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TRICOLOR—LEAVES FINELY VARIEGATED. 
These Geraniums arc much prized for the beauty of j 
their foliage, which is very handsome. For culture in the 
house or conservatory, they are among the best. 
Mrs. Pollock, flowers scarlet. 30 cents. 
Geo. Goliath, flowers scarlet. 30 cents. 
SILVER-LEAF—LEAVES WHITE MARGINED. 
This class have 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 j 
used for borders, while it j 
makes most elegant single I 
plants for the house as well 
as the garden. 
Bijou. 
Mountain of Snow. 
Mad. Salleroi. 
Bright Star. 
Silver Queen, flowers pink. 
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. 
Beauty of Calderdale, golden bronze. 
Bronze Prince, new; foliage very bright and showy; 
30 cents. 
Cloth of Gold, leaves yellow and green. 
Fanny, truss and flowers large, peach tint. 
Marshal McMahon, very vigorous,scarlet. 
PELARGONIUMS. 
These are more commonly known as Lady Washing¬ 
ton Geraniums. The flowers are large, with deep ; 
blotches on the upper petals, and bright spots on the j 
lower. While in bloom during the months of May and 
June, they arc very beautiful and ornamental, either as 
pot plants or in the garden. Although their time of 
blooming is short, their great beauty while in flower 
makes them very desirable ; 30 cents each. 
Favorite, delicate pink, dark blotch. 
Gen. Taylor, carmine with crimson blotch. 
L’Avenir, beautifully striped white and crimson. 
Emperor, white, maroon blotch. 
Niagara, maroon tinged with rose. 
The Belle, white, maroon blotch, shading to crimson. 
Virginalis, pink, dark maroon blotch. 
NEW ROYAL, OR DOUBLE PELARGONIUM. 
A new type with extra petals, and a great improve¬ 
ment on the older sorts. 50 cents each. 
Beauty of Oxton, rich maroon, tinged with rose. 
Mrs. John Saul, rich bright vermilion ; center and 
outer edges light. 
NEW MONTHLY PELARGONIUMS. 
This wonderfully free-flowering strain of Pelargoni¬ 
ums promises to be very popular. They bloom almost 
constantly the year round. For house culture they are 
among the best plants that can be obtained. They are 
also very fine for bedding, as they stand the hot sun as 
well as the bedding varieties. 
Fred. Dorner, maroon, bordered with white; 60 cts. 
Freddie Heinl, rose, bordered with white ; 75 cents. ! 
GLAUCIUM. 
See engraving page 18. 
Glaucium corniculatum, a white-leaved ornamen¬ 
tal plant, fine for bedding or borders. Leaves 
long, gracefully recurved, cut and curled. Per 
dozen, £2.50,. 25 
GLADIOLUS. 
The Gladiolus is the most beautiful of the Summer or 
Tender Bulbs, with tall spikes of flowers, some two feet 
or more in height, often several from the same bulb. 
The flowers are of almost every desirable color, brilliant 
scarlet, crimson, creamy white, striped, blotched and 
spotted in the most curious manner. Set the bulbs from 
six to nine inches apart, and about four inches deep. 
Plant from middle of April to first of June. In 
the fall, before hard frosts, take up the bulbs, remove 
the tops, leave to dry in the air for a few days, and store 
in some cool place, secure from frost until spring. Al¬ 
though the new, high priced sorts are very fine, many 
older, cheap varieties are nearly or quite as good. In¬ 
deed, some of the comparatively old sorts are unsur¬ 
passed. Where the selection is left to us, we try 
to give the greatest amount of beauty for the least money. 
The Gladiolus is becoming exceedingly popular in all 
parts of the world, and while no flower has shown such 
wonderful improvement .in the twenty years past, none 
has shown such a rapid advancement in public favor. 
Our own seedlings often rival the most costly French 
sorts in beauty. We sell no flower with more pleasure, 
because we know that while those who have plenty of 
means can indulge in new, costly, and really magni¬ 
ficent varieties, those who have but little can secure a 
dozen bulbs that will be a delight and a joy through half 
the summer. Some kinds have a large, flat bulb, and 
others one that is small and somewhat conical. In fact, 
seedlings generally have the egg-shaped form. One cut 
shows the way in which little bulblets form at the base 
of the bulb. These may be kept until spring and sown 
in drills In one or two seasons they will make bulbs 
large enough to flower. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF BEST NAMED VARIETIES. 
Gladiolus Addison, dark amaranth with white 
stripes,.$0 20 
Adonis, light cherry, lower petals yellow with 
crimson blotch,. 10 
Africaine, slaty brown on scarlet ground, streaked 
with scarlet and pure white, white blotch, . . 1 50 
Agatha, large flower; rose, orange-tinged, blazed 
with amaranth,. 15 
Agrius, bright salmon, slightly feathered at the 
outer edge with vermilion ; blotch cream color, 30 
Amalthee, white, streaked with garnet, large 
garnet blotch,. 15 
Amaranthe, violet rose, flaked with carmine, . 35 
Ambroise Verschaffelt, carmine, garnet flamed, 40 
Andre Leroy, fine deep cherry red, flamed and 
striped with a rich darker shade ; white blotch, 
white stripe in center of each petal,.3 00 
Andromede, rose, slightly tinted with carmine, 
and streaked with white; large yellow blotch, . 25 
Anna, cherry, orange tinged, lower petals striped 
with carmine on white ground,. 35 
Antigone, delicate rose, flamed with carmine, . 25 
Aramis, long spike, large flowers, rose, tinged 
with orange, edged with carmine cherry ; lower 
division white, striped with bright carmine, . . 1 00 
Archiduchesse Marie Christine, white,slight¬ 
ly tinged with lilac, flamed rosy carmine, ... 2 00 
Ariane, white ground, bordered and flamed with 
carmine rose,. 75 
Arsinoe, satin rose, flamed with carmine, . ... 15 
Arethuse, white, rose tinted, carmine striped, . 1 50 
Asmodee, brilliant cherry-purple, edged and 
flamed garnet; blotch white, white line in each 
petal,. 25 
Astree, white, with carmine blotch, beautifully 
striped,. 35 
Atlas, white, slightly tinged with lilac, and striped 
bright violet,.3 00 
Ball of Fire, scarlet crimson, maroon blotch 
with blue center,.2 00 
Beatrix, white ground, flushed with carmine lilac, 75 
