The Promise of Seeds: Magic in a Packet

Meet J. A. Everitt, a Seedsman With A Secret James A. Everitt of Indianapolis, Indiana was a very interesting man.  I first noticed ...

Vincent van Gogh - Vase with Gladioli and China Asters 1886 Vase with Chinese asters and gladioli August 1886 - September...

On a whim I typed "China Aster" into the library of Congress image database.  They do have many agricultural images after all. ...

About thirty-five years ago, pre-internet, I got  the three volume set of Liberty Hyde Bailey's  The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticultu...

H ere are some asters that look more like the popular varieties in the 19th century.  The needle aster to the left is from Seed Empire in...

The other day I went to the market for soy milk and came away with a huge pot of asters.  The flowers are small, white, and dark cente...

"Autumn now wears her crown of dahlias, with as much pride as Summer her wreath of roses..." 1833 - The Gentleman's Magazi...