HART & VICK’S 
FAMOUS ASTERS 
Vick’s Branching Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
The large, deep, very double blossoms are borne on long stems, ex- 
tremely valuable for cutting. The plants frequently cover a space of 3 feet, 
and should be allowed ample room to develop to full size. Seed sown in 
pots or boxes in March or April and transplanted to outdoor beds in May 
or June will provide bloom in August and September. 
Crimson. Deep rich crimson. Shell-Pink. Pleasing blush-pink. 
Lavender. Clear azure-blue, Snow-White. Glistening white. 
Peerless Pink. Bright fresh pink. Purple. Rich deep shade. 
Rose. Full of life and sparkle. Mixed Colors 
Price, any of the above: Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c; 14 oz. 75c. 
Collection: One package each of the above—7 colors (7 pkgs.), for 
85c, postpaid to you. 
Heart of France Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
The best pure red Aster ever introduced. Heart of France opens red 
as the purest ruby, deepens with age, and retains its remarkable beauty 
to the very end. The plant begins to bloom quite early in the season and 
opens fully with the midseason varieties. Pkg. 15¢; Vg oz. 45¢ 
Queen of the Market Asters 
Branching Asters are the most popular for the garden and for cut Wilt Resistant 
flowers in the house. 
Large, very double flowers 3 inches across and bloom very early on 
18-inch plants. 
Princess Asters Ballet Queen. A fascinating new tint of deep salmon-rose. Flowers 31/4 
i inches across are generously borne on plants 15 to 20 inches high. Ex- 
Princess Asters have a full crested center surrounded by several tremely wilt resistant, unsurpassed for cutting. A Queen of the Market 
rows of strong guard petals. Plants grow 2 ft. tall, are very re- kind and very early flowering. For August and September blossoms sow 
sistant to disease and bear quantities of lovely flowers in August the seed in boxes in March or April, and transplant to outdoor beds in May 
and September. or June. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c 
Anne. Delicate pink. Elizabeth. Pure white. Blend of Colors. Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 45c 
Barbara. Orchid. Margaret. Rich rose. 
Bonnie. Salmon-rose. Marsha. Cinnabar-scarlet. Imbricated Pompon Asters 
Golden Sheaf. The deepest yellow Aster yet offered. p 
Price, any of the above: Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 60c. Rather small, very double flowers, center petals attractively quilled and 
sunrounded by broad outer petals. Grow 15 inches high and are splendid 
Collection: One package each of the 7 kinds above for $1.45. for cir tiation useliniieds! 
Mixture of Princess Asters. Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 50c. Blend of Colors. Pkg. 25c; Ig. pkg. 60c. 
Super-Giants 
Largest of All Asters FROM VICK’S FLORAL GUIDE, 1872 
Giant flowers 6 inches across. Long, narrow, curled and twisted “The Aster is a universal favorite, and has steadily increased in popu- 
petals. Plants 2 ft. tall with 6 to 8 long-stemmed flowers in late larity for half a century. The quality of the flower has also kept pace 
August and September. with its increasing popularity, until it has become almost as large as a 
Paeony and as perfectly double as the best Chrysanthemum or Dahlia. 
Bly Monte.) Deep ‘glowing \crimson flowers held very erect on long Perhaps | can safely say that for an autumn display it has no successful 
aces: : : rival among the annuals. In England, Holland, and Germany, last season, 
Los Angeles. Pure shell-pink flowers that are unusually dainty | saw it in almost every cottage and palace garden, while it served to 
and double. illume the sad battlefields of France.’ 
Pkg. 20c; large pkg. 45c. 
FOR OVER 50 YEARS THE NAME VICK HAS BEEN SYNONYMOUS WITH 
Giant Sunshine Asters THE BEST ASTER SEED THAT IS GROWN 
Wilt Resistant 
Dainty and graceful flowers with disclike centers surrounded by 
long, narrow petals in many lovely colors. Mixed. 
Pkg. 15c; large pkg. 50c 
Rochester Aster. This is the Official Flower of the City of 
Rochester, N. Y. “The Flower City” 
Single Rainbow Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
Long petaled, single, daisy-like flowers about 3 inches across in pink, blue, rose, 
purple, crimson and white on long stems. Good in the garden and particularly fine 
as a cut flower for house: decoration. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 75c 
Hart & Vick’s Novelty Aster Mixture 
This Special Aster Mixture contains seed of every kind and color of Aster we list 
in this book. Its purpose is to introduce to you the entire Aster family. 
Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 45c 
Vick’s Rochester Asters 
Wilt Resistant 
These are the giant Asters with long, narrow, twisted, curled and interlaced petals 
that somewhat resemble a Chrysanthemum. Many people call them Chrysanthemum 
Asters. The plants grow large and strong, and bear an abundance of bloom on long, 
strong stems that make them splendid cut flowers. 
Bright Rose. Rose-pink. Enchantress. Salmon-rose. 
Crimson. Rich and velvety. Shell-Pink. Apple-blossom. 
Purple. Rich royal-purple. Snow-White. Purest white. 
Lavender. Deep lavender. Mixed Colors 
Price, any of the above: Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 50c; Y% oz. 90c. 
Collection: One package each of the above—7 colors (7 pkgs.) for 85c, postpaid. 
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