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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (16390916255).jpg From PETER HEM <br> Henderson's Invincible Asters <br> -ROYALLY GRAND <br> THE LARGEST AND <br> MOST BEAUTIFUL <br> OF ALL <br> ASTERS <br> IN PRAISE OF <br> HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE <br> x x ASTERS x x <br> My Invincible Asters were awarded First Prize at the Berkshire <br> Co Fair last year Some of the flowers measured 5 inches across <br> Mrs CHESTER HOPKINS Blackinglon Kan <br> Last fall I received 'two blues and one red' premiums from <br> the R Country Club flower show for Invincible Asters and they <br> created a perfect furore of enthusiasm <br> Mrs FRANCIS E FOSS 9828 Winston Ave Chicago 111 <br> Our Henderson's Invincible Asters last year were grand The <br> plants grew to be nearly U feel tall; the blossoms were immense and <br> the colors most beautiful <br> Mrs E W SHEARBURN Haddam Kan <br> The Invincible Asters are grand I find none to equal them in <br> this country They cause no little comment in our town <br> Dr L 0 BARNARD Kelso Wash <br> Your grand Invincible Asters have certainly given me a reputa- <br> tion as an Aster fancier <br> HARRY CERHART Marshalltown Iowa <br> Last year I grew your Invincible Asters with stems 28 inches <br> long and flowers 4J4 inches across All perfect flowers <br> J II BALLOU Springville N Y <br> You would have taken off your hat if you could have seen my <br> Invincible Asters last year; some flowers 5 inches in diameter <br> EDWIN A NEWTON Rockville Conn <br> H ENDERSON'S <br> Invincible Asters <br> These are the latest and highest achievements in China Asters a superior race in every way <br> The plants are of very healthy robust branching growth about 2 feet high though under best <br> culture often 3 feet producing on long stems massive Chrysanthemum-like flowers of perfect <br> form and graceful outline and are exceedingly double to the very center The flowers are the <br> most beautifully formed of all large Asters The petals are of thick durable substance and <br> in consequence the flowers last long in perfection These Asters are wonderfully prolific and <br> continuous bloomers from summer until frost When grown in masses in garden borders or <br> grouped in beds their decorative effect is unapproachably gay and enlivening When well <br> grown the flowers of Henderson's Invincible Asters average 3J4 inches across; 4-inch flowers <br> are quite common and if grown especially for cut flowers the side branches pruned allowing a <br> plant to carry not over 8 or 10 flowers one flower to a stem their size will then be enormous <br> measuring 4 and 5 inches across These magnificent blossoms being gracefully poised on <br> strong well-leaved stems 15 to 18 inches long resemble large-sized Chrysanthemums and are <br> unsurpassed as cut flowers for vases and home decoration <br> We have received many enthusiastic letters of praise from our patrons regarding these <br> Asters some of whom have been fortunate enough to capture prizes with them at local exhibi- <br> tions flower shows etc See cut <br> HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE ASTERS Price Pkt of 100 seeds; Per 1 000 seeds; Per oz <br> Pure White Purest snow-white 15c 75c 2 50 <br> Pearl-pink Exquisite blush and shell-pink 15c 75c 2 50 <br> ˘ Deep Pink Lively warm rose-pink 15c 75c 2 50 <br> Lavender Charming silvery-lavender 15c 75c 2 50 <br> 'Deep Blue Bright indigo-blue 15c 75c 2 50 <br> Violet-purple Rich velvety purple 15c 75c 2 50 <br> Carmine-rose Bright rosy-carmine 15c 75c 2 50 <br> Crimson-brilliant Rich bright red 15c 75c 2 50 <br> Mixed Colors 15c 60c 2 00 <br> COLLECTION 1 PKT EACH OF THE ABOVE 8 SEPARATE COLORS 1 00 <br> Toev PRBETrL Iefo Z e wi Latest and Best Methods of Growing Asters <br> which tells how to grow them to perfection <br> in garden beds and for cut flowers <br> both 43874871 149634 78295 Page 79 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874871 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874871 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874871 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16390916255 2015-08-25 02 54 45 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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