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THE E. G. HILL COMPANY 
Paul de la Rege—Large trusses of single flowers 
of fine Bruant form, silvery white with shadings of 
soft rose color and white eye. $10 per 100. 
Seducteur—An improved Beaute Poitevine; a 
freer grower, with longer stems; florets of the lar¬ 
gest size; a delightful salmon pink bordered white; 
a grand bedder; color held perfectly in the open 
air. $10 per 100. 
Radium—-A very compact, free grower, produc¬ 
ing very large trusses of big single flowers which 
cover the plant. Color, pure dazzling scarlet with 
point of white at the center, single and of fine form. 
Grand for massing; a most promising commercial 
sort. $5 per 100. 
Thos. Meehan— -Double. Extremely large trusses 
and very large florets, almost circular in form. 
Color, quite distinct in this section — brilliant rosy 
pink, the base of the upper petals marked orange. 
Telegraph— A seedling of Mrs. E. G. Hill; a ro¬ 
bust grower, foliage dark green with heavy zone, 
flowers of mammoth size, single, and a rich deep 
orange salmon in color. Unsurpassed for bedding 
out. $4 per 100. 
Ville de Poitiers— Double. There is nothing 
finer than this in the Bruant race. Color, rosy scar¬ 
let, very clear and bright. Trusses very large, com¬ 
posed of enormous florets nearly three inches 
across. 
Double Geraniums 
$3 per 100; $25 per 1000, except where noted. 
A. Raymond — Fine scarlet, with prominent 
white eye. 
Aquarelle—Flowers, semi-double; white, bor¬ 
dered with bright carmine. Fine fancy sort. 
Alcibiades — Fancy aureole; bright rose color 
with white center; flower very large; one of the 
finest in the section, and a very strong grower. 
Andre Allar—Plant semi-dwarf, foliage clear 
green, trusses freely produced on stiff stems, well 
above the foliage; flowers large and semi-double; 
fine for massing. Brilliant aureole, color very rich. 
Berthe de Presilly — A very robust, dwarf, 
branching variety, completely covering the plant 
with bloom continuously. The flowers are large, 
semi-double, of exquisite brightness, silvery rose 
color, of the most beautiful shade. This variety is 
equally good for specimens in pots and for massing. 
C’tess de Harcourt—Pure snow white. A grand 
bedder. Florets large and beautifully formed. Ex¬ 
tremely free in bloom, forming a bank of white. 
Double Dryden—A "fancy” variety with most 
beautiful arrangement of colors—delicate pink shad¬ 
ing out to glowing crimson. $4 per 100. 
Elmira — A fine cerise pink bedder of the type of 
Francis Perkins. 
Hubert Charron — Center white. Each petal is 
edged with rosy red, and has pure white center. 
Free in growth and bloom. One of the finest of 
this lovely class. 
Jas. Whistler—Crimson scarlet, on long stems; 
flowers large and fine. 
Kleber — Deep violet, of velvety texture. Form 
of floret very fine. A free grower and very free in 
bloom. Flowers held well above the foliage. 
Le Soleil—Very brilliant scarlet; floret very 
large and showy; trusses immense; a splendid bid¬ 
der: stands the sun exceptionally well. $4 per 100. 
Le Geant—Enormous trusses, florets very large 
and full, of beautifully ruffled appearance; color a 
glorious shade of rosy scarlet, velvety in texture; 
one of the most beautiful double reds ever intro¬ 
duced. Foliage noticeably handsome. $8 per luO. 
Mme. A. Chevrelierre— A queen among doub'e 
whites. The floret is of the beautiful, irregular 
form found in the Bruant type; very large, snow 
white, and a good grower. Flowers well above the 
foliage and of perfect habit. $4 per 100. 
Marvel — Dark red. The largest and finest of 
the S. A. Nutt class. Floret, a model of fine size 
and form. Splendid bedder. 
M. Jarry Desloges — A beautiful aureole of fine 
form; flat floret with short center petals; col 'r, rosy 
solferino with white eye; a strong grower, with 
large trusses on long, stiff foot stalks. 
M. Paul Blondeau — This variety is robust, com¬ 
pact and free-growing; has long, stiff stems, large 
trusses and florets, probably the very largest among 
double geraniums. The color is magnificent — pure, 
fresh, rose color. The flowers are semi-double, 
and open as beautifully and easily as the round- 
flowered singles. 
Mme. Alcide Bruneau — A double picotee-aureole. 
Color, pure snow white, with a thread of rosy 
crimson outlining each petal. The form of the 
floret is beautifully arranged to show the marking 
to the best advantage. $5 per 100. 
S. A. Nutt— The very best of the dark crimson- 
scarlet bedders. Always in heavy demand. We 
have a very large stock of it. Stands the sun per¬ 
fectly, and is always a mass of bloom. $2.50 per 100. 
Triomphe de Nancy —Flowers sem-double, car¬ 
mine red, with white markings very peculiarly ar¬ 
ranged. An entirely novel variety, with large 
trusses of immense florets. 'No other double va¬ 
riety has ever shown the white markings similarly 
distributed. 
