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Title: Bulbs, plants, and seeds for autumn planting : 1896
Identifier: bulbsplantsseeds18pete (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. SINGLES. Pure White *Baroness van Thuyll. Snow-wKite, fine large full compact truss with many bells ; splendid for bedding out and for pot culture, and one of the best whites for early forcing. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Grand Vedette. Pure white, large bells, extra large spike, one of the best forcing sorts. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *La Grandesse. This is one of the finest pvire white, grand compact spike, well fur- nished with very large bells. Extra. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. *Reine de Holland. Pure white, full spike, a favorite extra early variety. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Tinted White. DOUBLES. Couronne Blanche. Pure white, fine bells and good truss. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Duchesse de Bedford. Pure white, large bells. Extra. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Grand Vainqueur. Pure waxy white, fine truss. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. *La Tour d'Auverg-ne. The earliest pure white, extra fine, large bells and grand spike. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Prince of Waterloo. Fine, pure waxy white, fine truss of large bells. Early. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. SINGLES. Grandeur a Mervellle. Finest blush white, extra fine large truss ; it is the best of this color to grow in quantity. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. La Franchise. Creamy white, waxy, large bells, good spike. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Lord Gray. Rosy white, very early, free-blooming. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. Semi ram is. Cream white, large waxy bells, fine spike. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Voltaire. Pale blush white, fine spike. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. DOUBLES yellow Extra. Bouquet Royal. Pure white centre, very double, fine spike, 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *La Virginite. Pale blush, rose centre, good bells, fine broad spike. Very early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *IVIad. de Stael. Blush white, rose cen- tre, fine spike. Very early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Triumph Blandina. Peach-blossom pink, with faint stripe of carmine, tall, well-rounded spike, a lovely variety. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. SINGLES. Porcelain and Lavender, doubles Czar Peter. Light porcelain, shaded lav- ender, large bells, grand spike, one of the finest of this color, 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. Lord Derby. Pale porcelain blue, grand large broad spike, splendid. 15c. each, $1.25 per doz. *La Peyrouse. Fine light blue, large bells, fine large spike ; a splendid variety for bedding out and a great favorite for forcing. Very early. 10c. each, 8oc. doz. SINGLES. Bright Blue Charles Dickens. Bright blue, shading porcelain, excellent spike, large and com- pact ; unexcelled for either bedding or pot culture, and very good for forcing. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Grand Maitre. Grand large spike, pure ultramarine blue, shaded porcelain, strong grower. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. *Leonidas. Clear bright blue, handsome spike, early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *BIOCksberg. Light blue, marbled, extra large bells, magnificent large compact spike.; the finest double light blue, early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. IWad- Marmont. Unique color, white shaded azure, compact spike, extra fine bells. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. *Pasquin. Light lilac blue with dark cen- , tre, fine spike. Early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. DOUBLES. *Garrick. Splendid bright blue, with dark centre, extra large truss, early. 85c. per doz. Lord Wellington. Rich blue, striped with lilac, dark centre. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *IVIurillo. Beautiful color, immense bells, azure blue, shaded darker, large strong spike, very early. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. SINGLES *Baron van Thuyll. Deep violet blue, extra large compact spike, early and fine for forcing. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Masterpiece. Magnificent dark purple blue, compact truss. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. Marie. Deep purple blue, with light blue stripe, extra good compact and large truss; a splendid variety for pots. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Indigo and Purple, doubles SINGLES. Baron von Humboldt. Rich black vio- let, long spike. 15c. each, $1.25 per doz. Sir Henry Barckley. Large black blue, good truss. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. Albion. Dark purplish blue, large truss, late. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Bride of Lammermoor. Dark purple, variegated centre, large bells, late. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Prince of Saxe Weimar. Dark blue, shaded violet, large truss of semi- double bells, early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Black. DOUBLES. *Othello. Deep black purple, large bells, very earlv. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. Prince Albert. Splendid dark black blue 15c. each, $1.25 per doz. SINGLES. Bird of Paradise. Fine rich yellow, large compact spike. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. *Ida. Pure bright yellow, large fine spike, the best pure yellow for early. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. La Pluie d'Or. Pale yellow, good truss. Late. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. Yellow. DOUBLES. Heroine. Pure golden yellow, very fine large bells. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Jaune Supreme. Splendid rich yellow, tall stiff spike, well furnished with large bells, one of the yellowest, early. 12c. each. $1.00 per doz. L'or Vegetale. Fine canary yellow with purplish feather, tall spike. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. SINGLES. Orange and Apricot. DOUBLES. Hermoin. Fine orange yellow, large bells. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *King of Holland. Rich or- ange, fine large spike and bells. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz. . Prince of Orange. Dark or- ange yello%v. 10c. each, 8.5c. per doz. Rhinoceros. Orange, good truss. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Bouquet d'Orange. Rosy salmon, fine semi-double bells, early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. *Goethe. Rosy salmon with pinkish feather, fine bells and large truss, extra fine, the best of this color and very early. 10c. each, 85c. per doz. William III. Apricot with pink centre, compact spike, very fine. 12c. each, $1.00 per doz.
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