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Malmaison" Carnation. 



A wonderful Carnation, which for the past few years has been 

 the most fashionable flower for the button-hole, corsage bouquets, 

 table decorai ion, etc., in London. Thousands are grown for that 

 market annually and are in such demand that the cut flowers fre- 

 quently sell at the rate of $5.00 per dozen, wholesale. It is un- 

 equaled for size, measuring four inches across, and is a beautiful 

 shade of blush, similar to the Malmaison Rose. Visitors abroad 

 have marveled much about this wonderful Carnation, and we have 

 had numerous inquiries for plants from customers in every section 

 of the country. To satisfy this demand we have imported a fine 

 lot of young plants for this season from the leading London grower. 

 The fragrance of the "Malmaison" is exquisite, being the most 

 delicious of all Carnations. Price, strong imported plants, 30c. 

 each, S3. 00 per doz. (Offered this season at reduced prices.) 



Note. — We can also supply dark pink Malmaison at 50e. each, 

 $4.50 per doz. 



NEW CARNATIONS 



Below we offer the "cream " of the new varieties. 



Bouton d'Or. This is an ideal 

 yellow Carnation. Beautiful, 

 deep canary yellow, slightly 

 bordered and feathered with 

 carmine ; the flowers never 

 burst the calyx. 



Helen Keller. One of the very 

 largest and most beautifully 

 formed Carnations ever intro- 

 duced ; does not burst its 

 calyx; exceedingly free-flower- 

 ing and producing extra good, 

 long, stout stems ; a strong, vig- 

 orous and healthy grower. Color 

 clear white, delicately and very 

 evenly marked with bright scarlet 

 — giving it a very pleasing and ef- 

 fective appearance. Beady Mar. 1. 



Mad. Diaz Albertini. Free-bloom- 

 ing for the whole season ; stem 

 very strong ; calyx peculiar cup- 

 shape, the points bracing against 

 the petals, making it very strong. 

 Flower very large, centre rou id 

 and full ; color, a delicate flesh 

 pink, with a very strong clove 

 fragrance ; has excellent keeping 

 qualities. 



New Jersey. Deep red, very large 

 and full; one of the best in its 

 color. 



Pearl. "White; very large, fre- 

 quently from 3 to 3*^ inches 

 across ; full and crisp ; occasion- 

 ally a rosy blush ; a good bloomer, 

 with rarely any tendency to burst. 



Puritan. White; large, very full 

 and of good substance, lasting, 

 if well grown, a long time after 

 being cut ; quite fragrant and an 

 early and continuous bloomer. 



Hweet Brier. A new variety, hav- 

 ing exquisite rosy pink flowers of 

 a most sprightly shade. Beautifully fringed, large and double, 

 and most delightfully fragrant. 



3T nomas Cartledge. A pure shade of carmine pink, slightly deeper 

 than Tidal Wave, and in every way more desirable than that 

 variety, being quick to come in bloom ; stems long and erect, 

 Bowers full in centre, of fine form, fragrant and productive ; an 

 unusually attractive plant and flower. 



Wm. Scott. Flowers large and non-bursting, of a deep Grace 

 Wilder pink, a little irregular, but not to any disadvantage ; it 

 helps to overcome the sameness and stiffness which is so often 

 objectionable in a bunch ; stems long, of good strength*. 



Price for any of the above, 20c. each ; set of 9 new sorts for 

 tl.25. 



New Carnation, "Jacqueminot." 



A grand new crimson Carnation as rich in coloring as the " Jacq." 

 Bose, from which it derives its name. It is one of the very best 

 keeping Carnations we know ; flowers will last several days when 

 cut. Price, plants from pots, 25c. each, $2.25 per doz. 



WINTER CHEER. 



An English variety, bearing deep scarlet flowers in great profu- 

 sion ; habit dwarf and of exceptional value as a pot plant for house 

 culture. Price, plants from pots, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. (Beady 

 March 1st.) 



CARNATIONS. 



General List of ATeritorious Sorts. 



The great improvement made in this grand race the past few 

 years has directed popular attention to them, until now they are 

 perhaps exceeded by the Bose alone in the number annually grown 

 for cut flowers. Our collection contains only sorts of approved 

 merit, and our plants are in the finest possible condition. 

 American Flag. The best striped Carnation as yet introduced. 

 Anna Webb. Bich crimson, free-growing, fragrant and excellent 



in every way. 

 Buttercup. Although not new, yet conceded by experts to be the 



best yellow on the market. 

 Chester Pride. Pure white, delicately striped and penciled with 

 scarlet ; a splendid variety and very attractive. 



Fred. Dorner. A giant among Car- 

 nations. The flowers are frequently 

 over 3 inches across; color, deep 

 glowing red. 

 Grace "Wilder. The pink Carnation 

 par excellence. Thousands of this 

 variety are grown for the New 

 York market in preference to other 

 sorts of more recent introduction 

 claimed to be superior to it. 

 J. J. Harrison. White, lightly marked 

 with delicate pink. One of the 

 favorite varieties in the New York 

 flower market. 

 Portia. Brilliant scarlet. In rich- 

 ness of color, profusion of bloom, 

 vigor and growth, and every essen- 

 tial of a first-class Carnation, 

 !l| this variety stands unequaled. 



President Garfield. Deep red, 

 fine large flowers of great 

 substance. A very good va- 

 riety. 

 Silver Spray. Pure white, 

 fine substance, so that it Lb 

 finely adapted for shipping. 

 Starlight. Light sulphur yel- 

 low ; very free-blooming. 

 White Grace Wilder. Pure 

 white. 



Price, strong plants from 

 pots, 15c. each, SI. 50 per doz.; 

 set of 12 sorts for $i. 50. 



Note. — We have a limited 

 number of large plants from 

 pots to offer up to April 15th, at 

 50c. each, in the varieties named 

 on this page. 



"Daybreak" 



Carnation. 



CARNATION, "DAYBBEAK." 



Too much cannot be said in 

 The color is exquisite, a charminj 



praise of this grand 

 shade of flesh pink. 



Carnation. 

 It was this 



delicate shade which. suggested its name of "Daybreak," because 

 of the similarity to the first faint tinge of pink seen in the eastern 

 sky at sunrise. "Daybreak" became so popular among flower 

 lovers that the blooms readily sold for more than any other variety 

 in the New York market the past season. The growth of the 

 plant is vigorous and healthy, and the flowers possess the Carna- 

 tion fragrance in a marked degree. (See cut.) Price, 15c. each, 

 $1.50 per doz. 



Hardy Garden Carnations. 



Grown in the open ground from seed. 



Every color known in Carnations is represented— white, crimson, 

 scarlet, orange, maroon, yellow, striped, speckled, etc.; but al- 

 though all these colors and numerous shades not mentioned are 

 to be found in them, yet having been grown from mixed seed we 

 cannot supply any special color. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., 

 $10.00 per 100. Strong, healthy plants. 



