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with leaves or litter during winter. 
Chrysanthemums. 
CYCLOBOTHRA FLAVIA. This golden gem is of great beauty and easily grown ; the habit of plant 
and bloom is similar to Bessera; the color is clear golden yellow, with intense black spots on each 
petal. 8 cts. each ; 80 cts. per doz. 
CACTUS. These plants require absolutely no care. They grow for months in the house or garden with¬ 
out watering, and increase in value yearly. Their flowers are of exquisite beauty and fragrance, and 
their curious forms render them exceedingly interesting. In winter they require scarcely any water. 
We send by mail ten fine plants of blooming size, each one distinct and named, for Ji-oo, or five for 50 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, POMPON AND HARDY. Eighteen varieties for garden cultivation. 1 liey 
include a much greater diversity of color and form than has hitherto been obtainable, we are sure they 
will delight all who plant them. 
While they are all hardy, it is well to give them a protection 
Each 20cts.; per doz. $2.00. _ _ .. 
—Viscount de Vere, lilac-pink; Grunnewold, pink; La Vogue, yellow; Souvenir de Jersey, yellow; 
Mile. Martha, white; Blushing Bride, white, shaded pink; Rio des Precoses, red, shaded bronze; Emily 
Roebottom, anemone white; Snowdrop, white; Gen. Canrobert, yel¬ 
low; Bronze Bride, bronze; Sceur Melane, white; Mme. des Granges, 
white; Julius Lagrave, dark red, late keeper; Rose Trevenna, pink; 
Bob, brown and white; Model of Perfection, lilac; Mme. La Count de 
Franchaise de Cannel, bronze ; Golden Fleece, bright yellow. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. We offer these from one of the largest and best 
collections in the country. If what you want is not included in the 
sorts here named, send us your list, we can furnish every desirable 
variety. 
A Water'er, bronze yellow ; Charity, pink ; Cullingfordi, crimson; Day 
Dawn, white; E' M. Bigelow, red ; Edith M. Hollis, white; Golden 
Queen, yellow; Golden Wedding, yellow; Gettysburg, red; Hicks 
Arnold, yellow; Infatuation, white; Indiana, pink; J. L. Canning, 
white; Lady Playfair, pink; Lilian B. Bird, pink ; Major Bonnafon, 
yellow; Mrs. Phipps, white; Mayflower, white; Mrs. George West, 
pink ; Mrs. S. Morgan, yellow ; Octoroon, red ; Pink Ivory, pink ; Sil¬ 
ver Cloud, white ; Tuxedo, yellow. Ready for delivery after the middle 
of April. 15 cts. each ; Jr.50 per doz. 
CARNATIONS. For blooming in the garden we can furnish three colors 
that will flower if set out after the middle of May, from July until frost. 
—Scarlet, Crimson, White. Extra strong plants from pots. 25 cts. each ; 
$2.50 per doz. 
—Mound Pinks. These old favorites, if given enough room, form a pretty mound of bluish-green foliage 
and produce freely beautiful, blush-pink, fragrant flowers. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 
—Margaret. This is the new class that blooms from seed in about four months. About 90 per cent of the 
flowers are double. All very sweet scented and they embrace a great variety of delicate shades. They 
are exceedingly useful for cutting. Strong plants, 15 cts. each ; J1.50 per doz. 
DAHLIAS. Large Double Show Named sorts in a 
large variety of colors. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 
—Pompon, or Small-Flowered Double. Really more de¬ 
sirable and popular than the foregoing. Named sorts 
in a great variety of colors. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per 
doz. 
—Single Flowered. From a grand collection. 15 cts. 
each ; $1.50 per doz. 
—Cactus. Large double and single flowered. 20 cts. 
each ; 52.00 per doz. 
—Hardy. Golden Ball. Height four feet, furnished with 
pretty dark-green foliage, which in fall just shows 
through the covering of beautiful double golden-yel¬ 
low flowers that last till frost. Seeds, per pkt., 5 cts. 
Extra strong plants, each, 15 cts. ; per doz., J1.50. 
GLADIOLI. This valuable and easy cultivated class of 
bulbs is not half appreciated. They can be grown in 
beds or borders, and a continuous bloom can be kept 
up from June till frost by a succession of planting. 
Fine mixed varieties, doz., 25 cts. ; 100, Jr.75. Named 
sorts, mixed, doz., 30 cts.; 100, J2.00. Scarlet shades 
in mixture, doz., 20 cts.; 100,51.50. Crimson shades 
in mixture, doz., 20 cts.; 100, Si.50. Pink shades in 
mixture, doz., 35 cts.; 100, J2.75. White shades in 
mixture, doz., 40 cts.; 100, $3.00. Yellow shades in 
mixture, doz., 40 cts.; 100,53.00. Striped and varie¬ 
gated, doz., 30cts.; 100,52.00. French Hybrids, doz., 
50 cts.; 100,53 50. Lemoine’s Hybrids, collection of 
10 named varieties, $2.00. 
GLOXINIA BULBS. Our stock of these is very choice. 
The bulbs should be potted in the spring in light, 
sandy loam, and they will commence growing and blooming at once. In the fall, dry them and store 
in a warm place thiough winter. Strong, flowering bulbs, mixed colors, per bulb, 15 cts. ; Ji-75 per 
Dahlias 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
