FLORISTS AND MARKET GARDENERS. 



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CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Varieties of Special Merit. 



Per doz. 



Ada Spaulding. Habit most sturdj' and 

 robust ; color distinct ; tlie lower half 

 of the flower being a rich deep pink shading 

 in upper portion to the purest pearl white. . 

 Anna M. "Weybrecht. A magnificent 

 Chinese \ ariety ofpurest snow white ; petals 



solid, broad and lirm 



Addie Decker. A dazzling shade of man- 

 darin yellow, enlivened with salmon and 



flame color 



Advance. A beautiful shade of rosj^ pink ; 



flowers of the largest size and very double. . 



Bouquet Fait. A most beautiful variety, 



with delicate rosy lilac flowers of good size, 



shaded silvery rose ■ . • 



Col. Wm. B. Smith. An immense double 

 higli built flower, petals very broad and 

 large, forming a solid mass of the richest 



bright golden bronze |2 00 



Cullingfordi. The brightest shade of crim' 



sou, large flower 



Cyclone. Very large ; creamy white cen 



tre ; petals aiTanged in high whorl 



C. A. Reeser. Incurving ; creamy white, 



shaded pink on inside of petals ; late 



Diana. One of the very best whites 



Dr. Stryker. Beautiful rosy lilac, reverse of 



petals striped straw color, changing to rose... 



Duchess. Rich deep red, each petal tipped 



with golden yellow 



Elmer D. Smith. Cardinal red, faced upon 



the back of the petals with clear chamois. . . 



E. G. Hill. Immense flower ; bright yellow, 



deeply shaded bright carmine 1 



Excellent. Very soft pink ; large flat 



flower 



Emily Dorner. Is a rather dwarf grower, 

 but very sturdy ; the flower is nicely in- 

 curved, petals broad, and of the richest 

 shade of orange-yellow, touched with crim- 

 son 



Evaleen Stein. A grand flower of large 

 size, very double and full, of a delicate white 



color 



Frank Wilcox. Erect petals, slightly 

 toothed, rich golden amber, slightly shaded 



deep bronze 



Frank Thompson. A splendid flower, very 

 nearly spherical in form ; petals very broad 

 and iieavy, and finely incurving ; it is veiy 

 nearly white in color, only showing a touch 



of pearl-pink at the base of the petals 1 25 



Gold. Flowers of large size and finely 



formed ; one of the best yellows 



Gloriosum Very fine light yellow, with 



immense flowers ; very early 



G-arnet. Fine deep wine color ; large bold 



flower 



G. P. Rawson. Rich buff, with apricot 



centre ; petals broad and nearly erect 



Grandiflorum. Brightest yellow ; fine broad 



petals : incurved 



Harry B. Widener. Bright lemon-yel- 

 low without .shadings. Flowers large, on 

 stitf, stout stems that hold the flowers erect, 

 without support ; incurving, forming a large 

 rounded surface ; petals crisp and stift'; very 



free in growth, but not coarse . . 1 



Ivory. Unexcelled for pot culture or cut- 

 ting : pure white, of exquisite form 60 



Jno. Collins. Coppery bronze, light centre 60 



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Per doz. 

 J. R. Pitcher. Light l)lush, turning white ; 



reflexed Japanese 75 



Jessica. White, very long petals, shows a 

 lemon eye when fully expanded ; a great 



bloomer 60 



John Goode. Outer petals delicate lav- 

 ender, forming a decided band of color, the 



inner petals are clear lemon 75 



John Firth. Petals cup shaped, arranged in 

 compact rows, one above another, completely 

 covering centre ; deep mermet jjink, shading 



to silvery rose 75 



John Lane. A magniflcent pink ball in ap- 

 pearance ; flue for pots, sj)lendid for cutting. 

 Color a rose-pink, with peach or light shad- 

 ings on under side of petals, ends of centre 



petals tipped with gold 75 



Kioto. Fine large yellow ; beautiful flower 60 

 Li. Canning. A singularly large and hand- 

 some, pure white flower 60 



Lilian B. Bird. Flowers of the largest size, 



with full, high centre ; petals tubular ; the 



color is an exquisite shade of shrimp pink . 60 



Lucrece. Pure white, resembling Christmas 



Eve, but surpassing that in form, size and 



lateness 60 



Louis Boehmer. (Pink Ostrich Plume.) 

 A strong free grower, producing large violet 

 pink blooms, that are covered with a hair- 

 like growth in the way of Mrs. Alpheus 

 Hardy, but of a more robust constitut;ion 



than that variety 1 00 



Lily Bates. Very large, perfectly double, 



clear bright rich pink, petals broad and flat. 75 

 Lizzie Cartledge. Very large, full, double 

 flowers ; incurved, excei:)t under row of 

 florets which reflex ; color bright, dark rose, 



reverse silvery white 1 00 



Logan. A magnificent large incurved 



variety, flowers white, beautifully striped 



with rose, reverse of petals silvery pink . . • 1 00 



Mrs. Mary Wheeler. Pearly white, 



petals delicately tinted on the outer edge 



with pale pink ; of exquisite Ibrm 75 



Mrs. Irving Clarke. Pearly white, shad- 

 ing to deep rose, beautifully whorled 75 



Mrs. Langtry. A perfectly formed flat 

 flower, of unusual size and perfection ; snow 



white, with broad petals . . 60 



Mrs. A. Blanc. A fine and distinct sort, 

 inner petals erect, outer reflex and pendu- 

 lous ; rich lavender ... 60 



Mrs. E. W. Clark. A beautiful flower of 

 regular form ; slightly incurved ; whorled 



centre ; deep rich magenta 60 



Mrs. M. J. Thomas. Pure white 60 



Mrs. J. T. Emlen. Style of Mrs. Carnegie, 



and a good grower . . 60 



Miss M. Weightman. Chrome yellow ; 



of fine feathery form ; very large 60 



Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. The "Ostrich 



Plume ;' ' pure white 75 



Mrs. Chas. Dissel. An improved Mrs. F. 



Thompson ; late variety ; fine 1 00 



Minnie Wanamaker. One of the finest ; 



a grand white 60 



Mrs. J. D. Eisele An exceedingly early 

 variety, opening its flowers almost as early as 

 Gloriosnm ; color a rich orange shaded 

 with crimson, flowers large and of good sub- 

 stance 1 50 



