“Flower Seeds Ged 
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@NEW BALL SHELL-PINK 
Large (314 to 4 in.) fully double flowers of soft shell- 
pink carried on long stems. Quite wilt-resistant and 
rarely shows any center under our conditions. Blooms 
Aug. 20; excellent flowered under lights in early spring. 
This fine new strain throws few laterals so needs very 
little disbudding. Tr. pkt., $1.00; 14 0z., $1.75; 1 oz., 
$5.25; 4 ozs., $17.50. 
@NEW BALL WHITE ae 
Exceptional doubleness and fine, stiff stems are the out- 
standing points about this new, large flowered, pure 
white Aster. Quite wilt-resistant. Blooms about Aug. 25. 
VY tr. pkt., 60c; tr. pkt., $1.00; 14 0z., $1.75. Limit, 
Y% oz. 
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BALL “12 BEST” 
@Queen Azure Blue. A clear, light lavender-blue. 
@ Queen White. The earliest worth-while cut-flower white. 
@ Queen Ballet Queen. Deep salmon-rose; very resistant. 
@ Royal Azure-Blue. A fine commercial cut flower variety. 
@ Royal Shell-Pink. A clear shade of pastel pink. 
@ Ball White Early. A fine resistant white. 
@ Ball White Late. Probably the best midseason white Aster. 
® Ball Deep Rose. Long stemmed, bright deep rose. Very popular. 
@ Ball Deep Purple. A rich, deep color; long stems. 
Prices above 9 varieties, each: tr. pkt., 30c; 14 0z., 60c; 1 oz., 
$1.85; 4 ozs., $6.50. 
@Early Beauty Silvery Rose. Fine, large flowered light rose. 
Tr. pkt., 35¢; ™%4 oz., 80c; 1 oz., $2.75; 4 ozs., $9.50. 
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WEST CHICAGO 
Ball Aster 
(WILT RESISTANT) 
(12,000 seeds per oz.) 
Aster seed for commercial cut flower production was one of the 
first items to be dealt with by Geo. J. Ball plant improvement 
“techniques back in the early ’20’s. Our strains are justly famed 
for their wilt resistance, doubleness, flower size and stem 
length. 
Our Aster breeding work since the war has produced two new 
strains of remarkably full doubleness and flower size—Ball 
Shell-Pink and New Ball White. Asters can be a very profit- 
able cut flower crop when well grown, and these fine strains 
will increase your chances for profits. See page 14 for notes 
on Aster culture. 
@Early Giant Light Blue. Extra large and early blooming with 
full petaled, shaggy flowers of clear light blue. Sept. 15 to 20. 
Tr. pkt., 35¢; 44 0z., 80c; 1 0z., $2.75; 4 ozs., $9.50. 
@Early Giant Rose Marie. An excellent large flowered, bright 
deep rose. One of the most valuable varieties in this Early 
—Giant class. Sept. 15 to 20. Tr. pkt., 35¢; %4 oz., 80¢; 1 oz., 
$2.75; 4 ozs., $9.50. 
@12 Best Mixture. Formula mixture of the above 12 varieties. 
Tr. pkt., 30; 4 0z., 60c; 1 oz. $1.85; 4 ozs., $6.50. 
SPECIAL OFFER. One tr. pkt., each of these “12 Best” Asters 
for $3.40. 
NEW ASTERS 
REMO 
Showy 2-inch flowers, each with yellow eye surrounded by several 
rows of contrasting ray petals, are freely produced on upright 
branching plants 2% to 3 ft. tall. The entire plant should be cut 
like a Pompon Mum. Very resistant. 
White Light Blue Dark Blue 
Light Rose Deep Rose Dark Red Mixture 
Prices above 7 varieties, each: tr. pkt., 35¢; 14 oz., 80c; 1 oz., 
$2.75. 
KIRKWELL 
Flower size and type are similar to the Remo varieties (at left) 
except that blooms are somewhat more double. Plants are 12 to 
14 inches tall and are admirably suited for summer pot plants— 
flowering around mid-August. Wilt resistant. 
Light Pink Salmon-Pink Deep Rose 
Crimson Dark Blue Mixture 
Fe ae 6 varieties, each: tr. pkt., 50¢; 14 oz., $1.60; 1 0z., 
SEE PAGE 14 FOR NOTES ON ASTER CULTURE 
|Z The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in our experience and observation. 
