SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1899 
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Gforysaqtljeiqdiqs atlOc. each. TS[eW (^l>rysar>tl>eraarr>s. 
Beautiful, profuse, easily grown, and a superb pot plant 
for room decoration. No other flower need hope to compete 
with it in the season. Some dealers offer confusing lists of 
kundreds of varieties, hut we have reduced our lists to the 
cream of all sorts, any one of which might grace a queen’s 
palace. Our advice is to give them rich food, and plenty ot 
water, and if the large blooms of the Exhibition are coveted, 
keep them in pots always, shifting them as they require, 
©inching back until robust and bushy, then to disbud, leav¬ 
ing but one blossom out of each cluster to develop. 
JAPANESE. 
This is the leading and most popular class. Many differ¬ 
ent shapes and forms, of all colors. 
<3i« 8 IS wgfford 1 1 —Still the standard of what a fi ne dark, 
Chrysanthemum should he. Very rich dark crimson. 
Idtntt— A large, flat flower, double to the center, seven 
inches across, petals whorled, quilled ana twisted m the 
most beautiful manner. Color, pure white. 
®OSd*rs Wedding — One of the very finest of all yellow 
varieties. Flowers enormous in size, incurved, solid 
and globular. Finest and brightest yellow. 
Bloodgood —A striking variety, unquestionably the 
most meritorious and true pink. Globular in shape. 
of the Pacific— Magnificent large pink. Extra early 
and extra fine. 
V®ltow Monarch —Enormous size, exceedingly early and 
rich golden yellow. , , . ... 
ivory —A grand variety. A smooth-textured ivory-white 
flower of large size and perfect globular form. 
John Shrlmpton -Deep velvety crimson, gold color on 
reverse side of petals. Large and extra fine. , 
(Leonard Improved— Most beautiful and distinct. The color 
is a, peculiar but beautiful carmine-purple thickly dotted 
with white. A great improvement on the old Leo paid. 
Slftjiflower- Flowers six inches across, perfectly double to 
the center. Petals long and wavy and beautifully and 
deeply lascinated; color pale whitish-lavender, slign ^ y 
shaded with yellow toward the center. Unlike any othei. 
OSTRICH PLUME. 
These are the unique hairy or “Esau’ varieties wbici 
are so add. beautiful and popular. 
@®8«i Dust -Soft plumy flower of rich {golden color. Best 
hairy yellow. , , - „ 
SS&'Ss Higginbotham— Elegant large blossoms of a sort 
downy pink. Petals broad and plush-like. D 
W. J. Codfrey-Improved Alpheus Hardy. Pure snow- 
white, large and double, and very hairy ; best white sort. 
POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Small flowers as double as little roses and borne m 
great masses. By all odds this is one of th e rno?T charming 
of all Chrysanthemums, and everyone should ha\e a tew. 
KSaek Douglas-Color so deep as to be almost Wack. whue 
the tip of each petal shows a glint ot ^old, makriig t 
whole blossom appear as if sprinkled with gold dust. 
pspfincess Nleletia— Beautiful for cuUing . or weai rng- A. 
lovely.long stemmed,fringed flower- '«ate bl "pomoonf 
¥*.! d’Or-The finest of all yellow fl "V e red Pompons. 
Blooms in clusters. Beautiful shape 
White Bedder—Pure snow white, in great masses. 
Price of all the above , 10c. each. 
From the large list of new’Mums we select the following 
as being the most remarkable, distinct and beautiful, fl hey 
are really marvels in their way. Among them we have a 
beautiful large striped variety, (Uncle Sam). Good Gracious 
is reallv a monster, the largest variety grown. As a com¬ 
panion to the exquisite Philadelphia we have the lovely pink 
Wm. Simpson, and in P. Manda we have a most fascinating 
combination of canary yellow and pure white. 
Philadelphia— The sensation among Chrysanthemums. 
Took 15 first prizes last year, never failing to win in any 
exhibition in America or Europe. Flower of enormous 
size as round as a hall, pure white with a delicate shad- 
owv tinge of lemon, giving the flower a peculiar translu¬ 
cent effect It is the grandest variety in cultivation, its 
peculiar beauty being utterly indescribable. 
Wm. Simpson— The best pink and largest flower of its 
color. Exhibited for the first time last year and created 
a sensation. As fine as Philadelphia. Flowers have been 
grown that measure 11 inches across. Early and a line 
robust grower. Color, a most exquisite shade of pink, 
of indescribable loveliness. 
Norma Dee Chllds-A beautiful Chinese; enormous flower, 
seven inches across, perfectly double to the center; petals 
wide, and color snow-white. Unquestionably the best 
pure white Chrysanthemum known, 
P. Manda— A superb large flower opening flat and double 
to the very center, -petals beautifully curved. The cen¬ 
ter petals are fine canary yellow while those outside are 
pure white combining these two delicate ano. exquisite 
colors in one flower. In this respect it is unlike any 
other variety and a gem of the first water. No collection 
complete without it. . , , . •. „ 
Uncle Sam— A fine large flower with long wavy petals of q. 
rosv lilac color, striped and bordered with white. It is 
the finest and most distinctly striped variety m cultiva- 
tioru and a decided acquisition. — 
Cood Cracious— Probably the very largest flower of any 
Chrysanthemum. As large as a man s hat and double to 
the verv center. Petals quilled and irregulai. Col i a 
delicate shade of peach pink; perfectly grand. _ 
Yellow Good Gracious—A sport from the above, with fine 
White e dood Gracious—Another sport, bearing a pure 
white flower. 
Price , 15c. each, the 8 for $1.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER— for only $2.50 we vjill send one plant 
each of the 25 sorts offered on this page, the 8 on page — and one 
Ever bloomer, (see cover.) 
CHOICE C&RYSAMYHEWSyM SEEO. 
Chrvsanthemums are very easily grown Ho™, 
flower abundantl v the first season. It is no tioiibie at all to 
g?ow them and they are sure to flower beautifully m Octo- 
f.„ r and November from spring sown seed. Eveiy plant 
raised will produce a flower of a different color and charac¬ 
ter no two will ever be alike, and among them there will bo 
marrv*exceptionally beautiful and valuable new varieties. 
Extra Hybrids, Mixed— Saved only from the finest named 
sorts, carefully hand fertilized. 2o seeds, 2oc. 
