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Title: The Geo. H. Mellen Co. : 1900
Identifier: CAT31284793 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Geo. H. Mellen Co; Innisfallen Greenhouses; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Springfield, Ohio : Geo. H. Mellen 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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16 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Seedsmen. SET OF SIX (yef-Bloomios Kellow Gens.
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The Best oL fellow Doses. A beautiful Rose. This exceedingly lovely variety cannot be surpassed by any Rose of its color. In the open ground it is truly magnificent. The flowers are extra large, very double and full, and are dehciously scented. The color is pale canary yellow, massing to rich creamy white, shaded with pale rose. " It grows strong and sturdily, and blooms constantly and with great freedom. As an out-door Rose for bedding, mass- ing, or for single specimens it cannot be exceeded. Price, 10 cents each; two-year-old plants. 25 cents each. A new Rose of exquisite kind and color, ranked by many enthusiasts as the best yellow Tea Rose. The flowers are of large size, perfectly double to the center and perfect in shape both in bud and blossom. The color is magnificent—deep rtce lemon-yellow vrith creamy-yellow center with tints of sulphur. It is beautiful beyond'description. A strong healthy grower and one of the grandest Roses in this book. Price, \ 5 cents each; two-year-old plants. 30 cents each- Pearl Des Jardins. Pearl of the Garden. This magnificent yellow Tea Rose still retains its posi- tion as one of the very miest and most beautiful Roses of its color ever introduced; the demand for it constantly in- creases as its great value be- comes better known, more plants being wanted year bv year ; the color is clear, gold- en-vellow, an indescriMbly ricn and beautiful shade, and entirely distinct from any other variety; the fiowers are extra large, full, globular form with great depth and substance, richly perfumed, and exquisitely be'autiful in every way. Suceeds well in open ground, but is especially valuable for forcing for cut flowers. Price. 10 cents each; two-year-old plants.'25c each. The Deep Golden-Yellow, Mile. Cecile Berthod. Most beautiful, both in bud and flower, which is deep golden-yellow. In fact the deepest yellow in color of any Rose we grow. The foliage is very bright. This is a Rose of magnificent size and color. Price, 10 cents each; two-year-old plants. 25 cents each. The Favorite Rose, Yellow Queen. One of the finest yellow Tea Roses for out-door planting, and one of the hardiest of the Tea section. It blooms very freely and every flower is a gem : very large and fully double. Well established plants produce flowers equal to M. Niel in size. Color deep chi'ome yellow. Price. 10 cents each; large two-year-old plants. 25 cents'each. The Unique Rose, Mile. Franceska Kruger. The striking color of this handsome Rose places it at once in the front as a bud producer in the open air. In its shading of deep, coppery-yellow it stands unique and distinct from all others. The flower, when open, is of good size and very sym- metrical. One of the finest Roses to plant in masses and clumps. Price, 10 cents each; largetwo-year-old plants, 25c each. The "CANARY" Set Complete for 50 cents; Same in two-year-old plants, $1.25. May Be Included in Club Rates.

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