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Title: Florists' wholesale price list of plants, bulbs, seeds, etc. : for January and February 1896
Identifier: CAT31282464 (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Storrs & Harrison Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Nursery stock; Flowers; Vegetables; Bulbs (Plants)
Publisher: Painesville, Ohio : Storrs & Harrison 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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PAINESVILLE, OHIO. ANTHEMIS. Coronaria fl. pi. A useful pot plant with full double, golden yellow flowers. $5.00 per 100. TinctOPia. A hardy golden Marguerite, producing its single yellow flowers during the whole Summer. $3.50 per 100. BEGONIAS. FLOWERING VARIETIES. New Begonia, Semperflorens Elegantissima Alba. A grand new French variety that is de- cidedly distinct from any other white variety. The flowers are very large, pure glistening snow-white, on stiff erect stems. Plant a fine free grower, and when in bloom the foliage is nearly hidden under the profusion of snow-white flowers. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. Alba Pieta. Leaves glossy green, thickly spotted with silvery white. Flowers white. $4.00 per 100. Alba Pieta Rosea. A seedling of Alba Picta crossed Rubra. Foliage deep rich green, spotted white; delicate rose-colored flowers on long, pendant stems. $4.00 per 100. Argentea Guttata. Purple bronze leaves, with 'silver markings, flowers white. $4.00 per 100. Duehartrei. Foliage lanceolate, sharply pointed, dark bronze green on upper surface ; reddish purple on underside, flower large in good sized panicles, pure white. A charming variety for Winter bloom- ing. $8.00 per 100.
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OTTO HACKER. Otto Hacker. Plant a strong, vigorous grower* with large, shining deep green leaves 8 to 10 inches long, with three to four triangular lobes on upper edge. The flowers are borne in immense pendant clusters 8 to 10 inches across, twelve to twenty-five large flowers in a cluster. Color a beautiful bright coral red. By far the most prolific bloomer of all the large growing Begonias. $1.00 per doz. Erfordia. One of the most prolific bloomer, tinually covered with clusters of its delicate salmon flowers. An excellent variety for out* bedding, growing and blooming in our hot sun e to the best bedding geraniums, being a mass of bk the whole season, and if lifted and potted btef frost, will continue to flower all Winter. $4.0C 100. M. de Lesseps. In the style of Argentea Gut but with much larger leaves, beautifully spotted silver. $5.00 per 100. Manieata Aurea. Large glossy leaves, beautifi blotched with creamy white. Flowers delicate bh on long stems. $1.00 per doz. President Carnot. A remarkable strong growing variety, of stiff, upright habit; foliage very large; flowers beautiful coral red in large pendant panicles similar to Rubra, but very much larger. $8.00 per 100. Rubra. A favorite with every one; flowers rich coral red, in large pendant panicles. One of the best. $4.00 per 100. Semperflorens Gigantea Rosea. Of strong, upright growth, with fine large cardinal red flowers. $6.00 per 100. Semperflorens Elegans Rosea. An excellent plant for pot culture, making nice compact speci- mens that are bright with bloom the year round, but its greatest value is as a bedder, where it is a strong rival with our brightest colored geraniums, with its mass of bright, rosy carmine flowers. $5.00 per 100. Thurstoni. A variety with beautiful, glossy foli- age; makes a grand bedding variety in partial shade. $4,00 per 100. Mineata per 100 $3 00 Marguerite " " 3 00 Metallica " " 4 00 Metallica Valutina " " 4 00 Sandersoni " " 3 00 Sanquinea " " 5 00 Souv. de Pres. Gaulain " " 4 00 Vernon " " 3 00 Weltoniensis " " 3 00 Wettsteinii " " 3 00 REX BEGONIAS. We offer a fine variety of this beautiful class of foliage plants in 12 named sorts. $5.00 per 100. BEGONIAS. TUBEROUS ROOTED. Fine, large, well-ripened bulbs, from one of the best European collections. Finest Single Named Colors, white, pink, scarlet and yellow. $5.00 per 100. Finest Single Mixed, $4.00 per 100. Finest Double Mixed, all colors, $10.00 per 100. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. New Varieties and Those of Special Merit. HILL 8c CO.'S SET FOR I896: Daydawn, Oct. 15; 3 ft. high. Diameter of bloom l\ inches. A fine early white, center creamy lemon upon opening, gradually becoming pure white; the petals increase in length from the center; stems stiff with foliage quite up to the flower; bears close bench planting; a fine traveler and keeper. Received Cer- tificate N. C. S. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100. Governor Matthews, 4) ft.; midseason. A free

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