Dreer's garden calendar : 1897 . dreersgardencale1897henr Year: 1897 FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. RAY ASTERS. This new and original class of Asters is a valuable addition to this important annual. They attain a height of about 20 inches, of branching habit and bearing their large flowers on long strong stems; the flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter and consist of ray-like slender quilled florets resembling the straight- rayed Japanese Chrysanthemums; exceedingly pretty and dis- tinct. We offer them in two colors, viz : 5241 Pure White, and 5242 Bright Rose. Price of either 25 cts. per pk
Dreer's garden calendar : 1897 . dreersgardencale1897henr Year: 1897 FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. RAY ASTERS. This new and original class of Asters is a valuable addition to this important annual. They attain a height of about 20 inches, of branching habit and bearing their large flowers on long strong stems; the flowers measure from 4 to 6 inches in diameter and consist of ray-like slender quilled florets resembling the straight- rayed Japanese Chrysanthemums; exceedingly pretty and dis- tinct. We offer them in two colors, viz : 5241 Pure White, and 5242 Bright Rose. Price of either 25 cts. per pkt; 1 pkt of each for 40 cts. SINGLE FLOWERING ASTERS. 5170 It is well known that single flowers have more brilliant and purer colors than double ones, and it is not surprising that the taste for them has been steadily increasing. The single flowering asters are a valuable addition to the list. They form globular plants and carry on long stout stalks a mass of star-shaped flowers which appear early and continue late into the autumn. Very effective in beds or borders and offer a pleasing change to the innumerable double sorts. nixed Colors. 15 cts. per pkt.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. A GRAND NOVELTY. DWARF EARLY, Large Flowering COSflOS 'DAWN.' Shown in colors on the front cover of this Catalogue. Ray Aster. 5848 It is seldom that a novelty can be offered having so many new and desirable features as has this glorious new Cosmos. The Cosmos is now one of the most popular flowers, but frequently on account of its coming into bloom so late, the plants are destroyed by frost with- out having perfected a solitary flower. This new variety comes into 'full flower in July and continues a mass of bloom until cut down by severe frost. This feature alone is suffi- cient to stamp it as a novelty of the first class and will make their successful cultiva- tion possible in the most Northerly States and Canada ; but added to this, it is of dwarf, compact growth, growing only 4 J feet high, while the o
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