. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1921. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. 48 The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W, Madison St., Chicago ASTERS. Asters are one of the most important summer and autumn flowers, and receive special care at our hands. Our list comprises only such sorts as can be planted with perfect confidence that â nothing better is procurable, no matter at what price or from what source. The early sorts begin blooming in July, fol- lowed by the midseason kinds, which flower dur- ing August; then
. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1921. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. 48 The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W, Madison St., Chicago ASTERS. Asters are one of the most important summer and autumn flowers, and receive special care at our hands. Our list comprises only such sorts as can be planted with perfect confidence that â nothing better is procurable, no matter at what price or from what source. The early sorts begin blooming in July, fol- lowed by the midseason kinds, which flower dur- ing August; then the late-flowering varieties, which are at their best through September. It is quite easy, therefore, with a little care in the selection of the varieties, to have Asters in flower from the first days in July until hard frost. Asters will thrive in any good soil, prepared in the same way as you would for a crop of vege- tables, but it is well to remember that any extra care taken in the preparation of the soil is repaid by finer plants, larger blooms, with longer stems and more profuse flowering. They should have an open, sunny position, and prefer a good, heavy, loamy soil, enriched with a liberal quan- tity of thoroughly rotted manure, and the addi- tion of wood ashes or air-slaked lime, and we do not advise growing them on the same ground two years in succession. Sow either in the open ground in May, or in March or April in cold frame, spent hotbed or pots or boxes in the house, covering the seed with about one-fourth inch of good soil. When the plants are strong enough transplant about 18 inches apart in deeply dug, well-prepared beds. Half hardy annuals. SELECTED NAMED ASTERS For several years we have been making trials at our nursery of the many classes and strains of asters now in cultivation. We believe the list which follows contains the most desirable sorts now in cultivation. The seed we send out was grown by experienced specialists, both American and European. 221
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