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BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



CHRYSANTHEMUnS— Selection of Best Standard Varieties. 



Ada Spaulding'. Habit most sturdy and robust ; color 

 distinct; the lower half of the flower being a rich deep pink, 

 shading in upper portion to the purest pearl white. 



Beau Ideal. A bright rose pink without a touch of laven. 

 der shading, with broad petals of good substance, flowers of 

 fine size. 



Clialleilg'e. A very late flowering variety, coming into per- 

 fection from the 25th to 30ih of November; the flower is a 

 perfect globe of gold. 



Cullingfordi. A fine shade of crimson ; a useful variety. 



E. Hitzerotll. A magnificent extra large flower; petals 

 broad and peculiarly arranged, completely filling centre. 

 Bright lemon yellow; exquisite and novel form. 



Enninilda. Very fine rosy pink ; outer petals reflexed, 

 inner incurved ; a very fine flower. 



Frank Thomson . A splendid flower, very nearly spherical 

 in form; petals very broad and heavy, and finely incurving; 

 it is very nearly white in color, only showing a touch of pearl- 

 pink at the base of the petals. 



Harry Balsley. A magnificent variety, of 

 a soft mermet pink in color. 



Harry E. Widen er. Bri 



lemon-yellow without shadings. 



Flowers large, on stiff, stout 



stems; incurving, forming a .^■^^■^, .-N^^SiS^x^-^J^MS" 



large rounded surface. 

 Harry May. Flowers very 



large and deep; full 



double; forming a mas- 

 sive sphere ; color 



deep old gold, with 



occasional reddish 



veins. 

 Inter- Ocean. 



Glistening pearly 



white, suffused 



with pink ; very 



large. 

 Indiana. One of 



the largest flowers 



grown, measuring 



10 inches in dia- 

 meter, color clear 



bright pink. 

 liady Playfair. Pearly 



pink; a fine large in 



curved flower. 

 Ij. Canning:. A 



some pure white 



flower, of dwarf 



but vigorous and 



compact growth. 



Mr.s. L. C. Made- 

 ira. A pe rfe ct 

 compact globe of 

 bright orange 

 color; petals up. 

 right, like unopened 

 pointed quills ; stems 

 stiff; flowers large 

 and of the heaviest' 

 substance. 



Mrs. J. George lis. A magnificent ivoiy white, very 



massive in build, recurving and petals interlacing. 

 Marie Louise. A beautiful recurving white, \\ ilh slender,. 



interlacing petals, forming a plumy globe ; a model varietv. 

 Marguerite Graham. This beautiful variety is of a 

 pure white, incurved, of a most perfect form ; opening a pale 

 lemon, changing rapidly to pure white. 

 Mr. Richard "Dean. Very bright clear pink of a beauti- 

 ful shade. 

 Mrs. Craig'e Lippincott. A very rich yellow; flowers. 

 8 inches through ; the petals are long, large and incurving; 

 a most notable variety. 

 Mrs. Irving' Clark. Pearly white on the margin, shading 



to deep rose in the centre, which is beautifully whorled. 

 ]Mrs. Potter Palmer. Large size, of a rose-pink witiiirk 

 and silvery without; outer petals reflexed, with incurved 

 tips. 

 Mrs. Perriu. A medium sized flower, entirely distinct 

 in color, which is of a glistening pink, 

 with a finish as fine as satin. (See cut.) 

 NiveuS. Color snowy-white ; flowers- 

 ,'ery large, without the least approach 

 coaiseness. '1 he centre is irregu- 

 larly incurved, with the outer 

 tals reflexing almost to the 

 stem. 

 President Wm. R. 

 Smith. A delicate pure 

 k, very heavy in sub- 

 stance, borne on strong 

 stiff' stems ; a fine large 

 well-formed flower. 

 Roslyn. A superb 

 clear mermet rose 

 pink, petals thick and 

 heavy, cup -shaped, 

 solid to the centre. 

 Rohallion. Rich 

 yellow, deepening to 

 chrome; petals long and 

 twisted. 



H.Hallock. Rosy 

 pearl, of a marked waxy 

 xture ; color deepening 

 toward centre. 

 Wm. H. Lincoln. A 

 agnificent golden-yellow va- 

 riety; straight, flat, spreading 

 petals ; large flower, completely 

 double, 

 stance. 



and of great sub- 



Wni. Simpson, 



A pleasing shade 

 of pink ; flowers in- 

 curved similar to 

 Mrs. E. G. Hill, 

 but deeper in 

 color. 



Mrs. Perrin. 



Price : Any of the above, 15 rts. each, $1 50 per doz., $8 00 per 100- Set of 30 varieties for $3 00. 



SET OF EARLY FLOWERING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



The varieties cffered in this collection are all such that will 



States. The selection has been made with a view of offering on 



give satisfactory results, even with the most ordinary cultivation. 



Clinton Chalfant. Fine large yellow of good form. 



Daydawn. Grand large early white. 



Miss Kate Brown. A very early flowering pure white. 



Ivoi'y. Snow white of perfect form. 



J. E. Lager. Very clear bright yellow, full and mas- 

 sive. 



Marion Henderson. Fine yellow of fine form. 



Marquise de Mortemarte. Very fine pink of large 



size. 

 Merry Monarch. Very large pure white. 



erfect their flowers in the open ground, even in the Northern 

 ly the very cream of the early flowering sorts, and all of them will 



Mrs. E. G. Hill. A beautiful pearly pink, large and full to 



the centre. 

 Mrs. Henry Rohinson. One of the very finest white 



varieties, a perfect ball of snow when fully developed. 

 Mrs. F. Berg'man. One of the earliest whites, very fine. 

 Mrs. J. G. Whilden. One of the finest very early yellows. 

 Nemesis. Very fine beautiful silvery pink. 

 I*ink Ivory. Beautiful shell pink. 



William Holmes. A fine crimson. 

 Yellow Queen. Early clear yellow. 



Price : 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $8 00 per 100. Set of 16 varieties |2 00. 



