Dreer's garden book 1925 (1925) Dreer's garden book 1925 dreersgardenbook1925henr Year: 1925 /flEmyAJimi SPECIALTIES IN FLOVEf. SIW >HnAnEiiPMik\ 53 DREER'S SIX FAMOUS AMERICAN ASTERS While we offer this season over sixty distinct varieties and colors of American Asters, all of which have been grown under our personal supervision, and which cannot be excelled for quality, we have again selected the following six sorts to offer as a collection, which embraces several distinct types and colors, which we feel sure will, on account of their free growth, profuse flowering, large size and genera
Dreer's garden book 1925 (1925) Dreer's garden book 1925 dreersgardenbook1925henr Year: 1925 /flEmyAJimi SPECIALTIES IN FLOVEf. SIW >HnAnEiiPMik\ 53 DREER'S SIX FAMOUS AMERICAN ASTERS While we offer this season over sixty distinct varieties and colors of American Asters, all of which have been grown under our personal supervision, and which cannot be excelled for quality, we have again selected the following six sorts to offer as a collection, which embraces several distinct types and colors, which we feel sure will, on account of their free growth, profuse flowering, large size and general excellence, give entire satisfaction to the most critical growers of this popular flower. 1281 Crego's Giant White. We consider this the finest and largest of all Comet Asters, bearing immense fluffy flowers 5 inches and over in diameter, as fine as any Chrysanthe- mum, and when cut keep in good condition longer than any other of this type. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 1282 Crego's Giant Pink. Identical in every way to the white offered and described above, except in color, which is a beautiful soft shell- pink. IS cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. 1305 Dreer's Crimson Giant. A late-branch- ing variety of upright growth, with extra large, densely double flowers of rich blood-crimson; makes a brilliant bed or border, and is splendid for cutting. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts., 25 cts. >y. DxEETi's Peerless Pink Aster 1393 Dreer's Peerless Pink. This is conceded to be the finest pink late-branching Aster ever offered. The plants are of robust free- branching habit, 24 to 30 inches high, bearing their magnificent blooms on strong stems, averaging 18 inches in length, and it is hard to find a flower under 4 inches across, and many measure 5 inches by 2| inches in depth, forming an almost globular flower. The color is a rich shell-pink, and comes into bloom about the middle of August, b.;ing its best during the early part of September, and continuing in good condition well in
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