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fi ntroductory

if PRESENTING our New Descriptive Catalogue for 1906 we call special atten-
tion to the many novelties

OF OUR OWN RAISING

it contains, and claim that our

New Carnations
New Pelargoniums
New Begonias

are a grand advance upon existing varieties. You will miss some of your old
Favorites—not being listed by us. Our rule is to discard any variety as soon as we
have produced or imported improvements upon them, and by so doing we claim to
be able to offer the very best.

Our well-known and gratifying success at all the Plant and Flower shows held
during the last thirty years in this city verifies the above.

We invite personal inspection of our stock at our Nurseries, located on Chestnut
Street, between Polk and Van Ness Avenue. These can be reached by the Union
Street Cable-road, by the Sutter and Polk Street line, or by the California and
Hyde Street line, transferring to Union. From the corner of Union and Van Ness
Avenue, it is only three short blocks to the Nurseries.

lnstructions

1. All purchasers are requested, when ordering by mail or otherwise, to give
their proper address, and directions where to and how they desire their orders
shipped—whether by freight or express. When not advised how to ship, we exercis2
out own judgment, and forward to the best advantage of the purchaser.

2. New customers and persons unknown to us are kindly requested to ac-
company their esteemed orders either by Wells, Fargo & Co’s Express or Post-office
money-orders, or draft on San Francisco, or with satisfactory reference.

3. All orders are carefully packed for shipment by experienced hands, so they
may be sent to even far distant points with perfect safety; and no charges are
made for packing and shipping by express or freight at San Francisco.

4. After delivery to forwarders, in good condition, all shipments are at cus-
tomer’s risk; and complaints of any kind will not be entertained unless made
promptly upon receipt of stock.

5. All communications should be addressed to

JOHN H. SIEVERS & °CoO.,
1251 Chestnut Street, bet. Polk and Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, Cal.

Telephone East 480.

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New Carnations
FOR 1906.

Hannah Hobart

The Pride of California The Grandest of Pink Carnations

Seedling raised at our Nurseries in ’96 and well known and highly appreciated all
over the Coast, receiving the highest awards wherever exhibited against all com-
petitors. Color, a shade deeper than Lawson, blooms four to four and one-half inches
across, full and regular. Stems long and strong. Does not burst the calyx. Growth
free and easy. A prolific bloomer. Its flowers wholesale for a higher price than
any other carnation in the San Francisco market. (See illustration on cover.)

Ready for distribution March 1.
50 ets. each; $5.00 per dozen.

Large,strong plants from 6-inch pots, $1.00 each.

ROBERT CRAIG (C. W. Ward)

An exceptional fine scarlet carnation of strong, vigorous habit, producing flowers
free and continuous like Lawson. Size, 3% inches; calyx, perfect: color, bright

vermillion scarlet; fragrance, strong, rich clove.

50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen.

First Premium for Carnations wherever exhibited.

2 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF SIEVERS’ CARNATIONS.

To meet the demand for the best twelve Carnations of our introduction, we have
selected the first named twelve varieties as the best for all purposes, as garden
favorites or for growing in greenhouses for winter blooming. We grow these var-
ieties for cut flowers for the San Francisco market; they are the Carnations which
have made the name of Sievers’ Carnations famous.

ETHEL CROCKER—California’s production, pronounced by the leading Eastern
experts to be the best pink Carnation ever offered. Color, the most perfect shade
of pink. Size of flower, three to three and a half inches in diameter. Form of
flower, ideal, composed of extra heavy petals of silky texture, with high, built-up
center. Fragrance, sweet and clove-like. Habit of growth, strength, perfection of
flower stems, freedom of bloom unsurpassed by any Carnation.

Dr. TEVIS—The best scarlet Carnation for greenhouse or outdoor culture offered
to date, three times the size of Portia. Of grand shape, perfect habit of growth and
produced on erect strong stems. A commercial variety.

JOHN HINKEL—The best dark crimson Carnation considering freedom of
bloom, size, stem and substance. Brilliant dark crimson, extra large, petals deeply
fringed, full, freely produced on strong stems. Very vigorous in growth, of excellent
habit. A commercial variety.

