. Johnson's garden & farm manual : 1915. ASTER—VIOLET KING. Per pkt., lOC. LATE BRAXCHixG ASTER (See Page G2). HERCULES WHITE ASTER 317. This new aster has a most imposingaspect. The plants throw up strong stems 15 to20 inches high, which branch about 4 inchesfrom the ground, bearing at their summit manycentral flowers, while on the sideshoots appear 4 to 6 secondaryblooms. The flowers are of thepurest w^hite, wdth very long pet-als, and attain the enormous di-ameter of 6 to 7 inches, and canbe compared to the large exhibi-tion flowers of the Giant Chry-santhemum. It is excellent eitherfor cut
. Johnson's garden & farm manual : 1915. ASTER—VIOLET KING. Per pkt., lOC. LATE BRAXCHixG ASTER (See Page G2). HERCULES WHITE ASTER 317. This new aster has a most imposingaspect. The plants throw up strong stems 15 to20 inches high, which branch about 4 inchesfrom the ground, bearing at their summit manycentral flowers, while on the sideshoots appear 4 to 6 secondaryblooms. The flowers are of thepurest w^hite, wdth very long pet-als, and attain the enormous di-ameter of 6 to 7 inches, and canbe compared to the large exhibi-tion flowers of the Giant Chry-santhemum. It is excellent eitherfor cut flowers or for planting inborders in the open ground. Perpacket, 15c. Aster, Violet King 290. A distinct soft violetaster measuring 4 to 5 inchesacross, of vigorous habit, longstiff stems, and blooming tendays earlier than the ImprovedSemples Branching. The petalssomewhat resemble the quilledvarieties, but much larger andbroader, those in the center b«ingcurled and incurved, completelycovering the crowns. Per 10c. DAYBREAK AST
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