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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
NEW E VERBLOOMING ROSE GOLDEN OPHELIA
EVERBLOOMING ROSE NOVELTIES
Strong Two- Year-Old Field Grown Plants at Prices Quoted
Duchess of Abercorn — Creamy white flushed and tinted rose pink at edge of petals. Very large, finely formed and remarkably free in bloom. A splendid novelty from Ireland. $2.00 each.
Edward Bohane — Brilliant orange scarlet shaded crimson. Large finely formed flowers produced with _ greatest freedom. A splendid garden and exhibition rose which we regard as one of the very best of its color. $1.50 each.
Ethel Dickson — Deep salmon rose color with silvery shading on reverse of petals. Large full high centered flower, freely and constantly pro- duced. A splendid variety from Ireland. $2.00 each.
Frank W. Dunlop. Rich deep pink flowers of fine size and form produced on strong upright canes. This variety has the distinction of being the first novelty produced in Canada. It was shown at the New York flower show last spring and was judged the finest rose in the show winning a gold and also a silver medal. $1.50 each.
Golden Emblem — ^A grand new Irish rose of ideal habit of growth with holly-like glossy green foliage, each stem bearing a glorious golden yellow flower of the finest form and remarkable size. In every respect the peer of all yellow roses. Winner of a Silver Medal American Rose Society; also Gold Medal National Rose Society of England. $2.00 each_
Golden Ophelia — Rich golden yellow flowers in greatest freedom on stout wirey stems clothed with glossy dark green foliage. Although not so large as some, the buds are the most beautifully formed of any sort in the entire family of roses. Especially well adapted for cutting and personal adornment. This wonderful new rose is a seedling
of Ophelia and inherits many of the fine qualities of that wonderful sort. Like Ohpelia it comes from Eng^iid where hybridization is practiced by many specialists of world renown, and have given us the majority of our finest new roses. $2.00 each.
Marchioness of Ormonde — Outside petals rich chrome yellow shaded to honey yellow at center. Very large full and beautifully formed. Wonder- fully free and constant blooming. A splendid new Irish rose. $1.50 each.
Madame Butterfly — A sport from the popular new rose Ophelia, which may be said to be a glorified form of that fine variety. In this new sort all the colors are intensified making it a rich harmony of bright pink, apricot and gold. The unopened buds are especially distinct with their lovely shades of Indian red passing to golden yellow at their base. This fine new rose is a rank grower, producing a wealth of foliage and bloom throughout the season. It is being planted by florists more largely than any other sort because of the demands for its beautifully shaded buds and richly colored flowers. $2.00 each.
Miss Lolita Armour — A magnificent new rose produced by the same hybridizer who gave us Los Angeles, one of the most popular novelties of the time. Lolita Armour is entirely distinct from any other variety in cultivation. Color chrome yellow at base of petals shaded to coppery orange. Reflex of petals chrome yellow at base shaded to bright salmon. Flowers very large, of finest form, on stout canes. At the Bagatelle Gardens in Paris in competition with many other fine new roses this sort was awarded the Gold Medal for the year 1921. It also won the Silver Medal of the American Rose Society at the Test Gardens. Portland, Oregon. $2.50 each.
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Mrs. John Cook. This fine rose is the product of the pioneer American hybridizer Mr. John Cook of Baltimore, Md. It is recommended as a forcing rose but our experience with it demonstrated its value also as a garden and exhibition variety. It is a fine strong grower every shoot producing a flower of splendid size and form. Color pure white flushed at the edge of petals with rose pink. The buds are of perfect form, of splendid substance and largest size. Remarkably free blooming. One of our finest new sorts. $1.50 each.
Mrs. S. K. Rindge — A sister variety of Lolita Armour. Buds very long and pointed, rich golden yellow outside of petals stained at base with Indian red. On the style of Rayon de Or and Golden Emblem but believed to be superior to either. $2.50 each.
Noblesse — Flowers rich apricot yellow, petals bordered and flushed with pearl pink. An exquisite
fancy colored variety, most striking and distinct. Sweetly scented and wonderfully free blooming. Valuable for garden decoration and cutting. $1.50 each.
Raymond— Color orange, carmine shaded to peach blossom, base of petals rich coppery yellow. A new French sort belonging to the same class as Lyon, Madame Herriot and Golden Emblem. Flowers large, full and globular. A hardy and free blooming bedding rose. $2.00 each.
William F. Dreer — Soft shell pink, base of petals rich golden yellow. Sometimes the entire flower is covered with a golden suffusion. This rose has the same parentage as the well known Los Angeles and like that sort is beautiful in all stages of develop- ment from the opening buds to the well expanded flowers. We are quite sure that all who try this variety will be pleased with it. $2.50 each.
NEW E^TIRBLOOMING ROSE MADAME BUTTERFLY
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
Aladdin — ^Elegant long pointed buds of rich coppery-yellow changing as the flowers expand to orange-yellow. Large moderately full and very fragrant. A Dickson production. $1.25 each.
Candeur Lyonaise — A grand new pure white rose of the Hybrid Perpetual class producing flowers of magnificent size and form. A giant in growth this new rose promises to rank among the finest sorts of its color yet produced. A grand sort for the exhibition table as well as a fine decorative garden variety. $1.25 each.
Charles de Lapisse — Satiny rose pink flowers of fine size and form. Of wonderful substance and produced in great freedom. One of the best new roses in our collection. $1.25 each.
Cleveland — Vigorous stout branching growth with large handsome foliage. Flowers of fine size and form. Color a new shade of old rose heavily flushed with reddish copper with base of petals deep coppery-yellow. $1.25 each.
Columbia — This fine Hybrid Tea Rose is a cross between two well known cut-flower varieties, Ophelia and Mrs. George Shawyer, both notable for their freedom of bloom. Columbia is a giant in growth with magnificent dark green foliage absolutely free of mildew in any location. The flowers are a bright rose pink of glistening freshness, immense size and of elegant form. They are produced on stout canes well above the plant. Needs very little disbudding. Winner of a Gold Medal from the American Rose Society. Young plants 60 cents each. Two-year old $1.25 each.
Constance — Buds long and pointed, of a rich orange yellow color distinctly streaked and splashed with crimson near base of petals, passing to large full flowers of bright cadmium yellow. $1.50 each.
Florence Forrester — Buds ivory-white tinged with lemon, opening into a large snowy-white bloom. Grandly formed flowers with high-pointed center. Vigorous in growth and very free blooming. One of the finest new roses. $1.50 each.
Gladys Holland — Rich buff shaded orange yellow and pearly peach; a beautiful combination of coloring most pleasing and quite distinct. Of the finest size and form, with every quality of an ex- hibition and decorative rose. $1.50 each.
G. Amadee Hammond — Rich cadmium yellow flowers of fine size and form on stout upright stems. A splendid addition to our li.st of yellow roses. Val- uable alike for exhibition or garden decoration . $1.50 each.
Kitchener of Kartoum — Dazzling scarlet. Single flowers in great masses. A wonderful new decorative rose. Should not be pruned but allowed to grow naturally. Something different. $1.50 each.
Leonie Lambert — Beautiful silvery rose, shaded to flesh color. Flowers large and finely formed. Splendid either in bud or open flower. The most luxuriant foliage we have seen in a rose. $1.25 each .
Los Angeles — This fine American rose is enjoying a popularity unequaled by any other variety of late years. It is making a fine record in all sections of the country, its hardiness permitting it to be be planted in the eastern section of the United States. Los Angeles belongs to the Hybrid Briar class of roses which have given us such fine sorts as Lyon, Madame Herriot and Rayon de Or. The buds are long and pointed expanding into a flower of fine size and form. The color is a luminous flame pink toned with coral and shaded golden yellow at the base of petals. A fine strong grower, throwing up stout canes and strong lateral growth all of which gives a profusion of bloom hardly equaled by any other rose. $1.50 each.
Lucien Chaure — A fine new French rose pro- ducing very large and finely formed flowers with much freedom . Color dainty flesh color shaded with cream. The tints of color in this rose are exceed- ingly soft and beautiful. $1.25 each.
Madame Caristie Martel — Strong growing new French rose with very large globular flowers with large shell-like petals. Color golden yellow flushed to sulphur on edge of petals. One of the very largest yellow roses yet produced, and a most distinct novelty. $1.50 each.
Madame Marcel Delany — Flowers large, full, perfect in form and borne on rigid stems of fine length. Color soft pink shaded to Hydrangea. Winner of the Gbld Medal Bagetelle Gardens, Paris. $1.50 each.
Miss Bryce Allan — Globular imbricated flowers, borne on stout stems clothed with bronzy green foliage. Color rich carmine shaded with rose. Very bright and attractive. $1.50 each.
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Mrs. Sullen — Rich cochineal-red shaded with yellow and passing to carmine-lake. Strong growing, free blooming, its bright colored flowers make it a most valuable garden rose. Very distinct. SI. 25 each.
Premier — A grand new American pedigreed rose raised by the eminent rosarian, Mr. E. G. Hill, who when he saw it growing in the Portland Rose Test Gardens did not recognize the variety, it was indeed so fine. Growth very robust, luxurious foliage sur- mounted by massive dark pink flowers of wonderful substance. Especially beautiful in bud state. Keeps finely when cut. One of our most popular forcing varieties and just as valuable for the garden. SI. 25 each.
Rose Marie — This new American variety is re- markable for its freedom of bloom and its beautiful buds and well formed flowers. Color a fresh even shade of rose pink. The buds are long and pointed unfolding evenly into a large full flower. Our ex- perience with this new rose has been most gratifying and we have no hesitancy in recommending it as one of the very best everblooming roses of the day. SI .50 each.
T. F, Crozier — Strong free branching grower making a large vigorous bush. Flowers very large, making a large vigorous bush. Flowers very large, full and globular with high built center, produced freely all through the season. Color bright canary yellow shaded and flushed with ivory. A rose of great beauty and refinement, one of the most valu- able garden and exhibition roses of recent years. SI. 50 each.
Totos Gelos — Color blush white with deep yellow shadings at base of petals. Buds, very long and pointed on erect stems bearing handsome foliage. SI. 25 each.
Ulster Gem — A charming single rose with long pointed buds and shell-like petals opening into large single flowers. Color deep primrose yellow with rich boss of prominent anthers. $1.25 each.
Ulster Volunteer — Large single flowers with shell-like petals produced in great masses. Color bright scarlet shaded to white at base of each petal. A wonderful decorative rose. $1.25 each.
NEW EVERBLOOMING ROSE LOS ANGELES
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON
H. V. MACHIN
FINE ROSES OF RECENT INTRODUCTION
In making a selection of varieties for these two pages we have brought together a list of sorts of unques- tioned merit, they being among the very best new kinds which have appeared in the past few years. Such sorts as Lyon and Rayon de Or are already well known, belonging as they do to a new class known as Per- netiana Roses. This list includes many fine new Irish roses with a wealth of foliage and bloom and which are making a fine record in the gardens of the Pacific Northwest. We have no young plants of these roses to offer this season, our stock being entirely of the field grown bushes.
Price: Two-year-old plants only, $1.00 each (except as noted).
Admiral Ward — Crimson red shaded fiery scarlet and velvety purple. Large full globular flowers freely produced. Vigorous erect growth with large glossy green foliage. A most distinct bedding rose.
August Hartmann — Brilliant red flushed with orange. Very large well formed flowers with high pointed center. Prominent in all the English Rose Shows each season.
Cheerful — Large full flowers of perfect shape and form, with enormous individual petals and grand general character. Color, rich orange flame over- spreading the petals to a distinct orange yellow base.
Colleen — Beautifully shaded buds of the Killar- ney type, opening into large finely formed flowers. Color rose-pink heavily shaded with crimson. Very distinct.
Countess Clanwilliam— Strong growing new Irish rose producing magnificent blooms in abund- ance. Buds long and pointed opening into a large high-centered flower of great beauty and refinement. Color delicate peach pink flushed and edged with cherry red. $1 .25 each.
Crimson Emblem — A superb new Irish rose of a i-ich glowing crimson heavily shaded with maroon. Buds and flowers of fine form and size produced freely on long stout stems. A splendid garden rose and worthy of extended cultivation.
Duchess of Wellington— Intense saffron yellow stained with rich crimson. Very large and of fine form. Beautiful in bud as well as open flower. One of the finest offerings of recent years.
Edgar M. Burnett — Light flesh pink shaded to rose. Beautifully shaped buds and full perfect flowers. Much thought of in England for garden and exhibition.
Grange Colombe — Very large, full cup-shaped flowers on stout stems. Color creamy white with base of petals heavily flushed with yellow. Very hardy.
Gorgeous — Strong, vigorous, free branching growth; handsome dark olive-green foliage. Flowers very large and full, exquisitely formed, produced freely and continuously on stout erect stems. Color copper, a most striking combination of colors. A very fine bedding rose and an exhibition rose of the first magnitude. $1.25 each.
H. V. Machin — A splendid new exhibition rose in great demand by exhibitors at the English rose shows where it has made a name for itself because of its grand scarlet crimson flowers of such wonder- ful size and form. The buds are long and pointed unusual in a red rose. The foliage is ideal. The flowers are rigid stems of erect growth. We can recommend this as being one of the most beautiful of all red roses.
Lady Dunleath — Beautiful ivory white shaded to deep golden yellow at the center. A fine strong growing variety producing its handsome flowers on stout stems with much freedom. A fine variety either for bedding or exhibition purposes.
Madame Melanie Soupert— A superb fancy everblooming rose, of strong vigorous growth and free branching habit. Color golden yellow shaded to orange yellow at base of petals, the whole beauti- fully flushed with orange-pink. Fine long pointed buds of elegant outline opening into a very large fluffy flower of great beauty.
Margaret Dickson Hamill — Delicate straw color, its shell-like petals flushed at the edges on the reverse side with delicate carmine-rose. Strong in growth, free blooming and exquisitely fragrant. Bronzy green foliage on deep crimson leaf-stalks. Very distinct and a gem among new roses. $1.25 each.
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Mrs. Alfred Tate — Coppery red shaded with fawn. Flowers of good size, finely formed and freely produced. A fine garden and decorative rose.
Mrs. Bertram J. Walker — Strong upright branch- ing habit with abundant dark green foliage. Flowers large, of symmetrical form abundantly produced all through the season. Color deep cerise pink, of a novel and distinct shade holding its rich color to the very last.
Mrs. Franklin Dennison — Porcelain white veined primrose yellow deepening to ochre at base of petals. Very large full flowers of splendid build on strong upright canes. A fine exhibition rose as well as suitable for garden decoration.
Mrs. Foley Hobbs — Delicate ivory white flushed with pearl at edge of petals. The huge shell shaped petals produce a bloom of grand size and build. One of the few pure Tea Roses w'e now catalogue. A grand variety for the exibition table.
Mrs. Mona Hunting — A garden decorative rose of great charm and beauty. Free branching growth, producing its flowers in endless profusion. Buds very long and pointed, deep chamoise-yellow in color, changing to fawn as the flower expands. 11.50 each.
Mrs. Samuel Ross— Light straw yellow shaded to chamois yellow. Buds of fine size and form developing into blooms of great refinement. A gar- den and exhibition rose of the highest rank. Like many other fine sorts, hails from Ireland.
Mrs. Wemyss Quinn— Intense chrome yellow washed with madder-orange. Opens into a large canary yellow flower. Very free and perpetual. One of our finest new sorts.
Mrs. Ambrose Riccardo — A beautiful new yellow Hybrid Tea Rose from Continental Europe. Won- derfully free blooming and vigorous growing for a rose of its class. Buds beautifully formed, honey yellow, very sweet scented.
Modesty — Buds very long and pointed with prominent outer or guard petals, having a heavy veneering of vermilion-rose with the remainder of the flower of a pearlj^ cream color. Very distinct
in form and color from anything heretofore pro- duced. $1.25 each.
Mrs. Henry Winnett — Introduced from Canada as a forcing rose but has every requisite quality of a fine garden rose. Buds beautifully formed, without the least coarseness about them making them very desirable for cutting. Color bright rich shade of crimson. Luxuriant dark green foliage. A true everbloomer. A splendid red rose. $1.25 each.
Nellie Parker — Strong vigorous upright growing with large handsome dark green foliage. Flowers very large, full and beautifully formed, freely pro- duced. Color pale creamy white shaded and flushed rose at base of petals.
Old Gold — A free blooming garden rose with mildew-proof foliage and producing an abundance of elegantly formed flowers of wonderful coloring. Vivid reddish orange with copper and apricot shacl- ings. A very fine bedding rose.
Queen of Fragrance— Fine large pointed buds opening into large well formed flower. Color rose pink with silvery shadings. As its name implies, it is exquisitely fragrant. A fine garden rose.
Rayon de Or — This fine novelty is without doubt the deepest of all yellow roses yet produced, holding its color to the very last. It is a fine grower of free-branching habit, with beautiful bronzy green foliage practically immune from mildew. Strictly ever-blooming, every shoot being crowned with a flower. Buds long and pointed, of deep copper color, smeared with claret. Flowers, when ex- panded, of the richest cadmium yellow ever seen in a flower.
Red Letter Day— Brilliant glowing crimson scar- let, opening into medium-sized cactus-shaped flower of curious formation. One of the freest blooming roses extant. Makes a fine decorative subject and equally desirable for bedding.
Tipperary — In color this rose would stand be- tween Lady Hillingdon and Melody, showing an attractive shade of soft golden yellow color. It is remarkable for its perfectly shaped buds which can be cut on nice long stems at all times and as often as desired. $1.25 each.
CRIMSON EMBLEM
RAYON DE OR
CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
LE PROGRESS MARQUIS DE SI NIT Y
RARE NEW FANCY EVERBLOOMING ROSES
On this and the following page we list a few of the late introductions which are notable for their distinc- tiveness and most likely to please the rose-lover who is seeking novelty and variety in his garden and who wishes something newer and better than the other sorts afford.
Price: Two-year-old plants, $1.00 each (except as noted).
British Queen — Very large finely formed flower opening freely in all weathers. Color pure white sometimes tinged with flesh. A new Irish rose of the highest order of merit.
Chateau Des Clos Vougeat— Deep velvety crimson shaded with blackish maroon. The near- est approach to a black rose. As if cut from so much velvet, the most wonderful rose in color and texture. A true everblooming variety.
Duchess of Sutherland — Growth erect and vigorous, with large full finely formed flowers on stout canes. Color, warm rosy pink with lemon yellow shadings upon the white at base of petals.
Edith Part — Another grand exhibition rose as well as an ideal garden variety. Free branching growth with well built up flowers of great substance. Color, rich red suffused with deep salmon and coppery yellow.
George C. Waud — Glowing orange vermilion shaded bright scarlet. One of the richest colored roses in existence. A fine garden and bedding rose.
Gloire de Chedane Guinoisseau — Brilliant vermilion red, shaded deep velvety red. Very large and full. Of beautiful form. One of the coming red roses having all the requisites of a fine bedding rose. No other variety excels this for color.
Harry Kirk — A magnificent addition to the none- too-long list of yellow roses. The flower is of much the same form as the well known Killarney, but of a lovely deep sulphur yellow color, becoming lighter at the edges of the petals. The buds are simply perfection in form. Petals are broad, smooth and rounded, of fine substance and very lasting.
Irish Fireflame — A beautiful single rose of Irish origin, bearing profusely elegant shaped buds of an orange crimson color, opening into single blooms of a coppery yellow color flushed with ruddy crimson. Fine for cutting.
Irish Simnlicity— Pure white, immense single flowers with light shell like petals of great substance. Rank grower. Fine for massing and garden planting .
Lady Alice Stanley— Delicate flesh pink outside of petals deep coral rose. . Beautiful long pointed buds opening into a fine large well-formed flower having a delightful fragrance. Fine strong growing variety with beautiful leathery green foliage upon straight upright canes of good length.
Lady Pirrie — Deep copper shaded to apricot and salmon. Strong erect growing and free blooming. Grand exhibition rose.
Lady Ursula — Exquisite shade of flesh pink in a crisp well shaped bloom of fine size. A rank grow- ing and free blooming sort of great merit. 75 cents each.
Joseph Hill — An extraordinary strong, heavy grower, producing stiff canes and dark foliage. The bud is enormously large and long pointed, opening into a monster bloom of the most beautiful and clear shades of pure salmon, bright pink and pure gold. Very distinct in every point and one of our finest fancy sorts.
Louise Catherine Breslau — Coral red, shaded chrome yellow, opening into a large well-formed flower of shrimp pink shaded coppery orange. A free and constant bloomer and a fine healthy grower. Made a fine showing in our nurseries the past season.
Lyon — The remarkable new shades of color seen in this rose makes it easily the most popular new sort. The flowers are of a superb shrimp-pink color with salmon and chrome-yellow shadings, beautiful beyond description. The buds before opening are of a beautiful coral red with golden yellow at base of petals. Very large and beautifully formed on strong stems. Blooms continuously from early Summer until late Fall. Raised by that famous French rosarian, M. Pernet Duchere, whose pro- ductions include scores of our leading varieties.
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Madame E. Rostand— Beautiful buds of a delicate flesh pink heavy shaded with orange yellow at the base. A rare combination of color.
Madame Charles Lutaud—Long pointed buds on stout thornless canes. Large full globular flowers of a rich chrome yellow tinted with scarlet on the outer petals. Very distinct.
Madame Ravery— Another excellent yellow bed- ding rose, which is not so well known as its merits would seem to justify. Elegant long pointed buds opening into very large double flowers. Of fine growth, with habit like Madame Caroline Testout. Color golden j-ellow shaded to orange in the center.
Marquise de Sinity— A grand new French Rose coming from the raiser of the Lyon Rose. Color a beautiful intermingling of copper and yellow. Flowers very large and perfectly formed.
Melody — Beautifully shaped buds of a rich saffron yellow shaded to primrose at edge of petals. Won- derfully free in bloom all through the season. A fine garden rose which will become a general favorite when its merits become known.
Mildred Grant — blooms of enormous size, pointed in bud state, opening into very large, widely expanding flowers. Beautiful shell-shaped petals of remarkable substance. Color an exquisite shade of light pink suffused with ivory white. This variety always carries off the highest honors at Portland Rose Show for being the largest rose in the show. Its size is simply wonderful, while its colorings are indescribably beautiful.
Miss Alice de Rothchild — A fine new tea rose producing beautifully shaped buds of a rich golden yellow color. Does not fade as do many varieties of this color.
Molly Sharman Crawford — We predict a great future for this grand snow-white rose. It is one of the freest branching and fastest growing in the whole rose family. The blooms are of the grandest size, of elegant form and build. The color is very pure, texture durable; it blooms freely and con- tinuously.
Mrs. Charles Pearson — Rich orange color flushed with reddish fawn . Beautiful bud and finely formed flower. Splendid for cutting. 75 cents each.
NEW ROSE LYON
Mrs. David Jardine — Immense flowers with shell-like petals of w'axy texture. Color bright glowing pink shaded silvery pink at the center. Splendid garden variety. 75 cents each.
Mrs. Herbert Hawkesworth —Large globular flowers freely produced. Color deeply zoned echru on milk-white. Very distinct and valuable for any purpose.
Mrs. Herbert Stevens — Long beautifully pointed buds, large full flowers, ivory white with shadings of peach and fawn at edge of petals.
Mrs. Myles Kennedy — Flowers large, full, and perfectly formed. Color delicate silvery white shaded with buff and pink in the center. Awarded the Gold Medal of the National Rose Society.
Mrs. Wakefield Christy Mi^er — Soft pearly blush shaded to salmon, outer side of petals darker. Flowers large, of loose formation and novel appear- ance. A grand variety for cutting, producing its flowers on stout long stems. Its delicate colorings are charming in effect.
National Emblem — Deep velvety crimson shaded to vermilion at edge of petals. Long pointed buds on stout wiry stems. Very sweet scented. A fine new Irish rose.
Nerissa — Creamy yellow flushed white. Center of flower peach-pink. Very large of waxy substance and remarkably free blooming.
Theresa — Strong, vigorous, upright growing rose. Produces canes of fine length, each surmounted with a beautiful long pointed bud opening in fine large bloom. Color rich orange and apricot shaded with madder. A glorious fancy rose.
William Shean — A fine grower, throwing up long stiff canes crowned with large pointed flowers of purest Killarney pink, full, free and a perpetual bloomer. Immense size, perfect form and sub- stance. Altogether a glorious rose.
Willomere — A novelty from the nurseries of Pernet Duchete in France, and who offers it as an improvement upon his famous Lyon Rose, being more vigorous in growth and free in bloom. Buds coral red suffused with carmine opening into a large full flower of a rich shrimp-pink, shaded to yellow at the center. Very rich and striking variety.
Walter Speed — Deep lemon yellow. Large full well formed flowers freely produced. A splendid garden rose.
MILDRED GRANT
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
GEORGE ARENDS LADY HILLINGDON
MODERN ROSES OF PROVED MERIT
When a new rose reaches us from the introducer a part of the stock is immediately planted in our testing grounds to ascertain its possibilities as to quality of bloom and productiveness. Inferior varieties, when they become known as discarded. All the sorts on this and the following page have stood our test and we are cataloguing them in the belief that they will all become generally well known varieties. As our heading states they are modern roses of proved merit.
Price: Young plants, 40 cents each; 2-year-old plants, 75 cents each (except where noted).
Alexander Hill Gray— Very large and full with finely formed buds. Rich golden yellow. Exquisite tea scent. A splendid rose. $1.00 each.
A. R. Goodwin — Coppery orange red passing to salmon pink as the flower expands. A superb com- bination of colorings which is most striking and attractive. One of the most distinct new sorts and i* most valuable addition to our list of fancy roses. Two-year old $1.00 each.
Edward Mawley — This fine Irish Rose justly deserves all the praise bestowed upon it in Europe last season. Created a furor at the English Rose Shows. Of grand size and build and a free, con- tinuous bloomer. Color intense crimson scarlet and of velvety texture.
Francis Scott Key — A giant in growth, producing long stout canes each surmounted with a large massive bloom. Color bright scarlet shaded darker. A fine new sort raised by the American rosarian, Mr. John Cook, of Baltimore. A fine thing.
George Arends — This fine new Hybrid Perpetual Rose bears some resemblance in growth and bloom to that famous hardy white rose Frau Karl Druschki. The flowers are of large and massive proportions, surmounting stout almost thornless canes in a most imposing manner. The color is a delightful fresh and bright shade of pink with silvery suffusions. This new sort irnpresses us as being one of the most valuable varieties that have appeared for many years.
George Dickson— Very large, full and perfectly formed flowers freely produced. Color, blackish crimson of velvety texture, reverse of petals heavily veined with crimson maroon. A magnificent rose, invaluable for exhibition.
General Superior Arnold Jensen— Fine long well-formed buds, perfectly formed well filled flowers of fine size carried on strong canes. Color deep glowing carmine tinted with rose. A robust growing, free blooming rose of the greatest merit for general cultivation.
Hadley — A grand new dark-colored rose of Ameri- can origin which has proven to be a wonderful variety for hot-house forcing and which is equally desirable for out-door cultivation. The outstanding feature of this rose is the wonderful substance and texture of the petals. At times they appear as if stamped out of crimson velvet cloth. Strong rank grower with stout upright canes clothed with bronzy- green foliage. Buds of elegant shape and flowers perfectly formed. Color deep velvety crimson sometimes shaded black, retaining its brilliancy at all seasons of the year. Two-year old $1.00 each
Hoosier Beauty— A grand new hybrid-tea rose of American origin having been produced by a well known hybridist in the State of Indiana. Flowers dark crimson shaded with maroon and veined with black. Petals of remarkable substance — like so much crimson velvet. Buds beautifully formed with fine pointed shape opening into large double flower. Two-year-old, $1.00 each.
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Jonkheer J. L. Mock — The pink giant from Holland, being head and shoulders above other new varieties in growth and the production of large massive flowers. It is of the type of La France with large round blooms surmounting its stout almost thornless canes. Color rich bright pink faced with carmine.
King George — Strong growing, of free branching habit. Flowers very large and full, opening freely. Color deep crimson maroon with a velvety violet flush. Very distinct among the dark colored roses.
Lady Hillingdon — Deep apricot yellow, long and pointed bud, a fine forcing or garden rose, excellent for cutting. Flowers are of good substance, very lasting anf foliage handsome and luxuriant. Lady Hillingdon is considered the best decorative rose in its class. This aristocratic beauty is a seedling from Papa Gontier and Madame Hoste, and was the recipient of several Gold Medals at English Rose .Shows. Two-year-old plants SI. 00 each.
Laurent Carl — One of the richest and most brilliant colored roses in our collection. Beautiful shaped buds expanding into large full blooms. Color rich velvety carmine shaded to bright scarlet Strong robust grower and perfectly hardy.
Madame Edouard Herriot — This fine garden and exhibition rose is the product of the skill of that peer of rosarians, M. Pernet Duchere, of Lyons, France, who is now mourning the loss of his two sons on the field of battle. M. Duchere has given us many of the finest roses in existence, including Caroline Testout, Melanie Soupert, Lyon and Rayon de Or. This fine sort is of strong vigorous growth and spreading habit with thorny light green canes beautifully furnished with bright green leaves. The buds are long and pointed, of a deep coral red color shaded to orange yellow at the base of petals. Opens into a finely formed flower of wonderful shade of rosy scarlet flushed with shrimp and apricot tints. Two-year old, $1.00 each.
Mrs. Aaron Ward— One of the most delightful roses of recent years in a color that catches the eye at once — a deep golden orange color shading out to lemon or creamy-yellow at the edge of the petals.
MADAME EDUARD HERRIOT
Some describe the rose as an Indian yellow. The buds' are cupped and very deep, showing the glowing heart to the best advantage. Two-year-old plants $1.00 each.
Mrs. Charles Russell — Strong, rank growth, canes stout and thornless, clothed with handsome dark-green foliage. Flowers very large and massive. Form globular and very full. Remarkable for its fine lasting qualities either on or off the plant. Color bright rich cerise shaded to scarlet at center. A continuous bloomer all season through.
Madame Segund Weber— Large long pointed buds opening into finely formed flower of wonderful subtsance. Color light rosy flesh shaded with salmon. A bedding and cut flower variety of the highest degree of merit.
Ophelia— A grand new Hybrid Tea Rose produ- ced by the well known English roasrian, Wm. Paul. This fine novelty is remarkable for its strong upright growth, handsome leathery foliage and the exquisite coloring of its beautifully formed buds and flowers. The color is a delicate salmon, petals prettily edged with rose while the center of the flower is a rich mingling of orange and copper shades. It is so entirely distinct in color from all other varieties as to be readily identified among any number of roses. The most popular cut flower variety of the present time, the blooms being in great demand in every section of the country.
President W. R. Smith — Lovely silvery pink buds and flowers on strong almost thornless canes. Elegant shaped buds and flowers. Fine strong growth. One of our finest.
Sunburst — A veritable giant among yellow roses throwing up heavy canes clothed with most orna- mental foliage and crowned with glorious buds and flowers. The buds are very long and of most beauti- ful form, opening into a gorgeous colored flower. The color is a rich cadmium-yellow shaded with orange and copper. One of the very finest yellow roses yet raised. Comes from the eminent French rosarian M. Pernet Duchere who has given us a number of fine new yellow roses of late years. Two- year old plants $1.00 each.
