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Title: 1919 farm and garden annual
Identifier: 1919farmgardenan19acur (find matches)
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: A. Currie & Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : A. Currie & Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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&££*c A. CURRIEJc '****&*&* FLOWER SEEDS m ASTERS EXTRA EARLY HOHENZOLLERN (Early Wonder)—An early branching: class similar to the Comet in style, with long:, stiff stems. Splendid for cutting. Pink "White Rose The Bride—White changing to rose. Each, per pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 6 pkts., 4©c. Finest Mixed Colors, pkt., 10c; % oz., 70c. CREGO IMPROVED—An early branching- class of the Comet tvpe, bearing large flowers with broad petals, beautifully curled, and produced freely on long stems. Lavender Rose Purple Shell-pink White Each, per pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c. Finest Mixed Colors, pkt., 10c; % oz., 75c. CARLSON'S BRANCHING (Invincible)—A splendid mid- season Aster, bearing large, incurved flowers on strong stems. Very useful for cutting. Crimson Lavender-pink Lavender Pink Rose White Purple Each, per pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 6 pkts., 40c. Choice Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., $1.50. QUEEN OF THE MARKET—An extra early class, coming in three or four weeks ahead of any other. The flowers are very double and are borne on long stems. Light Blue Pink White Peach Blossom Purple Choice Mixed. Each, per pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. EARLY UPRIGHT BRANCHING— Plants compact with straight, stiff stems, bearing round, ball- shaped flowers profusely. Rose, White, Lavender Pink, Peach Blossom, Purple. Each, per pkt., 10c. AMERICAN BEAUTY—Similar In color to tne American Beauty Rose. Flowers borne pro- fusely on long stems; large with broad petals. Pkt., 10c. CARDINAL—A mid-season variety with medium sized flowers of a rich cardinal color, which are borne profusely. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 75c. LAVENDER GEM—Improved. An early variety with large, double flowers of the Giant Comet type. The color is a delicate lavender when first open, deepening with age. The flowers are borne profusely on long, slender stems, the finely cut, feathery petals giving them the effect of a ragged Chrysanthemum. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 75c. PURITY—A handsome, large snow-white variety coming into bloom early in the season and producing an abundance of flowers on long stems. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 75c. ROYAL PURPLE—An early Aster of the branching type, pro- ducing large, handsome purple flowers freely all through the season, on long stems. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. SENSATION—A new large red Aster, the color being a rich garnet, glistening like live coal in the sunlight. The flowers are very large, measuring 3% inches across, and are borne freely on long stiff stems. Pkt., 10c. SNOWDRIFT—The earliest white Aster. The flowers are very large and feathery and borne on long, slender stems. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 75c
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ASTER PLANTS. Strong plants of the leading sorts ready in May at 25c per doz., $1.50 per 100. Hohemzollern Aster. KING ASTERS. Of branching habit, bearing large flowers resembling the quilled sorts, except that the petals are larger and broader and beautifully twisted in the center, completely covering the crown. LAVENDER-PINK KING—Beautiful lavender-pink. ROSE KING—A pleasing shade of rose. VIOLET KING—Color soft violet lilac. WHITE KING—Pure white. Any of the above King Asters, per pkt., 10c; one pkt. each of the 4 King Asters, 30c. MIXTURE OF GIANT FLOWERING ASTERS. To enable those of our customers who want a mixture of the best Asters for cutting, we have prepared this mixture of the finest flowering varieties, blended so as to make the best assortment of colors, coming into flower at different times, from early summer until late in fall. Pkt., IOcj % ob* 45c; oz., $1.50. HARDY PERENNIAL ASTERS (Michaelmas Daisies). Fall blooming hardy plants bearing a profusion of single flowers. Will flower the first year from seed sown early. % oz., 50c; pkt., 10c. 37

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