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THE BEST PLANTS 



THE NEWEST AND BEST JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Ab-del Kader. Rich deep crimson maroon. 

 Angeie. Pale satiny rose, sulFused with pink, reverse of 



petals silvery. 

 Bouquet Fait. A most beautiful variety, with delicate 



rosy lilac flowers of immense size, shaded silvery rose ; 



early. 

 Christinas Eve. One of the finest late flowering whites 



in cultivation, pure snowy white, superior in shape 



and first-class in every way. 

 Comte Gerining. Xankeen yellow, striped with 



brownish crimson. 

 Duchess. Rich deej) red, each petal tipped with golden 



yellow ; the flowers are large and in dense clusters. 

 Domination. A grand variety, with erect pet- 



Mrs. J. N. Gerard. A grand and beautiful cup-shaped 

 variety, flosely incurving with age ; of large size, and 

 the brightest and clearest peach pink ; the finest pink 

 ever offered ; 30 cts. 



Mrs. Irving Clarke. Pearly white on the margin, 

 shading to deep rose in the centre, which is beautifully 

 whorled ; reflexed; very large and distinct; 50 cts. 



Mrs. W. K. Harris. Deepest rich golden yellow, thor- 

 oughly incurved ; probably the best yellow Chrysanthe- 

 mum ever raised, in the way of Gmndifloriun, but far 

 larger and better than that variety. It is certainly 

 the finest yellow variety in cultivation for cut-flowers 

 or exhibition, $1.00. 



als ; blush with rosy base, slightly fringed 



E. H. Filler, Flowers of immense size, in- 

 curved with large, broad, shell-like petals; 

 color a mixture of gold, tawny yellow and 

 bronze ; a grand variety : 50 cts. 



£lk's Horn. Pearl color; a full and globular 

 flower ; somewhat resembles the horns of the 

 elk ; 25 cts. 



Eugene Mizzard. A distinct and pleasing 

 variety, with narrow, loosely arranged petals 

 of a deep purplish crimson. 



Excellent. Very soft pink, somewhat resem- 

 bling the color of the Mermet rose; very 

 large, flat flower; 50 cts. 



Dr. Stryker. Beautiful rosy lilac, reverse of 

 petals striped straw color when first opening, 

 changing to a clear rose. 



Fantasie. Flowers blush white, of good size ; 

 each petal is 2 to 3 inches long, has a convex 

 surface and is slightly twisted. 



Frank Wilcox. Erect petals, slightly toothed, 

 rich golden amber, slightly shaded deep 

 bronze. 



Gold. Flowers of large size and finely formed; 

 the best yellow in cultivation. 



Gioriosum. Very fine light yellow, with im- 

 mense flowers, having narrow petals grace- 

 fully curved and twisted ; very early. 



Golden Dragon. Yellow, with long twisted 

 petals; one of the finest and richest yellows. 



H. Waterer. Reflexed yellow, with copper 

 centre; enormous flowers of great substance; 

 very late and lasts a long time ; 2.5 cts. 



Jessica. White, very long petals, shows a lemon 

 eye when fully expanded; a great bloomer. 



Juliiis Scharflf. Very large, flat and smooth, 

 of the richest violet amaranth ; lasts a long 

 time; one of the very finest of its color. 



John H. Bradbury. Bronzy orange, striped 

 with crimson. 



Kioto. Fine large yellow ; a beautiful flower ; 50 cts. 



L. Canning. A singularly large and handsome pure 

 white flower. 



Lilian B. Bird. Flowers of the largest size, with full, 

 high centre; petals tubular; the color is an exquisite 

 shade of shrimp pink ; 50 cts. 



Lucrece. Pure white, resembling Christmas Eve, but 

 surpassing that in size, form and lateness; 50 cts. 



Marvel. Very large, flat flower of regular rosette shape, 

 the ground color pure waxen white, and on this is a 

 large, irregular blotch of wine color; 25 cts. 



Miss Mary Wheeler. Pearly white, the petals deli- 

 cately tinted on outer edge with pale pink ; of exqui- 

 site form ; very beautiful ; 50 cts. 



Mrs. Humphrey, or Snow-Ball. Pure white, a 

 lovely variety, grand for cut flowers ; 25 cts. 



Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. This wonderful Chrysanthe- 

 mum has created a sensation wherever shown, being 

 totally distinct from every other variety. It is pure 

 white, of immense size, broad petaled. and incurved, 

 the surface being downy, like loose-piled plush; the 

 entire flower seems frosted with glittering white. A 

 strong grower, of healthy constitution; .50 cts. each. 



Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. •Bright deep crimson, re- 

 verse of petals a shade lighter ; broad, long and flat; 

 incurved on first opening, afterwards assuming the 

 form of a large paeony ; 50 cts. 



Lilian B. Bird. 



Mrs. Langtry. A perfectly formed flat flower, of un- 

 usual size and perfection. Snow white in color, with 

 broad bands or ribbon petals. Altogether one of the 

 very finest white varieties. 25 cts. 



Mrs. Isaac C.Price. Rich chrome yellow, gracefully 

 incurved, flowers large and freely borne. 



Mrs. A. J. Drexel. Lively, bright pink flowers, deeply 

 incurved ; a striking flower. 



Mrs. John May. Beautiful- shade of clear, bright yel- 

 low, petals broad and deeply incurved. 



Mrs. A. Blanc. A fine and distinct sort, inner petals 

 erect, outer reflex and pendulous ; rich lavender, 



Mrs. E. W. Clarke. A beautiful flower of regular 

 form; slightly incurved, whorled centre; deep rich 

 crimson magenta, of a pleasing shade. 



Mrs. M. J. Thomas. Pure white, very broad petals, 

 incurved; a fine exhibition sort. 



Mrs. Wm. Howell. Rich, coppery crimson; a finely 

 shaped flower. 



Lakme. Petals much twisted; golden salmon; reverse 

 of petals old gold. 



Mrs. Frank Thomson. The flowers measure 6 inches 

 when fully expanded, and are a blush white streaked 

 with rose; petals broad and deeply incurved. 



Mrs. Geo. W. Childs. Similar in shape to the preced- 

 ing; outside of petals white, inside pink. 



