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Title: Floral gems for winter flowering
Identifier: CAT31284799 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: McGregor Brothers; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs
Publisher: Springfield, Ohio : McGregor Brothers
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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5 Choice Single Named Hyacinths Price, Your Selection, 10 Cents Each. SINGLE HYACINTHS are, by some, held in less estimation than double ones; but on a closer acquaintance with their fine quali- ties they will be found more deserving of cultivation. They are desirable for their early flowering, especially in pots or glasses. We have selected with great care this fine list of choice varieties of Single Hyacinths and have listed such as are of the very finest, producing large, full trusses, good bells, and of excellent shades of color. Alba Superbissiiiia—Immense white flowers; one of the finest known. Grandeur a Mervei lie—Rosy-white, large truss. Madam Van der Hoop—Large, snowy-white spikes; very showy. Roi des Belg-es—Beautiful crimson bells; a fine bloomer. Robert Steigfer—Very fine, large, compact spike of bright crimson-red flowers; should be in every collection. Gis'anfea—Thick spikes beautiful flesh color. One o ind large bells of the grandest sorts. Pale Rose, ve: (Rose) Baron Von Tbny early; a good sort. Gertrnde—Fine red; large compact truss; a splendid variety for bedding, as it stands very erect: also first class for forcing. Grand 3Iaitre—A tall grower, with huge, thick trusses of the loveliest, clear porcelain-blue; flowers of the most perfect shape. Pleneman—A magnificent sort, with enormous sky-blue bells, arranged in loose, graceful spikes of great size. ReRiiIns—Porcelain-blue, large spike, a very good variety for forcing and bedding. Ivin^ of the Bines—Deep glossy-blue, large con^na'^t spike, the finest dark-blue Hyacinth in cultivation. (Blue) Earon Von Thnyl—Dark, bright blue, large compact spike. La Citroniere—Lemon yellow; a good late bloomer; one of the best of its color. WE OFFER THE ABOVE FINE LIST OF SINGLE NAMED HYACINTHS, YOUR SELECTION, AT 10 CENTS EACH. Special Offer. With the idea of securing larger orders, we make the following very liberal offer: For ^l.OO we will send any Twelve Hyacinths that you may select from the above list, postage paid; or we will send by express the entire list of Fourteen fine Single Named Hyacinths for $1.00, purchaser paying express charges. We are confident you will feel amply repaid when these bulbs flower. Unnamed or Mixed Single Hyacinths in Separate Colors. You can do no better if you want a fine display for a small amount of money than to order a goodly lot of the following splendid bulbs. We offer these fine mixed Single Hyacinths, in separate colors, as follows: Pure White, Blush White, Rose or Pink, Red, Light Blue, Dark Blue and Yellow. Price, 5 cents each; 50 cents per dozen, by Mail, Postpaid.
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SPECIAL OFFER For $1.00 we will send you, postage paid, 24 Hyacinths, Single and Double, all colors, mixed (single and double varieties separate, but not the colors), the best mixture of sound, well matured Hyacinths, and full range of colors. For 50 cents we will send half the amount.

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