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Title: Bulbs and seeds : autumn 1899
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : D.M. Ferry & 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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h;;?5 cents per dozen; $i.j^per 100. DOUBLE NARCISSUS (DAFFODIL) EACH. DOZ Albus Plenus Odoratus, purewhite, with many petals,sweet-scented; $2.00 per 100. 5 Incomparable, double yellow,large and fine, $1. 75 per 100 4 Orange Phoenix, creamy whitewith orange center, and manylarge petals 5 Von Sion, the old, well-knownDouble Yellow Daffodil.Large, double, golden yel-low, extra fine for forcingor outdoor culture. This isthe true double trumpetshaped variety, so largelyused for cut flowers, $3.00per 100 5 50 40 50 50 POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS EACH DOZ Double Roman, white with yel-low center, very fragrant 5 Qloriosa, creamy white, deeporange cup 6 Grand Monarque, white, citroncup 7 Grand Primo, white, citron cup 7 Grand Soleil dOr, yellow withorange cup; beautiful 6 Newton, very fine yellow withorange cup 7 Paper White, pure white, maybe had in l)l()om by Christmas 4 Paper White Grandiflora, annnprovement on the preced-ing variety 5 Staten General, white with yel-low cu)) 6 60 Fine Mixed 5 50
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PAPEH WHITE (,IM\nil-l()RA NARCISSUS. ^^^Smgle and dose?i prices includepostai^e. The 100 rates are by expressat purchasers expense. Not less than6 of a)iy one variety supplied at doze7irates,and not less thaji 2^ at 100 rates. D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 13 Ghinese....Sacred Ully OR JOSS FLOWER. The flowers of this variety of Polyan-thus are of a satiny white color withgolden yellow cups. The dark greenfoliage is exceedingly luxuriant andbeautiful. It is the sort grown by theChinese from time immemorial to dec-orate their sacred temples or JossHouses, on their New Years day. Bymethods of culture original to them,they succeed in growing large, solidbulbs, which produce a profusion ofbloom in an incredibly short time; usual-ly not more than four to six weeks fromthe time of planting. This splendidflower increases in popularity every yearand immense quantities of bulbs are an-~nually imported into this country. Culture.—Being partially aquatic, thisplant must have plenty of

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