ASTER WILT 
RESISTANT 
STRAINS 
Good news for 
all who have had 
trouble in grow- 
ing Asters, is that 
DS De ewablLee ic E 
leaf hoppers, 
which transmit 
the yellows dis- 
ease, for which 
has hitherto been 
no reliable treat- 
ment. Occasional 
spraying or dust- 
ing with this last- 
ing insecticide 
Should protect 
your Asters from 
infection, which is 
the chief enemy 
of these beautiful 
flowers in section 
where the wilt 
disease is not es- 
tablished in the 
soil. Wilt resist- 
ant varieties are 
resistant only to 
wilt, but in gen- 
eral are more vig- 
orous and less 
susceptible to 
other infections. 
® Culture A, B. D, 
or E—F, page 93 
Asters Giant Improved Crego Wilt Kesistant—Mixed. These are 
fully double and very large. Long petals are curled and 
twisted as though the flower had been whirled. The sturdy plants 
grow about 24 inches tall, the stems are long. Crego Asters are among 
the most desired. 
(Pkt., 10c) (48 0z., 35c) (14 oz., $1.00) 
Asters Giant Branching Wilt Resistant—Mixed. These are a few 
days later than Crego, the petals incurved and stems 
long. In the garden the clear bright colors are exceptional. The 
branching habit is accompanied by vigor of growth and profusion of 
bloom. When cut and properly cared for, the blooms will keep beau- 
tifully 10 days or more. 
(Pkt., 10c) (1 0z., 35c) (14 oz., $1.00) 
I} Flow HA-5 
Ageratum Blue Ball Improved ("i033 Mlower) ia-s 
compact, profuse blooming plants with fluffy flowers, dense heads 
throughout the summer and fall. Excellent for borders, edgings, rock 
gardens, small beds and also make nice indoor pot-plants. Ageratum 
does well in sun or half shade in any good soil. 
® Culture ABE page 93 
(Pkt., 15c) (1/16 oz., 6Oc) (1% 0z., $1.00) 
Al ssum Carpet of Snow. (HA-6 in.) A favorite little annual be- 
y cause of its fragrance and abundance of bloom. Grows 
only 6 inches high, yet one plant will cover a space 12 to 20 inches in 
diameter and be a mass of the purest white from early summer until 
frost. One of the finest plants for beds, borders and rock-work. 
® Culture ABDE=-F page 93 
(Pkt., 10c) (14 0z., 35c) (146 0z., 60C) (0z., $1.00) 
Alyssum Saxatile (Basket of Gold) (Perennial 9 to 12 
inches.) Dense heads of golden yelicw 
flowers, so profusely borne as to hide the plants. Blooms early spring. 
harming dwarf plants for rock gardens and edgings. Does well in 
dry, sunny locations. 
© Culture BDE—H page 93 
(PkKt., 15c) (1% 0z., GOc) (14 0z., $1.00) 
How to grow flowers from seed—page 93 75 
