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



OUR "COLD MEDAL" CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Every Chrysanthemum on this page ha.? won a gold medal. Indeed, some of them have won several. You 

 can order them from this list with the assurance that any one of them will be beautiful. The price I offer 

 them at is very low, as you will see by comparing them with any flower catalogue published.. 



Price, © cents each; any thirteen, your selection, for 50 cents. 



Ada Spanieling. — Too well known to need description. Pink and 

 white, of globe shape, largest size. 



Abraham Lincoln. — Rich cream color, the petals are trumpet- 

 shape, and are arranged to form a perfect ball. A sensational 

 variety. 



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

 shell-pink, petals of irregular length, like satin ribbon. 



A. S"sranson. — An immense bloom of the brightest red, reverse 

 chrome-yellow. 



Bean Ideal.— A bright rose-pink, without touch of lavender 

 shadings. The form is a somewhat flat, incurved shape, the 

 outer petals horizontal, showing the bright pink, the incurv- 

 ing center showing a lighter shade. 



Challenge. — A perfect globe of deep golden yellow, of immense 

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



Clinton Chalfant. — A magnificent golden-yellow, upright,Dahlia- 

 like petals, forming a finely-rounded flower. Magnificent. 



Exquisite. — The petals are upright and show the bright pink 

 shadings at their best. In color it is a deep, clear pink. 



Edward Hatch. — Blooms of immense size, almost spherical, quite 

 double. The color is a soft lemon, suffused with pink. 



Era Hoyt. — An immense double Japanese bloom, of clearest and 

 brightest yellow, a solid golden ball. A grand variety. 



Eda Prass. — A snowy Japanese variety. Inner side of petals a 

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

 petals have a peculiar manner of twisting or curling, showing 

 the reverse color When fully expanded they display the red 

 shade. 



Sair Maid of Perth. — A magnificent heavy bloom of largest size, 

 borne on stiff, erect stems, upper petals incurve to center, 

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

 round ball of the purest white, occasionally tipped rose. 



Flora Hill. — Probably the finest white in existence. An immense 

 double flower of great substance and depth. 



Frank Thompson. — A fine pearly-pink variety, shading to white. 

 A fine grower, with stiff stems. Superb. 



Golden Wedding. — A deep, bright golden-yellov.' of shining 

 texture, very large in size. A good exhibition sort. 



■Gorgeous.— Deep golden-yellow of the richest hue, of immense 

 size. The petals are feathery, incurved and whorled. One 

 of the finest, and no collection is complete without it. It is 

 indeed gorgeous in its color and bearing. 



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

 pot flowers should plant this variety extensively. It had no 

 rival until Mrs. Craig Lippincott and B. Dailledouze came 

 upon the scene. It is still a prize-winner at all the shows. 



Helen Bloodgood.— A pure, clear pink, without a trace of purple 

 or magenta, globe form. A grand flower. 



Hicks Arnold. — Flowers large, full and double, of old gold or 

 amber. When fully open the flower is almost spherical. 



Interocean. — An ivory-white, very massive in build. This varie- 

 ty 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 aver- 

 age six inches in diameter, and when grown to a single stem, 

 ten inches. Pure white. 



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

 larly drooping. Stout stem, very showy, loose, pure Japanese 

 style. Flowers very large. 



Kioto. — Very large, i[ curved yellow, strong, free grower, extra 

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



L. Canning. — One of the most highly prized among whites. It 

 should be in every collection. 



Lilian E. Bird. — A beauty in every respect. Of the very largest 

 size, long, tubular petals, of perfect form, producing flowers 

 which are twelve inches in diameter. The color is an ex- 

 quisite shade of ''shrimp pink," the flower when fully open 

 being an immense half-globe. A magnificent variety. 



JKiss Gladys Spaulding. — One of the very best whites ever pro- 

 duced. A large, round, exceedingly well-built flower. 



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. 



JUiss M. E. McCowet. — In this we have the loveliest of Chrysan- 

 themums. The flowers are very numerous, always perfect in 

 form and full to the center. Color the softest white, with a 

 deep flush of pink through the outer half of the flower curv- 

 ing over the center, sometimes tipping the inner petals. 



Marvel. — Mrs, President Harrison's special admiration at the 

 Indianapolis show. Very large, flat flower of regular rosette 

 shape, the ground color is pure waxen-white, and on this is a 

 large, irregular blotch of wine color. No two flowers simi- 

 larly marked. The flowers will sometimes come a solid wine 

 color. The contrast in color is very beautiful. 



Mrs. C. H. Wheeler.- Very large and perfectly formed flowers. 

