64 WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1899. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
NOVELTIES, 1892. 
We desire to call particular attention to the collection 
below, which we guarantee to be the best twelve ever dis- 
tributed in one set. 
Roslyn. A superb clear mermet rose pink, petals thick 
and heavy, cup shaped, immense in size, having 
been exhibited 11 inches across; the best pink in 
cultivation. Awarded silver medal by Pennsyl- 
vania Horticultural Society. Single plants, $1.50. 
E. Hitzeroth. A magnificent extra large flower; petals 
broad and peculiarly arranged. Bright lemon yel- 
low, exquisite and novel form. Awarded the Wins- 
low cup for best yellow, also certificate of merit at 
the Madison Square Garden Exhibition. Single 
plants, $1.50. 
Lillian Russell. A beautiful broad petaled, clear silvery 
pink; early flowering variety. 
Ada H. Le Roy. Petals broad and cupped full to the 
center; color deep rose pink, extra large flower. 
Col. Wm. B. Smith. An immense double high built 
flower; petals very broad and large. Single plants, 
$1.50. 
Ruth Cleveland. A chaste and beautiful acquisition of 
large size, petals broad and cup-shaped, outer rows 
reflex, inner ones incurve, forming a high built 
center of most delicate silvery pink. One of the 
collection winning the Astor cup. 
H. F. Spaulding. A grand Japan- 
ese variety of most novel shape 
and effect; color rich apricot yellow 
shading to rose, center petals clear 
yellow, bloom solid and double, 
high built and of largest size. Sin- 
gle plants, $1.50. 
J. N. May. Extra large, deep ox 
blood red, color of Mrs. J. T. Emlin, 
but much larger and more double; 
reverse of petals shaded copper 
bronze, full and solid bloom. A 
magnificent acquisition. 
Mrs. J. W. Morrissey. A mam- 
moth flower with full double center, 
exhibited 12 inches across; color 
silvery pink, inner surface of petals 
bright rose; a grand exhibition 
bloom, Awarded certificate of 
merit by Pennsylvania Horticultu- 
ral Society. 
Eva Hoyte. An immense double 
Japanese bloom of clearest and 
brightest yellow, a solid ball with 
full high built center. $250.00 was 
paid for the control of this mag- 
nificent yellow. Single plants, 
$1.50. 
A. Ladenburg. A full and extreme- 
ly double Japanese variety of im- 
mense size, having been grown 10 
inches across; color clear delicate 
rose pink; magnificent for exhibi- 
tion specimens. Awarded certifi- 
cate of merit at Madison Square 
Garden Exhibition. 
Shenandoah. Magnificent broad 
flower, full and double to the cen- 
ter; petals over an inch in width; 
color a new shade deep chestnut 
brown on both upper and lower 
surfaces. The entire bloom being 
a solid color makes this variety 
quite novel and distinct. 
Single plants, except when noted, 
$1.00 each, the collection of twelve va- 
rieties, $10.00. Ready for delivery 
March rst. 
TWELVE OF THE FINEST VARIETIES OF 
RECENT INTRODUCTION. 
Ernst Asmus. Flowers of massive size, plumed and re- 
flexed. The color is a rich chrome-shaded amber, 
each petal having a line of puce down the center. 
This variety has proved to be one of the best of any 
of the large flowering kinds. 50 cts. each. 
Emily Dorner. A rather dwarf grower, but very sturdy; 
flower nicely incurved; petals broad, and of the 
richest shade of orange yellow, touched with crim- 
son; color extremely rich. 
Elmer D. Smith. Foliage very large, heavy and dark 
green; the color cardinal red of a very rich, pleas- 
ing shade, faced upon the back of petals with clear 
chamois; very fine. 
Innocence. A chaste and beautiful ower, the white being of 
a purity not approached in other varieties. The form 
is incurved, the same as H. Cannell or T. C. Price. 
Lizzie Cartledge. Very large flowers, rather flat; color 
dark rose, reverse silvery white; strong, stiff stems. 
Very pleasing. 
Mrs. Oliver Laughton. A very large, finely incurved 
flower. The inner part of the petals are rosy pur- 
ple, with silvery rose shadings over the entire sur- 
face; fine, strong grower and very fine shape. 
Mermaid. A soft mellow pink, with deeper shading on 
outer edge, while at the base it is a deep cream; a 
fine incurving globular flower, having strong stems 
and excellent keeping qualities. 
