wilt-resistant, mixed 

6 HENRY F. 
MICHELL CO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
