. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. P^EOSY Pekfbction ASTEK. DWARF CHRY- SANTHEMUM FLOWERED. The largest flowering of the Asters; very double, for ribbon Dwarf 1 foot. Excellent borders or pots. PER PKT. 5182 Fiery Scarlet ... 10 5183 Dark Blue .... 10 5175 Snow=White ... 10 5174 Finest Mixed ... 10 DWARF QUEEN. Large flowering Aster of dwarf habit; bearing profusely full double inbricated flowers of great beauty. Splendid for cutting. (See c
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1899. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. P^EOSY Pekfbction ASTEK. DWARF CHRY- SANTHEMUM FLOWERED. The largest flowering of the Asters; very double, for ribbon Dwarf 1 foot. Excellent borders or pots. PER PKT. 5182 Fiery Scarlet ... 10 5183 Dark Blue .... 10 5175 Snow=White ... 10 5174 Finest Mixed ... 10 DWARF QUEEN. Large flowering Aster of dwarf habit; bearing profusely full double inbricated flowers of great beauty. Splendid for cutting. (See cut on page 59.) 5184 White 10 5178 Mixed Colors ... 10 COMET. A very beautiful and distinct class, with long curled and twisted petals, formed into loose yet dense half-globe, resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum. 5224 The Bride. A variety of the Giant type. The flowers, on opening, are of purest white, changing as they become older to a beautiful shade of ros; ; a most unique transformation 10 5216 Giant Pure White, a great improvement over the old type. (See cut, page 59) 10 DREER'S SUPERB ASTERS Of the general beauty of these flowers it is unnecessary to speak ; the immense world-wide demand for them shows their adaptability for any climate ; and coming into bloom, as they do, when most other flowers are fading away, enhances their value. For the best results the ground for the cultivation of Asters cannot be too richly prepared, although they will give satisfactory returns on any ordinary garden soil. LATE-FLOWERING BRANCHING. A selection from Semple's Branching Asters, which for size of bloom, freedom of flowering and other good qualities we have never seen equaled. The plants form strong, robust bushes, about 2 feet high, bearing profusely on long, strong stems handsome Chrysan- themum-like flowers, many being over 6 inches indiameter. The form of the flowers'make them particularly desirable as cut flowers. They come into flower from two to three weeks later than most so
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