Flowering Plants 

54 WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
Plant Department 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Ready in April 
All standard varieties 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 

Col, D. Appleton 
No flower makes a more magnificent display in the 
autumn than these, with their almost endless variety 
of form and colors, ranging from the purest snowy 
white, delicate pink and rose, through all the shades 
of brilliant yellows and deep reds. Set out the plants 
in a sunny, sheltered location, in good rich soil, using 
plenty of well-rotted cow manure. Water freely and 
keep well cut back until the first of August. If 
wanted for indoor blooming, they should be lifted 
CARNATIONS | 
The Carnations we offer are strong, young plants out of 2-inch 
pots. If planted out in spring they should begin blooming about 
July or earlier. If potted in the fall they should bloom profuse- 
ly during the winter months. 
15 cts. each. 
Robert Craig. Rich scarlet crimson. 
Victory. Grand brilliant scarlet. 
Mrs. gee eL: Bradt. Clear white, heavily edged and striped 
scarlet. 
Eldorado. Canary yellow, tipped carmine. 
Gen. Maceo. One of the darkest and richest colored. 
Gov. Roosevelt. Rich brilliant scarlet. 
My Maryland. Large flower, pure white. 
Jessica. Red and white variegated. 
Morning Glory. Delicate pale pink. 
Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson. Cerise pink, the largest of its color. 
Queen Louise. White, everblooming. 
Golden Nugget. Clear deep yellow, slightly marked with red 
Adonis. The ideal scarlet. 
Dorothy. A fine clear deep pink 
Enchantress. Exquisite delicate pink, of largest size. 
Eldorado. Canary yellow, tipped rosy carmine. 
G. H. Crane. Clear brilliant scarlet; an early and free bloomer; 
flowers of large size 
Genevieve Lord. A beautiful light pink. 
Mrs. Frances Joost. A beautiful shade of pink. 
Harry Fenn. Magnificent crimson; large and full. 
Lillian Pond. A fine white, with flowers 3% inches in diameter. 
HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS.—FEvery color known in Car- 
nations is represented, but having been grown from mixed 
seed we cannot supply any special color. They flower heayv- 
ily in June. A fair proportion of the flowers will be double. 
Price, 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
“MARGUERITE” CARNATIONS.—A monthly Carnation which 
is of the greatest value for summer blooming. They bloom 
freely all summer, the flowers are mostly double; they are 
all elegantly fringed and deliciously fragrant. Can be 
grown from seed sown in the spring. 10 cts, pkt. 
about the middle of September, potted, watered thoroughly, and set 
in a shady place for a few days; afterward expose them to the full 
light, in a temperature not higher than fifty degrees. 
Timothy Eaton. This is unquestionably the largest white incurved 
variety yet offered. Form perfect, with stout, stiff stems and healthy 
foliage. 
Viviand-Morel. Extra large flowers; petals long and loosely ar- 
ranged; a beautiful light shade of pink. 
Golden Wedding. Of a rich golden-yellow color, intense and daz- 
zling. Flowers 10 to 12 inches in diameter, 4 to 6 inches in depth; 
petals broad and long, double to the center without an eye. 
Major Bonnaffon. Grand incurved yellow of largest size. 
Maud Dean. Extra large-flowered variety; petals broad and incurv- 
ing; color pink, almost rose, an unusual shade. 
Mrs. R. M. McArthur. Magnificent clear snow-white, solid; petals 
incurved and cupped, hemispherical in form. 
Philadelphia. An immense incurved flower, opening yellow, but 
changing to white with yellow at the tips. 
Intensity. Bright velvety-crimson; a fine clear-brilliant color. 
Col. D. Appleton. A very iarge, bright, deep yellow, incurved; of 
fine finish and form; one of the very best. 
Pink Ivery. Shell pink; formed like Ivory. 
Polly Rose. <A fine white; of large size; one of the most desirable. 
Ostrich Plume Chrysanthemums 
The three varieties offered below are the most distinct of the Ostrich 
Plume, or hairy sorts. 
Louis Boehmer. An exquisite shade of silvery pink, with deep rose 
on the inside of the petals. 
PF, J. Taggart. Light yellow, very double; the feathery growth is very pro- 
nounced, a grand yariety and a great acquisition to this interesting class. 
Eiderdown. Large perfectly double, incurved snow-white, covered with 
glandular hairs, stiff stems. 
20 ets. each; $2.00 per doz. Set of 3 for 50 cts 


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Margterite Carnation 
