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JAMES VICK’S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Plants , each , SO cents ; 3 for 50 cents ; 7 /or $1.00; 15 for 
$-\ 00 , for all varieties except Mrs. Pollock. 
GERANIUM. 
Your voiceless lips , O flowers, arc living preachers; 
Each cup a pulpit , each Zea/ a hook; 
Siipplying to mg fancy numerous teachers 
From loneliest nook.”— Longfellow. 
A group of scarlet Geraniums is a dazzling sight from 
June to November. No llowering plants are more grown 
and certainly none are more suitable for large beds where 
a mass of bloom is desired. When used in connection 
with Alternantheras, Coleus, and other foliage plants, 
they make an attractive display. 
Heretofore we have offered a long list of Geraniums, 
but as there is so slight a difference in many of the varie¬ 
ties we have decided that it will be for the best interest of 
our customers, as well as ourselves, to reduce the list so 
that it will contain the best varieties only; those retained 
are the most desirable of their class and color for bedding 
purposes and general culture. 
c speak of the 
all-wise Creator , 
Who watcheth o'er 
all lie hath made , 
And colors each 
beautiful Jlowcr 
That blossoms in 
sunshine and shade." 
—Miss E. JL. K., “Vicks,” 1882. 
Geraniums for Bedding and Pot Culture. 
SINGLE. 
Geranium, Countess of Derby, sal¬ 
mon and white, mottled, very bright in the 
center, flowers large and showy. 
Gen. Grant, scarlet. This good old sort 
still retains popularity as a bedder. It has 
no equal for freedom of bloom and brill¬ 
iancy of color. 
Glol re Poitevl ne, plant of splendid habit, 
free blooming, truss and tlowers of t lie 
largest size, color brilliant poppy, red with 
a large white eye. 
King Olga, rich deep pink; base of petals 
white, truss large and perfect. 
Marguerite de Lay re, a strong, free 
grower, producing large trusses of well- 
formed, pure white tlowers. 
Mrs. James Vick, salmon, shading to 
nearly white, without an equal for winter. 
Mrs. Hamilton, very soft pink, a charm¬ 
ing shade, strong grower of good habit, line. 
Mad. Cornell, a grand Geranium,flowers 
of immense size and very perfect form, 
color delicato rose; splendid habit. 
Mad.du Luc, the best rose-colored varie¬ 
ty of the Bruant type; upper petals dis- 
fcinctly marked with white; individual flor¬ 
ets very large and perfect, splendid. 
Queen of the Whites Improved, 
this is one of the finest white Geraniums 
ever sent out; truss and individual flowers 
largo and well formed, petals very broad 
and perfect, of good growth and habit. 
Sam Sloan, fine deep crimson; blooms 
very freely and is an excellent bedder. 
White Wings, a beautiful white variety, 
flowers large and well formed. 
DOUBLE. 
The double Geraniums have been wonder¬ 
fully improved the past few years. We now 
have them of as many and as beautiful colors 
as the single. For bedding they are about as 
good every way as the single, and for cutting 
much better. 
Beaute Poitevlne. Flowers semi¬ 
double; very large, and in immense clus¬ 
ters; color, brilliant salmon, very clear at 
the outer edge; splendid either for bedding 
or pot culture. 
13 rua nt, vermilion-scarlet, splendid bedder. 
Bishop Wood, scarlet and violet, splendid 
bedder. 
California, beautiful bright yellowish- 
orange, flowers very large. 
Contable, of good habit, with fine large 
tlowers of a beautiful bright rose color; 
very free. 
Ernest Bahlson, flesh color, tinted 
violet, fine. 
■Hoff Beach, rich amaranth-purple, flow- 
el's large. 
Mrs. Langtry, pure white; truss and 
tlowers very large. 
Mad. Thibeaut, flowers very large, deep 
rose-pink, upper petals marked with white. 
Mad. La Comtesse de Baume, 
beautiful rose color; one of the best for 
bedding or pot culture. 
Paul Arene. Flowers a beautiful creamy- 
white tint; large and well formed. Plant 
of dwarf habit. 
S. TV N utt, very dark crimson; a splendid 
variety for bedding. 
Simon Belaux, cherry-purple; dwarf. 
SWEET-SCENTED. 
■Rose. This is the most desirable of the 
sceuted varieties. 
Plants can be safely shipped nearly every week of the year. State 
IVY-LEAF. 
This class has thick, glossy, and Ivy-shaped 
leaves, and the plants are of a drooping habit. 
They are excellent for baskets, vasesand house 
plants,and not undesirable for beds on the lawn. 
SINGLE. 
L’Elegante, white margin, tinged with 
pink; flowers white. 
DOUBLE. 
Jeanne d’P*rc, white suffused with lav¬ 
ender. 
Mad. Thibaut, flowere very double, full 
and perfect in form ; color rich deep pink; 
a strong, free grower. 
Souv. de 0has. Turner, deep pink, 
feathered maroon in upper petals. 
TRICOLOR— Leaves Finely Variegated. 
These Geraniums are much prized for the 
beauty of their foliage, which is very hand¬ 
some. For culture in the house or conserva¬ 
tory, they are among the best. 
Mrs. Pollock, flowers scarlet; 30 cents. 
BRONZE. 
The leaves of the Bronze Geranium show the 
most beautiful shades of yellow and bronze or 
brownish red, the foliage being as handsome as 
flowers. 
Bronze Prince, flowers salmon, foliage 
very showy. 
Marshal McMahon, very vigorous, 
scarlet. 
SILVER-LEAF — Leaves White Margined. 
This class have marked leaves, the center 
being bright green, and the edges silvery-white. 
They are elegant plants lor the house in win¬ 
ter, the foliage making a beautiful contrast. 
31 j o u. 
Mad. SaNerol. 
when plants are wanted. 
