The New Hydrangeas 



The Great Easter Novelty 

 of the Year 



All of the varieties here offered have been 

 tested by us under ordinary conditions as 

 to their adaptability to forcing for Easter, 

 with the intention of discarding any that 

 proved unworthy. 



To our surprise and gratification, all have 

 proven themselves valuable additions. 



While it is true that the average florist 

 may ultimately select only a half dozen sorts 

 as meeting his particular requirements, it is 

 manifestly impossible for us to make the 

 final selection for him. 



In view of the condition explained above, 

 we contmue to offer the full set at a special 

 price to enable the grower to try all the 

 varieties and determine for himself which 

 most nearly meets his particular require- 

 ments. These are all supplied in dormant 

 plants. 



Avalanche. A splendid large white, which 

 has made a reputation for itself during the f 

 past two seasons; an easy variety to force. 



2^-inch pots, $0.75 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



Botaniste Peltereau. Enormous flowers of a pretty mauve rose. 

 2!4-inch pots, $0.75 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



Bouquet Rose. Large trusses of rosy amber turning to bright 

 pink ; a favorite in the New York market. 



2 '/4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Dentelle. Entirely distinct, deeply fringed flower of a creamy 

 white color ; it is not suited for forcing, but for Decoration Day 

 and later flowering it is very valuable. 



23^-inch pots, $0.85 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



Fraicheur. Very large, regularly shaped flowers, white, delicately 

 suffused with rose, very free flowering. 



2'/4-inch pots, $0.85 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



General de Vlbraye. A favorite wherever seen ; very large heads 

 of bright rose colored flowers, a splendid early forcing variety. 

 2'/4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



La Lorraine. Very large flowers, pale rose, turning to bright 

 pink ; has become a general favorite during the past two years. 

 2y4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Mme. A. Riverain. Superb bright rose color ; very vigorous and 

 floriferous. One of the most successful growers in the U. S. con- 

 siders this one of the very best yet introduced. 



2'/<-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



Mme. E. Mouillere. This is the favorite white variety in the 

 New York market, very free flowering, of good size and form. 

 Awarded silver medal at the National Flower Show at Boston. 

 A great favorite with English growers, one London grower 

 handling over 30,000 of this variety alone. 



2'/4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Mme. Maurice Hamar. Described by the introducer as a delicate 

 flesh rose-color. In our soil it has been a most beautiful deep 

 blue, and has been admired; a vigorous grower; the individual 

 flowers as well as the trusses being of immense size. One of the 

 easiest to force early. 



2^4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



5 " " 4.50 " 35.00 



6 " " 6.00 " 50.00 



Mme. Raymond. Large trusses of perfectly round flowers of a 

 transparent white, passing to a tender rose. In competition with 

 all the other white varieties was awarded a certificate at the meet- 

 ing of the National Association of Gardeners. 



2'/4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



5 " " 4.50 



6 " " 6.00 



Mile. Agnes Barillet. A splendid white ; a grand variety for a 5- 

 or 6-inch pot plant. From our own observation we are inclined 

 to consider this the best of all the whites. 



2'/4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



5 " " 4.50 " 35.00 



6 " " 6.00 " 50.00 



Mile. Renee Gaillard. Very large panicles of milky white, irregu- 

 larly dentated flowers. One of the best growers says that this 

 should have been awarded the Silver Medal given to Mme. 

 Emile Mouillere last year as the best white. 



2 '/4 -inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



5 " " 4.50 " 35.00 



SPECIMEN HYDRANGEA 



Mile, de Tremauit. As the result of our own trials we are con- 

 vinced that this variety is the best very large flowered white yet 

 introduced. As free flowering as any, of splendid erect habit, 

 producing flower heads as large as the old popular Otaksa. 

 2'/4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 5 " " 4.50 " 35.00 



Mousseline. A beautiful mauve-rose with cream-colored centre; 

 the flower heads are large and held erect ; a fine acquisition. 

 2'/4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Mont Rose. Immense panicles of clear flesh-rose, entirely distinct, 

 one of the best very early flowering varieties. 



2'/4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Mens. G. Renault. Very large flowers of a bright rose with car- 

 mine reflex; very free and easily forced. 



2'/4-inch pots, $0.85 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



5 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



6 " " 5.00 



Ornament. Large pretty mauve-pink flowers, very free flowering 

 2'/4-inch pots, $0.85 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



Ronsard. Flowers and trusses very large, of a beautiful rose tint. 

 2•^-inch pots, $0.85 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



Radiant. Splendid rose-carmine, quite distinct from all others, 

 an easy variety to force. 



2'4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Souvenir de Mme. E. Chautard. One of the very best, of splendid 

 erect habit, very robust, medium sized heads of bright rose- 

 colored flowers; one of the very best of the Bouquet Rose type. 

 2»/4-inch pots, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



5 " " 2.50 " 20.00 



6 " " 4.00 " 30.00 



Senateur Henri David. Another splendid rose-colored variety, 

 with red reflections, flowers produced in immense large heads; 

 on the style of La Lorraine, but an earlier bloomer. 



2'/4-inch pots, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Collections of New Hydrangeas 



One each of the 22 varieties, 2'/4-inch pots $2 00 



"22 " 5 " 6 50 



"22 " 6 " 10 00 



Hydrangea Otaksa. 



Strong Dormant Plants Prepared for Late Flowerins- 



11- inch tubs, 5 to 6 leads, $1.00 each, 



12- " " 10 to 12 " 2.50 " 

 14- " " 12 to 15 " 3.50 " 



Also 2'/4-inch pots, $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



Hydrangea Souvenir de Claire. 



A splendid lot of very strong 8-inch tubs of this free-flowering 

 desirable pink variety, with from four to six leads. 60 cts. each. 

 Also 2V4-inch pots. $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



