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The E. G. Hill Company 
Take 
Bud 
Mrs. W. E. Tricker—Enormous 
bloom of Enchantress pink; early ex¬ 
hibition variety. A stunning bloom... .Aug. 1 
Miss Alice Byron—Fine, substan¬ 
tial white for shipping or for general 
use. Early mid-season. Very last¬ 
ing. Must he cut 8 to 10 inches from 
the ground on account of its woody 
stem. 3'/ 2 feet.Aug. 20 
Major Bonnaffon—This splendid 
yellow commercial still stands un¬ 
rivaled; even the undersized buds are 
refined and beautiful though small. 
Our stock is in perfect health.Sept. 20 
Maud Dean—Good late pink com¬ 
mercial.Sept. 10 
Mankato—Rosy amaranth of very 
large size; fine for collections. Recent 
novelty.Aug. 30 
Monrovia—Very early yellow; use July 15 
early cuttings; keep them moving to 
without check.July 20 
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 
Marigold—Brighter than Golden 
Wedding, 9 inches in diameter; stem 
and foliage perfect. There is no yel¬ 
low that 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 
Nagoya—One of the latest and 
finest brilliant yellows in the family, 
4'/i feet. A good commercial sort.... Sept. 20 
Nerissa—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 as 
an 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 
October Queen (Commercial)— 
Snow white, with incurving center and 
horizontal outer petals. Very fine as an 
early. Scored 93 points.Aug. 25 
Prefet Tillier—Color a splendid 
scarlet-crimson; unusual ly good 
grower, that shows the brilliant color 
at its best. 4 feet. The very best 
general purpose red; last bud.Aug. 20 
Blooming 
Date 
Nov. 1 
Nov. 1 
Nov. 5 
and 
later 
Nov. 10 
Nov. 1 
Oct. 1 
to 
Oct. 10 
Nov. 1 
Oct. 30 
Nov. 10 
Nov. 5 
Nov. 5 
Oct. 15 
Oct. 15 
Nov. 5 
Take Blooming 
Bud Date 
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 Nov. 1 
Richmond—See page 17. 
Roserie—A good, early commer¬ 
cial pink.Aug. 15 Oct. 5 
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 Oct. 15 
Robt. Halliday—A fine October 
variety, rounded in form, with good 
stems and of good yellow color.Aug. 20 Oct. 15 
Smith’s Advance—See Advance. 
Tiger—This is the variety named 
by Prest. Wilson. Very round and 
finely finished into a perfect incurved. 
A fine yellow commercial of extra 
good color, form and texture.Sept. 5 Nov. 1 
Timothy Eaton—Can be spaced, 
6x8 inches. Best commercial white 
of its date. Late cuttings give fine 
substantial flowers for Thanksgiving. .Sept. 10 Nov. 10 
Tekonsha—Grand large flowering 
bronze for Thanksgiving—long stems, Late 
stiff, and foliage fine.Sept. 10 Nov. 
Unaka—A strong grower with long 
stems and good foliage; a fine in¬ 
curved bloom from terminal buds. 
Color, lavender pink.Aug. 5 Oct. 1 
Whittier 
