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EXHIBITION COLLECTION— Continued. 



Miss Kathleen Stoop. Pure white with graceful, curling petals, 

 a beautiful variety which charmed all. Crown bud Aug. 20th. 



Miss Kitty Lawrence. A beautiful ball of delicate fawn color; 

 petals large and beautifully curled; stem and foliage fine. 



Miss Clay Frick. When first exhibited this fine sort won the 

 special prize of S50.00 at Chicago, offered by Mr. H. C. 

 Frick for the best new variety. The same year it won first 

 prize at New York for the best white and also at Madison, 

 N.J. The flower is massive, pure white, keeping qualities 

 are remarkable. 



Miss Miriam Hankey. A magnificent flower, color a true, clear 

 pink, soft and pleasing. A grand sort. 



Mile. L. H. Cochet. A grand early pink, splendid form, some- 

 what flat and gracefully recurved. In bloom Oct. 20th. 



Mile. Marguerite Desjouis. One of the very finest commercial 

 Chrysanthemums that can be grown. 



Morton F. Plant. The center stands high, the petals fall 

 away in a graceful, wavy shower. Color a grand, true, clear, 

 rosy-pink, deep and lustrous, glistening in the sunlight. 



Mrs. A. T. Miller. Pure white, enormous flowers developing 

 into a perfect globular form. It was perfect Oct. 13th. 



Mrs. Henry Barnes. A distinct variety in color, old rose shading 

 to terra cotta. Flowers extra large and closely incurved. 



Mrs. Henry Robinson. A variety of exceptional merit, large 

 and well finished. An early white, blooming with us Oct. 5th. 



Mrs. H. H. Weeks. An immense flower with broad claw-like 

 petals incurving to form a globe of white. 



Mrs. H. Stevens. Golden salmon bronze, a magnificent variety, 

 very popular. One of the best exhibition varieties. 



Mrs. Norman Davis. Pure white, a grand variety. 



Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. The most beautiful shade of pink 

 yet produced in a large flower. Valuable for cut flowers. 



Mrs. Henry Partridge. The most satisfactory deep crimson 

 variety yet introduced; it has a bronze reverse. The shape 

 of the flower is open, so that the grand color is displayed to 

 the best advantage. A very striking variety. 



Mrs. J. A. Miller. A deep red and dwarf sturdy 

 grower. Large flowers, held a commanding position 

 in the exhibitions. 



Mrs. O. H. Kahn. A beautiful and showy bronze red, 

 golden reve: se. This was considered the best novel- 

 ty of the season when introduced. Verj^ showy. 



Naomah. A pure white with perfect incurve blooms 

 similar to Merza, but better in every way. Winner 

 of the C. S. A cup at St. Louis for 10 best blooms. 



Onunda. The largest Chrysanthemum that has ever 

 been exhibited. It is 45 inches in circumference, 

 with a stem fully equal to carrying the flower erect 

 color creamy white. (See cut page 149.) 



Pink Gem. A pleasing shade of light pink of such 

 perfect form that it should be an acceptable addi- 

 tion to any collection. Best bud Sept. 1st. 



Pockett's Crimson. A rich crimson with golden 

 reverse; the finest in its color ever issued. 

 Splendid grower and fine foliage. 



Pres. Taft. A pure white of the largest size, Japanese 

 incurved form. A fine mid-season variety equal 

 to the best later ones. 



Reginald Vallis. A striking variety with long 

 narrow petals. Deep rose color. 



Rose Pockett. Old gold shaded bronze, purely an 

 exhibition variety, but one of the finest. 



S. A. Naceur-Bey. Yellow, sometimes shaded 

 bronze. Rather a tall grower but makes a splen- 

 did exhibition variety. Stem and foliage perfect. 



T. Carrington. Enormous Japanese. Incurved 

 when fully developed. Color rich carmine-rose, 

 with silvery reverse. 



Valerie Greenham. A beautiful, bright pink vari- 

 ety, deeper towards the center and lessening 

 slightly towards the ends. 



Winter Cheer. In bloom Thanksgiving Day. In- 

 curving in form, color a beautiful pink. Any bud 

 after Aug. 20th. 



Wm. Duckham. The finest light pink variety for cut flowers 

 of exhibition. Massive incurved flowers. 



W. M. Moir. Jap, incurved, purest white, a monster flower. 



W. H. Chadwick. A grand late incurved white sometimes 

 shaded pink. At its best November 15th or later. 

 Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. Special Offer. The full set 



of 64 Exhibition sorts on this and preceding page for .$8.00. 



SINGLE FLOWERING 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



The innate love of simple, graceful form, the desire of artistic 

 effect, have combined to popularize the single chrysanthemums 

 We offer the following choice collection of new varieties. 



Earlswood Beauty. Primrose yellow, large prominent eye 

 Harold Bishop. Pure white, yellow center. Kate Covell. 

 Rich maroon. Arthur Home. Clear yellow, very free 

 Belle of Weybridge. Rich Chestnut. Gertrude. A dis- 

 tinct soft white. J. T. Angus. Rosy cerise, late bloomer. 

 Pretoria. Deep yellow, green center. Helen Totty. Cerise 

 shading to red, very brilliant. Mary Richardson. Red- 

 dish, salmon very distinct. Lily Beer. Yellow; long sprays 

 of flowers. Rob Roy. Blush on white ground, very light. 

 Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. Set of 12 sorts for SI. 50. 



''Anemone'' Chrysanthemums. 



We offer a splendid collection of this unique type of the 

 Chrysanthemum. No more interesting form than the " Ane 

 mone " is to be found. 



Falcon. Rays pure white, broad, in two or three rows; center 

 pale straw-yellow or ecru, flushed reddish within the tubes. 



Garza. Snow white, very beautiful, fine specimen plant. 



Mrs. F. Gordon Dexter. Rays crimson; center yellow and red. 



Partridge. Yellowish-pink; rays broad, purplish-red. 



Toucan. An odd shade of reddish-buff; well formed center. 

 bright yellow within, pale yellow without. 



Yellow Hammer. Flower large, bright chrome-yellow; rays 

 broad, slightly twisted in two rows; center compact. 



Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz.; set of 6 sorts for 50c. 



For description of 



LESLIE MORRISON 



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