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Peter Henderson & Co., New York.— Plant Department. 





NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Tty e @eam of ftye World's @llection§. I 



The flowers shown in the cut are only one-half natural size. 



We offer below a grand collection of new Chrysanthemums, the cream of the world's collections, unsurpassed for variety of form and diversity of color. 

 The utmost care has been exercised in getting this collection together, none being admitted that did not develop superiority to kinds already on the market. 



Philadelphia. 



This most unique and beautiful variety is the wonder of all who see it. An 

 immense, large, round, Japanese incurved flower, with grooved pointed petals 

 of great width, reverse ribbed ; opening yellow, but changing to white with 

 yellow at the tips. This is its distinctive feature, and a more charming effect 

 cannot be conceived. Awarded silver gilt medal in England, and six certifi- 

 cates, four first premiums and three silver medals in America. [See cut.) 



Miss M. M. Johnson. 



Beautiful foliage, a stiff stem and deep golden color, together 

 with its fine form and great depth, mark it as a leader among 

 early yellows. The flowers were in fine condition for 

 cutting on October 10th. Certificate at Chicago and 

 Cincinnati. (See cut.) 



Bronze Giant. 



A mammoth incurved Japanese bloom, of 

 perfect habit ; one solid mass of petals, with- 

 out an eye ; color rich golden yellow, heavily 

 shaded and intermingled with deepest crim- 

 son ; most striking, bright and effective for 

 exhibition. (See cut.) 



Miss Louise D. Black. 



Color reddish orange ; flower compact, very fulTand conical. Lasts an in- 

 definite length of time, either on or off the plant. Eeceived certificate at 

 Indianapolis and honorable mention at Chicago. 



Gold DllSt. (Ostrich Plume.) 

 Pure golden yellow, very plumy ; very full, shows no centre at all, finely 



incurved and large ; color very bril- 

 liant. Eeceived honorable mention at 

 Chicago. A decided improvement on 

 the Yellow Ostrich Plumes. 



J. H. Troy. 



Very early white incurving Jap- 

 anese, of fine form. Eeady for 

 cutting October 5th to" 9th. 

 Certificate, National Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America. 



Princeton. 



(Japanese.) 



Bright orange ; deep orant 

 large flurry flower; unique. 



Pink Giant. (Japanese.) 

 Immense pink, with tubular petals, 

 forming a semi-globe ; lilac pink with 

 rose pink in tubes. 



lora. 



A beautiful, disheveled, twisted Japa- 

 nese variety, light salmon pink. A grand 

 variety for specimen bush plants in pots. 



Mrs. M. R. Parker, Jr. 



Dwarf, robust habit, strong stem and fine 

 foliage. A rich deep pink, reverse silver. 

 The first large early pink. Certificate by 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of America. 



Mrs. Higinbotham. 



(Ostrich Plume.) 

 A rich bright pink, broad petals, 

 covered with glandular 

 hairs ; was shown at Chi- 

 cago, exceeding eleven 

 inches in diameter. Cer- 

 tificates at Chicago and 

 Philadelphia. 



H. W. Rieman. 



Deep golden yellow, very 

 bright; very massive in 

 build ; as deep as wide ; 

 a grand addition to our 

 fine yellows ; premium at 

 Indianapolis. 



PerleLoynnaise 



(Ostrich Plume.) Bright 

 clear golden yellow, some- 

 what plumed, quite full ; 

 one of the very finest, of 

 medium size ; beautiful 

 globular form. ^ 



M. Richard Dean. % 



Very bright, clear pink, of 

 beautiful shade ; petals hori- 

 zontal or recurved ; of great sub' 

 stance and depth and above average 

 diameter : one of the finest varieties of the 

 year. First premium for best pink at Chicago 



Tasmania. 



Dark crimson petals striped white, pure white 

 petals intermingled with the others. A new de- 

 parture. 



J. E. Lager. 



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Very early yellow re- 

 flexed Japanese of good 

 size, color and sub- 

 stance. Eeadv for cut- 

 ting October 5th to 9th. 

 Certificate National 

 Chrysanthemum Soci- 

 ety of America, New 

 York. 



W. B. Dinsmore 



Japanese incurved, 

 golden yellow ; flowers 

 well built and very- 

 attractive ; strong 

 stem, with good foli- 

 age and great sub- 

 stance. 



F. L. Atkins. 



Midseason Japa- 

 nese reftexed, large 

 pearly white flow- 

 ers, having broad, 

 long petals, form- 

 ing a perfect ball. 



8 Ondine. 



^ (Ostrich Plume.) 



$ Bosy salmon, re- 

 verse amber. Nicely 

 ^ incurved and plumy. 



Emerald Gem. 



^? A green Japanese variety. 

 Flowers have been seen in 

 Japan fully six inches across and perfect 

 form, with "sufficient white at the base of each 

 petal to bring the flowers out boldly from 

 the dark foliage. No collection is complete 

 without thib unique variety. $1.00 each. 



Mrs. Henry Robinson. 



A perfect form of the Queen of England 

 type, of exceptional merit, large and well fin- 

 ished. An early white, blooming with us Octo- 

 ber 5th. An exceptionally grand variety. 



Mrs. W. A. Bryant. 



Fine chrome yellow, magnificent flower, 

 midseason ; broad petals, strong grower. Awarded first prize 

 at Boston. A good all-round sort. 



Miss Georgiana Pitcher. 



Yellow varietv that will make a reputation for itself ; dwarf 

 habit; flower incurved, good size, fine color, of great substance. 



Price (except where noted), 25c. each, $2.25 per doz.; set of 23 

 new sorts (including the green variety) for $6.00. Set of 22 new 

 sorts (excluding the green variety) for $4.00. 