IRIS MILLER—In color a light salmon, shaded with yellow, lightly flaked with
rose, very large flowers of great substance. very freely produced on strong stems,
remarkably vigorous in growth; raised by crossing with Daybreak. A commercial
variety.

GRACE DAVIS—An excellent scarlet Carnation of our own raising; of great
commercial value, being a free bloomer. Flowers three inches across, borne on long
erect stems. Color a beautiful bright scarlet, petals finely fringed; very fragrant.
This variety was exhibited during the last flower shows of the California State
Floral Society, in the class of Best Six, receiving the first prize.

Norman R. Lang—Dark velvety red, very rich and glowing, flowers large, of
grand shape, petals finely toothed. Strong and compact in growth.

The Pink Lawson—This is indeed a grand novelty and was raised from a sport
of the well-known Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson at our nursery. It retains the same
excellent habit of growth and productiveness of the parent plant, but the flowers
are larger and the color a beautiful light pink, somewhat like Enchantress. It re-
mained perfectly true while in our possession and was admired by everybody.

Mrs. Wm. McKinley—This beautiful variety was named, with the lady’s consent,
during the visit of the late President in California. Color a clear rose, edges of
petals finely fimbriated, flowers of very large size, measuring from three to three
and one-half inches, very fragrant, long stem, excellent in every way.

First Premium for Carnations wherever exhibited.

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO 3

Irene Bibb—A beautiful variegated variety of immense size. Color a clear white
striped with pink; very attractive, habit excellent and a good producer. New, being
introduced for the first time this year.

R. Raymond—The color, a light, delicate, shell pink, is somewhat like Daybreak,
Flowers of good size, fragrant and grown on stiff stems twenty-four inches in
length. A good producer and therefore a fine commercial variety.

John Carbone—With us one of the most admired and best selling fancy
Carnations. It is in every respect a grand variety, in color a very brilliant, rich
shade of gold, flaked in light carmine, large, produced freely on strong stems, a
constant bloomer. A commercial variety.

Jonothan Bourne Jr.—Light lavender in color, shading to flame color in center
of flower, flower of large size, having a satin lustre. Very fine. The only one of its
color among this beautiful class of plants.

O. E. Lenhard—Very light salmon red, a novel, entirely new shade in Carnations,
with flowers of large size, grand shape, strong and vigorous in growth; petals finely
fringed.

D. H. Bibb—Deep velvety dark red, shaded maroon; a very rich shade, a grand,
bold flower. In every respect a perfect variety.

Each, 20 cts.; $2.00 per 12.

Carnations Introduced in the East.

Of these we catalogue only those varieties which we have grown ourselves and
can recommend.

Enchantress—One of the great novelties from the East. Color, a very pleasing
shade of light pink, deepening towards the center. Size, three and one-half inches
and over. It does not burst and has strong, stiff stems, averaging two to three
feet in length. Habit very vigorous and blooms early, free and continuous.

Governor Roosevelt—This grand variety has a stiff stem, the stem reaching
two and one-half to three feet, and holding the flowers very erect. It is a deep,
brilliant scarlet, heavily shaded with maroon. The flower is full, having a large
number of petals, which are so perfectly and regularly arranged that the periphery
of the flower produces a perfect semi-circle. The size averages fully three inches
in diameter throughout the season, many blooms being produced running from three
and one-half up to four inches across under the guard petals. It is a vigorous,
healthy grower, the foliage being of that rich, glaucus green color that characterizes
our most vigorous and most productive commercial Carnations.

Prosperity—Prosperity is the “American Beauty’ among Carnations. The

flowers are of immense size, measuring fully four inches in diameter. It was award-
ed the Lawson Gold Medal at the last meeting of the American Carnation Society.

First Premium for Carnations wherever exhibited.

4 i DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

Nelson Fisher—Color, an intense cerise pink bordering on scarlet; size, large; form,
large outer petals with center petals high and nicely arranged; stem, twenty-four
to thirty inches as the season advances, stiff and straight; fragrance, sweet clove;

calyx, rarely bursts; habit, a strong, vigorous growth; clean and healthy; that will
please many.

Harry Fenn—Color, a magnificent crimson, just the Harvard shade; fully as
brilliant as the well-known Gen. Gomez; very large, full, symmetrical bloom, poised
on an extra long, stiff, wiry stem. The habit of the plant is very erect; fully as free
a bloomer as Gen. Maceo. The fragrance is rich and lasting and the flower is a first-
class keeper.

