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Title: Pearce's seeds, 1896
Identifier: CAT31282357 (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: John S. Pearce & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Ontario Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: London, Ont. : John S. Pearce & 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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THYRSAGANTHUS RUTI LANS.— 33 Carmine Fountain—Of all plants that bloom during winter and spring, the most graceful and beautiful, and best adapted for indoor decoration, is Thyrsacanthus. As a table plant its tubular blooms on long (20-inch) thread-like branches show to great advantage. Considering its easy growth and the length of time it lasts in bloom, it is just one of those plants that should find a place in every collection, however choice. From Fleures des Serres by Mr. Louis Van Houtte:—"To say that the plant has fulfilled all expectations is to keep within the truth. It was described and pictured as bearing racemes of flowers 6 to 8 inches long, yet the plant before us is covered with sprays over 20 ins. in length, all garnished with flowers of the brightest carmine. It is a good plant in every meaning of the word ; a precious plant for decorative purposes, and a credit to Mr. Linden." Each, 25c. ROSES. —34 Duchess of Edinburgh—One of the finest double whites ever produced. Corolla averages 2% ins. across; petals of great substance; very pure white; sepals bright carmine; very free, and a most charming variety. Each, 25c. 35 Kaiserina Augusta Victoria (Tea).—Pure ivory-white; a flower of grand build, from the very first bud forms till the rose drops its petals. This elegant variety can be had in first- class style, and great purity of color, throughout the year. A splendid grower, and with most beautiful foliage. Has proved one of the very best of the forcing roses. Each, 25c. 36 Earl Of Dufferin (Hybrid Perpetual). —Fine velvety crim- son, very large, full and finely formed. Each, 25c. 37 Mrs. John Laing" (Hardy, ever-blooming Hybrid Per- petual).—This we consider one of the finest roses of its class. Color a soft, delicate pink, with a satin tinge ; very fragrant. Each, 25c. 38 Gen. Jacqueminot.—Rich glowing crimson, of exquisite shape and delightful fragrance; the most popular of all the hardy roses. Each, 25c. 39 Coquette des Blanches (Hybrid Perpetual).—One of the finest hardy white roses. Flowers of medium size, pro- duced in great masses. Each, 25c. 40 La Prance (Hybrid Tea).—Large, double flowers of silvery roses; exquisite fragrance. Each, 25c. 41 Sunset (Tea).—Of large size and perfect shape; it is of a rich shade of saffron and orange. ' Each, 25c. 42 Dinsmore (Hardy ever-blooming rose).-A vigorous and free- blooming rose, perfectly hardy, and bearing large, perfectly double flowers of a rich scarlet-crimson color. Each, 25c. 43 NiphetOS (Tea).—Long buds of pure white; there is none to equal it for cutting. Each, 25c. Thyrsacanthus Rutilans. 44 Perle des Jardins (Tea).—Beautiful rich yellow ; of large size and perfect form. Each, 25c. THE NEW CLIMBING ROSE. 45 Crimson Rambler. — A beautiful, new, hardy, climbing Polyantha Rose. A wonderfully strong, vigorous grower, often making shoots twelve to fifteen feet long in a season. The flowers are produced in immense clusters. Color, bright crimson. A grand pillar rose. Each, 25c. 46 SOLANU M SEA FORT HIA NUM.— Certainly one of the finest plants lately introduced. Every one is well acquainted with Solanum Jasminoides, and its merits are greatly appreciated. In this Solanum we have a far superior plant in every respect. It is of robust growth, soon making fine specimens that will climb over and cover a porch with most handsomely cut foliage. It is covered during the summer months with hundreds of clusters of large lavender-blue, Wistaria-like flowers, brightly set off with golden stamens, each cluster measur- - ing 15 inches in circumference, and often attaining a length of 12 inches. The flowers, which appear on the plants when only a few- inches high, are succeeded by scarlet berries, remaining perfect for a long time. A brilliant future stands before it. The most r>trr«-nnent European horticultural publications have praised it in st flattering terms, and a colored plate of it was published in le Garden. At the Royal Kew gardens it was the subject of uch admiration. Each, 25c. ST ROB/LA NTHES DYER/A NUS.- Royal Purple—A new house and bedding plant sent out last year by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of England, at $2 each, and to which was awarded the gold medal offered by the King of Bel- gium at the Ghent exhibition. It forms a compact bush 18 inches high, with leaves 6 to 9 inches long, 3 to 4 inches wide, and of the most intense metallic purple color, shading into light rose with a light green margin, a combination unapproached by any other plant. The flowers are a lovely violet-blue, very beautiful. Mr. Pfister, of the White House, Washington, put it in the open border, where it grew and colored up beyond all expectation in a very exposed position. It has created a veritable sensation wherever exhibited, and will be grown by the thousand as a bedding plant, while at the same time one of the most brilliant decorative plants in existence ; for table ornament, parlor or greenhouse, nothing can equal it. Each, 25c.
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Just think of it—33 plants for $1.00! See page 46.

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