A. B. DAVIS & SON, PURCELLVILLE, VIRGINIA. 
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Sirs. Alpheus Hardy. No new plant of any kind 
was ever given so much attention or admiration as 
this one. Such a wonderful departure is startling in 
effect and beauty. The flower is pur e white, making 
a perfect ball, covered with long, fine hairs, which 
glisten in the light. A well grown specimen is an 
object of great beauty. 15 cents. 
Mrs. E. \V. Clarke. A beautiful flower of regular 
form; slightly incurved, whorled center; deep rich 
crimson-magenta, of a pleasing shade. 
Mrs. J. Lewis Childs. The flowers are of enormous 
size, of the incurved Japanese type, nearly as round 
as a ball and as white as snow ; borne the entire 
length of the long branches ; of great substance and 
unsurpassed beauty ; late. 15 cents. 
Mrs. Levi P. Morton. Of distinct and unique ap 
pearance, bright pink ; the floret petals are wide and 
long. 
Mrs. Carnegie. Rich deep crimson, of immense size, 
blooms measuring 12 inches in diameter. 
Mrs. A. Watercr. Petals from one to one and one- 
half inches wide; pure white, sometimes showing a 
blush shade ; one of the largest ; very late. 
Mrs. Cleveland. Fine pure white ; petals tubular, 
very regularly arranged, forming an almost perfect 
globe ; a most attractive sort. 
Pietro Diaz. Brilliant red ; fine habit, large flowers; 
one of the loveliest shades known. 
Prince Kamoutski. Very large, incurved ; of the 
Comte de Germiny type ; inside of the petals a deep 
crimson, outer petals deep bronze ; very free and fine. 
Puritan. One of the earliest and prettiest varieties. 
Pure white and very large ; makes a superb exhibi- 
tion-plant when well grown. 
T. C. Price. Double, much twisted, and incurved in 
the form of a corkscrew ; strawberry-cream. 
Val d’Amlorre. Immense flowers of a rich chestnut- 
crimson ; distinct in color, and a good variety. The 
flowers are whorl-like in shape. 
V. H. Hallock. Rosy pearl, of a marked waxy tex- 
ture, the rosy color "deepening toward the center. 
Flower six inches in diameter; petals convex, rounded 
downward half their length from center, changing to 
a beautiful curved form. 
W. \V. Coles. A peculiar shade of terra-cotta, shaded 
brownish orange. 
CHRYSANTHF.MUK LOUIS BOFHMFR. 
Our hardy double Russian Violet3 are free to all. 
