medal- Chrysanthemums. 



THIS IS THE BEST COLLECTION OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 EVER OFFERED BY ANY FIRM IN THIS COUNTRY 



Ada Spauldittg. Too well known to need description. Pink 

 and \v hue, 01 globe shape, largest size. 



Abraham Lincoln. Rich cream color, petals trumpet-shape, 

 arranged to f urin a pertect ball. A sensational variety. 



Admiration. A soft, pure creamy-white, each petal tipped 

 shcli-pink, petals of irregular lengths, like satin rihbon. 



A. Swanson. An immense bloom of the brightest red, re- 

 verse cnrome-yellow. 



■ Beau Ideal. A bright rose-pink, without tourh of lavender 

 shadings. Form somewhat Hat, incurved shape, outer petals hor- 

 izontal, showing bright pink, incurving center, showing a lighter 

 shade. 



Challenge. A perfect globe of deep golden yellow, of im- 

 mense size. Has won gold medal and over fifty first prizes. 



Eugene Dailledouze. This beautiful variety captivated all 

 who saw it at me Worm's Fair. 1 he cleanest and brightest of 

 all yellows. 



Exquisite. Petals upright and show the bright pink shadings 

 at tli* lr best. Color a deep,clear pink. 



Edward Hatch. Bioomsof immense size, almost spherical, 

 quae double. Color a soft lemon, suffused with pink. 



EvaHoyt. An immense double Japanese bloom, clearest and 

 brightest yellow, solid golden ball. Grand. 



Eda Prass. A showy Japanese variety. Inner side of petals 

 rich, wine-red, reverse silvery-pink. On first opening the petals 

 have a peculiar manner of twisting or curling, showing the re- 

 verse color. When ful'y expanded they display the red shade. 



Fair Maid of Perth. Magnificent heavy bloom of largest 

 size, borne on stiff, erect stems, upper petals incurved to center, 

 while the under ones reflex closely to the stem, forming a 

 round ball of purest white, occasionally tipped rose. 



Fisher's Torch. Pure, deep scarlet. Kntire new shade, quite 

 full and Bat. All of one tone of color. Distinctly new. 



Flora Hill. Probably the finest white in existence. An im- 

 mense double flower ot great substance and depth. 



Frank Thompson. A fine pearly-pink 

 ■variety, shading to white A fine grower, 

 ■with stiff stems. Superb. 



Good Gracious. The color is unique, be- 

 ing a delicate shade of peach and pink 

 throughout. 



Golden Wedding. A deep, bright gold- 

 en-fellow, ot sliming texture, very large in 

 size. A fine exhibition sort. 



Gorgeous. Deep golden-yellow of rich- 

 est hue, immense size. Petals feathery, in- 

 cur ed and whorled. No collection com- 

 plete without it. Indeed gorgeous in its col- 

 or and bearing. 



George W. Childs. No Chrysanthemum 

 has created such a sensation as this. Of 

 immense size, and of the richest, deep, velvety-crimson, 

 of four gold medals. 



Gettysburg. Another gold medal variety. Of the richest 

 crimson, and of enormous size. A great tavorite. 



Harry Balsley. A very chaste and beautiful cup-shaped va- 

 rit y of delicate shell-pink. 



Harry E. Widener. A very fine yellow. Those desiring fine 

 pot plants should plant this variety. It is still a prize-winner at 

 all the shows. 



Interocean. An ivorv-white, very massive in build. This 

 -variety is in every prize-winning collection. None better. 



Jessica. For general purposes as a cut flower and as a show 

 -variety, it is ahead of anything yet produced. Flowers average 

 six inches in d-.ameter, and when grown to a single stem, ten 

 inches. Pure white. 



King's Daughter. Fine, pure snow-white, center petals ir- 

 regulaily drooping. Stout stems, very showy, loose, pure Jap- 

 anese style, flowers very large. 



Kioto. Very large, incurved yellow, strong, free grower, ex- 

 tra fine. Good for cut bloom. Does well as large specimens. 



Latest Fad. A mammoth bloom, with cord-like petals eight 

 inches in length. Color a rich yellow, at times mottled and 

 splashed with bronze and crimson. 



Lilian E. Bird. Of the very largest size, long, tubular petals, 

 of perftct form, producing flowers twelve inches in diameter. 

 Co'or is an exquisite shade of "shrimp pink," the flower, when 

 fully open, being an immense half globe. 



Mikado. Exquisitely fringed flowers of crimson and gold, 

 curved and plated, of irregular form. Will be the center of at- 

 traction wherever placed 



Marguerite Jeffords. A fine flower of bright amber or 

 •chestnut color. A most rich and pleasing shade. One of the 

 finest Chrysanthemums extant. Very lasting. Should be in 

 every collection for exhibition. 



Miss M. E. McCowet. Flowers verv numerous, always per- 

 fect in form and fuil to center. Color softest white, with a deep 

 flush of pink throughout the outer half of the flower, curving 

 over the center, sometimestipping the inner petals. 



Mrs. Craig Lippiucott. Largest yellow in existence. Was 

 exhibited measuring over nine inches in diameter. 



