. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1900. The majority of the varieties offered on the following pages have not been tested by us, but have been received from reliable gro7uers 7vhose descriptions 7ve give. For General List of Flower Seeds see pages 58 to 99. PINK OSTRICH-FEATHER ASTER. 1372 ilie white Ostrich-feather Aster introduced a few years ago, and offered on page 61, is now one of our standard vavieties. This new variety is exactly the same in habit and freedom of bloom, the color being a beautiful rosy pink, which will at once commend it for cut flower purposes. (See cut.)
. NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1900. The majority of the varieties offered on the following pages have not been tested by us, but have been received from reliable gro7uers 7vhose descriptions 7ve give. For General List of Flower Seeds see pages 58 to 99. PINK OSTRICH-FEATHER ASTER. 1372 ilie white Ostrich-feather Aster introduced a few years ago, and offered on page 61, is now one of our standard vavieties. This new variety is exactly the same in habit and freedom of bloom, the color being a beautiful rosy pink, which will at once commend it for cut flower purposes. (See cut.) 20 cts. per jikt.; 3 pkts. for ^0 its. GIANT SNOW-WHITE VICTORIA ASTER. 1476 The Victoria Asters have long held a lending place among asters, their free growth and perfect-formed flowers being much prized both for bedding and cut flowers. This new vnrietv is the first of a giant .tv|"ie to be offered, and is said to bear flowers aver- aging .5 inches across, of a pure snow white. cts. per pkt.; 5 pkts. for § Da\'ijreak' Aster. y^' Qiant 1310 A m NEW ASTER—DAYBREAK 1311 A grand variety, of American origin The illustration gives an excellent idea of the symmetrical growth and habit of the plant. It attains a height of 18 to 24 inches, and produces lav- ishly its perfect globe-shaj^ed flowers of beautiful shell-pink color, similar to that of the Daybrealc Carnation. A mag- nificent variety, either for bed- ding or for cut flowers. (See cut.) Per pkt., 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 ct^.
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