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General Collection of Geraniums. 



Mrs. Shepherd's Seedlings, Older Varieties Single. 



The Peri. This is a lovely child of Souvenir de Miranda, a perfect 

 beauty. The lower petals are orange-salmon; white center overlaid with 

 rose; lower petals half salmon; center white, lightly flushed deep rose; circle 

 of salmon around the eye. Flowers measures 2 inches across and are very 

 round. 



Madam Modjeska. The flower is perfectly round. The buds when 

 first unfolded are velvety orang-e-salmon, and the fully opened flower pure 

 salmon-pink; edges of petals grow lighter with age; two upper petals veined 

 pink at the center; with a fine white eye, and measure two inches across. 



Desdemona, A rare and unusual color. Flowers most exquisite 

 pure rose-pink with a fine eye; deep pink lines at base of upper petals. 

 Beautifully formed. 



Bonnie Rose. Seedling from Souvenir de Miranda. A perfectly 

 charming variety and a splendid bloomer. The flowers have a white 

 ground, beautifully flushed and marked with a most lovely shade of pink. 



Symphony in R.ed. Flowers dazzling orange-scarlet, very velvety 

 and beautifully formed; each individual floret is so arranged as to lie per- 

 fectly even, giving a roundness and smoothness to the entire truss that is 

 most unusual. Flowers have a large, white eye. 



White Pea.rl. Pure, pearly-white, very large, with perfectly round 

 flowers. A valuable addition to the list of white geraniums. 



Fair Madden. Outer half' of petals blush-white, netted with pink; 

 circle of light salmon-pink in the center of the flower, with white eye. 

 Flowers are often prettily shaded and variegated in lighter and darker 

 colors. 



Pink Pansy. Large flowers, beautifully marked, resembling a pansy. 

 Center pure white, surrounded by a circle or halo of bright salmon-pink; 

 outer half of petals light pink, netted or veined with salmon-pink; base of 

 two lower petals veined with light red. 



Surprise. The two upper petals are blotched with velvety scarlet, 

 veined dark red; the edges and three lower ones are a vivid purplish- 

 crimson, clouded at the margin with bright crimson. Very dwarf habit. 



Pink Pea.rl. Very large flowers; large trusses of soft pearl-pink; a 

 beauty. 10c each, $1.00 dozen; cuttings half price. 



Single Geraniums From Other Sources. 



Mme. Bruant. White, veined with carmine-lake; florets regularly 

 bordered with bright solferino. The arrangement of color is exquisite, 

 often intermingling and producing a striped effect. 



