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• x J hes , e G-efaniums are in their way most remarkable Novelties,'for they show great improvement over EL* 
introduced, m habit, vigor size and quality of bloom and in radiant coloring. For’three' yeara they have % )wu2 7 
tion of all who have visited our conservatories. They are now offered for the first after & vpakAf W n the admira- 
beautifully cupped. Trusses immense and the bloomine- Qualities of the nlant tritiv- mnSfe»nape, round. an /l sometlm es 
feet marvels, showing combinations and brightness of tints hitherto unknown The q-nottpd or they are per- 
novel and extremely attractive. Such wortlfy w^ thiS^sffouM bear th? nanme of dfffeTen? 
States, and we have named them accordingly, as others yet to come will be named bnouia Dea r the names ot different 
12 SORTS INTRODUCED LAST YEAR. 
Maine— Pure white, slightly tinged pink. Large flower and 
magnificent truss. 
Georgia—Delicate sea-shell pink. Extra fine and large. 
Virg i nta—Large, extra fine, salmon-pink. A fine shade. 
Massachusetts-Extraordinary size and beautifully colored 
Exquisite pure pink with white rayed center, freely 
spotted or speckled. ' * 
Indiana— Pale lilac-pink, slightly spotted. Large size and 
beautiful form. 
California— Salmon-pink, white center; beautifully rayed 
and clouded. 
Iowa— Mammoth size; shape round and perfect; velvety 
crimson-scarlet. Yery rich. f 
Illinois—Soft pink, white center, thickly spotted deep crim- 
son. Distinct and very beautiful. 
Pennsy Ivan!a—Pure snow white; best of its color. 
Ohio—Flower like a Pelargonium. Deep blood scarlet, 
veined black; upper petals rayed intense orange-scarlet. 
Largest known size. 
Kansas— Intense orange-scarlet, each petal beautifully 
veined with a dark color. 
New York—Enormous clusters of great substance; beauti- 
ful round flowers. Soft pink; perfectly exquisite. 
Kentucky — Beautiful soft rose, with numerous spots. 
Price 20c. each; any 3 for 50c.; the 13 for $2.00 
8 SORTS INTRODUCED THIS YEAR. 
Oregon— Flower very large and perfectly magnificent. 
m clouded and mottled with pure white. 
Missouri— Good flower M peculiar color, being scarlet freely 
mottled with gray. Quite distinct, 
svfi j ch igan—Bright,deep,orange-pink with blue tinted center. 
A very delicate, pleasing and beautiful color. 
Co| orado-White, tinted violet-pink. A shade so delicate 
and shifting as to be perfectly exquisite, and has been 
appropriately called Shifting Shades.” 
Minnesota— Extra large, light red with small white center. 
Quite a new and distinctshade and a fine one. Large, 
New Jersey— White, tinted, veined and spotted. 
Connecticut— Enormous flower, often measuring 2 % inches 
across. Leaves gigantic in size with conspicuous dark 
zone. _ Color intense scarlet. 
W fr °e , ly , spotted ight ' violet " eri ' mson ’ white rayed center 
Price ,30c. each; the 8 for $2.00. 
GERANIUM SEED. 
New Hybrid Purge-Flowering. 
This is saved from such grand sorts as those offered 
above. It will produce magnificent varieties, probably many 
as good as those here named. It is the finest Geranium seed 
ever offered Plants from seed bloom in a few months. 
Jrkt., 20c.; 3 pkts., 50c. See page 76 for other Geranium seed. 
GeraniOxns. 
BEST DOUBLE SORTS. 
t Chopin Enormous size, semi¬ 
double great truss, fiery 
, orange-scarlet. Fine bedder. 
\ Hoff Beach— Yery dark. A deep 
amaranth shaded purple. 
Jupiter— A grand flower of the 
very largest' size, and of a 
glowing dark vermillio'n. Ex¬ 
tra fine. 
S„ A. Nutt— A massive truss of 
large double florets; close, 
compact habit; rich dark crim¬ 
son-black. 
La Favorite— The best white 
bedding Geranium, as it does 
not turn pink in the sun. A 
fine pot sort also. A strong 
grower, and with flowers of snowy whiteness. 
Mars— Immense trusses of very large flowers, of fiery scar- 
let rayed with violet-scarlet and touch of orange-yellow, 
rars. Parker— While the foliage is deep green, with a broad 
border of pure white, the flower is perfectly double, and of 
a clear bright pink, a combination novel and beautiful, 
mad. Jaulm— Grand flowers of a most beautiful pink color, 
white Swan— Yery floriferous. An extra fine pot Geranium, 
covered with large trusses of snow-white flowers that are 
very double and perfect. Habit, short, jointed and bushy. 
EXTRA CHOICE SINGLE SORTS. 
John Lewis OhilcSs— This new and unique Geranium is urn 
like any other variety in cultivation. Its color is a pale 
pearly pink, heavily mottled and spotted with crimson. 
The background is a good light color and the spots bright 
and brilliant.. It is the only good spotted variety yet 
__ known in cultivation, except some of our novelties, 
wiar. de Layres-A grand pure white sort with enormous 
flowers and truss. Finest of all single whites, 
wonder— The flowers are the most intense dazzling scarlet 
and are borne in trusses of enormous size, measuring 
from 10 to 20 inches in circumference, with single florets 
g. mea surmg 7 inches in circumference, 
fcm press— Flowers enormous in size, borne in great clusters, 
durable, and produced in profusion throughout the year. 
Color a most lovely soft pink, with la^ge white shadings 
on upper petals and small veins. 
Price of all the above Geraniums , 15c. each; 6 for 75c. 
FioWeriijo Rose Geraxpiixx). 
Strong fragrance,, and large deep scarlet flowers.. Com- 
bmes free flowering qualities with fragrant foliage. Yery 
useful for summer cut flowers, and as a pot plant for winter 
cannot be surpassed. A very fine plant, and either for pots 
or for bedding it will give great satisfaction. Its bloom is 
very fine, and the fragrant foliage makes it a truly novel 
Plant. 25c. each; 3 for 60e, 
Doable IVy Geraqiaip. 
A very popular class of Geraniums, of robust, trailing 
habit, thickly clothed with dark green ivy-pointed leaves of 
smooth, glossy, wax-like texture, worth growing for the 
beauty of foliage alone. When in bloom they are doubly 
beautiful, with large trusses of beautiful flowers borne well 
above the foliage. These flowers are much larger than the 
ordinary Geraniums, and marked like superb Pelargoniums. 
Jeanne d’Arc— Pure white; very double and fine. 
La Rosaire —Fine rose. Delicate and charming. 
Souv. Chas. Turner— Deep bright pink; feathered maroon. 
Chas. Montselet— Bright scarlet; large and fine. 
20c. each; the k for 60c. , 
