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CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



While our list of Cbrysaiitheuiums Is coraparativelj limited, it is composed exclusively of yarieties standing at 



tlie head of their type and color. 



. V X^VEXTY-FIVE FINEST 



EXHIBITION VARIETIES. 



Charles Davis. A golden sport from Viviand Morel ; 

 light yellow suffused with rich apricot ; grand flowers 

 of great size. 

 Colonel William B. Suiith. An immense, double 

 high-built flower, petals very broad and large, formiiig 

 a solid mass of the richest bright golden bronze. 

 Eug-ene Dailledouze. There is nothing brighter 

 and clearer in yellows than this grand variety. 'I'he 

 flowers are large, full and double, and a free, easy 

 grower. 

 Fisher's Torch. Bright fiery red ; the richest shade 

 in commerce ; large and double, with high-built centre. 

 I Frank Hardy. A superb pure white variety with 

 ,- immense full deep globular flowers, beautifully incurved 



I in graceful folds. 



I Georg'e W. Childs. The best deep self-colored 



? crnnson variety in e.\istence ; flowers massive and of 



I immense size, with broad stiff petals, rich dark velvely 



\ crimson, without a shade of brown or chestnut. 



■*• Goldeil Wedding-. Of a rich golden-yellow color, 



intense and dazzling. Flowers 10 to 12 in. in diameter, 



4 to 6 in. in depth ; petals broad and long, double to 



the centre without an eye. 



Helen Bloodgood. A most beautiful clear pink, of 



very large spherical shape. 

 H. L. Slinderbrnch. Bright golden-yellow, of fine 



incurved form and large size. 

 lora. Tubular, clear pink, a fine artistic flower, very 



large. 

 John Shrinipton. Bright velvety crimson-scarlet, 



of good size. 

 Maild Dean. Extra large petals, broad and incurv- 

 ing, perfectly double and of great substance; pink, al- 

 most rose. 

 Major BonnafFon. Soft, clear yellow, incurved, 

 full in the centre ; 6 to 7 inches in diameter and nearly 

 as deep ; form and finish perfect. 

 Pennsylvania. A fine companion to Pliiladelphia, fiom 

 which it is a sport, possessing all the good points of that fa- 

 vorite, color rich bright yellow. 

 Philadelphia. A magnificent variety of graceful glolulnr 

 form, color white, illuminated with lemon-yellow, giving it a 

 peculiarly pleasing appearance m t seen in any other vaiiely. 

 As a fine finished flower it stands r.t the head of the list. 

 Pinto. A fine, bold, globular, well-built flower, of a clear 

 bright red, the centre being incurved with the reverse of 

 petals bright golden yellow. 

 The Queen. One of the grandest white exhibition varieties. 

 Viviand 3Iorel. Extra large flowers ; petals long and 



loosely arranged ; a beautiful liglit shade of pink. 

 ; the set of 25 varieties for S2..50. 



Philadelphia. 

 Mayflower. Magnificent large incurved white, lower 



petals reflex; grand in every way. 

 Miss Minnie Wananiaker. Creamy white, of very 



large size, and so much incurved as to resemble a white ball. 

 3Iinerva. Large and massive, incurved, vivid golden-yellow. 

 Modesto. Intense yellow, of an incurved slightly whorled 



form, with very high full centre. 

 Mrs. A. J. Drexel. Large flowering, early variety ; 



color crimson-lake ; form rounded into a half-globe. 

 31rs. Jerome Jones. A beautiful, waxy-white, with 



broad incurving petals; one of the finest. 

 Mutual Friend. A reflexed pure white, from 7 to 11 



inches in diameter and great depth of flower. 



Price 15 cts. each ; $1..50 per doz 



EARLY FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



The varieties offered in this collection are all such that will perfect their flowers in the open ground, even in the Northern 

 States. The selection lias been made with a view of offering only the very cream of the early flowering sorts, and all of tiieni 

 will give satisfactory results, even with the mo^t ordinary cultivation. 



Ambrose Thomas. Bright red with golden reflex, a 



large flower, dwarf grower. 

 Baronne Briailles. Large creamy white, very free and 



early. 

 Clinton Chalfant. Fine large yellow of good form. 

 Kdith Syratt. A distinct early rosy amaranth. 

 Crlory of the Pacific. Fine pink of good size. 

 J. K. Ijag'cr. Very clear bright yellow, full and massive. 

 Ija Vierg^e. One of the dwarlest and best pure white. 

 Lady Fitzwigram. Pure white, very free. 

 LiOngf'ellow. Blu^h white of medium size, fine form. 

 Marion HendtM'SOn. Fine yellow of fine form. 

 MerryMonarch. Very large pure white. 

 Mrs. Hawkins. A fine golden yellow of good form. 



Price 1.5 cts. eacli ; $1..50 per doz.; i 



Miss Kate Brown. A very early flowering pure white. 

 Mrs. F. Bergman. One of the earliest whites, very fine. 

 Mrs. E. G. Hill. A beautiful i)early pink, large and lull 



to the centre. 

 3Irs. Henry Kobin.son. One of the very finest white 



varieties, a perfect ball of snow when fully develo)ied. 

 ]>Irs. J. (t. Whilden. One of the finest very early yellows. 

 Tile Pl'ide. Extra early white of good form. 

 Vice-Pres. Hardy. Golden yellow, bordered crimson rose. 

 Vicomtesse D'Avene. Violet rose, shaded wliite, 



centre old gold, free. 

 William Holmes. A fine crimson. 

 Yellow Queen. Early clear yellow. 

 .00 per 100; set of 22 varieties $2.00. 