SUNBURST
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
BETTY RHEA REID
SELECT EVERBLOOMING ROSES
In selecting sorts for this page of our catalogue we have undertaken to bring into one collection sorts which are comparatively little known but which possess the very finest qualities, as garden and exhibition roses. These sorts are true everbloomers, hardy and robust growers. We can recommend them most highly to persons who wish to enlarge their rose garden and who have been depending upon the better known kinds. We offer two-year-old plants only of these roses.
Price: Two-year-old plants, 75c each (except as noted)
Antoine Rivoire — Rosy flesh color shaded at base to golden yellow. Very large, fine form, free in bloom. A splendid bedding rose. Fine for cut flowers.
Betty — Beautiful coppery rose color overspread with golden yellow. Deliciously fragrant, very large, fairly full, and of glorious form. Superb decorative variety for the garden, fairly glows with brilliancy. One of the freest-blooming roses we know of. Two-year-old plants 11.00 each
Dean Hole — ^An exquisitely beautiful rose of bright carmine pink color with silvery shadings and with the grandeur of American Beauty in form and foliage. Buds of extraordinary length, opening into a mammoth bloom.
Dorothy Page Roberts — Finely shaped buds developing into a large fluffy bloom of much beauty. Color rich coppery pink tinted with apricot yellow. Robust growing, free flowering.
Farbenkonigen (Queen of Colors)— This is well named the Queen of Colors; our own personal opinion is that there is no finer rose grown than this beautiful sort. It is large and full; color bright carmine and rosy-crimson overlaid with a satiny silver sheen. Very floriferous. Simply grand.
Florence Pemberton — Creamy white flushed with pearl. Very large and full, of perfect form and wonderful substance. One of the finest exhibition roses ever produced.
Improved Rainbow — This beautiful rose is all that its name implies — an improved form of that well-known ever-blooming rose. Rainbow, which, it will be recalled, is a sport from Papa Gontier, one of our finest budding roses. The habit and growth is identical with the older varieties but the bloom are very distinct, being a bright scarlet heavily dashed and striped with golden yellow.
Irish Elegance — Bronzy orange in the bud opening into large single flowers in rich shades of
copper and orange. A wonderful rose for garden decoration and admirably adapted for cutting. Nothing could be a more graceful house decoration than a bowl of these roses. Very popular in England.
Madame Leon Pain— Flowers large, full and free in opening; silvery salmon, center orange yellow, reverse bright red and yellow. In our gardens the ast Summer it has at all times been a grand sight , earing a great profusion of exceedingly large bril- liant roses.
Miladv — -Wonderfully vigorous in growth and free in bloom. Color rich crimson-scarlet holding its color in the warmest weather. Very full and lasting. Grown extensively by florists for cut flowers. A fine bedding and decorative rose.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt — A strong upright grower with clean healthy foliage. Flowers very large and full, of elegant form and sweetly scented. Color creamy white faintly tinged with pink and salmon.
Mary Countess of Ilchester — A rose of great distinction and charm with vigorous erect growth and attractive dark green foliage. Color a rich shade of crimson-carmine. Very bright and at- tractive. Splendid garden rose.
Prince of Bulgaria — A very vigorous grower, with large bright green foliage, beautiful form of bud, flower very large and full. The outer petals are extremely large, of superb rosy flesh color, center of flower orange; very fine and very free.
Rhea Reid— Raised by the eminent American rosarian, Mr. E. G. Hill, this choice garden rose stands as a monument to his skill as a hybridizer. The flowers are of fine size and build, double to the center. Color a rich shade of cerise-crimson. Similar to that in the variety Helen Gould, but far superior to that variety in growth and size and freedom of bloom. Won first honors at Paris in competition with all the choicest new roses of Europe.
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GENERAL McARTHUR
WHITE KILLARNEY
KILLARNEY COLLECTION
On this page we offer a select list of very best garden varieties in cultivation. Like all the roses on pre- ceding pages these sorts will bloom profusely the first season, even the small plants producing freely their lovely colored and delightfully scented flowers. Two year-old plants will, of course, yield a greater profu- sion of flowers, owing to the large size of the plants.
Price: 35 cents each, set of 12 sorts, $3.50; 2-year-old plants, 75 cents each
Etoil de France — This famous French Rose probably needs no extended description, for it is already quite well and favorably known. Flowers globular, very full and lasting, borne on stiff stems, well above the foliage. Color deep velvety crimson of much richness and brilliancy. Remarkable for ts strong growth and free blooming qualities.
Franz Deegan — One of the strongest growing of all the yellow ever-blooming roses. Throws up strong canes from the ground, each one crowned with a glorious golden yellow flower of beautiful form and great texture. A free and constant bloomer and very lasting.
J. B. Clarke — New Irish variety of great merit either for garden decoration or for cut flowers. The color is bright crimson shaded maroon; petals large, well-shaped and of immense substance; flowers very full and perfectly formed. Growth vigorous and tree-branching habit; flowering freely and contin- uously from early Summer until late Autumn.
Killamey — The new Irish Beauty. Color an exquisite shade of deep shell pink lightened with silvery pink. The base of the petals is a soft silvery white relieved with enough yellow to make it more attractive. The buds are exceptionally long and beautifully formed, the open flower is graceful in the extreme.
General McArthur — ^A grand crimson scarlet Hybrid Tea Rose. It is very free-blooming, every shoot producing a beautiful and richly colored bud and flower, which does not face in the hottest sun. The flowers are large, double, of fine form, and very fragrant. It is one of the most prominent sorts at the Portland Rose Show.
Le^ Progress — Lovely nankeen yellow buds opening into saffron yellow flower borne on long erect stems clothed with beautiful light green foliage. Very popular in England where it is grown exten- sively.
Madame Caroline Testout— A grand Hybrid Tea rose of the La France type of stronger growth, and a more constant bloomer. Flowers very large of a bright satiny pink color. Very fragrant. This is the rose which made Portland famous as the Rose City. Special low price on two-year old plants. 60 cents each. $6.00 per dozen.
Maman Cochet — This with its white sport we consider the finest Tea Roses ever produced. Very rank growing for a variety of its class. Strong canes almost thornless springing from the base all season long. Magnificent buds opening into flowers of grand size and build: very I asting and of sweet tea scent. Color deep rosy pink, inner side of petals shaded silvery rose. Fine for massing in beds.
Mrs. Arthur Waddell — A strong rampant-grow- ing Hybrid Tea Rose, with foliage that is ornamental in itself. Large long pointed buds of a bright rosy scarlet opening into a finely formed flower of a rich apricot or salmon color. An exhibition and garden rose of the highest rank. Two-year old $1.00 each.
Viscountess Folkstone — Flowers borne on strong stems, with thick foliage; color delicately tinted flesh, almost white, wth beautiful satin finish; one of the most beautiful varieties in cultivation; should be in every collection.
White Killarney — This elegant new rose first made i ts appearance in a well-known New England nursery, where it sported from that famous Irish Rose, Killarney, now grown more extensively for cut flowers than any other variety. However, we have found the new visitor far superior to its parent as regards vigor, size of flower and ability to resist disease.
White Maman Cochet — Has all the good qualities of Maman Cochet, but pure white, equally large and fragrant, hardy and productive. One of the very best white ever-blooming roses for bedding, flower- ing all season long and until late in the Fall.
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HEDGES OF ROSES, PORTLAND, OREGON
Standard Collection FINEST EVER-BLOOMING ROSES
Price: 30 cents each; set of 12 sorts, $3.00, 2-year-old plants, 75 cents each
American Beauty — One of the largest, sweetest and best of all hardy roses. It is a quick grower, constant bloomer, making magnificent buds and large bold flowers; color, rich rosy crimson, shaded and veined in the most charming manner.
Kaiserine Augusta Victoria— A strong, vigorous grower, producing buds and flowers of enormous size. Color pure white. We have no hesitancy in saying that this rose is unequaled by any other variety of its color.
Lady Ashtown — Pale Rose du Barri, shaded to yellow at base of petals. Reverse side of petals silvery pink. Large, long pointed buds, opening into a beautifully formed flower. A rare and most beautiful variety.
La France — Although this fine rose has been in commerce for many years and has at this time many rivals in the newer sorts, it is still one of the best varieties in existence. Its fine, strong growing habit, with its freedom of bloom and exquisite fragrance, has caused it to become more generally known than any variety ever produced. The buds are very large, of grand form, unfolding in the most beautiful manner. The open flowers are full and very lasting, making the variety most desirable for cut flowers. The color is an exquisite livery pink, with pale lilac shadings and a satiny sheen over the whole.
Mad. Abel Chatenay — A rose of extraordinary merit. A free-bloomer, with flowers of good size and substance. Color beautiful rosy carmine, with darker shadings. One of our finest decorative and garden roses and always in great demand.
Papa Gontier — A magnificent red rose; flower large and semi-double; a vivid cherry red color, shaded yellow, reverse of petals crimson; free- growing and flowering very profusely. One of the very best for open ground. No other red Tea Rose can compare with it.
Richmond — Color a magnificent rich scarlet- crimson, the most vivid we have yet seen among ever-blooming roses. Flowers of fine size and form produced on long stems well above the foliage. One of the sweetest roses in existence.
Perle des Jardines — A grand old yellow tea rose, famous for its beautifully shaped buds and its free blooming proclivities. Possesses the true scent and is very lasting. Rich golden yellow holding its color to the last.
Souvenir de President Carnot — A strong grow- ing Hybrid Tea rose with handsome bronze-green foliage. Elegant shaped buds opening into a very large flower with heavy shell-like petals. Color delicate rosy-flesh shaded deeper in the center. A splendid garden rose.
Virginia R. Coxe — Color fiery crimson, with a dark velvety sheen, very fragrant. The freest bloom- ing rose in existence. The mass of color produced is wonderful, and the handsome foliage adds materially to its beauty. This fine rose is also known as Gruss en Teplitz, under which name it came from Europe. The fact that it has been renamed by an enterprising American florist is suflficient evidence to conclude that the variety has merit. Hardy as an oak tree and very rank grower.
White La France — This magnificent rose is a pure white La France having just a breath of rose- tinted blush, decidedly clouding the depth of its broad petals, the buds and flowers are extra large, very full and finely formed.
Winnie Davis — Color rich apricot pink, shaded to flesh at base of petals. Beautifully formed buds and flowers. Very free in growth and bloom. So fine a rose that the town of Puyallup, Washington, has made it the oflficial flower of the city.
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CLIMBING MADAME CAROLINE TESTOUT
SUPERB CLIMBING ROSES
Such a wealth of new varieties of Climbing Roses has appeared of late years that it would seem that there was nothing left to be desired in that particular line. This collection is a representative lot of the finest Climbing Roses to be had. Each is a gem in its way. Plant them liberally about your home and enhance its beauty.
Price: 35 cents each; 2-year-old bushes, 75 cents each (except where noted).
Billiard et Barre — Large handsome flowers of globular form of a rich deep orange yellow color. A great improvement on William Allen Richardson which heretofore has been our best dark yellow climbing rose. Very strong in growth and free bloom- ing. Two-year-old plants only of this variety. $1.00 each.
Climbing Etoil de France — The counterpart of that fine red garden rose, Etoil de France, but of strong climbing habit. Flowers rich crimson, very large and massive, produced singly. One of our finest new Climbing Roses.
Climbing Frau Karl Druschki— This is, without doubt, the grandest of all white climbing roses. It is the first and only pure white hardy, ever-blooming climbing rose and as such, meets a demand that has never before been supplied. It is a strong rapid grower, growing to perfection in open ground, and throwing up numerous shoots 10 to 15 feet high in a single season. Two-year-old plants only $1.00 each.
Climbing Hoosier Beauty— Identical with that superb new bush variety Hoosier Beauty, except that it is a rampant climber. Handsome, rich crim- son flowers shaded to black. One of the best ever- blooming climbing roses yet produced. Two-year- old plants only of this rose. Price $1.00 each.
Climbing Kaiserine A. Victoria— Strong rapid growing climbing form of the popular Kaiserine rose. Fine large ivory white flowers. One of our best climbers.
Climbing General McArthur — ^A rapid growing climbing form of that fine red garden rose Geenral McArthur. Fine large buds and flowers in great abundance. Two-year old plants only. Price $1.00 each.
Climbing Lady Ashtown— A climbing form of the fine Hybrid Tea Rose Lady Ashtown. Large rose-pink flowers shaded to yellow at center. A continuous blooming climbing rose of the greatest
merit. We recommend it most highly. Young plants 35 cents, two-year old plants $1.00 each.
Climbing Liberty — ^A climbing variety of this fine red rose is bound to be very popular. Strong rampant grower throwing long canes bearing on the laterals true Liberty roses. Two-year old plants only.
Climbing Madame Caroline Testout— Covered during the season with immense globular flowers of the same beautiful shade of pink as seen in the bush sort. Without doubt the finest pink climbing rose to date.
Climbing Maman Cochet — This fine new climb- ing rose is identical in bloom with the famous Maman Cochet but of climbing habit of growth Its fine rose-pink flowers place it in the front rank as a pillar and porch rose.
Climbing Sunburst — A climbing sport of that peer of yellow roses. Sunburst— the much-sought new French rose. A true pillar rose of strong growth , beariiig freely; very large cadmium yellow flowers beautiful either in bud or open flower. Two-year- old plants of this variety only $1.00 each.
Climbing Whit© Cochet— A grand climbing form of the true White Maman Cochet which orig- inated in Australia. The flowers, if anything, are even finer than on the bush variety and have the same beautiful form and substance.
Climbing Winnie Davis — ^As its name implies, this is a climbing form of the favorite bedding rose Winnie Davis, a variety which has become very popular. Its fine salmon-pink flowers are indeed very beautiful. A strong, rampant climber, with leathery dark green foliage. Very free blooming. Two year old plants only. $1.00 each.
Climbing Virginia R. Coxe — Bright crimson- scarlet flowers produced in great profusion all season thrdugh. A rank growing pillar rose which in our estimation comes near to being the peer of all red climbing roses. One of its fine qualities is its ability to resist mildew and all other diseases.
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NEW HARDY CLIMBING ROSE PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER
EVERBLOOMING CLIMBING ROSES
On this page we offer all the old favorite Climbing Roses, those which nearly every rose grower is ac- quainted with, and which any one can grow to perfection. Every home should have a few of these Climbing Roses gracing its porches and corners, which will in time reach to second-story windows and bring much enjoyment to their owners, as well as being the admiration of all who see them in bloom.
Price: 30 cents each; 2-year-old plants, 75 cents each (except as stated).
Beauty of Glazenwood — Bronze yellow or cop- per and fawn color. One of the grandest pillar roses. Very hardy and free bloomer.
Climbing Belle Seibrecht — We regard this as one of our finest pillar roses, the flowers being very handsome. Color the richest shade of rose-pink ever seen in a rose. Two-year-old plants only.
Climbing Bridesnaaid — Splendid climbing form of the well known Bridesmaid. Bright pink flowers in great abundance. Two-year old plants only.
Climbing Cecile Brunner— In this fine rose we have the exact counterpart of Madame Cecile Brun- ner, the beautiful little Polyantha Rose, except that this is a rampant climber, growing to a great height in a few years. The flowers are produced in clusters and like the bush variety, are of exquisite form and color, being a rosy pink on a creamy white ground. Flowers are delightfully fragrant and are produced so freely as to simply hide the bush. A gem among climbing roses.
Climbing Papa Gontier — A vigorous growing sport from .the well known and popular red Tea Rose, Papa Gontier. A grand acquisition to the list of climbing roses, and a variety which will find its way into nearly every rose garden in the land when it becomes known.
Climbing Perle des Jardins — Same as the grand old Perle des Jardins, and equally good in every way, but of vigorous climbing habit ; flowers golden yellow, of immense size and form, being very double and have a delightful tea scent.
Duchess de Auerstadt — ^A scarce and little known climbing rose bearing large globular golden yellow flowers. Two-year old, plants only. $1.00 each.
Francois Crousse — Rich velvety crimson flowers borne in great profusion. One of the best of its color. Two-year old plants only.
Gainsboro — A hardy evei blooming climbing rose bearing beautifully shaped flesh pink buds and flowers. Fine for cutting.
Gloire de Dijon — Noted for the great size of its flowers, its delicate tea scent and its shade of color, being a blanding of amber, carmine and cream. A magnificent climber and one of the finest varieties in existence Two-year-old plants only.
La Marque — Flowers of good size, borne in large clusters, which are the distinctive features of the rose. Established plants bear thousands of blos- soms; color pure white. One of the best known varieties.
Madame Alfred Carriere — Extra large full- flowered, very double and sweet. Color a rich creamy white faintly tinted with pale yellow. Ex- ceedingly beautiful. It is a strong, hardy climber and free-bloomer. One of the most satisfactory climbing roses in existence.
Reine Marie Henriette— A strong vigorous grower; flowers large, full and of fine form; color glowing crimson elegantly shaded. One of the best climbers.
Reve de Or — A beautiful pillar rose of rapid growth. Color deep saffron yellow, good size full and sweet. A general favorite.
Tausendschon— Large clusters of medium-sized flowers of a delicate apple blossom pink and with a grace and beauty all their own. A rank growing pillar rose which is being sold by the thousand all over the country. As hardy as an oak. In our opinion should be one of the first varieties to consider when buying climbing roses.
William A. Richardson— Color rich coppery yellow, flushed with carmine. A very beautiful variety, having few equals as a pillar rose. Exten- sively»planted all over the Pacific Coast.
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HARDY PILLAR ROSE-DOROTHY PERKINS
SUPERB HARDY PILLAR ROSES
These Pillar Roses are strong, vigorous climbers, growing ten'or twelve feet high in a season. They bear immense clusters of beautiful, fragrant flowers, and will soon cover the whole side of a house with a sheet of lovely bloom. They are the grandest Climbing Roses yet introduced: perfectly hardy; need no protection, and grow more beautiful every year. All the money on earth could not buy the roses of this class now covering arbors, trellises, pergolas and archways in the United States.
Price: Young plants, 30 cents each; 2-year-old plants, 60 cents each (except where noted).
American Pillar — Without question, the flnest single flowered Climbing Rose in cultivation. The flowers are saucer-shaped, three to four inches across, and are very lasting . They hang in immense clusters all along the branches, and make a remarkable sight, a veritable sheet of bloom. Color clear bright rosy pink, with a prominent white halo in the center of each flower, further enhanced in beauty by a cluster of bright yellow anthers.
Christine Wright— A beautiful new Hybrid Wichuriana rose with strong climbing habit and producing medium sized double flowers in clusters and singly. Color bright wild rose-pink. Each 35 cents. Two-year-old 75c each.
Climbing American Beauty— A new pillar rose of great merit, being a cross between the famous American Beauty and an unnamed hybrid climber. Of very strong habit of growth, producing shoots ten to fifteen feet long in a single season and as hardy as an oak tree. The flowers are three to four inches in diameter, of elegant form and exceedingly fra- grant, as much so as its pollen parent. The color is a rich, rosy crimson of dazzling brilliancy.
Young plants, 35 cents each; strong 2-year-old plants, 75 cents each.
Crimson Rambler — This grand rose improves upon acquaintance; the better it is known the more popular it becomes. It is of rapid growth; attains a height of 15 feet in a season. Flowers in trusses, measuring 9 inches from base and 7 inches across, fairly covering the plant from the ground to the top.
Climbing Baby Rambler— A genuine climbing form of the well known Baby Rambler. Clusters of bright crimson-scarlet flowers all Summer long.
Dorothy Perkins — Great clusters of pretty double pink flowers smothering the plant for a long season of the year. Elegant leathery foliage, im- pervious to mildew and hardy as an oak tree. This sort is now the most generally planted of this class of roses.
Dr. Van Fleet — Flowers large with high built center and petals beautifully undulated and cupped. Color the most beautiful shade of shell pink ever seen in a rose. Elegant shaped buds on long stem clothed with handsome bronze green foliage. A rank climber, immune from mildew.
Graf Zeppelin — A rampant growing pillar rose bearing a profusion of double coral-red flowers in immense clusters. Foliage mildew proof. A fine improvement on Crimson Rambler. Two-year-old plants only 75 cents each.
Hiawatha — A beautiful single flowered variety, with flowers about l}/2 inches across, hanging in long pendulous sprays over the entire bush. Color brilliant ruby-red with a clear white eye, the center of each flower filled with prominent yellow anthers, a striking and beautiful combination.
Paul’s Scarlet Climber — ^A wonderful new hardy climbing rose the results of the efforts of the well known English hybridized William Paul. No other rose in any class can compare with it for brilliancy of color which is a vivid scarlet. The flowers are semi-double and produced in clusters, the plant being literally covered with flowers from top to bottom. It is of strong climbing habit and perfectly hardy. Won three Gold Medals in England and France. The most valuable addition to our list of climbing roses for many years. Young plants 35 cents. 2-year-old plants $1.00 each.
Silver Moon — Similar in habit of growth to Dr. Van Fleet, but with large saucer-like single flowers of silvery white color. Flowers of wonderful sub- stance on long stems. Clusters of yellow anthers enhance the beauty of the flower. Possesses a de- lightful musk-like fragrance. Young plants 35 cents each. Two-year-old 75 cents each.
Shower of Gold — A beautiful new climber of the Wichuriana type from the gardens of the famous English rosarian, William Paul. It is of very vigorous growth, with dense glossy green foliage. Produces masses of golden yellow flowers in large clusters. 2-year old plants 75 cents each.
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HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES
Hybrid Perpetual Roses are among the grandest of roses, and are hardy in all parts of the country. The flowers are very large, of delightful fragrance, and the colors are generally darker and richer than the ever- blooming roses. The Hybrid Perpetual Roses are very strong growing and need no special cultivation to secure the finest blooms. In fact, they will take care of themselves better than any other class of roses. A large per cent of our finest garden roses will be found in this section.
Price: Two-year-old plants, 75 cents each (except where noted).
JULIET
Austrian Copper — single-flowered rose of the June-flowering type. Rich, copper colored flowers in clusters.
Baroness Rothchild — Flowers of immense size, and fine globular form; somewhat cupped; color bright rosy pink; very handsome. This fine old rose still holds its reputation as a producer of the flowers for exhibition. One of the best.
TREE or STANDARD ROSE
As can be seen by the accompanying cut. Tree or Standard Roses are stately objects for lawn or for interspersing among other plants in the hardy border. They are produced by grafting buds or eyes of various sorts upon stout canes of a wild rose. By cultivating several seasons, they produce large heads of growth and bloom quite profusely as bush roses. In fact, many sorts produce finer flowers upon standards than on ground roots. These roses lend themselve handsomely to planting in rows along walks or fences. Our stock this year has extra heavy heads, standing 4 to 5 feet from the ground. We grow only a few of the best varieties in this class. Being quite bulky and heavy, these roses must be forwarded by express. We offer the following fine sorts:
Price $2.50 each.
Frau Karl Druschki— White.
J. B. Clarke— Red.
Lady Hillingdon— Yellow.
Madame Caroline Testout — Rich pink. Best of all standard roses.
Ulrich Brunner — Bright scarlet, large.
Columbia — Rose pink.
Hadley — Velvety maroon.
Rayon de Or. — Golden yellow.
Florence Forrester — White.
Hoosier Beauty — Deep crimson.
George Ahrends — Liberty pink.
Madame Eduard Herriot— Apricot.
Beaute de Lyon— Large refined flower of a rich coral red, nicely shaded with yellow. A seedling of Soliol de Or; very superior to that variety both in growth and flower.
Black Prince — Rich crimson maroon, very dou- ble, of good size and lasting.
Captain Christy — Color a lovely shade of pale peach, deepening at the center to a rosy crimson; flowers very large, sweet and exquisitely beautiful. Sturdy, almost thornless canes, each topped with a magnificent flower.
Captain Hayward— This is probably the grand- est of all red Hybrid Perpetuals. The bloom is of the largest size. Color deep glowing red, flushed with crimson. A free bloomer; deliciously perfumed.
Conrad F. Meyer— A most valuable addition to the list of hardy free-blooming roses. ^ The color is a beautiful pure silvery pink. It is of ironclad hardi- ness.
Elizabeth Rowe (Moss Rose) — Pretty pink buds nicely mossed. An old favorite.
Gloire de Margottin— Brilliant scarlet; the brightest colored rose yet raised; beautiful long pointed buds opening into a large globular flower.
.Tuliet— Flowers beautifully formed, with petals of fine shape and substance. The color is a bright orange red on the inside of petals, while the reverse side is of a rich old gold color, such a novel combina- tion of colors as to be noticed by all.
Margaret Dickson — Large flowers, elegantly formed and well presented on long, stiff stems, pure white with pale flesh center and magnolia fragrance.
Mouseline (Moss Rose) — Pretty pure white buds nicely mossed. Popular in years gone by.
Soleil D’Or (Golden Sun) — Flowers very double, most beautiful when full blown, a superb color, varying from gold and orange yellow to reddish gold and shaded with nasturtium red.
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Imperishable Collection
TWELVE FINEST HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES
In this superb collection we have brought together twelve of the finest garden roses that our long experi- ence has brought to our notice. We heartily recommend this set of roses to everyone wishing a fine bed or row of roses of hardy, free growth and fine blooming qualities. Several of the sorts produce the finest and largest buds and flowers found in the Rose family. No mistake can be made when you plant this collection.
Price: 35 cents each; set of 12 sorts, $3.50, postpaid; 2-year-old plants, 60 cents each.
Anna de Diesbach — Brilliant pink, shaded sil- very white; long-pointed buds and large, finely- formed flowers; immense shell-like petals.
Baron de Bonstetton — Splendid large flowers, very double and full; color, rich dark red, passing to deep velvety maroon.
Clio — Vigorous growth; large handsome foliage; flowers flesh color, shaded in the center with rosy pink, very large, fine globular form and freely pro- duced.
Frau Karl Druschki — This giant white rose is without doubt the most popular variety of the day. For years we had been waiting for a hardy, strong- growing pure white garden rose when this superb variety appeared. Buds of immense size, egg- shaped, with heavy waxy petals opening into a mammoth snowy white bloom of great refinement. Rank growing, every shoot bearing a flower. Hardy as an oak tree. Can be planted anywhere.
General Jacqueminot — Bright shining crimson, very rich and velvety, exceedingly brilliant and handsome, makes magnificent buds, and is highly esteemed as one of the best and most desirable.
Gloire Lyonaise — Large handsome creamy white flowers on stout canes of fine length. Almost thorn- less. One of the few good hardy white roses. A fine garden and cemetery rose.
Hugh Dickson — This superb new Irish Rose stands in the front rank as a producer of the very finest brilliant crimson-scarlet roses. Of strong, vigorous growth and free-flowering habits, this great Hybrid Perpetual Rose is bound to become one of our most favorite varieties.
Mrs. G. J. Sharman Crawford — Clear silvery pink; large and full, of beautiful cupped form and produced in great profusion, every shoot being crowned with a flower bud; foliage handsome and habit unusually good.
Mrs. John Laing — Very free-flowering, commenc- ing to bloom early in the season and continuing to bloom profusely until late Autumn; color soft, delicate pink with a satiny tinge.
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI
Paul Nesrron — Deep, shining rose, double and handsomely formed; blooms freely, and is unusuallj- strong and vigorous ; the largest variety in existence and one of the most desirable for the garden.
Prince Camille de Rohan— Very dark rich vel- vety crimson, passing to intense maroon, shaded black, one of the darkest roses and very handsome; regarded as the best of its color.
Ulrich Brunner— This is really a magnificent rose; extra large bold flowers, full and globular; petals large and of a good substance; color rich glowing crimson, elegantly flamed with scarlet; a good grower and free bloomer.
BABY RAMBLER AND POLYANTHA ROSES
A type of roses which grow only a foot or two high, bear large clusters of flowers possessing great lasting qualities, and are always in bloom. They are fine for massing in beds, for bordering large rose beds or planted singly on the lawn. Perfectly hardy.
Price: 35 cents each; set of 6 sorts, $1
Baby Doll — (Tip Top) Clusters of golden yellow flowers tipped with cerise. An absolutely new com- bination of color in this class of roses. Beautifu for cutting.
Baby Dorothy (Pink Baby Rambler) — In size, habit and growth and abundance of bloom just like the Crimson Baby Rambler except that the blossoms are beautiful bright pink of the Dorothy Perkins shade.
Crimson Baby Rambler — Has the same bright crimson color as the Climbing Crimson Rambler and blooms in clusters of 20 to 40 flowers at one time on plants of fair size. “Baby Rambler” is one of the best red roses for bedding.
,75; 2-year-old plants, 75 cents each.
Joan of Arc (White Baby Rambler) — Grows to a height of 15 to 20 inches and produces double pure white flowers in wonderful abundance. Of free, compact growth and very attractive.
Madame Cecil Brunner— Beautiful pink buds of the most perfect form produced in clusters. Florists sell them by the thousands as cut flowers, being very popular for corsage bouquets.
Perle de Or — Similar to the above, but with pretty little nankeen yellow buds. A little gem among dwarf roses.
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
INDEX TO OUR TWO YEAR OLD ROSES
On this page we give an alphabetical list of all the roses we have to offer in two-year-old sizes, together with the prices of same and the pages in our catalogue on which they will be found described. Remember that our two-year-old roses are field grown, with strong, heavy branches and ample roots. They must not be confounded with the so-called two-year-old pot grown roses as sold by Eastern florists.
