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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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Decoration for a Home Wedding, by Mrs. Lord, Topeka, Kan. 



sieties were disappointed. This diffi- 

 culty has been overcome at Riverview, 

 where the dahlias have been blooming 

 splendidly and giving every indication 

 that the roots will be quite as fine as 

 they have ever been in the past. 



Through the courtesy of E. H. Michel, 

 who has charge of the Riverview 

 greenhouses and grounds, The Review 

 is able to give some of the leading va- 

 rieties, new and old, that have come to 

 the front for garden decoration or for 

 ■cut flowers: 



Fink Pearl, cactus, deep pink, very 

 pretty. 



Delice, decorative, pink, beautiful for 

 •cut flowaj^B. 



Mrs. Roosevelt, decorative, white cen- 

 ter, outside petals pale pink, very large. 



Mme. Camille Pabst, cactus, an 

 Jiutumn shade of yellow. 



Mrs. H. J. Jones, decorative, a pleas- 

 ing combination of red and white. 



Queen Victoria, show, lemon yellow. 



Mme. A. Lumier, semi-double, pink 

 and white striped. 



Charles Lanier, show, lemon yellow; 

 large, fine flowers. 



Gen. French, cactus, autumn shade of 

 red and yellow. 



Cuban Giant, show, crimson. 



Lovely, cactus, lavender pink. 



Mme. Van Cwu Daelc, decorative, 

 flesh pink, large petals. 



G»ld Medal, show; the name describes 

 the color, with "burnished" added. 



Sequoia, cactus, bronze yellow; a 

 pleasing variety. 



Wilhelm Miller, decorative, crimson. 



Queen Wilhelmina, single, white. 



Fireworks, decorative, yellow, streaked 

 with red. 



Standard, show, crimson. 



Nerthus, decorative, a shade between 

 purple and lavender. 



Henry Patrick, decorative, a beauti- 

 ful pink. 



Geisha, decorative, a very loose, large 

 flower, of a general effect of yellow 

 with faint red streaks. 



Floradora, cactus, crimson. 



Alpha, single, white speckled with 

 liivender. 



Progenitor, cactus, a fine scarlet. 



Mrs. Clinton, decorative, yellow 

 shaded to lavender, outside petals pink. 



Mrs. T. J. Woodall, beautiful deep 

 pink, cactus. 



Frau Herniino Marx, decorative, soft 

 pink. 



Ruby Queen, show, ruby red. 



Amber Queen, cactus, amber. 



Miss Minnie McCullough, decorative; 

 a bronze that is making a noise as a 

 cut flower because of its color and ex- 

 cellent keeping qualities. 



Emily, show, deep lavender; large 

 flowers on unusually heavy, stiff stems. 



Goliath, decorative, bronze orange. 



Yellow Livoni, show, lemon yellow; 

 corresponds with the old Livoni in 

 every particular but color. 



A. D. Livoni, show, standard rose 

 pink. 



Mme. Alf. Moreau, show, pink. 



Dreer 's White, show, a splendid com- 

 mercial variety. 



Yellow Duke, show, the best com- 

 mercial yellow for cut flowers. 



Frank Smith, show, dark garnet; 

 shade of red popular for old-fashioned 

 gardens. 



Grand Duke Alexis, show, white. 



Red Hussar, show, red. 



Catherine Duer, decorativ^, standard 

 crimson. / 



Sylvia, decorative, whiteNje^nter, soft 

 pink on outer petals; very beautiful for 

 cut flowers. 



Wni. Agnew, decorative, scarlet. 



( 'ountess of Lonsdale, decorative, sal- 

 mon shaded with lavender; a sterling 

 vaiietv. 



NAME OF PLANT. 



1 am sending to you in a separate 

 ])ackage a flower and leaf of a plant 

 which I have in my stock. Kindly tell 

 me the name of it. I think it is some 

 variety of campanula. W. J. L. 



The name of the plant is Campanula 

 isophylla. C. W, 



Denver, Colo. — I. L. Young, formerly 

 in business at Limon, Colo., has sold 

 his establishment and is now residing 

 at 482 Josephine street, in this city. 



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