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Title: Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs
Identifier: CAT31285742 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Royal Palm Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Oneco, Fla. : Royal Palm Nurseries, Reasoner Bros.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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HIPPOCRATEA Indica.** * S E. A climbing shrub from India, introduced by us in 1901. Pot- plants, 35 cts. each. HYDRANGEA. '•^ S E. Garden Hydrangeas. Splendid plants for outdoor culture in Florida; hardy here. Flowers changeable. All Hydrangeas need partial shade in the South, as the sun some- times burns them in the summer. H. coerulea. Flowers bluish rose. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Larger, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. Thomas Hogg. Flowers large, pure white; valu- ble for cemetery decoration as a pot-plant, or in open ground here. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. Red.Branched. New sort, with reddish pink flowers. This is an excellent, robust variety, freely producing its large heads of flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Large, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. ILEX Dahoon. *TE. Dahoon Holly of the Southern States. One of the most valuable broad- leaved evergreens. Leaves richest glossy green; tree covered with bright red shining berries in fall or winter. Fine young trees, 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. Large bushes, 4 to 6 feet, well branched, bearing, 50 cts. each. I. opaca. *TE. The well-known Holly of the South. Leaves serrated and prickly; berries larger than Dahoon holly, bright red. Strong stock, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz, IRIS Cermanica. * S. (Flower-de-Lnce.) A hardy plant which we find does well in partial shade this far South. Flowers about three inches across, in many varieties, purple, yellow, etc., on stems 2 to 3 feet high. Mixed sorts, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. I. hexagona. * S E. Blue-Flag. Evergreen. A hardy Southern variety of the greatest possible beauty. The loveliest flowers of the whole South. Rich purple and blue, with yellow markings; 3 to 4 inches across, resembles the costliest and rarest or- chid flower. Blooms in spring. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz. I. hexagona alba.*SE. A very rare form of the common Flag, wiih pure white flowers. A splendid plant. 25 cts. each. I. Kaempferi.* S. Japanese Iris. The finest flowered of all the Irises, in many shades of color, and flowers often a foot wide. Strong plants. Mixed varieties, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. IXORA cocclnea. * * * S D E. Flame-of-ti:e- WoODS. East Indies, China and Ceylon. A shrub, 3 to 4 feet in height, corymbs of scarlet flowers. A splendid house plant, 10 cts. and 25 cts. each. 1. Duffii.*** S DE. New. Magnificent species, with brilliant red flowers in large heads, 3 to 5 inches across, lasting many days in perfection. 35 cts. each. I. parviflora.*** S D E. A choice species, ever- green, like the others, but with white flowers. A strong grower. Fine plants, 25 cts. each. I. Wllliamsii.* ** S D E. Orange-scarlet flowers. Slow grower. 40 cts. each. JACOBINIA velutina. *** S D E. A choice housp-plant allied to (and commonly listed as) Justicia. The heads of pink flowers are freely produced. 20 cts. each. J. coccinea. * * * S D E. (Justicia incorrectly). South America. A quick-growing, tender green- house plant, producing clusters of beautiful scar- let flowers; leaves green. Continually in bloom. Can be grown outdoors successfully in Florida. A grand bedder, always in bloom. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. JASMINUM. Jessamine. Jessamines are favor- ites everywhere on account of their combined beauty and fragrance. They are among the best of per- fumery plants, many hundreds of acres being de- voted to their culture in Italy and southern France. For the so-called "Cape Jessamine," see Gardenia. J. graclllimum.* * V D E. Is one of the most distinct in its graceful habit and in the abundance of its large, starry flowers, which are also more copiously produced. It appears to be a small species, with long, very slender branches, springing from low down on the stem and curving over on all sides, weighed down by terminal globose panicles. Pure white flowers. Stands considerable frost, and grows into a scrambling bush 5 to 7 feet high. 15 cts. each; larger, 25 cts. each. J. grandiriorum.* * V D E. Catalonian, or Spanish Jasmine. This is nearly erect, but does better when supported. Compound leaves; flowers large, white, star-shaped, and very fragrant. Grown in Europe for perfumery. 15 cts. each. J. humile (revolutum).* S. E. North Hindostan and Nepaul. A yellow-flowered, hardy shrub; net twining. This is hardy as far north as Maryland outdoors. Flowers freely produced in spring; spar- ingly in summer and autumn; very fragrant. 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. J. pubescens (multiflorum).** V D E. Very like J. qracUUymim, but having flowers less pointed. Fine plants, 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. J. officinale (poeticum).* S E. A climbing shrub (needs assistance in climbing), with dark-green, glossy leaves, hardy in the South. Fragrant white flowers, borne in summer. Very fine. 15 cts. and 25 cts. each, for fine plants.

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