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EXHIBITION COLLECTION. 
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Miss Kathleen Stoop. Pure white with graceful, curling petals, a beautiful 
variety which charmed all. It is unsurpassed in stems and foliage and has 
a splendid habit. Crown bud Aug. 20th. 
Miss Kitty Lawrence. A beautiful ball of delicate fawn color; petals large and 
beautifully curled; stem and foliage fine. 
Miss Clay Frick. When first exhibited this fine sort won the special prize of 
$50.00 at Chicago, offered by Mr. H. C. Frick for the best new variety. The 
same year it won first prize at New York for the best white and also at 
Madison, N. J. The flower is massive, pure white, keeping qualities are 
remarkable. 
Miss Miriam Hankey. A magnificent flower, color a true, clear pink, soft and 
pleasing. A grand sort, keeping well long after being cut. 
Mile. L. H. Cochet. A grand early pink, splendid form, somewhat flat and 
gracefully recurved. In bloom Oct. 20th. 
Mile. Marguerite Desjouis. Pure white. One of the very finest commercial 
Chrysanthemums that can be grown. 
Mrs. A. T. Miller. Pure white, enormous flowers, developing into a perfect 
globular form. It was perfect Oct. 13th. 
Mrs. Henry Barnes. A distinct variety in color, old rose shading to terra cotta. 
Flowers extra large and closely incurved. 
Mrs. Henry Robinson. A variety of exceptional merit, large and well finished. 
An early white, blooming with us Oct. 5th. 
Mrs. H. H. Weeks. An immense flower with broad claw-like petals incurving 
to form a globe of white. 
Mrs. H. Stevens. Golden salmon bronze, a magnificent variety, very popular. 
One of the best exhibition varieties. 
Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. The most beautiful shade of pink yet produced in 
a large flower. Valuable for cut flowers. 
Mrs. Henry Partridge. The most satisfactory deep crimson variety yet 
introduced; it has a bronze reverse. The shape of the flower is open, 
so that the grand color is displayed to the best advantage. A very striking 
variety. 
Mrs. J. A. Miller. A deep red and dwarf sturdy grower. Large flowers, held 
a commanding position in the exhibitions. 
Mrs. O. H. Kahn. A beautiful and showy bronze red, golden reverse; comes 
good on almost any bud, but produces the best color from a bud taken 
Aug. 20th or later. This was considered the best novelty of the season when 
introduced. Very showy. 
Naomah. A pure white with perfect incurve blooms similar to Merza, but better 
in every way. Winner of the C. S. A. Cup at St. Louis for 10 best 
blooms. 
O. H. Broomhead. Deep rose; a very popular color and sells on sight. 
A grand variety for exhibition. 
Pink Gem. A pleasing shade of light pink of such perfect form 
that it should be an acceptable addition to any collection. Best 
bud Sept. 1st. 
Pockett’s Crimson. A rich crimson with golden reverse; the finest 
in its color ever issued. Splendid grower, makes a flower 9 inches 
across; fine foliage right up to the flower. 
Pres. Taft. A pure white of the largest size. Japanese incurved 
form. A fine mid-season variety equal to the best later ones. 
Reginald Vallis. A striking variety with long narrow petals. Deep 
rose color. A beautiful flower and grand either for exhibition 
or for cut flowers. 
Rose Pockett. Old gold shaded bronze, purely an exhibition variety, 
but one of the finest. 
S. A. Naceur-Bey. Yellow, sometimes shaded bronze. Rather a 
tall grower but makes a splendid exhibition variety. Stem and 
foliage perfect. 
T. Carrington. Enormous Japanese. Incurved when fully devel¬ 
oped. Color rich carmine-ro$e, with silvery reverse. 
Winter Cheer In bloom Thanksgiving Day. Incurving in formj 
color a beautiful pink. Any bud after Aug. 20th. 
Wm. Duckham. One of the finest light pink varieties for cut 
flowers and still unequalled from the exhibition standpoint. 
Massive incurved flowers. 
Price, 15c. each, SI.50 per doz. Special Offer. The full set of 57 
Exhibition sorts on this and preceding page for $7.00. 
********** SINGLE FLOWERING ********** 
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The innate love of simple, graceful form, the desire of artistic effect, have 
combined to popularize the single chrysanthemums. We offer the following 
choice collection of new varieties. 
Earlswood Beauty. Primrose yellow, large prominent eye. A splendid variety. 
Harold Bishop. Pure white, yellow center. Makes a grand display. 
Irene Cragg. Pure snow white, very fine. 
Kate Covell. Rich maroon. Stiff erect petals; free bloomer. 
Arthur Horne. Clear yellow, very free. Just a mass of bloom 
Belle of Weybridge. Rich chestnut. A lovely color. 
Gertrude. A distinct soft white. Fine if disbudded. 
J. T. Angus. Rosy cerise. A very fine late variety. 
Pretoria. Deep yellow, green center. A very strong giower. 
Helen Totty. Cerise, shading to red, very brilliant. 
Lily Beer. Yellow; long sprays of flowers borne on stiff stems. 
Rob Roy. Blush on white ground, very light. One of the best. 
Price, 15c. each, SI. 50 per doz. Set of 12 Single Chrysanthemums for $1.50 
"Anemone" Chrysanthemums. 
We offer a splendid collection of this unique type of the Chrysanthemum. 
No more interesting form than the " Anemone ” is to be found. 
American Eagle. Rays white; center rose-purple. 
Falcon. Rays pure white, broad, in two or three rows; center pale straw- 
yellow or ecru, flushed reddish within the tubes. 
Garza. Snow white, very beautiful, fine specimen plant. 
Mrs. F. Gordon Dexter. Rays crimson; center yellow and red. Very attractive. 
Partridge. Yellowish-pink; rays broad, slightly twisted, purplish-red. 
Toucan. An odd shade of reddish-buff; well formed center, bright yellow with¬ 
in, pale yellow without. 
Yellow Hammer. Flower large, bright chrome-yellow; rays broad, slightly 
twisted in two rows; center compact. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz.; set of 7 sorts for 60c. 
SPECIAL LOW OFFER—15 Chrysanthemums, by mail, for $1.00. We 
cannot supply a list beforehand, but as we sometimes have a surplus, we are 
enabled to include some of the choicest sorts. If sent by express (buyer ta 
pay charges), we will leave all the soil on the roots. 
The Chrysanthemum plants gotten from you last spring proved the 
greatest success this fall in spite of the intense summer heat and 
drought. One plant being 4 feet high and with very fine blooms. 
MISS F. H. HERBERT, Alexandria, Va. 
Our pamphlet “How to Grow Chrysanthemums from Plants,” sent free i,a ^ a J° 0 r , dtrln!l 
