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Disbudding, Stopping and Tying.—When 
your plant is 8 inches high cut back to 
6 inches, allow your shoots to grow from 
the main trunk. Repeat this operation if 
you want many flowers, but if you desire 
to grow large blooms let only two or three 
shoots grow, removing all others. As the 
shoots lengthen tie each one separately to 
a stake to insure straight stems. Disbud- 
ding means to remove all the buds save 
one. With most varieties it is safer to 
remove the first bud, which usually ap- 
pears during June or July, the next shoot 
developing will produce what is called a 
terminal bud, and it gives, as a rule, with 
few exceptions, the best flower. Any 
shoots appearing from the roots and the 
side of the stems must be carefully re- 
moved in order to concentrate all the 
strength in the flower. 
Feeding.—The application of stimulants 
requires careful consideration, the safest 
plan is to steep fresh cow manure in 
water and applying the clear liquid diluted 
to the color of weak tea. Discontinue 
feeding after the buds begin to show color. 
Nitrate of soda is one of the best feeders. 
WHITE. 
Mrs. H. Robinson.—One of our best 
white. Can be depended on for blooming 
November ist; very double and of easy 
growth. 
white, narrow petals, 
can be had in bloom 
latter part of October; of easy growth. 
Timothy Eaton.—Very large flower on 
stiff stem. Take first or second crown for 
best results. 
Oconto.—A white Japanese of large size, 
strong stem, early. 
Early Frost.—A new early white, of 
great promise; in form a shapely incurved, 
a good keeper. | 
Wm. Turner.—A decided incurved of the 
purest white, fine form and stem, produc- 
ing enormous flowers. 25 cents each. 
Josephine Foley.—A _ seedling from 
Naomah. Pure white, high rounded in- 
curved form, splendid for exhibitiin. 25 
cents each. 
J. K. Shaw.—A fine white, good keeper. 
December Gem.—F ine late white, can be 
had in bloom very late, a strong grower. 
Chieftain.—Beautiful ineurving white. 
Yanoma.—A good late white; can be had 
as late as Christmas. 
Honesty.—Pure 
very pretty flower, 
PINK. 
Dr. Enguehard.—One of the best vari- 
eties of recent introduction. Pure pink 
without a trace of purple; of easy growth. 
Chieftain.—Beautiful shade of pink, 
perfectly incurved, good keeper, stiff stem. 
J. K. Shaw.—Blooms latter part of Oc- 
tober; holds its color well. 
Elberon.—Bright pink, with lighter re-_ 
verse, the best pink for bush plants. 25 
cents each. 
Mrs. G. A. Seidewitz.—A very late com- 
ere pink, a good keeper; one of the 
est. 
Glencove.—Of recent introduction, bright 
lavender pink; can be had in bloom for 
November ist. 
Helen Frick.—Fine late pink, pleasing 
shade. ; 
YELLOW. 
Monrovia.—The best early yellow, grand 
stem and foliage and splendid shade of 
yellow. 
Gen. Hutton.—Yellow, shaded orange; 
always a prize winner, enormous flower. A 
very fine sort. Price, 25 cents. 
Mrs. P. O. Bassett (Yellow Mrs. Robin- 
son).—A fine lemon yellow; blooms same 
time as Mrs. Robinson. 
Golden Wedding.—Nothing finer among 
yellows; shines like burnished gold. 
Col. Appleton.—Golden yellow, produced 
on stiff stems; fine foliage; a fine variety. 
Golden Chadwick.—For a late . yellow 
variety it has no equal. Price 25 cents. 
Major Bonnaffon.—This splendid yellow 
is grown in large. quantities by some 
growers. 
Edgar Sanders.—A beautiful bronze, of 
large size. Price, 25 cents. 
Golden Eagle.—This variety has taken 
first rank among the late golden yellows. 
A dwarf grower of easy management. 
Price, 25 cents. 
Golden Age.—Bright yellow, slightly re- 
flexed; a monster flower and of easy 
growth; ranks with the best. 
Buff Globe.—Buff, shaded orange; large 
blossoms. 
H. Cannell.—A good early variety of a2 
clear yellow. 
Odessa.—An incurved of the largest size, 
good color and easy to grow. 25 cents each. 
Golden Queen.—A good early yellow ma- 
turing latter part of October. 
Chrysolora.—The best yellow for early 
October; fine incurved with perfect stem. 
RED. 
Geo. W. Childs.—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 
ree. 
Harvard.—Japanese reflexed; very dark 
crimson. 
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Silver Thimble.—Single flowering, white 
resembling a large Marguerite Daisy. 
Baby Margaret.— White. 
Lula.— White. 
Jitsu-Jetui.—Frizzly, white. 
Alma.—Pink 
Ladysmith—Single, pink. 
Bay.— Yellow. 
Klondyke.— Yellow. 
Mrs. E. Robert.—Fine, 
Mensa.—One of the 
single white. 
; Golden Mensa.—Single, clear golden yel- 
ow. 
Quite hardy and very decorative class of 
Chrysanthemums, many people prefer them 
to the large flowering kinds. 
All the above except where otherwise 
noted. 15c. each; $1.50 per dozen; until 
July 1st; after that date 50c. to 75c. each. 
single pink. 
largest and best 
Cannas. 
Mrs. Alfred F. Conrad.—Finest salmon 
pink variety. This is ‘the canna that 
flowers most abundantly here in the South. 
Dwarf and the flower heads droop over 
the fine green foliage. 
Hungary.—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, 
50 cents each. 
Mont Blanc Improved.— Very large 
creamy white flowers, very free flowering 
3% feet. 
King Humbert.—In this grand new 
Italian Canna we have a combination of 
the highest type of flowers with the finest 
