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Title: W.C. Wilson's annual descriptive catalogue of new and selected bedding plants, for the spring of 1871, embracing roses, dahlias, fuschias, chrysanthemums, summer climbers, fruit trees, grape vines, small fruits, evergreens, shrubs, &c., &c
Year: 1871 (1870s)
Authors: Wilson, W.C Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Bedding plants Catalogs Floriculture Catalogs Flowers Catalogs Nursery stock Catalogs
Publisher: Astoria, N.Y. : W.C. Wilson
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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, deep yellow margin.MRS. SOPHIA MESSEBERG.—Dark green foliage, crimson maroon zone, sometimes variegated. COUNTESS OF TYRCONNELL.—Zone of dark bronze, edged and tinted withbright carmine. MRS. BENYON.—Rich golden yellow, zone shaded with red, dwarf grower,scarlet flowers. MRS. POLLOCK.—Bronze red zone, with rays of bright crimson overlapping arich golden yellow margin. QUADRICOLOR.—Creamy white margin, zone flamed with red, pink andcrimson. COUNTESS OF WARWICK.—Broad white margin, zone dark bronze, bandedwith pink. 12 Wilsons catalogue of plants. QUEEN MART.—Dark shaded zone, very effective. MOONBEAM.—Creamy white leaf margins, and carmine rose zone; flowers ; scarlet carmine color.PICTURATA.—Broad silver margin, zone beautifully shaded rose.VERNON.—Broad white border and rose colored zone ; flowers carmine rose color. TRICOLOR NOSEGAY.—Creamy yellow border, merging into silver white ;flowers scarlet. RAINBOW.—Silver white margin and red zone; flowers scarlet.
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double: GERANIUM, MADAME LEITIOINE. Wilsons catalogue of plants. 1.1 Double Flowered Geraniums. A new and beautiful section of this well-known plant, producing doubleflowers, and are cultivated as easily as the single varieties. They will, nodoubt, become very popular, as the blossoms do not shed their petals, hencethey remain in flower a long time, and are useful in a variety of ways, wherethe single varieties are all almost worthless. They are first-class bedding plants.Price, 50 cents each, except where noted. TRIOMPHE DE THUMESNIL. A free, vigorous branching habit, with remarkable large compact trusses ofrosy violet, carmine flowers, perfectly double. Extra. SURPASSE GLORIE DE NANCY.—A strong vigorous grower; flowervery double ; color bright scarlet. MADAME ROSE CHARMEAUX. A beautiful variety, and perfect counterpart in growth, and blooming as thewell-known Tom Thumb and Crystal Palace Scarlet Geraniums. Produces aprofusion of brilliant scarlet double flowers in trusses one-thir

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