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JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS. 
This beautiful section is admirably adapted for suspended baskets, training on trellis work, 
etc. Double flowers are designated (d). 
Geranium, Andre Thuriet (new), large, double cup- 
shaped flowers, petals round, reddish violet. 25 cts. 
Bastien-Lepage (new), very large flowers, semi- 
double, rose mauve, upper petals lightly veined 
with purple. 25 cts. 
Bijou (hybrid ivy-leaved), large trusses of a rich | 
bright scarlet. 
Bridal Wreath, pure white, fine. 
Butterfly (d), rosy crimson, beautiful form. 
Camille Flammarion (new), large full cup-shaped 
flowers, deep rose color, very free flowering, and 
plant of finest habit. 25 cts. 
Col. Boudaire, grand trusses, rich crimson. 
Congo (d), large and double, of a lilac-rose. 
De Quatrefages (new), plant very free, flowers full 
and large, color violet purple, 25 cts. 
Dr. A. Chepault, rosy violet, fine. 
Exposition de Bayeux(d),currant red, brown mark- 
ings, large flowers; a handsome variety. 20 cts. 
Faustin Helie (d), flowers rosy carmine. 
Genl. de Negrier (d), semi-double, magenta rose. 
Gloire d’Orleans (d), large and double, magenta. 
Geranium, Glorie de Lorraine (new), very large and 
_very double rosette-shaped flowers; bright cherry 
with brighter marks; plant of the finest. 25 cts. 
Henri Martin (d), bright satiny rose reflected 
brighter. 20 cts. 
Holly Wreath, centre of leaf green, margined with 
white, a vigorous grower. 20 cts. 
De Brazza (d) (new), large umbels of a rich rose. 
Jeanne d’Arc (d), one of the most beautiful, purest 
white and very double. 
Lamartine (d), large, scarlet-crimson ; an improve- 
menton ‘Emile Lemoine;” extra fine. 20 cts. 
La Rosiere (d), magnificent trusses, color lilac- 
Tose. 
Lang-son (dq), brilliant cinnabar red, very showy. 
M. Claeys (d), wine color tinted amaranth, trusses 
large, florets large and of beautiful form. 25 cts. 
Satellite, rosy pink, feathered with crimson. 
Veteran (d) (new), large trusses of large flowers, 
semi-oudble, very bright orange carmine. 25 cts. 
Veteran, trusses large, semi-double, very bright 
orange carmine, magnificent. 
Price 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen (save where priced). 
PELARGONIUMS.—Show and Fancy. 
In describing the color, the term ‘‘blotch” refers to the large spots on the two upper 
petals, and “spots”? invariably refer to the dark marks upon the centre of the lower ones. 
Pelargonium, Beauty of Kent, white maroon blotch. 
Belle of the Ball, rose, painted with carmine. 
Calibran, light crimson, shaded dark maroon blotch. 
Chanzy. 
Claude C. Lorraine, flowers semi-double, a beautiful 
transparent rose. 40 cts. 
Crimson King, crimson, with maroon blotch. 
Deuil le Lorraine (new), semi-double, crimson- 
blotch, almost black; a remarkably beautiful flower. 
00 cents. 
Emile Zola, truss large, color carmine-orange, bor- 
dered with bright rose, centre with maroon blotch. 
Gen. Thibaudin, carmine-orange, bordered with 
white, centre white, upper petals blotched; beau- 
tiful. 40 cts. 
Jean Bart, vermilion-purple, centre white, upper 
petals blotched with maroon and edged with white ; 
beautiful. 
John Bright, orange scarlet, white centre. 
Lady ofthe Lake, orange-rose, painted withcrimson- 
maroon top petals, with a crimsonedge, white centre. 
Lord Napier, lower petals rich, deep orange-rose, 
dark maroon blotch on top petals. 
Lord Clyde, bright scarlet, maroon blotch. 
Mad. Seelye, a very rich, beautiful flower, centre 
purplish-lilac, shaded on upper petals to blackish- 
purple. 
Mrs. John Saul, (colored plate in 1878), this beautiful 
flower, which originated in our establishment, we 
consider one of the very best in cultivation. The 
habit is compact and very free flowering, producing 
large trusses of charming flowers. The color is a 
rich glowing vermilion, with light centre and light 
margin to the petals. 40 cts. 
Miss Mary C. Saul (Sav/), this beautiful new flower 
originated in onr establishment; trusses large, deep 
rich crimson, dark blotch, smooth edge; a lovely 
flower. 
Miss Rosina M. Saul (Saul), another of our beauti- 
ful varieties; fine trusses, upper petals crimson, 
with dark blotch ; lower petals light crimson; cen- 
tre white, all beautifully reticulated with crimson, 
slightly frilled. 
Pelargonium, Malvzflorum, large mallow form, 
fine lilac, with light, lively rose blotches. 
Mad. Vibert, fine black maroon blotches, bordered 
fiery red, the flower entirely edged with rose, vig- 
orous grower, fine habit and free bloomer; a grand 
flower. 
Nemesis. 
Orissa, upper petals light purplish-crimson, feath- 
ered and blotched with maroon; under petals soft 
violet-rose, marked with crimson; an attractive 
flower. 
Prince of Wales, see Novelties. 
Pink of Perfection, pink of a pleasing new shade, 
light centre. 
Queen of Whites, pure silvery-white, very glossy, 
rich upper petals. 
Rodriques, purplish-rose, dark spot. 
Rosalind, very early, deep crimson veined, and 
blotched. 
Rose et Blanche, white, with rose blotches; beau- 
tiful. 
Rosea Mutabilis. 
Smith’s Seedling, deep red, heavily spotted. 
Striata, scarlet upper petals with a dark blotch and 
all the flowers are beautifully striped with pure 
white. 
Sunshine, delicate flesh scarlet, dark blotches. 
Striata Elegans, magenta rose, being flaked or 
barred with elegant blue mauve, the top petals 
have a black feather-like plume. 
Speculum Mundi, light crimson,veined and striped, 
showy. 
Theophrasta, a very beautiful Pelargonium, flowers 
double crimson, freely produced; a very desirable 
variety. 
Unique Meillez, cherry-scarlet, a very distinct color. 
Victor, bright cherry pink, upper petals crimson, 
maroon, white centre. 
Woman in White, pure white, with maroon blotch, 
a lovely white flower. 
William the First, pink, with dark blotch. 
Zenith, beautiful carmine-rose, lower petals white, 
blotched and veined with purple. 
Price 30 cents; $3.00 per dozen (save where priced.) 
PELARGONIUM HYBRIDS. 
Pelargonium, Aquilon, white ground, very dark 
blotch. 20 ets. 
Arabella, delicate lilac like, bordered with white, 
centre white, like a fancy Pelargonium. 30 cts. 
Arago, rosy violet, with black blotches, very free 
flowering. 
Bouquet, a beautiful truss, vf delicate rose, like a 
fancy Pelargonium. 20 cts. 
Enfant Prodigue, violet pink, black blotches, tine. 
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| Pelargonium, Favorite, lilac, white centre, petals 
blotched maroon. 25 cts. 
Gerbie Fleurie, white flowers, upper petals blotched, 
20 ets. 
Mont Blanc, white blotched with amaranth. 20 cts. 
Sultan, purple garmine, white centre, black blotch 
on upper petal§ extra. 30 cts. 
Vega, light mauve, very large flowers, free. 
