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THE DINGKEE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



New, Rare and Beautiful Chrysanthemums. 



This Star-eyed Goddess of the Autumnal glory of the expiring year continues to claim the recognition 

 that it deservedly merits. Our lists contain the best selections of varieties under cultivation at the present 

 day for general planting. The Chrysanthemum is a voracious feeder and thrives best in a rich, loose soil 

 composed of foam and sand in proportions of about 3 to 1. In planting it is advisable to select a some- 

 what sheltered situation such as the southern exposure of a hedge or wall sometimes provides. Choose 

 young, thrifty specimens and plant outside during the Spring after all indications of late frosts have disap- 

 peared; set the plants about two feet apart; keep the soil loose and free from weeds and water freely in dry 

 weather. After the plants have attained some size stake them and train to any particular form desired by- 

 curtailing subsequent growth. If desired to reserve some particular plants for house culture during the 

 Winter months, the clumps should be carefully lifted when the first buds attain the size of a pea and trans- 

 ferred to 10 or 12-inch pots or boxes of equal capacity, taking care to disturb the roots as little as possible. 

 Cut away all diseased wood or foliage and shade carefully for a few days until somewhat re-established, and 

 expose to light and sun gradually. The best fertilizers consist of well-decomposed manures in solid or liquid 

 form, and fine ground bone. 



Novelties in Chrysanthemums. 



Amber Queen. — Soft amber with deeper 

 shadings ; of exquisite form and very full ; 

 petals refiexing till the depth is wonderful, 

 while the centre is still finely rounded. Of 

 fine, free habit, and of easy cultivation. 



Anna "Woods. — Bright rosy magenta, 

 the finest specimen of this color that we have 

 seen ; petals broad and thick, outer rows 

 quite horizontal with incurving centre show- 

 ing a silvery lining. 



Golden Wedding. — The grandest yel- 

 low offered. This fine variety swept every- 

 thing before it at the New York and Phila- 

 delphia shows. In color, it is deep bright 

 gold of shining texture ; it is very large in 

 size; the petals are both long and broad, 

 and channeled lengthwise ; a perfect Japa- 

 nese incurved of most beautiful form ; very 

 free in growth ; a first-class exhibition 

 variety. 



Jennie Williams. — Creamy white with 

 yellow shadings; extremely double; petals 

 upright and somewhat incurving; outer 

 petals broader; massive and grand in build; 

 a splendid exhibition variety ; good grower. 



Joey Hill. — We know of nothing larger 

 in the entire family. Color deep cardinal 

 red of beautiful shade, faced with old gold ; 

 the outer petals are flat, showing the color to 

 good advantage. 



Judge Hoitt. — Color pale pearl pink ; 

 the outer petals are broad and incurving, 

 some three rows in depth. These form a 

 saucer, enclosing a broad disk of central 

 ■florets of wide open trumpet shape which 

 rise and fill the flower into rounded form 

 from side to side. 



Miss Lydia Hopkins. — Flowers ex- 

 tremely large, perfectly double ; whorled 

 and incurving in form, broad petals, gradu- 

 ally becoming erect ; color white, irregularly 

 suffused with bright pink ; no two flowers 

 alike. 



Mrs. Chas. Duhme. — A beautiful large 

 flower, with a full curly incurved centre, 

 while the lower petals keep the horizontal 

 form. Color pure white. National certificate at Cincin- 

 nati. 



Mrs. J. W. Crouch. — The nearest approach to purple 

 yet seen; of globular lapanese form, very large in size, and 

 petals broad and of heavy texture; cjuite full, though not 

 perfectly double. 



Mrs. Wm. H. Joyce. — Color pale rose; petals long and 

 straight ; flowers large, forming a ball ; a fine keeper when 

 cut. This is the only variety with the fragrance of the Violet. 



Pres. Wm. R. Smith. — A pure pink ; very heavy in 

 substance, on stiff stems ; it opens with a centre incurving in 

 a circle enclosed in broad outer petals; it gradually assumes 

 the true Japanese form, rounded and deep, and this gradually 

 changes to the informal reflexed ; perfectly double ; a splendid 

 keeper ; especially fine for cut flowers and exhibition blooms. 



Price, 30 cts. each; 5 for $1.40; 10 for $2.50 



LOUIS BOEHMER. 



Robt. Mclnnes.— Perfectly double; scarlet and gold, 

 full to the last degree, a perfect globe in form; it is quite 

 early, being in full perfection the last week in October. Very 

 brilliant in appearance as well as grand in size and form. 



Sarah Hill.— A very strong, stocky variety ; flowers of a 

 bright, golden yellow, very large and full; petals broad, 

 standing erect, making the form globular; rather early. Cer- 

 tificate at Cincinnati. 



The Queen. — A grand double white, of fine size and 

 great substance. Very rounded in form, incurving and fall. 

 Awarded first premium for best white at Madison Square. 



W. N. Rudd.— Color pale lavender pink of pleasing 

 shade. The petals are very long, and all are of the curiously 

 notched formation seen in Elkshorn ; of more than medium 

 size and of most exquisite finish ; a good, free grower. 



set of 15 varieties $4.00. 



