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GEO. COOLING &. SONS, BATH. 
CARNATIONS, PICOTEES, AND PINKS. 
We call special attention to our very line strains of 
these ; the Seed now offered has been saved exclusively 
from stage flowers, and will produce a large percentage of 
most beautiful double and distinct varieties. 
166 Carnations and Picotees, a collection of 12 beau- 
tiful varieties, very choice ... the collection 3s. 6d. 
107 A Collection of 6 varieties ... ,, 2s. 
168 Carnation, Cooling’s Splendid Mixed, 
per packet 2s. 6d. 
169 smaller packet >> Is. 6d. 
170 Border Varieties „ Od. & Is. 
171 American Perpetual or Tree. These are a 
very valu.ahle and useful class, blooming throughout 
the Winter and Spring in the conservatory ; very 
choicest mixed, from a celebrated collection, 
per packet Is. 
172 Perpetual, Tolstoi, flowers of a brilliant light 
scarlet, a.nd an exccidionally florifci’ous variety 
which will take liigb rank as a perpetual Oarnation 
for cutting. It belongs to the Riviera Maiket 
class P<T packet l.s. 
173 Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, a good 
companion to the above, pure white per packet l.s. 
174 Germania, in colour a deep rich canary yellow, 
of robust and branching habit ... per packet 6d. 
175 Picotee, superb mixed ... 
176 smaller packet 
177 Pink, finest show varieties 
178 smaller packet 
179 White Clove, Mrs Sinkins 
2s. 6d. 
Is. 6d. 
per packet 2s. 6d. 
Is. 6d. 
... per packet l.s. 
For Roots of Carnations, Picotees, and Pinks, 
see page 68. 
MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. 
A distinct and beautiful class, flowering within four months of sowing, producing large and sweet-scented 
flowers when other Carnations are over ; 80 per cent, are double, and the colours embrace all the richest shades. 
180 Finest-Mixed’ per packet Is. | 181 Finest Mixed, smaller packet per pkt. 6d. 
182 Snow-flake, pure white variety, which will be most useful, 
and admirably a-dapted tor cutting ... per packet Is. 
183 Giant Marguerite or Malmaison, an improved strain, 
producing larger and more double flowers, m.any almost 
equal to named varieties. Extra fine mixed, pkt. 6d. & Is. 
181 Riviera Market. We consider this the finest type of 
Marguerite Carnations, not quite so early as others, but 
more double and perpetual per packet Is. 6d. and 2s. Od. 
185 Riviera Yellow, a clear yellow variety of the above large- 
flowering class ... ... .. .-- per iiacket Is. 6d. 
CALlilOPSIS or COREOPSIS. 
Very useful hardy annuals. Most useful for cutting. 
180 Tom Thumb Crimson King, forming a perfect little 
bush smothered with rich dark crimson flowers, 8 in., 
per packet 6d. 
187 Tom Thumb “ Beauty Gem,” plants about 8 inches in 
height, covered with flowers, golden yellow, crimson 
centre, very compact per packet 6d. 
188 Bicolor tinctoria, yellow and brown, 2 ft. ,, 3d. 
189 Atrosanguinea, dark crimson, 1 ft., OK. is.; ,, 3d. 
190 Drummondi, large yellow flowers, with black centre, 2 ft., 
per oz. 9d. ; per packet 3d. ■ 
191 Choice Mixed, 2 ft .. 9d.; ,, 3d. 
CAI.LIOl’SIS, TOM THUMB “ BBAUTY GEM.” 
From J. Stevenson, Esq.— “ I h^d some Marguerite Carnation seed from you I.ast year, which I was exceedingly pleased with.” 
