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CHOICE SELECTIONS IN PLANTS. F. R. PIERSON CO., TARRYTOWN-ON-HUPSON, N. Y 
ECHEVERIl SECUiVDA GLAUCA. 
" House Leek." Used for edges of flower-beds when plant- 
ed in geometrical patterns, etc. 10c. each; $1.00 per doz.; 
$6.00 per 100. 
DWARF WHITE FEVERFEW. 
Produces an abundance of double white flowers all sum- 
mer. 12 to 18 inches high. Flowers of perfect form, and 
purest white. Fine for cutting. 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 
Extra size (by express only), 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 
GLECHOMA HEDERACEA VAR. 
Nepeta Glechoma. 
A variegated form of the common ground ivy, which is 
prettily marked with pure white on a bright green ground. 
A fine basket plant. Price, 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. Extra 
size, 15c. each: $1.50 per doz. 
GERANIUMS. 
Very Finest and Choicest Double 
Geraniums. 
The marked improvements in double Geraniums have 
fast made them more popular than the single sorts. The 
double sorts are more useful for cut flowers. The flowers 
do not drop soon, and are less injured by rain. 
Beaxxty cle Pointevine — Immense trusses 
of very large semi-double, brilliant salmon flow- 
ers; a very free bloomer; as a bedding variety it 
has no equal in its color, and for pot-plants it is 
unrivaled. Sold at auction in New York last 
spring at 25 and 30c. each, which will give an idea 
of its superiority. 15c. each; extra size, 25c. each. 
Alpine Beauty. — Considered the finest dou- 
ble white up to date; flower and truss of unusual 
size. 15c. each; extra size, 25c. each. 
Double General Grant. — Large clusters of 
flowers, unlike any other sort, assuming some- 
times only a semi-double form; color, intense 
scarlet. We can see no difference in this from 
Bruanti. 
Perfection. — A lovely shade of light pink, an 
exquisite color for bedding; its wonderfully free- 
blooming habit makes it indispensable. 
Bishop Wooti. — Carmine - scarlet ; very 
dwarf. 
Li» Favorite. — Double-white; strong grower; 
profuse bloomer, with perfect flowers of snowy 
whiteness. 
S. A. Mutt. — Brilliant dark crimson ; trusses 
massive, and produced in great profusion. 
Q,ueen. of the Fairies. — Double salmon, 
bordered white ; a free bloomer and strong 
grower. 
La Pilote.— Very brilliant crimson; very dou- 
ble, and very free flowering. 
Le Con.ta.ble. — Deep rose color; fine bedding. 
Single Geraniums. 
Mrs. «J. M. Gaar. — This is an unusually fine 
single geranium, a splendid companion to single 
Gen. Grant for bedding. It is a strong grower 
and an unusually abundant bloomer, remaining 
a constant sheet of purest snowy white during 
the entire summer; never showing any discolored 
flowers at any time. This is the best white bed- 
ding Geranium we have ever seen. The pots in 
the greenhouse are veritable bouquets, and in 
the garden it is fairly covered with bloom. 
Rev. Atkinson. — Very dark crimson; a fine, 
bedder; very dark and brilliant. 
Mrs. E. G. Hill. — A charming variety ; the 
finest single salmon of the Bruanti type— a very 
vigorous grower, bearing a great abundance of 
clusters; flowers of an unusually large size. 15c. 
each; extra size, 25c. each. 
Madonna. — Pale, delicate pink. Very finest 
one of the Miranda colored section, but an un- 
usually strong grower and profuse bloomer. 
Jas. Kelway. — A brilliant crimson-scarlet 
of exceptional merit. 
General Grant. — Bright scarlet, the best 
bedder for massing. 
Barhizet. — The best single pink bedder; be- 
longs to Bruanti type; a very strong grower, with 
pe foliage. 15c. each; extra size, 25c. each. 
-THE RED -BRANCHED HYDRANGEA- 
" RAM1S PICT A," "RAJJ1ULUS COCCISEA," OR 
« CYANOCLAVA." 
One and the same thing, sold under these various names, at various times, by 
various firms. Reddish stems, almost transparent apparently at times on the young 
growth, changing to black as it ages, making it very distinct and elegant; the flower 
heads are large and a very much brighter and deeper shade of pink than Otaksa. 
Price, strong young blooming plants, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. Extra size (by ex- 
press only), 50c. each; $5.00 per doz. Specimen blooming plants, $1.00, $2.00, and 
3.00 each. 
DOUBLE IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS. 
CHOICEST SORTS. 
