NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 
VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
vi. 
CARNATION ROOSEVELT 
CHRYSANTHEMUM LADY HARRIETT 
NEW DOUBLE BEGONIAS 
A new departure in Begonia semperflorens type. The plants are 
vigorous and compact in growth, and are equally good as pot or 
bedding plants, being very easy to grow. 
Boule de Niege. Large, full, pure white flowers, with light yellow 
stamens. 
Triomphe de Lorraine. The bud and flower are a rich bright scarlet. 
A most profuse bloomer. 
Gloire de Montet. Bright carmine, center of flower changing to a 
clear pink. Very free bloomer. 
Each, 25 cents; the set of three for 60 cents. 
NEW CARNATIONS 
Bon Homme Richard. White. At times showing the faintest 
blush of light pink, which fades out as the flower matures; flower 
of fine form and very large. 
Egypt. Rich, warm, scarlet-crimson. Flowers of large size, with 
spicy odor. 
Mermaid. A pleasing shade of salmon-pink; large, evenly-formed 
flowers, of good quality. 
Novelty. Ground color lemon-yellow, distinctly edged with deep 
pink, and the body of the petal marked with ray stripes of the same 
color. A very free-blooming Carnation. Habit dwarf. 
Norway. Color pearly white; flowers large, two and a half to three 
inches in diameter. A vigorous grower, of splendid habit. Stem 
long and strong. 
Roosevelt. The flower is of the largest size. It is unquestionably 
the healthiest growing Carnation that we have, producing many 
blooms three inches and upwards in diameter. The color is brilliant 
maroon. Habit stiff and erect. A most profuse 
and abundant bloomer. 
Each, 15 cents; the set of six for 75 cents. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Golden Beauty. Very large reflexed blooms of 
good substance. A pleasing shade of yellow, 
similar in color to the well-known Major Bonna- 
fon. Fine stem and foliage. Very late. 
J. K. Shaw. Large incurved flowers of a beauti¬ 
ful shade of pink, with excellent stem and foli¬ 
age. One of the best of its color. 
Lady Harriett. A fine Japanese incurved va¬ 
riety. In perfection about October 15th. Dwarf, 
sturdy habit. Color very deep pink. 
Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. Outer petals 
drooping, center incurving, forming a bloom 
of large size. The color is a lovely shade of 
pink, very distinct. Extra heavy stem and 
foliage. Medium early. 
Nellie Pockett. An immense Japanese variety, 
with long drooping petals, curling at the tips; 
white, shaded with buff at the base of the petals. 
Growth strong and compact. 
Silver Cloud. Flowers very large; delicate 
salmon-pink in color. The plant is an extra 
strong and tall grower. Late. 
Willowbrook. An early white Japanese va¬ 
riety, with flowers of good substance. This is 
the best early white variety grown. 
Yellow Queen. A yellow Japanese incurved 
variety, of very large size, and of good sub¬ 
stance. The blooms are carried on stiff stems, 
well clothed with foliage. 
Each, 23 cents; the set of eight for $1.50. 