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VARIETY |
Pr. |
P. |
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Admiral Ward |
*1.00 |
6 |
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Aladdin |
1.25 |
4 |
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Alex. Hill Gray |
1.00 |
10 |
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American Beauty |
.60 |
14 |
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American Pillar |
.60 |
17 |
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Anna de Diesbach |
.60 |
19 |
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Antoine Ri voire |
.75 |
12 |
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Augustus Hartmann.... |
1.00 |
6 |
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Austrian Cooper |
.75 |
18 |
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Baby Doll |
.75 |
19 |
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Baby Dorothy |
.75 |
18 |
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Baby Rambler |
.75 |
18 |
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Baron de Bonstetton . . . |
.60 |
19 |
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Baroness Rothchild |
.75 |
18 |
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Beaute de Lyon |
.75 |
18 |
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Beauty of Glazenwood.. |
.75 |
16 |
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Betty |
1.00 |
14 |
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Billard et Barre |
1.00 |
15 |
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Black Prince |
.75 |
18 |
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British Queen |
1.00 |
8 |
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Candeur Lyonaise |
1.25 |
4 |
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Captain Christy . . . .. . . |
.75 |
18 |
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Charles de Lapisse |
1.25 |
4 |
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Christine Wright |
.75 |
17 |
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Cheerful |
1.00 |
6 |
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Chateau Des Clos Vogt. |
1.00 |
8 |
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Cleveland |
1.25 |
4 |
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Cli. American Beauty.. |
.75 |
17 |
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Cli. Bridesmaid |
.75 |
16 |
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Climbing B. Seibrecht. |
.75 |
16 |
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Climbing C. Brunner.. . |
.75 |
16 |
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Climbing C. Testout . . . |
.75 |
15 |
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Climbing Cochet |
.75 |
15 |
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Cli. Etoil de France . . . |
.75 |
5 |
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Cli. Frau K. Druschki. . |
1.00 |
15 |
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Cli. Hoosier Beauty . , |
1.00 |
15 |
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Cli. Lady Ashtown. . . . |
1.00 |
15 |
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Cli. Liberty |
.75 |
15 |
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Cli. Maman Cochet |
.75 |
15 |
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Cli. Gen. McArthur |
1.00 |
15 |
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Cli. Kaiserine |
.75 |
15 |
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Climbing P. Gontier . . . |
1.00 |
15 |
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Climbing Perle |
.75 |
16 |
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Climbing Sunburst .... |
1.00 |
15 |
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Cli. Winnie Davis |
1.00 |
15 |
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Clio |
.60 |
19 |
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Colleen |
1.00 |
6 |
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Constance |
2.00 |
2 |
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Columbia |
1.25 |
4 |
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Conrad F. Meyer |
.75 |
19 |
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Countess Clanwilliam. . |
1.25 |
6 |
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Crimson Emblem |
1.00 |
6 |
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Crimson Rambler |
.60 |
17 |
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Dean Hole |
.75 |
14 |
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Dorothy P. Roberts |
.75 |
12 |
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Dorothy Perkins |
.60 |
17 |
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Dr. Van Fleet |
.60 |
17 |
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Duchess de Auerstadt. |
1.00 |
16 |
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Duchess of Abercorn . . . |
2.00 |
2 |
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Duch. of Sutherland . . . |
1.00 |
8 |
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Duch. of Wellington . . . |
1.00 |
6 |
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Edgar Burnett |
1.00 |
6 |
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Edward Bohane |
1.50 |
2 |
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Ethel Dickson |
2 |
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Edith Part |
1.00 |
8 |
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Edward Mawley |
.75 |
10 |
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Etoile de France . . • |
.75 |
13 |
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Excelsa |
.75 |
17 |
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Farbenkonig |
.75 |
12 |
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Florence Forrestier |
1.50 |
4 |
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Florence Pemberton |
.75 |
12 |
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Franz Deegan |
.75 |
13 |
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Francois Crousse |
.75 |
16 |
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F. W. Dunlap |
1.50 |
2 |
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Francis Scott Key |
.75 |
10 |
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Frau Karl Druschki |
.60 |
19 |
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VARIETY |
Pr. |
P. |
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G. Amadee Hammond. |
$1.50 |
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Gainsboro |
.75 |
16 |
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General Arnold Jensen. |
1.10 |
10 |
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Gen. Superior A. Jensen |
.75 |
10 |
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General Jacqueminot . . |
.60 |
19 |
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General McArthur |
.75 |
13 |
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George Arends |
.75 |
10 |
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George Dickson |
.75 |
10 |
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George C. Waud |
1.00 |
8 |
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Gladys Holland |
2.00 |
2 |
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Gloire Guinoisseau |
1.00 |
8 |
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Gloire de Dijon |
.75 |
16 |
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Gloire Lyonaise |
.60 |
19 |
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Gloire de Margottin |
.75 |
18 |
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Golden Emblem |
2.00 |
2 |
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Golden Ophelia |
2.00 |
2 |
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Gorgeous |
1,25 |
6 |
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Graf Zeppelin |
.75 |
17 |
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Grange Colombe |
1 00 |
6 |
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Gruss an Teplitz |
.75 |
14 |
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H. V. Machin |
1.00 |
6 |
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Hadley |
1.00 |
10 |
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Harry Kirk |
1.00 |
8 |
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Hiawatha |
.60 |
17 |
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Hoosier Beauty |
1.25 |
10 |
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Hugh Dickson |
.60 |
19 |
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Improved Rainbow . . . . |
.75 |
12 |
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Irish Elegance |
.75 |
12 |
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Irish Fireflame |
1.00 |
8 |
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Irish Simplicity |
1.00 |
8 |
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J. B. Clarke |
.75 |
13 |
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Joan of Arc |
.75 |
19 |
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Joseph Hill |
1.00 |
8 |
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Jonkherr Mock |
.75 |
11 |
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Juliet |
.75 |
18 |
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Kaiserine A. Victoria. . . |
.75 |
14 |
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Killarney |
.75 |
13 |
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King George V |
.75 |
10 |
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Kitchener of Kartoum . |
1.00 |
4 |
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Lady Alice Stanley .... |
1.00 |
8 |
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Ladv Ashtown |
.75 |
14 |
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Lady Dunleath |
1.00 |
6 |
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Lady Hillingdon |
1.00 |
11 |
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Lady Pirrie |
1.00 |
8 |
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Lady Ursula |
.75 |
8 |
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La France |
.75 |
14 |
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La Marque |
.75 |
16 |
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Laurent Carl |
.75 |
9 |
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Leone Lambert |
1.25 |
4 |
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Le Progress |
.75 |
13 |
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Los Angeles |
1.50 |
5 |
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Louise C. Bresleau |
1.00 |
8 |
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Lucien Chauer |
1.25 |
4 |
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Lyon |
1.00 |
8 |
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Mad. Abel Chatenay . . . |
.75 |
13 |
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Mad. Alfred Carriere. . . |
.75 |
16 |
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Madame Butterfly |
2.00 |
2 |
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Mad. Caro. Testout .... |
.60 |
13 |
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Mad. Cecil Brunner .... |
.75 |
18 |
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Mad. Charles Lutand.. . |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mad. Ed. Herriot |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mad. Cariste Martel. . . |
1.50 |
2 |
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Mad. Marcel Del any... |
1.50 |
2 |
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Mad. Leon Paine |
.75 |
12 |
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Mad. Melaine Soupert. . |
1.00 |
6 |
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Mad. Ravary |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mad. Segund Weber |
.75 |
11 |
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Maman Cochet |
.75 |
15 |
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Marchioness of Ormond |
1.50 |
2 |
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Margaret Dickson |
.75 |
21 |
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Marquise de Sinity |
1.00 |
9 |
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Margaret D. Hamill |
1.25 |
6 |
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Miss Lolita Armour .... |
2.50 |
2 |
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Mollie S. Crawford |
1.00 |
9 |
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Melody |
1.00 |
9 |
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Milady |
.75 |
12 |
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VARIETY |
Pr. |
P. |
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Mildred Grant |
$1.00 |
9 |
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Miss Alice d’Rothschild |
1.00 |
9 |
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Modesty |
1.25 |
6 |
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Mrs. Aaron Ward |
1.00 |
11 |
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Mrs. Alf Tate |
1 00 |
6 |
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Mrs. Ambrose Riccardo |
1.25 |
7 |
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Mrs. Arthur Waddell... . |
1.00 |
11 |
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Mrs. Bryce Allan |
1.50 |
4 |
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Mrs. Bullen |
1.25 |
4 |
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Mrs. Chas. Pearson |
.75 |
4 |
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Mrs. Charles Russell — |
.75 |
11 |
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Mrs. G. J. S. Crawford . |
.60 |
19 |
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Mrs. John Cook |
1.50 |
2 |
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Mrs. David Jardine. . . . |
.75 |
9 |
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Mrs. H. Hankesworth. . |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mrs. Foley Hobbs |
1.00 |
7 |
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Mrs. Herbert Stevens. . . |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mrs. John Laing |
.60 |
9 |
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Mrs. Myles Kennedy. . . |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mrs. Samuel Ross |
1.25 |
7 |
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Mrs. S. K. Rindge |
2.00 |
2 |
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Mrs. Theo. Roosevelt... |
.75 |
12 |
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Mrs. Wakefield Miller.. |
1.00 |
9 |
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Mrs. Wemyss Quinn |
1.25 |
7 |
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Mrs. Henry Winnett — |
1.25 |
7 |
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National Emblem |
1.00 |
9 |
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Nellie Parker |
1.00 |
7 |
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Nerissa |
1.00 |
9 |
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Noblese |
1.00 |
2 |
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Old Gold |
1.00 |
7 |
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Ophelia |
.75 |
11 |
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Orleans |
.75 |
19 |
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Papa Gontier |
.75 |
15 |
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Paul Neyron Paul’s Scarlet Climber. |
.60 |
19 |
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1.00 |
17 |
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Perle de Or |
.75 |
18 |
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Perle des Jardines |
.75 |
14 |
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Premier |
1.25 |
4 |
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Pres. W. R. Smith |
.75 |
11 |
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Prince de Rohan |
.60 |
19 |
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Prince of Bulgaria |
.75 |
12 |
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Queen of Fragrance .... |
1.00 |
7 |
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Raymond |
2.00 |
2 |
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Rayon D’Or |
1.00 |
7 |
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Red Letter Day |
1.00 |
7 |
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Reine M. Henrietta .... |
.75 |
16 |
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Reve D’Or |
.75 |
16 |
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Rhea Reid |
.75 |
12 |
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Richmond |
.75 |
14 |
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Rose Marie |
1.50 |
5 |
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Shower of Gold |
.75 |
17 |
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Silver Moon |
1.00 |
17 |
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Soliel D’Or |
.75 |
18 |
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Souv. de P. Carnot |
.75 |
14 |
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Sunburst |
1.00 |
11 |
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Tausendschon |
.75 |
16 |
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Theresa |
1.00 |
7 |
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Tipperary. . .= |
1.25 |
7 |
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Totos Gelos |
1.25 |
4 |
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T. F. Crozier |
1.50 |
5 |
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Ulster Gem . |
1.25 |
5 |
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Ulster Volunteer |
1.25 |
5 |
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Ulrich Brunner |
.60 |
19 |
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Viscountess Folkestone . |
.75 |
12 |
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Virginia C oxe |
.75 |
14 |
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W. F. Dreer |
2.50 |
2 |
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Walter Speed |
1.00 |
9 |
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White Killarney |
.75 |
13 |
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White Maman Cochet... |
.75 |
13 |
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White La France |
.75 |
12 |
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Willomere |
1.00 |
9 |
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Winnie Davis |
.75 |
14 |
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Wm. A. Richardson |
.75 |
16 |
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Wm. Shean |
1.00 |
9 |
ROSES AND OTHER PLANTS
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HARDY FLOWERING VINES
Hardy flowering vines are very useful in so many ways it is not to be wondered at that the demand for the more attractive ones is very large. For trailing over arbors or porches as shade producers, for screening otherwise unsightly objects and for decorative purposes generally, hardy vines are very desirable. We supply only strong, two and three-year-old roots of these vines, which must be sent by express, being too large to mail.
AKEBIA
Quinata — Hardy fast growing Japanese vine with handsome foliage and producing flowers in large culsters of chocolate purple color, possessing sweet perfume. Fine for trellises and verandas. 75 cents each.
AMPHELOPSIS
Quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper) — A native vine of rapid growth with large luxuriant foliage, which in the Autumn takes on the most gorgeous coloring. Two-year-old plants 60 cents each.
Englemani — A rapid growing hardy vine similar in habit and foliage to the Virginia Creeper but has the ability to cling to brick and stone walls, requiring no supports or trellises. 75 cents each.
Veitchi (Boston Ivy) — This is one of the finest climbers we have for covering walls, as it clings firmly to the smoothest surface covering it smoothly with overlapping foliage giving it the appearance of being shingled with green leaves. The color is a fresh deep green in Summer, changing to the bright- est shade of crimson and yellow in Autumn. It is hardy and becomes more popular every year. Two- year-old plants 60 cents each.
ARISTOLOCHIA
Sipho — (Dutchmans Pipe) A vigorous and rapid growing climbing vine bearing singular brownish- colored flowers resembling a pipe in shape. Leaves very large and afford an abundance of shade where- ever planted. Perfectly hardy. $1.25 each.
BIGNONIA
Grandiflora — An old-time favorite grown in nearly every old garden. Flowers perfect trumpet- shaped bright scarlet. A rapid grower; blooms almost continuously through the Summer. Two- year-old plants, 60 cents each.
GELASTRUS
Scandens (Bittersweet) — Glossy dark green fol- iage on long slender growths, covered in June with bright yellow flowers, followed by bright orange colored fruit which remains until winter sets in. Grows in either sun or shade. Perfectly hardy. 75 cents each.
CLEMATIS
Owing to the great scarcity and the inferior quality of large flowered Clematis we shall not offer roots of these vines the present season. We have stock of only the small flowered sort this year.
Paniculata (New Sweet-scented Japan Clematis) — A vine of very rapid growth, quickly covering trellises and arbors with handsome, clean, glossy green foliage. The flowers are of small size, pure white borne in immense sheets, and of a most deli- cious and penetrating fragrance. These flowers appear in September, at a season when very few other vines are in bloom. 1-year-old plants, 25 cents. Strong 2-year-old plants, 60 cents each.
ENGLISH IVY
The fine old evergreen vine which does equally as well in this section as it does in its native land. Will cling to wood, stone or brick. Valuable for walls, ledges and sloping banks. Strong roots, 50 cents each.
HONEYSUCKLES
Honeysuckles are among the finest hardy climb- ing vines we have for covering porches, trellises, arbors, screens, fences, etc. They are strong, vigor- ous growers not troubled with insects or disease, and having plenty of foliage, are very desirable for shade and shelter; several varieties are evergreen and retain their foliage all Winter, and most of them continue blooming the whole season and are deli- ciously fragrant.
Aurea Reticulata — Leaves beautifully veined and netted with golden yellow so that the prevailing color of the foliage is yellow. Flowers creamy yellow, finely scented. Fine for pillar or trellis. 60 cents each.
Heckrooti — A magnificent new Honeysuckle; the finest yet produced; remarkable for the large size and delicious fragrance of its flowers, dark rich creamy yellow, a healthy vigorous grower and blooms abundantly the whole season until Novem- ber. Undoubtedly the best. 75 cents each.
Hall’s Japan, or Halleanum— One of the sweet- est and most beautiful Honeysuckles; a strong, clean, neat grower, perfectly hardy, almost ever- green; constant and most profuse bloomer; flowers buff-yellow, passing to white, delicously sweet; elegant for porches and similar places. 50 cents each.
Hendersoni — Brilliant orange red flowers with golden yellow mouth. Very distinct and attractive. Perfectly hardy. 75 cents each.
JASMINE
Officinallis — Finely cut foliage cover the slender branches, covered very early in the spring with fra- grant white flowers. A good hardy vine but not perfectly hardy east of the Cascades. 60 cents each.
Nudiflorum — Covered in early spring before the leaves appear with fragrant yellow flowers. Per- fectly hardy and very valuable as a porch-vine. 75 cents each.
PUERARIA (Kudzu Vine)
Thunbergiana — Foliage large, affording dense shade. Bears small racemes of rosy purple blos- soms in August. The most remarkable rapid grow- ing vine in existence and unparalleled for ornament and shade. Exceedingly valuable for covering arbors, verandas and pillars. 60 cents each.
WISTARIAS
The strongest growing of all hardy vines, easily reaching the roof of a two-story building in a few years if given a chance to climb. Our illustration gives an idea of the value of these vines as a decora- tive subject. They are as hardy as an oak tree and will grow and bloom in any locality. The flowers appear with the first leaves late in the Spring and hang like great bunches of grapes to the admira- tion of all who see them. All the varieties are very sweet scented as can be attested to by the bees, who are attracted to them when in bloom in the Spring.
Magnifica — Large panicles of light blue flowers in May and June. Rapid growing and very hardy . 75 cents each.
Sinensis Blue — A very rapid growing hardy climber. Lovely long panicles of dark blue flowers, produced in the most wonderful profusion, often attaining a height of 50 feet or more. $1.00 each.
Sinensis Alba — Like the preceding but with beautiful white flowers in long panicles. A veritable sheet of bloom in late Spring. $1.00 each.
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
HARDY FLOWERING AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS
A few hardy shrubs are a necessity in the ornamentation of any lawn or garden planted either as single specimens, in groups, or along fences. The time of blossoming of the different sorts extends over the whole season, though the greatest show is in the Spring and early Summer.
At the prices given we send large well-branches bushes from two to five years old, grown in the open ground. As our shrubs are for the most part large and heavy, we usually send them by express or freight; however, small orders can be sent by Parcel Post if purchaser requests it.
If to be sent by Parcel Post add 10 per cent for postage. ABELIA
BUDDLEYA, MAGNIFICA
ALTHEAS
A fine tall-growing shrub that once planted is good for a lifetime. Blooms when but a small plant, but eventually reaches the size of a small tree. Always a symmetrical upright grower well clothed with a dark green foliage, and bears every year without fail a profusion of large showy double flowers that closely resemble Hollyhocks in shape and colors, but often larger in size. They bloom from midsummer until frost, at a time when few other shrubs are in bloom. Fine for cemetery planting or grouping upon the lawn.
Alba Plena — Beautiful double white flowers in reat profusion. 75 cents each.
Rosea Plena— Large perfectly double light pink flowers. 75 cents each.
FLOWERING ALMONDS
Elegant flowering shrubs or small trees bearing a profusion of beautiful double flowers before the leaves appear. The very first of all shrubs to bloom in the Spring. A fine subject for the lawn or hardy border. We have two sorts — pink or white. SI. 50 each.
AZALEA
Mollis — Low growing shrubs covered during the early spring with gorgeous flowers in shades of sal- mon and yellow before the leaves appear. Grand for planting in groups against buildings, fences, or under trees on the lawn. One of the few flowering shrubs which thrives in shady places. Destined to become very popular in fine landscape work. Three- year-old bushes, $2.00 each.
Floribunda — Mexican Abelia. An evergreen shrub with small glossy dark green leaves. Flowers, pink of tubular shape about two inches long in clus- ters produced during the summer and fall months, truly everblooming. 75 cents each.
BERBERRIES
Used as hedge plants quite extensively, yet they make nice specimen plants when planted singly or in groups on the lawn.
Darwini — Lov.' growing shrub with small glossy dark green leaves. Pretty racemes of orange colored flowers in the summer followed by purple berries. A rare and choice shrub. $1.00 each.
Purpurea — Foliage, dark purple, the young growths in Summer, crimson. A beautiful colored foliage plant. Plants grow compact and make beautiful specimens. 60 cents each.
Thunbergi — A unique and charming Japanese form that fits a dozen or more needs in landscape gardening. Low dense and neat in habit, with a profusion of white flowers in May. In Autumn it is all aglow with scailet leaves and berries, and all through Winter the bright fruit clings to its branches. 60 cents each.
BUDDLEYA
Magnifica— The ever-blooming Butterfly Bush being given that name through the fact that all varieties of butterflies are attracted to it in large numbers. This fine new shrub is of fast growing habit, growing several feet tall the first season. It produces long straight slender branches which terminate in long spikes of lilac-like flowers of a beautiful shade of lavender blue. So free is its growth that a single plant will often produce fifty fine flower spikes ’the first season after planting. Commences to bloom in June and continues until frost nips the flowers. It is a fine subject for lawn planting as well as suitable for the shrubbery plot. Flowers possess fine keeping qualities, therefore are desirable for cutting. Price young plants, 30 cents each. Two-year-old plants, 75 cents each.
BERBERRIS THUNBERGI
ROSES AND OTHER PLANTS
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BOXWOOD
Well known small leaved evergreen which lends itself to trimming into formal shapes, the usual shape being globe and pyramidal. Leaves very small, dark green and thoroughly evergreen. Our stock is all trimmed and ready for immediate effect. Globe shaped $3.00 to $7.50 each. Pyramid shaped $7.60 to $10.00 each.
CALYGANTHUS
Floridus (Sweet-scented Shrub) — An old favorite always in demand; flowers rich dark crimson quite double, delightfully fragrant and borne abundantly the whole season. Its delicious perfume is highly , valued. 75 cents each.
CORNUS
Floridus — The white flowered Dogwood native in the eastern part of the United States. Flowers appear before the leaves in the spring. Very orna- mental. $1.00 each.
Floridus Rubra — Similar to the preceding but with rosy red flowers shaded to pink at the edges. Foliage very ornamental with autumnal coloring. A choice small ornamental tree. $1.50 each.
Siberica (Siberian Dogwood)— A small lawn tree covered during May with pretty white flowers. The bark of the new growth is bright red in color during winter. Very ornamental small tree. 75 cents each.
CRAPE MYRTLE
Beautiful lawn subject for western Oregon and Washington. Not hardy east of the Cascades. Graceful clusters of bright pink flowers over a long season. Glossy green foliage almost evergreen $1.00 each.
COTONEASTER
Acutifolia — Small glossy green leaves turning to red in the fall. White flowers in summer followed by black berries. A fine slow growing ornamental shrub which lends itself to any landscape effect. Very hardy. $1.00 each.
Francheti — Graceful branches of glossy evergreen foliage, with white flowers in the summer time fol- lowed by bright scarlet berries which remain until winter. This is the finest of the Cotoneaster we have found. A rare subject for the lawn. $1.50 each.
Horizontalis — A low7growing shrub seldom ex- ceeding one foot in height but with its horizontal branches spreading over a large area in a few years. Small evergreen leaves with pinkish-white flowers in the Spring followed by bright scarlet berries which remain cn the branches nearly all Winter.
A fine shrub for terrance or rockery. $1 .50 each .
Simoni — Pretty shrub growing about four eet high, having glossy green leaves which are ever- green in this locality. Pretty pink flowers in Sum- mer followed by clusters of scarlet berries, which remain on the branches all Winter. A fine orna- mental shrub. $1.50 each.
CHOISYA
Ternata — Mexican Orange Shrub. Low growing shrub with glossy evergreen foliage of much beauty. Covered during late spring with clusters of pure white flowers. One of the choicest shrubs in our collection, ranking with Rhododendrons, Azaleas, etc. $1.50 each.
GYTISUS
Hispanica— (Spanish Broom) A most desirable erect growing shrub with almost leafless stems bear- ing more or less all summer a profusion of golden yellow pea shaped flowers. One of the few shrubs which bloom continuously. 75 cents each.
DAPHNE
Odora— Superb evergreen shrub of compact growth with glossy dark green leaves. Bears in early summer wax-like flowers of exquisite fragrance and remarkable lasting qualities. The sweetest scented shrub in existence. A fine subject for bor- ders or lawn. $2.00 each.
DEUTZIA, PRIDE OF ROCHESTER
DESMODIUM
Penduliflorum — Strong low growing shrub with a mass of graceful sprays of pea shaped flowers appearing late in the summer. Wine red flowers. Excellent for single specimens or for planting in front rows of shrubbery. 75 cents each.
DEUTZIAS
Small-flowered shrubs noted for their freedom of bloom and rapid growth. Through their bloom- ing season entire limbs are thickly studded with flowers.
Gracilis Rosea — Dwarf growing with sprays of pretty light pink flowers late in the spring. A beau- tiful shrub. 75 cents each.
Pride of Rochester — Flowers very double and full, pure white tinged with blush. Borne in great profusion during May and June. 60 cents each.
Lemoinei — Without doubt one of the best hardy shrubs: flowers very large and produced in broad based cone-shaped heads of from 20 to 30 flowers each, of purest white, which open out very full. This fine variety has become very popular in a re- markably short time. 60 cents each.
Wateri — Beautiful double flowers of extraordinary size. Color, a fine shade of pink. Very desirable. One of the most beautiful lawn subjects or for the hardy border. 60 cents each.
EXOGHORDIA (Pearl Bush)
Grandiflora — A vigorous growing ornamental shrub of the greatest merit. Bears along in May in slender, graceful branches, beautiful white flowers of large size and of fine lasting qualities. Makes a splended cut flower. One of the most beautiful shrubs extant. 75 cents each.
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FORSYTHIA FORTUNI
FORSYTHIA
Fortuni (Golden Bell) — This splendid old shrub growing 8 to 10 feet tall lights up the garden with glinting masses of yellow very early in the Spring before the leaves appear. Their bright golden flowers, often appearing before the snow is gone, vie with the Crocus as harbingers of Spring. 75 cents each.
ENGLISH HOLLY
Beautiful small specimen tree for lawn planting. Attractive all the year because of their broad, glossy, prickly leaves, but most beautiful from November to April, when laden with bright scarlet berries. Does as well in this section of the country as in its native land. Is being planted extensively in Port- land. Strong young trees, $4.00 each. Larger specimens, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00.
ENGLISH HAWTHORNE
Double Scarlet — Rich brilliant scarlet flowers in large umbels. Always in bloom on Decoration Day. Very fine for lawn and cemetery planting $1.50 each.
HYDRANGEAS
Aborescens Grandiflora (Snowball Hydrangea) — A grand new ever-blooming shrub, attaining a height of six feet and of the same breadth. Literally loaded with large panicles of snow-white flowers all the season. Small plants, 35 cents; large 3-year-old plants. 75 cents each.
Otaksa — This is one of the most popular lawn plants about Portland, its conspicuous heads of flowers being one of the sights of the city during the Summer time. The flowers are of a beautiful shade of light pink and are of immense size. Around Portland this variety turns to a beautiful sky-blue color. Small plants 35 cents each. Larger plants 50, 75 and $1.00.
Paniculata Grandiflora — This is a grand shrub easily grown, very showy and attractive, lasting in bloom for months. It is perfectly hardy anywhere and is, without any question the finest hardy shrub in cultivation. It grows 3 or 4 feet high, is very bushy and compact. Blooms in July, at a time when no other shrub is in flower. The flowers are pure white afterwards changing to pink, and remain beautiful until destroyed by frost. 75 cents each. Standard or tree shaped $2.00 each.
HYPERICUM
Moserianum (St. Johns Wort) — A dwarf spread- ing hardy shrub with pretty ovate foliage and pro- ducing through a large part of the season rich golden yellow poppy-like flowers about two inches in diam- eter. Prominent anthlers which grace the center of the flowers adds to its beauty. A choice small shrub. 75 cents each.
LILACS
Vulgarus — A very neat, handsome growing little tree and a great favorite for planting in yard and lawn. Blooms early in the Spring; flowers in im- mense clusters; deep rich purple and deliciously sweet. 60 cents each,
Vulgarus Alba — Similar to the purple, but pure white and very fragrant. 60 cents each.
Persian Red — A slender growing variety with graceful panicles of reddish purple flowers. A beautiful lawn ornament. 60 cents each.
Persian White — -Like the above but with pure white flowers. Very graceful sort.
Charles X — Very large trusses of reddish purple flowers. Strong, vigorous growing sort with im- mense shining green leaves. 75 cents each.
Marie Lagraye — Large panicles of snowy white flowers sweetly perfumed. Rarely beautiful. $1.00 each.
Marie Lemoine — Large panicles of double white flowers. $1.00 each.
President Grevey — Immense panicles of double bright blue flowers, produces with great freedom. The best double flowered sort we have seen. $1.00 each.
TREE LILACS
Lilacs grown into standard or tree form make fine subjects for planting singly upon the lawn. These have a single stem three to four feet high surmounted by a tree-like head of branches. The tree lilacs are quite as easily grown as the bush forms and are far more stately for lawn planting. We can supply tree lilacs in any of the seven varieties listed above. Price, $1.50 each.
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KALMIA
Latifolia (Mountain Laurel) — Choice broad- leaved evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Covered with large clusters of wax-like white flowers during June. Fine for grouping with Azaleas and Rhododendrons. $3.00 each.
KERRIA
Japonica — A very distinct and more than ori- narily valuable shrub as it bears its double golden yellow flowers all Summer and in Winter its vivid green branches contrast in marked manner with other shrubs. It is graceful in habit, with pretty bright green foliage. 75 cents each.
LAURIS
Tinus — Beautiful evergreen shrub with bright shining green leaves, and covered very early in the Spring with large panicles of fragrant white blos- soms. $1.00 each.
Cerasus — (English Laurel) — A grand broad leaved evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green leaves of leathery texture make it highly ornamental in landscape effects. Grow's ten to fifteen feet high in symmetrical form. 'Inconspicuous white flowers in early summer. $1.50 each.
MAHONIA
Aquifolia — The holly-leaved Berberry or Oregon Grape, a native of this section of the country, al- though the plants we offer are nursery grown. Its dark lustrous evergreen foliage is familiar to most of our customers. OflBcial flower for the State of Ore- gon. $1.00 each.
PRUNUS
Pissardi— The purple leaved plum of Japan; growing into a shapely small tree of much merit, covered in the Spring with clouds of white flowers, followed by leaves, which turn a beautiful bronzy purple color remaining beautiful a long time. $1.00 each.
Persica Sanguinea Plena— The double crimson flowering peach of Japan. A choice small lawn tree. $1.00 each.
SPIRAEA VAN HOUTTE
RHODODENDRON
Triloba — A beautiful small lawn tree. The pink flowering Plum from Japan. Blooms very early in spring. $1.00 each.
RHODODENDRONS
This wherever known is universally acknowl- edged to be the most showy, magnificent, hardy evergreen shrub that grows. It will thrive in any good soil without any special preparation, and in the full blaze of the sun, but it is more luxuriant in good, well prepared soil of leaf mold and muck and peat mixed and in partial shade. The broad, thick, evergreen foliage, with its glossy richness, would alone entitle it to a place foremost in the rank of evergreen shrubs, but when, in June, this mass of luxuriant foliage is almost hidden by the magnificent array of beautiful flowers in all colors from white to purple, the effect is simply grand. The plants we offer are strong and bushy, well set with flower buds, and will flower nicely the first year. Choice named sorts, $4.00 to $5.00 each.
SPIRAEAS
Graceful shrubs every one should plant. They are of the easiest culture, and very desirable in collections, for they embrace such a range of foliage, color of flower and habit of growth.
Anthony Waterer— Covered nearly the whole growing season with large umbels of deep crimson flowers, which measure nearly a foot across. 60 cents each.
Billardi Rosea — Tall growing native Spiraea producing dense panicles of bright pink flowers in May and June. Very showy. 60 cents each.
Blue Spirea (Caryopteris) — Beautiful Autumn blooming shrub, flowering most profusely for a long time. Bright blue flowers the entire length of its slender branches. Very decorative. 50 cents each.
Prunifolia (Bridal Wreath) — Slender, erect- growing variety having beautifully colored foliage and bearing very early in the Spring small double white flowers the entire length of its branches. Very graceful habit. 75 cents each.
Opulifolia — Large leaves resembling that of Common Snowball. Vigorous growing, with an abundance of fragrant white flowers in June followed by ornamental seed pods. Very hardy and one of the most desirable of the species. 60 cents each.
Reevesi Flora Plena — Fine graceful growing variety, growing about 8 feet high and bearing clouds of perfectly double white flowers for a large part of the summer. One of our finest hardy shrubs. 60 cents each.
Thunbergi — Low-growing, of compact form, with delicate light green foliage which colors up beautifully in the Fall. Small white flowers in great profusion, early in the Spring. 75 cents each.
Van Houtte — The grandest of all the Spireas. It is a beautiful ornament for the lawn at any season, but when in flower it is a complete fountain of white bloom, the foliage hardly showing. Perfectly hardy and an early bloomer. 60 cents each.
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LONICERA
Tartarica Alba— (White Bush Honeysuckle)— Tall shrub of upright growth bearing a profusion of pure white flowers in May followed by orange col- ored berries which remain all summer. Very hardy. Will grow anywhere. 60 cents each.
MAGNOLIAS
Grandiflora — Rare and choice small tree of the highest ornamental merit. A magnificent ever- green, with large leathery green leaves, more than a foot long; bears large fragrant white flowers. $2.00 each.