Mrs. M. A. Patten—Among variegated varieties this carnation holds the same
position as Enchantress and Lawson in their colors, and is decidedly in the same
class. Its ground color is white, beautifully marked with pink (of the same shade
as Lawson), and just enough of it to make the flower attractive. Early blooms are
large, averaging three to three and one-half inches. Stems stiff and long from the
first; habit of the plant perfect.

The Bride—The flowers average three to three and one-half inches in diameter;
of ideal form and the purest white, borne on good stout stems which average four-
‘teen to sixteen inches long, after the plants get well established; a free and con-
itinuous producer, and a healthy, clean grower, not subject to disease in any form.

Norway—A Seedling of Mrs. Fisher. Color, purest white, two and one-half to
three and one-half inches in diameter. A wonderfully vigorous, rapid grower of
splendid habit. It is delightfully fragrant and an excellent keeper.

Harlowarden—Color, dark crimson; size, three inches; stem, three feet and
over; habit, resembles Maceo, but is somewhat heavier in growth and attains more
than double the height of that variety. Very large and free, always showing a mass
of buds. A variety easy to grow and can stand strong feeding with good results.

Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson—This famous and much advertised Carnation is so
well known that it is hardly necessary to describe it. Flowers are of immense size,
borne on wonderfully long, strong, stiff, and erect stems. Color, dark cerise pink,
lighting up beautifully under artificial light

Fiancee—Clear pink; a lively, bright, pleasing color, a shade not approached by
‘any known variety of carnation at the present time. Flowers are extremely large,
3 to 31%4 inches. One of the earliest and freest bloomers; continues throughout the
entire season, without any cessation.

Each 20 cts.; $2.00 per 12.

First Premium for Carnations wherever exhibited.

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JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO 5

New Single Tuberous
Begonias
HYBRIDA CRISTATA

A distinct break from the ordinary single type, a very quaint appearance being
given to the well-formed flowers by each petal having a cocksconib-like layer
growing from the base, but adhering to the center of the petal. Both petals and lay-
ers are of great substance, the flowers are of the gigantic type and borne upon
very stout, erect stems.

in various shades of colors, $1.00 each.

The Sievers Giant
Double Tuberous-Rooted Begonias

ARE SUPERIOR TO ANY OFFERED
IN EUROPE OR AMERICA.

They are the result of crossing the Mammoth Single Begonias with Double
flowering varieties, and the result is: a Strain of Begonias of gigantic growth,
Mammoth Flowers, resembling in shape Roses, Camelias, Hollyhocks, and exceeding
them in size. In coloring, numerous shades of any color excepting blue; they are
unapproached by any flowers.

Descriptive List of the Sievers Giant Double
Tuberous-Rooted Begonias.

Dr. Brigham—Pure White Rose shaped flowers, erect flowering, edge of petals
round, but petals undulating.

Mrs. W. H. Smyth—Deep rose shading to almost white at edge of petals, very
erect flowering, flowers crowded with fluted petals, but finishing up in one center.

Maud Hooper—Deep flesh colored flowers, outside petals of immense size,
deeply cut or fimbriated, center of flower rosette shaped like a rose placed into large
shell-like leaves.

Mamie Sievers—Beautiful round flowers, color white, shaded with lemon, petals
fringed and wavy, in shape like a Camellia, erect flowering.

Sophie Sievers—Clear, soft, rich, deep pink, round Camellia shaped es
petals undulating and finely fringed.

Mrs. J. H. Colen—Very large round guard petals, center very full and crowded
like a Hollyhock, color, rich creamy white, erect flowering.

First Premium for Begonias wherever exhibited.

6 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

C. Kruger—Rich bright red full flowers, composed of large wavy petals, erect
flowering.

Louise Sievers—Rich rose colored flower of the Hollyhock type, guard petals
extra large and round, center full and formed of undulating petals, erect flowering.

Mrs. Holman—Light flesh-pink flowers. of the most perfect shape imaginable,
formed like a grand Camellia, flowers borne on strong stems and very compact in
growth.

