Seed annual . y, Columbus, Ohio l^^^^^r Livingstons SUPERB ASTERS Of all the flowers in the garden, nonewill give greater returns for the timeand money expended than the Aster,which is so well known that a descrip-tion would be superfluous. Of allimaginable colors, except yellow, and ofsizes varying from a small, compact but-ton to an immensely big flower, hard todistinguish in size from the most magni-ficent Chrysanthemum. They make asplendid ornament in any garden,whether they be massed in beds orgrown as single specimens. Sow theseed from the middle of March to thefirst of May, in shallow b


Seed annual . y, Columbus, Ohio l^^^^^r Livingstons SUPERB ASTERS Of all the flowers in the garden, nonewill give greater returns for the timeand money expended than the Aster,which is so well known that a descrip-tion would be superfluous. Of allimaginable colors, except yellow, and ofsizes varying from a small, compact but-ton to an immensely big flower, hard todistinguish in size from the most magni-ficent Chrysanthemum. They make asplendid ornament in any garden,whether they be massed in beds orgrown as single specimens. Sow theseed from the middle of March to thefirst of May, in shallow boxes, in thehouse or in a spent hotbed. Whenthe young plants are an inch high, trans-plant to a warm bed of finely pulverizedsoil, from whence they can be trans-planted where they are to bloom. Moistweather is the best for can be sown in the open ground aslate as the last of May, but they willbloom quite late. Asters also makesplendid pot plants, requiring fine, richsoil and plenty of Mixture of Giant Asters Is absolutely unexcelled. A Mag-nificent mixture, producing beau-tiful flowers, gigantic in size, gor-geous in colors, perfect in form. This mixture includes the creamof all the Asters on this and the nexttwo pages together with many othersorts of the most beautiful forms andbrilliant colors. Our special strain liasbeen especially selected from the finest,large-sized, double-flowering types. Theywill all grow about the same Mixture of Aster Seeds willdelight yon: nothing better can be pro-duced. The engraving herewith, repro-duced from a photograph, shows butfour kinds, all reduced in size, also aportion of a growing field of theseAsters. These pictures can give you buta faint idea of their superb about 2 feet. Packet, 10c;Extra Large Packet, 20c; ! s oz., 50c Livingstons EXHIBITION ASTER COLLECTION, 50c. This magnificent collection contains the finest and most complete assortment of mammoth flowering Asters it is


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