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Title: Choice Iowa seeds : second edition of the 27th annual catalogue and garden guide
Identifier: CAT31282703 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
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 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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Iowa Seed Company, Des Moines, Iowa. Grand Imperial Japanese Morning Glories. GIGANTIC FLOWERS. MAGNIFICENT FOLIAGE. EXQUISITE NEW COLORS. The vines of this new race of Ipomceas are of strong and robust growth, at- taining a height of from thirty to fifty feet. The foliage is most luxuriant, dis- tinct and varied; some vines have rich, vivid green leaves, others have silvery leaves, some with yellow leaves, and many produce leaves mottled and checkered like rich mosaics of light and dark green, white and gray. But the surpassing charm of these Imperial Japanese Morning Glories lies in the entrancing beauty and gigantic size of the flowers; they measure from four to six inches across, and their greater substance causes them to remain open much longer than ordinary Morning Glories. The colors of the flowers, shadings and mark- lugs are limitless, and are really wonders of nature, of such incomparable beauty that descriptions are inadequate. Some flowers are of deep, rich velvety tones, others more daintily tinted and shaded than an artist's brush could portray. The solid colors range through reds from soft rose to crimson, bronze and garnet maroon; from daintiest light blue to ultramarine, indigo and blackish purple; from snow white to cream and silvery gray; some are striped, starred and spot- ted; others have magnificent edges and throats. Over 200 distinct varieties have been counted. They grow readily from the seed, delighting in plenty of manure, â water and sunshine. Pinch back the vines so as to let them grow only 4 to 6 feet high and they will produce more flowers. The double flowering sorts are superb and must be seen to be appreciated to their full value. CHOICEST SINGLE MIXED.-Pcr pkt. 10c. CHOICEST DOUBLE MIXED.-Per pkt. 15c. GIANT FLOWERED MORNING GLORIES. A mixture of choice, new, large flowering varieties. This includes the renowned "Heavenly Blue," the striped, blotched and marbled varieties, new yellow flower- ing, Japanese, etc. The plants are of vigorous, rapid growth, attaining a height Qf twenty to thirty feet. Per pkt. 5c, oz. 10c. NEW DOUBLE-FLOWERED MORNING GLORIES. A splendid novelty of rapid growth, and produces its double flowers very freely. They are white with a slight spot of red or blue at the base of the larger petals. About 80 per cent of the seedlings will reproduce themselves true from seed; the remainder will flower semi-double or single. Seeds should be sown as early as the ground can be worked in the spring, or can be sown in the house and trans- Slanted outside as soon as the weather permits, so that a long season of beautiful owers may repay you. Ti uly a lovely addition to the floral kingdom. Per pkt. 10c.
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