Winner 



Mrs. C. H. Wheeler. Very larg- and perfectly-formed flow- 

 ers, periect incurve, outside of petals :> bright o-ange lined on 

 concave side with brilliant red One of the very largest. 



Marvel. Very large, flat flowers of regular rosette shape, 

 groundcolor pule waxen-white, and on this is a large, irregular 

 blotch of wine color. No two flowers similarly marked. Flow- 

 ers will sometimes come a solid wine color. The contrast in 

 color is verv beau'iful. 



Mutual Friend. Very near spherical in form, almost white 

 in coior, showing a touch of pearl-pink at base of petals. 



Major Bonaffon. Soft, clear primrose-yellow, full in center, 

 eight inchesin dianv ter and nearly as deep. 



Mrs. John Wannamaker. A superb variety, of perfect in- 

 curved form, resembling a flat ball of wood. Color pink and 

 white, nicelv blended. 



Maude Dean. An immense pink variety, finely incurved, 

 petals broadly shell-shaned. One of the largest flowers exhibit- 

 ed in the Fall shows. Almost a pnre self-pink. 



Mrs. J. Lewis Childs. The enormous flowers are as round 

 as a bad, and produced in abundance on long, stout stems. The 

 pure snowy-white color develops a tinge of pink so exquisitely 

 faint that one almost looks for the color in the light, and not the 

 flower. Used for decoration in the evening. 



Mrs. Winthrop Sargeant. Brilliant straw color, incurved, 

 carrying its flowers on long, stiff" stems. Very large, if not the 

 largest in this line of color. A large, grand flower. 



Mrs. Langtry. A perfectly-formed, flat flower, of unusual 

 size and perfeciion. Snow-white color, broad bands or ribbon 

 petals Altogether one of the very finest varieties. 



Mrs. E. G. Hill. Blooms are eight to ten inches in diameter, 

 color a delicate lavender-pink, petals incurved. Greatly ad- 

 mired. Winner of twelve first prizes and gold medal. 



Marie Louise. Beautiful, recurvi d, white, interlacing petals, 

 outer ones retiexed closely around the stem, inner ones building 

 up full to the center, forming a plumv globe. 



Mrs. Cleveland. A pure white variety, 

 with Jong, tuhuiar petals, flowers very large, 

 like President Cleveland 



Miss Gladvs Spaulding. One of the 

 very best whites ever produced. Large, 

 round, exceedingly well built flower. 



Mrs. A. Carnegie. Bright, deep crim- 

 son, reverse ot petals a shade lighter, 

 broad, long, flat, of leathery texture, in- 

 curving on first opening, alterwards assum- 

 ing the form of a large Paeony. Strong, 

 erect, heavv foot stalk = 



Mrs. Anthony Waterer. An immense 

 spreading flower, which has been produced 

 eleven inches across, the individual petals 

 being one and a quarter inches across, at 

 first very pale blush on the outside, which tint it loses as it 

 matures. When fully expanded it has the appearance of a bunch 

 of white ribbon. Invaluable for cutting. 



Mrs. A. J. Drexel. Very early, large-flowering variety, half 

 spherical form, petalslong,arrai ged like rays. The color is a fine 

 example of crimson -lake, quite double and a fine grower. 



Mrs. Jerome Jones. Large, cream-white, incurved Japan- 

 ese, sometimes showing a tinge of pink, high, round flowers. 

 Indispensable for exhibition. Grand stem and foliage. 



Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. One of the finest in the entire Chrvs- 

 anthemum family. A grand, large flower of the purest white. 

 Seen in splendid shape at the Fall shows. 



Mermaid. Very delicate pink, perfectly incurving, broad 

 petals, extremely delicate in color and finish. Extra good. 



Pitcher &Manda. Whoever heard of Chrysanthemums hav- 

 ing two distinct colors in one flower? But that is just what 

 Pitcher & Manda is. Outer five or six rows of petals pure white, 

 of Dahlia-like form, while the center is a deep, bright yellow, 

 the two colors being sharply d> fined. Won gold medal. 



Ftobert Mclnnes. The color is bright scarlet and gold, while 

 it is full to the last degree, a pertect globe in form. It is qui"* 

 early, being in full p n rfection the last week in October. Can De 

 had earlier. Very brilliant in appearance, grand size and form 



Sugar Loaf ■ A fine grower, and perfecting numerous extra 

 large flowers of bright yellow or bronze-yellow, inner petals in- 

 curving, outer petals reflexed. 



The Queen. A grand double white, of fine size and great 

 substance, very rounded in form, incurving and full. A prize- 

 winner wherever shown. By far the best of its style, and one of 

 the most valuable novelties. 



Vivand Morel. This grand variety has literally leaped into 

 popularity. Flowers so large as to startle you. Color shades 

 from a few rows of lavender-pearl to richest pink. 



W. H. Lincoln. A rich, golden-yellow, of finest form and 

 shape. Splendid for cut flowers, and a magnificent bush plant. 

 A No. I for all purposes. 



Wenonah. (Blushing Bride ) The base of the petals is 

 pure white, laced with deep lavender-pink This is a variety 

 that is much admired, and I have grown a great quantity for this 

 year's sales. 



