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Title: 1940 garden book
Identifier: 1940gardenbook1940grif (find matches)
Year: 1940 (1940s)
Authors: Griffith and Turner Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs
Publisher: Baltimore, Md. : Griffith and Turner Co. , 1940
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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G£acUo»Cui One of the most popular of all summer-flowering bulbs. Plant outdoors as soon as frost is out of the ground, 4 inches deep and at least 6 inches apart. GLADIOLUS BY MAIL: Add to your remittance 10 per cent of Catalog price to cover postage and packing. Minimum charge, 10 cts. TEN OUTSTANDING GLADIOLUS Ave Marie. Large pale blue, strong growni flowers well arranged. Butter Boy. Butter-cup yellow. Crimson Glow. Crimson-scarlet. Debonair. La France pink shading to shrimp pink with creamy throat blotch highly peppered crimson. Dr. F. E. Bennett. Peach-red, overlaid flame color. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. Salmon pink. Mrs. P. W. Sisson. Clear light pink, large. heavy-textured, ruffled flowers. Picardy. Soft shrimp pink. Scarlet Wonder. Large, rich red. Splendorra. Wine black. Any of the above, 5 cts. each; 45 cts. for 10; $4 per 100 TEN SUPERB GLADIOLUS Bagdad. Very large; smoky old-rose with lighter throat. Charles Dickens. Deep violet-blue. Commander Koehl. Clear, bright blood red flower of magnificent size. Early Dawn. Geranium pink. Maid of Orleans. Large white. Mammoth White. Florets often measure 6 inches across. Minuet. Clear orchid-lavender. Pelegrina. Deep violet-blue. Pfitzer's Triumph. Orange red, deeper in the throat. Predominator. Exceptional salmon scar- let variety hard to beat. Any of the above, 6 cts. each; 55 cts. for 10; $5 per 100
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TWELVE POPULAR GLADIOLUS America. Large clear pink flowers on strong stems. Apricot Glow. Showy pure colored apricot- pink. Betty Nuthall. Magnificent blooms of rich coral pink. E. J. Shaylor. Beautiful deep rose-pink with well-ruffled edges. Gloriana. A pure golden salmon color which is always admired. Giant Nymph. Light rose-pink, creamy yellow throat. Golden Frills. Daffodil yellow with ruffled edges. Mrs. Frank Pendleton. Salmon pink, car- mine blotches in throat. Mrs. Leon Douglas. Begonia-rose flowers heavily splashed with scarlet. Red Charm. Velvety blood red. Viola Gem. Soft purple. Wasaga. Golden buff blooms with a nicely ruffled edge. Any of the above, 4 cts. each; 35 cts. for 10; $3 per 100 G. & T. EXHIBITION MIXTURE This Gladiolus mixture contains only the choicest of the large flowering sorts. 4 cts. each; 35 cts. for 10; $3 per 100 SPECIAL COLLECTION OF 9£adLo£ul Five each of the following ten varieties for $1.95 Apricot Glow Butterboy Debonair Early Dawn. Maid of Orleans Mrs. F. Pendleton Picardy Red Charm Splendorra Viola Gem All separately bagged and labeled Oune Scuvna Rcw-U AvaUablLdHurA^,March Ambassador. Brilliant rich cherry-red. Rich bronze foliage and stalk. Height, 4 feet. Apricot. Buff-yellow base, with salmon- pink. Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. Eureka. By far the very best white Canna ever introduced. Large, showy trusses. Height, feet. King Humbert. Orange-scarlet. Bronze foliage. Height, 5 feet. Yellow King Humbert. Yellow flowers blotched red. Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. and April Mme. Crozy. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet. Green foliage. Height, 3>£ feet. Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. Salmon-pink. Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. Rosea Gigantea. Rose-pink. Green foliage. Height, lYi feet. The President. Rich glowing scarlet with immense flowers 7 inches across. Green foliage. Height, 4 feet. Wyoming. Immense spikes of orange flow- ers. Bronze foliage. Height, 5 feet. Any of above varieties, 6 cts. each; 50 cts. for 10; $4 per 100 Hardy Lily Collection 6 bulbs (2 each of Henryi, Regale, and Speciosum magniflcum) for $1.25 Lilies by Mail Add 10% of your remittance to cover postage and special packing. Minimum charge 10 cts. Auratum (Golden-Rayed Lily). Pure white, spotted crimson; very fragrant. Blooms in July and August. 9 to 11-in. circum., 35 cts. each; $3 for 10. 11 to 13-in. circum., 45 cts. each; $4 for 10. Henryi. Rich apricot-yellow with brown spots. Blooms in August and September. 35 cts. each; $3 for 10. L. candidum (Madonna Lily). Still the loveliest of all white Lilies. Plant as early as possible in the autumn, covering the crowns with 2 inches of soil, and do not disturb. First-size bulbs. 10 cts. each; 90 cts. for 10. Jumbo bulbs, 15 cts. each; $1.30 for 10. Philippinense formosanum. Flowers pure white, resembling an Easter Lily, very fragrant. 20 cts. each; $1.80 for 10. Regale (Royal Lily). White, suffused pink, yellow at the center; very fragrant. Blooms in July. 7 to 8-in. circum., 25 cts. each; $2 for 10. 8 to 9-in. circum., 30 cts. each; $2.80 for 10. Speciosum album. Pure white Lilies. Blooms in July and August. 8 to 9-in. circum., 40 cts. each; $3.50 for 10. Speciosum magniflcum. White, spotted and bordered with ruby-carmine. Blooms in August and September. 9 to 11-in. circum., 30 cts. each; $3 for 10. 11 to 13-in. circum., 45 cts. each; $4 for 10. Speciosum rubrum. Large white flowers suffused rose-pink, spotted crimson. Blooms in July and August. 9 to 11-in. circum., 35 cts. each; $3 for 10. 11 to 13-in. circum., 45 cts. each; $4 for 10. Superbum (Turk's-Cap Lily). Immense, pyramidal cluster of brilliant orange-red, turban-shaped flowers, yellowish inside and spotted brown. Blooms in August. 80 cts. each; $3 for 10. Tigrinum splendens (Tiger Lily). Bright orange-red, spotted black. Blooms in August and September. 25 cts. each; $2 for 10. SPECIAL OFFER of Hardy Garden Lilies for Spring and Fall Planting TEN FINE LILIES 2—Lilium auratum 2—L. speciosum album S—L. speciosum rubrum $—L. superbum 10 BULBS (value $3.00) for $1.95 14 GRIFFITH & TURNER CO., 205 N. PAGA ST., BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

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