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Title: Novelties and specialties
Identifier: CAT31295783 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson & Stokes; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Nursery stockPennsylvania PhiladelphiaCatalogs; VegetablesSeedsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCatalogs; FlowersSeedsPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCatalogs; FruitPennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCatalogs; GardeningEquipment and suppliesCatalogs; Seed industry and tradePennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaCatalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. Johnson & Stokes
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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NAMED VARIETIES, DWABF NAKTUKTiUMS. NASTURTIUnS Tom Thumb, Dwarf or Bedding Varieties The improved varieties of the Dwarf Nasturtium are among the most popular and beautiful of our garden plants. Their neat, compact growth, rich-colored flowers and free- blooming and long-lasting qualities, together -with their adaptability to almost any soil or situation, make them un- surpassed for garden decoration. 1 foot. OZ. PET. 2146. Aurora. Salmon-rose, mottled, blush white, garnet blotches, SO 20 SO 05 2131. Bronze Color. A coppery bronze 2132. Chameleon. Crimson, bronze and yellow, 2133. Ccerulea Rosea. Rose, tinged purple, . . 2134. Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur, spotted maroon, 2113. Empress of India. Brilliant crimson, dark foliage, 2135 Golden King. Grand flowers, 3 inches across: deep golden vellow, maroon blotches, 2135. King of Tom Thumbs. Crimson, . . .' 2114. King Theodore. Dark scarlet maroon, dark foliage, 2145. Lady Bird. Orange yellow, red spots. . . 2130. Prince Henry. Cream color, spotted scar- let and tipped with wine-red, 2142. Pearl. White, 2140. Scarlet, 2141. Yellow, 2147. Mixed Tom Thumbs. % lb., 50c, .... Any 6 of the above pkts. for 25c. TALL OR CLIMBING VARIETIES 2137. Hemisphoericum. Yellow, with rosy scarlet blotches, fine foliage. Oz., 20c: pkt., 5c. Regelianum. Violet ruby. Oz., 20c.: pkt.. 5c. Yon Moltke. Ruby rose. Oz., 20c; pkt., 5c. Nigro Purpureuni. Dark maroon. Oz., 20c; 21:38. 2133. 2153. pkt., 5c. 215 J. 2155. 2156. Orange. Oz.. 20c; pkt., Be. Scarlet. Oz.. 20c; pkt., 5c Tall Mixed Sorts. Oz., 15c; pkt., 5c NEW HYBRIDS OF MADAME GUNTER 2157. A new section, distinguished by dark-colored folhige and flowers of immense size and richness and variety of coloring. Per oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. LOBB'S TRAILING NASTURTIUM 2148. Asa Grey. Cream white, blotched crimson ma- roon. Pkt., 5c. 2149. Napoleon III. Yellow striped, rosv scarlet. PJrt., 5c 2150. RoidesNoirs. Almost black. Pkt., 5c 2151. Spitfire. Fiery red. Pkt., 5c. 2152. Lobb's Nasturtiums, Mixed. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c. PANSIES This attractive plant is too well known to require any description, as it is a favorite with all: the seed can be sown from September to March. The best plants are obtained from seed sown in the autumn and protected during winter; these flower early in the spring. The plants from spring sowing should be planted in a shady border. Pansies require fresh soil, enriched with decomposed manure. Johnson & Stokes' Kingly Collec- tion of Giant Pansies, nixed 2299. This superb collection cannot be surpassed for size, shape, markings or richness of color of the flowers. No pains are spared to make this strain absolute perfection in form, firmness of texture, size and freedom of bloom, and elegance and variety of markings and colorings. Price, 25c. per pkt.; 81.00 per % oz. 2_»81. Bugnot's Large Stained. Mixed colors. Acele- brated French strain : very large. Pkt., 20c. 2294. Cassier'sFive Blotched. Another choice French strain. Round flowers of great substance; each petal finelv blotched. Pkt., 20c. 2280. Imperial German. Laree flowering. Pkt., 15c 2279. Odier Blotched. Rich colors. Pkt., 10c 2276. English Show Mixture. Pkt., 10c. PKT. 2308. Azure Blue. Yerv Fine, . . SO 03 2261. " Belgian Striped, 22;6. Black (Faust' , 2274. Bronze, . . . 2262. Emperor Frederick (New), Dark Red 2275. Emperor Wil- liam, Ultramarine Blue 2277. Fire Dragon, Fiery Orange and Bronze, 2301. Fine German, Mixed 22SS. Giant "White, 22S9. Giant Yellow, 2263. Giant Black- Blue (New), . . . 2291. Giant Black. 2290. Giant Azure Blue (Emperor William), .... 2292. Giant Striped. 2302. Gold Mar- gined, All Colors, 2307. Havana Brown, New Shades 22-2. 2303. 2^:78. 2306. 2264. 2265. tra marine Blue, Deep Claret and White 2283. Prince Bis- marck, Beautiful Golden Bronze, . 2281. Quadricolor, or Pheasant's Eye (Rainbow), . . . 2266. Red Victoria (New), Yerv Fine. 22*5. Snow Queen, S itiny White, . . 2287. Striped and Mottled, Large Flowered, . . 2297. White, Pure, 2304. White, with Dark Centre, . . 229S. Yellow, Pure, 2.3)5. Yellow, with Black Centre, . . " We have grown Pan- sies for ten years, but never before have we gazed upon such large and beautiful ones."—Ira Belle Schuraff, Erie, Pa.

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