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MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



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Pelargonium or Lady Washington Geraniums 



The grandest of all flowering plants; do not resemble the common Geraniums in any particular, neither in foliage nor 



flower ; more beautiful in every way. I here offer twelve distinct sorts, every one entirely different in color and every one 



a beauty. The Lady Washington Geraniums are the handsomest of all flowers — once seen, never forgotten. 



Price, 35 cents each; any three of your selection for $1.00; the entire set of twelve beautiful sorts for $3.00. 



CAPTAIN RAIKES— A grand ruffled 

 or fringed variety, with very large 

 flowers borne in large, fine-shaped 

 trusses ; color bright red, with light- 

 er center, with heavy maroon 

 blotches in upper petals. 



CRIMSON KING— Rich bright red, 

 with lovely ruffled violet throat; 

 distinct. 



DOROTHY — It is a perpetual blooming 

 variety, usually commencing to 

 bloom in December or January, and 

 continuing throughout the spring and 

 summer. The throat and edges* of 

 the petals ara pure white, each 

 shaded toward the center with rich 

 carmine-pink, with a glowing crim- 

 son blotch on each. We have al- 

 ways been unable to supply the de- 

 mand, but now have a fine stock of 

 plants to offer. 



GOLD MINE — Rosy-scarlet, with white 

 throat ; each upper petal has a shin- 

 ing black blotch. 



GAM BETTA— Brilliant dark red, with 

 distinct black blotches on each 

 petal. 



LINDA — Rosy-salmon; two upper 

 petals black spotted : a grand sort. 



MRS. ROBERT SANDIFORD — (The 

 New Double White.) The flowers 

 are three inches across, of the pur- 

 est snow-white, and perfectly double 

 and very free in bloom. You can- 

 not imagine anything prettier. 



MADAME THIBAUT— (The New Double Pink.) The flowers 

 are three inches in diameter, perfectly double, of the bright- 

 est pure pink, beautifully ruffled edges ; very free in bloom. 



MARIE MALLET — Lower petals white, upper petals black, 

 bordered red; elegant. 



MRS. BRADSHAW — Large flower, pure white, with each petal 

 showing dark maroon center. 



PRINCE GECRGE — Clear pink, each petal blotched crimson. 

 Considered by many who have seen it to be the prettiest. 



VICTOR — The flowers are a bright cherry-red, with white at 

 the base of each petal ; the two upper petals are dark crim- 

 son-maroon. The flowers are of immense size and are very 

 freely produced. 



REMEMBER, the above twelve, the most beautiful of all Ge- 

 raniums, for $3.00. There is nothing to compare with these 

 for beauty in the plant line. 



PANSY GERANIUM 



A WONDERFUL PLANT 



This new and beautiful Tansy Geranium is of the easiest 

 growth, dwarf in habit, and literally covered with flowers all 

 the time, and as it requires little or no attention, it is in- 

 valuable as a window plant. The coloring and markings of 

 the flowers are most extraordinary — light pink, white, dark 

 purple, black, etc., almost rivaling the Pansy in uniqueness 

 of flower. It is this combination of coloring which obtained 

 for it the popular name of Pansy Geranium. Strong plants, 

 ready to bloom, 35 cents each. 



SWEET = SCENTED GERANIUMS 



APPLE-SCENTED GERANIUM— This has the true ripe apple- 

 scented foliage. A great favorite. Price, 25 cents. 



ROSE — The famous sweet rose-scented Geranium; very fra- 

 grant. Price, 10 cents. 



CARNATION PINKS The Divine Flower 



For beauty of flower and color, ease of culture, certainty and freedom of bloom, together with exquisite fragrance, this is 

 well called the "Divine Flower." Plants in the open ground or in pots quickly make large specimens, and when brought in- 

 doors in the fall produce an abundance of flowers throughout the entire winter. Carnation blooms are expensive ; don't buy 

 them — grow them yourself. Pinch the plant back frequently during the summer season. In the fall bring indoors, place in a 

 four or five-inch pot, keep in a temperature of forty to fifty degrees at night, and they will yield an immense number of flow- 

 ers with splendid stems, as fine as those sold by florists. If not pinched in they will bloom profusely during the summer. 

 I offer the finest varieties in existence. Your order is incomplete without some Carnations. 



EXCELSIOR COLLECTION OF CHOICEST CARNATIONS 



Price, 10 cents each; three for 25 cents; seven for 50 cei 



ABUNDANCE — Flowers very large and perfect in form; color 

 a bright rosy-pink,-, with salmon shading when the flowers 

 are fully expanded. A very healthy grower and remarkably 

 free bloomer. Plant dwarf, growing about fourteen inches 

 high. This I consider one of the best pink varieties ever 

 offered, and an excellent variety for pot culture. 



BON TON — This is by far the darkest Carnation ever seen, 

 and at the same time the most abundant bloomer. Brilliant 

 dark red, shaded with richest maroon, fringed petals, nearly 

 every flower being on a long stem. This variety surpasses 

 in richness of color the most perfect Jacqueminot Roses. 



DELLA FOX — Its color is almost indescribable. Of a rosy- 

 orange shade, striped and flaked with carmine, never bursts 

 its calyx, is very free and early flowering, and can always 

 be cut with a long stem, a most desirable feature in the 

 colored Carnation nowadays. 



ESTELLE — One of the most fragrant Carnations I have seen. 

 Color a clear, bright, glowing scarlet ; a most continuous 

 bloomer and distinct in color from any other sort offered. 

 Greatly admired by all who have seen it growing here. 



ts; set of nine Excelsior Carnations, postpaid, for 65 cents. 



GENEVIEVE LORD— As large as the largest light pink ever of- 

 fered. A few blooms last season measured nearly four 

 inches. It has taken first prizes wherever offered. 



JUBILEE — Very dwarf, and of a nice, bushy growth, forcing 

 very long flower stems, each individual flower possessing a 

 stem varying from three to eight inches in length. It has 

 perfectly formed flowers ; color a rich, bright dazzling scar- 

 let. I unhesitatingly recommend this sort, 



MORNING GLORY — This variety has been greatly admired 

 wherever it has been seen for its desirable color, being a 

 beautiful light pink satin color : flowers large size and very 

 freely pro'duced. Plant of grand habit and vigorous growth. 

 It is a superb variety. 



WHITCOMB RILEY— The ground "color is the faintest blush, 

 lightly penciled in soft pink. The bloom is fluffy in appear- 

 ance, exquisitely beautiful in form. One of the grandest of 

 all Carnations. 



WHITE CLOUD — This is the largest white Carnation in culti- 

 vation — often measures four inches in diameter. The flowers 

 are of the purest white, with petals of great substance, mak- 

 ing it one of the very best. 



