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Title: 29th annual catalogue
Identifier: CAT31283782 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Iowa Seed Co. (Des Moines, Iowa); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Iowa Des Moines Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Des Moines, Iowa : Iowa Seed Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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WATER LILIES. EARLY DAWN COSMOS. Introduced by us 3 years ago, and it jumped at once into popularity on ac- count of its extreme earliness, coming in- to bloom in about 2 „„ „„„„ months from time of imperial jap. morning glory. sowing and continuing until destroyed by frost. The flowers are a little smaller than the late kind. Th^e plants have fine, feathery, light green foliage and deli- cate rose, purple, white and lilac flowers, which are pro- duced on long stems and are very desirable for bou- quets, as they will last a week after cutting. Well wor- thy of a trial'by all who wish a free blooming plant of the easiest culture. Mixed colors, pkt. 10c. GOLDEN BALL ASTER. The long-sought novelty—a yellow aster—has finally been produced and will be warmly welcomed by all flow- er lovers. The double flower is of light vellow. Per pkt. iOe. mine, edged with bright rose, giving it the appearance somewhat of a red-edged variety. Per pkt. 10c. PINK CUPID—A lovely little novelty. It is dwarf, growing only 6 to 8 inches high, spreading into _a plant 15 to 18 inches wide and bearing hundreds of beautiful rose pink flowers on long stems. Pkt. 10c. AMERICAN BANNER LARKSPUR. The handsomest flower in the entire catalogue. The illustration represents a single stem, showing how loaded the plants are with flowers. The name American Banner was given it because it is the only flower we know of that combines the national colors, red, white and blue, in each flower. Plants grow to a height of about two feet, of good, regular shape, with delicate, fern-like foliage, a vigorous grower and is not injured by dry weather. The plants are fairly loaded with long spikes of double, striped and blotched flowers, having the various shades of pink .'carmine, dark blue, purple and white, deli- cately and beautifully blended, sometimes four or five shades on a single floret. Pkt. 10c. BLUE BELLS. Who has not heai-d of the " Bonnie Blue Bells of Scotland," which have been renowned in poetry and song for centuries past? The flowers are bell-shaped, and of a bright, sky-blue color, from four to ten flowers in a cluster. Might almost be called a Blue Lily of the Valley. It is a perfectly hardy per- ennial. Pkt. 10c. Plants 15c each. Grandmother's Collection. There are few who really understand and ap- preciate the love for the old things which is such a strong feeling with aged people, and the peculiar longing which they have for old asso- ciations and the flowers which were friends of their childhood. Make them happy by giving them one of our collections, which consist of ten packets of seed of the old-fashioned favor- ite flowers. Many of these are now beginning to come into favor again, and they will please young and old. These collections are put up ready for mailing, and cannot be changed or divided. Ask for Grandmother's Flower Seed Collection. Price 25 cents, postpaid. Allegheny Fringed Hollyhock. A new and greatly improved type of Hollyhock The flowers are from 3 to 5 inches in diameter, very finely fringed and curled. Of colors ranging from shell pink to ruby red. beautifully shaded. It blooms longer and is more gracefuKappearing than the older varieties Per pkt. 10c. NEW BRANCHING ASTER. One of the best floral novelties, and one which every flower lover should try. The.flowers are borne on very long stems and areof extraordinary size, being four inches or more in diameter. Mixed colors. Per pkt. 10c. PINK MARGUERITE CENTAUREA. A grand new pink flowered variety of the Mar- guerite Centaurea described on page 40. Has large, fragrant flowers of unique beauty. Pkt. 10c.

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