PRIVET
California — Rapid growing hardy shrub used largely for hedge planting for which purpose three plants to a foot of hedge is usually employed. Bears shearing readily and is undoubtedly the best hedge plant for the Pacific Northwest. $1.50 per dozen. $10.00 per 100.
PYRUS
Japonica — Flowering Quince or Burning Bush. Very hardy, easily grown shrub covered very early in the spring before the leaves appear with bright scarlet flowers about two inches in diameter. An old favorite. 75 cents each.
Bechtel’s Double Flowered— One of the most beautiful of all lawn trees growing to height of about 15 feet. Covered in May with double pinkish white flowers. $1.50 each.
SAMBUGUS
Nigra Laciniata (Cut-leaved Elder) — Beautiful foliage shrub in demand because of its elegant leaves. Fine effects can be obtained by planting with other shrubbery. 60 cents each.
Aurea (Golden-leaved Elder) — Pretty white flowers but desirable more for its golden yellow foli- age. By pruning can be kept into compact bush. 60 cents each.
SYMPHORIGARPUS
Racemosus (Snowberry) — Native in this section. Its slender branches covered with white flowers in May followed in fall by pure white fruit which re- mains nearly all winter. 60 cents each.
Vulgarus (Coralberry) — A wealth of purplish red berries covers its slender branches for good part of year. A fine ornamental shrub. 60 cents each.
SYRINGA
(Mock Orange)
A valuable class of hardy shrubs of vigorous growth, bearing for the most part fragrant white flowers during late spring and early summer.
Boquet Blanc. — Bears a profusion of semi-double pure white flowers. A rare new variety of this fine species of shrub. $1.00 each.
Coronarius — Pure white sweetly scented flowers in great profusion during June. One of the best known sorts. 75 cents each.
Grandiflorus — A conspicuous variety bearing very large sweet-scented pure white flowers in abundance. 75 cents each.
TAMARIX
Gallica — A tall slender growing shrub with fine eathery foliage like that of a Juniper. Branches covered in the early Summer with delicate pink flowers. A graceful and beautiful shrub. 75 cents each.
VIBURNUM
Sterilis (Common Snowball) — Attains a height of 10 to 12 feet. Blooms in latter part of May. 60 cents each.
Plicatum (Japanese Snowball)— One of the most charming hardy flowering shrubs in existence; bears great wreaths and clusters of pure white globular masses of flowers like real balls of snow; covered with bloom for weeks in the Spring. Grows 4 to 6 feet high; entirely hardy, needs no protection; splendid for dooryard, lawn and cemetery planting. $1.00 each.
WEIGELIAS
Very hardy profuse blooming shrubs of spreading habit producing in late spring masses of showy flowers along its branches. Among the best of garden shrubs.
Candida — Beautiful white flowers. A continu- ous bloomer. 60 cents each.
Eva Rathke — Lovely large blood red flowers borne in profusion. 60 cents each.
Rosea Variegata — Leaves beautifully margined, creamy white. Handsome pink flowers in wonder- ful profusion. 60 cents each.
Rosea — Bright rose-pink flowers all along its lovely green branched during May and June. 60 cents each.
VIBURNUM PLICATUM JAPANESE SNOWBALL
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HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS
For Permanent Planting in Borders or Beds
Many people prefer to ornament their grounds with plants that are perfectly hardy and do not have to be taken up in Winter and replanted the next year. The recognized list of Hardy Perennial plants which are suitable for this purpose is already large and constantly increasing, so that no one should have any dif- ficulty in selecting a harmonious assortment of just the kind he needs or desires. No department of the Ornamental Nursery affords such variety of types and such gorgeous colors, as can be found in this section.
ALYSSUM
Saxatile Compactum— Grows one foot high and is a sheet of golden yellow flowers in Alay and June. Indispensable for the rockery and for edging beds of shrubbery. When in bloom one of the showiest plants we have. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen.
ANEMONE
St. Brigid — Large single and semi-double flowers in various shades of red, pink, white, blue and purple. The diversity of colors are remarkable. Blooms early in the spring. One of the most popular hardy plants in England and France where they are grown extensively. Mixed colors only 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
AQUILEGIAS
The Aquilegias or Columbines are one of the most elegant and beautiful of hardy plants, producing their graceful spurred flowers on long stems clothed with beautiful divided foliage. They flower for a long season and are most useful for cutting. Will grow in almost any soil and are not particular as to their location, doing well even in shady places.
25 cents each. Set of 3 for 65 cents.
Chrysanthe — The golden long spurred Colum- bine. One of the finest yellow hardy garden plants.
Chrysanthe Alba — Like the preceeding but pure white. Long white spurs extending. Beautiful cemetery plant.
Coerulea — The Rocky Mountain Columbine. Bright blue flowers with long white spurs. One of the best of these old fashioned flowers.
ARABIS (Rock Cress)
Alpina — One of the most desirable of the very early Spring flowering plants that is especially adapted for edging and for the rock garden, but which succeeds equally well in the border, where it forms a dense carpet, completely covered with pure white flowers. 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen.
ARMERIA
Maritina — (Sea Pink) — Attractive low growing plant forming evergreen tufts of bright green foliage. Numbers of rosy pink flowers are produced on wirey stems about 9 inches long. Flowers more or less from Spring until late fall. Effective for border or rockery. 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
ASCLEPIAS
Tuberosa — Gorgeous umbels of brilliant orange colored flowers produced on stems two to three feet high. Blooms in July and August. One of the finest hardy plants for general planting. 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
ASPHODELUS
Luteus — An effective hardy plant for the border with sword like foliage and producing spikes of fragrant lily-like flowers in a rich shade of golden yellow on stems three feet high in early summer. 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
AQUILEGIA CHRYSANTHE
HARDY ASTERS
Michaelmas Daisies or Starwort
Late flowering hardy plants giving a wealth of bloom when most other hardy plants are past. Grow freely in any soil to height of 3 to 6 feet. Must not be confounded with the annual varieties, for they are entirely different.
30 cents each. 4 sorts for $1.00.
Climax — Light lavender colored flowers one inch in diameter cover its slender branches during late fall. ,
Climax White — Like the preceding but with pure w'hite flowers. 5 feet high.
Robert Parker — Large heads of dark blue flowers early in the fall. One of the best.
Grandiflorus — Lovely violet blue flowers pro- duced very late in the fall. Very distinct from the other sorts. 4 feet.
BOCGONIA
Cordata (Plume Poppy) — A noble hardy peren- nial, beautiful in foliage and flower, and admirably adapted for planting in the shrubbery borders, cen- ter of beds, and in bold groups in almost any posi- tion. It will grow in any soil or situation, attain- in g from 6 to 8 feet in height; flowers in terminal panicles, of a creamy white color, during July and August. 25 cents each.
BOLTONIA
Latisquama — (False Chamomile) — Among the slowest of our native hardy plants growing about 4 feet high and producing along its slender branchs a profusion of lavender pink flowers about one inch in diameter. Splendid for cutting and back rows in borders. 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
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SHASTA DAISY
CAMPANULAS
Carpatica (Carpathian Hare-bell) — A pretty species, growing in compact tufts, not exceeding 8 inches high; flowers clear blue, held erect on wiry stems. 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Media (Canterbury Bell) — A grand old class of garden biennials so well known as to scarcely need description. Their immense heads of bell-shaped flowers during early Summer are known to every- body. Nothing is quite so showy as these among hardy plants. Come in several colors, including blue, white and pink. Nice roots for immediate flowering, 20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen.
Persicifolia (Peach-leaved Harebell) — Beautiful spikes of light blue flowers during June and July. Two feet. 25 cents each.
Persicifolia Alba — Like preceding except that flowers are pure white. 25 cents eaeh.
Persicifolia Moerheimi — A magnificent double white variety of the well known peach-bell Campan- ulas. Flowers camelia-like two inches in diameter in immense spikes about three feet high. 35 cents each.
GERASTIUM
Tomentosum (Snow on the Mountain) — Fine border or rock plant of dwarf habit, producing in late spring and summer a wealth of snow-white flowers so profuse as to hide the leaves. Excellent for edges of beds or along walks. 20 cents each, $2.00 per dozen.
COREOPSIS
Golden Sunbeams — One of the most beautiful hardy perennial plants in existence. Grows 15 to 18 inches high and produces in great profusion all Summer long large Marguerite-like flowers of a deep golden yellow color. Flowers produced on long wiry stems and very lasting, making them especially adapted for cutting. Price, 25 cents.
DAISIES
New Shasta — This superb new hardy Marguerite has proven to be a plant of wonderful merit. Grows into a low compact clump or bush, which is prac- tically evergreen in Winter, the foliage being very lasting and also beautiful. Its large, fluffy white
flowers with golden yellow centers, commence to appear in early July, and from then on to Fall is never without flowers. Price 25 cents each; large clumps 50 cents each.
Double English — In England these pretty low- growing hardy plants are used by the millions for bordering flower beds and walks. They bear early in the Spring pretty double flowers and continue in flower for a long time. Two sorts, pink or white. 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
DIANTHUS
Plumarius Semperflorems — Everblooming Scotch or Pheasant’s Eye Pink. A fine new and improved strain of this grand old garden plant. Produces its sweetly scented flowers in great pro- fusion all summer long. In various shades of crim- son, pink and white assorted varieites. 20 cents each, $2.00 per dozen.
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur)
A grand genus of hardy plants that are deservedly one of the most popular subjects of the garden. Of bold attractive appearance, easy of cultivation and perfectly hardy, they may be considered the finest of all blue-flowered hardy plants. Larkspurs have been greatly developed the last few years, so that we now have a number of fine sorts much superior to the original species. They bloom all Summer long if the stalks are cut down as soon as done flow- ering. Price 30 cents each. $3.00 per dozen. Set of 4 sorts $1.00.
Belladonna — The freest and most continuous blooming of all, never being out of flower from the end of June until cut down by hard frost. The clear turquoise blue of its flowers is not equaled for delicacy and beauty by any other flower.
Bellamosum — A dark blue form of the popular Belladonna with which it is identical in growth and bloom but with rich deep blue flowers.
Formosum Superba — Large widely expanded flowers of a delicate turquoise blue.
Gold Medal Hybrids — ^A wonderful strain of mixedhybrids which we have brought from England. Rank heavy growing plants with very large stalks of bloom in various shades of blue. We can supply these in mixture only.
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ERYNGIUM (Sea Holly)
Amethystinum — Handsome ornamental plant growing two feet high. Effective in flower and shrubbery border; useful to cut for vases or to dry for Winter boquets. The finely cut, spiny foliage and the beautiful thistle-like heads are of glistening amethystine-blue. 25 cents each.
FUNKIA
Undulata — The variegated leaved Day Lily. Leaves variegated green and white, flowers purple. A choice perennial. 35 cents each.
DORONICUM
Caucasium— One of the most effective very early Spring flowering perennials, growing about 2 feet high, producing a profusion of Marguerite-like golden yellow flowers of much beauty and elegance. It is a splendid flower for cutting. 25 cents each.
FOXGLOVES
Gloxiniaflora — The Foxgloves, old-fashioned, dignified and stately, are wholesome company in any garden. The strong flower stalks — frequently 4 to 6 feet high — rising from rich and luxuriant masses of leaves, always give an appearance of strength to the hardy border, and during their period of flowering dominate the whole garden. Fine companions for Hollyhocks. Price, 20 cents each; 82.00 per dozen; set of 4 sorts, 75 cents.
HARDY FERNS
Suitable positions for hardy ferns are to be found in every garden. With few exceptions they do best in shady places planted in rather light rich soil and watered regularly during dry weather. The following sorts are perfectly hardy in this section.
Price 35 cents each
Adiantum Pedatum— The native hardy Maiden- hair Fern. 12 inches.
Asplenium Pelix-foemina— (Lady Fern)— Deli- cately cut fronds of dagger shape. 15 inches.
Lastrea Pseudo — Gracefully arching dark green leaves. 15 inches.
Lastrea Felix-mas— (Male Fern) — Strong grow- ing. Feathery dark green leaves. 2 feet.
Onoclea Sensibilis — Graceful arched leaves of light green heavily imbricated. Enjoys moisture and shade. One foot.
GAILLARDIA
Pellia Falcata — Dark green lance shaped leaves of leather texture. Eight inches.
Pteris Aquilina — (Oregon Sunbrake) — Large, beautifully divided leaves growing two feet high. Enjoys sun.
FOXGLOVE
GAILLARDIA
Grandiflora— (Blanket Flower)— Among the showiest and most effective of perennial plants blooming continually from early summer on through the season. Grows two feet high. Flowers about three inches across, dark red in center with rings of crimson and vermilion encircling same on a golden yellow ground. 25 cents each. 3 for 65 cents.
GEUM
Mrs. Bradshaw— A showy border plant, growing about 18 inches high and producing all Summer and Fall brilliant double scarlet flowers in large clusters. This new variety is a fine advance from the older sorts heretofore grown. We consider this the finest red hardy plant. 25 cents each; 3 for 65 cents.
GYPSOPHILA (Baby Breath)
Paniculata— A beautiful old-fashioned plant, possessing a grace not found in any other perennial. Valuable in the hardy border and fine for cutting to mix with other Summer cut flowers. 25 cents each.
HOLLYHOCKS
New Double English— Few hardy plants com- bine as many good qualities as the Hollyhock. For planting in rows or groups on the lawn, or for inter- spersing among shrubbery, they are invaluable. The flowers form perfect rosettes of the most lovely shades of color, and remain in bloom for a large part of the Summer. We have a fine stock of young plants produced from a new English straing famous for the beauty of their flowers. We have six distinct colors to offer, viz., white, pink, scarlet, crimson, yellow and orange. Price, 20 cents each; $2.00 er dozen. Set of 6 sorts, $1.00.
HOLLYHOCK
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LIBERTY IRIS
HELENIUM
Autumnal Rubrum — A glorious new hardy gar- den plant with which we are greatly pleased. Flow- ers for a long season of the year and is very orna- mental. Grows about 3 feet high, and is covered with large heads of single flowers. The color is a rich terra cotta shaded to golden yellow. Most distinct and valuable plant. 25 cents each.
HELIANTHUS
Sparsifolia — This beautiful new Sunflower we have found to be the best of all yellow, hardy plants for cut flowers. Its pretty single yellow flowers. 5 to 6 inches in diameter, were the admiration of all who saw them in our place during the past season, while the flowers which we cut found ready sale in the city. In fact, we could not supply the demand, so general was the call for it. Grows 5 to 6 feet high, covering itself from ground up with its immense golden yellow flowers of rare and beautiful form, the petals being twisted in a most artistic manner. 25 cents each. Large clumps, 50 cents each.
HELIOPSIS
Pitcheriana — Beautiful deep golden yellow flowers about two inches in diameter of leathery texture. Grows about three feet high and flowers during July and August. Most valuable for cutting and a splendid subject for the hardy garden or border. 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
HEMEROGALLIS (Yellow Day Lilies)
Dumortieri — Choice hardy plant, growing eighteen inches high and producing spikes of golden yellow flowers in June. Buds bronzy yellow. 30 cents each.
Thunbergi — Funnel shaped flowers in clusters throughout July. Rich lemon yellow in color. A fine hardy plant. 30 cents each.
HIBISCUS
Mallow Marvels — A wonderfully improved form of the greatly admired Marsh Mallow, in which not only the colors have been greatly intensified, but in which flowers of enormous size have been de- veloped. Flowers vary from pure white to deep
crimson as large as saucers. Grows 4 to 6 feet high. Large handsome foliage. Blooms from July until frost in the Fall. Mixed colors only, 35 cents each; 3 for $1.00.
GIANT IRIS
Price, 25 cents each; 8 sorts, $1.50
Glorious new sorts of rank growth with flowers of gigantic proportions. We offer these as a most wonderful advance over the older sorts. In addi- tion to being much larger, their colors are entirely new and distinct.
Caprice — Standards rosy purple, falls rosy red. Very large flowers and strong growth.
Edith — Light blue standards, falls deep purple. A fine bloomer.
Maori King— Golden yellow standard with the falls chocolate color shaded to bronze.
Mrs. H. Darwin — Pure white, falls reticulated violet at the base. A very beautiful variety.
Pallida Dalmatica — Delicate lavender colored flowers of immense size. A giant among Iris.
Pallida Mandraliscae — Rich, bright purple. Very large and showy. Late blooming.
Prosper Langire— Standards golden brown, falls velvety maioon, striped white at base.
Rembrandt — Standards delicate light lavender, falls deeper one of the finest.
LIBERTY IRIS (Orchid Flowered Fleur de Lis) Price, 20 cents each; 6 sorts $1.00
Magnificent plants for the garden. They bloom profusely and are exceedingly showy and fragrant. The colors are brilliant and cover a wide range of different shades and combinations. In the open ground they are perfectly hardy, increase rapidly and make a magnificent display, either in clumps or borders. They thrive everywhere, and are m- ways in bloom for Decoration Day.
Florentine Alba — A beautiful pure white variety. Fine for cemetery planting.
Grachus— Lemon yellow shaded with reddish purple. . Fine strong grower.
Lavender Queen — Fine shade of lavender blue in large flowers on strong footstalks. One of the best.
Madame Chereau — Ivory white, with a clear blue margin on each petal; very fine.
Parisensis — Rich deep purple flowers of velvety texture. Very sweet scented.
Venus — Standard golden yellow; falls deeply overlaid with purple on white ground.
JAPANESE IRIS (Iris Kaempferi)
These magnificent Iris are among the most beau- tiful of our Summer-flowering plants, and are be- coming more popular each season. They commence blooming about the middle of June, and continue for five or six weeks. Many of these flowers measure from 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and rival the or- chids in their rich and brilliant colors, from pure white to darkest purple, many beautifully veined and blended with contrasting colors, producing effects that are truly marvelous. We have the finest varieties obtainable. Price 35 cents each; 3 sorts for $1.00.
LAVENDULA
Vera— (Sweet Lavender) — Spikes of fragrant blue flowers in great profusion during July. In a dry state is popular for sachet bags. A desirable hardy garden plant. 20 cents each. $2.00 per dozen.
LOBELIA
Cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)— Rich fiery scarlet flowers on stems 12 to 24 inches high. Handsome hardy plant thriving in any location. Very eff'sctive during its season of bloom, July to September. 25 cents each.
LYSIMACHIA
Nummularia— (Creeping Jenny)— Valuable for planting other trees or shrubs where grass will not grow. Of a creeping habit quickly forming a dense carpet of foliage. 20 cents each. $2.00 per dozen.
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JAPANESE LILIES
Price, 35 cents each; set of 5 sorts, $1.50.
In stately splendor, beautiful colorings and ex- quisite fragrance: no flower can surpass these Japan- ese Lilies. Anyone can grow them. Given a mod- erately rich soil with good drainage, and they will grow larger and more beautiful each year. Plant the bulbs six inches deep. All these varieties are perfectly hardy. The bulbs we offer are all of large size, and will bloom the first season.
Auratum— The gold-banded lily of Japan. Im- mense flowers, borne in great clusters.
Monstrosum Album — Beautiful, recurving flow- ers of ' listening white.
Melpomene — Rich blood crimson, elegantly spotted and bordered with white.
Speciosum Rubrum — Flowers white, with a deep pink band in middle of each petal and numer- ous crimson spots towards the center.
Tigrinum Flora Plena— The double-flowered Tiger Lily. Bright orange colored flowers with dark spots. Very hardy and easily grown.
MYOSOTIS
Alpestris (True Forget-me-not)— One of the most beloved of hardy plants. Of low growth and pro- ducing during Spring and Summer lovely little blue flowers which for grace and beauty can hardly be excelled. 20 cents each; 3 for 50 cents.
PAMPAS GRASS
Gynerium Argentum— Stately lawn plant pro- ducing its silvery plumes on stalks 8 to 10 feet high. A thing of beauty from early summer until winter sets in. 50 cents each. Extra large roots, $1.00 each.
PENSTEMON
Sensation — Spikes of Gloxinia like flowers on stems two feet high in various rich shades of red, pink and purple. 30 cents each.
Barbatus Torreyi — Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers. Grows 3 feet tall. Splendid and showy hardy plant. 30 cents each.
HARDY PRIMROSES
Dean’s Hybrids — Pretty low growing plants, bearing large numbers of beautiful flowers very early in the Spring, and having the old-fashioned cowslip fragrance so dear to the heart of every Eng- lishman. The flowers are of the richest shades and of a very wdde range of color, from pure yellow to the deepest crimson-maroon. 25 cents each; 5 for $1.00.
Vulgaris— (English Primrose) — One of the earliest to bloom in the spring. Bright yellow flowers and very fragrant. An old favorite, which should be found in every garden. 25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen.
Acaulis Coerulea Plena— Double lavender colored flowers each borne singly on stems six in- ches long. A rare new color in the popular double flowered section of the Primrose family. 35 cents each.
CREEPING PHLOX
25 cents each. $2.50 per dozen
Subulate Alba — (Moss Pink) — ^An early spring flowering creeping plant with pretty moss like ever- green foliage which hides the ground. Covered with prefty white blossoms. ^Excellent for border or rockery.
Subulata Rosea — Like the preceding but with pink flowers.
Subulata Lilacina— Like the above but with flowers of a light lavender color.
CREEPING PHLOX
ICELAND POPPIES
Naudicaule (Iceland Poppy) — A beautiful class of hardy poppies. Flower stems about a foot in height, bearing elegant cup-shaped flowers, ranging in color from white to scarlet, but most valuable in the yellow and orange shades. Valuable for cut flowers, lasting well when cut. Assorted colors, 20 cents each; 3 for 50 cents.
NEW ORIENTAL POPPIES
One of the most gorgeous hardy plants in existence. Rich and brilliant colored flowers produced freely nearly the entire summer upon fine long stems. Of the easiest culture, growing in any kind of soil is set out early in the spring. Fine subject for mass- ing or planting singly in the hardy garden. Price 50 cents each.
Goliath — Fiery crimson scarlet with black blotches at base of petals, very large.
Lady Frederick Moore. — Clear light salmon, prominent black center. Of fine size.
PYRETHRUM
Hybridum (Painted Daisy) — A fine old-fashioned hardy plant, growing into clumps of fernlike foliage and throwing up during early summer an abundance of marguerite-like flowers in all shades of color from white to dark red. Fine for cutting. 30 cents each, $3 . 00 per dozen.
RUDBEGKIA
Golden Glow — One of the most distinct and beautiful large growing hardy perennials. The plant is a strong grower of fine branching habit, bearing by the hundreds, on long, graceful stems, beautiful double blooms of the brightest golden yellow. Excellent for cut flowers. 25 cents each. Large clumps, 50 cents each.
Newmani — Another grand sort entirely distinct from the above, growing only a foot or two high and bearing single anemone shaped flowers of a brilliant yellow color with a black center. A mammoth hardy "Black-eyed Susan." Flowers very lasting when cut. Fine, hardy plant. 25 cents each.
Piirpurea — Flowers about four inches across, of a peculiar shade of reddish purple with a large cone shaped center of brown. Blooms from July to October. Grows 3 feet high. A handsome hardy plant. 25 cents each.
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CHOICE HERBACEOUS PAEONIES
Fine, hardy plants, rivaling the Rose in perfection of bloom, color and fragrance. They are at home in any climate or soil, but thrive best in a deep, rich, well-drained loam. They make a gorgeous display planted in beds, on the lawn, or planted simply along a walk or herbaceous border. The Paeony is perfectly hardy and generally able to care for itself, but it does not follow that they enjoy neglect. Give them ample room in which to grow, keeping them free from weeds and grass, and they will amply repay all the care given.
Our collection embraces the very finest varieties in cultivation, secured at large expense from the re- nowned hybridizers of France and England, where this grand flower is cultivated to the utmost perfection. We send out flne, large roots, sure to grow and bloom the first year.
Price: 50 cents each (except where noted) ; set of 19 fine sorts, $10.00 by express.
Achillea — Immense globe shaped flowers of light Enchantress pink. Heavy stout grower and good bloomer.
Albatros — very fine large pure white variety of free hardy growth and prolificness. One of our finest. 75 cents each.
Agida — Bright scarlet semi-double flowers. Very bright, gay and showy. Blooms in mid-season. Free blooming and hardy grower. 60 cents each.
August Lemonier — Superb red flowers with velvety finish. Of Anemone type with high center petals closely folded. Very fragrant and free bloom- ing. One of the best of its color. 60 cents each.
Andre Lauries — Dense globular blooms of largest size. Color dark tyrian rose shaded to solferino red. A fine strong grower, flowering very late in the sea- son. One of our best varieties.
Couronne d’Or — Very large full globular flower, imbricated petals beautifully arranged. Color, snow-white with golden yellow. One of the finest Paeonies. 75 cents each. '
De Candolle— Very large full cup shaped blooms with imbricated petals. Color currant red shaded with amaranth. A novel and attractive color. Very distinct and most effective in landscape work. 75 cents each.
Delicatissima — ^A fine shaped bloom of most perfect outline and exquisitely fragrant; color, clear rose pink, shaded to silver. A splendid bloomer.
Duchess of Orleans — Fine large flower, long stem, healthy grower, profuse bloomer. Color, light flesh pink with creamy yellow center. Rarely beautiful.
Edouard Andre — Large massive flowers of a deep rich crimson color. Midseason variety of great merit 60 cents each.
Festiva Maxima— This is not only the finest white in existence, but in most quarters is regarded as the queen of all the Paeonies. It combines enor- mous size with wondrous beauty, often 7 to 8 inches in diameter. Color, snowy-white, flecked with an occasional clear purple spot on edge of center petals. In addition it is very fragrant; a glorious flower, impossible to describe; magnificent. 75 cents each.
Floral Treasure — Very large and full, clear pink shading lighter at center; a splendid hemisphere of fragrance; long, strong stems to uphold the big blooms, sometimes 6 inches across; very vigorous and floriferous. 75 cents each.
Golden Harvest — Beautiful mingling of white cream gold and pink. Strongly fragrant. A splen- did free blooming variety of the highest degree of merit. 60 cents each.
Lady Dartmouth— Very large massive blooms on grand stems, color delicate rose shaded to silvery pink. A grand midseason sort which we regard as very desirable. 75 cents each.
Lady Lenora Bramwell— A grand mid-season sort with large massive silver pink flowers, borne on stout stems clothed with heavy green foliage. The most fragrant of all Paeonies. One of. the finest sorts extant. 75 cents each.
Mad. de Verneville — Pure white, with edges of some petals bordered carmine, early, free and ex- ceptionally fine. One of the very finest white Paeonies. There were sixty-five large, perfect blooms counted on one plant last June. 60 cents each.
Madame d’ Hour — Very large handsome flowers, of a bright shade of rosy pink with silvery reflex. Extra fine sort 75 cents each.
Marie Lemoine — Large cup-shaped bloom of great substance and full perfect form. Color milk white, with distinct sulphur yellow center. Some petals flecked with crimson. Fine tall erect grower, every shoot bearing several flowers. Blooms right after Festina Maxima . 60 cents each.
Ne Plus Ultra— Exquisite peach pink, petals edged pure white. Very handsome flower, pro- duced in great profusion. One of the best for cut- ting, because of its robust constitution and hardi- ness.
Queen Victoria— Large, full, compact bloom, opens flesh white, changing to pure white, center petals tipped with carmine, spots; a grand white Paeony for any purpose. More of this is being planted for cut flowers than any other variety be- cause of its lasting qualities when cut. The flowers can be kept six weeks in a cold storage room and still be fresh looking.
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CHOICEST HARDY PHLOX
Among the hardy perennial plants, no class is of more importance or is more in public favor today than the Hardy Phlox, embracing as they do a wider range of attractive colors than can be found in any other hardy plant, while their gorgeous masses of color are unrivaled by any other Summer flower.
EIGHT RARE NEW PERENNIAL PHLOX
Out of a large number of new sorts we tried the past season, we have selected the following most beautiful varieties, which, to our mind, are as near perfection as can be conceived in the Phlox family.
Price: 30 cents each; set of 8 sorts, $2.00
Europa— A white variety with very decided crimson-carmine eye; the individual flowers as well as the trusses are very large, entirely distinct.
Elizabeth Campbell — Very bright salmon-pink, with lighter shadings and dark crimson eye; an en- tirely new and much wanted shade in Phlox.
Frau Anton Buchner— The finest white variety yet introduced, having the largest truss and indivi- dual flower: of drarf habit.
Professor Virchow— Bright carmine overlaid with orange-scarlet. Very large floresto in panicles of fine size.
Rosenberg — Bright reddish violet with blood red eyes. Florets as large as a silver dollar. A glorious variety.
Rystrom — Exquisite rose pink, shaded to car- mine. Large florets in immense trusses. A grand sort for massing.
Thor — Beautiful shade of bright salmon-pink suffused and overlaid with a scarlet glow. Distinct red eye and white halo. Of fine size and very free.
Sir Edward Landseer — Rich bright crimson - flowers in large panicles. Three feet high. A rare and beautiful variety.
STANDARD COLLECTION OF PERENNIAL PHLOX
These are fine varieties which have stood the test of time and are still up near the front rank as strong growing, free blooming Perennial Phlox.
Price: 25 cents each; any 5 sorts, $1.00
Beranger — Large panicles of flowers in great profusion. White tinted with rose with distinct lilac eye.
Bridesmaid — Pure white with large crimson eye. Grows three feet high.
Champs Elysee — Rich, bright rosy magenta. One of the most effective.
Coquelicot — Pure, bright scarlet, with crimson eye. Dwarf: rowing; always in bloom; superb
Esclarmonde — Clear rosy-lilac with deeper eye nicely rayed and shaded. Strong growing and very free.
Frederick Passy— Luminous mauve-pink with white center. Large trusses in great freedom.
Madame Crippenden — Rich shade of salmon pink blushed with silver. Very large trusses.
Miss Lingard — Fine, free-flowering variety. Always in bloom and one of the best cut flowers among hardy plants. Color, pearly white, with faint pink eye.
Mrs. Jenkins — Immense panicles of white flowers as piu-e as driven snow.
Mrs. Charles Door— Beautiful shade of light lavender. Very distinct and pleasing.
Prime Minister — Blush pink with crimson maroon eye. Rarely beautiful variety.
Pearl — Large pyramidal heads of immaculate white; late.
Selma — Delicate light pink, with distinct car- mine eye. Florets very large in mammoth sized trusses. Strong growing variety of great merit.
R. P. Struthers — Color, clear cherry-red, suf- fused with salmon shades; deep red eye.
Von Hochberg— Extra large, beautifully formed trusses of flowers on tall stems. Color, rich dark crimson shaded maroon.
Wm. Robinson — Showy in the extreme: salmon- rose; large, deep crimson eye; very large florets; produces a mass of bloom.
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SCABIOSA CAUCASICA
SAXIFRAGA
(Megasia)
Crassifolia — A rare hardy plant growing very ow and spreading. Leaves fleshy and wax-like. Umbels of beautiful light pink flowers very early in the spring. One of the first plants in the hardy border to bloom. A choice and rare perennial. 50 cents each. SIDALCEA
Rose Queen — Erect growing hardy plant produc- ing showy rose-pink flowers on long branches during the summer months. Succeeds in any situation be- ing perfecitly hardy 25 cents each.
