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Title: Flower seeds
Year: 1899 (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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e double flower is a perfect ball, the quills areclose together and of i/ie brightest sulphur yeilow, not a mereindication of the color, as in all former productions. The bor-der petals are broad and of a lighter tint, seeming to enclosetne flower like an old-fashioned bouquet parer. The flowersare borne upon long, erect stems, excellent for cutting. Theplants, twelve to fifteen inches high, are of compact, bushygrowth, and most abundant bloomers. Pkt., 75 seeds, 6cts. ASTERS, Finest Mixed. Of all the best varieties, such as Victoria. Perfection, Comet,Harlequin, New Queen, etc. Pkt., 150 seeds, 6 ots. ASTERS, Good Mixed. Many bright colors, Pkt., 100 seeds, 3 cts. mn^w^L?KWfun Vti?a> N.T.. April 25, 1898, writes:-I was verymuch pleased with the seeds received from you for the last two yearsLast tnmmtr our Asters were a periect curiosity. 7 •JSu Vwal,aE;a?*?Wa/t>.HanT,a °P*1 February 14, 1898, writes:-The•5 hiuVZr ree®lT9d *rom *ot! laB« *«r di<* cicely, the Of elamen
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Alyssum, Little Gem. ALYSSUM, Little Gem. The plants are very dwarf, each spreads so as to com-pletely cover a circular space twelve to twenty inches indiameter. They soon become one mass of white, remain-ing in full bloom from spring to fall—being denselystudded with the beautiful miniature spikes of deli-ciously fragrant flowers, Pkt., 200 seeds, 4 cts. ALYSSUM, SWEET. Its pure white fragrant flowers are produced fromr-arly spring till killed by frost; very useful in all kindsof bouquets. Note—For a Cemetery Plant, nothing ismore suitable than Sweet Alyssum—requiring but littlecare and attention, and a continuous bloomer through-out the summer. Pkt., 200 seeds, 3 cts. Acroclinium. ACROCLINIUNI (EVERLASTING). One of the most beautiful and valuable of theeverlasting flowers, called by some Pink Dai-sies, very effective in borders during the bloom-ing season, and possesses the additional advan-tage of being available for winter decoration, forwhich purpose it is now extensively g

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