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Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
CARNATIONS. 
IS cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
American Flag. A strong, vigorous grower and 
profuse bloomer. Very fragrant. The color is dis- 
tinct from any other variety, being distinctly and 
regularly striped vivid scarlet and pure white. 
Daybreak. Flowers large, very full and high cen- 
ters, petals thick; of heavy texture, lasting a long 
time when cut. Color a delicate pure bright flesh 
with no salmon shadings. A free-blooming, long- 
stemmed variety. 
Fred. Dorner. Bright, deep scarlet, a most perfect 
color, soft yet brilliant ; the flower is of the larges 1 
size, perfectly double, nicely fringed and sweet. 
Golden Gate. A beautiful new golden yellow Car- 
nation, with not a particle of stripe or foreign color ; 
full and double as Buttercup, but a richer, more 
golden yellow ; a free, vigorous and healthy grower 
and continuous bloomer. 
FRENCH CANNAS. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Ada Spaulding. Globe shaped, lower part of petals 
pink, with upper portion pearl white ; petals very 
large, broad and solid, of good, sturdy habit ; early 
flowering. 
George W. Childs. Deep, rich velvety crimson, 
with no shade of brown or chestnut ; a grand red 
sort. 
Golden Wedding. Flowers of very large size on 
stiff, erect stems ; petals both long and broad, and 
. channeled lengthwise. Color, deep, bright gold, of 
shining texture. A perfect incurved Japanese of 
most beautiful form. 
Kioto. Very large, incurved, yellow ; strong, free 
grower; extra fine. 
Ij. Canning. A most exquisite, pure white variety, 
with very large, flat flowers, resembling large satin 
rosettes. 
G. R. Gause. Flowers of immense size with full, high 
center ; petals straight or slightly incurved ; a half 
globe in form. Color a beautiful shade of bright 
bronzy red or terra cotta. 
Louis Boelimer. (The Pink Ostrich Plume Chrys- 
anthemum.) The color is a beautiful shade of 
silvery pink ; petals finely incurved and covered 
with fine glandular hairs from which it takes its 
name, Ostrich Plume. 
NEW CANNAS. 
Alphonse Bouvier. This is the finest Canna for 
outdoor bedding ever introduced. Blooms early, and 
is one continuous mass of crimson the entire season. 
Awarded the bronze medal at the World’s Fair. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Florence Vaughan. We consider this the finest 
yellow spotted Canna ever seen. Flowers large; ro- 
bust grower and flowers very freely. One of the 
best. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Madame Crozy. A grand variety of dwarf habit 1 
flowers very large and showy ; color crimson scarlet, 
bordered with yellow; fine bloomer. 20 cts. each, 
$2 per doz. 
Star of ’ 01 . One of the fine st for pot culture, about 
214 feet in height; one of th e best bloomers; colors 
rich glowing orange-scarlet, banded with golden 
yellow. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Assorted French. These are distinct from the old 
varieties, are constant bloomers, and produce 
flowers all through the season. The large spikes of 
flowers somewhat resemble the gladioli, but are 
much more brilliant in color, ranging from the 
deepest crimson, orange, scarlet and salmon to 
bright yellow. 15c. each, $1 .50 per doz. $13 per 100. 
CALADIUM. 
Esculentum. One of the most striking foliage 
plants, either for pot 
or lawn planting. It 
will grow in any good 
garden soil, and is of 
easy culture. Full 
sized plants are 4 or 5 
feet high, with im- 
mense leaves. The 
roots should be pre- 
served in dry sand in 
the cellar during win- 
ter. Fine bulbs, 20cts. 
each, $2 per doz. 
Fane y-Le aved. 
I Highly ornamental 
foliage plants. Suit- 
able for window cul- 
ture ; will also succeed 
outside if planted in a 
rich soil and shaded. 
Price 20 cents each, $2 
per dozen. caladium esculentum. 