SOLIDIGA
Golden Wings — A magnificent improvement on the native Golden Rod, growing five feet high and producing from July to September, immense pani- cles of bright golden yellow flowers. One of our best hardy plants. 25 cents each. 3 for 65 cents.
SCABIOSA
Caucasica — A choice hardy plant thriving in any situation and producing fine umbels of beautiful lavender colored flowers all season through. Flow- ers very lasting, admirably adapted for cut flower purposes. Grows 18 inches high. One of the finest perennials. 35 cents each. 2 for 65 cents.
STATICE
Latifolia (Sea Lavender) — Clumps of thick, leathery leaves, surmounted by immense panicles of delicate blue flowers, each floret being very minute and similar in form to a Forget-me-not. Flowers very fine for bouquets, lasting a long time even in a dry state. 25 cents each ; 3 for 65 cents.
SWEET WILLIAMS
One of the fine old fasioned hardy plants which has of late years been greatly improved in form and habit. Produces sr)]endid effects when massed in beds or interspersed with other plants and shrubs. They grow about eighteen inches high and are at their best during June and July. 20 cents each. 3 for 50 cents.
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster)
Cyanea — Most cl arming and beautiful native hardy plant. Grows from 18 to 24 inches high, bearing freely from early in July until late in October its handsome lavender-blue centaurea-like blossoms which measure irom 4 to 5 inches across. We have no hesitation in saying that the Stokesia is one of the irost desirable hardy plants offered. 25 cents each; large field grown plants, 50 cents each.
THALICTRUM
Diptericarpum — ^Among the finest of all hardy plants producing dainty sprays of violet-mauve flowers brightened by a cluster of yellow stamens and anthers. Grows three feet high. Admirably adapted for cutting because of the graceful and lasting nature of the flowers. 50 cents each.
TRITOMA
Pfitzeri — The ever-blooming Flame Flower or Red Hot Poker. Immense spikes of rich orange- scarlet flowers standing three to four feet high, pro- duced in profusion all Summer long. Low growing, rush-like foliage. Produces a grand effect either planted singly in the border or in masses. One of the best and most popular hardy plants of the time. 35 cents each. Large roots 75 cents each.
VALERIANA
Officinallis.— The old and well known garden Heliotrope. Showy heads of rosy-white flowers during June and July. Very fragrant. Fine for bouquet making in combination with other hardy flowers. 30 cents each.
VERONICA
Spicata> — Highly desirable hardy border plant growing about 18 inches high and producing grace- ful spikes of bright blue flowers of fine lasting quali- ties. The foliage also is quite handsome setting off the pretty flowers to great advantage. One of the finest blue flowering hardy plants we have found in our quest after desirable garden subjects. 25 cents each. 3 for 55 cents.
VINCA
Minor (Myrtle) — An excellent drawf evergreen trailing plant used extensively for carpeting ground under trees and cn graves. Small dark green leaves 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
SWEET VIOLETS
Price, 20 cents each; 6 sorts, $1.00.
Of all the delightful perfumes, that of the Sweet Violet is the most delicate and pleasing, and places this modest flower among our greatest favorites. They commence to bloom as soon as the cold weather comes in the Fall and flower even more profusely in the Spring.
Lady Hume Campbell— Large double flowers of a beautiful light blue color. Very free-blooming.
California — Very showy and beautiful flowers; enormous size, deep violet blue, and extremely fragrant.
Mary D. Evans — Beautiful new double sort with pretty lavender colored flowers. Entirely distinct.
Princess of Wales— Flowers single, of gigantic size; color, a very rich shade of blue.
Peacock — This is a charming variety and pleases everyone. It has lovely flowers of white, shaded with light blue.
Swanley White — The finest and best double white violet in cultivation.
VIOLAS
Cornuta (Tufted Pansies)— This is one of the most important bedding plants of Europe, rapidly growing in favor in the United States. They flower freely and continuously all season and while their flowers are not so large as those of the Pansy, their bright colors and floriferousness make them a splen- did j; lant for bedding purposes. We offer them in three colors, blue, white or yellow. 20 cents each, $2.00 per dozen.
WALL FLOWER
Double English— A fine old hardy garden plant seen in every English garden. Grows about 18 inches high and produces early in the Spring, rich colored spikes of bloom in various shades of yellow and brown. 25 cents each; 3 for 65 cents.
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GLADIOLI
The most satisfactory, desirable and popular of all garden bulbs. Nothing else that we know of costs so little and grows and blooms so readily in any soil or climate. They grow and bloom readily with but little care or a;ttention and make a display in the garden unequaled by any other bulbous flower. Gladioli are of the simplified culture. Can be planted at any time from March to June, either in beds by themselves or among your roses and shrubs. Our bulbs are of the first size only and every one will blooin the first season. We offer two fine collections of named varieties which include the very best and most distinct sorts in com- merce. Our mixed Gladioli are likewise first size bulbs and will bloom Quite as freely as the named sorts.
12 CHOICE NEW GLADIOLI
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. Set of 12 sorts, $1.50.
Golden West — Brilliant orange distinctly striped with crimson. Strong grower.
Ida Van — Flaming orange pink. Very large florets on fine spike.
Mrs. Frank Pendleton — Tender pink, crimson blotches in throat. Large flower and spike.
Mrs. Watt — Rich deep wine color. Brilliant and striking. Immense spike.
Niagara — Nankeen yellow flushed with rose throat splashed carmine. Enormous bloom.
Panama — Immense spikes of large rose-pink blooms One of the finest varieties.
Peace — Pure white, claret blotch on lower petals, pale lavender featherings. Grand.
Pink Perfection — Long spikes of silvery pink flowers of fine size and substance.
Princepine — Brilliant scarlet with prominent white throat. Long spike with many flowers.
Reine Blanche — Pure white, small lavender feather in throat. Long spike. Superb variety.
Schwahen — Bright rich yellow with carmine throat. Very large flowers and fine spike.
War — Immense florets on heavy spike. Blood red shaded to crimson.
FINE GLADIOLI IN
Gold Medal Mixture — Includes all our choicest named varieties and many unnamed hybrids of the highest degree of quality. Price $1.00 per dozen.
Primulinus Hybrids— A new South African strain; long graceful spikes of bloom chiefly in shades of yellow and red. Very novel. 75 cents per dozen.
12 SELECT NAMED GLADIOLI
Price, 7 cents each; 75 cents per dozen. Set of 12 sorts 75 cents.
America — Enormous spikes of wide open flowers, soft pink, throat touched tyrian rose.
Augusta — Large pure white flowers with blue anthers. Fine large spike.
Baron Hulot — Large spikes of rich Indigo-blue. The only Blue Gladioli.
Brenchleyensis — Vermilion-scarlet, of great bril- liancy. An old but fine variety.
Empress of India — Dark crimson of the richest shade. Spike of fine size.
Faust— Rich red shaded with purple, very dis- tinct and striking.
Glory of Holland — Pure white, tinted with rose; strong healthy grower and free bloomer.
Halley — Orange-rose, throat tinted yellow, im- mense flowers; an early bloomer.
Klondyke — Light canary yellow, throat blotched crimson-maroon. A beautiful variety.
Mrs. Frances King — Rich bright scarlet, very large florets,! ong spike. Immensely popular.
Scarsdale — Lavender pink, dark blotch in throat. Large, fine spike.
Princeps — Brilliant crimson, white blotch on lower petals. Giant florets on tall stalks.
CHOICE MIXTURES
Child’s Hybrids — A grand strain of Gladioli produced by a famous specialist. Immense spikes and the widest range of colors characterize this fine strain. 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per 100.
Superb Mixed — A mixture composed of a splendid assortment of the finest varieties grown and includ- ing a wide range of colors. Large flowering bulbs, 60 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100.
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GEORGE WALTERS MARGUERITE BOUCHON
RARE NOVELTIES IN CACTUS DAHLIAS
Next to the Rose we think that Dahlias are the most popular summer flowering plant of the time. Easy to grow, sure to bloom, these bulbous plants will always be popular for the decoration of the garden, for cut flower purposes and as an exhibition attraction. Plant in beds or in rows as you would rose-bushes. Dig and store bulbs in a frost-proof place for replanting each year.
Of the various types of Dahlias those of the well known Cactus form are undoubtedly the most import- and and best liked. There is a great diversity in the forms of the various sorts but in the main they are characterized by the long, narrow, twisted and pointed petals of the flowers. Most of the flne petaled sorts are products of English hybridists who have worked wonders with them the last few years. Distinct from the English types are the new Hybrid Cactus sorts most of which are coming from specialists in Holland. The following fine novelties are undoubtedly the very acme of perfection in Dahlia growing.
Amphion — A beautiful new English decorative of the Hybrid Cactus class. Color soft mauve flushed with lavender. Fluffy curled and twisted petals. Fine stems . A charming flower. 75 cents each.
Alabaster — Blooms of large size, just sufficiently incurved in form to show to advantage when ex- hibited. Flowers of the purest white. The plant is sturdy and dwarf and carries the flowers boldly on stout stems 75 cents each.
Attraction— Very large bold flowers on stout upright stems well above the fcliage. Color clear lavender shaded with white. A fine new Hybrid Cactus sort from Holland. A giant among cactus dahlias. 75 cents each.
Avalanche — A gorgeous glistening pure white flower of the same type as Kalif . Very large on long stout stems holding the bloom stiff and upright. One of the finest white sorts yet produced. 75 cents each.
Bianca — A broad petaled hybrid cactus of excel- lent growing habit; free flowering; long stout wiry stems. Flowers of largest size, color, pleasing shade of lavender rose. 60 cents each.
British Lion — Very large massive flower with long twisted and curled petals. Color golden yellow heavily overlaid with Indian red. A wonderful variety in color, size and growth. 75 cents each.
Falcon — Long rigid stems, with strong branching growth. Flowers of finest cactus form produced in great profusion. Color golden yellow shaded to reddish bronze at tips of petals. Splendid for cutting. 60 cents each.
Hoffnung — Of splendid size and perfect cactus form producing its flowers with much freedom. Color delicate salmon-rose illuminated by a golden suffusion. A beautiful sort. 60 cents each.
Justice Bailey — Of dwarf habit of growth branch- ing freely and producing very large perfect flowers on fine stout stems. Color glowing pink with silvery shadings towards the center. A fine new American production. 60 cents each.
George Walters — Superb new sort hailing from California. Flowers of gigantic proportions on fine long stems. Color rich golden bronze shaded with salmon. 75 cents each.
La Favorite — A giant flowered Hybrid Cactus which has come to us from California. Flowers of perfect form on fine stout stems, admirable for cutting. Color rich salmon shaded with gold and pink. Winner of many honors at Dahlia shows. $2.00 each.
Mary Furrier— A grand scarlet from England possessing every requirement of a fine exhibition and garden dahlia. One of the best. 50 cents each.
Magnificent — In strong contrast to the incurving varieties this is a cactus having perfectly straight petals of great length, the flowers often measuring 9 inches. Color bronzy orange. 75 cents each.
Marguerite Bouchon— Beautiful silvery rose, petals tipped waxey white with distinct white center. Very large and perfect of fine Cactus form. Distinct and handsome. 60 cents each.
Mrs. Charles Cooper — Flowers of the largest size and perfect cactus form with long very narrow petals finely arranged. Color creamy yellow flushed with salmon in the center. 50 cents each.
Mrs. Edna Spencer — Another fine new California production of a high order of merit. Of the hybrid cactus form with waxy flowers of a delicate shade of orchid pink with silvery suffusion at tips of petals. Lasts wonderfully well when cut. $1.50 each.
Mrs. Herbert Blackman — Splendid incurved flowers on fine erect stems, with great freedom all season. Color, soft mallow-pink, center of flower pure white. A perfect beauty for garden decoration. 75c each.
Ruth Gleadel — Very large of true cactus form on fine stout stems. Rich shades of orange and salmon as seen in autumn foliage. Splendid for cutting and exhibition. 75 cents each.
Sir Douglas Haig— Narrow tubular petals in- curring and twisting irregularly forming an ideal flower. Color, a lovely combination of pink shades entirely distinct from existing varieties. Fine tall grower, with stout stems. 75 cents each.
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CHOICE NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS
This with the preceding page lists the very finest and rna- 1 desirable varieties of Dahlias obtainable. Most of these sorts hail from England where the Dahlia is held in high esteem and is planted extensively by rich and poor alike. We can vouch for the high standard of th<,‘ following mentioned sorts.
Price, 35 cents each; 3 for $1.00 (sxcept where noted)
A. R. Perry — Large bold flower with narrow tubular petals. Color old rose tipped with gold. Base of petals golden yellow.
Border King — Rich bright scarlet with long nar- row tubular petals. Very free blooming on long erect stems. 40 cents each.
Centurion — Of fine erect habit with strong stiff stems holding the flower upright. Color rich crim- son scarlet of wonderful richness and brilliancy.
Curlew — Delicate old-rose color. Strong ; rower, splendid size and true cactus form. Fine exhibition flower.
Ethel Edmonds — Plant drawf, sturdy and free blooming producing perfect lemon yellow flowers, petals lipped with white. Remarkable for its free blooming qualities.
F. W. Fellows — Of true cactus form, with narrow curling petals. Color bright orange-scarlet through- out. 40 cents each.
George Schofield — Flow'ers of exquisite form, with long narrow incurving petals. Color a delicate blending of apricot and yellow.
Golden West — Very large blooms on stout erect stems of great length. Color bright orange shaded buff. One of the finest new Hybrid Cactus varie- ties. 40 cents each.
Guardian — Grand fiow'er on stout stems well above the foliage. Color, glowing crimson scarlet of remarkable brilliancy. A novelty of the first rank.
Harry Crabtree — Rich pm’plish crimson heavily tipped and shaded with golden yellow. Of fine size with narrow incvu-ving petals laced and curled pretti- ly. Rarely beautiful. 40 cents each.
Harvester — Dwarf growing, free blooming, fine stout stems. Color, golden yellow, flushed with bronze on tips of petals.
Herbert Raby — A giant among cactus dahlias, the flowers being of mammoth size and held upon fine erect wiry stems. Color rich purplish crimson.
Hibernia — Bright primrose yellow, outer petals shaded with bronze; neat incurved form and an ideal habit of growth.
Ivory White — A beautiful variety of finest cactus form. Color pure white flushed with pearl. One of our finest sort. 40 cents each.
John Riding — Sturdy growing, free blooming long stout stems carrying immense flowers of the richest crimson.
Kalif — A majestic flower of exhibition size, often over 9 inches in diameter. Of perfect cactus form, carried on strong stiff stems well above the foliage. Color bright scarlet. 50 cents each.
Mme. Gaiy Miguel — Superb new French sort of finest cactus form. Color, white daintily marbled with rosy violet. Fine novelty.
Miss Judd — Dwarf sturdy growing, free flowering with large blooms carried on stout stems. Color exquisite shade of tyrian rose shaded to lemon yellow at tips of petals.
Mrs. Douglas Fleming— Flowers large and mas- sive of the most perfect cactus type. Color pure white under all conditions. 40 cents each.
Nevada— Large petaled pure white variety of the finest degree of merit. Large bold flower on stout stems with great freedom. 40 cents, each
Nibelungenhort — Flowers colossal in size com- posed of broad curled and twisted petals. Color beautiful shade of old rose tinted with golden apri- cot. Strong grower and fine stout stems.
Norman — Blooms large and of finest quality; color, rich scarlet shaded to orange at the tips.
Patriot — Glorious bright scarlet flowers of inost perfect cactus forms, produced in great profusion. Fine stout stems. Admirable for cutting.
Prima Donna — Large bold flower of hybrid- cactus type on splendid stems. Color, beautiful lemon cream flushed with pink. A splendid exhi- tion flower.
Rev. T. W. Jamieson— Strong upright growing producing large blooms on fine strong stems. Color beautiful lilac-rose shaded with yellow.
Sentinel — Huge flowers on good stems. Color, deep rose-pink, prominent white disc at center of bloom. Grand exhibition variety. 50 cents each.
Stiletto — Deep golden yellow flowers of finest cactus form with long narrow pointed petals, nicely arranged. Sturdy grower and very free.
The Swan — Snow white fiowers of most approved cactus form borne on stout stiff stems.
Topaze — Bright carmine lake shaded with white and cream at base of petals which are tubular and finely curled and twisted. A rare color in Dahlias.
Treasure— Pure rose pink tipped with yellow. Center shaded to white. Finely incurved. Strong grower and very floriferous.
Valiant — Grand flower of rich crimspn color carried on grand stems. Form perfectly incurved with long narrow petals.
Veteran — Rich crimson scarlet of true cactus form. Excellent growing habit. One of the best of its color.
Wodan— Bold, large flower, a graceful arrange- ment of semi-incurved tubular petals of a pleasing, delicate salmon-rose color, shading to old-gold in the center.
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NEW YORK
CAMBRIAN
FINE CACTUS DAHLIAS
With the new varieties offered on the preceding pages and the two choice collections on the following page, together with the fine sorts offered below, we think our stock of Cactus Dahlias is well-nigh perfect. No finer selections are to be found anywhere. We send out field-grown roots only.
Price: 30 cents each; any 4 sorts for $1.00 (except as noted)
Aurora — Reddish apricot suffused with flesh- pink and primrose. Very delicate colorings. Long tubular petals arranged in exquisite form.
Cambrian — Clear salmon lightening to yellow at tips of petals. Flowers irregularly incurved with hooked petals of great substance.
Captain Scott — A beautiful free-blooming white variety of the greatest purity of color. Petals very long and narrow. A constant bloomer all through the season.
Charles Clayton — Flowers large with loosely arranged narrow pointed petals twisted artistically. Color rich scarlet, shaded crimson.
Cygnet — Pale yellow ground, lightly striped and spotted with carmine. Flowers very large, carried on long erect stems above the foliage.
Dainty — Well named, both for color and form; the ground color is lemon yellow, which extends through nearly one-half of the flower, where it shades off to a soft, glowing golden rose.
Earl of Pembroke — Dark purple, shaded ma- roon. Very large flowers of exquisite Cactus form.
E. F. Hawes-;-A wonderfully free blooming garden variety, producing lovely salmon pink flowers of true cactus form. A beautiful sort.
Empress — Huge flower of true cactus form, deep and massive. Color pm-plish crimson of striking shade. A fine exhibition variety.
Fascination — Pure white tinged soft pink at tips of petals. Long incurving petals, tubular and twisting. Of fine size; a beauty.
Ferdinand Olivette — A fine deep crimson color; flowers of fine form freely produced on strong stems.
Frute — Peaches and cream describes the color of this beauty. A pleasing soft pink shaded to cream at the center.
Geraldine Edwards — Neat prettily formed flower with pointed incurved petals. Color delicate light pink shaded to cream i n center.
Golden Crown — Exquisite yellow flowers, petals narrow and twisting, forming a chaste and crisp looking bloom of fine exhibition size.
Golden Plover — A splendid exhibition flower of neat and perfectly incurved form, of a soft tint of lemon-hellow, reverse of petals tinted tender rose.
Goldland — Delicate primrose-yellow of splendid cactus form. Always in bloom.
Harbor Light — Orange-scarlet; one of the finest for cut flowers; drarf habit, free bloomer, with large perfect flowers on long stiff stems.
Helen Steinbach— Large flowers of a beautiful mallow-pink color; produces freely.
Hugh McNeil— Brilliant dark pink flowers on erect stems and of finest cactus form. Very free.
Jealousy — Bright yellow, deeper in the center; a large perfectly formed, intensely double, globular flower, with finely pointed petals; very distinct.
Lovely — Delicate rose violet with creamy white, shadings. Typical cactus shape and very free.
Milton Howard— Stout erect stems carrying striking bright pink flowers, petals tipped white*
Morning Glow — Soft golden yellow tipped am- ber. Fine large flowers of true cactus form. One of the most beautiful sorts we know of.
Miss Stredwick— Soft yellow shaded pink. One of the finest sorts.
Mrs. F. Grinstead— Deep rich crimson flushed with purple. Splendid incurved exhibition flower on long stems.
Mrs. H. R. Wirth— Intense shade of rich scarlet. Flowers produced in great profusion on long wiry stems. One of the finest sorts for cutting.
Mrs. Stranock Gaskill— A delicate shade of ex- quisite pink; large finely petaled; a rare novelty of great beauty.
New York — Rich golden bronze, immense flowers Superb exhibition variety.
Phoenix— Large, well-formed flowers of a rich, deep carmine-red, each petal having a broad stripe of cardinal-red through the centre.
Reliance — Very large typical cactus formed flowers carried erect on stout long stems. Color brownish crimson of great richness of color.
Rheinkonig— One of the finest white Cafctus Dahlias yet produced. Fine for cutting and garden decoration.
Ursa Major— An excellent fancy cactus dahlia of free flowering habit producing large blooms, the ground color being clear yellow with bright scarlet markings. Very distinct and a charming variety.
Union Jack— Rich crimson petals strongly tipped with white, entirely distinct. Strong growing, free blooming, the finest tipped variety in commerce.
Vater Rhein— Petals broad, curled and twisted, forming an ideal bloom. Color golden yellow suf- fused with salmon rose.
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EIGHT CHOICE CACTUS DAHLIAS
A large stock of rocts of the below mentioned Dahlias, enables us to offer them at practically half price. These sorts are among the very finest in our large collection of Cactus Dahlias. We are quite sure that they will give the utmost satisfaction.
Price, Field grown roots, 30 cents each; set of 8 sorts, $2.00.
Basalisk— Grand orange scarlet of the very largest size. Every shoot produces a flower. Fine exhibi- tion variety.
Edith Carter — Flowers golden yellow, heavily tipped with rosy-carmine. Of splendid cactus form, with erect-growing habit.
Frances White — Flowers of fine size and depth.
Narrow petals curling and twisting in corkscrew fashion. Color, pure snow-white.
Golden Eagle — Fine large incurved blooms of a rich shade of golden buff. Nice erect grower and very free.
Gwendoline Tucker— Fine large true cactus- formed flowers with narrow incm-ving petals with claw-like tips, produced on long stems. Color sil- very pink shaded to white in center.
Mrs. Edward Drury — Rich shade of purplish crimson, of exhibition size, produced of fine long stout stems. Nice erect growing habit and very free flowering.
Nerthus— Flowers very large, of grand form.
Center bronzy orange yellow shaded to orange rose at the tips of petals, the whole suffused with a glow- ing golden color, giving the bloom an iridescence which cannot be described.
Rheinischer Frohsinn — A distinct and refined variety with flowers of the largest size. The long incmving petals are white at their base changing to a luminous carmine rose color towards their ends.
TWELVE STANDARD CACTUS DAHLIAS
A large stock of each of the below mentioned sorts, enables us to make prices which are very attractive. This collection includes the most satisfactory general purpose sorts of the day. Sure to give entire satisfac- tion for garden decoration.
Price, Field grown roots, 25 cents each; set of 12 sorts, $2.50.
Brittania — Orange-scarlet; one of the finest for cut flowers; dwarf habit, free bloomer, with large perfect flowers on long stiff stems.
Comet — Glistening silvery rose striped with scarlet and crimson. An elegant fancy Dahlia.
Very striking.
Conqueror — Free flowering garden sort, stiff cane-like stems holding erect fine deep crimson flowers.
Country Girl — Base of petals golden yellow, suffused with salmon rose, a oright and pleasant combination of color, difficult to describe.
Countess of Lonsdale — Superb free-blooming Cactus Dahlia. Color an exquisite shade of rich salmon, shaded with apricot and carmine.
Elsie — A charming variety with a combination of delicate colors. The base of the petals if of but- tercup yellow, gradually passing to amber, finished with a tip of tyrian rose.
Genoveva — An elegant distinctive flower of a pale canary yellow, with a beautiful faint greenish tinge suffusing the entire flower.
Miss London — Finely formed flowers with tubu- lar incurved petals nicely pointed. Color deep rose-pink: tins of petals tinted yellow.
Mme. Henry Cayeux — Enormous, long, narrow petals, beautifully arranged, forming a most exqui- site flower; bright pink, with white tip.
Mrs, H. J. Jones — A striking combination of intense scarlet with cream tips to petals, some- times showing stripes and markings of white.
Professor Zacharis— Pure lemon yellow, petals long and straight. On fine long stout stem in great profusion. One of the very best.
Winsome — Very large true Cactus form flowers of snowy whiteness. One of the best white varietie.s. COUNTESS OF LONSDALE
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
BOREL VON HOOGELANDER
ORANGE KING
FINE DECORATIVE DAHLIAS
In this class of Dahlias will be found those sorts which florists prize most highly for cut flowers. At recent Dahlia shows in Portland the sorts from this class have drawn much attention and are being widely called for. These Dahlias are characterized by their strong erect growth and their very large loosely formed flowers on strong stiff stems far above the foliage.
Price, Field grown roots 30 cents each; 4 for $1.00; (except where noted).
Bessie Boston — Rich bright scarlet of fine size. Petals cleft deeply.
Berche von Heemstede — An extra fine dahlia of large size, fine form, good stem and excellent keeping qualities. Color rich golden yellow. 35 cents each.
Borel von Hoogelander — Large massive flower of much refinement, in rich shades of bronze and terre- cotta. 40 cents each.
Chicota — Rich golden yellow Of large size and elegant form on fine long stems. An ideal cutting variety. 50 cents each.
Doctor Tevis — A California giant with a wonder- ful record as a prize winner. Magnificent flowers in rich blending of copper, old rose and gold. Fine for exhibition and cutting. $1.00 each.
Eugene Teele — Deep scarlet, fine form, very long stout stems. A gem for cutting.
Eventide — White faintly flushed with rose-pink. Large size, perfect form on fine long stems. 50 cents each.
Flora — A splendid free blooming white variety. One of the most satisfaction.
Franz Ludwig — Exquisite lavender pink flowers on erect stems. One of the best for cut flowers. Comes from Holland with fine record. 50 cents each.
F. W. SchiefE — Immense bloom on long stout stems. Golden bronze shaded to orange-red. 50 cents each.
Futurity — Beautiful shade of rose-pink suffused with gold. Very large, on long stout stems, pro- duced freely. 60 cents each.
Gaiibaldi— Very large full flower on good stem. Rich bright scarlet. Very attractive. One of the best from Holland. 40 cents each.
Glen Eyrie — A supberb new lemon yellow. A large finely-formed flower borne on good stout stems. Some of the flowers show tips of white.
Glory of Leiden — Rich crimson scarlet of velvety texture. Center deep maroon. Petals very wide and recurving. Grand for cutting. 50 cents each.
Hortulanus Fiet — Collosal flower of delicate shrimp-pink, the tip of each petal touched with gold. 60 cents each.
Hochsai — Yellow overlaid with bright scarlet. V ery large, held erect on long stems . H olland novel- ty. 50 cents each.
Immense — A giant among dahlias. Pure white marbled and streaked with crimson lake. 50 cents each.
J. M. Goodrich — Large flowers on long upright stems . Rich salmon-pink tipped with gold . Superb .
Kaiserine Augusta Victoria — Large snowy- white flowers in great profusion, borne on stout stems. Rather dwarf in growth, with the flowers standing out boldly.
La France — Its beautiful soft yet lively color, a glowing rose-pink together with its perfect shape, stout stiff stems, makes this one of the most valu- able for cutting.
Lady Harriet Grey — Lovely new sort with flow- ers of beautiful creamy pink shade. Fine erect stems. Excellent in all respects. 50 cents each.
Leviathan — monster bloom on huge stems, perfectly erect. Rich orange scarlet of perfect form. A fine new English sort. 75 cents each.
Mens Le Normand — ^A distinct new French variety of the highest order of merit. A profuse bloomer on stiff stems. Color bright yellow striped and flecked with red, petals tipped white. 50 cents each.
Mrs. Thomas Burch— Rich old gold marked and shaded with pink. All the tints of autumn in this fine sort.
Mrs. Winters — Very large waxy white flowers on stately and erect stems. No finer white Dahlia than this superb decorative variety.
Pierre Le Bloud— Dark blood red, evenly tipped white. Excellent stem and very free. A rare fancy colored variety. 50 cents each.
Pink Gem — Perfectly formed rose-pink flowers, borne in great profusion throughout the season. A gem for cutting.
Pride of California— Bright scarlet flowers of gigantic size. Strictly an exhibition variety. Lasts fine when cut. A California novelty. $1.25 each.
President Lincoln — A beautiful light lavender of fine form and habit. One of the best new Holland sorts $1.00 each.
Terra Cotta — As its name implies of a rich terra cotta color. Wide massive petals forming large handsome flowers. Superb variety. 50 cents each.
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TEN CHOICE DECORATIVE DAHLIAS
With this set of dahlias any person can have a wealth of bloom in his or her garden. Also admirably adapted for cut flowers, lasting well in water. A large stock of roots permits of a low price on these sorts.
Price 30 Cents Each. Set of 10 Sorts $2.50.
Delice — Pure bright rose pink; large massive flower with broad petals; beautiful form; the best of its color. Grown extensively by florists for cut flowers.
Frank A. Walker — Charming shade of deep lavender pink. Fine size and perfect form on long stout stems. Splendid for cutting.
Jack Rose — Brilliant crimson red, rich and glow- ing, similar in shade to the popular “Jack” Rose, which suggested its name.
Masterpiece — ^Honey yellow, overlaid with golden rose or tango color. A giant in growth and size of bloom.
Manzonola — Intense bright scarlet flowers of large size and finest form on long stout stems.
Mina Burgle — Immense deep scarlet flowers of finest cut-flower grade with long stout stems holding flowers erect and possessing remarkable keeping qualities when cut. Every shoot bears a flower.
Orange King — Large orange colored flowers on erect stems. One of the finest sorts yet produced in Holland.
Princess Juliana — Rather drawf, growing with lovely pure white flowers of splendid form. Very early and continuous bloomer. An ideal variety for cutting.
Sylvia — Soft mauve-pink shaded to silver in the center. Free blooming. Popular for cutting.
Souvenir de Gustave Doazon— A giant in growth and bloom and remarkably free. Color rich bright scarlet. One of the best known sorts of this class and very popular.
MINA BURGLE
TEN CHOICE PAEONY DAHLIAS
We have brought together in this collection ten of the very best standard sorts of this popular class of Dahlias. We are very sure that it will add charm to any garden.
Price 30 Cents Each. Set of 10 Sorts $2.50.
Baron de Grancy — Large, fluffy, pure white flowers, rising on long slender stems far above the foliage. A gem for cutting.
Dr. H. Rusby — Another fine yellow sort with graceful pointed petals. Very large and handsome.
Freda Newman — Bright orange bronze margined with old-gold. Fine long stout stems. Admirable for cutting.
Germania — Fine large velvety wine-red flowers beautifully suffused with golden yellow towards the center.
Madame von Bystein— Holland variety with beautiful lavender colored flowers. Of large size and excellent term on fine long stems.
Paul Kruger — Bright rosy red, beautifully striped and flushed with white. Of robust growth.
Phenomene — Rich creamy pink flowers on long stems. Finely formed and very free. A splendid sort.
Oregon Beauty — Fiery scarlet with golden shad- ings. Large handsome flowers on long stems; won- derfully free in bloom.
Rubens — Bright pink shaded to cream and amber. Long erect stems and fine for cutting. A grand sort.
Salvator— Rich dark pink shaded with peach. Petals curled and twisted in delightful manner. Remarkable for freedom of bloom and fine for cut flowers.
