E. W. REID’S NURSERIES, BRIDGEPORT, OHIO 
Selections from this list by MAIL ONLY, POSTPAID 
12 OF THE BEST EVERBLOOMING 
CARNATIONS. 
Price, 10 cts. each, or the set of 12 for $1. 
Blanche. Pure white, deeply fringed; free blooming, strong 
stems. 
Bride of Erlescourt. Pearly white; large; delicately fringed. 
Corsair. Scarlet; the largest grown ; free bloomer. 
Dr. Smart. Peculiar pinkish cream color, striped with crimson. 
E. A. Wood. Light pink, 
flower, good form. 
Goldfinch. 'Yellow, edged 
pink; strong stems. 
Hinze’s White. Very largo 
white flowers, tinged with pink. 
New Jersey. Fine crimson- 
scarlet; double and of delicious 
fragrance. 
Portia. Brilliant scarlet; 
remarkably sweet-scented. 
Rose Queen. Soft, pure 
rose flowers, largo and well 
formed. 
Sweetbrier. Beautiful pink; 
strong, healthy grower. 
Silver Spray. One of the 
finest pure whites ; profuse 
bloomer. 
striped with darker shade; large 
A SET OF THE BEST DOUBLE GERANIUMS. 
Price, 8 cts. each, or 
Adrienne Corrett. Immense trusses 
of bright reddish orange. 
Emerson. Enormous trusses of nan- 
keen-salmon. 
John A. Doyle. The best double scar- 
let; the giant among Geraniums. 
Jas. Y. Murkland. Bright peach- 
rose, broadly margined with white. 
Le Pilote. One of the most beautiful. 
Very brilliant crimson-scarlet florets. 
Louis Fihol. Bright orange-scarlet, 
shaded salmon; flowers very perfect. 
Montesquieu. Soft lavender-pink of 
SINGLE GERANIUMS. We have 20 
we will send 12 of our selection, postpaid. 
the set of 12 for 75 cts. 
even shade; form of a rose, quite circular. 
A grand variety. 
Rosebud. Bright scarlet; florets like 
rosebuds; fine for buttonhole bouquets. 
S. A. N utt. A very bright, dark, deep, 
rich, velvety maroon; an excellent bed- 
der, and a perfect pot plant. 
Theocrite. Tender rose, delicately 
tinted lilac. 
Triumphant. Monstrous trusses on 
long foot-stalks. Color a rich salmon. 
White Swan. The florets are pure 
white and large; an excellent bedder. 
distinct sorts at 8 cts. each, or for 75 cts. 
IVY-LEAVED GERANIUMS. 8 cts. each, 4 for 25 cts. 
12 OF THE LARGEST AND 
Price, 8 cts. each, the 
C. B. Whitnall. Outer petals recurving, 
forming a perfect globe. Color a soft, vel- 
vety maroon. 
Fisher’s Torch. Flame-like flowers; rich 
crimson. 
Jno. Shrimpton. The finest red Chrys- 
anthemum extant. 
L. Canning. Absolutely pure white flow- 
ers ; quite regular in form, very large and flat. 
Lilian B. Bird. Exquisite shrimp pink; 
large. 
Mi nerva. Bold, massive flower; yellow. 
Major Bonaffon. Soft clear yellow ; in- 
curved; full in the center and deep. 
BEST CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
set of 12 for 75 cts. 
Miss Florence Pullman. Pure white, 
very large, of deep build and good 
breadth; terminal buds; extra fine white. 
Mrs. Higginbotham. Enormous; 
bright pink, with wide petals which are 
covered with glandular hairs. 
Mrs. Henry Robinson. Immense in- 
curving, broad channeled petals of great 
substance; purest white. 
Mrs. Perrin. Of globular form, in- 
curved, full, and with a finish as soft as 
satin. Color rose-pink. 
Yellow Good Gracious. Massive flower 
of rich golden yellow. 
BEST TWELVE FLOWERING BEGONIAS. 
Price, 10 cts. each, the set of 12 for $1. 
Argentea Cuttata. White flowers, 
silvery leaves. 
Alba picta. White flowers, white 
spotted foliage. 
Alba perfecta grandiflora, or 
White Rubra. The foliage resembles 
Rubra’ s in shape, but is lighter green, 
while the flower panicles are much 
handsomer. It is a pure white Flower- 
ing Begonia of much merit. Try it. 
Bertha Chateaurocher. Currant- 
red flowers. 
Compta. White; long leaves. 
Hybrida multiflora. Very free-bloom- 
ing; beautiful pink flowers. 
McBethi. Pure white; fern-like foliage. 
Metallica velutina. Dark, rough foli- 
age of lustrous bronfce green on upper 
surface. Flowers rosy white. 
M. de Lesseps. Pink flowers, spotted 
leaves. 
Robusta. Leaf olive-green above, 
Indian red below; very odd rose-colored 
flowers. 
Rubra. Loaded with coral flowers. 
Thurstoni. Rosy white; large clusters. 
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