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Title: 1900 catalogue of Plant Seed Company : reliable vegetable, farm, and flower seeds
Identifier: CAT31284828 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Plant Seed Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Missouri Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Agricultural implements Catalogs
Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Plant Seed Company
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ALL 5 PER PACKET, Containing *4 OUNCE. Per OUNCE, lO Excepting Nos. 370,389,398. SWEET PEAS. BEST AND NEWEST NAHED SORTS. (Varieties marked Xwe consider finest for color, size, etc, Nos. X3r»0—Alice Bckford. Rich cream tinted cerise; wina:s white. Very fine. X351—America. White, heavily striped blood'red. Most showy striped sort. X353—Aurora. Gigantic Size. White, magnificently fiaked and striped orange. X3o3—Blanclie Burpee. Largest flowered pure white variety. Originated by Mr. E' k- ford. 354— Blanche Ferry. (Improved Painted Lady.) The popular pink and white. 355— Bronze King. Copper color standards; ivory white wings. An odd combinatiou. X35G—Captivation. Purplish magenta; dainty form. Beautiful color. Tnily captivating. 357— Celestial. Delicate azure blue; lighter than Radnor; large round flowers: of Ger- man origin. 358— Columbia. (Red. white and blue.) The three colors are quite distinct. 359— Countess of Aberdeen. Pale pink, edged rose; of good size and form. 360— Coquette. Creamy flesh; rose tinted standards. A soft and pretty shade. X361—Countess of Radnor, Improved. Pure, light lavender. A beautiful color. X362—Countess of Shrewsbury. Soft rose standards; white wings. A grand variety. 363— Crown Jewel. Rosy pink standards; lighter pink wings, slightly tinted violet. 364— Capid—Dwarf White. Grows but 6 inches in height. For pots, bedding, etc. 365— Cupid—Dwarf Pink. Stronger growth than 364. Flowers like Blanche Perry. 366— Daybreak. White ground; watered and netted bright carmine. Free bloomer. X367—Dorothy Tennant. Rosy mauve. Large size and of fine form. X368—Ducliess of Sutherland, or Modesty. A most delicate pink. Long steins. 369— Duke of Clarence. Velvety, rose claret, of rich, deep hue. Large size. 370— Earliest of All. Pink and white, like 354. Best forcing variety. Ounce, 20c. 371— Eliza Eckford. White and pale rose; shaded and flaked. 373— Emily Henderson. Very early, free flowering white. Popular with florists. 373 -Extra Early Blanche Ferry, Brilliant pink and white. 374— Firefly. Intense, glowing, crimson scarlet. Very showy and "'fiery. ' 375— Gray Friar. White, watered and dotted reddish lilac. X376—Golden Gleam. Deep primrose yellow. The best of its class. 377— Her Majesty. Beautiful rose color; large, bold form. A favorite, 378— Juanita. (Striped Celestial.) Pale mauve or lavender, on white ground. 379— Katherine Tracy. Lovely, bright pink. Stands hot sun well. 380— L.ady Mary Currie. Deep orange pink, delicately shaded lilac. Very fine. 381— Liottie Eckford. White, sufftised and edged blue, Flowers often are double. 383—liOttie Hutching. Marked like Ramona, but on cream ground. Rich effect 383A—Lovely. Soft, shell pink, of good form and large size. Well named. 383— Maid of Honor, or Improved Butterfly. White, shaded blue, edged violet. 384— Mars. Perhaps smaller than Salopian, but a good crimson scarlet. Does not fade. 385— Mikado. Bright, cerise pink, with fine veins of white. 386— Monarch. Deep, bronzy maroon and dark blue. Strong grower. 387— Mrs. Eckford. Pale, primrose yellow, of graceful form. X38S—Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain. White, .striped and shaded bright rose. Expanded foi-na. X389—Navy Blue. The only variety of a true blue color. Ounce, -5c. X390—Oriental. Judged to be the best orange sweet pea to date. A beauty. X391—Prima Donna. The prettiest light, blush pink; graceful form. A gem. 39^Prince Edward of York. Brilliant scarlet: wings brightest rose. Very showy. X393—Prince of Wales. Deep rose pink, or carmine. A beautiful Eckford rariety. 394— Princess of Walep. Striped mauve on white. Old, but desired bv many. 395— Ramona. White, flaked and striped pale pink. Grand, large flower. 336—Red Riding Hood. A sweet pea freak of fan- tastical form. 397—Royal Rose. Deep, rosy pink; wings acharm- ing lighter shade. X398—Sadie Burpee. Eckford's new hooded, pure white Ounce, 35c. :k:399—Salopian. One of the finest reds. Long stems. 400—Sensation. White, with suffusion of pmk. Profuse bloomer. 400A—Splendour. Bright rose, shaded crimson. Distinct; prettv. X400B—Stanley. Self-colored, deep, dark maroon. Large expanded form. X400C—Stella Morse. Cream color; delicate rose pink flush. Exquisite. 400D—Triumph. Bright, orange pink; white wmgs tinted purple. Enormous size. _ ^ ^ 400E—Wawona. Heliotrope, delicately striped ;3p^ white.

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