OREGON BEAUTY
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CLARKE BROS., PORTLAND, OREGON
POLAR STAR HI GILL
PAEONY FLOWERED DAHLIAS
The classname will give some idea of the type of these new Dahlias. We have found them to be fine- cut flowers lasting much longer in water than the other classes of Dahlias, and invariaoly on long, slender stems, producing a very artistic effect for parlor decorations. People of esthetic tastes cannot fail to admire these beautiful Dahlias.
Price, Field grown roots, 35 cents each; (except where noted).
Anny Doppenberg — Immense sulphur-yellow flowers on stout stems. Petals curled in artistic manner. Holland production of t he greatest merit. 50 cents each.
Arabian — Golden yellow flushed with bronze and tipped white. Wide heavy petals nicely curled. 50 cents each.
Benedictus — Broad recurving petals forming a large massive flower of elegant form. Rich golden yellow. A fine European novelty. 75 cents each.
Bertha von Suttner — Very large salmon-pink color with yellow suffusions. 40 cents each.
Bloemhoven — Massive flowers of great size and depth with wide heavy petals. Color lavender pink throughout. Stout stems of fine length for cutting. One of the finest sorts yet produced. 60 cents each.
Cecilia — Lemon yellow tipped with white at end of petals. Large flower on fine stem. Splendid sort.
Chatenay — Lovely salmon-rose color similar to Chatenay rose. Splendid grower and very free.
Creation — Cherry red and golden bronze in a unique combination of color. Long strong stems. Very distinct from all other sorts. 60 cents each.
Duchess of Brunswick — Indian red shaded with apricot. Immense blooms on stout steips. Heavy well formed and lasting. 50 cents each.
Fackel — Rich coral red with golden suffusions. Fine bloom freely produced on good stems. 40 cents each. _ ^
Felicia — Rich apricot with distinct pink shadings. Gorgeous flowers with broad heavy petals nicely curled and twisted. Splendid for exhibition and cutting. $1.00 each.
Garnet Queen — Deep garnet red of fine form. A splendid keeping variety when cut.
Geisha — Giant blooms of fantastic shape with broad petals curiously twisted and curled form a flower entirely original. Color bright golden yellow suffused and marked with Indian-red. 75 cents each.
Glory of Nykerk — Bright cerise shaded with purplish violet. Entirely distinct in color. Fine shaped bloom. 50 cents.
Hi Gill — Magnificent blooms of a rich golden yellow shaded with deep rosy copper. Flowers massive, produced on very long stout stems with great freedom. 50 cents each.
King Albert — Broad twisted petals in most ar- tistic form. Flowers very large of rich purple color. Very distinct from all other sorts and can b^e highly recommended. 50 cents each.
Kakadee — Lemon yellow tipped pure white. Rather dwarf with splendid stems carrying large flowers of splendid form. 50 cents each.
King of Autumn — Buff yellow shaded with orange and terra cotta. Unique in color and wonder- ful in growth, a veritable giant among Dahlias. 50 cents each
La Riante — Lavender pink, golden yellow center. Long graceful petals beautifully curved and twisted. An ideal bedding variety.
Lord Milner — Golden yellow blended with cream and crimson. Fine upright habit with long erect stems. Always reliable.
Leo XIII — Splendid bright yellow variety. One of the best. 50 cents each.
Meyerbeer — One of the largest flowers yet. Im- mense blooms of a dark cardinal red shaded to pur- ple at the center. Attracts attention anywhere. 75 cents each.
Mondschiebe — Giant flower with broad twisting petals of a rich golden yellow color. Fine sturdy grower and free bloomer. Undoubtedly the finest sort of the color in this section of Dahlias. 50 cents.
Mrs. Chas. Seybold— JPure white distinctly marked with carmine. Very early free blooming sort.
Polar Star — Snowy white flowers in great pro- fusion. Stout stems, fine for cutting and a splendid sort for beds. 50 cents each.
P. W. Jansen — Color orange cerise shaded yellow. Heavy wide petals, nicely arranged. Flowers large and freely produced on stout long stems.
Turner— Fine English novelty of strong upright growth with flowers eight inches in diameter. Color lovely peach pink. A grand sort. 50 cents each.
Van Dyke — Lovely salrnon rose-tinted heliotrope. Of immense size, of distinct twisted form. Fine long, stout stems. A grand exhibition variety. 50 cents each.
Virginia Marshall — A beautiful and delicately colored new variety, with curled and twisted petals of great size. Colors primrose, yellow faintly over- laid with rcsy lilac. 75 cents each.
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SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS
In this section we have the Dahlias of our ^andmother’s garden, with their richly colored flowers of rounded form and quilled petals. Some are delightfully edged and splashed with contrasting colors and all are as beautiful as it is possible to imagine for garden decoration.
Price, Field grown roots, 25 cents each; any 5 for $1.00 (except where noted)
A. D. Livoni — Pure rcse-pink flowers, medium size but wonderfully free. Fine for cutting.
A. L. Chase — Creamy white streaked with pur- ple, sometimes solid purple.
American Beauty— A hybnad show dahlia with flowers of immense size, produced on long heavy stems w'ell above the foliage. Color gorgeous wine- crimson cf velvety appearance.
Annie Moore — Cherry red shaded with rose and splashed with white. Splendid fancy sort.
Arabella— Bright yellow tipped and shaded with pink. An unusual combination of colors. A most
Bon Maza— White ground, streaked and marbled in a curious manner with bright red.
Charles Lanier— Golden yellow edged with amber. Strong vigorous grower with very large flowers double to the center.
Clara Seaton— Very large, round golden bronze flowers. Rarely beautiful. 40 cents each.
Dorothy Peacock — Flowers freely produced, of fine size and elegant rounded form. Color lively rose pink which appeals to everyone. 35 cents each.
Duchess of Cambridge— Base of petals white suffused pink, heavily tipped dark crimson.
Elsie Burgess — Lovely flower, pure white flushed with lavender-pink. A gem.
Fireball— Large perfect flowers with quilled petals. Color rich oright scarlet.
Grand Duke Alexis — Large flower heavily quilled. Pure white delicately shaded with laven- der. One of the best. 35 cents each.
Kate Haslam — Exquisite soft pink, petals beau- tifully quilled. Wonderfully free blooming.
Lady Mildmay — Pure white shaded to delicate lavender. Very large andf ull. Superb.
Lucy Fawcette — Primrose yellow striped and splashed crimson. Large bloom.
Maud Adams — An ideal show dahlia cf luxuriant growth producing its perfectly formed flowers on nice straight stems well above the foliage. Color pure white, overlaid with a light pink suffusion. 35c ea.
Mrs. Bragge— Flowers large and pertect of a beautiful shade of old-rose color, on nice long stems.
Pioneer — Dark rich crimson-maroon at times almost black. The best dark variety we know’ of.
COLLARETTE DAHLIAS
ARABELLA
Purple Gem — Large perfect flowers produced with great freedom all season. Color rich royal purple of velvety texture.
Queen of Yellows- Bright golden yellow, petals quilled and flowers as round as a ball.
Robert Broomfield — Large pure white flowers of excellent form, as round as a ball.
Storm King— Luxuriant growing free blooming this variety is perhaps the most popular white show dahlia. Flowers snowy-white.
Susan — Delicate shell pink flowers of the most perfect outline. Robust in growth and very free.
The Baron— A strong robust grower producing round perfect flowers on nice stems. Color bright yellow tipped with pure white
Victory — Bright yellow heavily flushed with bronze and apricot. Rich and striking.
COLLARETTE DAHLIAS
Introduced from France some years ago, this class of Dahlias has been improved wonderfully through hybridization until today there is a wealth of fine sorts producing artistic flowers of beautiful soft and rich colors. The flowers are single with an additional row or two of short petals surrounding a central disc. These collar petals are always of a contrasting color to the rest of the flower, making the flowers very attractive. Fine for cut flowers, lasting the best of all Dahlias in water. All grow most luxuriantly with ordinary cultivation.
Price, 30 cents each; set of 7 sorts $1.50.
Autumn Tints — Rich reddish orange with golden yellow collar petals. Fine stem.
Ermine — Outer petals, very large, pure white. Collar petals bright yellow tinged with pink.
Garland — Vivid scarlet with collar petals pure white. Cne of the best in this class.
Herald — A large beautiful flower of pure rose- pink with pure white collar petals.
Shannon— Outer petals golden yellow, with col- lar petals shaded to scarlet. One of the most strik- ing sorts we have seen.
Swallow — Large piu-e white outer petals delicately tinged with pink. Collar petals, rose-pink. Fine strong growing habit. Will please every one.
Tiger — Yellow ground color splashed and smeared with bright scarlet. Heavy color of golden yellow petals. A novel and beautiful variety.
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POMPON DAHLIAS
POMPON DAHLIAS
A compact growing class of Dahlias thriving with ordinary cultivation and producing with great freedom, small perfectly double flowers of neat rounded form, upon long wirey stems. These Dahlias have become very popular with people who buy cut flowers in our store. They lend themselves to any kind of floral decora- tion and last remarkably well after being cut. Our collection embraces the very finest varieties obtainable in England. Price, 30 cents each; any 4 sorts $1.00.
Adrienne — Crimson scarlet tipped with golden- yellow. A round compact flower.
Coronation — Glowing red. Small dainty flowers of cactus formation.
Darkest of All— Rich crimson maroon. In every espect one of the best.
Douglas Tucker — Golden yellow with bright crimson center. The contrast of colors is beautiful.
Gracie-^Lemon-yellcw lipped with pale pink. A dainty little flower.
Hecla — Snowy-white flowers of small size and most perfect rounded form.
Louie — Silvery pink of small cactus form. Wirey stems. Fine for cutting.
ENGLISH SHOW
PELARGONIUM, EASTER GREETING
Little Beeswing— Golden yellow heavily bor- dered with cherry-red. Small compact flower.
Molly— Bright plum color. Perfect little flowers with great freedom.
Nain — Deep orange-yellow. Cactus in form and very free.
Peace — A free and erect flowering pure white Pompon Cactus.
Phoebe — Deep golden bronze color. Fine free flowering habit. Very attractive.
Robin — Cherry-red of great brilliance. A minia- ture cactus of fine form.
PELARGONIUMS
Price, 30 cents each; 3 for 75 cents.
Bridegroom (New Pansy Geranium)— Silvery rose, veined with crimson, with dark purplish maroon blotches on upper petals. Flowers smaller than other sorts but produced in wonderful freedom.
Countess of Crewe— Bright satiny rose color, blotched on upper petals with crimson. Beauti- fully crimped petals.
Duchess of Portland— Lower petals vinous cerise shaded with vermilion. Upper petals cerise veined crimson with two large maroon blotches.
Easter Greeting— A new free blooming variety of the greatest merit. Flowers amaranthe red with a well outlined maroon blotch on each petal. Blooms very large and in good sized trusses. This new sort is the earliest of all to come nto bloom, continuing to flower until late in the Fall. It is being featured by several well known florists who have discovered its fine qualities.
Fair Maid— Lower petals white, flushed with apple blossom. Upper petals blackish maroon, sur- rounded with crimson mottled and bordered pure white.
Lord Carrington— Very large round flowers; crimson maroon surrounded with purplish rose. Large white center. Very distinct.
Linda— Bold flowers of clear salmon pink feath- ered maroon at base of upper petals. Very free blooming and one of the most satisfactory.
Madame Thibaut — Bright rose pink with prom- inent white center; heavily borderd with white mottled light pink. Edge of petals nicely crimped.
Rosemond— Lower petals delicate light pink;
* upper petals crimson maroon surrounded with scarlet and bordered pure white. One of the most beautiful_sorts.
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SIX FINE NEW CARNATIONS
Are undoubtedly the most popular flower of the time. Their fine long stems, sweet perfume, bright colors and keeping qualities, all go toward making them leaders for home decoration. They flower freely and con- stantly all through the season from plants such as we send out in the following two collection. Carnations prefer light rich soil and require water in dry weather. By pinching off the flowering shoots until early in July, a fine bushy plant is produced which will then flower most profusely during the Fall months.
Price, 25 cents each; set of 6 sorts, $1.25 postpaid.
Alice Roper — Very large loosely formed flowers heavily fringed and with fine fragrance; color deli- cate rose with silvery shadings. Of strong robust growth branching freely and flowering continu- ously all season.
Belle Washburn — Flowers very large and mas- sive with finely fringed petals. Strong non-burst- ing calyx. Stems stout and wirey, holding the flower erect, color rich dazzling scarlet.
Gorgeous— Very large, handsome, well built flowers of a rich shade of deep pink, tinted with carmine. Remarkably free in bloom for such a large flowered sort.
Laddie — Very large heavily fringed flowers of fine form and substance. Rank growing, with long straight stems and leathery blue-green foliage. Color soft, medium rose-pink with silvery shadings, a color always greatly sought after.
Matchless — A wonderful new white variety pro- duced by a famous hybridizer of New York State. Large massive flowers on strong upright stems.
Princess Dagmar — A grand new ever-blooming Carnation producing very large, heavily-fringed flowers of a rich crimson-maroon color.
ENCHANTRESS COLLECTION OF CHOICE CARNATIONS
We have selected the varieties in this collection with much pride to ourselves, believing that we are giving to our patrons a set of Carnations which for general planting cannot be excelled. All have flowers of large size, strong and healthy growth and very free-blooming qualities.
Price, 20 cents each; 4 for 50 cents; set of 10 fine varieties, $1.50.
Alice — Flowers large, finely formed, nicely fringed and very fragrant. Color, delicate flesh-pink of exquisite shade.
Aviator — Large, handsome, bright scarlet flowers borne singly on stout stems. Never bursts its calyx, finely fringed and very fragrant. One of the best sorts of its color now in existence.
Beacon— A bright, deep scarlet; a most perfect color, soft, yet brilliant; the flower is of the largest size and perfectly double, nicely fringed; sweet.
Bonora — A delightful fancy carnation; color, white, lightly splashed with scarlet; very distinct from any sort heretofore produced.
Enchantress — Flowers borne on stout stems two to three feet long. The color is a superb shade of flesh pink, richer and brighter towards the center. An early and continuous bloomer.
Mrs. C. W. Ward — Color soft pure rose, so much admired by cut flower purchasers ; flowers large and well-formed; it is a very healthy, free-blooming and taking color.
Pocahontas — Magnificent, bright, rich crimson; large, perfectly-double flowers, deeply fringed and fragrant; stem 2)4 to 3 feet, and self-supporting.
Victory — Color, richest shade of intense scarlet ever seen in a carnation; flowers massive and of great substance; very fragrant and free-flowering.
White Enchantress — A pure white sport from the famous variety Enchantress, more of which is grown for cut flowers at present than any other kind. Flowers very large and sweet, on stout straight stems of fine length.
White Wonder — Fine well formed pure white flowers produced on wirey stout stems. Probably the most prolific in bloom of all carnations.
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CHOICE NOVELTIES IN GERANIUMS
To provide our customers with a greater variety of this popular bedding plant, we have propogated for the coming season a selection of choice new kinds which we have secured from specialists in all parts of the world. Among them will be found a number of sorts in entirely new colors; in fact the sorts in the below mentioned collections are for the most part fancy colored varieties such as have never been seen before. To the person who has been planting. Geraniums each year these sorts should appeal because of their novelty and originality in growth and bloom. As a bedding plant it is indeed difficult to think of anything better than the Geranium. They head the list of bedding plants. By all means try a few of these Geraniums.
10 RARE NEW SINGLE GERANIUMS
Price: 20 cents each; set of 10 sorts $1.75
Frederick Plessis— Immense rounded florets, carmine at the edges shading lighter to a large white center. Fine large trusses of bloom.
Hall Caine — Immense circular flowers of a rich bright scarlet, in very large heavy trusses. One of the very finest for bedding or houseplant.
Jean Lionett — Grand flowers of a reddish-purple upper petals maculated orange at the base. Plant robust and floriferous; tall stout flower-stalks.
Lucille Hill — Large trusses of beautifully ruffled form. Large round florets of rich salmon-pink color. An excellent grower.
Louis Reau — Immense trusses of bloom on stout stalks. Florets large and perfectly round; color currant red, bordered with crimson, prominent white markings in center. Splendid bedder.
Marquise de Longueil — Fine trusses of round florets. Bright geranium red shaded with carmine and marked with white in the center. Belongs to the Cyclops section. Very distinct.
Rosamine — Handsome trusses of fine flowers of a beautiful shade of pink, flushed with violet and maculated with white. Foliage handsome dark green heavily zoned darker. Fine robust habit.
Romilda Vicini — Fine round florets of grand size in splendid trusses. White ground, overlaid with salmon pink in reticulated effect; upper petals feathered with crimson.
Queen of Whites— An elegant English round- flowered variety bearing fine trusses of large perfectly round florets of snowy whiteness. Fine strong grower and free bloomer.
Universe — Very large circular florets in umbels of flne size. Color light bright scarlet with prominent white eye.
12 RARE NEW DOUBLE GERANIUMS
Price: 20 cents each; set of 10 sorts $1.75
Blancafleur — Flowers and trusses of immense size produced with great freedom. Growth low and compact, the flowers pime white under all condi- tions.
Ernest Chebroux — Fine strong healthy growing Cyclops bearing large trusses of blooms with great freedom. Color bright cerise with large distinct white center. A gem among geraniums.
£. H. Trego — Rich crimson scarlet flowers in grand trusses all summer long. A grand bedding variety.
Fleuve Blanc — Very large double florets in great trusses on heavy foot stalks. Color white tinted with pearly rose. A wonderful new sort.
Louis Mazieux — A gorgeous flower of a brilliant Vermillion scarlet with prominent white markings in center of the florets. Excellent blooming quali- ties and splendid grower.
Madame Turin — Plant vigorous, free blooming with very large trusses of wide florets ; ground color pure white tinted with rosy salmon in the center.
Ornella — A magniflcent new variety, which we are confident will meet every requirement of a semi- double scarlet geranium, either as a pot plant or a bedder. The color is so intense scarlet as to dazzle the eye.
Pierre Courtois — Velvety purple spotted with light violet, a rare color among geraniums . Immense trusses borne with great freedom; handsome zoned foliage.
Satin Rose — Light pink, upper petals shaded to white at base. Large massive trusses produced freely.
Virginia — Immense floret sin fine trusses; delicate apple-blossom pink with white center. Foliage heavily zoned, rank growing and free blooming.
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TWELVE FINE SINGLE GERANIUMS
15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; set of 12 varieties, $1.50 postpaid.
Single Geraniums are probably the most popular bedding plants of the time. Their tree growth and con- tinuous flowering proclivities serve to keep them always in the front rank. Beds of one color have been very popular of late and, indeed, such are hard to beat for fine display in the Summer time. We offer the cream of the very large collection which we grow.
Albion— Beautiful free flowering white variety, as pure in color as driven snow. Always in bloom.
C. W. Ward— Rich salmon shaded to orange. Large trusses on strong stalks. Magnificent zoned foliage.
Eugene Sue — A rarely beautiful shade of russet orange of velvety appearance. Flowers of grand size and build. Very fine.
Jacquerie — Rich, vivid crimson; immense trusses. The best of the dark geraniums for bedding as it blooms freely, stands the sun well and is a rarely beautiful flower.
Maxine Kavoleski— Odd shade of orange red; ver distinctive, splendid bedder, vigorous, hand- some a dependable sort.
Meteor — A continual bloomer of a brilliant crim- son red flower; dwarf, compact habit of growth; very highly recommended and we predict for it a great future.
Mildred Rival— Pure rose-pink with conspicuous white blotch on two upper petals; flower beautifully formed and the largest of its color.
Mrs. E. G. Hill — Very large trusses of single florets; color, clear salmon, with a white center; one of the finest and most distinctive varieties.
Mrs. Brown Potter — Dwarf compact grower producing large trusses of a bright rose-pink color. One of the best bedding geraniums we have.
Nuit Poitevine — Fine large flowers of a ruby violet color, upper petals heavily dashed with orange scarlet; very distinct.
Tiffin — Brilliant light scarlet flowers in fine large trusses, produced freely all season.
Victor Grosset— Rich shade of apricot salmon flushed with peach. Flowers large and freely pro- duced. Very handsome.
GERANIUM, ALBION
TWELVE FINE DOUBLE GERANIUMS
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; set of 12 sorts, $1.50 postpaid.
Like the single Geraniums, these also make admirable bedding plants, and are used by the million for that purpose all over the civilized world. Covered with flowers all Summer long, nothing more desirable could be wished for than a large bed of these fine double Geraniums, the best varieties we can find.
Abbie Schaeffer — Rich deep crimson maroon in fine large trusses freely produced.
Alphonse Ricard — One of the most famous double scarlet bedding varieties. Flowers of im- mense size and very brilliant in color.
Francis Perkins — Large trusses of bright pink flowers in great profusion; a fine strong grower and a grand bedding variety.
Golden Dawn — Bright vermilion shaded with orange. The nearest approach to a yellow geranium.
Jean Viaud — Soft rose color shaded to white. Immense florets in large trusses. Magnificent variety.
Madame Charrotte — Rosy salmon shaded and reticulated wdth white. Very distinct and pleasing.
Madame Recamier — Snowy white flowers in large trusses produced in great profusion. Strong, vigorous grower.
Madame Landry — Rich salmon shaded to apricot. Vigorous grower with broad heavily zoned foliage.
Mrs. Lawrence — Lovely satiny pink shaded to white. Its delicate color is most satisfying. Flowers produced in large trusses. A grand bedding variety.
S. A. Nutt — The best of the rich, dark crimson varieties; trusses massive and lasting. The most
opular sort for bedding all over the country. Grown
y the million.
Scarlet Bedder — Bright scarlet flowers in large trusses holding color well in the hottest weather. Never out of bloom. Nice dwarf grower with hand- some foliage. One of the best.
Thomas Meehan — Bright vinous-rose color, up- per petals heavily marked with orange. A rare new color among Geraniums. Wonderfully free in bloom.
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IVY LEAVED OR TRAILING GERANIUMS
This class of Geraniums has a trailing or vining habit and are unexcelled for baskets, vases and win- dow boxes, as well as for planting in the open ground.
Price, 15 cents each; set of 6 sorts, 75 cents.
Ballade — Large, semi-double flowers and splen- did trusses; color, tender lilac, upper petals fea- thered with crimson maroon; a strong, dwarf, steady steady grower, of splendid habit.
Garden Glory — Bright scarlet, with soft rose tint; two upper petals veined with crimson. One of the finest new sorts.
Chas. Turner — Deep bright pink, approaching scarlet in color. The upper petals feathered ma- roon. Trusses six inches across; the finest of all the ivy-leaved geraniums.
Col. Baden Powell— Flowers of the largest size, abundantly produced in good-sized trusses, borne on long stems; pearl white, shading to soft blush, dark blotched on upper petals. A very fine variety.
Madame Thibaut— Beautiful shade of soft rose pink, upper petals delicately feathered with crimson maroon; undulated petals, immense trusses, luxuri- ant waxy foliage.
Mrs. Banks — Lovely blush white flowers feathered with maroon at base of upper petals. Handsome light green foliage. One of the best of this class.
FINEST DOUBLE AND SINGLE FUCHSIAS
This graceful class of plants make especially fine subjects for house culture as well as for planting in the garden. They are almost continuous bloomers and are very easily raised. The single varieties are the most fioriferous, while the double sorts bear the larger flowers.
Price, 15 cents each; any six sorts, 75 cents.
DOUBLE SORTS
F. H. Lemon — Corolla enormous, very double, velvety violet; sepals fuchsia red.
Gloire de Marchi — A magnificent double white variety bearing its large handseom flowers with the greatest freedom throughout the larger part of year.
Little Beauty — A dwarf-growing variety, pro- ducing with great freedom small flowers of great beauty. Purple corolla with scarlet sepals. A little gem.
Mr. Gladstone — Rich purple corolla, dark red sepals. Very large broad flowers freely produced.
Molesworth — Tube and sepals bright scarlet; corolla waxy white; an excellent grower and profuse bloomer. One of the finest sorts.
Monstrosa — Graceful double white flowers in great profusion. One of the best.
Mrs. E. G. Hill — Waxy pure white corolla and scarlet sepals. Very large and double. One of the best.
Phenomenal — The largest fuchsia that grows; tube and sepals bright coral red; corolla rich violet purple; a very popular double sort.
Purple Gem— Very large, long, royal purple corolla splashed with crimson. Bright scarlet sepals. One of the finest dark-colored sorts.
Storm King — Superb double white variety; tube and sepals bright scarlet; corolla large, double and waxy white; an excellent grower and profuse bloomer.
Sylvia — Large wide corolla of pure white veined with scarlet. Tube and sepals bright scarlet. One of the best light colored sorts.
SINGLE SORTS
Annie Earle — Tube and sepals waxy white; corolla single, clear carmine; plant of splendid and free blooming habit.
Christmas Gem — A grand fast growing sort with ornamental dark green foliage which in its younger stage is heavily flushed with plum color. Bright vermilion sepola, violet corolla. Wonderfully free.
A splendid winter bloomer.
Dr. Brooks — Rich, dark blue corolla, with crim- son petals. A beautiful variety ; never out of bloom.
Mme. Eva Boeg — Large pendant flowers borne i“ great freedom. Bright carmine-rose sepals pointe*^ with emerald green. Corolla clear violet marked with rose. Distinct in color.
Monsieur Thibaut— A strong grower and free bloomer; sepals dark red; corolla rose vermilion, tinted violet ; extra fine.
Speciosa — A Winter blooming variety of large size; tube and sepals blush corolla bright crimson.
Trailing Queen — Of a drooping or trailing habit ; a fine plant for hanging baskets, vases, etc.; tubes and sepals rosy scarlet, corolla violet purple.
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BEAUTIFUL FLOWERING BEGONIAS
20 cents each; 6 sorts for $1.00 (except as noted).
Probably the most satisfactory class of plants for house culture obtainable. Of easiest possible culture, their waxy flowers produced in much profusion together with their handsome foliage make them most desir- able subjects for the window garden.
Alba Picta — Dark green leaves heavily dotted with white spots. Of bushy growth making a fine house plant. The flowers are pure white in color produced in pretty pendant clusters.
Alba Picta Rosea — Waxy dark green leaves four inches long faintly marked with silvery white dots. Racemes of pretty pink flowers for a large part of the year.
Argentea Guttata— Handsome erect growing sort, with pointed wine-colored leaves with silvery white spots. Clusters of pure white flowers on the tips of the stems.
Bertha de Chaterocher — Covered all the year round with bright scarlet flowers. Handsome green foliage. Makes a fine house plant.
Carolina Lucerne— A splendid upright, vigorous grower, with long leaves of spotted olive green, a bright wdne-red beaneath. Enormous trusses of perfect coral red flowers. 30 cents each.
Compta — Long pointed and smooth green leaves with a silvery tinge overlaying the green along the mid rib and veins. Fine large clusters of wax-like white flowers. 25 cents each.
Foliosa — The freest-flowering Begonia we have. Makes a handsome window plant, with its glossy green leaves and bright pink flowers.
Glo're de Chatelaine — Glossy green leaves of ovate shape. Blooms freely almost the year round. Flowers white, heavily flushed and bordered with rose-pink. A grand new variety from France.
Marguerite— Foliage dark bronze green on upper surface, reddish purple on under side; flowers large, in good sized panicles, pure white, nicely decorated with downy red hairs.
Mariorie Daw — A strong-growing variety of slender habit with glossy green foliage and produc- ing large racemes of salmon-pink flowers, drooping gracefully about the plant.
Metalica— A fine, erect growing Begonia with large dark green leaves of plush-like texture. The panicles of moped flowers are bright red, covered with downy hairs while the open flowers are pure white. 25 cents each.
Nitida — Large clusters of waxy flowers, white delicately suffused with pink. Glossy green leaves. A fine house plant. 25 cents each.
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BEGONIA MARGUERITE
President Carnot — A strong growing variety of stiff, upright habit; foliage large, upper side deep green with silvery white spots; under side purplish red; flowers beautiful coral red in large pendant panicles. 30 cents each.
Thurstoni — The under side of the leaves are a rich purplish red with prominent veins, while the upper side are a dark bronzy green. Large panicles of rosy white flowers. One of the choicest sorts.
Vernon — Brilliant scarlet flowers surmounting glossy green foliage. One of the few Begonias which thrives in the open ground, enjoying full sunglight.
Weltoniensis — A wonderfully free flowering win- ter blooming sort covered with pretty pink flowers in large panicles. A grand old sort.
REX BEGONIAS
Grown for the beauty of the foliage. The leaves are large, variegated and margined with a peculiar silver-metallic gloss. The most ornamental of window plants; also useful in vases, baskets and wardian cases. 25 cents each; 3 sorts for 65 cents.
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS
A grand class of bulbs, blooming continually throughout the Summer, the flowers often being over six inches in diameter, and rival in color the most brilliant Geranium flower. As a bedding plant out doors, or for pot culture in the house, these Begonias cannot fail to give satisfaction if given partially shaded situation.
Single Flowered Varieties— Six colors, white, pink, yellow, orange, scarlet, crimson. 20 cents each. Set of 6 colors $1.00.
Double Flowered Varieties— Four different colors, white, pink, yellow, red. 30 cents each. Set of 4 colors $1.00.
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JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
The Japanese Chrysanthemum is without doubt the finest Fall blooming plant we have and has been aptly named “Queen of Autumn.” Immense strides have been made of late years in hybridization, and the latest novelties are remarkable object lessons of the potency of cross breeding. No family of plants present such a wide range of colors or more diversified forms. Nor does any respond more readily to liberal culti- vation than the Chrysanthemum. In fact, they require considerable attention to give best results. They should be cultivated, watered, staked and tied and, most important of all, a good part of the bunds should be removed when they first appear. This will insure large, perfect flowers and give planters a greater degree of satisfaction. Our collection includes all the finest new sorts which have come under our observation and which we think will give utmost satisfaction.
RARE NEW JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Price, 20 cents each; 3 sorts, 50 cents; set of 10, $1.50.
Betsy Ross — Globe shaped blcoms of grand size and exquisite finish produced freely during October. Color pure snow-white without the least shading. Superb new American variety.
Liberty Bond — Broad incurved petals of wonder- ful substance unfolding into a magnificent pure white glove eight inches in diameter. The finest white sort we have yet had for cut flowers.
Crystal Gem — A beautiful new white variety producing its magnificent blccms in much profusion very early in the fall. A glorious decorative variety.
Glenview — Fine large Japanese incurved variety, producing freely its rich bronze colored flowers. Sometimes shaded and streaked with Indian-red.
Loyalty — Magnificent flowers of the largest size finely incurved. Color rich golden yellow. One of our finest new cut flower varieties.
Mancato — Enormous exhibition bloom full to the center. Petals tubular, pointed, twisting and curling in fantastic tashion. Color, rosy purple with silvery shadings.
Pink Turner— Flowers of same size and shape as the popular William Turner but of a beautiful silvery pink color. Splendid.
Sunglow — Very large incurved blooms of a rich golden yellow color. Rather early and a fine sort for garden or exhibition.
W. H. Waite — Deep bronze shaded with gold. Of finest incurved form and splendid size. We grow this fine sort extensively for cutting.
