TWELVE NEW UNPARALLELED SORTS. 



PI i I Tl IRF Tliey ai'e very easily grown and bloom freely, either as bedding' plants in summer or in the green house or window- 

 garden in winter. Planted out in April they will commence flowering in earl.y summer and continue until checked 

 by cold weuLher in fall. If intended for winter flowering they should be gone over every three or four weeks and all the young 

 gi-owth pinched or cut back to within four or five inches of the main stem. This should be discontinued by the first of September, by 

 which time they will have made strong, bushy plants. They should be taken up and potted before the flx'st of October, and kept 

 shaded and close for a few days, when they will be ready for removal to the conservatory or window where they are to bloom. 



THIS 



SET 



SPECIAL OF FEU. 

 OP SIX VARIETIES AT ONLY 



50c. THIS 



JUBILEE —1— Brilliant scarlet; bright color and vigorous; foliage 

 deep green ; stems long and strong, blooming from November to 

 July. E.xcellent keepers ; calyx perfect. 15c each. 

 ROSE QUEEN — Flowers very large and perfect in form. Color a 

 bright rosy pink, with salmon shading when the flowers are 

 fully expanded. A very healthy grower and remarkably fi-ee 

 bloomer. One of the best pink varieties ever offered and an ex- 

 cellent variety for pot culture. 10c each. 

 METEOR — I announce this new variety with great pleasure. Color 

 of flowers is a deep crimson scarlet. It is the exact shade of a 

 perfect Jacqueminot or Meteor Rose. The plant is a strong, vig- 

 orous grower, with clean foliage, and is a good bloomer with 

 large sized flowers borne on strong stems 14 to IS inches long. 

 Certificate by American Carnation Society. 15c each. 

 WM. SCOTT — A handsome pink variety of the rarest beauty. 



Flowers of mammoth size, measuring three inches 

 across, borne on long stiff stems. The color is a most 

 beautiful shade of pink; petals sharply toothed, giving 

 flowers a fringed appearance. It is clove scented. First 

 l^rize at Boston as well as other large cities for the finest 

 pink Carnation to date. 10c each. 



ALASKA — 2 — This new sensational novelty is acknowledged to be 

 not only the finest but the very best pure white variety ever 

 offered. It is clove scented, slightly fringed, born ou stems IS 

 to V4 inches long, the flowers measuring three inches across. 

 Til is variety is a strong, vigoi'ous grower. First prize at Boston, 

 ls!)5, and other premiums throughout this country. 15c each. 



DAYBREAK — Beautiful light pink: finely formed flowers; good 

 stem ; free bloomer. First class in every respect. 10c each. 



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SPECIAL, OFFER. 

 Set ot Novelty Carnatians for Only 



50c. 



BOUTON DE OR — This is an ideal yellow Carnation. Beautiful 

 deep canary yellow, slightly bordered and feathered with car- 

 mine; the flowers never bui'st the calyx. It surpasses all yel- 

 low varieties previously introduced, in fact it is the only vigor- 

 ous variety in its color. It is an early and continuous bloomer, 

 and its keeping qualities are remarkable, exceeding all varieties 

 •in this respect. 15c each. 



DAZZLE — Beautiful dazzling scarlet, the brightest red Carnation 

 known, is like that rich glowing shade of scarlet so often found 

 among geraniums. Growth very vigorous and strong. Foliage 

 large and deep green. Flower stems long and strong, carrying 

 the large, finely formed flowers with scarcely any suppoi-t. Of 

 good substance and excellent keeping qualities. Very free 

 bloomer. 15c each. 



HELEN KELLER— 3— One of the very largest and most beauti- 

 fully formed Carnations ever introduced ; does not burst 

 its calyx ; exceedingly free flowering and producing 

 extra good long, stout stems; a strong, vigorous and f 

 healthy grower. Clear white ground, delicately and ' 

 very evenly marked with bi-ight scarlet, giving it a very 

 effective finish of color. Good strong plants iOc each. 



IVORY — This we consider the purest White Carnation, 

 dwai'f, profuse bloomer, never bursting. 15c. 



TRIUMPH — Delicate flesh pink; a very large finely formed flower 

 with a strong clove fragrance. Habit strong, very free bloomer, 

 producing flowers on long stiff stems. Has no equal. 15c each. 



E. A. WOOD — This is one of the finest. Color a beautiful light 

 pink, striped with brighter pink, forming a most striking combi- 

 nation of color. Flowers large ; a strong grower. 10c each. 



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