GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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BSD. 



Geo. W. Cbilds. — The best known of the 

 red and gold varieties. Easily injured by 

 over-feeding-. Also good for bush plants. 



Black Hawk. — Dark crimson scarlet; 

 style of V. Morel. Long strap petals, ir- 

 regularly arranged. Best from terminal 

 bud. An extra fine red for all purposes. 



Intensity. — Reflexed bright crimson, very 

 free. 



Bed Duckham. — Like Wm. Duckham, ex- 

 cept in color. 



We also handle many of the well-known 

 older varieties, not listed here, and are 

 prepared to fill all orders for same. 



POMPON CHBYSANTHEMUMS. 



Silver Thimble. — Single flowering, white, 

 resembling a large "Marguerite Daisy. 



Baby Marg"aret. — White. 



Iiula. — White. 



Jitsu-Jettii. — Frizzly, white. 



Alma. — Pink. 



Iiadysm,ith.. — Single, pink. 



Baby. — Yellow. 



Klondike. — Yellow. 



Quite hardy and very decorative class of 

 Chrysanthemums, many people prefer them 

 to the large flowering kinds. 



All the above, except where otherwise 

 noted, 10c. each; $1.00 per dozen until 

 July 1st; after that date 25c. to 50c. each. 



Cannas. 



Hung-ary (New). — The ideal pink bedder, 

 flowers large in good trusses; color not 

 unlike that of the Paul Neyron rose; one 

 of the best of the new introductions. 3 to 

 3% feet, 50c. each. 



Mont Blanc Improved. — Very large 

 creamy white flowers, very free flowering; 

 SVs feet. 



King" Humbert. — In this grand new 

 Italian Canna we have a combination of 

 the highest type of flower with the finest 

 bronze foliage. Its flowers, which, under 

 ordinary cultivation, will measure six 

 inches in diameter, and which are pro- 

 duced in heavy trusses of gigantic size, are 

 of a brilliant orange-scarlet with bright 

 red markings; while the foliage is broad 

 and massive and of a rich coppery bronze 

 with brownish green markings, bold anc 

 effective; 5 feet. 



Mrs. Kate Gray. — The most robust grow 

 ing Canna in our collection, with broad and 

 massive foliage of a bright glossy green, 

 and forming a beautiful foil to the gigan- 

 tic trusses of flowers, which are of a rich 

 shade of orange-scarlet overlaid with gold, 

 and measures from 6 to 7 inches across. 



Mile. Berat. — This is a pink variety of 

 French origin.. Entirely distinct from any 

 other sort. It is much the darkest of all 

 the Cannas, being dark carmine-red. 

 Heads of bloom are held very erect and 

 well above the foliage. A showy, effective 

 bedder. One of the finest introductions. 



President McKinley. — Color, fiery crim- 

 son-scarlet. An early, constant and pro- 

 fuse bloomer. Dwarf habit, stools freely, 

 making a valuable bedder; height, 2^^ feet. 



Queen Charlotte. — Rich crimson, with a 

 broad martdn of yellow. Although old. It 

 is still considered one of the best of its 

 color. 



Alphonse Bouvier. — Bright crimson flow- 

 ers in large, full spikes; height, 5 feet. 

 One of the best crimson bedders. 



Black Beauty. — The darkest and most 

 handsome colored foliage of any Canna. 



Unequaled for center of groups; 5 to 7 

 feet high. 



Mme. Crozy. — Scarlet bordered with 

 golden yellow. Height, 2% feet. One of 

 the most popular varieties. 



Pennsylvania. — One of the best of the 

 Italian hybrids with flowers GV^ inches in 

 diameter, produced with remarkable free- 

 dom in many branched panicles and of an 

 intense vermillion scarlet overlaid with an 

 orange-scarlet sheen. Rich, massive, deep 

 green foliage, 6 to 7 feet. 



Florence Vaug"han. — Rich golden yellow, 

 thickly spotted with red. One of the 

 finest variegated varieties. 



All the above Cannas 25c. each, $2.00 

 per dozen. 



COIiBUS. — Fancy varieties, 10c. each; 

 75c. per dozen; $4.00 per 100. Standard 

 varieties, 5c. each; 50c. per dozen; $3.00 per 

 100. 



COIiBUS — Christmas Gem (New). — Has 

 broad leaves that often measure S inches 

 across, beautifully marked with yellow 

 and bright crimson. 10c. each. Specimens, 

 25c. and 50c. each. 



CACTUS — Crab Claw. — A beautiful red 

 flowering variety, usually grafted on the 

 Snake Cactus. Makes pretty specimens in 

 a short while with ordinary care. 50c., 

 75c. and $1.00 each. 



We also have a number of other varie- 

 ties of Cactus, from 25c. up. 



Carnation. 



CABNATIONS. — There is no sweeter 

 flower than the Carnation, and they are 

 without question the best of all plants for 

 Winter blooming. We have a good collec- 

 tion of the very choicest kinds in various 

 shades of red, pink and white, and know 

 you will not be disappointed in getting 

 these varieties. They are large plants, 

 ready to begin blooming at once. Many of 

 them will be in bud when we send them 

 to you. 25c. each, $2.50 per dozen. Young 

 plants, ready from February 1st, 15c. each; 

 $1.50 per dozen. 



Crimson King- — Hardy Everblooming" 

 Pink. — Color, rich glowing crimson; always 

 in bloom. Can be grown either outdoors 



VTe strong-ly advise shipping- by Express whenever practicable; this will enable us to 



send much strong-er plants and g-uarantee safer delivery. If ordered by 



mail add 20 per cent, of the value of plants to cover postage. 



