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The E. G. Hill Company 
Take Blooming 
Bud Date 
Mrs. L. J. Reuter—A high-class 
hloom of purest white; petals reflex 
and twist, making a beautiful, artistic 
flower.Aug. 20 Nov. 5 
Mrs. Ernest Wild—Chestnut crim¬ 
son with a bronze reverse. One of the 
most reliable varieties we have ever 
disseminated. Does not damp a petal. 
Height, five feet. Foliage droops on 
stem, which permits close planting 
of this variety.Aug. IS Nov. 5 
Mrs. J. Gibson—A phenomenal va¬ 
riety. Enormous alike in stem, foli¬ 
age and flower; color light pink 
shading to deeper pink lines on ends 
of petals; exhibited 10 J /2 inches deep 
and 10 inches across. Height, 4(4 feet. 
Take the bud soon after.Aug. 1 Nov. 1 
Mrs. M. R. Morgan—A sport from 
Yellow Eaton which reflexes its petals 
and is deep Golden in color; stem 
and foliage identical with the parent; 
one of the best and most practical 
additions to the class of late commer¬ 
cials. Center well filled with petals.. Sept. 10 Nov. 
Mile. Arlette Dubois—-Very much 
like Virginia Poehlmann, but a bet¬ 
ter grower. A valuable early white 
incurved to follow Advance.Aug. 20 Oct. IS 
Major Bonnaffon—This splendid 
yellow commercial still stands un¬ 
rivaled; even the last small “nub- Nov. 5 
bins” are refined and beautiful though and 
small. Our stock is in perfect health. Sept. 20 later 
Mary E. Meyer—Pure paper white. 
A fine keeper; first-rate commercial; 
good globular form.Aug. 25 Nov. 10 
Miss Elvia Scoville—The pure 
white sport of Well’s Late Pink; a 
novelty of 1916.Aug. 20 Nov. IS 
Mankato—Rosy amaranth of very 
large size; fine for collections. Nov¬ 
elty, 1915.Aug. 30 Nov. 1 
Monrovia—Very early yellow; use July IS Oct. 1 
early cuttings; keep them moving to to 
without check.July 20 Oct. 10 
Meudon—An immense exhibition 
variety of bright pink color, and won¬ 
derfully beautiful in form. Has won 
innumerable prizes and medals. Splen¬ 
did in stem and foliage. The largest 
of its color.Aug. 20 Nov. 1 
Marigold—Brighter than Golden 
Wedding, 9 inches in diameter; stem 
and foliage perfect. There is no yel¬ 
low than can equal it in color, size, 
stem and foliage; all combined in one Aug. 20 
sort; finely incurved. A gorgeous to 
golden yellow.Aug. 25 Oct. 30 
Take 
Pud 
Maud Dean—Good late pink com¬ 
mercial .Sept. 10 
Nagoya—One of the latest and 
finest brilliant yellows in the family, 
4(4 feet. A good commercial sort.Sept. 20 
Nerissa—A greatly improved Hi- 
rondelle; a lovely shade of rosy 
lavender, grand size and beautifully 
incurved. Big and globular. Form 
extra fine.Sept. 5 
Odessa — Enormous yellow, very 
bright, grand in form; unexcelled in 
incurving yellow for exhibition and 
also a grand late commercial. Holds 
its place with Wm. Turner.Sept. 5 
Oconto—A white Japanese, almost 
a duplicate of Donatello in all save 
color. A grand bush plant.Aug. 30 
Ogontz (Smith, Exhibition, 1916)— 
Light primrose yellow, with whorled 
petals—large sized bloom.Aug. 30 
October Queen (Smith, Commer¬ 
cial, 1916)—Snow white, with incurv¬ 
ing center and horizontal outer petals. 
Very promising as an early. Scored 
93 points.Aug. 25 
Prefet Tillier—Color a splendid 
scarlet-crimson ; — u n u s u a 11 y good 
grower, that shows the brilliant color 
at its best. 4 feet. The very best Last 
general purpose red.bud 
Patty—A beautiful “live” shade 
of soft Enchantress pink. A pretty 
incurving variety—dwarf. Aug. 25 
Queen Mary—Very large, pure 
white, with immensely long florets; 
it opens with a shade of pink on the 
reverse, but finishes pure white; a 
gigantic beauty. Use the early crown 
as later buds show a hollow center. Early 
Extra for exhibition. crown 
Roserie—A good, early commer¬ 
cial pink.Aug. 15 
Ramapo—A seedling of Col. Ap¬ 
pleton; enormously large, fine golden 
yellow color, maturing October 15. 
Fine for early exhibitions and for After 
early store openings.Aug. 20 
Robt. Halliday — A fine October 
variety, rounded in form, with good 
stems and of good yellow color.Aug. 20 
Silver King — White with long, 
broad petals; for exhibition; stems 
very stiff and long.Aug. 30 
Smith’s Advance—(See Advance.) 
Tiger (Smith, 1916)—This is the 
variety named by Prest. Wilson. Very 
round and finely finished into a per¬ 
fect incurved. A fine yellow commer¬ 
cial . Sept. 5 
Blooming 
Date 
Nov. 10 
Nov. 10 
Nov. 5 
Nov. 5 
Oct. 15 
Early 
Nov. 
Oct. 15 
Nov. 5 
Nov. 15 
Nov. 1 
Oct. 5 
Oct. 15 
Oct. 15 
Nov. 1 
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