CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL CONN. 



Bedding Plants 



GERANIUMS 



The list offered below includes the cream of the 

 bedding kinds which are selected from an extensive 

 collection as the best for this purpose. 



NEW VARIETIES 



2V2-inch, $1 per doz., $8 per 100. 3-inch, $1.50 per 

 doz., $12 per 100. 4-inch, $2.50 per doz., $18 per 100. 



Helen Mitchell. Si-nii-doubk'. ol the clearest possible 

 shade ol scarlet. Is early in bloom and tlt)wers very 

 freely during the entire season. It grows compact, 

 medium dwarl, with lustrous, green foliage, and 

 throws up gihiantic flower heads very freely. 



Maryland. Intense scarlet in color; in habit excellent. 

 It is the brightest and best of the scarlet bedding 

 Geraniums. 



Paul Crampel. Single flower; a dazzling shade of 

 vermilion-scarlet. Deep, rich yitrn. cli-<t'nctly zoned 

 foliage; vigorous but compart in habit ami extremely 

 free. One of the most strikiiii; and effective beddcrs 

 we have. 



Scarlet Bedder. .-\ nt w bedding variety of great 

 merit. Bright scarlet in culor and very free flower- 

 ing. May be described as a brighter and more 

 compact counterpart of S. .\. Xutt 



OLDER VARIETIES 



2V4-inch, 60 cts. per doz. of a variety, $4.50 per 100. 

 3-inch pots, 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. of a variety, $8 

 per 100. 4-inch pots, 15 cts each, $1.50 per doz. of a 

 variety, $12 per 100. 



SALMON 



Beaute Poitevine. A great favorite and conceded to 

 be one of the best of the semi-double bedders among 

 the light salmon shades; the color is a beautiful 

 shade of pink, delicately ^liadinn ti> white; lar.<.;e, 

 splendid trusses. 



Mme. Landry. One of the clioi, , si .m.l lianiNi>niest (jf 

 the Bruant t\-pe; very fn i- an.l . ..n>i,intl\ in liloom; 

 flowers are larye and in .in.- m .-n. .i )n. ini<-i-s. The 

 color is a brilliant ^h.i.li- . ii ,ipi . .t -salmon, shading 

 to copper, with white i \ e; m habit it is r.iliiist. semi- 

 dwarf and vigorous. 



RED 



Alphonse Ricard. Bright 



tlon ts and iinniense ttusse 



tiiu st lu ddnit; \ ariet\' in its color. 

 Edmond Blanc. ( )ne ot tin- most handsome 



liant lieianiunis in tin- eirise shaile. I'lie color is 



blight I .limine, shaded ai oiind the w hile e\ e and on 



. borne in large trusses, blooming freely 



Comtesse de Harcourt 



beautiful don is an.l en 

 the -.un well; peM,-. t h.l 



Mme. Buchner. I.argi-; 

 R.xcelletU grower. 



WHITE 



'ure 



Berthe de Presilly. 



rose-iiink ol .'Miiiis 

 and ol p' l ii'. I loi 

 duced; til.' Iialiil I- 

 fine b.-.M. i ,.ihl .A. 



Jean Oberle. \ . i \ 

 light-.. .l....d X.Ul. l 



Jean Viaud. An .i 

 main. -1..-.'. di.,.|ii 



th.U.'l- ,.l.- l.U'.r ,,11 



.\ most beaut il l 



with 

 stand 

 iliage. 



silver- 



IV tuU 



V pro- 

 A 



ling 



pink; 

 ight . 



vhit 



link. 



coinp,i. I . \ il;. .1 . ills .111. I . x, I 

 Mme. Jaulin. \ . i\ Kii',;. ll. 



mous truss. s; , o|..i p.-.u h- 



white bordei ; iiiip.n .ill. l.-. 1 i. 



habit dwarl. \ig. n. .iis ,m.l 



zoned foliage, 

 Mrs. Annie Vincent. An 



brightest carmine, ea. Ii p. t, 



white at the base so th.it tl 



comparable in their bright n. 



some, large, and beaut it ii 



flowers, borne in enormous 



duced the entire season. 



robust. 



Thos. Meehan. Very deep pink in color; 

 doub ilower; very strong grower. 



ol the best 



r shade of 

 throat; 

 labit ilwarf. 

