OLDS’ CHOICE ANNUAL FLOWER S 
_ASTERS Se 
OLDS’ 
800. Finest Mixed Wilt Resist- 
ant. H..A. This is a mixture ‘of 
Wilt-Resistant varieties of asters. By 
planting this strain asters can be 
grown on soil that has had to be 
abandoned on account of wilt. There 
are, however, two types of aster dis- 
ease, Aster Wilt and Aster Yellows. 
Wilt can be controlled by planting 
Wilt-Resistant varieties but the Yel- 
lows cannot be controlled by plant- 
ing Wilt-Resistant seed as the Yel- 
lows are caused by an insect. This 
mixture contains the very best varie- 
ties, large flowers, bright colors in 
splendid assortment. Pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c; % oz., 35c; oz., 50c. 
PLEASE NOTE. 
The meaning of the initial pre- 
ceding each variety is as follows: 
A. indicates an Annual; these 
grow, bloom and die the first year. 
B. indicates a Biennial; these 
grow the first year and bloom and 
die the next. Usually self seed. 
P. indicates a Perennial; these 
grow the first year, bloom the sec- 
ond and thereafter. H. indicates a 
Hardy Plant. H. H. indicates a Half- 
Hardy Plant. 
Plant. 
Half-Hardy Annual, 
T. indicates a Tender 
Thus H. H. A. would mean 
ands Cary kee 
EEDS 
Giant Branching Aster. 5 
802%. Giant Branching. H, A. (Wilt 
Resistant.) Mixed. One of the finest of 
all asters for cutting. Large vigorous 
plants, bearing a great profusion of bloom; 
immense fluffy flowers. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15c; %4, 02z., 30c; % oz., 50c; 0z., 80c. 
800%, Royal 
Mixed. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) (Karly 
Flowering.) H. A. 
A strain of Amer- 
ican aster, grow- 
ing about 2 feet 
high. Very large 
double flowers 
with distinctly 
incurved petals. 
Recommended for 
the northern 
states. Pkt., 10c; 
Oe pktsin a1 C3 71a 
oz., 30c; Y% oz, 
50c; oz., 80c. 
Royal Aster. 
802. Giant Comet Mixed. H. A. (Wilt 
Resistant.) Immense feathery double flow- 
ers, resembling chrysanthemums. Plants are 
non-branching. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; 
TA OZ S0Cs Yo 02.,,50c% 02., S0c; 
807. Giant Crimson. H. A. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) (Branching.) A variety with con- 
spicuously bright red flowers, very double. A 
mass of them produces a splendid effect. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
809, Giant Purple. H. A. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) (Branching.) A rich violet or 
purple. One of ‘the best dark-shaded varie- 
ties. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
812. Bonnie. (Princess.) H. A. A new 
cutting type of wilt resistant Aster. Beautiful 
salmon rose. See page 39 for color illus- 
Beets and description. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 
35c, 
Heart of France Aster. 
805. Heart of France. (Wilt Resistant.) 
H, A. The best pure red aster ever intro- 
duced; flowers large and full, purest ruby. 
Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
Tender Perennial. 
California Giant Double Mixed Aster. 
817. California Giant Double Mixed. H. A, A 
combination of the sturdy habit of growth and long 
stems of the Beauty type of asters with the well 
known Ostrich Feather type of large, graceful flow- 
ers. Three feet high. The colors are: white, peach 
blossom, light blue, light purple, deep rose and dark 
purple. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; 144 0z., 60c; % oz., 
95c; oz., $1.75, 
803. Red Sensation. H. A. (Wilt Resistant.) 
This is the reddest of all red asters. The bright 
color glistens in the sunshine like a live coal. 
Flowers double, recurved. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
804. Giant White. H. A. (Wilt Resistant. ) 
(Branching.) One of the best white asters. Four 
inches in diameter. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
805%. Giant Shell Pink. H. A. (Wilt Resistant.) 
(Branching.) The best clear light pink. Large 
flowers, graceful in form. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
806. White Ostrich Plume. H. A. (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) One of the finest asters grown. Large, 
graceful flowers free from all stiffness. Fine for 
cutting. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
808. Giant Blue. H. A. (Branching.) (Wilt Re- 
sistant.) Pure lavender shade approaching an azure 
blue. 
Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
WILT RESISTANT ASTER COLLECTION 
5 packets, 40c, postpaid. 
An excellent assortment of Wilt Re- 
sistant Asters that will provide a wealth of 
cut: flowers in the Fall when flowers are in 
short supply. The collection consists of 1 packet 
each of the following: Red Sensation, Giant 
White, Giant Branching Shell Pink, Giant Blue 
and Giant Purple. Price, 40c. 
HOW TO PLANT FLOWER SEEDS 
Most flowering plants will live in almost any soil, 
but to give them a fair chance to develop, some care 
must be taken to make the ground suitable to their 
needs. The soil best adapted to flowering plants is 
generally a light friable loam, containing enough 
sand or peat moss to make it porous, thoroughly 
pulverized and enriched with liberal amounts of 
Vigoro. Make the seed bed as fine, smooth and level 
as possible, except that a slight rounding of the 
bed is desirable that it may be well drained; do not 
plant when the ground is wet and do not plant too 
early. The ground must be thoroughly warm for 
most flower seeds. Cover each lot of seeds to a uni- 
form depth which should not be more than four to 
six times the diameter of the seed; press the soil 
firmly over the seed; plant in rows so that the plant- 
lets may be easily seen; thin to prevent crowding. 
Goraee directions are printed on every packet of 
seed, 
81 3c. 
= 4b 
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Super Giant Los Angeles Aster. 
811. Super Giant Los Angeles. H. A. 
This is the largest and most fully double 
aster known, The flowers are from 6 to 8 
inches across, full petaled and artistically 
graceful in the feathery effect of the inter- 
lacing ostrich type petals. The color is soft 
shell pink blending to creamy pink in the 
center. Plants about 3 feet in height with 
6 to 8 long lateral stems on a plant. This 
is not a wilt-resistant variety. Pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c. 
Golden Sheaf Aster. 
810. Golden Sheaf. H. A. (Wilt Resist- 
ant.) An Aurora aster. Centers are quilled 
and outer petals broad. This is the deepest 
yellow aster yet introduced and the only one 
that is wilt-resistant. The flowers are fully 
double, attractive crest-like centers of good 
substance and fine depth petals. The flowers 
last well when cut and are excellent shippers. 
Height, 2 feet. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
815. California Giant Sunshine Mixed. 
H. A. An Anemone-flowered type of Aster. 
The flowers have a raised center with the 
outside petals of a contrasting color, measur- 
ing 4 to 6 inches across. Without doubt one 
of the finest varieties for cutting on our en- 
tire list, and it is also the most resistant to 
disease. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
California Giant Sunshine Aster. 
IRISH BELL FLOWER 
850. Bell of Ireland. H. A. A curious 
flower widely used in floral bouquets. Grace- 
ful, two foot branching stems that are sur- 
rounded by two inch bell shaped flowers of 
beautiful green and delicately veined, con- 
taining a small white corolla. Easily grown 
from seed. Beautiful combined in bouquets 
with Gladioli. Pkt., 20c; 2 pkts., 35c. 
L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
