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| Keywords: Lippincott seeds (16373373245).jpg MISS C H LIPPINCOTT <br> LIPPINCOTT'S CHOICE ASTER SEEDS <br> Asters are of very easy culture The seeds oau be somii in Mav in the onen <br> ground for bloom in September and October; for earlier bloom thev should be sown <br> in boxes in the house in ' - ” o«j or hotbeds in March or April <br> LJKEiN OF THE »1AKKKT ” Of grace <br> il spreading habit it is in full Uower <br> ' – wo weeks before most other Asters <br> Oeep blue white pink and rose in <br> mixture Tkt 150 seeds 5 cti <br> WHITE OSTRICH <br> PLUME <br> Plants of strong branch- <br> ing growth 15 to IS inches <br> in height The large size <br> of the flowers the fine <br> feathery appearance long <br> stiff stem and early flow- <br> ering habit combine to <br> make it most desirable for <br> decorations <br> rut 150 seeds 8 cts <br> VICK'S ROSE <br> KING ASTER <br> Is a bright brilliant rose <br> color It possesses all the <br> haracteristics of a good Astei- <br> orous in habit with stems <br> length <br> crowns <br> keeping <br> cutting <br> do not <br> frequently two feet in <br> 4 '-lowers large as «-aucers <br> i completely covered a good <br> variety and unsurpassed for <br> Petals are stiff and strong and <br> show the effects of cutting until long after <br> many other varieties would be complete v <br> wilted Pkt 150 seeds 8 cts <br> DAYBREAK <br> The plants grow stiffly erect eigliteen to twentv <br> DAi BREAK ASTER inches in height with ten to fifteen branches each <br> bearing a very large extremenly double llower with <br> incurved petals The broad silvery petals are suffused with soft delicate pink <br> Pkt 1 50 seeds 8 cts <br> EARLY SNOWDRIFT <br> I S CERTAINLY THE EARLIEST ASTER IN CULTIVATION ” The lea\es an <br> narrow and sparse and the branches spring from close to the ground The eiitir ' <br> energy of the plant seems given to the production of twelve to twenty long slender <br> upright stems crowned with immense feathery flowers The long recurved pet -; <br> give the flowers an exceedingly graceful effect heightened in many -oases by the <br> ragged irregular character of the petals in the center of the flower The flowers all <br> come perfectly double Pkt 150 seeds 8 cts <br> ROYAL PURPLE <br> A new strain of Late Branching Aster growing about fifteen inches high Irs <br> habit of growth is entirely distinct the stems growing directly from the ground ami <br> not on side shoots from the main stem like other varieties Nine out of twelve <br> liowers are suflSciently large for cutting either for house decoration or florists' u- c <br> A medium early bloomer continuing in flower until late in the fall The flowers arc <br> large and full to the center; petals tine and somewhat incurved; color bright purxlc <br> Ikt 1 50 seeds 8 cts <br> MIKADO PINK 'ROCHESTER ' <br> In size and beauty the Rochester is equal to the Crego Aster It v-omes into <br> bloom about ten days earlier The color is a most exquisite shade of lavender pink <br> The petals are long narrow and curled The vigorous growth of this aster makes <br> possible its long slender upright stems giving the plant an exceedingly graceful <br> appearance as it supports its 1 to 20 immense feathery flowers Pkt 150 seeds 8 cts 42205414 132981 65968 Page 6 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/42205414 1915 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Miss C H Lippincott Firm Biodiversity Heritage Library Lippincott seeds 1916 Garden Stories Catalogs Flowers Fruit Nurseries Horticulture Seeds Vegetables U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 42205414 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/42205414 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom nurseries horticulture u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-26 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16373373245 2015-08-25 05 50 57 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Lippincott seeds Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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