 It should be in every collection. A perfect incurve, outside of 

 petals a bright orange, lined on concave side with brilliant 

 red. One of the very largest. 



flrg. John Wanamaker.— A superb variety of perfect incurved 

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

 nicely blended. 



Maude Dean.— An immense pink variety, finely incurved, petals 

 broadly bell-shaped. One of the largest flowers exhibited at 

 the Fall shows. Almost a pure self-pink. 



Mrs. J. Lewis Chllds. — The enormous flowers are as round as a 

 ball, and produced in abundance on long 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, this feature 

 has been much admired. 



Mrs. Winthrop Sargent. — Brilliant straw color, incurved, carry- 

 ing 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 perfection. Snowy-white in color, with broad brands or 

 ribbon petals. Altogether one of the very finest varieties. 



Mrs. E. G. Hill. — The blooms are eight to ten inches in diameter; 

 the color is a delicate lavender-pink. Petals incurved. The 

 display of this variety at the World's Fair attracted all 

 passers-by, and was admired greatly. It was the winner of 

 twelve first prizes and gold medal. 



Mrs. Cleveland. — A pure white variety, with long tubular petals, 

 flowers very large, like President Cleveland. It will be a 

 general favorite. 



Mikado. — Exquisitely fringed flowers of crimson and gold, curved 

 and plated, of irregular form. It is gorgeous beyond de- 

 scription. Will be the center of attraction wherever placed. 



Mrs. A. Carnegie. — A bright, deep crimson, reverse of petals a 

 shade lighter, broad, long and flat, of leathery texture, in- 

 curving on first opening, afterwards assuming the form of a 

 large Psony; strong, erect, with heavy foot-stalks. 



Mrs. Anthony Watterer. — This is 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 matnres; 

 when fully expanded it has the appearance of a bunch of 

 white ribbon. Invaluable for cutting. 



Marie Louise. — Beautiful, incurved, white, with interlacing petals, 

 outer ones reflexed closely around the stem, inner ones build- 

 ing up full to the center, forming a plumy globe. 



Mrs. J. G. Whildin. — A handsome yellow variety, of pure tint, 

 splendid in size and form, and a magnificent addition to the 

 scarce, very early, large flowering varieties; has attained 

 great popularity. 



Mrs. L. C. Maderia. — A perfect, compact globe of bright orange 

 color, petals upright, like unopened, pointed quills, consti- 

 tution strong, stems stiff, flowers large and of the heaviest 

 substance. 



Mrs. A. J. Drexel. — A very early, large flowering variety, half 

 spherical in form, petals long and arranged like rays, the 

 color is a fine example of crimson-lake, quite double and a 

 fine grower. 



Mrs. Jerome Jones. — Large, cream-white, incurved Japanese, 

 sometimes showing a tinge of pink, high, round flower. One 

 of the best Chrysanthemum flowers up to date. Indispensa- 

 ble for exhibition, grand stem and foliage. 



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

 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. — Who ever heard of Chrysanthemums having 

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

 Pitcher & Manda is. The outer five or six rows of petals are 



Eure white, and of Dahlia-like form, while the center is a 

 right, deep yellow, the two colors being sharply defined. 

 Won gold metal. 



President WiUiam B. Smith.— An immense cupped flower. Out- 

 side petals salmon-red, center a deep Indian red. Enormous, 

 free and distinct. Invaluable as a show bloom. A most 

 excellent variety. 



Robert Mclnnes. — The color is bright scarlet and gold, while it 

 is full to the last degree, a perfect globe in form. It is quite 

 early, being in full perfection the last week in October, and 

 can be had earlier. Very brilliant in appearance, as well as 

 grand in size and form. One of the very grandest of last 

 year's introductions. A sensational variety. Fine at all the 

 shows. 



Sugar Loaf. — Everybody's Chrysanthemum, being a fine grower, 

 and perfecting numerous extra large flowers of bright yellow 

 or bronze-yellow.inner petals incurving, outer petals reflexed. 



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

 stance, very rounded in form, incurving and full. Probably 

 the most valuable novelty of 1895. By far the best of its 

 style, and a prize-winner wherever shown. This year has 

 given us two of our grandest whites, Queen and Niveus, and 

 nearly equal in merit and totally distinct. 



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

 Splendid for cut-flowers, and a magnificent bush plant. A 

 No. 1 for all purposes. 



Wenonab. — (Blushing Bride.) The base of the petals is pure 

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

 is much admired, and we have grown a great quantity of 

 them for this year's sales. Very beautiful. 



