™I A^S Chrysanthem ums, 



The Chrysanthemums named on this page are the choicest productions from all exhibitions and sources for the 

 year 1898, Our patrons can rely on them being each and every one the very choicest color, as awards are not given 

 until the judges are satisfied that they are better than any existing sorts. So, if you wish to be up to date, and have the 

 very best, order this set, IN ORDERING SAY "MIKADO SET," 



PRICE, 10 CENTS EACH ; THE SET OF TEN FOR 50 CENTS: ANY FIVE FOR 25 CENTS. 



LORNA DOONE. 



This variety is of mammoth size, purest snow-white in color, very 

 broad, heavy, deep flower, measuring fourteenlnches in diameter. When 

 the flower is several days old the outer petals curl and interlace, Prob- 

 ably the largest of all whites, and no doubt the very best. This charm- 

 ing variety has taken prizes wherever shown. It is as pure in color as 

 it namesake was in character in Blackmore's beautiful romance. 



SUNDEW. 



n exhibition bronze. The flower is of immense size, crowded with 

 petals which are stiff and of great substance. Form incurving, depth 

 about three and one-half inches. A most imposing bloom. Color In- 

 dian-red, faced with bronze. Received $50 premium at Indianapolis as 

 best bronze. 



BELLE OF CASTLEWOOD. 



One of the grandest varieties of the year. Flowers of immense size, 

 almost spherical, outer petals recurving slightly, quite double, and car- 

 ried on a good stem. The color is a soft lemon, suffused with pink. 

 This is the variety that took the silver cup at Madison Square, offered 

 for the best pink. 



HER MAJESTY. 



The sensational variety of the year. It has won prizes and certifi- 

 cates everywhere shown. It is an enormous globular Japanese, with 

 broad, incurving petals. Color white, shading to pale lemon. The 

 flowers areoften twelve inches in diameter. It is undoubtedly the most 

 meritorious variety of the year. 



DEFENDER. 



This is the richest deep crimson variety we have ever seen, and ex- 

 cels in its color. The color is of the richest, velvety-crimson, which in the 

 flower itself is soft and velvety-like. The outer petals are broad and 

 drooping, and have a lustrous sheen in the sunlight. The form is flat, 

 with drooping outer petals, which gives it a very graceful appearance. 



GOLDEN TROPHY. 



The largest yellow in existence. This magnificent new Chrysan- 

 themum was exhibited last Fall, measuring over fifteen inches in diam- 

 eter, and is, without exception, the largest yellow Chrysanthemum ever 

 introduced. The color is deep, rich yellow, the half-expanded flower in- 

 curving. Some idea of the value of the new sort may be formed from 

 the fact that the introducer had the entire stock sold one year in ad- 

 vance. The flowers are of enormous size. We have no hesitancy in 

 saying that we regard this the best of all yellow Chrysanthemums. 



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MARQUIS MORTEMARTE. 



A superb, clear Mermet rose-pink, petals thick and heavy, 

 cup-shaped, solid to the center, immense in size, having been ex- 

 hibited eleven inches across. The best pink in commerce. 

 Awarded silver medal by Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



SUNSTONE. 



Petals hook up at the end, showing the light straw reverse; 

 upper surface bright yellow, shading to red at the base. The 

 flower being flat, shows the three colors to advantage. The 

 most beautiful combination of colors yet produced. Seven inch- 

 es in diameter. Awarded first-class certificate by the National 

 Chrvsanthemum Show, Kngland. 



JOHN SHRIMPTON. 



Incurved Japanese bloom of large size and high-built, solid 

 form. Deepest crimson, nearest approach to black. Never 

 burns as crimsons are apt to do. Strong, healthy habit. Win- 

 ner of silver cup at Madison Square Garden. 1S05. 



WESTERN KING. 



In the entire Chrysanthemum family there is no grander 

 white variety, no matter when it blooms. It is the most popular 

 style, immense, incurving, broad, channeled petals, of great sub- 

 stance and the purest white. A perfect ball of snow. Sixteen 10 

 eighteen inches in circumference. We think this variety does 

 not possess a single fault. 



"Ostrich Plume" Set of Chrysanthemums. 



PRICE, 10 CENTS EACH. 



New White "Ostrich Plume," Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. The 



flowers are very large and of thick substance, periect shape, and 

 belong to the incurved Japanese section, while the color is the 

 purest white. It is of immense size, broad petals and incurved, 

 the surface being downy, like loose-piled plush. The entire 

 flower seems frosted with glittering white. Its unique character 

 consists in its fine, downy appearance, which is produced by the 

 glandular hairs which cover the petals, which has been frequent- 

 ly described by the press as producing a fluffy effect, similar to 

 an ostrich feather. It has received the highest honors wher- 

 ever exhibited. 



New Sweet-Scented "Ostrich Plume," Miss Anna Man- 

 da. Flower very high and compact, perfectly double, incurved, 

 of th« purest white. The numerous petals are well furnished 

 with long, glandular, hair-like out-growths, giving the flower a 

 unique appearance, far surpassing in attractiveness the celebra- 

 ted Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. The plant is of strong and vigorous 

 habit, carrying the flower erect en a stout stem. Another great 



X SPECIAL OFFER,— The ten Mikado Set and the four Ostrich Plume Set of Chrysanthemums for 75 cents. A. 



recommendation of this new variety is that the flower is sweet- 

 scented. 



New Yellow "Ostrich Plume," Gold Dust, A grand yellow . 

 incurved, hairy variety ot the "Ostrich Plume" class. The 

 flowers are large, of a beautiful, clear golden-yellow, incurved, 

 and covered with golden-yellow hairs. The plant is vigorous in 

 growth, and the flower is borne upright on a stout stem. No col- 

 lection can afford to be without this variety. 



New Rosy-blush "Ostrich Plume,"' William Falconer. 

 The color is an exquisite shacje of ro?y-b)ush.ch inging to a u, . - 

 icate flesh-pink as the flowers advance in age. A description can 

 not convey the beauty of coloring found in this new variety. The 

 delicacy of tinting is unsurpassed in anv class of flowers within 

 our knowledge. The soft, featherv growth peculiar to the "Os- 

 trich Plume" class is pronounced, the effect being as ifasoftb- 

 tinted, lace-like web or veil was thrown over the blooms, a 

 unique and beautiful additi n to its appearance. The flowers nie 

 of the 1 irgest size, and aie home on si rung, vigorous stalks. The 

 growth of the plant is all that could be desired. 