Nellie Fenton—Color deep rose, shaded bronze, petals fluted and forming a
grand rose-shaped flower of irregular but very pleasing shape; flowers erect on
strong stems.

Mrs. McCartney—A lovely shell-pink colored flower, petals like sea-shells, wavy,
fringed and fimbriated and fininshing up one after another to a perfect center.

Mrs. Wm. Coupland—Enormous flowers of grand rose-shape, in rose shading to
a very light color almost white at edges, petals undulated, forming a high built-up
center; erect flowering.

Wm. Coupland—Deep orange red in color, Camellia shape, smooth round petals
of great substance and flowers carried erect on strong stems.

Chas. Ahlborn—Deep crimson rose of a rich tint, flowers of rose-shape, high
centered, full, and erect flowering.

Wm. Babcock—Very light lemon colored rose-shaped flower, composed of wavy,
undulating petals of irregular but very pleasing form, erect flowering.

Mrs. T. R. Morgan—Light buff salmon in color; in form, a perfect ball formed
of fluted fringed petals.

Mrs. H. E. Holbrow—Immense lilac-pink flowers, shading to white at edge of
petals, very full, but petals are well arranged.

Mrs. Allyne—Rich deep salmon in color, of rose-shape, with high center, petals
beautifully serrated.

John McLaren—A beautiful loosely arranged flower, wavy white in color, and
carried very erect on strong stems, not one of the largest, but very free in bloom,
and very pleasing.

First Premium for Begonias wherever exhibited.

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO y

Katie Sievers—A brilliant, glowing shade of very deep carmine-rose in color,
in shape a very high-built flower of the Hollyhock type, crowded, but nicely ar-
ranged, composed of undulating petals.

Park Fellows—Clear, deep buff, not an extraordinary large flower, but of good
size; its rare and rich coloring makes it one of the most admired.

J. F. Sims—A grand lemon-yellow, Rose-shaped flower of the largest size, com-

posed of wavy, waxy petals.

Mrs. May Ellis—A glowing shade of magenta-rose, a beautiful color, grand
flower in shape, size, freedom of bloom and habit, of erect stems to flowers.

Mrs. T. Sachau—A beautiful shaded flower, ground color of flowers which are
of grand size, full and of grand shape, is white, edge of petals beautifully shaded
rosy-pink.

Mrs. F. Beringer—A fine pink variety of the largest size, shape and finish, with
the entire edge of petals surrounded by a much deeper shade of color.

Geo. B. Jones—A light salmon red, almost light terra cotta, a very bright and
attractive flower, carried on very strong, erect stems, petals smooth, round and
forming a Camellia shaped flower.

George West—The great aim of Begonia raisers for years has been to obtain

erect flowering Begonias; and while all our Begonias are erect flowering, this new
variety is remarkably so, the large, deep, full, rose-colored flowers being carried
erect on strong stems.

Ana Andrada—Rich, deep rose in color, composed of very large, deeply cut and
undulating petals, which have also the peculiarity to have little yellow pistils at
edge, giving the flower a very rich appearance.

Nelita Kruger—Rich, deep pink in coloring, shaded with silver at edge of petals,
also center of flower, which is beautifully arranged, composed of deeply cut
fimbriated petals, and also remarkably erect flowering.

R. Raymond—Lemon yellow in coloring, shaded with chrome-yellow, large,
smooth petals, regularly arranged and reflexing.

First Premium for Begonias wherever exhibited.

8 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

Mrs. John H. Sievers—A beautiful shade of light lavender-pink, shaded with
white; in color, shape, size, and finish unsurpassed.

Prices of the Sievers Giant Tuberous-Rooted
Begonias.

Up to April 1st we can furnish tubers of the above described Grand Begonias,
after that date plants started in pots at the following prices:

Large tubers, which should grow into large plants, at $1.00 each, $10.00 per 12.
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Important Notice—The price charged for the Sievers Giant Begonias may seem
high in comparison with the prices quoted by other growers in America for Double
Tuberous-Rooted Begonias, but we claim there is no comparison possible with our
Strain, and the price we offer our Grand Begonias is one-third of the price we have
paid for the best Begonias from the most noted growers in HEurope, and it is:
admitted that our Strain is Far Superior.

European Tuberous-Rooted Begonias.

