GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 
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Chrysanthemum Mis. Alpheus Hardy. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, continued. 
Louis Boehmer ( Pink Ostrich Plume). A gorgeous 
pink variety of the While Ostrich Plume (Mrs. Alpheus 
Hardy), touis Boehmer is identical in its strange and 
beautiful formation with that variety, but its color is an 
exquisite shade of silvery pink ; very fine and distinct. 
Mrs. J. Lewis Childs. The flowers are of enor- 
mous size, of the incurved Japanese type, nearly as 
round as a ball and as white as snow ; they are borne 
the entire length of the 1on<j branches, and are of great 
substance and unsurpassed beauty. 
Mrs. L. C. Madeira. A perfect, compact globe of 
golden yellow ; petals upright, of heavy texture and 
like unopened quills ; plant of strong contitution, stems 
stiff and flowers large. Both color and form are abso- 
lutely perfect. 
Marguerite Jeffords. A fine spherical flower, of 
bright amber color ; a rich and pleasing shade. One 
of the best. 
Mrs. Robert Craig. Pure snow-white ; incurved 
to form a perfect sphere, like the typical Chinese 
Chrysanthemum ; perfectly double, with the breadth 
of petal and grandeur of build found in the Japanese 
sorts. Very large in size, and a grand flower. 
Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. No new plant of any kind 
was ever given so much attention or admiration as 
this one. The flower is pure white, making a perfect 
ball, covered with long, fine hairs, which glisten in the 
light and give it a soft appearance. A well-grown 
specimen is an object of great beauty, and at once 
attracts notice. 15 cts. 
Mrs. E. W. Clark. A beautiful flower of regular 
form, with slightly incurved, whorled center; deep, 
rich crimson-magenta of a pleasing shade. 
Mrs. F. Bergmann. A pretty white; very early 
and free in producing its flowers. 
Mrs. A. Blanc. A fine and distinct sort, with inner 
petals erect, outer ones reflexed and pendulous. The 
color is rich lavender of a most agreeable hue. 
Montgolfier. Maroon, tipped with rich gold ; a 
beautiful pompon, that forms a very effective contrast 
to other flowers. 
Mikado. Flowers exquisitely fringed, curved and 
plaited ; of irregular form ; crimson and gold. A truly 
magnificent variety, and sure to please. 
Mrs. Carnegie. Rich deep crimson, of immense 
size, blooms measuring 12 inches in diameter. 
Mrs. Cleveland. Fine, pure white; petals tubular, 
very regularly arranged, forming an almost perfect 
globe ; a most attractive sort. 
Pietro Diaz. Plant of fine habit, with large flowers 
of brilliant red ; one of the loveliest shades known. 
Prince Kamoutski. Very large, incurved ; of the 
Comte de Germinv type . inside of petals deep crimson, 
outer petals deep bronze ; very free and fine. 
Salvator. Crimson-red ; large flowers ; a beauty, 
and one of the best of its color. 
T. C. Price. Double, much twisted, and incurved 
in the form of a corkscrew ; color a rich strawberry- 
cream. 
Val d’Andorre. Immense flowers of a rich chest- 
nut-crimson ; distinct in color, and a good variety. 
The flowers are whorl-like in shape. 
V. H. Hallock. Rosy pearl, ofa marked waxy tex- 
ture, the rosy color deepening toward the center. 
Flower 6 inches in diameter ; petals convex, rounded 
| downward half their length from center, changing to a 
beautiful curved form. 
W. W. Coles. A peculiar shade of terra-cotta, 
I shaded brownish orange. 
SPECIAL CHRYSANTHEMUM OFFERS. 
The purchaser may select 15 Chrysanthemums for $1. Or, we will send 25 plants, our selection of good 
varieties, each plant labeled, for $1. 
