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Title: Everything for the garden : 1906
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Plants, Ornamental Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ium last September with Invincible Asters; theywere beautiful. GERTRUDE L. TRIPP, Yankton, S. D. I nexer saw any Asters equal to your Invinrihlcs—they are superb isuch large, long-stemmed flowers, and such beautiful delicate colors!Miss E. K. TOMPKINS, Floyd, Va. The Invincible Asters from you last year could not haie beenmore perfect. Mrs. THOS. M. ASHE, Raleigh, N. C. Last year we had the grandest Asters ever seen. They were yourInvincible; we had one white flower fully 6 inches across, and the pink-ones were a dream. IDA A. HAUPT, Milton, Pa. My Asters from your Invincible strain were the best at our flowersliow; fire, blooms of the lavender were the best I ever saw, and I havegrown Asters for GO years. CHAS. JAS. FOX, South London. Canada. #0 even purchaser of ahove Aster seed we will send free1 our new leaflet, LATEST ASD BEST METHODS OFGROWING ASTERS, which tells how to grow them toperfection, both in the g.rden beds anC for cut flowers. •PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK-
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83 iT_ EST «T COJKET op OSTRICH PliUjWE ASTERS. It would seem as if the highest possible perfectionhad been attained in these truly grand Asters. Theywin enthusiastic admiration from all who see them.The flowers are of immense size, often 6 inches across,composed of long, wavy, twisted petals, gracefullyformed into loose, yet densely double, half-globes,resembling some of the finer Japanese Chrysanthe-mums. These giant varieties differ from the older,well-known Comet Asters, not only in bearing muchlarger flowers, but the petals are longer and broader.The plants are of luxuriant growth, attaining aheight of 15 inches, each plant bearing from 20 to 30of these magnificent flowers on long stems, whichgive them an added value for cutting for vases.(See cut.) Giant Comet, Mixed.Per 1,000 seeds, 50c. Pkt. .10 Crimson io White io Rose-Pink io Deep Blue io Lavender io Yellow io Bride, white, changing to rose. . .10 Salmon-Rose io Collection Giant Comet Asters, 6 separate colors, 60c.I have n

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