From the many European Importations we have retained the following varieties,
being entirely distinct in growth and bloom from our Strain, and are in every way
desirable.

Alice Manning—Deep sulphur yellow in color, flowers of good size, and produced
on immense drooping branches, making this variety an ideal Basket Begonia; very
attractive.

King Ludwig—Immense deep, rich crimson red flowers, very rich in color,
flowers of the largest size.

Rosebud—A well-named variety; clear rose-pink; waxy petals forming when
half expanded, flowers resembling Rosebuds in shape and carried erect on strong
stems.

Lady Whitehead—Clear golden yellow, double, erect flowering on strong stems;
a@ very desirable variety.

Price, $1.00 each; the four varieties for $3.50.

First Premium for Begonias wherever exhibited.

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO 9

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO’S
Unrivaled Collection of Pelargoniums

Novelties of our Own Raising

Best Varieties Selected from European Importations

Anita—A most charming flower of extraordinary size, combining with it great
freedom of bloom. Of a lovely shade of brightest pink; upper petals grandly feath-
ered with dark velvety crimson, with an almost white center.

Alexander Craw—The well-known and deservedly popular Mad. Thiebaud Pel-
argonium is much admired; our Alexander Craw is a flower of the same type, only
more double, petals much more fimbriated, or crisp, of a deeper shade and more

brilliant coloring, and a lighter center. Habit of growth, excellent.

Albert M. Herr—We have had Pelargoniums of an approaching tint, but this
novelty is of such an attractive shade, so very large, of such fine substance, that it
will outrival all of similar colors; cerise-rose in color, upper petals feathered with
orange-red, lower petals lightly painted same color.

Anna Pfitzer—Brilliant carmine; center maroon. Upper petals feathered with

crimson.

Adela Brandt—Perfectly rounded but fluted flowers, forming fine trusses of a
deep carmine rose-shade flushed with purple, petals of flowers beautifully edged
white, also center of flower white, upper petals with crimson colored feather.

Bertha Wagener—Immense deep rose-pink flowers, surrounded by a distinct
broad band of pure white, upper petals feathered crimson, center of flower white;
form of flower ideal.

Bush Hill Beauty—F lowers of large size, of a mottled rose shade, much deeper
than the parent, Mad. Thiebaud.

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Blue Mabel—Identical with the well-known Mabel, except color, which is of a
rich plum shade.

First Premium for Pelargoniums wherever exhibited.

10 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

Dr. Andre—An elegantly fringed flower. Color, delicate pink; upper petals
feathered with maroon.

Dr. H. L. Tevis—A remarkably fine truss of flowers of great substance. Deep
cerise, upper petals heavily blotched with deep crimson, almost black, center of
flower white, lightly striped with rose.

Duke of Albany—Deep, rich, crimson maroon, margined with rosy lake; light
center, surrounded with violet-rose shading. A grand, dark variety, having a very
full appearance.

Duchess of Teck—Very large trusses of extra large, semi-double, white flowers,
petals undulated and frilled. A grand white variety.

Duke of Fife—A regal variety, in the way of Mad. Thiebaud, but with much
deeper colored flowers, and of a fuller appearance.

E. G. Hill—A remarkably bold flower, of grand substance, extraordinary size;
brilliant dark maroon, shaded scarlet, lower petals lighter in shade, with large white
center, upper petal grandly feathered deep crimson, lower petals lighter; flowers of
perfect rounded form.

Empress of Russia—A seedling from that grand variety, Emperor of Russia,
but entirely distinct. Ground color, a very light lavender with almost white center,
and shading almost to white at edge of petals, each petal with a blotch of dark
maroon surrounded by crimson purple.

Emperor of Russia—Extra large flowers; dark maroon, surrounded with crimson-
purple, margined with blush white. A most effeetive variety.

Edward Perkins—Bright orange scarlet, maroon blotch on upper petals, which
are beautifully fringed and undulated.

Franciscana—Somewhat like old Empress of India, but larger flowers. Color,
rich salmon pink with upper petals blotched deep carmine. Edge of petals pure
white; also the center.

Grandiosa—One of the choicest of all Pelargoniums. Flowers of great substance,
immense trusses. Color, lower petals light shell pink, nearly white in center, upper
petals beautifully blotched and feathered with rose carmine.

