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Title: Autumn catalogue : 1903
Identifier: autumncatalogue119pete (find matches)
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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HEPATICA. LEUCOJUM, OR SNOWFLAKE. HEMEROCALLIS. day lily. Very ornamental hardy plants, having elegant foliage and handsome flowers; they are of the easiest culture in any ordinary garden soil, and form admirable clumps. The flowers are somewhat ephemeral but are produced successively and in great abundance. Height, 2 to 3 feet. (Ready in November.) Flava. The old favorite " Yellow Day Lily." turned Flowers bright yellow, delicately per- Aurantlaoa Major. The Giant-flowering Day Lily. Anew Hemerocallis from Japan; a very vigorous-growing plant with broad, long foliage, and immense broad-petaled trumpet, lily-like flowers 6 inches across, of a deep orange color and very fragrant; it flowers freely during late summer and autumn HEPATIC AS. Are among our finest hardy, early spring-flowering bulbous plants, of the easiest culture, thriving in any ordinary garden, but particularly adapted to wild, semi-shaded situations. The plants form tufts about 9 inches high, and are completely smothered with flowers. Angulosa. Sky-blue single flowers as large as a half dollar Alba. Large pure white flowers Rubra. Rosy-red flowers IRIS. Alata. (Scorpion Iris.) About one foot high, with broad leaves. The flowers are very large (4 to 6 inches across), of lilac-blue with blotches of bright yellow spotted with a darker shade. It commences to bloom in October, producing a second crop of flowers in December if the weather be not too severe. Admirably adapted for pot culture ENGLISH IRIS. (Anglica.) Large handsome flowers, with rich purple, blue and lilac colors predominating; grows 18 to 20 inches high. Perfectly hardy. Mixed Colors... Florentina. Very beautiful pure white, slightly shaded with blue and with a yellow beard; deliciously violet scented Histrio. Charming new species—bright blue, blotched yellow—and very early Lorteti. One of the most beautiful. The flowers are very large and the coloring fine. A creamy-white ground with crimson-purple spots and veins, concentrated at the centre into a dark, crimson-purple "signal." The standards are pure white with violet lines. Blooms in June Peacock. (Pavonia.) Pure white with a bright blue spot on each petal. Fine for pots or garden culture. 1 foot Suslana. (The Mourning Iris.) A remarkably handsome species with immense - flowers; blush color, tinted with brown and covered with a network of dark lines; May-flowering. Height, 1 foot .• SPANISH IRIS. Iris Hispanica. This type is well adapted for pot culture and forcing, blooming in the winter. The flowers are of great beauty, and cut in the bud state last from one to two weeks in bloom. If planted in boxes and placed in cold frames until they show bud, then brought into heat, they can be had in bloom from March on, and will give great satisfaction. The Spanish Iris also succeeds nicely as a garden plant, requiring protection in cold latitudes. Mixed Spanish Iris GERMAN IRIS. Iris Cermanica. (See page 29.) JAPAN IRIS. Iris Kaempferi. (See page 28.) IXIAS. The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with low, slender, graceful spikes of bloom. The colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the centre always differing in color from the other parts of the flower, so that the blossoms, expanding in the sun's rays, present a picture of gorgeous beauty. Mixed Colors JONQUILS. '(Seepage 20.) LACHENALIA NELSONI. Beautiful early spring-flowering bulbs for the greenhouse or window garden. Of the easiest culture; treated as Hyacinths and grown cool they will flower for two months—with wonderful freedom. Bear long racemes of brilliant golden-yellow flowers, which, with the spotted foliage, render them exceptionally striking LEUCOJUM VERNUM. spring snowflake. Produces flowers like monster snowdrops; very graceful in growth, having the deli- cate fragrance of the Violet. It is one of our earliest spring flowers, with white blos- soms distinctly tipped green, handsome in outline and prized for bouquets. They should be grown in quantities in the borders or in spots on the edges of shrubbery, where they are beautifully effedive. and when established produce enormous quantities of flowers. They can also be slowly forced in pots for winter bloom 8c. 30c. 2.00 Six Bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates. All Bulbs are delivered free in theU. S. "£"!,=. otherwise noted.

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