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ELLIS BB0THEB8' CATALOGUE. 
be taken up and potted. Carnations are a specialty with us, and we very much doubt 
if our customers can find as select a list published in any. florist’s catalogue in the 
United States. Only the very best are allowed in our collection. 
Bon Ton (new). Bright, warm scarlet; lai'ge, deeply fringed, fragrant flower, 
on a stem as stiff as a reed; perfect calyx; habit of the plant exceptionally strong. 
The growth is so strong that it does not need staking. Comes into bloom with a fine 
crop for Christmas, when scarlet Carnations are so much in demand, and increases in 
quantity and quality as the season advances. A great favorite in the Boston mar- 
ket, where it brings the highest prices. Price 15 < 5 ls. 
White Cloud (new). It commences blooming among the earliest, and throws a 
fine, long, stiff stem from the begining and continues right through the season. 
Flower large, excellent form and finish, good substance and very full. Strong, fruity 
fragrance. Calyx strong and holds the full bloom well. We consider this one of the 
best whites we have ever grown. Certificated, and a prize winner wherever shown. 
Price 15 < 5 ls. 
Conch Shell. This new variety might have been called the pink of many shades, 
as from a bed in our house we can cut flowers in shades from quite a bright pink to 
the palest tint of pink. A free blooming sort, quite dwarf in growth; fine for 
growing in pots, or summer blooming in the open ground, and one of the best 
for florists. Price 15 <fts. 
Gold Nugget. The nearest to a pure, deep yellow of any sort yet introduced. 
Strong growth, free blooming from early to late; long, strong stems, large flowers 
of pleasing form, and not bursting; center petals standing erect, apparently dimin- 
ishing the actual circumference. Price 15 <fts. 
Psyche. White, flaked scarlet ; flower of extra size, but not crowded with petals ; 
long, stiff stem ; a very profuse bloomer. This is a great producer of flowers ; in fact, 
it promises, on account of its great freedom of bloom, to be a desirable variety from 
the money or commercial point of view. Price 15 dts. 
Wellesley (new). The brightest, most brilliant scarlet of any sort we have ever 
grown. Bloom of medium size, on stiff stems; a fine business pink; its free bloom- 
ing qualities, fiery color, will make it a favorite with both the grower and buyer of 
cut flowers. Price 10 dts. 
Mrs. S. A. Northway (new). It is a profuse bloomer bearing very large flowers 
on exceedingly strong, stiff stems, blooms are of the most exquisite form, very full 
and double, the center is high built, the edges of the petals are beautifully serated, the 
calyx never bursting. This variety possesses a most delicious fragrance that is lack- 
ing in so many of the newer sorts. When first opening, the flower is white, lightly 
shaded with a lovely tint of soft shell-pink, but as the flower becomes fully developed 
it changes to almost pure white. Price 10 ( 5 ls. 
Empress. One of the grandest of recent introduction ; blooms of immense size, 
on strong steins ; color, the finest dark crimson, and an improvememt on all varieties 
of its color. Only Flora Hill and G. M. Bradt equal this in size, and it’s away ahead 
of all others in list in strong growth and heavy foliage. Price 15 (fts. 
Argyle (new). Color, a beautiful carmine, unlike, in color, any other sort in our 
list. Strong grower, flowers very large ; a fine fancy pink. Price 15 <fts. 
Painted Lady (new). A large, very full flower, with perfect calyx and extra stiff 
stems. A model grower with firm curling grass; color, brilliant cherry-pink, at 
times laced lighter pink about the edge ; one of the most profuse bloomers in the 
family. We believe this variety possesses all the requirements of a good Carnation, 
being very free in bloom ; a variety that must be seen to be appreciated. Price 1 5 (fts. 
