ELLIS BB0THEB8' CATALOGUE. 
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Dorothy. Rosy salmon, dark maroon blotch on upper petal, richly shaded plum 
color round the throat, petals prettily fringed, give a light, elegant appearance to 
the flower; begins to flower early in the season, keeping covered in bloom to 
the end. Price 30 fts. 
Champion. Fine large flotvers, blush white, with maroon-crimson blotch on up- 
per petals, sjilendid habit, making a dense, bushy plant smothered with bloom ; the 
finest of all the spotted varieties. Price 25 fts. 
Countess. Bright cerise, with dark blotch on upper petals and white throat, the 
last being pure and well defined; gives the flower a striking appearance; plant very 
dwarf and free. Price 25 As. 
Edward Perkins. Bright orange-scarlet, dark maroon blotch on upper petals; 
beautifully fringed and undulated; good habit, very early and free flowering. 
Price 25 (Ss. 
H. M. Stanley. Bright, rosy crimson, upper petals shaded scarlet and heavily 
blotched; the flowers are produced in marvelous profusion. Price 25 dls. 
Marie Malet. White, with maroon-crimson blotches on all five petals; remark- 
ably dwarf and free flowering. Price 23 < 5 ls. 
Goldmine. Bright orange, white throat, feathered in upper petals ; habit good ; 
a grand sort. Price 25 as. 
Mrs. Robt. Sandiford. Grand white variety, flower large size, well doubled, 
beautifully ruffled along the edge of the petals, and of glistening snow white, called 
doubled white from the crimped and fluffy appearance of the flower, which has also 
an extra petal, allowing it readily to pass for a double white bloom ; a strong, vigor- 
ous grower. Price 25 as. 
Madam Thibaut. White, richly blotched and marbled with rose, the upper 
petals marked with crimson-maroon ; large white center, immense trusses of large, 
fine flow'ers with undulated petals. A strong grower. Price 25 as. 
Apple Blossom. One of the finest blooming house plants in our entire list. 
People never tire of this, the freest flowering of all the Pelargoniums. Flowers, 
shades of pink and white, and slightly frilled. It flowers from eight to ten months of 
the year, and when at its best, the flowers are so profuse they nearly hide the foliage, 
it being one mass of pink and white. Price 20 as. 
Victor. Color of upper petals almost a black, and very velvety; lower ones a 
bright lively crimson ; center pure white, covering nearly one-half of bloom ; florets 
extremely large and very showy. The finest of its class. The great market sort, tens 
of thousands raised for the New York market alone, meeting with ready sale. 
Price 20 as. 
Belle Blonde. Color, clear rose ; large maroon blotch on the upper petals; a 
very free bloomer; strong growth, in fact, grown as easily as a Geranium, and w-hen 
in full bloom it makes one of the grandest and most beautiful specimens among the 
whole family. Price 15 as. 
CARNATIONS. 
The rich spicy odor of the Carnation, combined with its varied colors, handsome 
form, leaves but little to be desired. They are very easily grown, and bloom freely as 
bedding plants in summer, or window garden in winter. Planted out in April they 
will commence flowering in early summer, and continue until checked by heavy frosts 
in autumn. If intended for winter flowers they should be gone over every three weeks, 
and the young growth cut back to within four of five inches of the main stem. After 
August ist they should be allowed to grow and bud, as by September 15th they should 
