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Title: Novelties and specialties for 1897
Identifier: CAT31294012 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: W. W. Barnard & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Illinois Chicago Catalogs; Seeds Varieties Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs Plants Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : W. W. Barnard & 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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ICE PLANT. LUPIN US.-(Lupin, Sundial Bean.) Showy plants, easily errown, furnish long spikes of gay- colored flowers, 2 to 3 ft. 2804. Tall Varieties Mixed. Per oz. 25c. Pkt., 3c. 2805. Dwarf Varieties, Mixed, lft. Pkt., 3C. LYCHNIS.-(Ragged Robin.) Hardy perennial of easy culture; very showy and at- tractive in mixed borders. 2834. Chalcedonica Scarlet. Fine head of bright scarlet; perfectly hardy; 2 ft. Pkt., 5c. 2835. Chalcedonica Alba. White; 2 ft. Pkt., 5c. 2840. Fulgens. Brilliant scarlet; if sown early will bloom the first season, 1^ ft. Pkt. 5c. LOPHOSPERMUM. Ornamental greenhouse climber with large purple flow- ers, bloom the first year from seed, 10 ft. H. H. A. 2950. Scandens. Flowers rosy purple, resembling the Fuxglove, desirable for bastets, vases, etc. Pkt., 5c7 L»OBELIf\.
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LOBELIA FORMOSA. The cultivated herbaceous Lobelias have graceful foli- age and beautiful flowers. The Erinus or hanging vari- eties are used for baskets, vases, etc., and the dwarf sorts for pots, borders and carpet bedding. They flower freely the first year from seed. T. P. 2807. Erinus. Emperor William. (Blue King.) Very low and compact, light blue, fine. Pkt., 5c. Erinus. Crystal Palace Jom- pacta. Azure blue, very compact, Pkt., 5c. •3809. Speciosa. Bright blue; for hanging baskets or vases.* Pkt., 5c. 2810. Erinus Gracilis. Blue; best for vases and hanging bask- ets. Pkt., 5c. 2811 Erinus Paxtoniana Mannorata. Blue and white. Pkt., 10c. 2812. Erinus. White Pearl. Dwarf; flowers white. Pkt,, 5c. 2813. Erinus. Royal Pur- ple. A splendid new variety with dark foliage and rich blue flowers marked with white eye. Pkt., 10c. 2814. Cardinalis. (Cardinal Flower.) Bright scarlet, splendid, hardy herbaceous perennial: 2 ft. Pkt., 5c. 2819. Fulgens. Queen Victoria. Dark scar let flowers; dark leaves; very showy; 3 ft H.H.P. Pkt., 10c FORMOSfl- 2824. A very distinct and beautiful scarlet Lobelia of deep ruby scarlet. In style of flowers and habit of grc »vth it compares with the well-known Lobelia Speciosa and we can recommend it as the most novel and striking intro- duction in dwarf bedding Lobelias. Pkt., 15c.

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