JAMES VICKROCHESTER , ;V. K 
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Mad. Boutard, pale rose, full flower, very dwarf, 
free blooming. 
Mad. Thibeaut, flowers very large, deep rose pink, 
upper petals marked with white ; an excellent bed> 
ding variety. 
Meteor Flag, splendid crimson, full double flower. 
Miss Russell, new; strong trusses of fine double 
flowers, color very bright chamois, reticulated and 
striped, very distinct and attractive; $r.oo each. 
Mons. Gelein Lowagie, intense scarlet, toned with 
salmon. 
Mrs. Charles Pease, new ; a beautiful distinct va¬ 
riety, an exquisite deep pink color, the upper petals 
marked with pure white, producing a fine effect. 40 
cents each. 
Napoleon, scarlet, well formed truss. 
Pres. Leon Simon, bright clear red, flamed with 
salmon. 
R. B. Hayes, fine deep scarlet. 
Rosy Morn, light rose, large truss. 
Simon Dclaux, cherry purple; dwarf. 
Sparkler, crimson, large flower. 
Sylphide, dwarf ; flowers delicate rose ; magnificent. 
The Ghost, white ; very free bloomer. 
Wonderful, fine semi-double variety ; orange scar¬ 
let ; most profuse bloomer. 
BRONZE. 
The leaves of the Bronze Geraniums show the most 
beautiful shades of yellow and bronze or brownish red. 
The foliage being as handsome as flowers. The mark¬ 
ings are shown in the engraving of Single Geranium. 
Cloth of Gold, leaves yellow. 
Marshal McMahon, very vigorous. 
S. P. Wakelee. This is a seedling of our own; it 
rivals even McMahon in brilliancy of foliage, en¬ 
during the summer's sun better than any bronze wc 
have yet grown. 
SCENTED. 
The fragrant Geraniums are a treasure. For making 
bouquets, and as a back ground for button-hole flowers 
they are indispensable. Sec engraving. The leaves arc 
beautiful as well as fragrant. The engravings on next 
column show two kinds. Some varieties are more finely 
cut, as will be seen by the descriptions. 
Rose; Balm; Nutmeg; Oakleaf; Citron; Pen¬ 
nyroyal and Lemon are among the most fragrant. 
The following are also choice : 
Apple, round, light green, leaf delightfully fragrant. 
30 cents each. 
Betulini, (Birch leaved,) leaf small, flowers nearly 
white. 
Blandfordianum, leaf silvery gray, resembling the 
rose-scented in form. 
SCENTED GERANIUMS. 
Dr. Livingstone, leaves finely divided. 
Little Pet, leaf fine form, flowers deep pink. 
Mrs. Taylor, flowers large ; deep scarlet. 
Shrubland Pet, fine soft leaf and carmine flowers. 
SILVER LEAF-LEAVES WHITE MARGINED 
This class has marked 
leaves, the center being 
bright green and the edges 
silvery white No plants 
make a better edging or 
border to a large bed. 
Flowers of several good 
colors. This is one of the 
most useful of the Gerani¬ 
ums, and is the plant most 
used for borders, while it 
makes most elegant single 
plants for the house as well 
silver leaf geranium. as the garden. 
Avalanche, flowers white. 50 cents each. 
Beaton Silver Nosegay. 
Bijou. 
Mountain of Snow. 
IVY-LEAF. 
This class have thick, 
glossy, and Ivy-shaped 
leaves, and the plants 
are of a drooping habit. 
They arc excellent for 
baskeLs, vases and 
house plants, and not 
undesirable for beds on 
the lawn. The engrav¬ 
ing shows the form of 
the leaf, and also some¬ 
what of the white and 
colored markings. 
Dolly Varden, a bronze Ivy-leafed Geranium, the 
first of its class. 
Duke of Edinburgh, leaves light green, broad white 
margin ; flowers rose. 
Holly Wreath, icavcs light green; broad yellowish 
margin ; flowers rose. 
L’Elegante, white margin, tinged with pink : flow¬ 
ers white. 
DOUBLE IVY-LEAF. 
Koenig Albert, first double in this section; flowers 
mauve. 
Lucy Lemoine, flowers nearly white, veined with 
purple ; new. 
Sunbeam, white, flushed with lavender, upper petals 
marked with garnet. 
HYBRID IVY-LEAF. 
This is not mnch like the Ivy-Leaf, though a hybrid 
between that and the Double Geranium, the leaves 
being more like the Double. The plants are large and 
loose in habit. Flowers double or semi-double, and 
blooms freely. Very fine for cutting. 
Bijou, double, bright scarlet. 
Renown, double, rosy carmine. 
IVY-LEAF GERANIUM. 
