ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
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fiotsen'’s Flower Seeds 
Selected Varieties From Our Trial Grounds 
Flower varieties found on the following pages are those we have 
selected from careful and extensive testing in our trial grounds of 
the many varieties and strains of varieties available today. The 
varieties we are offering to you we believe are of superior quality 
One of our most popular annuals for flower borders and cutting. 
Asters offer the gardener a wide choice of colors, long stems and 
prolific bloom. For earliest flowers start indoors about April 10th; 
or, sow the seed in the open ground where the plants are to flower 
after danger of frost. 
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. 20¢; 
Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 02. 55¢. 
1016 Azure Blue 1019 Shell Pink 
1017 Crimson 1020 Purple 
1018 Deep Rose 1021 Whte 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 0z. 65¢. 
C110 Collecton. One packet each of the six 
colors. $1.50 value for only $1.00. 
WILT RESISTANT ASTERS 
hoppers. 
Visitors at our flower trials this summer admired 
the asters. Mary Croucher especially liked the 
new Ballet Asters and the large Cregos. 
New Early Asters 
1045 BALLET QUEEN. A new early Aster 
that is a great favorite of many gardeners. 
Planted in the open ground in mid-May, it 
is in full bloom in early August. Flowers 
are deep salmon rose, centers are full and 
stems are excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25¢; 
Ig. pkt. 50¢; 14 0z. 65¢. 
Angel’s Trumpet is a striking and most interest- 
ing flower for the garden. 
ANGEL’S TRUMPET 
1010 DATURA METELOIDES. Large per- 
fumed white trumpet flowers 8 to 10 inches 
long with pale roseate-lavender flushing. A 
very showy border plant growing quickly 
from seed sown after danger of frost to 214 
to 3 ft. height. Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 
OTMOOGs 
1046 BALLET MIXED COLORS. The pop- 
pular Ballet Queen type now available in a 
wide mixture of colors. Flowers are large 
with full centers, long stems and exception- 
ally early. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 65¢. 
ALYSSUM 
Alyssum is one of the easiest flowers to 
grow and extremely useful as an edging plant. 
The plants are dwarf and form broad mounds 
of showy white or violet flowers. Excellent in 
rock gardens. All of the varieties listed below 
were sown in the open ground in mid-May in 
our trial grounds and were a mass of color 
from early July until late October. Start in- 
side April 10th or in the garden as soon as the 
soil can be worked. If the plants should get 
scragely in mid-summer, the faded blossoms 
may be sheared back to perpetuate flowering. 
1000 CARPET OF SNOW. Dwarf plants 3 to 
5 in. in height and spreading from 12 to 15 
in. across. This is the best low, flat, white 
edging variety. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 35¢; 14 
(We. Anat 
1001 LITTLE GEM. Free flowering white 
flowers on compact plants 6 to 8 inches in 
height and 10 in. across. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 
30¢; 4 oz. 40¢. 
1002 VIOLET QUEEN. Our strain produces 
extra deep violet flowers which retain their 
color throughout the season. Similar in 
growth to Little Gem. Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 
UXO WA Cove. Caine 
Thin or transplant seedling 8 to 10 inches apart. 
sometimes troubled with yellows disease which is carried by leaf- 
Leaf-hoppers can be controlled by spraying the plants 
every five days with DDT (see page 35). 
and will give a performance in the garden that will please you. 
Our seed of these varieties is the best that can be grown; it is 
carefully tested for strong germination and with ordinary care 
will give splendid results. 
Asters are 
American Branching Asters 
Flowers are large, very double and are 
borne on long, straight stems. They bloom 
after the Cregos and produce an abundance 
of beautiful flowers until frost. 
1034 Mixed Colors. A well blended mixture 
of fresh seed of the six colors listed below. 
Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 40¢; 14 oz. 55¢. 
1026 Azure Blue 1029 Rose 
1027 Crimson 1030 Shell Pink 
1028 Purple 1031 White 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 65¢. 
C120 Collection. One packet each of the six 
colors. $1.50 value for only $1.00. 
The Best Red Aster 
1042 HEART OF FRANCE. In our trial 
ground tests this deep ruby-red aster is al- 
ways Outstanding. Flowers are fully double 
and are produced freely on medium height 
plants. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 70¢. 
DDT 
Use DDT to control leaf hoppers which 
carry aster “yellows”. See page 35. 
Alyssum is one of our finest annuals for edging. 
Carpet of Snow is extra dwarf and compact. 
Violet Queen is extra deep in color. 
Our 
“We had excellent success with your seeds last 
year.”’ 
April 6, 1951 Mrs. J. Donald Davis 
92) WticarSt: 
Hamilton, N. Y. 