Yellow Turner — Great globes of primrose yellow, otherwise identical with the popular William Turner. Does well in the garden.
TWELVE JAPANESE
Price, 15 cents each;
Charles Eager — Elegant snow-white incurved blooms of fine size and ouild. Comes on long stout stems grandly clothed with luxuriant foliage.
Chieftain — Very large and perfectly incurved flowers of a beautiful silvery-pink color.
Chrysolora-yln our field trials during the past season this variety stood out pre-eminently as the finest yellow in the collection. Large incurved flow- ers of elegant form.
Golden Eagle — Large golden-yellow flowers of the finest incurved form; petals of great substance tubular or rounded and folding towards the center in elegant manner.
Greystone — Fine large incurved broad petaled blooms of a beautifiil shade of chamois bronze. Very distinct new color and much admired.
Harvard — The darkest chrysanthemum extant: when well grown it produces a good medium sized bloom of the darkest shade of crimson.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
set of 12 sorts, $1.50.
Major Bonnaflon— Soft, clear yellow, full in the center, eight inches in diameter and nearly as deep: perfect form.
Marigold — A giant in growth and bloom. Luxur- iant green foliage clothing its heavy stems, each crowned with a gorgeous orange yellow flower of the finest incurved form.
Mrs. B. E. Hasrward— Rich bright pink blooms of the best incurved form. Fine robust growing and free blooming.
Tints of Gold — Bright yellow tinted with bronze. Handsome incurved bloom of great substance and keeping qualities.
William Turner — Pure white in color, and we have never seen anything larger or more impressive for the exhibition table.
White Chieftain — Compact incurved flowers of elegant form and nice size; pure white tinged with pearl A popular cut flower sort with florists
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EARLY JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Price, 15 cents; set of 12 sorts, $1.50. ]
Bronze Queen — Large incurved flowers of a rich bronze color, shaded to gold. A handsome variety.
Brutus — Beautifully formed flowers of a rich chestnut red, reverse of petals gold. One of the best dark-colored varieties.
Comeleta— Bright rich golden yellow, incurved flowers, produced in great profusion early in the season. A most satisfactory variety for the garden.
EOrSygold — Elegant, lemon-yellow, incurved flow- ers. A most satisfactory variety for the garden.
Early Frost — Pure snowy white flowers, the inner petals incurving and outer ones reflexing into a fine shaped bloom. Very early and free.
Early Rose— Large incurved flowers of a rich shade of lavender pink. Very free in bloom. One of the best garden varieties.
Early Snow — Showy white, of perfect' incurved form, very large; this is undoubtedly one of the most useful varieties ever introduced.
Golden Glow — A handsome yellow variety of pure tint; splendid in size and form, and a magnifi- cent addition to the very early varieties.
Mrs. Coombes — Striking flowers of a soft laven- der color. Broad reflexed petals opening into large fine flower of massive build.
Oconto — Rank in growth, free in bloom, flower- ing in early October this fine white variety is going to become very popular.
Red Warrior — Beautifully formed flowers of a rich chestnut red, reverse of petals gold.
Unaka — A grand new incurved Japanese variety of a beautiful silvery rose color. One of the most beautiful pink sorts in cultivation.
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NEW ENGLISH GARDEN CHRYSANTHEMUMS
This fine class of Chrysanthemums are the result of much expert hybridization on the part of several expert English and French growers. To those persons who have planted the late flowering sorts and failed to get them into bloom before frost, these new imported sorts will appeal. All will flower readily in the garden during September and October, and while the flowers will not be as large as the late sorts their free- dom of bloom will make up for anything that may be lacking in that respect .
Price, 15 cents each; set of 12 sorts, $1.50.
Carrie — Bright golden yellow flowers in great profusion during September. Dwarf habit.
Camille Bernadine — Large fluffy flowers of violet and carmine color shaded with white.
Charles Gerard — Gracefully formed flowers of a rich bronzy yellow overlaid with tawny-red. A beauty.
Glory of Seven Oaks— Deep golden yellow, very free-flowing. Excellent dwarf habit. One of the best garden sorts.
Goachers Crimson — Large handsome flowers of a rich shade of crimson. Blooms very early.
Leslie — Light canary yellow. Covered with its pretty flowers early in the Fall.
Mignon — Rosy pink, shaded silvery. Strong vig- orous grow'er and very free.
Mrs. J. W. Scott — Very free-flow'ering early sort, bearing on stout stems, fine incurved snowy white flowers of much beauty.
Nina Blick — Rich golden bronze color shaded to yellow. Dwarf spreading habit and free-flowering.
Normandie — Delicate shell-pink flowers of wax- like texture. Fine for cut flowers. One of the best of this type.
Queen of Whites — Snowy white flowers cover the plant early in the Fall. A gem in the garden.
Source de Or — Tawny red flushed with bronze and chamois. Narrow tubular petals almost like a cactus dahlia.
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HARDY POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUMS
This small or button class of chrysanthemum is becoming very popular for garden culture and are greatly admired for their graceful little blooms in a cut state. These sorts are perfectly hardy and will flower pro- fusely in the garden with less care than the large flowered varieties.
Piice, 15 cents each; set of 10 sorts $1.25.
Elva — The most beautiful of all white pompons, pure in color, full and fluffy in form.
Harvest Moon— Rich golden yellow flowers in large clusters cover the plant early in October.
Julia La Gravere — Rich velvety crimson flowers in great profusion late in the season.
Lillian Doty — Produces quantities of clear rose pink flowers on fine long stems. A wonderfully robust grower and the best of its color.
Mariana — Snowy white flowers about inch in diameter, in large sprays.
Mimico — Beautiful light pink flowers of pretty form and about one inch in diameter. Free bloomer. One of the earliest and best.
Miramar — Color reddish orange shaded with bronze. Very bright and attractive. Blooms with greatest freedom. Fine for cutting.
Mrs. Frank Beu — Fine solid flowers on stiff stems. Color bright red flecked and reflexed with gold.
Nesco — Large sprays of old rose colored flowers. Of the button type and very floriferous.
Skibo — Bright golden yellow flowers of pretty and graceful form produced in much profusion.
NEW ENGLISH BEDDING SNAPDRAGON
These new varieties grow about feet high and flower continuously all summer. The flowers are closely
set in large spikes and cover a wide range of color. Snapdragons are one of the very best bedding plants and are very popular at present. They can be plant- ed annually like Geraniums but are hardy west of the Cascades and will thrive the second year outside. Price 15 Cents each. $1.50 per dozen. $10.00 per 100. Set of 10 Kinds $1.25.
Enchantress — Exquisite almond blossom pink. Very large closely set on fine strong stalks. Early and very free blooming.
Flame — Brilliant orange scarlet flowers in fine strong spikes blooming with great freedom. A blaze of color.
Fiery Belt — Vivid orange with white throat. Splendid large spikes of closely set flowers.
Golden Queen — Rich golden yellow flowers of fine size on heavy close set spikes. Very striking bedding variety.
Golden Morn— Raspberry red and old gold with golden yellow lip. A beautiful combination of color. Very distinct.
Matchless — Large spikes of brilliant apricot color with golden yellow throat. Very effective when massed in groups or borders.
Nelrose — Exquisite old rose color in close set spikes of bloom on fine stout stems. One of the most popular for cutting and a splendid bedder.
Peace — Lovely rose pink with salmon shadings. Fine healthy growing and free blooming variety. Splendid for beds and borders.
Prima Donna — Rich terra cotta shaded with pink with golden yellow throat. Strong growing and very free.
White Queen — Large spikes of pure white flowers, produced with great freedom. Splendid for borders and beds.
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FINEST FRENCH GANNAS
For a brilliant show all Summer long, nothing can excel the new French Gannas. They are of the easiest culture, growing finely in any ordinary garden soil and producing quantities of immense spikes of bright colored flowers until cut by frost. Dig the roost up and store like Dahlias. We send cut growing plants only.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen (except where noted); 10 sorts, our selection ,$2.00.
City of Portland — Immense spikes of bloom of a beautiful pink color. Grows three feet high; fine leathery leaves of massive proportions. A glorious bedding variety. 35 cents each. $3.50 per dozen.
Coronet — Rich yellow flowers in large bold spikes. Robust growing and very free flowering. A good bedder.
David Harum — Rich orange scarlet flowers in fine large spikes. Distinct bronze colored foliage. A grand bedding variety.
Firebird — Flowers in immense trusses w'ell above the foliage on tall stalks. Petals of great breadth and substance forming a magnificent flower. Color clear brilliant scarlet without streaks, spots or blotches. Grows five feet high. A wonderful variety. 35 cents each. $3.50 per dozen.
Flag of Truce — Creamy white, pink dots on petals. Very distinct. 40 cents each.
George Washington — Deep velvety crimson of fine substance and free blooming qualities. Makes a gorgeous sight when massed.
Florence Vaughan — Handsome spikes of golden yellow flowers thickly spotted with orange scarlet. A splendid free blooming variety.
General Merkel — Large spikes of bright scarlet flowers suffused with orange and marbled with yellow in the throat of each flower.
Gaiety — Large handsome spikes of wide open flowers. Color reddish orange mottled with carmine and edged yellow. A beautiful fancy colored sort.
Gladioflora — Orange pink with dashes of golden yellow on each petal. Distinct yellow, throat mottled with pink. Beautiful.
Gladiator — Golden yellow netted and spotted with orange scarlet. Grows three feet tall. Very handsome.
Golden Gate — Immense wide open florets of pure golden yellow, richly rayed with orange crimson and apricot; throat deep carmine. Mammoth spikes of bloom on stalks four feet high.
Gustave Gumpper— Golden yellow blotched with vermilion in throat. Spikes carry a large number of florets at one time.
Indiana — Immense spikes of wide open florets, standing boldly over the heavy green foliage. Color glistening golden orange. A giant among Cannas.
J, D. Eisele — Bright vermilion scarlet, overlaid with orange. Large spikes of bloom well above the handsome green foliage. A fine beddingsort.
King Humbert— Immense spikes of bloom of bright orange scarlet streaked with crimson. Mag- nificent, bronzy-green leaves with brownish-green stripes : 1 arge thick and leatherv
Meteor — Large spikes of dark crimson flowers on tall stalks. A glorious bedding variety with hand- some green foliage.
Morning Glow— Exquisite soft shell pink florets with orange-red center. Leaves olive green, striped and veined with bronze.
Mrs. Alfred Conard — Immense spikes of light pink flowers standing boldly upon heavy stalks clothed with handsome light green foliage. 50 cents each.
Nokomis — Vivid crimson flowers with silky sheen on the petals. Handsome bronze colored foliage. Grows four feet high. Splendid new sort. 40 cents each.
Panama — Immense round petals forming a massive bloom of a rich orange red with edge of petals with narrow golden border.
Pennsylvania — Immense bright orange-scarlet flowers. Grand tall spikes often branch making five or six trusses. A grand canna.
Philadelphia — An excellent dwarf crimson Canna useful for bordering beds of taller growing sorts, or for massing in small beds.
Queen of Holland— Very dark green foliage edged with bronze. Rich deep orange yellow flowers in great profusion.
Queen Charlotte — A bright orange scarlet, deeply edged with bright canary-yellcw. The plant is of dwarf habit, with flowers from June to October.
Rosea Gigantea — Deep rich dark pink shaded to coral. Grows four feet high. Immense spikes of bloom in great freedom.
The President — Immense trusses of giant crimson scarlet flowers on heavy stalks. The finest of all Cannas. 40 cents each. $4.00 per dozen.
Yellow King Humbert — Immense spikes of golden yellow flowers spotted in threat with scarlet. Massive green foliage. A giant in growth.
Venus — Large, finely-formed flowers, of splendid substance and good truss of bloom; color, clear rose pink.
Wintzer’s Collosal — The largest flowered canna vet produced; also the earliest, most persistant and most prolific bloomer. Immense bright scarlet flowers on massive stalks.
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PALMS AND DECORATIVE PLANTS
The following plants are well known as decorative parlor plants, all being fine specimens when well grown, and of good size. Most of those offered are now of a size which makes them immediately available for parlor or store decoration. All are too large to mail and will therefore have to go by express at expense of purchaser.
ASPIDISTRA Lurida Variegata — Stately decorative house plant of rapid and hardy growth. The leaves spring from the ground to a height of 18 inches or more, each beautifully variegated dark green and white; stands il ] treatment better than any other plant we know of. Small plants 75 cents each. Larger plants, $2.00 to $5.00 each.
Dracena Indivisa— Narrow graceful dark green leaves, arching from a central stalk. Used exten- sively as sentic plant in porch tubs as well as a cecor- ative house plant. 50 cents each. Larger plants, $1.00 to $1.50 each.
• COCOS Weddeliana— The most elegant and graceful of all the smaller palms. Its slender, erect stem is freely furnished with its gracefully arching leaves of rich green color. 75 cents each.
FICUS Elastica — The well known Rubber Plant; a stately evergreen tree with very large leathery leaves of grand contour. One of the most popular decorative plants in commerce. $2.00 each, by express; large plants, $3.00 each.
KENTIA Belmoriana — Bright green foliage, gracefully disposed, a decorative plant for the win- dow, dinner table or conservatory, it has no equal. Truly majestic with its superbly arched leaves of darkest green. Price $1.00 each; larger plants, by express, $1.50, $3.00 and $5.00.
Pandamus Veitchi — The variegated Screw-pine, Lance shaped leaves with saw like edges cmving in pretty manner. Leaves bright green margined with white. A rare plant. $1.50 to $3.00 each.
TENDER TRAILING AND CLIMBING PLANTS
Cinnamon Vine — A beautiful vine of rapid growth, suitable for porches, trellises, etc. Pretty white flow'ers of cinnamon-like fragrance. One of the very best quick-growing vines. Large roots, 15 cents each, 2 for 25 cents.
German Ivy — Waxy green leaves, strong growing vine for window and perch boxes or for hanging baskets. 15 cents each.
Maderia Vine — A fine rapid growing vine pro- ducing an abundance of dense green foliage. Suc- ceeds in any location. Good for rockeries, trellises and verandas. 15 cents each, 2 for 25 cents.
Lobelia Gracilis — One of the finest plants for hanging baskets. Trails splendidly and produces all Summer long pretty blue flowers. 10 cents each ; 3 for 25 cents.
Lantana Delicatissima— The Weeping Lantana. Lilac pink flowers all season. Fine basket plant. 15 cents each.
Mesembryanthemum Spectabilis — Quilled shaped, succulent leaves with large single thistle-like cerise pink flowers. Fine for baskets, vases or porch boxes as well as a good bedding plant. Flowers con- tinuously. 15 cents each, 2 for 25 cents.
Smiiax — Well known climber for house culture. 15 cents each.
Tradescantia (Wandering Jew) — Good vase and basket vine. Two sorts, green leaved and pink variegated leaved. 15 cents each.
Vinca Variegata— This is a beautiful variegated trailing vine, admirably adapted for hanging bas- kets, vases and window boxes. Leaves are a glossy green, broadly margined a creamy-white. The best of all trailing plants for window boxes. 20 cents each; 2 for 35 cents; 6 for $1.00.
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FERNS FOR HOME DECORATION
Realizing the importance of ferns in all indoor decorative effects M'e are devoting a large area in our green- houses to the cultivation of the best new and old varieties of this most graceful of all plants.
ORNAMENTAL FERNS
Under this heading we include those sorts which being hardy in character and of strong growth are most valuable as house plants grown as specimens in pots or jardiniers. All belong to the Nephrolepsis family and are very easily grown.
Ostrich Plume Fern (Whitman)— One of the most wonderful and beautiful plant introductions of the present age. This new sort is a sport from the well known Boston Fern, the habit of growth being the same but with the pinnae being divided, as are the fronds. A matured plant has a beautiful feathery appearance and we think it is one of the grandest of decorative house plants. 25 and 35 cents each, postpaid: larger plants by express, 75 cents, $1.00 and $2.00 each.
Philadelphia Lace Fern (Amerpohli)— Belongs to the Ostrich-plume type; each broad, graceful frond seems like a piece of delicate lace. 35 cents each, postpaid.
Newport Fern (Scotti) — A dwarf, compact form of the well known Boston Fern. Always makes a neat, shapely plant even when quite small. A little gem for house culture. 25 cents each.
Boston Fern — Grown into large specimens this is one of our finest decorative plants. Long, sword- like fronds, gracefully arch in every direction. Of the easiest possible culture. More largely growm than any other variety in commerce. Young plants 25 and 35 cents each, postpaid; larger plants by express, 75 cents, $1.00 and $2.00 each.
Roosevelt Fern — The grandest fern of its class yet introduced. It resembles the world-famous Boston Fern, but produces twice as many wide, drooping fronds, and the pinnae are beautifully undulated, giving a pronounced wavy effect seen in no other variety. 35 cents each, postpaid: larger plants by express, 75 cents, $1.50 and $3.00 each.
Teddy Junior — A dwarf form of the famous Roosevelt Fern. Neat, compact growth with leaves heavily undulated. 30 cents each; large plants by express, 75 cents, $1.00 and $2.00 each.
CHOICE TABLE FERNS
Price, 20 cents each; set of 7 sorts $1.25.
Adiantum Cuneatum— Maiden Hair Fern. A very beautiful and graceful fern.
Aspidium Tsussimense — Without question the most valuable of all ferns yet introduced for fern dishes; of strong but dwarf habit.
Crytomium Falcatum (The Holly-leaved Fern) — One of the most desirable; with hardy dark foliage similar to the leaf of English Holly.
Pteris Argyrea (The Silver Fern) — Beautiful variegated leaves; silvery white on a light green ground.
Pteris Cretica Albo-Lineata— A pretty and use- ful variegated variety distinctly showing the clear white variegation. A useful and easily grown fern.
Pteris Hastata — Elegant dark green foliage, borne on black stems. Very hardy and fine for fern- dishes.
Pteris Wilsoni — A very pretty and useful fern Green leaves with the ends very peculiarly crested. Beautiful sort for fern dishes.
ASPARAGUS FERNS
Sprengeri (Emerald Feather) — This is undoubt- edly one of the handsomest and most valuable ever- green trailing plants for the house and conservatory ever introduced. It is especially valuable for pots, vases, baskets, etc., covering all with its beautiful sprays of lovely green feathery foliage, which can be cut freely and are very useful for bouquets, wreaths and all kinds of floral decorations. It makes a charming ornamental plant for the window or con- servatory in Winter, and is equally valuable for vases, baskets, porch boxes in Summer. 20 and 35 cents each, postpaid; large plants by express, 50 and 75 cents each.
Plumosa (Japanese Lace Fern)— A finer and more delicate plant than the Sprengeri, but hardy and easily grown. An extremely graceful window climber, bright green feathery foliage, as fine as the finest silk or lace. The fronds retain their freshness for weeks when cut, and are greatly admired for floral decoration. Most popular of all house plants at present time. Florists grow entire greenhouses of it for its cut strings and fronds. No finer house plant than this. 20 and 35 cents each, postpaid, large plants, by express, 50 and 75 cents each.
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AMARYLIS California Giant Hybrids— A
superb genus of gorgeous flowering bulbous plants of the greatest beauty and value for house culture. Most of the varieties olcom several times during the year, but are especially beautiful in early spring and summer. This magnificent new strain of Amarylis bears flowers of unusually large size in great panicles or umbels of from six to twelve blooms. The colors vary greatly chiefly in shades of pink, scarlet and crimson splashed and smeared with white. We have sold blooming plants of this strain for as high as five dollars each. We consider them the peer of all bulbous house nlants. Immense bulbs sure to bloom the first season. $1.00 each.
BOUGAINVILLEA Glaba Sanderiana— Rosy crimson bell shaped flowers all along the slender branches during spring and early summer. Wax-like foliage which in itself is quite ornamental. Can be grown as a climber or trained into a dwarf house plant. 40 cents each. Large plants $1.00 each.
CALLA Elliottana (Golden Calla) — This choice new bulbous plant is one of the very finest subjects for house culture that we know of. Easily grown and flowered with but little care. The foliage is not unlike the common Calla, except that it is covered with silvery white spots, making it very ornamental. The flowers are very large, of a rich golden yellow color and are produced over the greater part of the year. One of the best house plants we knew cf. 35 cents each. Extra large bulbs. 50 cents each.
CALLA New Godfrey — A beautiful novelty from England offered by us fer the first time. Com- pared to the ordinary Calla, this new variety gives three flowers to one cf the older variety. Flowers snow white and perfect in form. Blooms on very small plants. Superb Winter blooming plant. 25 cents each . Extra large o lants 50 cents each .
CALLA, Ethiopa (Lily cf the Nile) — An old and well-known house plant; white, trumpet-shaped flowers. 20 cents each: large plants, 50 cents each.
CALADIUM, Fancy-Leaved — Nothing can equal these in brilliancy of foliage; to say there are over 400 combinations of colors is sufficient. The splendid large leaves are beautifully spotted, mar- gined and variegated with every imaginable color except blue. They are best suited for pot-culture in house, conservatory or shaded situation. 40 cents each.
CYCLAMEN, Giant Persian— These are among the most beautiful and interesting Winter and Spring flowering bulbs tor the window and green-
house. Not only are the flowers of striking beauty, but the foliage is also highly ornamental, conse- quently they are very decorative, even when not in bloom. There are no plants better adapted for pot culture, and few that produce such a profusion of bloom. Price, young plants for blooming next Winter, 25 cents each; 3 all different, 65 cents.
CYPERUS, Alternifolius — Well known as the Umbrella Plant. Whorling green leaves on long slender stems. 25 cents each.
GENISTA, Racemosa — A highly ornamental plant that grows thriftily with ordinary care, flower- ing so freely as to literally cover the plant with its rich golden yellow flowers. Very popular for Easter decorations, at which time it is usually a mass of bloom. 25 cents each.
GLOXINIA Hybrida — A fine class of Summer flowering bulbs for house culture. Bears panicles of gorgeous colored flowers in many shades of color, including white, red, purple, blue, etc., etc. The throat of each flower is usually marked with white, and bordered likewise, while many are beautifully splashed and variegated. Price, 30 cents each.
LEMON, American Wonder — Sweet scented white flowers, followed by fruit of immense size, often weighing 2 pounds each. Easily grown. 25 cents each. Large plants 50 cents to $1.00 each.
OLEANDERS — Nothing nicer for the porch or lawn decorations than these fine old-fashioned tub plants. Two sorts, pink or white- 35 cents each.
ORANGE Otaheite — A dwarf-growing orange which grows, blooms and fruits freely in pots, even when only a few inches high. The fruit is about half the size of an ordinary orange, and ripens throughout the year. Flowers very sweet scented, and produced with great freedom. 25 cents each; larger plants, 50 cents to $1.00 each.
PRIMROSE, Giant Obconica — The freest flow- '
ering plant we know of, blooming continuously throughout the entire season. Plants in small pots t
have from 15 to 20 sprays of large lavender flowers t
on stems 10 to 12 inches high at one time, lasting i
in bloom fully four weeks without fading, and con- i
tinually sending new sprays all over the plant, I
making it one of the most desirable plants for the i
house ever introduced. Price, 20 cents each; extra *
large plants in bloom, 40 cents each.
SWAIN SONIA, Gaiegifolia Alba— A most de- sirable ever-blooming plant, with pure white flow- I
ers, produced in sprays of from 12 to 20 flowers each, i
the individual blooms resembling a sweet pea. 25 i
cents each. I
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MISCELLANEOUS BEDDING PLANTS
Agreratum— Blue Star— Well known bedding and border plant, growing less than a foot high. Clusters of pretty light blue flowers, 10 cents each. $1.00 per dozen.
ALYSUM Little Gem — Very dwarf, pure white flowers, fine for edging. 50 cents per dozen.
Aloysia Citriodora — The well-known Lernon Verbena. Sweet scented foliage. An old favorite. 20 cents each.
Abutilon Eclipse — Showy bedding plant with handsome variegated foliage and bright pendant flowers of scarlet and gold colors. Also fine for vases and hanging baskets. 15 cents each.
Asters, Giant Comet— We raise these in all pop- ular colors. Ready May 1st. 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per 100.
Asters, Late Branching — In all the best colors. Ready May 1st. 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per 100.
Caladium, Esculentum (Elephant’s Ear)-;- Grand tropical-looking plant. A favorite for speci- mens on the lawn or for bordering large sub-tropi- cal groups. Price. 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Calceolaria— Shower of Gold. A fine border plant made great use of in England. Pretty clus- ters of golden-yellow flowers well above the foliage, flowering profusely over a long season. Grows about fifteen inches high and branches freely. A fine bedding plant for this section of the country. 20 cents each. $2.00 per dozen.
CENTAUREA Candidissima— (Dusty Miller) Silvery white leaves . Fine for edging large beds. 60 cents per dozen. $4.00 per 100.
Coleus, Fancy-Leaved— Coleus are the most im- portant of all the fancy-leaved bedding plants. Their varied tints of crimson, gold, bronze and green, richly blotched, veined or margined, pro- duces a brilliancy of color unequaled by any other plant. Coleus also make very fine pot plants, es- pecially if you have a warm room to Winter them in. Our collection is strictly up to date. No finer are to be had. Special low prices in large quantities. Price, 15 cents each; i fine sorts. 75 cents.
COSMOS Giant— Fall Blooming. Red, pink or white. 75 cents per dozen, ready May 1st.
Geranium, Rose-Scented— The old-fashioned Rose Geranium. Cultivated for its sweet-scented leaves. 15 cents each.
Heliotrope — Flowering equally as well as bedding plants in summer or as pot plants in the house during the winter this popular flower is always in good demand. A bed filled with them will give a wealth of color and fragrance hardly equalled by any other flower. We grow four kinds. Albatross white. Heavenly Blue, dark blue, Violet Queen, purple and Lavender Queen, lavender. 15 cents each. Set of 4 sorts 50 cents. $1.25 per dozen.
Lobelia, Blue Gem— Fine little mounds of blue flowers all Summer long. One of the best for bor- dering flower beds. 6 cents each; 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per 100.
MARGUERITE, Mrs. Sanders — A superb new Marguerite or Paris Daisy coming from England. Covered all Summer with large. Anemone-shaped, semi-double white flow'ers of great beauty. A fine garden plant. 15 cents each: S 1.50 per dozen.
MARIGOLD Dwarf French — Fine for borders. 60 cents per dozen, ready May 1st.
MARIGOLD Tall Africah — Showy orange color- ed flow'ers. 60 cents per dozen. Ready May 1st.
PANSIES, Giant Rainbow — Pansies are the most popular of all flowering plants, and are grown over the widest extent of country. They bloom most freely and produce largest flowers in cool, moist locations, or during early Spring and late Fall months. They flower profusely, however, even during the Summer, if planted in a shady place. Their chief value lies, however, in their Spring- blooming proclivities. 7 cents each; 75 cents per dozen; $5.00 per 100.
PETUNIA, Pride of Portland— A beautiful new single-flowered variety, very popular in Portland last season for bedding and window boxes. Large fringed blooms of a soft bright pink shaded to yel- low and white in the center. 15 cents each. $1.50 Per dozen.
PETUNIA, Elks’ Pride — Another popular single flowered Petunia producing all summer rich, dark purple flow'ers in great profusion. Fine for beds, borders, window boxes and baskets. 20 cents each. $2 00 T3Gr dozen.
PHLOX Drummondi— Showy annual, all colors mixed. 60 cents per dozen. Ready May 1st.
SALVIA Splendens (Scarlet Sage)— Under our hot Summer sun this “flame-colored beauty” is the most gorgeous of all plants. 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen.
VERBENA, New Mammoth— The Verbena is, next to the Geranium, the most popular of all bed- ding plants. The New Mammoth strains are noted for their robust growth and immense flowers. The colors range through the different shades of blue, pink, scarlet, white, purple, crimson, and some variegated. Price 70 cents each ; 15 plants, any color, $1.00.
ZINNIAS New Giant— Very popular at present. These fine summer blooming plants shares honors with the new sorts of Snapdragon offered elsewhere in this catalogue. Bloom all summer and very late in the fall. We offer six separate colors. White, pink, yellow, scarlet, crimson or purple Pot plants. $1.00 per dozen. Readj^ April 15th.
LANTANAS
Lantanas are showy bedding and basket plants that are being used more extensively than ever. They are strictly everbloomers, flowering continually from early summer until frost cuts them down in the fall. They withstand the hottest sun and dry weather remarkably well. A bed of these Lantanas which we dis- played at the 1919 Portland Rose Festival Center was the most talked of exhibit in the show.
Price 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen; set of 6 sorts 75 cents.
Ameil — A beautiful dwarf growing variety, among the very finest of bedding plants. Grows eight inches high. Covered all summer with umbels of little florets red on the outer edge and orange- yellow in the center. A little gem for bedding.
Courbeille d’ Argent — A free blooming pure white sort; dwarf and compact grow'er; never out of flower.
lolande — Rich colored umbels, a beautiful ming- ling of crimson, orange and yellow. Fine robust grow’er and free blooming. Very showy sort.
Delicatissima— The Wheeping Lantana. In
addition to being a fine bedding plant, its prostrate habit makes it also a fine basket and vase plant. Pretty umbels of rosy-lilac flowers all season.
Jaun d’Or — Large umbels of light sulphur yel- low flowers changing to a beautiful shade of pink. One of the most distinct and beautiful varieties we have seen.
Leo Dex — A gorgeous combination of crimson- violet and bronze. Nothing in bedding plants reaches this in gorgeous coloring.
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HIGH GRADE FLOWER SEEDS
We offer for the consideration of those who are buying plants from us the following very fine list of flower seed specialties. As with our plants, we are undertaking to give buyers the very finest selections obtain- able, and we think no one will regret having given us their seed order after the season is over. Our wide experience in growing plants and cut flow'ers is of great assistance to us in securing for the amateur planter the finest strains of each family of Summer flowers. All seeds will be send by mail in separate packages from plants. If both do not arrive together, be patient — wait a day or two before making complaint.
CHOICE NEW SPENCER SWEET PEAS
By seeking new and distinct sorts of this fine type of Sweet Peas, we have here brought together all the notable varieties of the season. All are of the true waved Spencer form of the largest size.
Price, 25 cents per packet (except
MELBA
Elegance — Delicate and beautiful in color this charming new variety will become a general favorite. Flowers of immense size, pure white flushed with pinkish lilac in the most artistic manner.
as noted) set of 10 packets, $2.00.
Ploradale Purple— A splendid new Anerican production wdth very large finely fluted flowers coming four on long stout stems. Color rich rosy- purple. 25 cents per packet.
Giant White — Described by the introducer as the greatest and most perfect white Sweet Pea in existence. Black seeded ensuring ready germination . 25 cents per packet.
Halmark Pink — Clear salmon pink standards with wings of rosy-pink. Large flowers well waved and gracefully carried four to a stem. We believe Halmark Pink to be the finest variety in its class.
Hope — Rich cerise shaded to rose. A vigorous grower with flowers of great size freely borne in fours, on fine long stout stems. VVe regard this as one of the most promising varieties in our collection of new sorts. It will become very popular.
Melba — Another splendid novelty with large finely fluted and waved flowers of a rich shade of salmon. Long stout stems with flowers gracefully placed. A wonderful color under artificial light. Originated in England and a fine thing.
