. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1918 43rd year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 48 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. ASTERS CURRIES COLLECTION OF SUPERB AMERICAN ASTERS. Aster, Autumn Glory. American Beauty—A grand new Aster of vigorous habit, bearing profusely, large flowers on long stems similar in color to the American Beauty Rose. It comes in medium early, the plant growing 2 feet high. The petals of the flowers are u
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. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1918 43rd year. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. 48 CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. ASTERS CURRIES COLLECTION OF SUPERB AMERICAN ASTERS. Aster, Autumn Glory. American Beauty—A grand new Aster of vigorous habit, bearing profusely, large flowers on long stems similar in color to the American Beauty Rose. It comes in medium early, the plant growing 2 feet high. The petals of the flowers are unusually wide and heav>', lasting a long time 10 Snowdrift—A valuable early Aster with large snow-white feathery flowers of the Ostrich Plume type; comes into bloom in July 10 Cardinal—An exceedingly free blooming Aster, its vivid cardinal colored flowers presenting a striking appearance from mid-summer until late in fall. It is an excellent variety for massing 10 Lavender Gem—This is an extra early variety of a delicate lavender blue deepening with age. The flowers are very full and double, of the best Giant Comet type, borne on long, stout stems 10 Rochester—An unrivalled, mid-season, lavender-pink. Giant Comet type of Aster of vigorous habit 10 Crimson King—This beautiful Aster is a rich blood crimson of the late branching tjTJe with extra large, very double flowers, easily 5 inches across, borne on long, stiff stems fully 15 to 18 inches in length 10 Violet King—A distinct style of flower somewhat resembling the quilled sorts. The petals, however, are larger and broader near the center. The blooms often measure 4 to 5 inches. The color is a soft violet li» Peerless Pink and Peerless White—Two truly magnificient Asters of the late brahncing type. The flowers, as large as a fair-sized Chrj'santhemum, are borne in profusion on very long, stout stems, often 18 inches in length. Offered only in two colors, one a glorious Pure-White, the other a beautiful Shel