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Title: Annual illustrated catalogue of seeds
Identifier: annualillustrate1894atil (find matches)
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: A. Tilton (Firm); Tilton, A; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Minnesota, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio : A. Tilton
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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72 A. TiLTOx's Descriptive Seed Catalogue. CHINESE SACRED OR ORIENTAL LILY, OR JOSS FLOWER. The grandest of all winter flowers. A variety of Poly- anthus Narcissus grown by the Chinese to decorate their sacred temples orJossHouses on their New Year s day, which occurs in February. The bulbs are grown by methods of culture known only to themselves, whereby they attain great size and vitality, thus insuring luxur- iant growth and a remark- able profusion of bloom. They produce a growth ot foliage in an incredibly short time, and blossom in from six to eight weeks from time of planting, each bulb send- ing up from five to twelve spikes which bear clusters of large perfect waxy white blossoms with a yellow cen- ter and a powerful and de- licious fragrance. Culture: They grow well in pots of earth, but are more novel and beautiful grown in bowls or vases of water. If grown in earth, place the bulb in a pot of light rich soil and treat in the ordin- ary.-manner, applying plenty of water. If grrown in water, put an inch or two of gravel in the bottom of the dish in which the plant is to be grown, set the bulb on this and put enough gravel around it to keep from falling over : fill the dish with water and place in a light sunny place in any ordinary li\-ing room. A dozen bulbs started this way at intervals will give a succession : :: : ::-.rouir;: :ut the winter. A beautiful effect is produced by putting three or four bulbs in or.e larg^e ii^h. Dormant bulbs may be procured from September to March. Our stock consists of large, solid, well matured bulbs, direct from China, and can be relied upon to be of best quality. Price, 15c. each : 51.50 per doz.
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Hardy Plants and Vines. AMPELORS/S VEITCHII. Boston Iiy or Japan Ii\.> No picture can portray the beauty of this grand climbing plant. It is adapted to all situations, ?nd transforms the humblest cottage. It is entirely hardy in the most exposed places, attaining a height of twenty to thirty feet in two or three years, clinging to stones, brick or woodwork with the tenacity of I\->-. The leaves, overlapping each other, form a dense sheet of green. For covering dead trees, rocks, walls, etc.. it has no equal. In the summer, the foliage is a rich shade of green, but in the fall it assumes the most gorgeeus tints of scarlet, crimson and orange, so dazzling as to be seen at a great distance. Splendid field grown plants very large, three years old. 30c. each ; ^3.00 per doz.

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