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BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



QERANIUflS. 



Beaute Poltevine 



The Twelve "Best" Doubles. 



Acteon. Very fine, brilliant scarlet ; upper petals tinted 

 rosy lilac. 



Alfred Tennyson. Semi-double flowers of the most per- 

 fect shape ; trusses extremely large, in immense spherical 

 balls six to eight inches in diameter ; color bright orange 

 scarlet, shaded vermilion red ; one of the best of bedders. 



Bruanti. The best scarlet bedding variety in cultivation. 



Bonnat. Brilliant carmine rose ; extra choice. 



Beaute Poitevine. Very large semi-double florets, of the 

 most beautiful and distinct form and borne in immense 

 trusses ; very free bloomer, and as a bedding variety it 

 has no equal in its color, brilliant salmon. 



De Lacepede. A beautiful double rosy flesh, with lilac 

 shadings. A distinct color and an excellent bedder. 



La Favorite. A most beautiful double white, a strong 

 grower and excellent bedder. 



Mine, Ayme Chevreliere. Very free both in growth and 

 bloom. Fine large truss of pure white double flowers ; 

 an excellent bedder. ' 



Richard Brett. Very large trusses of a peculiar orange 

 scarlet. 



Ruy Bias. This is one of the finest of its color, and is as 

 valuable for pot culture as for bedding. Trusses immense, 

 large flaming salmon centre with rosy peach border. 



S. A. Nutt. Rich dark crimson ; the flowers are of perfect 

 shape and large size ; the trusses massive and produced 

 in great number ; close, compact habit. 



W. P. Simmons. The most valuable dark colored double. 

 Dark red with orange shadings. 

 15 cts. each; 81.50 per doz. ; §8.00 to §10.00 per 100. 



Variegated Geraniums. 



As an ornament for the parlor or conservatory, or for 



bedding purposes, nothing excels this class of beautiful 



plants ; the flowers are quite an attractive addition to the 



richness of foliage. 



Bronze Model. Golden bronze type, splendid dark zone 

 on a yellow ground ; scarlet flowers. 



Happy* Thought. Large yellow blotch in the centre of the 

 leaf, with an outer band of green ; flowers rich rose. 



Mrs. Pollock. One of the most beautiful of golden tri- 

 colors; bronzv scarlet zone, golden edge, scarlet flowers. 



Mountain of Snow. Silver edize ; vigorous grower. 

 15 cts. each ; set of four for 50 cts. 



New Geraniums. 



The five varieties described below are the cream 

 of the new introductions. They were ex- 

 hibited the past season, and" attracted 

 considerable attention wherever shown — 

 especially at the meeting of the Society of 

 American Florists at Cleveland, Ohio, 

 where they were admired more than any 

 other novelty of the same class. 

 Fleur Poitevine. A very distinct 

 single variety ; color brilliant rosy 

 carmine, marbled and striped pure 

 white, with an aureole of deep orange 

 at the centre ; plant dwarf, robust 

 and wonderfully free flowering. 

 Saltier. A vigorous-growing and 

 remarkably free flowering variety. 

 Trusses very large and of perfect 

 form, composed of single flowers en- 

 tirely distinct in coloring from exist- 

 ing varieties. Edges of petals car- 

 mine lake ; the centre is washed in 

 tints of rose and bluish heliotrope ; 

 upper petals are veined carmine and 

 marked with orange at the base. 

 Ricaud. A very free flowering double 

 sort with trusses of enormous size on strong 

 footstalks. Color purplish crimson, centre 

 distinctly marked with white shading 

 beautifully into the other color. 

 Madame Bruant. The best single variety of the year, 

 totally distinct from any other in cultivation. White 

 veined with carmine lake ; florets regularly veined with 

 bright solferino. The arrangement of color is exquisite 

 often intermingling, and producing a striped effect. The 

 trusses are large and beautifully formed. The plant is a 

 strong grower, and very free flowering. The most dis- 

 tinct and wonderfully colored variety ever .sent out. 

 riadame Jaulin. The finest semi-double offered in many 

 years. An entirely distinct color in the Bruant or bedding 

 type. Very large florets form a truss of large size ; centre 

 of flowers delicate pink, bordered with pure white. For 

 freshness and beauty this color is without parallel among 

 bedding sorts ; equally valuable for pot culture. 

 35 cts. each ; the set of five varieties for §1.50. 



The Twelve "Best" Singles. 



Athlete. Flowers large and round ; trusses of enormous 



size. Color a brilliant clear scarlet ; extra tine. 

 Camille Bernardin. Large flowers of rosy peach, veined 



with brightest rose, the centre marbled spotted and striped 



with white ; a lovely variety. 

 Copernic. Rose and dark carmine, with white centre ; fine. 

 Marguerite de Layre. Finest single, pure white. 

 fladonna. Color a soft shade of pale pink ; florets large, 



arranged in handsome trusses well above the foliage. 

 fleteor. Vivid scarlet ; a magnificent bedder. 

 M. E. Gailletet. Habit strong ; foliage beautifully zoned ; 



trusses immense ; color pale rose, passing to bright rose. 

 M. Poirier. This is one of the most striking and handsome 



Geraniums. Carmine violet marked darker. 

 Mrs. E. O. Hill. A fine salmon. 



Mrs. A. Blanc. Apricot-red with red veins, rose centre. 

 Van Dael. Very large trusses, with good sized flowers of a 



bright silvery rose, bordered with white. 

 W. A. Chalfant. A grand single scarlet bedder. 



15 cts. each ; SI. 50 per doz. ; §8.00 to §10.00 per 100. 



Double Ivy=Leaved Geraniums. 



The improvement in this class of plants for the past few 

 vears have been very striking. Our collection of 25 varie- 

 ties embraces all the best of recent introduction as well as 

 the cream of the well-tried old varieties. 



10 cts. each; §1.00 per doz.; set of 25 varieties for §2 00. 



Scented Geraniums. 



Mrs. Taylor, Rose, Shrubland Pet, Pennyroyal or 

 Cut-Leaved Rose, Lemon and Nutmeg. 



Id cts. each ; the set of six for 50 cts. 