Mrs. Tom Jones — Bright delphinum blue flowers of the finest size and great substance. Beautifully fluted, four on a stem of great length. A first class rich blue has at last been procured in this fine novelty .
Mrs. C. P. Tomlin — Bright scarlet with a touch of fiery red. Flowers of the largest size producing an abundance of four flowered sprays on long grace- ful stems. Withstands the hottest sun without burn- ing. This fine novelty will lead in its color as it be- comes known.
Rosalind — Rich rosy carmine delicately suffused with salmon. A splendid new American novelty remarkable for its daintiness and charm. One of the finest of the orchid flowered Sweet Peas yet pro- duced. 25 cents per packet.
Tangerine — The last word in orange-colored Sweet Peas. Flowers of great size beautifully waved and well placed on long stout stems. Color ap- proaches that of the tangerine-orange. A splendid novelty from England.
SUPERB NEW SPENCER SWEET PEA MIXTURE
A grandly blended mixture of all the latest novelties and improved varieties, including those listed above and an infinite number of novelties of last season imported from England at much expense and known to be wonderful in comparison with many of the older sorts. This fine mixture is so blended that it cannot fail to give the greatest degree of satisfaction to those who do not care to know the names of the sorts they cultivate. No finer mixture can possibly be procured.
Price, 15 cents per packet; 40 cents per ounce; $1.25 per M lb- ’> $4.00 per lb.
CHOICE MIXED SPENCER SWEET PEAS
A finely blended mixture of all the older varieties of Spencer or Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas. Cannot fail to give satisfaction, including, as it does, all the best known sorts.
Price, 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce; 85 cents per lb. ; $3.00 per pound.
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GIANT SPENCER SWEET PEAS
The new “Spencer” type has lovely waved and fluted flowers of gigantic size, and in exquisite colorings, ength of stem and lasting qualities are much superior to the older types. “Spencers,” however, are very shy seeders and require much careful selection to develop fixed types. The seed is therefore scarce, and cannot be cheaply produced.
Price, 10 cents per packet; 6 packets for 50 cents; ounce packets, 50 cents each.
Agricola — An exceeding chaste and beautiful variety. Color, white, delicately suffused with soft silvery lilac.
Apple Blossom Spencer— A truly giant flower, color, standard rose with deeper veining, wings light carmine, ground color, primrose.
Barbara — Very large bright salmon color shaded to orange. Of true Spencer form, florets very large generally four on a stem.
Beatrice Spencer — Color ivory white tinted with soft pink and buff on the standards. A chaste and beautiful sort.
Charm — Pure white flushed with pink. Finest Spencer form. Very distinct and a charming sort.
Constance Oliver — Creamy yellow suffused with rose-pink. A refined flower of much beauty.
Countess Spencer — Silvery white tinted with soft shell-pink. Flowers very large, beautifully expanded, with crumpled and waved edges.
Dainty — Ivory with picoteed with rose-pink. Crisp wavy flowers of good form.
Elfrida Pearson — A refined variety of great beauty and true Spencer form. Color, delicate light pink with silvery shadings.
Elsie Herbert — Pure white edged wuth rosy pink. Beautifully waved and fluted flowers.
Ethel Roosevelt Spencer— Ground color a pleas- ing primrose or straw, overlaid with dainty flakes and splashed of bluish crimson, giving warmth and golden tinting to the yellowish groundwork.
Etta Dyke — A magnificent white variety from England, similar in appearance to Burpee’s White Spencer, but has proven much truer to type and seeds seem to germinate more easily.
Flora Norton Spencer — Rich, bright lavender blue without shadings of any other color.
Florence Nightingale Spencer- Finest new, erect flowers of a charmingly soft, rich lavender, with very delicate suffusion of rose.
Geo Herbert— A really splendid variety of great .substance and huge size. The color is most charm- ing, the standards being rose, with deep scarlet wings.
Helen Lewis — Rich orange color, shaded crimson of gigantic size and build. One cf the richest colors imaginable.
Hercules— A magnificent soft rose-pink of truly giant proportions: undoubtedly the best cf its class.
Illuminator— Glowing cerise salmon with orange suffusions. Fairly glistens in its brilliancy cf color. One of the best sorts in our list.
King Edward Spencer— Deep, rich scarlet of glossy effect. Flowers very large and finely formed.
King White — Pure white of splendid form . Petals finely frilled and of great substance. Generally four on a stem.
Lady Evelyn Eyre — love shade of blush t ink on a white ground. Of best Spencer form. Its deli- cacy of color makes it most popular.
Margaret Madison — A clear, azure-blue, self- colored Spencer variety of unequaled beauty. De- lightfully waved and frilled.
Martha Washington— Pure white edged with rose pink. One of the best picoteed sorts.
Maud Holmes — Deep rich crimson of finest Spencer form. One of the best reds.
Miriam Beaver — Soft apricot flushed with lemon. Fluted flowers on graceful stems.
Mrs. C. W. Breadmore — Deep buff with picotee edge of rose pink. An elegant fancy sort.
Mrs. Hugh Dickson — Rich apricot shaded to primrose and edged pink. Splendid flowers of best Spencer form on fine stems.
Mrs. Routzahn — Buff or apricot ground flushed and suffused with delicate pink, or a very soft rose, deepening towards the standard and wings, giving somewhat of a picotee edged effect.
BARBARA
Mrs. Townsend— Splendid picotee edged sort. Pure white delightfully edged with blue.
Othello Spencer — Deeply waved flowers of a rich dark maroon color. Superb variety.
Primrose Spencer— Rich primrose yellow of magnificent size and build, borne on stems of great length.
Rainbow — Large fluted flowers on long stems. Distinct light pink stripes on white ground.
Senator Spencer— Of finest Spencer form and largest size. The coloring is a combination of deep claret and chocolate, striped and flaked on a light helotrope ground.
Sterling Stent — Rich orange shadeds almon. Finest Spencer form. Does not burn with hot sun as badly as some.
Tennant Spencer — Beautiful shades of rosy- purple and heliotrope. So thoroughly distinct as to attract the attention at once.
The President — Rich orange scarlet of largest size on long stems. Packets only of this variety.
Thomas Stevenson — Standard flaming orange, wings rich carmine color, entirely distinct. Very large, fluted and waved: long stems.
Vermilion Brilliant— Brilliant scarlet-gold_ wavy flowers on long stems. A blaze of color.
Warrior — Rich crimson shaded maroon. A very fine dark colored sort.
Wedgewood — Lovely light blue general four on a stem. Very distinct and pleasing.
Winifred Deal — Pure white picoteed with light pink. Large fluted flowers on long stems.
White Spencer— The first pure white orchid flowered sweet pea. Flowers truly gigantic, four on a stem of extreme length.
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TEN BEST SPENCER SWEET PEAS
Out of the large number of varieties of Spencer Sweet Peas which we now' keep in stock we have grouped in this collection ten sorts which w'e think are the cream of existing varieties. We have selected these for their vigorous growing, free blooming characteristics, as well as tor their large-sized flowers and diversity of colors. No finer collection than this can be produced.
Price 10 cents per packet; set of 10 packets, 75 cents; ounce packets 60 cents each.
CONSTANCE HINTON
Constance Hinton — Flowers of the largest size, produced four upon a stem. Of genuine Spencer form with finely fluted and crimped flowers. Color pure white, sometimes faintly tinted with pink.
Dobbies Cream — A fine new English variety producing flowers of the most approved Spencer form on fine stout stems, generally four on a stem. Color pure primrose yellow; the very finest sort of this color to date.
Fiery Cross — This variety could scarcely be better named for its brilliant color. Is as near to live fire as could be imagined. Standards rich orange scarlet, wings cherry orange color.
King Manoel— A giant flowered maroon or deep chocolate colored variety, that is undoubtedly the finest sort of this rich dark color in existence.
Margaret Atlee — Lovely fluted flowers of the most advanced Spencer forms, and of the largest size, produced in “fours” on long stems. Color, a rich glowing pink on a cream ground, softly suffused w'ith salmon and pricot.
Masterpiece — An absolutely true and fixed light lavender variety which, on account of its reliability, has been placed at the head of the list of lavender sorts by the National Sweet Pea Society.
Robert Sydenham — One of the grandest new English varieties with very large massive flowers on giant stems. Color, a magnificent glowing orange self of wonderful brilliancy.
Rosabelle— Rich bright carmine marked with distinct white blotch in center. A giant in growth and size of bloom.
Royal Purple — The name most aptly describes the color of this great novelty. Flowers rich rosy purple, the younger flowers slightly softer in color tone. Beautiful in all stages.
Yarrawa— A magnificent new sort from Australia. The flowers are exquisitely waved, of the very largest size ; many of them duplex or double. Usually produced four upon extra long stout stems. Color bright rose pink with a creamy base. Exhibited in fine shape at many Sweet Pea Shows.
SEEDS OF CLIMBING AND TRAILING PLANTS
Bean, Scarlet Runner— Rapid growing orna- mental vine. Bright scarlet flowers, followed by speckled pods. 10 cents per packet; 35 cents per pound. _
Cardinal Climber — A most distinct annual climber of strong and rapid growth. Beautiful maple like foliage and bright scarlet flow’ers, about two inches in diameter. In profusion all summer. 20 cents per packet.
Canary Bird Vine — A rapid-growdng Summer climbing annual, growing 10 to 15 feet high. It will cover trellis work in the most graceful manner, pro- ducing hundreds of its pretty fringed bright yellow flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Cypress Vine — This is a most beautiful climber, with delicate, dark green, feathered foliage, and an abundance of bright star-shaped scarlet, rose and white blossoms. 5 cents per packet.
Morning Glory, New Brazillian— Magnificent Summer climbing annual. It grows with the great- est vigor and luxuriance. The leaves are 8 to 12 inches across, overlapping each other and making a dense shade. The vine is covered with short red- dish hairs which, with its immense leaves and large clusters of curious seed capsules, render it highly ornamental. We know of nothing better for quickly covering a piazza, arbor or tree. The flowers are of a beautiful rose color, and are borne in large clusters 10 cents per packet.
Morning Glory, Giant Imperial Japanese—
These beautiful climbing annuals are of enormous size — range in color from pure white to rose crimson and carmine through blues and purples to almost black; some being mottled, striped, penciled and bordered. The foliage also is often prettily varie- gated. 10 cents per packet.
Morning Glory, New, Double Flowered— These beautiful climbing annuals are of very rapid and luxuriant growth; the flowers will come double, semi-double and a few, perhaps, single. The colors vary; there are various shades of blue, white spotted with red, white marbled with purple and lavender crimson, pure white, etc. Mixed colors, 10 cents per packet.
Wild Cucumber— The fastest growing annual in existence. Will grow 20 feet in six weeks. PreUy green foliage and inconspicuous white flowers. Fine for covering unsightly places. 10 cents per packet; 50 cents per ounce.
Moonflower, Grandiflora— The large white variety, opening late in the day. Does not flower so early or profusely as its allied species, the morning glory. 10 cents per packet.
Moonflower, Heavenly B^e— Large sky-blue flowers in great profusion late in Summer and Fall. A fine trailing vine. 10 cents per packet.
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AMERICAN BEAUTY ASTER
GIANT BRANCHING COMET ASTER
CHOICEST ASTERS
Within the past few years the Aster has become one of the most, if not the most, popular of annuals. It requires no skill to raise the finest flowers from the varieties offered below, which comprise the very best possible to secure. No other flower makes such magnificent display during the Summer and Fall months.
American Beauty — Splendid new American Aster. A giant in growth, with large flowers on splendid stems. Late blooming and very desirable. Five sorts — Rose Beauty (pink), September Beauty (flesh). Lavender Beauty, Carmine Beauty, Purple Beauty. Also mixed colors. 20 cents per packet. 3 for 50 cents.
Grand Branching Comet— With good cultiva- tion, flow'ers of this type frequently measure four inches across, and in their fine form, large size, and long stem approach in beauty the fine chrysanthe- mums grown in the greenhouse during the late Fall months. The flowers possess that fluffy appearance so much admired at the present time, and bloom in a great variety of colors; white, crimson, light pink, lavender, purple, dark pink, or mixed, all colors. 10 cents per packet: 3 for 25 cents.
Improved Giant Crego— Another superb aster of the Comet class and a product cf Oregon soil, having originated in the Willamette Valley. These asters are most popular in the cut flower market of Port- land, commanding the highest price. Their large fluffy flowers are produced on long straight stems which branch freely from near the ground. White, flesh-pink, rose-pink, purple or mixed. 15 cents per packet; 2 packets for 25 cents.
Superb Late Branching — A magnificent new American strain of asters, producing handsome double flowers of fine size and build, on very long stems and in a very wide range of colors, including white, light pink, dark pink, crimson, lavender and purple. Very fine for cut flowers, and grown by the million for that purpose. Blooms after most other sorts have quit flowering. Any color separate or fine mixed. 10 cents per packet; 3 for 25 cents.
New Royal — A grand early flowering strain of branching Asters coming into flower before any other varieties which we offer. The flowers are very double, of magnificent form and fine size with broad incurving petals. Plants average two feet high in-
suring long stems for cutting. Five fine colors, white, shell pink, rose pink, lavender and purple. Also mixed. 15 cents per packet; 2 for 25 cents.
New Imperial— A superb Americans train, grow- ing tall and erect and branching freely, each branch bearing a large, extremely double incurved flower of great bauty and of remarkable lasting quality. These are the most double of any Asters we know of. Six colors, white, light pink, rose pink, salmon pink, lavender, red. Also mixed colors. 15 cents per packet. 2 for 25 cents.
New King— The King Asters fprm a distinct class or type, and have many sterling qualities to recommend them to growers of fine Asters. They are of strong sturdy habit and bear from August to October very large flowers, the petals of which are quilled in an artistic manner. White, pink, crimson and violet. Also mixed colors. 15 cents per packet; 2 for 25 cents.
Crimson Giant — Upright and branching with strong stem f 18 inches long. Grand double flowers of fine size of a rich bright crimson color. 15 cents per packet; 2 for 25 cents.
Lavender Gem— This is indeed a gem, being literally covered with exquisite lavender-colored flowers. A wonderfully free bloomer. Flowers of that irregular fluffy appearance so popular at the present time. 15 cents per packet; 2 packets for 25 cents.
Peach Blossom— A rare new American Aster, producing its large double flowers on very long stems. As its name indicates, the color is a beauti- ful shade of peach-pink, a color so greatly admired by everyone. 15 cents per packet.
White Perfection— Produces the largest, most double pure white flowers of any Aster we have yet seen. Absolutely perfection in form, with fine long stems for cutting. 15 cents per packet; 2 for 25 cents.
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GIANT FLOWERING CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS
A new section obtained by a French specialist by hybridizing, and distinguished by flowers of a large size and a richness and variety of coloring not to be found in Nasturtiums heretofore grown. There have already been produced twnty-two different colors or combinations of colors in these new hybrids, includ- ing various shades of rose, salmon, bright red, pale yellow, etc., either self-colored or spotted, mottled, striped and margined.
For covering trellises, fences, arbors, piazzas, trailing from vases, over rockwork, etc., nothing can equal the gorgeous effect produced by their marvelous quantities of bloom, borne in uninterrupted splendor from early Summer until cut down by frost. Their eas eof culture and rapidity of luxuriant growth, 12 to 15 feet high, render them worthy of great popularity.
Price: cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce;
75 cents per pound.
Butterfly — Light yellow lower petals, marked with blotch of rich terra-cotta.
5'ordhook Fashion — Light crimson overlaid with old rose; foliage deep blue green.
Black Prince — Intense maroon, so dark as to appear almost black, dark foliage also.
Twilight — Chamois-yellow, shaded salmon-rose and splashed scarlet.
Moonlight — Immense creamy-white flowers. Jupiter — Magnificent flowers of a brilliant golden- yellow.
Midnight — Deep brownish red, soft velvet tex- ture.
Giant Scarlet — Large, bright scarlet. One of the most popular varieties for general cultivation.
Giant Mixed — A superb mixture of all the above sorts together, with many rare new hybrids not yet under name. The very finest mixture obtainable. 10 cents per packet 25 cents per ounce; 60 cents per quarter pound; $2.00 per pound.
Variegated Leaved Climbing Nasturtiums— Foliage strikingly mottled silver, cream, yellow and green; flowers of various colors, scarlet, cream, sal- mon, maroon, yellow, blotches, striped, etc., in mixture. 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce.
Ivy Leaved Climbing Nasturtiums— Thick, leathery, dark green lobed leaves, resembling those of the English Ivy; flowers of medium size, beauti- fully fringed and borne profusely; colors scarlet, yellow, orange, blotched, etc., in mixture. 10 cents per packet ; 25 cents per ounce.
GIANT FLOWERING DWARF OR TOM THUMB NASTURTIUMS
'Fhese grand bedding Nasturtiums have flowers often measuring three inches across, in a great variety of new and charming combinations of colors, while the brilliancy and velvety richness of the self-colored sorts have been greatly enchanced. For Summer flower-beds nothing can surpass them; the plants form per- fect mounds about one foot high by one foot across. Seed sown in the open ground in the Spring will pro- duce plants that commence blooming during early Summer and continue until frost.
Price, 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce; 75 cents per M pound.
Chameleon — Flowers of diversified coloring, with many brilliant markings on a single plant.
Crystal Palace Gem— Sulphur-yellow, spotted with carmine.
Deep Scarlet — A bright and vivid scarlet. Empress of India— Deep purplish-green leaves. Flowers dark rich salmon-scarlet.
General Jacqueminot — Dark green foliage: flowers glowing crimson-scarlet.
Golden Queen— Rich glowing orange-yellow dark purplish foliage.
King Theodore— Rich velvety crimson.
Prince Henry— Straw-yellow, heavily suffused with rose.
Vesuvius — Deep salmon-orange.
Giant Dwarf Mixed — Superb mixture of twenty- five dwarf varieties 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce; 75 cents per quarter pound.
Variegated Leaved Dwarf Nasturtiums— Foli- age beautifully variegated in silver, green, yellow and cream ;flowers of various colors, orange, prim- rose, scarlet striped, etc., in mixture. 10 cents per packet; 25 cents per ounce.
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GIANT FLOWERED PANSIES
Giant Trimardeau Mixed— A magnificent strain, including three and five-spotted varieties of large size and bright colors, with lower petals dis- tinctly marked with large blotches of dark rich, contrasting colors. A fine pansy for general culti- vation, being of easy germination and vigorous growth. White, blue, black, yellow, or all colors mixed. 15 cents per packet; 2 packets for 25 cents.
Steeles Mastodon — A grand new strain of pansies produced by an Oregon specialist in this popular flower. The flowers are extra large, perfectly shaped and embrace the rarest and most beautiful colors yet seen among Pansies. It would indeed seem impossible to secure a finer strain than this. 20 cents per packet. 3 for 50 cents.
Gold Premium Mixture— A mixture of the very finest fancy and show pansies from the specialists of England, France and Germany. Embraces all of the solid and self colors, the white bordered and mar- bled varieties and those veined, blotched and mottled in endless markings and colors. Nothing finer in pansies can be obtainable. 25 cents per packet.
Giant Masterpiece — The truly giant-sized flow- ers are of the most striking character; the petals having a rich, velvety substance and being heavily ruffled, give them the effect of a double flower. The colors are mainly dark rich shades, bordered, blotch- ed or marked in ray-like veinings with contrasting colors. 25 cents per packet.
ANTIRRHINUM
(Snapdragon)
Within the last few years Snapdragons have become very popular. This, however is not to be wondered at, whether they are considered for a display in the garden or grown for cutting purposes. Their fine long spikes of various colored flowers are very lasting. They are readily raised from seed, the earlier sown in the Spring the longer the season of bloom will be. We offer the following choice varieties all of w'hich grow to a height of 18 inches; just right for bedding and cut flowers.
Price, 10 cents per packet; 3 for 25 cents.
Daphne — Soft blush pink. Firebrand — Velvety dark red.
Defiance — Indian red, yellow throat. Queen of the North — Pure white.
Golden Queen — Rich golden yellow. Fine Mixed — All colors mixed.
PHLOX DRUMMONDI
Phlox Drummondi— The annual phlox are daz- zling in effect, especially when massed in beds or rows. Easy to grow, sure to bloom, we know of nothing which will give such a bright display for so little trouble and expense. We offer the follow- ing selections:
Grandifiora, Mixed — Superb large flowering strain, noted for the size and symmetry of the flow- ers and the brilliancy in the colors of same. 10 cents per packet.
Compacta, Mixed — Flowers similar to above but plants grow dwarf and compact and are superior for ribbon bedding. 10 cents per packet.
Compacta Fireball — Glowing, brilliant scarlet flowers all Summer long. Dwarf, compact growing variety. 10 cents per packet.
Compacta Snowball— Growth same as preced- ing, pure white flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Starred and Fringed — New strain with starred and imbricated florets. All colors mixed. 10 cents per packet.
GIANT ZINNIAS
A magnificent new strain of this grand old free and continuous flowering annual which produces flowers of colossal size, specimens measuring 5 to 6 inches not being unusual. Of strong robust growth attaining a height of 3 feet and bearing on very long stems double semi-globular flow'ers or the greatest range of colors and size of bloom yet seen in this family of plants. Of great value for bedding, blooming all season through. We offer six of the best colors spearately as well as a splendid mixture of many colors, golden yellow, scarlet, crimson, pink, white, purple and mixed colors.
15 cents per packet; 2 for 25 cents.
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MISCELLANEOUS FLOWER SEEDS
Alyssum, Little Gem— Dwarf-growing plants, blooming profusely throughout the season. The flowers are fragrant and extensively grown for bor- dering flower beds. 10 cents per packet.
Calliopsis, Fine Mixed— Annual Coreopsis. Flowers in shades of yellow and brown. 10 cents per packet.
Calendula, Orange King— Scotch Marigold.* Double orange yellow flowers all summer. 10 cents per packet.
Canterbury Bells (Campanula Media)— All col- ors mixed. 10 cents per packet.
Candytuft, Empress — Distinct candelabra- shaped branches, bearing immense pyramids of pure white bloom. 10 cents per packet.
Carnation, Giant Marguerite— Splendid early flowering strain, blooming in four months from sowing; flowers large, double and in great variety of colors. 10 cents per packet.
Carnation, Giant Perpetual — Improved large flowering class of finest colors: combining earliness of the Marguerite with the perfection of flowers of the perpetuals. 15 cents per packet.
Centaurea Imperialis, or Giant Flowering Sweet Sultans — The colors of the flowers are of wide range, and fine for cutting. 10 cents per packet.
Celosia, Ostrich Plume— About two feet high, magnificent feathery bloom of brilliant red. 10 cents per packet.
Celosia, Glascow Prize (Cockscomb) — Dwarf plants, bearing mammoth bright purple combs, lustrous bronze foliage. 10 cents per packet.
Chrysanthemum, Finest Mixed— French Mar- guerites or Painted Daisies. Single white and yel- low flowers with rich dark centers. 10 cents per packet.
Chrysanthemum Japanese Hybrids — We
recommend to amateurs our selection of Japanese or perennial chrysanthemum seed. It is saved from a prize collection, and includes all the latest improved types. 20 cents per packet.
Clarkia Double Mixed — Charming garden an- nual, blooming all summer. Spikes of double flow- ers in shades of scarlet, orange salmon and rose. 10 cents per packet.
Cosmos, New Mammoth— The plants, 5 to 6 feet high, are of one mass of feathery green foliage, gemmed with large single flowers of white, pink or crimson. 10 cents per packet.
Dahlia, Double— Choice varieties. 10 cents per packet.
Dahlia, New Cactus Varieties— Superb mix- ture of those most popular Summer-blooming bulbs. 15 cents per packet.
English Daisy, Finest Mixed— Extra large double flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Daisy, Shasta — Immense single flowers. One of the best hardy white flowers for cutting, ever intro- duced. 15 cents per packet.
Delphinium Belladonna Hybrids— A magnifi- cent strain of the Hardy Larkspur. Large heads of light blue flowers from early to late in the season. Perfectly hardy. 25 cents per packet.
Didiscus Coerulea — (Blue Lace Flower) Lovely light blue clusters of blooms on fine stems. Splendid for cutting. 20 cents per packet.
Dimorphotheca Aurantiaca— This new single African “Golden Orange” daisy is rare and showy; easily grown from seed and very free-flowering all Summer: 12 to 15 inches high. 10 cents per packet.
Eschscholtzia, Golden West (New California Poppy) — Magnificent flowers, intense shining yel- low, shading to orange, frequently infused with fine penciled lines. 10 cents per packet.
Gaillardia Picta Lorenziana- Double Annual Blanket Flower, Double flowers in shades of yellow, brown and maroon. 10 cents per packet.
Godetia Lady Satin Rose — Have mallow-like pink flowers all summer long. 10 cents per packet.
Godetia Fine Mixed — Showy garden annual with satiny flowers in various light colors. 10 cents per packet.
Gypsophila Elegans — The beautiful annual Baby Breath with its myriads of little white flowers. Highly desirable for bouquet making. Easily raised from seed. 10 cents per packet.
Heliotrope, Choice Mixed— A fine selection of this popular Summer and Winter-blooming plant. 10 cents per packet.
Hollyhock, Double, Finest Mixed— Magnifi- cent hardy garden plant. Superb selection of flow- ers in all colors. 10 cents per packet.
Hollyhock, Allegheny Fringed— Flowers semi- double, beautifully fringed and resemble crushed silk in texture. Early and perpetual bloomers. 10 cents per packet.
Lobelia, Blue Gem— Small, round, compact: plants, forming little mounds of bloom; splendid for edging, beds and ribbon gardening; dark blue flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Larkspur, Hyacinth Flowered- Annual Del- phinium. Fine spikes of flowers in shades of blue, pink and white. 10 cents per packet.
Marigold, Double African— Tall growing, large double yellow and orange colored flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Marigold, Dwarf French— Well known, ex- tremely showy garden plant, with handsome double yellow and brown flowers of varied shades; suc- ceeds in good garden soil. 10 cents per packet.
Mignonette, Allen’s Defiance— Full round spikes of great length; very fragrant and fine for cutting. 10 cents per packet.
Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not) — These beautiful little plants are too well known to need recommendation. Bright blue flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Nemesia Hybrida — Splendid annual for bedding growing one foot high and producing clusters of pretty flowers in all shades of color from white to crimson. 15 cents per packet.
Nigelia Choice Mixed— Love in the mist. Mixed colors. 10 cents per packet.
Petunia, Giants of California— Gigantic flow- ers (often 5 inches and more in diameter), of every conceivable shade of crimson, pink, lavender, pure white, etc. 25 cents per packet.
Poppy, Burbank’s New Shirley— These charm- ing poppies range in color from piire white through the most delicate shades of pale pink, rose and car- mine to deepest crimson. 10 cents per packet.
Portulaca, Single Mixed— Brilliant colored flowers. Fine for massing in beds. 10 cents per packet.
Portulaca, Double Mixed— One of the finest bedding plants. 15 cents per packet.
Stock, “Giant Perfection’’— Magnificent spikes of bloom, with immense double flowers. Mixed. 10 cents per packet.
Salvia, Ball of Fire— Red, compact growing variety, smothered during the entire Summer with brilliant scarlet flowers. 15 cents per packet.
Salvia, Splendens— Grand bedding plant, es- pecially fine in the Fall. Long spikes of scarlet flowers. 10 cents per packet.
Salpiglossis, Emperor— A beautiful garden an- nual growing two feet high and producing all Sum- mer large panicles of trumpet-shaped flowers in various shades of colors. 10 cents per packet.
Scabiosa, Azure Fairy— Pretty double blue flowers on long stems. 10 cents per packet.
Verbana, New Mammoth — Free-flowering, hardy annuals of low-spreading growth. Many colors mixed. 10 cents per packet; 3 for 25 cents.
Wallfiower, Fine Double Mixed— Spikes of very fragrant flowers in various shades of brown and yellow. 15 cents per packet.
GUT FLOWER DEPARTMENT
In addition to our large trade in flowering and ornamental plants, we do an extensive business in cut flowers, having upwards of 20 greenhouses devoted to this brAnch of the business. We grow every popular flower of the day, and can fill orders of the largest size on short notice. We prefer to forward cut flowers by express as they will not receive the rough handling that is in practice with postoffice employees. Orders by mail, telegraph or long distance telephone will receive prompt attention.
The following prices prevail during the greater part of the year:
Per doz.
Roses, pink, white, red S2 .00 to $4 .00
Carnations, pink, white, red 1 .00 to 1.50
Chrysanthemums (Oct. to Dec.) .... 3 .00 to 6.00
Calla Lillies (Jan. to May) 3 .00
Gladioli (May to Oct.) 2.00
Daffodils (Jan. to April) 1 .50
Easter Lilies (Jan. to May) 4.00
Per doz.
Freesias (Jan. to March) $1.25
Sweet Peas (March to Sept.) per bunch 1.00
Violets, double or single, per bunch 50
Smilax, per large string 50
Brides’ Bouquets, each $6.00 to $15 .00
Bridesmaids’ Bouquets, each 4 00 to 7 .50
FUNERAL DESIGNS
We have for many years given this branch of our business special attention, having at all times a skilled artist devoting his time to the making up of set pieces. Any special design or society emblem can be made by us on short notice. The following are the most popular designs:
Each
Wreaths, 14 to 28 in $5 .00 to $15 .00
Crosses, 14 to 28 in 5 .00 to 15 .00
Anchors, 14 to 28 in 5 .00 to 15 .00
Hearts, 14 to 28 in 5 .00 to 15 .00
Pillows, 16 to 28 in 5 .00 to 20 .00
Harp, 24 to 42 in 10. 00 to 20.00
Lyre, 24 to 42 in 10 . 00 to 15 .00
Broken Column, 24 to 42 in 10 .00 to 25 .00
Each
Broken Wheel, 24 to 42 in $10 .00 to $15 .00
Gates Ajar, 24 to 42 in . 10 .00 to 20 .00
Odd Fellows’ Design . 7 .50 to 15 .00
Eastern Star Design 7 .00 to 10 .00
Square and Compass (Masonic) 7 .00 to 25 .00
Cross and Crown (Masonic) 15 .00 to 25 .00
Casket Spray, Rose, Carnations or Lilies 2 .50 to 10 .00
QUANTITY COLLECTIONS
LOW PRICED GARDEN AND HOUSE PLANT
Price, 75 cents each; any 4 collections for $2.75 prepaid parcel post.
Persons seeking the most for their money can get it in these collections. Selection of varieties must be left to us. No two sorts alike, or any inferior kinds in any collection.
No. 1 Four Monthly Roses. No. 2 Four Hardy Roses.
No. 3 Four Climbing Roses. No. 4 Six Double Geraniums. No. 5 Six Single Geraniums. No. 6 Six Choice Carnations. No. 7 Six Chrysanthemums. No. 8 Six Flowering Begonias.
No. 10 Twelve Giant Pansies. No. 11 Six Fancy Coleus.
No. 13 Six Fuchsias.
No. 14 Five Cannas.
No. 15 Five Cactus Dahlias.
No. 16 Four Decorative Dahlias. No. 17 Six Fine House Plants. No. 18 Six Basket Plants.
JAMES. KERNS a ABBOTT CO. PORTLAND