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Title: Annual descriptive catalogue : seeds &c.
Identifier: CAT31282554 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Joseph Breck & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Joseph Breck & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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BULB AND PLANT SPECIALTIES AMARYLLIS — Lutea. (Sternbergia.) Showy yellow, autumn flowering variety. 15 cts. each ; £1.50 per doz. Vallotta Purpurea. Crimson-scarlet flowers, borne in clusters of five or six on a long stem. A fine sort for pot culture. 50 cts. each, $4.00 per doz. Vittata. Red and white grounds, beautifully peaked with many tints. 60 cts. each. APIOS TUBEROSA. A pretty, hardy, native climber. Flowers resemble the well-known Wis- taria ; very fragrant. 20 cts. each; $2 co per doz. ANEMONES. Wind-Flower. The following sorts are perfectly hardy and well worthy a place in every garden. A. Japonica. 2 ft., September. Of free, vigorous habit of growth, and in autumn producing a con- tinuous abundance of bright red flowers. 20 cts. each; $2.25 per doz. A. Japonica Alba. 2 ft., September. An excellent companion to the preceding sort. The flowers are pure white with yellow centre, fine for cutting. 20 cts. each ; $2.25 per doz. A. Japonica. Whirlwind. This plant is of more vigorous growth than either of the above, and has handsomer, broader and thicker foliage. The distinct, pure-white, semi-double flowers appear in August and continue until frost. Each flower is on a stiff clean stem, admirable for cutting pur- poses. 25 cts. each j £2.50 per doz.
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BEGONIA. Tuberous Rooted. These are desirable plants for bedding as well as pot culture. The flowers are not destroyed by rain storms but seem to shine more bril- liantly after every shower. The colors are varied and beautiful. Our bulbs are from the same source as our seed and are unsurpassed. Single flowered sorts, red, crimson, scarlet, rose, pink, white, yellow, gold and bronze, striped and flaked. 10 cts. each.; $1.00 per doz ; $7.00 per 100. Single Flowered. Mixed colors, 6 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. Double Flowered Sorts. Same colors as the single kinds. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Double Flowered Mixed. 12 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. Tuberous Rooted Begonias CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. Beautiful, ornamental foliage plants. The leaves are of immense size, light green, with darker veins. Will grow in any good garden soil, to a height of five feet. Dry bulbs, according to size, 10, 15 and 20 cts. each; $1.00 to $2.00 per doz. Bulbs started in pots, 20 and 25 cts. each; $2.00 to $3.00 per doz. CA.LLA LILIES. White. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. Little Gem. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. CINNAMON VINE. A hardy climber with shining green foliage and fragrant white flowers. 6 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz. CRINUM. Amaryllis-like bulbous plants, suitable for pet or open ground culture. Capense. Bright Rose. 25 cts. each. Kirkii. Large white, purple-striped flowers borne on dark purple- colored stems 2 feet high ; 40 cts. each. Ornatum. Dedicate blush with a pink stripe through the centre. Very fragrant. 35 cts. each. See Special Offers on third page of cover.

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