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A. B. DAVIS & SON, PURCELLVILLE, VIRGINIA. 
LATE-BLOOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Price. 10 cents each. 
Colossal. (Waterer.) Probably the lar- 
gest of all chrysanthemums ; in form 
somewhat flat, with tips of petals incurv- 
ed; pearl-pink, changing to blush. 
Cullingfordii. The brightest shade of 
crimson ; a large and fine flower. 
Christmas Eve. A magnificent white 
variety of rare beauty. 
Grandiflorum. A magnificent variety ; 
flowers of immense size, often six inches 
in diameter; petals very broad, incurving 
so as to form a solid ball of the purest 
golden-yellow ; one of the very finest ; 
no collection complete without it, and 
few exhibition sets are winners without 
this variety. 
Governor of Guernsey. New English 
variety, January-flowering ; rich golden- 
yellow. 
G. F. Moseman. By far the finest of all 
varieties yet imported ; nine inches in 
diameter; irregular, incurved petals; 
buff without and bright red within ; flow- 
ers large and of robust habit. Always a 
prize-winner. 
Leopard, New Spotted Chrysanthe- 
mum. The ground color is a deep shade 
of carmine, irregularly splashed and 
spotted with pure white; entirely different 
from anything else. 
Lucrece. (Waterer.) Sweet, heliotrope- 
scented. Very pure white, large, flat 
flower. A grand variety for any purpose. 
L. Canning. A singularly large and hand- 
some pure white flower. 
Lilian B. Bird. Of the very largest size ; 
long tubular petals of perfect form, pro- 
ducing flowers which are 12 inches in 
diameter ; an exquisite shade of “ shrimp- 
pink,” the flower when fully open being 
an immense half-globe; a magnificent 
variety. 
Mrs. E. W. Clarke. A beautiful flower 
of regular form ; slightly incurved, whorl- 
ed center; deep rich crimson-magenta, 
of a pleasing shade. 
Mrs. Levi P. Morton. Of distinct and 
unique appearance, bright pink ; the 
floret petals are wide and long, and radi- 
ate with the utmost regularity from the 
disc ; the base of each petal is pure white, 
forming a broad and decided ring around 
the yellow center. 
Minnie Palmer. Very long outer petals 
decreasing in length to the center, where 
they are short and upright ; pure ivory- 
white, with rich cream center. 
Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. No new plant 
of any kind ever attracted the attention 
or caused the admiration this plant has 
the past season. Such a wonderful de- 
parture is startling in effect and beauty — 
pure white, making a perfect ball, cover- 
ed with long fine hairs, which glisten in 
the light. No picture can do it justice — 
it must be seen to be appreciated. 
Moon-flower. A great improvement on 
Moonlight. 
Mrs. AV a 11 am a ker . Most beautiful pear- 
ly pink in cultivation. 
Mrs. Carnegie. Rich deep crimson, of 
immense size, blooms measuring 12 inches 
in diameter. 
Mrs. M. JT. Thomas. Of the purest 
white, without shade or stain. Incurved 
so that no center shows ; the petals are 
very broad, of the heaviest texture, and 
tightly incurved ; a massive flower 01 
great size and substance. 
Mrs. J. N. May. Exactly like Mrs. 
Thomas, except in color, which is a soft, 
clear yellow ; these two are fine com- 
panion sorts, flowering at the same time. 
Mrs. A. Blanc. A fine and distinct sort ; 
inner petals erect, outer reflexed and 
pendulous; rich lavender of a most agree- 
able hue. 
Mrs. A. AVaterer. Petals from one to 
one and one-half inches wide ; very late ; 
pure white, sometimes showing a blush 
shade ; one of the very largest. 
Mrs. Cleveland. Very fine pure white ; 
petals tubular, very regularly arranged, 
forming an almost perfectly globular flow- 
er ; a most attractive sort. 
Prince Kamoutski. Very large, incurv- 
ed ; of the Comte de Germiny type ; inside 
of the petals a deep crimson, outer petals 
deep bronze ; very free and fine. 
Robert Bottomly. Petals long, and, 
when well grown, half an inch in 
breadth; flowers often measure six to 
seven inches in diameter, pure white. 
\\ r . AV. Coles. A peculiar shade of terra- 
cotta, shaded brownish-orange. 
MRS. ALPHEUS HARDY. 
i'or $5 you can select plants to value of S6. 
