The E. G. Hill Company 
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Take Blooming 
Bud Date 
Mary E. Meyer—Pure paper white. 
A fine keeper; first-rate commercial; 
good globular form. Aug. 25 Nov. 10 
Monrovia — Very early yellow; July 15 Oct. 1 
use early cuttings; keep them mov- to to 
ing without check . July 20 Oct. 10 
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 shown collectively Aug. 20 
with long stems or singly in collcc- to 
tions. Finely incurved. Novelty, 1915 Aug. 25 Oct. 30 
Modello—Golden bronze or golden 
amber, strikingly beuatiful, of Dahlia 
form; height 4 feet. The fact that Sep¬ 
tember buds produce perfectly double 
flowers should make this variety one 
of the very best for either large or 
medium specimen plants. Novelty, Early 
1915 . Sept. Nov. 1 
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 
Mankato—Rosy amaranth of very 
large size; fine for collections. Nov¬ 
elty, 1915 . Aug. 30 Nov. 1 
Nagoya—One of the latest and 
finest brilliant yellows in the family, 
feet. A good commercial sort.... Sept. 20 Nov. 10 
Nakota—An immense orange buff, 
of perfect form dtnd beautiful finish; 
stem and foliage distinctly first- 
class. We cut finely finished flowers 
on October 20. Aug. 30 Oct. 25 
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 Nov. 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 Nov. 5 
Oconto — A white Japanese, almost 
a duplicate of Donatello in all save 
color. A grand bush plant. Aug. 30 Oct. 15 
Petite Marcel—This variety be¬ 
longs to the “Rayonantc” section, with 
a spread like a dinner-plate, each 
series of petals shorter toward the 
center; color, rosy-mauve; a wonder 
for collections; straight thread-like 
petals . Sept. 1 Nov. 10 
Take Blooming 
Bud Date 
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 
general purpose red . Last bud Nov. 5 
Patty—A beautiful “live” shade 
of soft Enchantress pink. A pretty 
incurving variety—dwarf. An extra 
fine late variety. Aug. 25 Nov. 15 
Perle Francaise—One of Calvat’s 
biggest offerings. Enormous in size, 
very deep petals rising tier above tier, 
reflexing and curling the tips; color, 
soft lavender-pink shading to white; 
Indispensable for collections . Sept. 1 Nov. 5 
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. 
Extra . Nov. 1 
Roserie—A good, early commer¬ 
cial pink . Aug. IS 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. A 
popular commercial . Aug. 20 Oct. 15 
Silver King—White with long, 
broad petals; for exhibition; stems 
very stiff and long. Novelty of 1915.. Aug. 30 Nov. 1 
Smith’s Advance—(See Advance.) 
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 
Unaka—A strong grower with 
long stems and good foliage; a fine 
incurved bloom from terminal buds. 
Color, lavender pink . Aug. 5 Oct. 1 
Wm. ICleinheinz—Chestnut-red of 
very largest size; large petals; the 
best of its class to date; of moderate 
height . Nov. 5 Aug. 10 
Well’s Late Pink—Grand pot va¬ 
riety, producing an enormous bush; 
stem stiff as a ramrod; the foliage 
is beautiful. It is as free and clean 
a grower as “Eaton”; as big and 
substantial as a football—19 inches 
around, and solid. Treat it as you 
do your commercial “Eatons.” The 
color is pure, true, bright pink; take 
the last bud . Aug. 20 Nov. 15 
