jrd's Annual Catalogui 



Vkntura-by-thk-Sea, California. 



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Peep of Day. A pure soft peach 

 pink, an unusual color, very fine, 

 large, handsome flowers, ex- 

 quisite. 



Estelle. Beautiful, large, flow- 

 ers, nearly three inches across, 

 three lower petals blush, heavily 

 flushed and veined salmon pink, 

 two lower petals white, outer 

 part shaded salmon, lower half, 

 white, delicately tinged salmon. 



Cerese. Very fine round flow- 

 ers, lovely cerese, delicately 

 overlaid and veined with crimson 

 on the lower petals. 



Crimson BzlH. A fine dwarf 

 bedder, that grows about 18 inches 

 high, bearing on long stems, high 

 above the foliage, large balls of 

 rich, deep velvety crimson flowers. 



"GLINTS OF GOLD." 



A splendid golden bedding va- 

 riety of very vigorous growth; 

 the large leaves are exquisitely 

 tinged as if sunshine had passed 

 over them leaving glints of gol- 

 den light; a faint reddish zone 



encircles them, and no two leaves 

 are alike, flowers scarlet. A most 

 effective and striking plant. It 

 stands the hot sun, and is a most 

 splendid bedder. 



DWARF SILVER GERANIUM. 

 This new Geranium is a great 

 improvement on " Mt. of Snow." 

 The plant grows 18 inches high; 

 the foliage is deeply and irregu- 

 larly margined, and marked pure 

 white; flowers rich velvety crim- 

 son. 25c each; 13 varieties $2.50. 

 Cuttings one-half the price of 

 plants. 



THE FLORAL WONDER, 



BEAUTIFUL NEW GERANIUMS. 



From Various Sources. 



Ema.nuel Arene. Very large double florets. Pure white, with 

 broad bands of rosy scarlet, making a flower of rare beautv. Extremelv 



vigorous grower, producing an 

 abundance of trusses set well 

 above the foliage. This variety 

 should be in every collection. 



Hubert Chevron. Beautiful 

 semi-double auriole. Clear white 

 center with a broad band of red- 

 dish carmine around each petal. 

 A very showy variety, and one 

 of the finest in its class. This 

 variety has given general satis- 

 faction as a bedder, being a good 

 grower and exceedingly free. 



Jean Viavid. Semi-double 

 Bruant. Very strong growth 

 with large foliage. The flowers 

 are borne in immense trusses, 

 which completely cover the plant 

 from the time it is planted until 

 frost. Color, a beautiful shade 

 of bright rose, which does not 

 fade in the hottest weather. 



M. C&novas. Double. Im- 

 mense trusses of brilliant, fiery- 

 scarlet flowers with velvet-ma- 

 roon shadings. Fine dwarf, 

 spreading habit; very free. One 

 of the darkest geraniums. 



Richelieu. A valuable addi- 

 tion to the double crimson sec- 

 tion, being the strongest grower 

 in this class. Extra large trusses 

 and long stems. Color, deep crim- 

 son maroon with dark orange 

 center. 



Ryecroft Pride. Double crim- 

 son, similar in color to a Meteor 

 rose. Very large florets on strong 

 stems. Very fine color. 



La Fraicheur. Double Picotee 

 Pure snow-white, with a narrow 

 distinct edge of rosy pink. Very striking and unique. Dwarf, compact 

 grower. No florist should miss this variety. 



Mme. H. TilmaLnt. Semi-double. White center, with broad mar- 

 gin of scarlet, similar to H. Charron. A very attractive variety. 



SHASTA DAISY. 