J. B. Boland—A novel shade of rose, distinctly suffused with salmon, upper petals
blotched almost black, surrounded by fiery crimson, lower petals also feathered
lighter with same tints. Fluted flowers of extraordinary size, of fine substance
produced on large trusses.

First Premium for Pelargoniums wherever exhibited.

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Inocente—A grand flower of great substance, one-half again as large as any
other white Pelargonium. Inocente, translated, means purity, which well describes
the color of this lovely novelty. Of the purest white, extraordinary size, extra
number of petals, which are beautifully fimbriated.

Lord Clyde—White, veined and flushed with light purple, each petal with dark
velvety crimson blotch.

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Milton—Upper petals grandly blotched dark maroon, surrounded with bright
crimson and edged with rose, lower petals soft pink, feathered with crimson; light
center. Light trusses of fine, elegantly fringed flowers.

Mabel—Upper petals brilliant, dark maroon; under petals soft, rosy pink; large
white center.

Mad. Vibert—Ground color, rose, almost covered with brilliant, black maroon
blotches, light center and edges.

Miss L. Cannell—Maroon and crimson, with a well-defined white margin and
center.

Mad. Thiebaud—The Queen of the Pelargoniums. Blotched and marbled rose
on white ground; upper petals marked with maroon; large, white center, and edges
of petals also white.

Mr. Worthington—A remarkably distinct variety of our own raising. Large
flowers with elegantly fringed margins, of a beautiful orange-scarlet color, center
light maroon, upper petals blotched with intense black.

Maud Hooper—A charming variety of our own raising. Of fine dwarf habit
with flowers of a delicate rosy-blush, deepening toward center of flower; upper
petals feathered deep rose. Beautifully fringed and undulated. Very free bloomer.

Mrs. Harrison—A light-colored sport from Mad. Thiebaud having all the good
points of the parent; large flowers and fine habit.

Mrs. E. H. Childs—Our grand novelty of 1897, Mrs. O. W. Childs, is one of the
most admired Pelargoniums on account of its almost self-color and great freedom of
bloom; our novelty for this season has every merit, only differing from Mrs. O. W.
Childs in its much darker shade of rose-pink, contrasting and enhanced by its
distinctly pure white edge around its petals.

Mrs. Hollingsworth—This variety has a fine compact habit, and is of a very
attractive color; deep rose ground feathered with red on upper petals. Fine trusses
of large, deeply fringed and crisped flowers.

First Premium for Pelargoniums wherever exhibited.

12 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

Nelita Kruger—A most charming flower of large size and bold shape of the
most pleasing shade of clear rose shaded with salmon and white, upper petals
beautifully marked with deep rosy-carmine.

N. Peterson—Flowers not as large as some other varieties, but perfectly rounded
and produced in great clusters. Color, violet rose, lighter in center. Upper petals
blotched and feathered with deep crimson and a small distinct blotch in the middle
of each of the lower petals, which adds very much to the beauty of the flower.

Princess Maud—F ull, light carmine flowers, broadly margined with white, large:
white center, surrounded with violet; upper petals feathered with maroon.

Prince Henry—Soft, rosy-red, shaded orange and chocolate; broad, white margin
and center, bold flowers of great substance, fine trusses. Raised from Mad. Thie-
baud.

Princess Beatrice—Of a blush white shade, deep crimson blotch on each petai,
occasionally semi-double. A sport from Mad. Thiebaud.

Prince George—Large trusses of finely fringed white flowers, faintly suffused
with blush, all the petals spotted with purplish lake, the two upper petals more
marked than the others. Very handsome and distinct.

Reformation—Somewhat like Anita in color, but far larger flowers with blotches
of a similar shading, as in the former variety, but which in this case cover very
nearly the entire surface of the upper petals. A great producer.

Ruth—Our Grand Variety Anita is considered to be not only the greatest, but one
of the most charming in combination and brightness of coloring. In Ruth we have
a variety of the same type, but of a slight shade of flesh pink shaded with violet,

with upper petals blotched rosy carmine, edge of petals white, also center of flower.

Radiant—Brilliant crimson, lightly feathered with darker shade on lower petals;
upper petals heavily blotched black.

