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The attractive garden above is one of the finest in Penn Yan, N. Y.; it is Mrs. William Fox’, who graciously posed for the picture. 
A choice of colorful, easy to care for annuals makes a brilliant showing in her garden all summer long. 
feobsen's Flower Seeds 
Selected Varieties From Our Trial Grounds 
On the following pages of our flower seeds 
every variety that is available today, but you 
which we have selected from our own ‘Trial 
believe are the best kinds for garden planting. 
you will not find 
will find varieties 
Grounds that we 
We believe that 
a carefully selected list like this is what the home gardener wants. 
Our seed is the best that can be grown, carefully tested for qual- 
ity, and with ordinary care will give splendid results. 
WILT RESISTANT ASTERS 
The many colors and variation in petals of asters have made 
them one of the most popular annuals for flower borders and cut 
flowers. For early bloom, start inside April 10th. For late bloom, 
plant the seed in the open ground where the plants are to flower, 
after danger of frost, and thin out seedlings in the row to about 
American Branching Asters 
Flowers are large, fully double on long, stiff 
stems. They bloom after the Cregos and pro- 
duce an abundance of beautiful flowers until 
frost. 
1034 Mixed Colors. A well blended mixture 
of fresh seed of the six colors listed below. 
Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 30¢; 14 02. 55¢. 
1026 Azure Blue 1029 Rose 
1027 Crimson 1030 Shell Pink 
1028 Purple 1031 White 
Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 02. 65¢. 
C120 Collection. One packet each of the six 
colors for 90¢. (Saving of 30¢). 
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10 inches. Plants grow 18 to 24 inches tall. Asters are frequent- 
ly troubled with yellows disease which is carried by leaf-hoppers. 
Leaf-hoppers can be controlled by spraying the plants every five 
days with DDT (see page 33). 
Crego Asters 
CREGO or “OSTRICH FEATHER” ASTERS 
are robust and branching. ‘The flowers are 
large, 4 in. across, with long ribbon-like, 
gracefully curled and twisted petals, giving 
a lovely shaggy appearance. 
1024 Mixed Colors. <A fine mixture of the 
six separate colors listed below. Pkt. 15¢; 
Ig. pkt. 30¢; 14 02. 50¢. 
1016 Azure Blue 1019 Shell Pink 
1017 Crimson 1020 Purple 
1018 Deep Rose 1021 Whte 
Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 02. 55¢. 
C110 Collecton. One packet each of the six 
colors for 90¢. (Saving of 30¢). 
The Best Red Aster 
Pictured above is a portion of our aster variety 
trial. Mary Croucher who has worked with us for 
1042 HEART OF FRANCE. In our trial years is especially fond of the large Crego Asters. 
ground tests this deep ruby-red aster is al- 
Ways outstanding. Flowers are fully double 
and are produced freely on medium height 
plants. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 40¢; 14 0z. 70¢. 
New Early Aster 
Illustrated inside back cover 
1045 BALLET QUEEN. Our favorite early 
aster in the Queen of the Market type. It is 
always in full bloom at least two weeks be- 
fore other varieties begin to blossom. Flow- 
ers are deep salmon rose, centers are full 
and stems are excellent for cutting. Pkt. 
25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 02. 70¢. 
DDT 
Use DDT to control leaf hoppers which 
carry aster “yellows”. See page 33. 
AGERATUM 
Popular blue flowers profusely borne all 
summer on compact, low-growing plants that 
thrive in any soil. Start inside March 25th 
or in the garden after danger of frost. 
1006 MIDGET BLUE. All-America Silver 
Medal in 1940. Plants are very uniform in 
growth and are covered with rich blue 
flowers. This is a very satisfactory dwarf 
edging variety. Thin to 3 or 4 inches. Pkt. 
25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 
