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Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



"MIKADO" SET OF' 



12 Prize Winning Chrysanthemums 



~^m^^~-^FOR ONLY 50 CENTS. 



Price, 8 cents each; or this wonderful set of twelve sorts, postpaid, GO cents. None better: none cheaper. All new varieties. Look 



carefully over this list. In ordering, say "Mikado" Set of Priie-winning Chrysanthemums. 

 Tiolescent. — A magnificent variety for exhibition or commercial purposes, 



especially where lusty blooms are required for Thanksgiving trade. It 



is of enormous proportions, building up with perpendicular sides to the 



height of five inches, finishing with a slightly rounding, incurved 



center; color white, with lower petals delicately tinged lavender. 



Maturing November 20. Height $}£ feet. 

 Indiana.— This variety produces the largest blooms to be found in the 



family, with one or two exceptions. perhaps. It is very nearly globular 



in form, and has a circumference of twenty-two inches, nicely incurved, 



and of a clear, bright pink; outside of petals a little lighter. If it were 



not for its one defect, of not carrying the foliage up to the flower, we 



should unhesitatingly pronounce this the finest introduction of the year. 



Received N. C. S. certificate at Cincinnati. November 23; first prize, 



best pink seedling, at the Madison Square show, November 26. 

 Glory of the Pacific. — We predict that this fine variety will rank among pink 



sorts as Bergmann does among whites, which it follows by two or 



three days. It is of magnificent size and depth, with broad petals, 



which finally reflex, showing the clear pink color to excellent advan- 

 tage. We were fortunate in being able to secure a large stock of this 



variety after finding its merits A pink of large size and good form. 



This variety will delight every grower. 

 Liberty. — Of beautiful form; eight inches in diameter; reflex in its earlier 



stages, incurving and of perfect globular shape when fully developed. 



Color a clear, rich, deep golden yellow; habit dwarf, but robust; foliage 



and stem perfect. A fine keeper and shipper, combining a great com- I 



bination of good qualities. Scored 98 points out of a possible 100 before / 



the judges of the American Chrysanthemum Society. 

 Invincible, — A mammoth white variety, of most robust habit and medium 



height, with magnificent heavy foliage close up to the bloom; petals 



broad, firm, and cupping to the center, which is full and solid; blooms 



ten to twelve inches in diameter, six to seven inches in depth, and 



fifteen to eigh.een inches across. The largest of all whites, and the 



best variety in commerce. Fitly named, as it cannot be surpassed in 



form, size or habit. 

 Golden Harvest. — One of the grandest of all Chrysanthemums for exhibi- 

 tion. The color is a deep, golden-yellow, very bright and very massive 



in build, as deep as wide, with crowded petals, stems very stiff, height 



four feet, foliage very beautiful. A grand addition to our alreadv fine 



class of yellows. An ideal grower. Received twenty-five dollar 



premium at Indianapolis for best yellow; also certificate from N. C. S. 



at Philadelphia, November 10. 



DRAGON BLOOD. 



Dragon Blood. — Color blood-red. petals long and curiously curled. 

 A wonderful variety, both in color and form; both old and 

 beautiful. A vase of these blooms will cause a sensation. 



Marion Cleveland. — Immense, high, round, solid bloom, with 

 broad, massive, cupping petals. Ivory white, shading delicate 

 lemon to center, as in Philadelphia. Habit almost as dwarf 

 as Ivory. Stem stiff and erect, with magnificent foliage close 

 up to the bloom. The largest earlv white to date, ready to 

 market same time as Whildin, Marion Henderson, Troy, 

 Lager and Parker. 



Signal Light. — Pale yellow incurved Japanese. Reverse of lower 

 petals tipped red bronze; finely built flowers; as truly in- 

 curved as a Chinese; solid and perfectly double, lasting a 

 longtime. Habit very dwarf. Foliage beautiful and right 

 up to the bloom. 



Pluto. — A fine, bold flower, globular in shape and well built; al 

 except the center petals are reflexed and of clear, bright red' 

 which is the predominating color of the whole flower except- 

 ing the center, which is incurved. The reverse, being bright 

 golden, gives it a very novel and pleasing effect. Best on 

 terminal buds. Season first to fifteenth of November. 



Maud Bean. — An immense pink variety, finely incurved, petals 

 broadly shell-shaped. One of the largest flowers exhibited 

 in Fall shows. Almost a pure self-pink. Received silver 

 medal at Philadelphia, and awarded certificates of merit at 

 New York and Philadelphia. 



Abraham Lincoln. — Rich cream color. The petals are trumpet- 

 shaped, with elkshorn tips, and are arranged to form a per- 

 fect ball. One of the largest among Chrysanthemums. 

 Totally distinct, and of the grandest build. A sensational 

 variety. Won twelve first prizes. 



"Ostrich Plume" Set of Chrysanthemums 



Price, 1 cents each; or the seven varieties of " Ostrich Plume " Chrysanthemums for 50 cents. 



White "Ostrich Plume," Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, —The flowers are 

 very large and of thick substance, perfect 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 char- 

 acter consists inits fine, down v appearance, which is produced 

 by the glandular hairs which cover the petals, which has 

 been frequently described by the press as producing a fluffy 

 effect, similar to an ostrich feather. It has received the 

 highest honors wherever exhibited. 



New Sweet-scented "Ostrich Plume." Miss Anna Manda.— Flower 

 verv high and compact, perfectly double, incurved, of the 

 purest white. The numerous petals are well furnished with 

 long, glandular, hair-like outgrowths, giving the flower a 

 unique appearance, far surpassing in attractiveness the cele- 

 brated Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. The plant is of strong and 

 vigorous habit, carrying the flower erect on a stout stem. 

 Another great recommendation of this new variety is that 

 the flower is sweetlv scented. 



New Yellow "Ostrich Plume." W. A. Manda.— A grand yellow, 

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

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

 curved, and covered with golden-yellow hairs. The plant is 

 vigorous in growth, and the flower is borne upright on a 

 stout stem. No collection can afford to be without this 

 variety. 



I»~3PECIAL OFFER. 



Cue twelve Oueen Prize-Winning 



Louis Boehmer. — This is identical in its strange and beautiful 

 formation with Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, but its color is an ex- 

 quisite shade of silverv-pink, with deep rose on the inside of 

 the petals. It is of vigorous constitution, being one of the 

 strongest growing varieties we have, so that it is certain to 

 produce perfect flowers under the most ordinary cultivation. 



Serf Kosy-blush "Ostrich Plume," William Falconer. — The color 

 is an exquisite shade of rosv-blush. changing to a delicate 

 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 any class ot flow- 

 ers within our knowledge. The soft, feathery growth pecu- 

 liar to the '"Ostrich Plume" class is pronounced, the effect 

 being as if a softly-tinted, lace-like web or veil was thrown 

 over the blooms, a unique and beautiful addition to its ap- 

 pearance. The flowers are of the largest size, and are borne 

 on strong, vigorous stalks. The growth of the plant is all 

 that could be desired. 



Gold Dust. — Pure golden-yellow, very plumy, very full and large, 

 finely incurved, showing no center at all. The most brilliant 

 yellow in the Ostrich Plume class. First season out. Will 

 surely receive a medal at the Fall exhibition. Received 

 honorable mention at the great Chicago show last Fall. 



Eiderdown.— One of the grandest new Ostrich Plumes. Color a 

 pure snow-white, with broad, solid, incurving petals over- 

 lapping each other, A strong grower, with stiff stems. 

 Flowers lasting unusually long after cutting, 

 and the Seven Ostrich Plume Set of Chrysanthemums for $1,00. 