Violet—Clear, purple ground of a very clear shade with no trace of magenta,
upper petals grandly blotched with dark violet, large flowers, of fine, round shape.

Volante National—Flowers large, good shape, delicate light rose, white center,
surrounded with violet, upper petals feathered with maroon. Of dwarf habit and
very free flowering.

ALL PELARGONIUMS IN THIS LIST:
Strong plants in four-inch pots, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per dozen.

Fine young plants, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen.

First Premium for Pelargoniums wherever exhibited.

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO

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Orchids

We again append hereby a list of our beautiful

collection of Orchids.

“Many of these can stand a cool house treatment, but all will do well with a little

artificial heat, principally during the chilly nights of the winter season—enough to

Keep up the temperature of the house to about 50 degrees. If left to us we will select

for our customers such varieties as will best suit the accommodations of their future

surroundings.

The price of Orchids depends largely upon size and variety.

list is sent to us we shall be happy to furnish an estimate.

Burlingtonia, fragrans,
Calanthe, Veitchii,

Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
Cattleya,
‘Cattleya,
‘Cattleya,
Cattleya,
‘Cattleya,
Cattleya,
‘Cattleya,

Bowringiana,
chocoensis,
citrina,
Dowiana aurea,
Gaskelliana,
gigas,
Harrisoniana,
intermidia,
labiata,
maxima,
Mendelii,
Mossiae,
Percivaliana.
Schroederiana,
Skinneri,

Trianae,

‘Coelogyne, cristata,
Cypripedium, barbatum,
Cypripedium, Boxallii,

Cypripedium, insigne,
Cypripedium, Sedeni,
Cypripedium, Stonei,
Cypripedium, villosum
Dendrobium, Hillii,

Dendrobium, nobile,
Laelia, acuminata,
Laelia, anceps,

Laelia, anceps alba,
Laelia, anceps Dawsoni,
Laelia, Perrinii,

Laelia, purpurata,

Laelia, superbiens,
Lycaste, aromatica,
Lycaste, Deppei,

Lycaste, Harrisoniae,
Lycaste, Skinneri,
Mawxillaria, grandiflora,
Mesospinidium, sanguineum,
Odontoglossum, citrosmum,
Odontoglossum, crispum,
Odontoglossum, grande,
Odontoglossum, Rossii,
Oncidium, leucochilum,
Oncidium, Kramerianum,
Oncidium, varicosum,
Peristeria, elata,
Phalaenopsis Amabilis,
Phalaenopsis Schilleriana,
Pilumna, nobiles,
Trichopilia, tortilis,

First Premium for Orchids wherever exhibited.

If a

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DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

decorative purposes.

of the sun and giving them plenty of moisture.

Ferns

Underneath we append a list of our collection of Ferns for house culture an@
These are all easily taken care of by avoiding the direct rays

Of most of the varieties we have

small and large plants and of some peautiful specimens, and therefore would ad-

vise our patrons to furnish us with 1 list of what is wanted and if they are re-

quired for immediate effect or small plants for growing on. We will then take

copy and attach prices and return for your inspection to avoid misunderstandings.

Adiantum

Adiantum

amabile,

bellum,

Davallia ornata,

Davallia pyxidata,

Lastrea chrysoloba,

Adiantum capillus veneris mariesii,
Adiantum concinnum latum, Lomaria gibba,
Adiantum cuneatum, Nephrolepis Bostoniensis,

Adiantum cuneatum grandiceps, Nephrolepis Bostoniensis Piersonii,

Adiantum decorum, Nephrolepis davalloides furcans,
Adiantum formosum, Nephrolepis Washingtoniensis,
Adiantum gracillimum, Nephrodium emersum cristatum,
Adiantum Le Grandi, Platycerium alcicorne,

Adiantum macrophylla, Polypodium aureum,

Adiantum Peruvianum, Polystichum setosum,

Adiantum Weigandii, Pteris Adiantoides,

Adiantum Williamsii, Pteris Argyrea,

Acrostichum scandens,

Alsophila Australis,

Asplinium Nidus Avis,

Davallia Canariensis,

Davallia Mooreana,

Pteris cretica,

Pteris cretica albo lineata,

Pteris serrulata cristata,

Pteris tremula,

Selaginella E’miliana.

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First Premium for Ferns wherever exhibited.

