Mrs. R an a maker, Probably the most 
beautifully shaped pearly pink in culti- 
vation. 
Mrs. Frank Thomson. Large, incu rved- 
with broad petals: mottled deep pink- 
with silvery back, very distinct, flowers 
eight inches across. 
M.Planchenan. Mauve, shaded rose and 
silver, flowers large, free and early. 
M.A. Vilmorin. Medium size flower, full 
centre of beautifully whorled petals: 
reflexed petals of crimson, and old gold, 
distinctly marked with crimson, beauti- 
fully twisted and undulating; very late. 
M. Zv. Nichols. Salmon yellow, of medi- 
um size and in bouquets of four or five 
pretty flowers. 
M. Norman Davis. Deep rose carmine, 
shaded lilac: large flowers, and one of 
the best. 
M. Freeman. A grand flower, a silvery 
rose, shaded violet : very handsome. 
M.Ghys. A very effective, much prized 
flower of satin pink, pointed with yel- 
low : a fine variety. 
M. John Lain g. Richest crimson, of the* 
largest size and very distinct and fine. 
M. Boyer. Beautiful pink. 
Mad. C.Audiguer. Flowers of the largest 
size, of the purest rosy pink : a gem. 
Mad. de Sevin. Rosy amaranth, shaded 
with silver, a pleasing color : flowers very 
large and fine. 
Md’lle M. Fabre. A silvery pink, with 
white shadings, large and finely shaped: 
beautiful. 
Mad. Lacroix. Flowers of a light rose, 
changing into pure white; this is a su- 
perb variety. 
Mary Salter. A beautiful feathery flower 
ot creamy white: large and fine. 
Martha Harding. Yellow, shaded with 
brown : large and full. 
Minnie Miller. Dark rose, very free flow- 
ering; this may be described as tin* best 
rose colored, 
Moonlight. Immense flowers of a pure 
white: a white Temple of Solomon. 
Mr. T. Norris. Rich velvety amaranth: 
a reflexed flower of most brilliant color: 
golden centre. 
Mr. W.Barr. Entirely distinct: base of 
petals the brightest crimson, partly tub- 
ular, with points of pure yellow : early, 
lasting a long time. 
Mrs. Langtry. An enormous incurved 
Japanese; flowers one foot across, outer 
petals long and quilled, inside ones flat 
and most beautifully incurved: color 
pure white ; charming. 
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler. Flowers are of the 
largest size, and of such heavy substance 
that they appear as if stamped out of 
leather: color a bright crimson on the 
upper side 'of petals, while the under 
side isolcar old gold, thus forminga most 
beautiful contrast. 
Mrs. John Thorpe. A brilliant crimson : 
very decided in coloring: petals tubular 
for ball their length, disposed in a very 
marked whorled shape. 
Mrs. R. Brett. A distinct variety, differ- 
ing from all others in its peculiar plume 
like flower and rich coloring of pure 
gold : a gem. 
Mrs. F. G. Gilmore. Silvery pink petals, 
very large, partially quilled, incurving 
to l.he centre: this will make a fine exhi- 
bition variety. 
Mrs. C. Carey. A magnificent variety, 
with very large, broad petals of pearly 
white, much curved and twisted : on first 
opening, the flowers show a disc, but 
afterwards the petals incurve and form 
a nearly perfect ball in shape. 
Mrs. \\m. Mencke. Brightest yellow, 
with slender petals of a peculiar shape 
late. 
Mrs. Cleveland. A pure white with long 
tubular petals. 
Mrs. Vanaman. Cherry red : very large 
and perfectly distinct. 
Naragansett. Reflexed clear white flower 
with white centre. 
Nathan F,. Reist. Flower snow white, of 
enormous size, broad petals and golden 
yellow centre ; good for cut flowers, as it. 
is fluffy in appearance and very pure in 
color. 
Newport. The largest and best of its class 
a claar rose pink, opening flat and form- 
ing with age ribbon like balls of largest 
size; a splendid variety: first-class certi- 
ficate. 
Nellie Bly. Brilliant yellow, very large 
flowers, which are plumed and tasseled 
a splendid variety. 
Nuit d } Automane. The richest crimson 
amaranth. beautiful color: of the largest 
size. 
Nut de Heiver. Old gold and bronze 
late. 
Othello. Single, bronze red color, free 
and good. 
October Beauty. One of the earliest va- 
rieties. flowering by October 1st: of me- 
dium size, good substance, lasting color, 
at first a dull pink, changing to white. 
Osiris. Rose, shaded with lilac: of glob- 
ular shape. 
Old Gold. A free blooming sort of a hand- 
some old gold color, 
Phidias. Blush pink and silvery white; 
incurved. 
President Hyde. Large, full double and 
reflexed twisted outer florets; color rich 
yellow : of fine habit and free flowering. 
Prince Alfred. Rose crimson, shaded a 
silvery purple; incurved; very fine. 
Pcrle Preciouse. Purple, tinted silvery 
rose: broad petals, and perfectly incurv- 
ed high centre; a valuable addition. 
Public Ledger. Named after the Ledger 
newspaper; softest pearly pink; a very 
large and so incurved as to resemble a 
ball. 
Puritan. White, tinted with rose, large, 
good habit, and one of t he finest for bush 
plants. 
Prince of Orange. A brilliant yellow, 
shaded and edged with a narrow band of 
red ; very fine. 
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