ELLA V. BAINES, TEE WOMAN FLOBIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



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Pelargonium, or Lady Washington Geraniums — Concluded 



EASTER GREETING — This new ever-blooming 

 Pelargonium was shown at the Mannheim horti- 

 cultural exhibition in Germany. Planted out as 

 a bedding plant and bloomed continually until 

 late in the fall. It will prove the forerunner of 

 a new race of ever-blooming kinds, as it rivals 

 the Orchids in beauty. The following description 

 is from the German introducer, Carl Faiss: "This 

 new species is the earliest of all Pelargoniums, 

 with enormous florets and clusters, having light 

 green foliage and of dwarf, robust growth. ?t 

 blooms from March until fall. The florets are fiery 

 amaranth-red, with five large, regular shaped 

 spots. The first and only kind to bloom as well 

 bedded out as in pots, and to do so all summer." 



GERMAN GLORY — This splendid novelty is quite 

 remontant, florets and cluster very large; ground 

 color, Cattleya-blue, very much like the Cattleya 

 Orchid. The upper petals contain two large 

 purple magenta-red spots, distinctly veined. An 

 exceedingly beautiful and entirely new color in 

 Pelargoniums. This kind has a very robust 

 growth. 



LUCY BECKER — This grand novelty is a sport of 

 Easter Greeting, and is like it in everything but 



color, which is a rosy-pink. It is if anything even 

 more free in bloom. 

 PRINCE BISMARCK — Immensely large flowers, 

 strongly crimped, of fine shade, with from six to 

 ten petals; color rich purple with velvety black 

 blotches. Remarkably robust habit. The large 

 clusters rise gracefully above the beautiful foli- 

 age. The blooming plant with its enormous flow- 

 ers makes a striking impression. 



SWABIAN MAID — This new sport of Easter Greet- 

 ing has large, reddish-carmine flowers with five 

 very regular black blotches bordered with pur- 

 plish-carmine. Very effective coloring. Its habit, 

 foliage, robust growth, and ever-blooming qual- 

 ities are like its parent Easter Greeting, and can 

 therefore be grown either as a pot plant or bedded 

 out. 



WOLFGANG GOETHE — Florets large and slightly 

 crimped, ground color reddish-carmine; with five 

 well defined violet-black spots. Robust grower. 



WURTEMBERGIA — Easter Greeting sport. Medium 

 size florets of a bright carmine, with large vel- 

 vety, sharply defined blotches. Has all the good 

 qualities of its parent. Equally valuable bedded 

 out or as a pot plant. 



The Standard Set of Lady Washington Geraniums 



The Standard Set of Pelargoniums, 20 cents each; the set of twelve for $2.00. 



Beauty 



AMERICAN BELLE — A lovely American 

 Rose shade with large black blotch. 



BRIDEGROOM — Rosy-blush, with maroon shading. 

 Beautiful crimped flowers. 



CAPTAIN RAIKES — A grand ruffled or fringed va- 

 riety; color bright red with lighter center with 

 heavy maroon blotches on upper petals. 



EMANUEL LIAS — Beautifully mottled rose and 

 . white, each petal elegantly fringed or crimped. 



GLORIOSA — Beautiful pearly-white petals; solid 

 blotch of lavender on upper petal. 



LORD MAYOR TRELOAR — Bright rosy-red with a 

 very effective maroon blotch on the upper petals; 

 edge of petals lighter color, center of flower 

 white. 



MADAME THIBAUT (The New Double Pink) — The 

 flowers are three inches in diameter, perfectly 



double, of the brightest pure pink, beautifully 

 ruffled edges; very free in bloom. 



MADAME VIBERT — Blackish-maroon, bordered 

 fiery-red, each petal edged with deep magenta. 



MRS. ROBERT SANDIFORD (The New Double 

 White) — Flowers are three inches across, of the 

 purest snow-white and perfectly double and very 

 free in bloom. You cannot imagine anything 

 prettier. 



SANDIFORD'S BEST — A beautiful shade of pink 

 surrounded by a deep band of purest white, with 

 a large 'white throat. 



SPRINGBOK — Light scarlet, immense white center; 

 large trusses, free flowering; an excellent variety. 



TOMMY DODD — Immense showy trusses; lower 

 petals soft blush, upper petals maroon and crim- 

 son. 



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Our Grand Garden Dahlias 



No garden is complete without a show of these brilliant and s'tately autumn flowers, and nothing 

 gives greater return for so little money and care. We offer dry bulbs or tubers, but if stock of these 

 becomes exhausted, will send started plants, We grow and sell fifteen acres of Dahlias each year. 



. Cactus Dahlias 



So-called from their resemblance to Cactus flow- 

 ers. They are characterized by long, narrow, 

 pointed, tubular and twisted petals of graded 

 lengths, giving the flowers a striking and attractive 

 appearance. Grand for cut flowers. Except where 

 noted, 20 cents each. The entire set of seventeen 

 Cactus Dahlias, costing $4.95, for $4.00. 



AMOS PERRY — The best bright scarlet Cactus to 

 date. Color purest flaming scarlet, with long, 

 narrow, twisted petals of irregular formation. 

 The blooms are borne well above the foliage in 

 the utmost profusion. Certainly a beauty. 



AURORA — Very free-flowering; reddish-apricot, 

 suffused with flesh-pink, shading lighter at the 

 tips. 25 cents. 



CHARLES CLAYTON — The strongest words of 

 praise are not extravagant when applied to this 

 wonderful new Cactus. It is the ideal in color, 

 form, length of stem and general good habits, 

 beyond which it would seem little could be hoped 

 for. The color is a most intense crimson, so 

 vivid as to dazzle the eye; superb. 



COUNTESS OP LONSDALE — For perfection of 

 bloom, erectness of stem, abundance of flower, 

 this variety has never yet been equaled. On sev- 

 eral of the plants we have counted over 150 per- 

 fect blooms on one plant. Is there any other 

 garden flower that can equal it? The color is a 

 rich salmon-pink, tinted apricot. 



DAINTY — (New.) Lemon-yellow at center, tipped 



rose-pink. Very delicate. 25 cents. 

 FLORA — The ideal white for cut flowers. Pure 



color and extremely free blooming. 25 cents. 



Cactus Dahlia Flora. 



