CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



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TTKeOrieutal Group 



Liilliail B. BiPd, 



OF NEW 



For 1890. 



'HE group of Chrysanthe- 

 mums below named was 

 selected by our agent in Japan 

 last season, and flowered by us 

 in the autumn of 1889. We 

 offer them now for the first 

 time under the title of THE 

 ORIENTAL GROUP, as they 

 were selected from the finest 

 Eastern collections. Taken as 

 a whole they represent every 

 type and variety of the Japan- 

 ese section, with some markedly 

 distinct and novel departures 

 in form and color. Many of 

 them will unquestienably be- 

 come standard sorts, as did the 

 collection f rom the same source 

 sent out by us two years ago. 



Arabian. Piped petals ; lilac 

 rose, tipped carmine. 



Ben Htir. Long silken petals ; 

 beautiful pink ; large flower. 



Brahma. Large ; pure white ; 

 forked petals. 



Cashmere. Long wavy petals ; 

 orange scarlet, tipped golden 

 yellow. 



Damascus. Flat petals ; scarlet 



and yellow. 

 Delhi. Orange and yellow ; deli- 

 cate wavy petals. 



Ismail. Pure white ; fine pe- 

 tals, like a cotton ball. 



Java. Crimson purple ; petals 

 thin and tipped lilac. 



Khivia. Fine petals — one half 

 white, the other lilac. 



Lallan Rookh. Buffish car- 

 mine piped petals, the tops 

 showing a tendency to de- 

 velop hairs. $1.00 each. 



^H*HE engraving shows exceedingly well the striking peculiariti- 

 es) of form developed in this grand acquisition. The petals are 

 Long and quilled, disposed in the graceful style shown in the cut. 

 The color is the popular and fashionable shade known as " shrimp 

 pink," which alone stamps it as a variety of rare merit, as this 

 shade has been eagerly looked for in Chrysanthemums for some 

 time. (.See cut.) Included in the First Premium Group — see 

 page 116. 



Price, 50 cts. each ; $4.50 per dozen. 



The Culture of the Chrysanthemum. 



On page 145 we give plain and clear directions how to cultivate 

 the Chrysanthemum, and we have no doubt that if these simple 

 instructions are followed, our customers will have no difficulty in 

 getting a grand show of flowers from our plants. 



Mahomet. Deep golden yellow. 



Mecca. Yellow piped petals, ends forked. 



Mokanna. Yellow long piped petals. 



Nineveh. Lilac rose, inside darker; very fine. 



Omar. Very dark ox-blood red. 



Palestine. Deep golden yellow ; long drooping petals. 



Queen of Sheba. Brilliant carmine ; inside petals fringed. 



St. Sophia. Large lilac ; extra fine flower. 



Syria. Extra large yellow, penciled carmine. 



Saracen. Medium white flower, lasting a long while in flower. 



Saladin. Long ribbon-like petals ; looks as if dusted with gold. 



Turcoman. Piped petals ; pure white. 



Vishnu. Anemone flowered ; outer petals pure white. 



Vizier. "White anemone flowered, outer petals long and curled. 



Price, 50 cts. each, except where noted ; the Oriental Group of 

 24 sorts for $9.00, to which we add the Ostrich Plume variety de- 

 scribed on page 115. 



The plants arrived here safely March 12th, and I hardly know which to admire most, the size and condition of the plants, or the generosity ol the extras. — T. V. 

 Bahnee, Bismarck, Dakota, March 11th, 1889. 



