. Beaute Poltevine The Twelve "Best" Doubles. Acteon. Very fine, brilliant scarlet; upper petals tinted rosy lilac. Alfred Tennyson. Semi-double flowers of the most per- fect shape; trusses extremely large, in immense spherical balls six to eight inches in diameter; color bright orange scarlet, shaded vermilion red ; one of the best of bedders. Bruanti. The best scarlet bedding variety in cultivation. Bonnat. Brilliant carmine rose ; extra choice. Beaute Poitevine. Very large semi-double florets, of the most beautiful and distinct form and borne in immense trusses; very free bloomer,
. Beaute Poltevine The Twelve "Best" Doubles. Acteon. Very fine, brilliant scarlet; upper petals tinted rosy lilac. Alfred Tennyson. Semi-double flowers of the most per- fect shape; trusses extremely large, in immense spherical balls six to eight inches in diameter; color bright orange scarlet, shaded vermilion red ; one of the best of bedders. Bruanti. The best scarlet bedding variety in cultivation. Bonnat. Brilliant carmine rose ; extra choice. Beaute Poitevine. Very large semi-double florets, of the most beautiful and distinct form and borne in immense trusses; very free bloomer, and as a bedding variety it has no equal in its color, brilliant salmon. De Lacepede. A beautiful double rosy flesh, with lilac shadings. A distinct color and an excellent bedder. La Favorite. A most beautiful double white, a strong grower and excellent bedder. Mine, Ayme Chevreliere. Very free both in growth and bloom. Fine large truss of pure white double flowers; an excellent bedder.' Richard Brett. Very large trusses of a peculiar orange scarlet. Ruy Bias. This is one of the finest of its color, and is as valuable for pot culture as for bedding. Trusses immense, large flaming salmon centre with rosy peach border. S. A. Nutt. Rich dark crimson; the flowers are of perfect shape and large size; the trusses massive and produced in great number ; close, compact habit. W. P. Simmons. The most valuable dark colored double. Dark red with orange shadings. 15 cts. each; per doz. ; § to § per 100. Variegated Geraniums. As an ornament for the parlor or conservatory, or for bedding purposes, nothing excels this class of beautiful plants ; the flowers are quite an attractive addition to the richness of foliage. Bronze Model. Golden bronze type, splendid dark zone on a yellow ground ; scarlet flowers. Happy*Thought. Large yellow blotch in the centre of the leaf, with an outer band of green ; flowers rich rose. Mrs. Pollock. One of the most beautiful of golden tri- colors
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