EVER-BLOOMING- CARNATION PINKS. 



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Fine Ever=blooming Carnation Pinks. 



These beautiful ever-blooming Carnation Pinks are esteemed among the prettiest and most desirable 

 flowers; they bloom freely during the Summer and Autumn, and if lifted and taken indoors before cold 

 weather they will bloom finely during the Winter months, and be ready to go again to the flower garden 

 when Spring comes. The flowers are of various bright and charming colors, quite large, often measuring 

 over two inches in diameter, very double, and beautifully fringed and having the delightful clove fragrance 

 so much prized by all. The varieties described below have been selected as representing the newest and 

 MjMnii'jj choicest sorts for general planting, so that every one who gets 



ik^SK t ^'%0S//Mim them may lje sure ° f having the best. Carnations bear consid- 



- t\A "// MM, erable frost, but are not entirely hardy, and should be usually 



"*-- taken indoors during Winter. 



Four Splendid New Carnations. 



NEW CARNATION PINK AURORA. 



Emily Pierson (New Scarlet). 



In offering Emily Pierson now for the first time, we believe we have pro- 

 cured the finest New Scarlet Carnation in cultivation, it being a decided 

 'mprovement over all other known varieties. A very sturdy, compact 

 grower, producing large, full, flashing scarlet flowers, on stiff, erect stems ; 



delightfully fragrant. We predict a great run of popularity for 



this new sort. 35 cts. each; 3 for $1. 



Aurora (New Pink). 



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This splendid new variety originated here in Chester County, 

 and is without question the finest pink Carnation ever intro- 

 duced. Aurora is a vigorous and healthy grower, very com- 

 pact and an unusually free, early and continuous bloomer. The 

 profusion of bloom is a strong point in favor of Aurora. The flow- 

 ers are very large, open well, thoroughly well formed and are sup- 

 ported by stiff, upright stems. The individual flowers in color are 

 clean, pure pink, and their superb fragrance is perhaps unequaled by 

 any Carnation of its color. It has already won the Ladenburg Cup in 

 open competition at the Madison Square Garden, New York city, as 

 the finest pink variety (see cut). 30 cts. each ; 4 for ft, 



Puritan (New White). 



This beautiful new Carnation is an early and continuous bloomer, of strong and 

 healthy growth, and bears large, perfect flowers, of fine form and fragrance. A de- 

 sirable quality which makes Puritan preeminently valuable is the remarkable sub- 

 stance of its flowers, which are the most lasting of all Carnations, retaining their 

 form and fragrance for a week to ten days after cutting. 30 cts. each ; 4 for $1. 



Golden Triumph (New Yellow). 



This superb Carnation originated in Massachusetts, and is noted for its 

 remarkable beauty and the very large size of its flowers, which average from 

 to 3 inches in diameter. The color is deep rich canary yellow, very hand- 

 some and attractive. The plant is a strong, stocky grower, of medium 

 height, and a true perpetual bloomer, producing a great abundance of fine, 

 perfect flowers all through the season. The flowers are borne on long, stiff 

 stems, and are deeply fringed and delicately clove scented. Sent out for the 

 first time last season, now in great demand. 30 cts. each. 



The Set of 4 New Carnations for $1. 



Standard Carnations for General Planting. 



Angelus. — Large, full, deep pink flowers of delicious frag- 

 rance, supported by stiff, erect stems ; habit of growth very 

 compact and bushy ; one of the best. 15 cts. each. 



Anna Webb. — Deep rich glowing crimson ; beautifully 

 iringed flowers, clove scented; very bright and one of the 

 very best of its color. 15 cts. each. 



Csesar. — A splendid variety ; fine vigorous grower and 

 a free and continuous bloomer; flowers large and full, very 

 sweet and exceedingly pretty ; a variegated bright pink, dis- 

 tinctly striped and blotched with crimson scarlet (see cut, 

 page 50). 15 cts. each. 



Daybreak {New). — A beautiful light pink, with finely- 

 formed flowers, good stem and a free and early bloomer. 

 In growth it is healthy and vigorous, in fact a strictly first- 

 class Carnation in every respect. 15 cts. each. 



Fred Creighton (New). — This variety comes to us very 

 highly recommended. A strong, compact grower, bearing 

 lovely delicate pink flowers of good form and substance on 

 long, erect stems ; never bursts, is cts. each. 



Grace Farden. — A strong, vigorous grower, of rather 

 compact habit of growth; very popular for outdoor culture 

 and greatly admired. This superb variety is without doubt 

 one of the most floriferous of all Carnations ; flowers a deep 

 pink, fragrant and of good form. Desirable in every respect. 

 15 cents each. 



Mrs. Kobert Hitt (New). — We have grown a large 

 fine stock of this new variety and offer it now for theyfrj/ as 

 an exceptional Carnation. The habit of the plant is very vig- 

 orous in growth ; a remarkably free and continuous bloomer, 

 bearing on stiff stems of good length abundance of flowers, 

 which in point of color are a very distinct and attractive new 

 shade of bright clear carmine, not heretofore seen in the Car- 

 nation family; the flowers are entirely double and of the most 

 perfect form ; never burst their calyx. 30 cts. each. 



Grace Wilder. — This beautiful sort is an early and free 

 bloomer; flowers of delicate rose color, with exquisitely 

 fringed petals and delicious fragrance. 15 cts. each. 

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