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beautiful greenhouse plant. The branches 
are valuable for decoration, and the flowers 
effective for evening wear. Its habit is 
spreading, growing ten to fifteen feet high 
it has no leaves, but finely divided branches, 
round and of a soft silvery green color. The 
flowers are small, white, pea-shaped, with 
a little flush on the petals, and are borne on 
_ little spikes from 1 to 2 inches in length 
alternating on opposite sides of the stems; 
they are very close together, sometimes 15 
flowers to a spike; are exquisitely fragrant. 
The foliage is very effective, arranged with 
white carnations. A plant 3 or 4 years 
from seed will cover a space of 12 to 15 
square feet or more. It has a cloud-like 
filmy effect that makes it very attractive, 
its long drooping branches draped _ with 
flowers resembling at a distance a _ soft 
white veil. Nothing could be more beauti- 
ful for contrast in shrubbery on large 
places. 25c each. 
Rare Geraniums---Large 
Flowering 
10e each, except where noted. 
$1.00 per doz, except where noted. 
$5.00 per hundred. 
Cuttings, 50c per dozen postpaid. 
Mrs. Shepherd’s Seedlings 
Electra! Truly this blossom is 
named with its irridesence shading into 
intense scarlet and bold white eye, its 
effect is electric. We consider it.the finest 
type of this geranium yet seen. 
Prue. With its subdued color Prue forms 
the direct antithesis to Electra, though 
not less attractive. In color a_ delicate 
rosy pink, veined and spotted with deep 
rosé center shading to almost white. Both 
have long large finely formed trusses, the 
individual measuring 2 inches across. 
Castenet. Fine flowers, shaded _ soft 
magenta; two lower petals half magenta 
and half velvety salmon-scarlet. 
Comet. A splendid fiery scarlet, with fine 
trusses on long stems, a hybrid between the 
zonale and ivy section. A very striking varie- 
ty. A climber with the vigor of a.zonale in 
growth. 
Faustina. A fine cerise, with fan-shaped 
spots on the lower petals, of soft pink. 
Loviiness. Fine large flowers with white 
center, margin daintily spashed and fleck- 
ed with pure salmon, very light foliage. 
Madame Modjeska. The flower is -round 
The buds are velvety orange-salmon, fully 
opened flowers salmon-pink; edges of pet- 
als lighter with age, two mpper veined pink 
at center; a fine white eye, measures. 2 
inches across. 
well 
The Peri. A lovely seedling from Souv de 
Mirande, deeper coloring; lower petals are 
orange-salmon; white center over laid with 
rose; center white, highly flushed deep rose. 
Flowers 2 inches across, dwarf in habit. 
TRY OUR FINE“STRAINS OF “PETUNIA” 
Oxnard. A superb variety of strong ro- 
bust growth, and producing splendid scarlet 
flowers, shaded cerise. They stand high 
above the foliage on long stems. The trusses 
are very large and the individual flowers 
measure over two inches across, will grow 
ten feet high. 
Pink Pansy. Large flowers, resembling 
a pansy. Center pure white, with a circle 
of bright salmon pink. 
Pink Pearl. Very large flowers; 
trusses of soft pearl-pink. 
Splendor. Rich velvety red with immense 
trusses of very large superb flowers. A most 
showy bedder. 
Surprise. The two upper petals are blotch- 
ed velvety scarlet, veined dark red; edges 
and three lower ones are a vivid purplish 
crimson. Dwarf habit. 
White Azalea. An exquisite single variety, 
with large snow white flowers on long stems. 
large 
Single Geraniums From Other 
Sources 
Dr. E. Hering. A fine dwarf variety with 
brilliant red overlaid with scarlet. 
Kansas. Intense orange-scarlet, 
beautifully veined with a dark color. 
LaBelle Creole. A grand new = scarlet, 
trusses high above the foliage. One of the 
best reds; a seedling originated by Mrs. 
Julia Hutchinson. 
Massachusetts. Exquisite pure pink, rayed . 
center, freely spotted. 
Minnesota. Enormous, crinkled, Pelar- 
gonium-like blossoms of loveliest light rosy 
scarlet with a white eye. 
New York. Enormous clusters; 
pink flowers. 
Pennsylvania. Pure snow white; immense 
flowers. 
Pierre Le Brun. Salmon red, pink and 
white, exquisitely blended. Flowers very 
large. 
Souv de Mirande. Creamy-white center; 
upper petals white, edged with soft rose. 
petals 
beautiful 
‘Lower petals a soft salmon-rose with lighter 
shadings. Fine and effective for a hedge. 
E. H. Trego. In EK. H. Trego it would 
seem that the model of perfection in ger- 
aniums had been reached. It is one of the 
most beautiful shades of dazzling scarlet 
with an exquisite soft velvety finish on a 
saffron ground. The flowers are large, 
semi-double, and often measure two _in- 
ches in diameter, produced in enormous 
trusses, in great profusion, the foliage is 
glossy green with dark zone, large and of 
good texture; in growth and habit it is 
an excellent semi-dwarf; robust and 
branching. An ideal pot variety. 
Virginia. Large, extra fine salmon pink. 
Wender. Intense, dazzling scarlet, trusses 
of enormous size, 10 to 20 inches in circum- 
ference, with single florets measuring 2% 
inches. 
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SEEDS.—THEY ARE THE BEST GROWN 
