ROBSON QUALITY SEEDS, HALL, NEW YORK 
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fietson's Hower Seeds 
Selected Varieties From Our Trial Grounds 
One of our most popular annuals for flower borders and cut- 
ting. 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. 
New Early Asters 
1045 BALLET QUEEN. Popular new aster. 
Blooms 2 to 3 weeks earlier than any other 
type. Flowers are deep salmon rose, centers 
are full, stems are 12” lone—fine for cut- 
ting. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
1046 BALLET MIXED COLORS. The popu- 
lar Ballet Queen type in a wide mixture of 
colors. See color picture in back of catalog. 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
Illustrated in color pages following 
New Early Giant Asters 
1014 Mixed Colors. Larger flowers than 
found in any of our other types; these new 
beauties are early flowering too. Flowers 
are loose-petalled or Crego-like in a wide 
range of colors. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; Y% 
oz. 85¢. 
New Dwarf Asters 
1048 KIRKWELL MIXED COLORS. A new 
dwarf aster, only 12 inches high, that actu- 
ally covers itself with beautiful double 
blooms 2 in. across. The blend of colors 
includes shades of pink, rose, dark blue and 
crimson. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 1 02. 75¢. 
ANGEL’S TRUMPET 
1010 DATURA METELOIDES. Visitors at 
our trials always marvel at the size and 
beauty of the large perfumed white trumpet 
flowers. A very showy border plant grow- 
ing quickly from seed to 214 to 8 ft. tall and 
spreading to 2 feet or more. Pkt. 20¢; 
Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 oz. 55¢. 
BALSAM (Lady Slippers) 
1051 True Camellia Flowered, Mixed Colors. 
Miniature double camellias in our new 
strain in white, shades of pink, scarlet and 
purple are really beautiful. Try floating 
them in a shallow dish. Pkt. 20¢; 14 027. 
45¢. 
CALENDULAS 
1055 Pacific Beauty, Mixed Colors. The out- 
standing Calendulas today. Flowers are 
larger and colors clearer. More resistant to 
heat. Sow early; make a second sowing 
early in July for extra large flowers in late 
summer and fall. 114 ft. Pkg. 15¢; 14 oz. 
45¢; oz. $1.25. 
CANDYTUFT 
1075 Giant White Hyacinth-Flowered. Plants 
are branched, each branch a massive, long 
and thick hyacinth-like spike of pure white. 
Very attractive. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 35¢. 
1077 Choice Mixed Colors. The colored types 
are bright, gay flowers but have a shorter, 
more compact head than Giant White Hy- 
acinth-Flowered. Pkt. 15¢; lg. pkt. 30¢. 
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Powderpuffs Asters are new and completely dif- 
ferent—a real bouquet aster. 
New Powderpuffs Asters 
1015 Mixed Colors. A brand new and attrac- 
tively different aster with upright growth— 
all flowers stemming from main stalk. The 
whole plant can be cut as a bouquet or long 
stemmed individual blooms can be cut. 
The blossoms have high crested centers of 
quilled petals surrounded by several rows 
of broad petals. Colors are white, rose, 
pink, crimson and blue. Pkt. 30¢; Ig. pkt. 
60¢; 1% oz. $1.00. 
AGERATUM 
1007 DWARF BLUE BEDDER. Plants are 
very low, compact in growth and are coy- 
ered with rich dark blue flowers. This is 
a very satisfactory dwarf edging variety. 
For early bloom start indoors last of March. 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. $1.00. 
CALIFORNIA POPPY 
1068 Finest Mixed Colors. An especially good 
blend of orange, yellow, and white flower- 
ing poppies. 
Pkt. 15¢; 4 oz. 45¢. 
seers 
Carpet of Snow is the ast wart and compact 
white Alyssum. 
1001 LITTLE GEM. Popular free flowering 
white Alyssum—plants 6 in. high, 10 in. 
across. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 35¢; 14 0z. 65¢. 
Thin or transplant seedlings 8 to 10 inches apart. 
sometimes troubled with yellows disease which is carried by leaf- 
Asters are 
hoppers. Leaf-hoppers can be controlled by spraying the plants 
every five days with DDT (see page 22). 
American Branching Asters 
Flowers are large, full and double with 
broad incurved petals. They bloom with or 
slightly later than the Cregos and have long 
Straight stems—excellent for Curtino se 2) ft 
1034 MIXED COLORS. A well blended mix- 
ture of beautiful bright clear colors. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 oz. 715¢. 
1026 Azure Blue 1029 Rose 
1027 Crimson 1030 Shell Pink 
1028 Purple 1031 White 
Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢; V4 Oz. 85¢. 
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¢; V4 oz. $1.25. 
Crego Asters 
Cregos are also called “Ostrich Feathers” 
because of the loose, shaggy arrangement of 
the petals. Flowers are large, 4 in. across, 
and stems are long for cutting. 
1024 MIXED COLORS. Fine mixture of the 
six separate colors listed below. Pkt. 20¢; 
Ig. pkt. 40¢; 14 02. 75¢. 
1016 Azure Blue 1019 Shell Pink 
1017 Crimson 1020 Purple 
1018 Deep Rose 1021 White 
Pkt. 25¢; Ig. pkt. 50¢; 14 oz. 85¢. 
C110 Collection. One packet each of the six 
colors. $1.50 value for only $1.00. 
ALYSSUM 
Alyssum is one of the easiest annuals to 
grow and is extremely useful as an edging 
plant and in rock gardens. Seed sown in the 
open ground in mid-May produces a mass of 
bloom from early July until late October. 
1000 CARPET OF SNOW. Dwarf plants 3 to 
5 in. in height and spreading from 12 to 15 
in. across. The best dwarf white edging 
variety. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 85¢; 14 oz. 65¢. 
1003 ROYAL CARPET. All-America Win- 
ner. New deep violet dwarf, compact Alys- 
sum. See color picture and description in 
back of catalog. Pkt. 25¢; lg. pkt. 50¢: VY 
oz. $1.25. 
Illustrated in color pages following 
1002 VIOLET QUEEN. Our strain produces 
extra deep violet flowers. Growth similar 
to Little Gem. Pkt. 20¢; Ig. pkt. 35¢; lA OZ. 
65¢. 
1585 Saxatile (Basket of Gold). Perennial. 
Excellent vivid yellow hardy plants for rock- 
eries and borders in early spring. Easy to 
grow from seed. Pkt. 20¢; lg. pkt. 35¢; 14 
oz. 65¢. 
Germination as Determined by State Seed Laboratory is Printed on every packet of flower seeds 
