. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock Indiana Richmond Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Indiana Richmond Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Roses Catalogs. Chrysanthemums. The Chrysanthemum, has had a stirring revival, and not since 1893 have fine new commercial sorts been so eagerly sought after; never have the ''points" of a 'mum been so thoroughly investigated before purchase, and small wonder, as among growers a weakness in one particular knocks out the sales of blooms, as, for instance, a weak stem, a hollow cen- The sensation of the year is the giant white variety, TI
. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock Indiana Richmond Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Indiana Richmond Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Roses Catalogs. Chrysanthemums. The Chrysanthemum, has had a stirring revival, and not since 1893 have fine new commercial sorts been so eagerly sought after; never have the ''points" of a 'mum been so thoroughly investigated before purchase, and small wonder, as among growers a weakness in one particular knocks out the sales of blooms, as, for instance, a weak stem, a hollow cen- The sensation of the year is the giant white variety, TIMOTHY EATON, Which was raised by Geo. Hollis, and grown by Miller & Sons, of Toronto, for some three years past. In connection with itobt. Craig & Son, we purchased the variety from the latter firm, and never felt greater pleasure in offering a fine novelty to the trade, principally be- cause everybody is inquiring about it and wanting it. At the present writing, December 15th. we bave already booked 4,000 of it. The awards given it in 1900 were: The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- ica's silver cup for any best ten blooms on exhibition. American Institute, premium, / New York Hort. Soc, silver cup. ) New York City. Two First Premiums, Two Silver Medals,. Also, National Society's Certificate, scoring 92 points {Description continued on page 5.) ter. a long, bare neck, or a liability to shatter its petals. In describing varieties known to us, either through purchase or by having grown them our- selves, we try in the following descriptions to make every point plain, so that every purchaser may feel sure of the qualities with which he has to work, and we do this thoroughly, to the very best of our ability. } Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original E. G. Hill & Co; Henry G
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