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I ' UNATIONS AND PIOOTEES. 
CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 
The beauty and brilliancy of the flowers of the Carnation and Picotee, together with their delicious fragrance, 
cause them to be not only eery popular, but to hare many ardent admirers. The collection we now offer com- 
prises several choice named varieties from Messrs. Uovey & Co., of Boston, as well as a large number, some 
very unique and handsome, selected from about twenty thousand seedlings raised on our own grounds. We 
describe a few of the most select only. 
PRICES. 
Finest named sorts, each 30 cents; Per. Doz., $3 ; Per Hund., $20. 
Adelaide.— Creamy white, edged and slightl>strip- mourning Dove,— Dove color, with a peculiar 
ed with purple. silvery bloom ; very unique. 
Aiax. — (Hovey,) Very dark crimson maroon. UTS* Martin, -- White, distinctly pencilled with 
Attraction,— Large, white, beautifully striped on purple in the centre of each petal. 
the edge* 9 with pink. Mrs. \% r ilkin*on, — Pure white, slightly striped 
Aurora,— Yellow' ground with fringed edges, deeply with purple ; fine. 
tinged with pink ; large and very double. Oliver Goldsmith, — Flush, striped with scarlet 
Bontire.-Flaring bright red, dashed with crimson; and maroon. t 
large and fineT Opliclia,— White, edged with deep carmine. 
Brutus. — Flesh color, splashed with maroon and Prince Albert,— Pale yellow, edged with scarlet. 
scarlet Princess Alice, -Yellow, flaked with dark crimson. 
Charming,— Pure white, exquisitely edged with Prodigy, — Large and full double, spattered and 
. ’ splashed with dark red and crimson on light 
ground ; rare and beautiful. 
Rainbow,— Very light pink, beautifully striped and 
spotted with dark pink, purple and scarlet, very 
llww y .j , rw large and full double. 
' edeed with crimson : large and double ; very el- Rocket, -Deep town, edges tipped, and petalsstripcd 
C ga n t # down the centre with bright crimson ; very at- 
Fascination, 
purple. 
Diadem,— Creamy white, flaked w ith rosy purple. 
Diana,— (Ilovey,) Light purple flake. 
Esther,— White, edged with crimson. 
Excelsior,— Dark pink, deeply serrated, and deeply 
-Pure flesh color, fine size, regular 
and full double ; exquisite. 
Favorite, — Large, full double, fringed, bright pink, 
striped with purple. 
Gcn’l. Leavenworth,— Beautiful red, distinctly 
edged, flaked and spotted with maroon. 
Gcn’l. Montgomery, -(Hovey,) Crimson on flake. 
Geii’l. Taylor,— (Hovey,) Crimson on bizarre. 
George Harris-— White, completely splashed and 
spattered with pink. 
J Ultet,— White, with delicate straw centre, exquisite- 
ly edged and pencilled with light red ; very el- 
egant. 
Eamia,— White flaked with light rose. 
Mars, — Yellow ground, beautifully edged and striped 
with scarlet, large and full. 
Mary, — White, edged with crimson purple. 
Monarch,— Cherry red. 
tractive. 
Sebastian, — Cream, edged with dark crimson. 
The Blush,— Monstrous size, extremely double, 
w bite, with deep blush suffused almost over the 
entire blossom. 
The Flirt,— Fawn stained with pink, touched on 
the edges and centre of the petals with bright 
scarlet. 
The Meteor,— Large and full double, edged and 
dashed with brilliant crimson on faw r n ground, 
suffused with pink; unique. 
The Squire, -White, striped and splashed with pur- 
ple and carmine. 
Twilight.— Rich straw color, approaching fawn, 
dashea with pink, occasionally deepening into 
scarlet; beautiful. 
Valentine May,— Pink, striped and dashed with 
scarlet. 
Venus, — Cream, edged with erimson. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS FEOWERING PLANTS, 
Anterhinums, or Snap Dragons. 
Belli**, or Daiwies*,— A splendid collection of the 
best Belgian varieties, ail pale double. 
Calewtcgia iPubescen*,— A climbing vine with 
double rose colored flowers. Tubers, per doz., $1 
Campannla Pyramidal i**, Pyramidal 
Canterbury Belle,— Very handsome. 
Carnations,— See special list. 
Chrysanthemum*,— See special list. 
Clematis,— A fine collection. 
Columbine*,— All colors, perfectly double. 
Dianthu* Barbatu*, (Sweet William*,)— A 
fine assortment. 
Digital!*, (Fox Glove,)— Of all colors. 
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