PETE** HE^DE^SO^i & CO., flEW YOP^.— PliAflT DEPA^T^E^T. 



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Jew "Ost W Plume " Collection. 



Below we offer a grand new collection of these unique Chrysan- 

 themums. The term "Ostrich Plume" we originated as applied 

 to this type, so as to call attention to the feathery growth with 

 which the petals are thickly covered. 



Eiderdown. Large, perfectly double, incurved, snow-white, late 

 Japanese variety, covered with glandular hairs, as in Mrs. Hardy ; 

 style of Kioto ; habit perfect, stems stiff and erect. 



Hon. Thos. Lowry. Habit short, with stout stem and fine dark 

 green foliage ; flower of medium size, incurved, the color a 

 curious and indescribable mixture of yellow, red and rose. 



King of Ostrich 

 Plumes. Deep 

 chrome-yellow, shad- 

 ed buff and orange, 

 large and double, per- 

 fectly incurving ; long, 

 broad petals, covered 

 with glandular hairs. 



L' Enfant des Deux 

 Mondes (" Child of 

 Two Worlds "). Mag- 

 nificent white sport 

 from L. Boehmer, par- 

 taking of all its good 

 qualities; purest 

 snow-white, strong 

 stem ; . habit perfect. 



Miss Katherine Rich- 

 ards Gordon. Habit 

 very short, stem stout, 

 with extra good foli- 

 age ; flower of medium 

 size, incurved, hairy, 

 of good substance ; 

 color soft white, shad- 

 ed pink towards the 

 centre. An excellent 

 variety and very early. 



Miss Louise Harts 

 ,^iorne. Habit and fo- 

 liage good, stem stiff, 

 flower large, incurved, 

 rather full, of a fine 

 pink, shading to yel- 

 low towards the cen- 

 tre ; petals very hairy. 



Robert M. Grey. Fo- 

 liage and stem good ; 

 flower large, loosely 

 built, of a terra cotta 

 color; petals covered 

 with a very dense ca- 

 pillary outgrowth, 

 which gives the flower 

 a unique appearance. 

 One of the most dis- 

 tinct, in its class. 

 Price, 25c. each; set 



of 7 sorts for $1.50. 



fieut Early White Chrysanthemum, JVIfs. Chas. W. Woolsey. 



A seedling of great promise, and of exceptionable value because of its earliness 

 in bloom. Last season we cut flowers from it October 5th, by several days one of 

 the earliest varieties we grew for cut flowers. The cut gives a good idea of the 

 form, but is only one-half natural size. Price, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



New Chrysanthemums— continued from page 120. 

 The Queen. This grand variety has shown itself, after another 

 year's trial, to be one of the very finest whites. The flower 

 excels all in pure whiteness, is extra large, broad and deep ; the 

 petals are heavy and thick; a good keeper; leaves broad and 

 thick, stem strong, holding flowers firmly erect. 

 Thomas Emerson. A grand variety, with short, stout stem and 

 very large leaves. Flower large, loosely incurved, of a beautiful 

 deep orange red color. 

 Wm. Seward. A grand, large, deep rich blackish crimson, florets 

 exceedingly long and of Arm texture ; «irly flowering, being at 

 best end of October. Awarded first-class certificate. 

 Price for any of the New Chrysanthemums on this and pre- 

 ceding page, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. ; set of 26 new sorts for $5.00. 



...flflEPJlE GOMiECTIOJl... 



We offer herewith a splendid collection of this unique type of 

 the Chrysanthemum. The large type has apparently been devel- 

 oped to its fullest, and now attention . is being directed to the 

 unique, graceful forms. No better or more interesting form than 

 the Anemone is to be found in the races. The first sort described 

 is a type of the rest. 

 American Eagle. Flower very large and high, rays white, in a 



single, well-filled row ; centre rose-purple. 

 Condor. Very large, rays tubular, scattered rose-purple ; close 



crowded centre, rose-purple, yellow tipped. 

 Falcon. Flower of medium size, rays pure white, broad and fiat, 

 in two or three rows ; centre pale "straw-yellow or ecru, slightly 

 flushed reddish within the tubes. 

 Garza. Flower large, ray petals broad, in a single row, pure white ; 



centre well formed, 

 white, tipped yellow- 

 ish. 

 Judge Hoitt. The great- 

 est break in seedlings 

 of recent years ; an 

 Anemone fully eight 

 inches across ; color, 

 pale pearl pink ; the 

 outer petals are broad 

 and incurving, some 

 three rows in depth. 

 These form a saucer, 

 enclosing a broad disk 

 of central florets of 

 wide - open trumpet 

 shape, which rise and 

 fill the flower into 

 rounded form from 

 side to side. 

 Mrs. F. Gordon Dex- 

 ter. Eays crimson, 

 the reverse yellowish ; 

 tubular petals of the 

 centre same colors, 

 but with yellow out- 

 side, red within, con- 

 trasting with the rays. 

 Partridge. A striking 

 flower of medium size, 

 the centre being two- 

 thirds of the diameter 

 of the flower, of a pe- 

 culiar yellowish pink, 

 almost a terra cotta; 

 rays broad, slightly 

 twisted, dull purplish 

 red. A strange and 

 unusual combination 

 of odd and peculiar 

 colors. 

 Red Robin. Of medium 

 size, rays tubular, 

 scattered, whole flow- 

 er rose-purple ; habit 

 dwarf. 



Silver Bill. Habit of 

 plant very dwarf; 

 flower large, the outer 

 petals pure white, the 

 inner same color, but 

 the tips of the tubes are yellow. A fine early-flowering variety. 

 Tanager. Eays in several rows, tubular and closely set, deep pur- 

 plish rose ; centre flat, orange vermilion, with narrow yellow 

 line about the mouth of each tube. A striking flower of new and 

 distinct colors. 

 Titmouse. Large, scattered tubular rays, white, pink tinted; 



centre well formed, pale straw yellow. 

 Toucan. Rays broad, in a single row of an odd shade of reddish 

 buff ; tubular petals of well-formed centre, bright yellow within, 

 pale yellow without. 



Yellow Hammer. Flower large, bright chrome yellow, rays broad, 

 slightly twisted in two rows ; centre compact and well rounded. 

 Price, 25c. each ; set of 13 sorts for $3.00. 



