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its color to follow that fine variety up to the 

 close of the Chrysanthemum season ; foli- 

 age very beautiful, stem first rate and 

 quite strong enough to hold up the monster 

 blooms which do not show the coarseness 

 sometimes attributed to Eaton ; for every- 

 body's use, and for commercial purposes as 

 well as for show, we can cheerfullv recom- 

 mend this grand variety; it is strictly A No. 

 i. Scored 91. 



Miss Minnie Bailey — A seedling from 

 Airs. Perrin, possessing good stem and foli- 

 age, but surpassing that variety in fullness, 

 being fully double under all conditions. 

 Color, bright pink, very similar to that ot 

 Airs. Perrin, although a trifle lighter from 

 the influence of Lavender Queen, the other 

 parent. Height, Z X A feet; size, 5 J / 2 inches. 

 Certificate C. S. A. 



A. J. Balfour — A very large Japanese in- 

 curved. Color, rose-pink, broad petals of 

 great substance. Fast gaining a first place. 

 Brutus — Orange and red. Straight 

 petals, forming a half globular flower. 

 Good color. Xice for exhibition collections. 

 Col. Appleton — As to bud : If for com- 

 mercial purpose, use the first crown, which 

 brings it early and large ; if for exhibition, 

 use the second crown, which brings a 

 flower with a better finish; dwarf, stiff- 

 stemmed, elegant in foliage, enormous in 

 bloom, finely incurved and golden yellow. 



Geo. W. Childs — The best known of the 

 reds and golds. Easily injured by over- 

 feeding. Fine for bush plants. 



Golden Wedding — Nothing finer among 

 yellows ; shines like burnished gold ; the 

 standard for measuring color. 



Geo. Carpenter — A very full, long-pet- 

 aled Japan ideal, exhibition sort ; should be 

 in every collection. Color, light rosy- 

 mauve. 



Mrs. Weeks — One of the most beautiful 

 and decorative of all the white chrysanthe- 

 mums ; incurving petals of purest white. A 

 trifle soft for commercial purposes. 



Kate Broom head — A grand exhibition 

 variety, producing a massive flower of 

 golden amber or orange ; in fact, the color 

 is much the same as in the fine old variety 

 Source d'Or, which has never been sur- 

 passed. 



Lavender Queen — One of the most beau- 

 tiful and delicate of lavender pinks. Very 

 refined in form, foliage and habit ; easy to 

 do. Beautifully reflexed in form, showing 

 the color perfectly. Extremely large. 



Mrs. H. Robinson — In actual beauty this 

 variety is still unsurpassed. It will hold 

 first place for many a day to come, though 

 we shall have other types as good. From 



October 15 to November 1 it reigns 

 supreme among whites. Its one single fault 

 is its tendency to a weak stem in soils de- 

 ficient in lime, but so long as large, broad- 

 petaled, globular incurves are admired, Mrs. 

 Robinson will lead. 



Major Bonnaffon — The most widely 

 grown of yellow sorts for commercial pur- 

 poses. 



Timothy Eaton — The "Commercial 

 Traveler"— will go half across the contin- 

 ent without looking "tired." 



Height, 3^2 feet; time, November 5, and 

 later; can be spaced 6x8 inches; take bud 

 between August 25 and September 15; use 

 first or second crown. The terminal bud 

 brings a brittle stem, breaking frequently at 

 the first shoulder. First of all, it is a 

 m splendid grower, has elegant foliage, a stiff 

 stem, perfects all its flowers, and produces 

 an enormous, full, deep creamy white 

 bloom. 



T. Carrington — A very large Japanese 

 incurved; color, carmine rose, with silvery 

 reverse. Fine for exhibition. 



Marian Newell — Pure pink, with no 

 magenta shade. Reflexing with nice wide 

 petals ; full and double, 9 inches across. 



Buff Globe — A sport from Good Gra- 

 cious. Buff, shaded orange. 



Frank Hardy — A pure white sport from 

 Good Gracious. Take crown bud only. 



Simplicity — A pure white Japanese vari- 

 ety equal to Mme. Carnot in size. 



The Queen — Japanese Incurved. A very 

 popular white. 



Mrs. J. Jones — A very popular pure 

 white. Good keeper. 



Mrs. Geo. F. Bear— (Syn. Yellow Mrs. 

 J. Jones.) 



Mutual Friend — A broad, spreading 

 flower of the purest white. As an exhibi- 

 tion bloom it has few equals. 



Intensity — A large reflexed flower, 

 showing only the bright crimson upper sur- 

 face of petal. Strong, upright growth. It 

 has no equal as a late commercial red. 



Niveus — Grand white of easy culture. 

 Valuable for all purposes. Can be flowered 

 late. 



Black Hawk — Dark crimson scarlet; 

 style of V. Morel. Long strap petals, ir- 

 regularly arranged. Best from terminal 

 bud. An extra fine red for all purposes. 



We also handle all the well known older 

 varieties and are prepared to fill all orders 

 for same. 



All the above except where otherwise 

 noted, 10c. each, $1.00 per dozen, until 

 August 1st; after that date in pots at 25 

 and 50 cents each. 



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