230 East Fourth St., Cincinnati 29 
McCULLOUGH’S ASTERS 
New Types and Wilt-Resistant Strains 
Asters are the glory of our gardens in August and September, just when good flowers for 
cutting and garden display are wanted. To succeed with Asters, sow the seed in flats in the 
house or hotbed in March. Transplant the seedlings 2 inches apart in boxes, and when they 
are large enough to handle, move to permanent beds in May. For late crops sow outdoors 
late April or early May. The richer the ground, the better your flowers will be, and water 
Is very necessary. 
Aster, Princess 
Neat, 3 to 31%-inch flowers on strong stems 
with branching habit. Quite wilt-resistant. 
Deep quilled cushion centers make the flow- 
ers full even when completely open. 
412 FINEST MIXED. Pkt. 15c 
Early Giant Wilt-Resistant 
Asters 
Finest large-flowered, heavy-stemmed, 
wilt-resistant Aster yet developed. Flowers 
are of the large Giants of California type, 
while the plants are less than 2 feet in height. 
413 EARLY GIANT MIXED. AIl colors. 
Pkt. 15c 
Aster, Golden Sheaf 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
414. The deepest yellow Aster yet offered, 
and the only one that is wilt-resistant. 
The flowers are fully double, with an at- 
tractive crest-like center, of good substance 
and fine depth of petal. Pkt. 15c 
Aster, Ballet Queen 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
416. Deep rose touched with salmon, as- 
suming a soft bronze color when many 
flowers are massed in sunlight. Extremely 
double, 314-inch flowers, useful for both 
bedding and cutting. Early and _ free 
blooming. Fine border plant since it Is 
wilt-resistant. Pkt. 20c 
Aster, Ballet Type 
(Wilt-Resistant) 
417. The earliest of all Asters, with distinctive 
crested center. It is this full center that 
makes the Ballet Type extremely double. 
In addition it is very wilt-resistant. Mixed 
colors. Pkt. 20c 
New Aster 
Giant California Sunshine 
We now offer delightful new colors in the 
popular Aster Giant California Sunshine 
group. These plants grow 3 feet high and 
bear blossoms 5 and 6 inches across on long, 
stiff stems. The dual-tone color effects 
formed by the quilled disc and the encircling 
guard petals are lovely beyond description. 
415 GIANT CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE 
Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 15c 
Heart of France Asters 
424. Brilliant dark red flowers similar to the 
American Branching in type. Highly 
wilt-resistant. Blooms on strong stems in 
late August or September. Height 2 feet. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c 
Asters, Wilt-Resistant 
Super Giants 
Largest of all Asters and a superb cut 
flower because of its long, wiry, non-branch- 
ing stems and huge, ostrich-feather flowers. 
Brilliant new range of colors; completely wilt- 
resistant. 
418 HOLLYWOOD. White. 
419 PASADENA. Peach-blossom. 
421 EL MONTE. Crimson. 
422 SANTA BARBARA. Purple. 
423 MIXED 
Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c 
2423 COLLECTION. One pkt. each 
of the above 4 colors, 50c. 
Wilt-Resistant Early Royal 
Asters 
427 AZURE-BLUE. 
428 DEEP ROSE. 
429 PEACH BLOSSOM. 
430 PURPLE. 
431 WHITE. 
432 FINEST MIXED. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c 
Wilt-Resistant Crego Asters 
433 ORCHID. 
434 CRIMSON. 
435 PEACH BLOSSOM. 
436 PINK. 
437 PURPLE. 
438 WHITE. 
439 FINEST MIXED. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; Ygoz. 45c 
BALSAM PEAR and APPLE 
(Momordica) 
Tender annual climbers bearing ornamen- 
tal fruits of various colors. They grow 10 to 
12 feet high, have light green foliage and 
rather large leaves and are very graceful. 
440 BALSAM APPLE. Like Balsam Pear, 
with smaller foliage and smaller fruits, 
very nearly round. Green striped when 
young, later becoming scarlet. Pkt. 10c 
441 BALSAM PEAR. Fruit oblong, pointed 
and warted, first green afterward changing 
to bright red. When fully ripe, it bursts 
open exposing the seed. Largely used for 
putting 1m alcohol or whiskey, also as a 
poultice or for cuts, bruises and wounds. 
Pkt. 10c 
BUSH BALSAM 
These bush type Balsams are carried at 
the tips of the stems rather than on the side, 
making a show of color rather than of foliage. | 
Height 8 to 10 inches. 
442 MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 20c 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON. See Centaurea. 
BALSAM (Lady’s Slipper) 
An old-fashioned flower which bears 
flowers of various shades: white, pink, red, 
yellow, purple, etc., some of which are beau- 
tifully striped and spotted. Hardy annual. 
443 DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt. 10c; %40z. 30c 
BARTONIA 
(Blazing Star or Gold Star) 
444 AUREA. A free-blooming and showy 
hardy annual with large yellow flowers. 
The foliage is gray and thistle-like and is 
exceedingly brilliant im the sunshine. 
hrives In a sunny situation, even in poor 
soil. Does not transplant well. Height 
18 inches. Pkt. 10c; %40z. 25c 
BEGONIA 
Everblooming Bedding 
Varieties 
The small, bright flowers are borne in 
great profusion from summer to autumn. 
Spring seedlings bloom in summer while 
summer seedlings make fine house plants 
for the winter. 
445 CHRISTMAS CHEER. Everblooming. 
Enormous, rich bright cherry-red flowers, 
often 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 35c 
446 CARMEN. The original bronze-leaved 
Begonia. Bright rose-pink flowers. 
Pkt. 35c 
447 WHITE PEARL. Clear glistening 
white. Pkt. 35c 
448 MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 35c 
BRACH YCOME 
(Swan River Daisy) 
449 IBERIDIFOLIA. One of the daintiest 
and most charming little annual flowers 
imaginable, easy to grow in any soil. The 
flowers are borne on graceful stems well 
above the delicate, finely laciniated foliage. 
They are ideal for low beds and borders, 
as the plants grow to a height of only 8 to 
10 inches. Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 140z. 25c 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold) 
Daisy-like flowers. Sow outdoors in spring, 
or earlier indoors and transplant. Grow un- 
der glass in winter. 2 ft. 
450 PACIFIC BEAUTY, APRICOT. Apri- 
cot; two-tone. Pkt. 15c; Yoz. 50c 
451 PACIFIC BEAUTY, CREAM. Cream- 
white shading. Pkt. 15c; 1402. 50c 
452 PACIFIC BEAUTY, LEMON. Pure 
lemon-yellow. Pkt. 15c; I40z. 50c 
453 PACIFIC BEAUTY, PERSIMMON. 
Perstmmon-orange. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c 
454 PACIFIC BEAUTY, MIXED. 
Pkt. 15c; %4oz. 50c 
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