42 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK CITY 
55 
PLANT DEPARTMENT 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Ready in April 
All standard varieties, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
No flower makes a more magnificent display in the Autumn than 
these, with their almost endless variety of form and colors, ranging 
from the purest snowy white, delicate pink and rose, through all the 
shades of brilliant yellows and deep reds. Set out the plants in a 
sunny, sheltered location, in good rich soil, using plenty of well- 
rotted cow manure. Water freely and keep well cut back until the 
first of August. If wanted for indoor blooming, they should be 
lifted about the middle of September, potted, watered thoroughly, 
and set in a shady place for a few days; afterward expose them to 
the full light, in a temperature not higher than fifty degrees. 
Beatrice May. Splendid white, flushed pink. 
Ben Wells. Flesh color; very large. 
Col. D. Appleton. A very large, bright, deep yellow, incurved, 
of fine form; one of the very best. 
F. A. Cobold. Handsome mauve pink of reflexing form. 
Lady Hopetoun. Heliotrope pink; largest of its color. 
Ivory. An old favorite very early white. 
Mrs. G. Heaume. A very popular salmon bronze. 
M iss Kathleen Stoop. A fine late pure white. 
Morton F. Plant. A fine large pink. 
Mrs. Henry Barnes. Old rose, shading to terra-cotta. 
Timothy Eaton. The largest white, incurved, of perfect form. 
Polly Rose. One of the most desirable early whites. 
Wm. Duckham. A pure pink of incurved form, perfect in every 
way. 
OSTRICH PLUME CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
The three varieties offered below are the. most distinct of the 
Ostrich Plume, or hairy sorts. 
Louis Boehmer. An exquisite shade of silvery pink, with deep 
rose on the inside of the petals. 
L’Enfant des Deux Mondes. Pure white, of large size and fine 
build; very heavily plumed. 
Monarch of Ostrich Plumes. Bright chrome yellow, shaded 
with amber; flowers very large and full, finely incurved. 
CARNATIONS 
The Carnations we offer are strong, young plants out of 2-inch pots. 
If planted out in Spring they should begin blooming about July or 
earlier. If potted in the Fall they should bloom profusely during the 
Winter months. 
15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Aristocrat. Deep pink, extra long stems and large flowers. A 
strikingly handsome and very valuable new sort. 
Daheim. Dark maroon, crimson shadings. 
El Dorado. Rich yellow, striped and penciled bright red. 
Enchantress. A superb shade of rosy-blush pink, very rich to¬ 
ward the center; extra fine, unrivaled in its color. 
Harry Fenn. A deep crimson variety with large perfect flowers 
and long strong stems. A gem in its color. 
J. II. Manley. Brilliant orange scarlet, blooms average 3 to 3H 
inches in diameter. Very fragrant and beautifully fringed. 
Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson. Purest rose pink, brilliant at night. 
Mrs. M. A. Patten. The flowers are a glistening white, striped 
and penciled with bright red. 
Rose-Pink Enchantress. A beautiful rose pink. 
Red Lawson. A “sport” from Mrs. Thos. W. Lawson, much 
deeper in color but identical in other respects. 
Robert Craig. A grand scarlet variety; flowers largest size, long 
stems and delightfully fragrant. 
Victory. A fine, deep scarlet, strong grower and very profuse 
bloomer; a profitable sort. Largely grown for cut flowers. 
White Perfection. Large flowers of the purest white, long stem; 
the best offered in its color, and sure to please. 
Winsor. A bright, attractive pink, surpassing all others in its 
color; in fact, there are none like it. An invaluable sort. 
HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS.— Every color known in Car¬ 
nations is represented, but having been grown from mixed seed 
we cannot supply any special color. They flower heavily in June. 
A fair proportion of the flowers will be double. Price, each 10c., 
doz. SI.00, 100 S6.00. 
“MARGUERITE” CARNATIONS.—A monthly Carnation which 
is of the greatest value for Summer blooming. They bloom free¬ 
ly all Summer; the flowers are mostly double; they are all 
elegantly fringed and deliciously fragrant. Price, each 10c., doz. 
SI.00, 100 so.00. 
ROSES 
Roses of this class produce the largest and most beautiful flowers, and the varieties offered below are all thoroughly hardy. 
Two-year old plants 40c. each, $4.00 per doz., by express, at purchaser’s expense 
HYBRID PERPETUAL VARIETIES 
American Beauty. The largest, sweetest and best of all hardy 
Roses; color a rich rosy crimson shaded and veined in the most 
charming fashion, and in fragrance not surpassed by any Rose we 
know. 
Anna de Diesbach. Clear, bright cannine pink, very large, full 
and finely shaped; fragrant and a free bloomer. 
Baron de Bonstetten. Velvety blackish crimson; very large, 
double, fragrant flowers; a strong grower. 
Baroness Rothschild. A superb Rose, of pale satiny rose; very 
large. 
Frau Karl Druschki. This is the ideal hardy white Rose, pure in 
color, perfect in form; strong grower and remarkably free-flower¬ 
ing; superb in every way. 
General Jacqueminot. Brilliant scarlet-crimson; an old favorite 
and one of the best known Roses in cultivation; does well every¬ 
where. 
Gloire Lyonnaise. White, tinted with yellow; large, full and of 
good shape; very distinct and pleasing. 
Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford. Deep rosy pink, outer petals 
shaded with pale flesh. A beautiful Rose in every respect. 
Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink, of beautiful form; exceedinglv fra¬ 
grant and remarkably free-flowering. Always does well and 
stands very close to the top among fine Roses. 
Paul Neyron. Dark rose, of enormous size; perhaps the largest of 
all. in 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Deep velvety crimson maroon, 
shaded scarlet; a magnificent dark Rose. 
Rodocanachi. A beautiful transparent rose color, shaded pink, 
large, full and very fragrant. 
Ulrich Brunner. Bright cherry red; flowers large and full; a 
good strong grower and always does well. 
