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we CHICAGO 
LLINOIS 
Water is weet Peas 
(350 seeds per oz.) 
While we prefer the Spring Flowering for late greenhouse planting, the Winter class 
does flower earlier and in some sections is preferred even for outdoor planting. 
OUR “12 BEST” 
PINK, ROSE and SALMON 
@ New Ball Rose. Free flowering, bright rose. Shorter vines make 
this variety valuable where headroom is limited. 
@ Ball Rose Queen. Extra long stemmed and large flowered clear 
rose-pink. One of the finest commercial varieties. 
@ Ball Rose Supreme. Large wavy flowers of bright silvery rose- 
pink. Good stems and free flowering. 
@Ball Salmon. Fairly deep salmon-pink; an excellent producer. 
ORANGE and RED 
@Ball Orange Supreme. Improves the original Ball Orange in 
better stem length and more brilliant color. 
@ Treasure Island. Large wavy flowers of glowing orange-scarlet. 
@ Fiesta. Brilliant scarlet-cerise; the finest red in early Peas. 
STANDARD 
PINK, ROSE and SALMON 
American Beauty. American Beauty rose. 
Apollo. Salmon-cerise; fine for spring. 
Attraction. Long stemmed salmon-rose. 
Boon. Deep salmon-rose. 
Bridesmaid. Delightful silvery pink. Long stemmed. 
© Daphne. Soft salmon-pink on cream. Large flowered. 
@ Hiawatha. Strong growing, large flowered deep rose. 
Josie. Rose-pink; rather small flowered. 
@Laddie Imp. Long stemmed, fairly light rose-pink. 
Majestic Rose. Large flowered pink. 
@ Mother Machree. Large coral-rose flowers; semi-duplexed. 
Sequoia. Large flowered standard salmon-rose. 
@Titania. Extra large flowered deep roses‘ heavy stems. 
@Tops. Extra large, wavy flowered, light salmon-rose. 
ORANGE and RED 
@Redwood. Large flowered, deep velvety crimson. 
@Signal Red. Long stemmed, brilliant red. 
@Sparks. The finest Poppy scarlet. 
LAVENDER, BLUE and PURPLE 
@ Ball Biue Supreme. The same rich blue color as Mrs. Hoover, 
but larger flowered and a better producer. 
@ Twilight. A bright clear lavender. Considered by many as an 
improvement over Harmony. 
@ Triumph. Long stemmed, rich lilac-mauve; very well liked. 
@ Rhapsody. Extra large flowered, deep rosy lavender. 
WHITE 
@ Ball White. The finest long stemmed pure white; white seeded. 
MIXTURE 
@ 12 Best Mixture. Our own formula mixture of the above twelve. 
Prices above 13, each: 1% oz., 30¢; 1 0z., 50c; 4 ozs., 
$1.50; 1 lb., $5.50. 
VARIETIES 
LAVENDER, BLUE and PURPLE 
@ Bacchus. Deep maroon-purple; large flowered. 
Fragrance. Clear lavender for spring flowering. 
Harmony. Standard early flowering lavender. 
Michigan. Clear lavender. 
@Mrs. Hoover. Standard early mid-blue. 
@Princess Blue. Large flowered, light blue; very attractive. 
@Top Hat. Deep bright violet-blue. 
WHITE and CREAM 
Cascade. [xtra large, white seeded white. 
@Gardenia. Long stemmed pure white for spring. 
@Hope. Fine black seeded white. 
Oriental. Black seeded cream. 
@White Harmony. Similar to Hope; black seeded. 
MIXTURE 
Ball Early Mixture. Carefully balanced mixture of winter varie- 
ties. % 0z., 25¢; 1 oz., 45; 4 ozs., $1.35; 1 lb., $5.00. 
30c; 
Prices all above (except Mixture), each: 4% oz., 
1 oz., 50c; 4 ozs., $1.50; 1 lb., $5.50. 
NOTES ON ASTER CULTURE 
“Resistance” to Aster Wilt is only relative, and no grower should 
assume that “resistance” means the same thing as “immunity.” 
While it is entirely true that these Asters have been bred to a high 
degree of resistance to the Wilt organisms existing in the origina- 
tor’s soil, there is considerable evidence to indicate similar but 
none-the-less different forms of Wilt may exist in other soils. The 
degree of resistance offered by these strains is therefore vari- 
able; however, there is no doubt but that they are far more satis- 
factory than non-resistant strains. Our past experience indicates 
that changing the location of the Aster planting regularly (or 
steam sterilizing) is a worth-while safety precaution. We also try 
to minimize the number of transplanting checks by sowing a month 
before safe to plant out, then planting the seedlings direct to their 
permanent location. We like to plant them in beds a foot apart 
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each way under the protection of a cloth house. Two sets of wire 
and string are necessary to support the 3- to 4-ft. growth. 
SPRING GREENHOUSE ASTERS (Under Glass) 
Asters can be flowered in spring or early summer through use of 
lights. Spider control is assured with Parathion bombs. Wilt 
losses may be almost eliminated with steaming. We flowered a 
fine crop early July from a February 4 sowing. They were trans- 
planted to 2%-inch bands February 25, benched 12x12 in. on 
May 2, lighted from sowing till benching. 60-watt bulbs were used 
5 ft. apart. A December sowing lighted from sowing date will 
bloom in May. Run them 50-55° nights. 
For complete cultural notes on Asters, see our Ball Red Book. 
mailed for 50c. 
The dot (@) indicates yarieties most dependably satisfactory in cur experience and observation. 
