Om- eollectiou of Clu-\"s.antliemiiins may be justly styled the cream of the entire list of this beautiful and ever 

 popular "Queeu of the Autumn." and has been made after a large expenditure of time and money. Every one of 

 these here offered possesses real and distinctive merit and cannot fail to please all who bloom them. 



The plants we offer are strong- and vigorous, in 4 inch pots, in perfect condition for blooming^ this Autumn. The> are 

 too large to be sent by mail. Price, ea., 15c; doz., SI, 50; 100, SIO.OO. 



Pink Ivory [Jliss Agnes L. Dalyskoe). A sport from The Queen. A pm-e white, forming a soft, globulai*. 

 the popular Ivory, and is identical with it except in beautiful bloom of good size. It is without a fault and 

 color which is a beautiful shell pink. Created a sensa- has been pronounced by Chi'ysanthemum specialists the 



tion in New York flower market Iccst year and is a most 

 valuable and exceedingly beautiful variety. 



Trilby A gTand bold, clear, pm-e white. Petals long 

 and silky but twisted and overlapping in a remarkable 

 and most charming manner; forming a very chaste 

 flower of enonnous size. ' The i^etals are numerous and 

 piled upon one another to such a degi'ee as to form a 

 snowy pyi-amid with blunt apex. See illustration. 



yirs» Georg^e A. ^lagee. A perfect sphere, almost as 

 round as a croquet ball and almost the same size. In 

 fact the petals are so numerous and compact that it 

 forms a ball so perfect and soLd that a flower of it can 

 be readily thi'own across a room and not be injm'ed. 

 Of strong, rugged habit. Color clear, soft pink. See cut. 



IMiss Georgie Compton. Magnificent pure self-colored 

 deep golden yeUow. as intense a shade as Golden Wed- 

 ding. Petals broad and flat which incmwe and cup 

 ^vith age. forming a large, round solid ball. 



Octoroon. A perfect incm-ving dark Japanese of 

 great size, extra broad incurving petals, perfectly dou- 

 ble, forming mas-ivf ball. Color, bright ox blood red. 

 reverse a trifle liuhTt-r. Habit dwarf and robust. 



]*lrs. Jerome Jones. Beautiful waxy white flowers 

 of great size with lower petals tinted rose; petals very 

 broad auvl incmwing. Quite dwarf, grand stem and 

 beautiful foliage. Very distmct and beautiful. 



Philadelphia. A variety that has excited much admi- 

 ration. It has immense large, rovmd Japanese incurv- 

 ed flowers with grooved pointed petals of great vNidth. 

 TThite with faint primrose markings. See illustration. 



nrs, R. Parker, Jr. A cross between Ada Spauld- 

 ing and Ivory, uniting all the good qualities of both. 

 Of dwarf, robust habit, with unusually strong stem 

 and fohage: flowers seven to eight inches in diameter, 

 with broad cupping and incurving petals, the inner 

 surfaces of which are a deep rich pink, the reverse a 

 light silvery shade, forming a bright and pleasing con- 

 trast. Blooms early in October, the first large-flower- 

 ing variety of any color to perfect its bloom. 



best white variety in cultivation. 



Hick's Arnold. Spherical, large, double and full ; pm-e 

 old gold color. Very endm-ing and distinct. 



Snowflake. Beautiful large, soft, incm-ving flowei-s, 

 full and double, well built up. solid center. 



Geo. \V. Child. The best deep, self-colored crimson 

 variety. Immense size and of rich, velvety crimson. 

 A gTeat prize winner. 



>Irs. Falconer. The finest of the Ostrich plume tyipe. 

 Large, flat flower with incurving petals and covered 

 with delicate feathery haii'S. Color, exquisite rosy 

 blush, changing to soft pink. 



Culiing^fordi. Very dense, reflexed petals, rich crim- 

 son, shaded scarlet. Beautiful and intense color and a 

 free bloomer; not so large, however, as desired. 



Ivory. Pure soft white, dense and globular; of good 

 size, dwarf, with stiff stem and early. Exceedingh* 

 chaste and popular. 



Kioto. Large, in^-m-ved and twisted, lower petals 

 whorled. deep yellow. An old variety, but without an 

 equal in ^ ax-Uke beauty and color. Tall growing. 



Lillian B. Bird. A novel and handsome flower of 

 great size. Petals long and quilled, bright sahuon-pink 

 color. A beautiful variety, easily grown and a favor- 

 ite for exhibition. 



Louis Boehmer. An osti-iehpliune variety of vigorous 

 habit. Flowers large: petals very hairy and incurv- 

 ing, rosy lilac in color. 



iMinnie Waaamaker. One of the lai-gest pure white 

 varieties and one of the very best. Flowers flat. A 

 superb variety and justly popular. 



?Iiss Gladys Spaulding^. A grand spherical Chinese 

 vrriety. It is pure white in color, of elegaut form and 

 very stiff stem. Exquisitely soft and beautiful. 



IMrs. Potter Palmer. Flowers of large size, full to the 

 centre. Outer j^etals reflexed to stem \%ith incurved 

 tips; in color ra^e pink within and silvery without. 

 Stem always stiff and upright, growth vigorous. Great 

 lasting properties. Late. 