Souvenir cle Chas. Turner. — An elegant 
variety; one of the handsomest Ivy Geraniums 
ever introduced; flowers 2^ to 3 inches across, 
the heads of bloom 6 inches across; .color, deep 
bright pink, the upper petals feathered maroon 
— quite double; awarded numerous certificates. 
15c. each; extra size, 25c. each. 
P. Crozy. — A very distinct sort recently intro- 
duced, entirely different from all others; flowers 
scarlet; nearly 2 inches in diameter, and. in clus- 
ters 6 inches across; one of the finest flowering 
sorts ever seen. 15c. each; extra size, 25c. each. 
Jeanne D'Arc. — Pure white; elegant. 
La Rosiere. — A soft, beautiful pink at base 
of petals, shading to blush white at the edges. 
Eden Marcliii. — Soft, rosy pink, shaded sal- 
mon; a lovely shade; of splendid compact habit. 
SILVER-LEAVED. 
Grace Robinson. — A double pink-flowered 
silver-leaved ; flowers freely ; the silver of the 
leaf and the pink flowers producing a charming 
effect. One of the finest Geraniums lately intro- 
duced. 20c. each; extra size, 30c. each. 
Md. Salleroi. — The best silver-leaved Gerani- 
um ; compact ; never growing over one foot in 
height ; fine for ribbon lines. 
Mountain of Snow. — Green, margined 
white ; flowers scarlet. 15c. each ; extra size, 
25c. each. 
GOLDEN OR BRONZE-LEAVED. 
Crystal Palace Gem. — Light yellow, centre 
deep green. 
Happy Thought. — Broad green edge, yel- 
lowish-white centre; carmine flowers. 15c. each. 
SCENTED-LEAVED. 
Rose. — The favorite. 
Price of all Geraniums, strong young plants, 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. (except where noted). 
(except where noted). Extra-sized Ivy Geraniums, 20c. each; $ 
Price, extra size (by express only), 15c. each; 
2.00 per doz. (except where noted). 
1.50 per doz. 
HYDRANGEAS. 
These varieties are not entirely hardy, 
but will live in the open ground if protec- 
tion of some kind is given. They are very 
ornamental, the large showy heads of 
bloom remaining beautiful for months. 
They are best grown in large pots or 
tubs, for which they are admirably" 
adapted, and when in bloom placed on 
the lawn, produce a splendid effect. 
They are largely used in this way at 
Newport, and highly prized at that fash- 
ionable resort, where the beauty of the 
horticultural world is gathered, each vy- 
ing with his neighbor for the finest 
grounds. They can be wintered in tubs 
in any cool cellar, and kept for years, 
constantly increasing in value. 
Otaksa. — An improvement on the 
common "H. Hortensis," much larger, 
flowering- when the plants are quite small, 
the stems terminated with large panicles 
of rosy carmine flowers, the clusters 
nearly a foot in diameter, compact, with 
bright, glossy green leaves. A well-grown speci- 
men is superb. 
Thos. Hogg. — Flowers pure white, offering a 
fine contrast to the above. 
Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz. Extra sized 
plants (by express only), 50c. each. Specimen 
plants (by express only), $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
Large tubs, $5.00 each. 
HELIOTROPE, 
favorite. — Large trusses ; lavender ; very 
free flowering. Exquisitely fragrant ; the fa- 
vorite. 
Snow Wreath. — Truss of flowers very large 
and heavy; almost white; very fragrant. 
Price, 8c. each; 75c. per doz. Extra size (by 
express only), 12c. each; $1.25 per doz. 
LEMON VERBENA, OR ALOYSIA 
CITRIODORA. 
Esteemed for its fragrant foliage. 10c. each; 
$1.00 per doz. 
LOBELIA. 
Compaeta.— -Blue; the best bedding variety. 
for baskets, 6c. 
Gracilis. — Blue ; trailing 
each; 60c. per doz. 
EXCELSIOR ODORLESS FLOWER F00D?F0R HOUSE PLANTS. PREPARED EXPRESSLY TO SUPPLY THE WANTS OF FLOWERS WHEN GROWN IN THE HOUSE OR CON- 
SERVATORY. IF YOU WISH YOUR PLANTS TO GROW AND BLOSSOM IN THE HOUSE YOU MUST FEED THEM. FULL DIRECTIONS FOR USE ACCOMPANY EACH PACKAGE. 
EACH BOX CONTAINS ENOUGH FERTILIZER FOR 20 PLANTS FOR 3 MONTHS. PRICE, 1-2 LB. PACKAGES, 15c. EACH; 8 FOR $1.00. BY MAIL, ADD 8c. EACH FOR POSTAGE. 
