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Title: 30th annual catalogue
Identifier: CAT31284754 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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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Imperial Mixed. Sixty of the best varieties care fully selected so as to get the proper proportion of each color in the assortment. This makes the choicest mixture ever offered. Our illustration shows a bunch of the va rious colors and we are sure our customers will be greatly pleas- ed with them. Per pkt. 5c. oz. 10c, M lb. 30c. lb. $1-00.
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SWEET PEAS. May well be called Amer- ica's favorite, as it is such a popular and easily grown flower that rich and poor ' Vv alike can enjoy its fragrance and beauty. Out of nearly 200 varieties which we carefully examined on the trial grounds last year we selected the fol- lowing as being the very best, and they include all desirable colors, shades and markings. Our seed was grown for us by the most prominent Sweet Pea specialist in America and cannot fail to please the most fastidious. Ask for ci cular giving instructions for growing. All 5c per pkt. oz. 10c. 2 oz. package 15c, J£ lb. 20c, lb. 65c, except where noted. • AURORA..—Extra large flowers flaked and striped bright salmon on a white ground. BLACK KNIGHT —A superb novelty. Flowers large of rich glossy blackish maroon. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, »4 lb. 40c. BLANCHE BURPEE.—The finest pure white; blooms freely. B0REAT0N— Very fine dark variety, with immense, bold, attractive flowers borne in great profusion. Color red. mahoganv and maroon. Very beautiful. CAPTAIN OF THE BLUES.—Large shell-shaped flowers of purplish blue, wings deep blue. COUNTESS OF RADNOR —One of the handsomest. Standard rich lavender mauve, wings lighter. CUPID, WHITE—A. unique novelty, very dwarf, does not climb. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, )i lb. 40c. CUPID, PINK.—Like above but of pink color. Pkt. 5c. oz. 15c, J4 lb. 50c. EMILY ECKFORD.—A superb large flower of rosy heliotrope color. EMILY HENDERSON.—Extra large pure white. EXT,(A EARLY BLANCHE FERRY-—Earliest of all. An improvement on Painted Lady. Delicately hand- some and a profuse bloomer. GRAY FRIAR.—White clouded and dotted lilac. HER MAJESTY.—A large bold flower of bright rosy carmine. Wings carmine lake. LOTTIE ECKFORD.—White suffused with rosy lilac, while whole flower is edged blue. Beautiful. LOTTIE HUTCHINS—A novelty of straw color, striped and clouded light pink. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c. )4 lb. 50c. LOVELY.—A charming flower of exquisi.e piuk color. MRS. DUGDALE.—One of Eck- ford*s latest novelties, standard rose, wings primrose, shaded and splashed rose. A grand large flower. Pkt, 10c, oz. 20c, % lb. 65c. MRS. ECKFORD.-Charming primrose yellow.

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