No collection of plants is complete without Palms.

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO

Palms

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Their bold, yet graceful,

foliage cannot be replaced by any other classi of plants, and therefore no decora-

tion, whether in the conservatory, hall or sitting room, is complete without them.

Nearly all the varieties offered are of the easiest culture, succeeding under the

most ordinary conditions.

Kentia
Kentia
Kentia
Kentia
Kentia
Kentia
Kentia
Kentia
Kentia

Kentia

Belmoreana
Belmoreana
Belmoreana
Belmoreana
Fosteriana
Fosteriana
Fosteriana
Fosteriana

Fosteriana

Latania Borbonica

Latania Borbonica

Corypha Australis .

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immense size, in fact, the most perfect and largest on the Coast.

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Prices of these

as well as of a few very rare varieties of Palms, which are enumerated below, will

be furnished on application.

Areca rubra,

Areca spinosa,

Aringa sacherifera,

Kentia Sanderiana,
Kentia McArthurii,
Latania glaucapny,

Thrinax argentea.

First Premium for Palms wherever exhibited.

16 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF

A Few of the Very Best Plants for
Room and Hall Decoration.

ANTHURIUMS.

Pretty greenhouse plants, that have many good qualities, not only as decorative
plants but as cut flowers. Their peculiar shaped flowers of rich colorings fre-
quently last on the plant from two to three months. :

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AVsScherzenanum, Brilliantescariet MlowerSeee. «0 secre icici .)- ee eeeennene oo) o stb
A] Scherzerianum, album) Waxy white... Jseee....+euse. a) oe. eee. . ae 1.50
AS Scherzenlianiwum, (Grandiehorium, lWacsevioniziat SC@amlete. pci eeeaeeenenel. = ofr 1.00
A. Scherzerianum, Rothschildianum, Creamy white, spotted with crimson..... 2.50
AS sScherzernianum, Salimonianum Salmonymede. « . lcs cieieciec «olteieaenenenene > 5 eres 2.50
A. Scherzeriamum, Sanguineum: rich CrimSonme...... 4 c06 +o «see. 2. 5 ale 2.50
Grande. Grown for its handsome ornamental foliage, which is rich velvety-

green, the principal veins elegantly banded with pure crystal white.
The leaves when first unfolded are a bright violet bronze............... 1.50

ASPIDISTRA LURIDA FOLIO VARIEGATA.

A very useful and durable decorative plant cf strong growth; will succeed in
any position; an excellent hall or corridor plant.
Very strong, 7-inch pots....$2.00 each.
Very strong, 8-inch pots.... 3.00 each.

BAY TREES, LAURUS NOBILIS.
Splendid for Verandas and Halls. According to size, $2V.00 and upwards.
FICUS ELASTICA (Rubber Plant).

The well-known India Rubber Tree, one of the very best plants for table or
parlor decoration.
50 ets. to $2.50 each.

PANDANUS VEITCHII.

One of the best decoraitive house plamts) /.c@en.........s8 cee eee . 00 Colem
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PANDANUS SANDERIANA.

The new golden Pandanus of which the main distinctive feature is its coloring,
which, instead of being white, as in P. Veitchii, is a rich golden yellow, while the
heart of the plant presents a bronzy orange coloring, which is brightest in the cen-
ter, gradually diminishing towards the tips of the leaves.

Very strong plants in 7-inch pots, $5.00 each.

First Premium for Decorative Plants wherever exhibited.

JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO 17

Suitable for Outdoor Planting, we Always
can Supply a Fine Lot of

Camellias
Rhododendrons
A zaleas

Lilacs and

Hydrangeas

OUR SPECIALTY :

The Filling of Boxes, Baskets and Stands
with Decorative and Flowering Plants at
Short notice.

First Premium for Decorative Stands and Baskets.

18 JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO., SAN FRANCISCO

KENTIA BELMOREANA.

NO LTSIE.

Thanking our Patrons and Friends for past favors received, we beg to draw at-

tention before closing the present issue to our general collection of
SREENHOUSE AND HOTHOUSE PLANTS,

By far the finest and most Complete Assortment on the Pacific Coast. To all those
who have not seen them, we would say, come and convince yourseéiir, see for your-

self, and be assured of a most hearty welcome, at the

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