HART & VICK’S FAMOUS ASTERS 

Princess Aster, Golden Sheaf 
Super-Giant Aster, Los Angeles 

The Very Lovely Aster, Ballet Queen 
Plant your Asters in new rich soil and keep them well cultivated. Grow them in beds and borders to produce a mass effect 
and set them | foot apart each way; if you want extra-long stems for cutting, they should have 18 inches of room. Good seed 
produces the best flowers. Our seed is grown for us by men who have made a lifetime study of Aster-seed growing. 
Super-Giants 
Largest of All Asters 
Giant flowers 6 inches across. Long, narrow, curled and twisted petals. 
Plants 2 ft. tall with 6 to 8 long-stemmed flowers in August. 
EI Monte. Deep glowing crimson. 
Los Angeles. Pure shell-pink. 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 35c. 
Heart of France Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
The best pure red Aster ever introduced. Heart of France opens red 
as the purest ruby, deepens with age, and retains its remarkable beauty 
to the very end. The plant begins to bloom quite early in the season 
and opens fully with the midseason varieties. Pkq 15¢)°/eroz) 45¢ 
Vick’s Rochester Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
These are the giant Asters with long, narrow, twisted, curled and in- 
terlaced petals that somewhat resemble a Chrysanthemum. Many people 
call them Chrysanthemum Asters. The plants grow large and strong, 
and bear an abundance of bloom on long, strong stems that make them 
splendid cut flowers. 
Sright Rose Peach Blossom 
Crimson Shell-Pink 
Purple Snow-White 
Lavender Mixed Colors 
Price, any of the above: Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 50c. 
Collection: One package each of the aboye—7 colors (7 pkgs.) for 
85c, postpaid. 
Branching Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
The large, deep, very double blossoms are borne on long stems, ex- 
tremely valuable for cutting. The plants frequently cover a space of 
3 feet, and should be allowed ample room to develop to full size. Seed 
sown in pots or boxes in March or April and transplanted to outdoor 
beds in May or June will provide bloom in August and September. 
Crimson Shell-Pink 
Lavender Snow-White 
Peerless Pink Purple 
Rose Mixed 
Price, any of the above: Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 50c; 4 oz. 90c. 
Collection: One package each of the above-—7 colors (7 pkgs.), for 
85c, postpaid to you. 
Princess Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
Princess Asters have a full crested center surrounded by several rows 
of strong guard petals. Plants grow 2 ft. tall, are very resistant to 
disease and bear quantities of lovely flowers in August and September. 
Anne. Delicate pink. Sonnie. Salmon-rose. 
Barbara. Orchid. Elizabeth. Pure white. 
Golden Sheaf. The deepest yellow Aster yet offered. 
Price, any of the above: Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 50c. 
Mixture of Princess Asters. Pig. 20c; large pkg. 45c. 
Queen of the Market Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
Large, very double flowers 3 inches across and bloom very early on 
18-inch plants. 
Mixed Colors. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c 
Ballet Queen. A fascinating new tint of deep salmon-rose. Flowers 
3’ inches across are generously borne on plants 15 to 20 inches high. 
Extremely wilt resistant, unsurpassed for cutting. A Queen of the Market 
kind and very early flowering. For August and September blossoms sow 
the seed. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 40c 
Imbricated Pompon Asters 
Rather small, very double flowers, center petals attractively quilled 
and surrounded by broad outer petals. Grow 15 inches high and are 
splendid for cutting or use in beds. 
Mixed Coiors. Pkg. 20c 
Giant Sunshine Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
Dainty and graceful flowers with disclike centers surrounded by long, 
narrow petals in many-lovely colors. Mixed. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 35c 
Single Asters, Giants of California 
These Single-Flowering Asters with their long, narrow petals, in their 
many splendid bright colors, offer a pleasing change from the more 
common double kinds. Very fine in the garden and for cut flowers. 
We offer them ina fine mixture of colors. Pkg. 15c; Yg oz. 50c 
Hart & Vick’s Novelty Aster Mixture 
This Speciai Aster Mixture contains seed of every kind and color of 
Aster we list in this book. Its purpose is to introduce to you the entire 
Aster family. PkaielscZ oz 15be 
FROM VICK’S FLORAL GUIDE, 1872 
“The Aster is a universal favorite, and has steadily increased in popu- 
larity for half a century. The quality of the flower has also kept pace 
with its increasing popularity, until it has become almost as large as a 
Paeony and as perfectly double as the best Chrysanthemum or Dahlia. 
Perhaps | can safely say that for an autumn display it has no successful 
rival among the annuals. In England, Holland, and Germany, last 
season, | saw it in almost every cottage and palace garden, while it 
served to illume the sad battlefields of France.’’ 

FOR OVER 50 YEARS THE NAME VICK HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH 
THE BEST ASTER SEED THAT IS GROWN 
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