[Catalog] / E.G. Hill Co.

              The E. G. Hill Company
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Take      Blooming
Bud Date
Mary E. Meyer—Pure paper white.
A fine keeper;  first-rate commercial:
good globular form Vug. 15    Nov. 10
Monrovia — Aery     early     yellow; July IS      Oct. 1
use  early  cuttings;   keep  them  mov-     to to
ing without check     July 20      Oct. 10
Marigold—Brighter than Golden
Wedding, 9 inches in diameter; stem
and foliage perfect. There is no yellow than can equal it in color, size.
stem and foliage shown collectively Aug. 20
with long stems or singly in collec- to
tions.    Finely incurved.   Novelty, 1915 Aug. 25    Oct. 30
Modello—Golden bronze or golden
amber, strikingly beuatiful, of Dahlia
form; height 4 feet. The fact that September buds produce perfectly double
flowers should make this variety one
of the very best for either large or
medium specimen plants. Novelty, Early
1915    Sept. Nov. 1
Meudon—An immense exhibition
variety of bright pink color, and wonderfully beautiful in form. Has won
innumerable prizes and medals. Splendid in stem and foliage. The largest
of its color    Aug. 20     Nov. 1
Mankato—Rosy amaranth of very-
large size; fine for collections. Novelty,  1915      Aug. 30     Nov. 1
Nagoya—One of the latest and
finest brilliant yellows in the family,
4y2 feet.   A good commercial sort....  Sept. 20   Nov. 10
Nakota—An immense orange buff,
of perfect form'and beautiful finish;
stem and foliage distinctly first-
class. We cut finely finished flowers
on October 20  Aug. 30    Oct. 25
Nerissa—A greatly improved Hi-
rondelle; a lovely shade of rosy
lavender, grand size and beautifully
incurved. Big and globular. Form
extra fine     Sept. 5      Nov. 5
Odessa — Enormous yellow very-
bright, grand in form; unexcelled in
incurving yellow for exhibition and
also a grand late commercial. Holds
its place with Wm. Turner   Sept. 5      Nov. 5
Oconto—A white Japanese, almost
a duplicate of Donatello in all save
color.    A grand bush plant   Aug. 30    Oct. 15
Petite Marcel—This variety belongs to the "Kayonante" section, with
a spread like a dinner-plate, each
series of petals shorter toward the
center; color, rosy-mauve; a wonder
for collections; straight thread-like
petals      Sept. 1     Nov. 10
Take       Blooming
Bud Date
Prefet Tillier—Color a splendid
scarlet-crimson ;—u n u s u a 1 1 y good
grower, that shows the brilliant color
at its best. 4 feet. The very lust
general purpose red   Last bud  Nov. 5
Patty—A beautiful "live" shade
of soft Enchantress pink. A pretty
incurving variety—dwarf. An extra
tine  late variety Vug. 15    Nov. 15
Perle Francaise—One of Calvat's
biggest offerings. Enormous in size,
very deep petals rising tier above tier.
reflexing and curling the tips; color,
soft lavender-pink shading to wdiite;
Indispensable for collections    Sept. 1       Nov. 5
Queen Mary—Very large, pure
white, with immensely long florets;
it opens with a shade of pink on the
reverse, but finishes pure white; a
gigantic beauty. Use the early crown
as later buds show a hollow center.
Extra    Nov. 1
Roserie—A good, early commercial  pink      Aug. 15       Oct. 5
Ramapo-—A   seedling   of   Col.   Appleton;  enormously large, fine golden
yellow   color,   maturing   October   15.
Fine   for   early   exhibitions   and   for     After
early store openings    Aug. 20    Oct. 15
Robt. Halliday —A fine October
variety, rounded in form, with good
stems and of good yellow color. A
popular commercial      Aug. 20    Oct. 15
Silver King—White with long,
broad petals; for exhibition; stems
very stiff and long.   Novelty of 1915.. Aug. 30     Nov. 1
Smith's Advance—(See Advance.)
Timothy Eaton—Can be spaced,
6x8 inches. Best commercial white
of its date. Late cuttings give fine
substantial flowers for Thanksgiving..  Sept. 10   Nov. 10
Unaka—A strong grower with
long stems and good foliage; a fine
incurved bloom from terminal buds.
Color, lavender pink   Aug. 5        Oct. 1
Wm. Kleinheinz—Chestnut-red of
very largest size; large petals; the
best of its class to date; of moderate
height     Nov. 5     Aug. 10
Well's Late Pink—Grand pot variety, producing an enormous bush;
stem stiff as a ramrod; the foliage
is beautiful. It is as free and clean
a grower as "Eaton"; as big and
substantial as a football—19 inches
around, and solid. Treat it as you
do your commercial "Eatons." The
color is pure, true, bright pink; take
the last bud    Aug. 20   Nov. 15