66 TuHeEoposia B. SHEPHERD COMPANY. 
Lady Washington Geraniums. 
Empress of R-ussia. Ground color a very light lavender with almost 
white center, and shading to white at edges of petals; each petal with 
bloteh of dark maroon surrounded by purplish-crimson. 
Innocente. A grand flower of great substance. Of the purest white, 
with extra number of petals, beautifully fimbriated. 
Double White. A grand semi-double white. A sport from Mme. 
Thibaut, and exactly like it, except that it is snowy-white. Petals elegantly 
frilled. 
Mme. Thibaut. ‘‘The Queen of Pelargoniums.’’ Blotched and mar- 
bled rose on white ground; upper petals marked with crimson-maroon; large 
white center; edges of petals also white. 
Prince Henry. Soft rosy-red, shaded orange and chocolate; broad 
white margin and center; bold flowers of great substance; fine trusses. 
Raised from Madame Thibaut, 
Beauty of Oxford.The upper petals are of a very rich maroon darkly 
blotched ; under petais very dark crimson, shaded with maroon ; light center ; 
all the petals margined with white. 
Queen Victoria. Flowers have beautiful crispy petals of a rich ver- 
million color, margined with pure white; upper ones blotched with maroon. 
Prince George. Fine fringed white flowers, faintly suffused with 
blush, all the petals spotted with purple-lake, very handsome and distinct. 
Black Prince. One of the darkest varieties; petals undulated, very 
dark red, blotched black; a very rich, fine sort, 
Mrs. John Saul. Rich, glowing vermillion with a light center, and 
light margin of the petals; upper petals feathered with crimson. 
Mabel. Lovely, large, velvety pink with black blotches. 
Golden Gate. Magnificent trusses of large, deep, salmon-pink flowers, 
eenter shaded with light violet, edged with rose. 
25e each: 5 for $1.00; $2.00 doz, 
Genista Monosperma Pendula. 
New Drooping White Genista “Bridal Veil.” 
Every one should have this lovely shrub, a striking ornament for the 
warden, and a beautiful greenhouse plant. The branches are valuable for 
decoration, and the flowers effective for evening wear. Its habit is spread- 
ing, growing 10 to 15 feet high; it has no leaves, but finely divided branches, 
round, and ef 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. A plant 3 or 4 years from seed will cover a space of 12 to 15 square 
