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Title: 1896 greeting
Identifier: 1896greeting1896miss (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Miss C. H. Lippincott (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Miss C. H. Lippincott
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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DIANTHUS, OR CHINESE PINKS—BEST Mixed. One of the most useful and desirable plants, and for beauty and variety of colors and markings cannot be surpassed, rang- ing from pure white to the most delicate pink and glowing deep crimson. A bed of these in the flower garden will make a grand display at small cost. The mixture I offer this season is much superior to any previously offered and includes, be- sides the standard sorts, all the new and brightest colors in spotted, striped and handsomely fringed varieties of late in- troduction, I guarantee it will give satisfaction with any other strain offered. Pkt., 100 seeds, 6 cts. Good Mixed. Pkt., 100 DIANTHUS, OR CHINESE PINKS Many distinct and beautiful marked varieties. seeds, 3 cents. DIANTHUS, Dwarf Fireball. The most brilliant annual pink in cultivation; the plants are constantly covered with blood-red, perfectly double lacin- iated flowers until checked by severe frost. Pkt., 75 seeds, 6 cents. DIANTHUS, Dwarf Snowball. This beautiful dwarf variety belongs to the Hedde wigii class of Dianthus. The plants are very compact dwarf growth and are covered with lovely, spotless, snow-white flowers, very full and double. From its dwarf growth it is very attractive for edgings, while the flowers are also very useful for cutting for boquets. Pkt., 75 seeds, 6 cents. DIANTHUS, PlumartUs. (Pheasant's-Eye Pink.) Dianthus, Plumarius, is the old-fashioned Grass Pink. It Is perfectly hardy, blooms very profusely in early summer, and is admirable on account of its delicacy, showincss and fragrance. Its use eitheT as a cemetery or garden flower is always satisfactory, and those who include it in their seed- order this spring will never have cause for regret. It should be one of the indispensables. Pkt., 100 seeds, 3 cents. Mrs. Frank A. Fox, Massabesic, N. H., March 11, 1895, writes : I was f;reatly pleased with your seeds last year—espocially tho Asters—they were ovely; had one plant from the " New Comet " that some blossoms meas- ured over five inches in diameter. I sold ^10.00 worth of flowers from my garden this spring.

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