. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Mabch 15, 1917. The Flodists'Revkw 6& Burpee's Seeds Grow New Aster. American Beauty MERICAN grown Aster seed is now acknowledged to be so vastly superior to European grown seed that there is no reason why European grown seed should be at all considered. Even in the Early Queen of the Market type, American grown seed has been found superior to European. The Royal and Crego types closely follow Queen of the Market, and these are followed by the Late Branching types. Burpee's New American Beauty Aster is in type of growth and form of flower simil
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Mabch 15, 1917. The Flodists'Revkw 6& Burpee's Seeds Grow New Aster. American Beauty MERICAN grown Aster seed is now acknowledged to be so vastly superior to European grown seed that there is no reason why European grown seed should be at all considered. Even in the Early Queen of the Market type, American grown seed has been found superior to European. The Royal and Crego types closely follow Queen of the Market, and these are followed by the Late Branching types. Burpee's New American Beauty Aster is in type of growth and form of flower similar to the Late Branching, but differs in that all the large blos- soms are produced on much longer and heavier stems. In some in- stances stems measure more than two feet in length. It has the longest blooming period of any Aster that we know of. The large double flowers are of a bright car- mine-rose, almost identical with the World's Fatuous American Beauty Rose. Mr. Fred Howard, of Howard & Smith, Los Angeles, Cal., writes March 29,1916, in reference to American Beauty Aster: "It is, in my opinion, one of the most remarkable Asters which has come under my notice. The plants attain a height of some four feet and the flowers are borne singly at the ends of stems which attain a length of thirty to thirty-six inches. The most remarkable feature to be noted regarding this Aster is the length of time which it remains in flower. The plants at our nursery came into bloom during the month of July and we were still cutting from them late in September. It is unlikely that they would come into bloom so early under Eastern conditions, but if they come in later I have no doubt the season during which they flower would be equivalent. The stems are absolutely non-lateral branching. - The flowers attain an enormous size, owing to the fact that the entire sap flow is diverted to the one terminal bud or flower. The color is a distinct shade of carmine-rose. The addition of new colors
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