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Title: Burpee's farm annual : the best seeds that grow including rare novelties
Identifier: burpeesfarmannua1895watl (find matches)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: W. Atlee Burpee Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: (Philadelphia, PA. : W. Atlee Burpee & 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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n8 W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., PHILADELPHIA.
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ofASTE^S atFordhooi^ A SINGLE FLOWER OF NEW GIANT WHITE COMET ASTER. Engraved from a careful Drawing. MFW fOIVlFT A^TFP^S As now developed, this magnificent new VUJ * Jr%.±D 1 i^iyo. triDe of Asters comes perfectly true in char- acter ; the plants, 12 to 15 inches high, form regular pyramids completely covered with superb, large, double flowers, of an intensely artistic beauty. The illustration of the New Giant White Comet Aster correctly shows how closely the beautiful flowers, with their artistically curved and twisted petals, resemble the finest Chinese chrysanthemums. Of unusual and really unique beauty. We take much pleasure in offering several new colors, as described below. NEW GIANT WHITE COMET ASTER. The illus- tration above in no way exaggerates the size or won- derful perfection of the flowers of this grand novelty. Clear, purest white. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. CLEAR CARMINE. A very showy and strikingly brilliant color. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. LILAC BORDERED WITH WHITE. A lovely com- bination. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. PURE LILAC. A deligbtful tone of fine lilac is shown in this selection. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. BRIGHT LIGHT BLUE BORDERED WHITE. Fresh and attractive. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. FINEST MIXED COMET ASTERS. All of the above colors of Comet Asters in unequaled mixture. The most strikingly beautiful strain known to-day. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. MFW AVHITP RD A)VrrHlrVrf AQTFD A new variety, of American origin. l^LiYY VYII1IC DiVrVi^wl IIl^VJ /AO 1 CK* Of branching character, the magnifi- cent large, double white flowers, quite four inches in diameter, are borne upon long stems, making them excellent for cutting. The long, broad petals are frequently twisted and curled in such a manner as to give the blossom the appearance of a large, graceful chrysanthemum. We cannot recommend this distinct New IMiite Aster too highly for cut floviers. The seed is all of our own growing at Fordhook Farm. Per pkt. 15 cts.; 2 pkts. for 25 cts. Fordhook Favorites among ASTERS. ^ttrA^fflS and thirty-seven trials, but the past season (1894) we had more than five hundred trials of Asters at Fordhook Farm, besides large blocks growing for seed. Of these we have carefully selected the best and most perfect strains to offer in unequaled mixture as the Fordhook Favorites among ASTERS. See further announcement on page 137. Per large pkt. 25 cts.; half-size pkt. 15 cts,

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