. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Asters. The acknowledged queen of autumn annuals. Indis- pensable for the flower garden, fine as a show riant for fairs and exhibitions, and charming pot plants. Very profuse bloomers, with exceedingly beautiful flowers of most ex- quisite colors and almost perfect form . There are several forms of
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees. Asters. The acknowledged queen of autumn annuals. Indis- pensable for the flower garden, fine as a show riant for fairs and exhibitions, and charming pot plants. Very profuse bloomers, with exceedingly beautiful flowers of most ex- quisite colors and almost perfect form . There are several forms of Asters, some being imbricated like the Rose, some loose and globular like a Pseony. while others are partly in- curved like the Chrysanthemum. In regard to height they are classified as tali, half-dwarf and dwarfs The tad vane- ties are One for the center of large beds and for cutting, as their flowers are borne on long stems; the dwarfs are parti- cularly fine for borders or masses of one color, asthey are so compact and bloom so profusely as to seem like so many bouquets set in the ground: the semi-dwarfs are good for all purposes, and extra line for pot culture. It is a good plan to make two or more successive sow- ings, two weeks apart, to prolong the,season of bloom: seeds can be sown in hot-beds or house and afterwards transp ant- ed, or they can be sown in open ground. In hot dry weather, mulch liberally with old manure or coarse litter. and do not let them suffer for water. Our list of varieties is a fine one. There is not a poor sort among them all. l er pict. Giant-Branching CometâA superb new Aster, growing 18 inches high, with enormous flowers borne on long graceful stems. The plant branches freely carrying from 20 to 40 of its magnificent flowers. Each flower is as double and perfect as a Pasony, 5 to6 inches m diam- eter, with center filled with charming whorl of petals after the true comet style. All colors mixed la Giant-Branching Comet, Pure White-Tory fine 1
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