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New Carnations. 
Benora. White penciled with bright red, 
large flowers produced freely, long stems. 
Brooklyn. Deep pink heavily fringed. 
A very free bloomer and healthy grower. 
HARLEQUIN. Bright orange splashed 
with red, a very unique sort and quite 
attractive. ( See cut.) 
La Mode. A new shade of heliotrope, 
shows some glistening pink at base 
of petals. 
Northport. A splendid shade of 
cerise pink, long stiff stems, per¬ 
fect form, very free blooming. 
Orpheus. Bright yellow striped with 
pink and w-hite. The best Car¬ 
nation in its color. 
Rosette. A beautiful shade of rose pink. 
Very large flowers and admirable grower. 
Salmon Beauty. A beautiful shade of 
pink some what deeper than Enchantress. 
The calyx is long and narrow and does 
not split. 
Wodenethe. Pure, glistening white, per¬ 
fect form and a giant in size. It has 
produced flowers 41 inches across. 
Price, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz., set of 
9 for $.150. 
STANDARD NAMED CARNATIONS. 
BEACON. Brilliant scarlet with crimson tones; a free flowering sort. (See cut.) 
Crimson Bedder. Deep crimson flowers, large and borne in great profusion. 
Dorothy Gordon. Light rose pink, bright and attractive. Large flowers, free blooming. 
Enchantress A superb shade of rosy-blush pink, very rich towards the center. 
J. H. Manley. Brilliant orange-scarlet, blooms average 3 to 3$ inches in diameter. 
Mrs. C. W. Ward. Perfect form, full center color, deep lustrous pink. A magnificent variety 
of the largest size, free blooming and keeps splendidly. 
Oriole. Deep golden yellow with pencillings of carmine at margin and in body of flower. Flowers 
large, a good grower and free bloomer. 
Royalty. A beautiful shade of deep, bright purple; a shade not usual in the Carnation. 
WHITE ENCHANTRESS. A pure white “ sport ” from the pink Enchantress offered above, 
large beautiful flowers. (See cut.) 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100, set of 9 for 75c. 
“Marguerite Monthly Carnations.” A new race of Monthly Carnations which is of the greatest 
value for summer blooming. They bloom freely all summer; the flowers are mostly double. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
Hardy Garden Carnations. These produce only one crop, flowering heavily in June. A fair 
proportion will be double. Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
CALLA LILIES. 
The Godfrey Ever-Blooming Calla. This new hybrid is a true tverblooming variety. Compared 
with the ordinary white Calla, it gives three flowers to one, the flower being equally large, of 
perfect form and very much \Vhiter. The plant is of dwarf, compact, strong, growth, about 
18 inches high. Price, 25c.'each, $2.50 per doz. 
Calla Aethiopica, or Lily of the Nile. This old favorite White Calla Lily is too well known to 
require any description. Price, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Little Gem Calla. This rarely exceeds 12 inches in height. The flowers are about half the size of 
the common variety andean be used with telling effect in bouquets. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.; 
Yellow Calla, Elliottiana. Large, rich, deep golden flowers often 4 to 5inches across at the mouth 
the leaves are spotted with white. Price, 60c.ea.. $6.00 per doz. 
Spotted Leaf Calla. (Richardia Alba Maculata.) Dark green 
leaves spotted with white; otherwise the plant resembles 
the old favorite white Calla,- excepting being of smaller 
habit. Price; 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA. 
Favorite flowering plants for cool greenhouses and the South. The varieties we supply are 
the best extant, the pick of a Continental collection, and embrace double white, double pink, 
double red and double variegated. Price, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz. 
CANTERBURY BELLS. 
Favorite hardy garden plants, growing 2 to 2\ feet high in dense clumps blooming profusely 
in early summer, large bell-shaped flowers. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
For other hardy perennial plants see pages 174-175. 
LARGE-LEAVED FANCY COLEUS. 
We offer a fine assortment of these raised from choice seed and selected when the plants showed 
character reserving only such that were of unique form and color. They embrace fiery red, pink, 
purple, brown, copper, green and yellow in bewildering shades and combinations. Price, 16c. 
each; 12 for $1.50. 
We also offer the ^standard varieties of Coleus for bedding, vases, etc. Price, 10c. 
jer doz., $4.00 per 100. . 
CYPERUS ATLEKNIFOLIUS. 
Commonly known as the" Umbrella Plant.” Straight cylindrical stem with a whorl of deep 
green grassy foliage at the top 'drooping gracefully and placed at right angles to the stem. Very 
useful,as a foliage plant on account of its easy growth and novel appearance. Price, 15c. each, 
$1.50 p^r doz. 
DRACAENA INDIVISA. 
A spie^did-.house or garden plant with slender drooping leaves. It is used extensively as 
a center plant'for vases and for porch and window-boxes. It will stand full exposure to the sun 
and its long, graceful narrow leaves give a beautiful effect with other plants. It is unsurpassed 
for hardiness in the house and eminently fitted to contrast with Palms and other Decorative plants. 
Price, large plants, $1.00 each; 2d size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 
foundeTby Peter Henderson in 1847 “onby^t^T 1 Charles Henderson Peter and Howard M. Henderson. 