 ■e-liowering. 

 ed in enor- 

 mdcd by a 

 d freshness; 

 road, deep- 



x.piisite shade of the 

 somewhat maculated 

 ll. iwers are almost in- 



II. lb 



rmilion-scarlet; large 

 Without doubt the 



bril- 



tectly l.iriii.-.l. b, 

 the entile s.-.ison 



General Grant, 

 bright. ..i.iii^.-s 

 during tin- s.ms, h 

 grower. siandiiiL; 



S. A. Nutt. ( ..1 

 Geraniums, an.l 

 pot-plant an.l i. n 

 color is a han.l 

 maroon shadiui.;; 

 clean, healtlu- cu 



universal favorite as a bedder; 

 let flowers profusely produced 

 iii.'iliiini-sizod iriisses; a vigorous 



.■ s,,„ .-x, .■pti.m.ii;-. w. ll. 



I. i.'.i ..n.- ,ii th,' li.si .lark red 

 III.. I.- -.n.r.ilU iis,-.l l.oth as a 

 •.Mm..; Ill, Ml .iii\ ...ii. i kind. The 



II. ■, .l.iik, N-.'h.tv s.ail.'l. with 



IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS 



We havi- a.I.le.l s,-\ ,.ial iniiu . i\-e.i wu i. ti. s p, .mr 

 collection ..f tin- \-. i \ ii-. i iil i \ p.- . i ,. i ,iiii um I hey 

 are indisp. n-al .l.- li.i win. I. .« -1 .\.s. l.,>Miii- ..i .my 

 position wlieu- plants oi a trailing naiiiie iii.i> In- ii<:-d. 



21,/2-inch pots, $1 per doz., $7.50 per 100. 3-inch 

 pots, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 4-inch pots, $2 per 

 doz., $15 per 100. 



Alliance. Fl.iwers sriiii-.l.nibl.', pr.xhie.'.l in large 



UpiH-l p. l.lls 1,1,. I, ll, .l 



Berylwood. 1 li.- ..,|..i 

 ehei r\ -r.-.l. li.in.ls, ,iii. l 

 with eiinis.,n. A -1,,,,, 



Carlos Uhden. K. -n s. 



Etincelant. Intense si 

 most brilliantly 

 growth. 



Paladan. Large flowi 

 maroon. 



Rycroft's Surprise. PI 

 type; clear n.se-pink 

 I 'sed largeh- lor win.l. 



deep 

 .■tals 



se scarlet 

 colored 



Ivy Geranium. Free in 



bright salmon, penciled 



most i)oi)ular variety of the 

 n col.ir; attraciive foliage, 

 -boxes, vases, etc. '"^ * 



VARIEGATED GERANIUMS 



Mme. Salleroi. Bright green le.ues. edged white; 

 dwarf habit. Used o.\tensi\el\ t.n b..i.l. iing 



l-'.ii 1, I >../. 100 



2'4-in 7,1 S.S 00 



3-in 1 00 S 00 



SCENTED-LEAVED GERANIUMS 



Balm, Capitatum, Oak-leaved, etc., assorted. 



I'^aih Doz. 100 



2'4-in So 60 S4 50 



3-in So 10 I 00 S 00 



PELARGONIUMS 



Lady ^VasKington Geraniums 



ASSORTED Each Doz. 100 



2',^-in So ;o Si 00 S8 00 



3-in 15 1 .so 12 00 



GERMAN IVY 



A trailing \ ine. not hartlj-, \'aluable for vase work 

 and window-boxes. Doz. luo 



Rooted cutting,s Si 00 



2%-\n. pots So 60 4 00 



3-in. pots 1 00 00 



HELIOTROPE 



The fragr.mt lli liotrope is ,1 uni\er,sal favorite for 

 b.-.l.liiiu piiip.,s,.s ,„ I., I m.,\Mii,i; 111 pots. The following 

 v.iii.ii.s .11, ,,i ill,- h.Mw missel t\pe. We suggest 

 S.niloln,,: in.tiii.i .is ,1 li.u in. .inons b.irder. 



Except where noted, from 2 V4-inch pots, 10 cts. each, 

 75 cts, per doz. of one variety, $5 per 100. From 3-inch 

 pots, 10 cts, each, $1 per doz. of one variety, $8 per 100. 



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