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The New French Hydrangeas 
Lei us tell our friends that these new French Hydrangeas are the most meritorious plants brought out in years. They have 
?!L°f n !i 0 'i 8 i l i russe J « gtoo* 11 at completely hide the plant. They are half hardy and may be planted outdoors in the latitude of 
Philadelphia and In the Gulf and Pacific states. They are also fine as house plants, blooming in the spring time about Easter. 
These plants are especially valuable to the florist, as in a four-inch pot even they throw up an enormous head. Buy them in the 
fall, pot up in a cool house and bring on gradually. They are very easy to manage. Anyone can bring them into flower. The 
varieties we offer are the cream of the lot. 
Price, except where noted, two and one=ha!f=inch pots, 60 cents per dozen; 
$4.00 per hundred. 
beautiful plumbago-blue. The introducer describes it as a 
beautiful mauve-rose with cream-colored center; the flower 
heads are large and held erect; a decided acquisition. If 
you desire a beautiful deep Hydrangea flower get this one. 
MME. MAURICE HAMAR -A delicate flesh-rose color; a vig¬ 
orous grower, the individual flowers as well as the trusses 
being very large; one of the easiest to force. Early. 
MME. E. MOUILLERE — This has been the favorite white vari¬ 
ety in the New York market this year; very free flowering, 
of good size and form. Awarded silver medal at the National 
Flower Show at Boston last year. A great favorite with 
English growers, one London grower known to us handling 
over thirty thousand of this variety alone. 
RADIANT -Splendid rose-carmined flowers; entirely distinct. 
The best of the dark pinks. 
SOUVENIR DE MADAME E. CHAUTARD— One of the very 
best, of splendid erect habit; very robust. Fine sized heads 
of bright rose-colored flowers. One of the very best of the 
bouquet type. 
AVALANCHE — A splendid large white, which has made a rep¬ 
utation for itself during the past two seasons. An easv va¬ 
riety to force. 
BOUQUET ROSE —Large trusses of well-formed flowers, rosy- 
amber turning to bright pink; has proven a special favorite 
in the New Y'ork market this season. 
E. G. HILL (New Hydrangea) —This- Is the newest one and 
the very best, and is by far the very best pink that we have 
yet tried; trusses of immense size Color a most pleasing 
shade of baby-pink that does not fade. Growth vigorous; 
foliage large and attractive. It is one of the easiest to force 
into bloom during the spring, coming into flower early. 
GENERAL DE VIBRAY —A favorite wherever seen. Very large 
heads of bright rose-colored flowers. A splendid early forc¬ 
ing variety. 
LA LORRAINE —Very large flowers; pale rose, turning to 
bright pink; has become a general favorite during the past 
two years. , 
MOUSSELINE (The Famous Blue Hydrangea)—With us a 
HYDRANGEA NOVELTIES 
Price, two and one=half=inch pots, $1.50 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred. 
DIRECTEUR VUILLERMET —Immense trusses of medium sized 
fringed good pink flowers. 
L’ISLETTE —Rosy carmine of medium size, very free, un¬ 
usually promising. 
LA FRANCE A r ery strong grower, with immense trusses of 
deeply fringed flowers of a delicate shade of rose. 
LA PERLE —The grandest, largest and most refined white we 
have yet seen; flowers deeply fringed. 
LI LIE MOUILLERE —Similar to, but distinct from Eclaireur; 
a bright carmine-rose. 
LI BERT I —Very dwarf, free and early lively clear rose. 
MME. AUGUSTE NON IN —An unusually attractive pretty pale 
pink in heads of large size. 
MME. LEGOU Distinct, large and imposing creamy white. 
MME. R JACQUET Compact heads of a pretty pale pink. 
MLLE. LUCIENNE CHAU RE Nicely fringed bright rosy car¬ 
mine, strong grower, a good garden variety. 
PRES. FALLIERES —Very delicate rose. 
PRES. VIGER A very strong grower; large trusses of delicate 
rose. 
Price, two and one=half=inch pots, $1.50 per 
dozen; $10.00 per hundred. 
Older Varieties Hydrangeas 
OTAKSA The old standby. Two and one-half-inch pots, 50 
cents per dozen; $3.50 per hundred. 
Mme. E. Mouillere. 
Radiant. 
