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Geraniums. 



Alphonse Bicard. — A strong grower, 

 dwarf and branching and producing flowers 

 in great masses. Both floret and truss 

 are of enormous size, sinsrle. or slightly 

 doubled, and color a brilliant shade of 

 orange red. 



Beaute Foitevine. — Semi-double. Enor- 

 mous flowers, aurora pink, shading to 

 bright salmon center. The grandest of all 

 the light fancy Bruants. 



Marquis Castellane. — A shapely dwarf 

 grower, with immense flowers about 2y 2 

 inches in diameter. Two beautiful shades 

 of red; petals undulating on the edges; 

 very fine and distinct. This magnificent 

 new red variety ranked as high as Viaud 

 in the open ground, which is the highest 

 praise we can give it as a bedder. We pre- 

 dict that this variety will become as popu- 

 lar as A. Ricard, and is a distinct and 

 lovely color, besides blooming freely in 

 winter. 



S. A. Nutt. — The very best of the dark 

 crimson-scarlet bedders. Always in heavy 

 demand. We have a very large stock of 

 it. Stands the sun perfectly, and is al- 

 ways a mass of bloom. 



Mme. Jaulin. — Semi-double. Very large 

 florets compose a truss of grand size; 

 center, tender pink, surrounded by border 

 of white. For freshness and beauty this 

 color is without parallel among outdoor 

 bedding varieties, and is equally fine as a 

 pot specimen. 



Mme. Landry. — Double. One of the 

 choicest and most beautiful of Bruants. 

 Very free and constant in bloom through- 

 out the season. Trusses large an florets 

 of the finest size and circular in form. 

 Color, clear salmon, center shading to 

 copper, with a white eye. Very distinct. 



Mrs. E. G. Hill. — Single. Floret, 2%x2 

 incnes. The center of each petal is a soft, 

 light salmon, bordered with rosy salmon 

 and veined deep rose. Frequently throws 

 six petals. 



Jacquerie. — One of the largest of florets, 

 longer than wide; very velvety in texture, 

 and a magnificent shade of very dark 

 crimson scarlet. One of the finest of 

 single geraniums; always in heavy de- 

 mand. 25c. each. 



La Favorite. — Still a standard among 

 double whites. 



Mme. Charlotte. — Distinct pure salmon, 

 occasionally veined with white. Semi- 

 double Bruant. A decided improvement on 

 Beaute Poitevine, both in color and 

 growth. 



Jean Viaud. — Semi-double Bruant. 

 Color, a beautiful shade of bright rose 

 which does not fade in the hottest 

 weather. Extra strong grower. The best 

 pink bedder. 



John Doyle. — A very free, semi-double, 

 bright scarlet. Dwarf, robust grower. 

 As a pot plant it ranks as one of the best. 



Mme. Buchner. — Double white. More 

 vigorous constitution than La Favorite. 



Secretair de Chatenay. — The darkest red 

 in the market, dwarf grower. 



Double Gen. Grant. — Semi-double, clear 

 orange scarlet. An old, well-known vari- 

 ety, probably more used for bedding than 

 any other variety in commerce. 



Due De Mcntemort. — Deep brilliant car- 

 mine-purple, one of the most novel and 

 striking shades yet seen; a profuse bloom- 

 er; foliage deeply zoned. Exceptionally 

 novel. 



Bichmond Beauty. — Brilliant scarlet 

 crimson, with large white feather on the 

 two upper petals; the finest bedder; single 

 Geranium. 2 5 c. 



Double Dryden. — A fancy variety with 

 most beautiful arrangement of colors. 

 Delicate pink, shading out to glowing 

 crimson. 25c. 



Nuit Foitevine. — Rosy purple with 

 maroon shading, lower petals clear, the 

 upper scarlet at the base. 25c. each. 



Berthe de Fressilly. — Flowers large 

 silvery rose color. Most beautiful shade. 



Eleber. — Deep violet of velvety texture; 

 a free grower and very free in bloom. 25c. 



Triomphe de Nancy. — Semi-double car- 

 mine red, with white markings. Large 

 trusses of immense florets. 25c. 



Francis Ferkins. — In our estimation this 

 is one of the best double pink bedding Ger- 

 aniums. The plant is an extra strong, 

 vigorous grower, throwing out tall spikes 

 of well-formed flowers of a bright pink 

 color. For massing there is no pink 

 variety that equals it. 



Bruanti. — Clear orange scarlet. A very 

 good bedder. 



Prices, 10c. each, $1.00 per dozen; 15c. 

 each, $1.50 per dozen; 5 inch pots, 25c. 

 each; excepting where noted. 



Ivy Geraniums. — A good collection. 

 Prices, 15c. each; $1.50 per dozen, and 25c. 

 each; $2.50 per dozen. 



Geranium Felargonium — (Lady "Wash- 

 ington). — We have a good collection of 

 these fine pot plants in large variety; 25c. 

 and 50c. 



Scented Geraniums. — Rose, everybody 

 likes it. 10c. to 25c. each. Nutmeg and 

 Apple scented, 15c. to 25c. each. 



Reliability Counts; Steckler's Seeds Are Reliable. 



