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Title: Catalogue of trees, shrubs, evergreens and herbaceous plants
Identifier: CAT31284912 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Shady Hill Nursery Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Shady Hill Nursery 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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SHADY HILL NURSERY CO., BOSTON. 147 Embrasment. Enormous flowers. Copper salmon, center purple. Eng. Danzanvilliers. Large panicles, perfect flow- ers. Very solt lilac rose; very large white center, about half the flower. A flower of superior merit. Gladiator. Enormous flowers. Deep violet pink. Hamlet. Round flowers, cup shape. Dawn pink, shaded white and violet in the center. Mignonette. Well-shaped flowers. Purple rose center, each lobe starry white. Neptune. Flowers average size. Mallow salmon pink eye. Ornament. Large flowers, bright pink; very large pink velvet center. Pluto. Large panicles, very round flowers. Deep fuchsia red. Wm. Robinson. Very large flowers. Light salmon pink, large violet wine center. Very beautiful plant. DWARF PHLOX DECUSSATA. 15 CENTS EACH. Bayard. Large flowers. Perfect violet color Belvidere. Very dwarfish plant. Carmine pink, shaded light pink. Enchantment. Violet carmine, white strip, large, pure white center. Perfect form. Eng. Schott. Flowers very perfect. Carmine rose, great white star. Very showy. Iris. Very large flowers. Perfect. Bluish violet, large blue center. Panorama. Very dwarf plant. Flowers medium, violet pink, large blue-white center. Purity. Very dwarf plant. Large, snowy-white flowers. PLATYCODON. These are commonly included among Campanulas, which they resemble. From July until September they bear multitudes of great, showy, bell-shaped flowers, and are a feature in any garden. They are among the very best of hardy plants for cutting. P. grandiflora. Large, showy, deep-blue flowers. 15 cents. P. var. alba. Similar but with pure white flowers. 20 cents. P. Mariesii. 1 ft. A dwarf form of the above, with broad foliage and larger deep violet-blue blossoms. 20 cents. PLUMBAGO— Leadwort. P. Larpentae. 9 ins. A compact neat plant, with dark foliage and covered with numerous deep-blue flowers. Good in any location, but requiring winter covering in the North. 15 coot* PODOPHYLLUM — May Apple. P. peltatum. 12 ins. July. Large white flowers and yellow fruit, about the size of a plum, beneath the leaves. Pretty for any damp, shady position. 15 cents. POLEMONIUM. These plants are easily grown, and have handsome, fern-like foliage, which sets off the spikes of flowers to advantage. P. coeruleum. 2 ft. Light-blue flowers. April to June. 25 cents. P. var. alba. A white form of the above. 30 cents. P. Himalaicum. 6 ins. Large tufts of graceful, fern-like foliage and large branching spikes of Deautiful azure-blue flowers. It flowers from May to August, and is one of the best border plants yet introduced 25 cents. P. Richardsoni. The flowers are a lovely sky blue, with golden-yellow anthers, forming a striking contrast, and are produced in large lax heads. Flowers in May and June 25 cents. P. reptans. 6 ins. A creeping form with clear blue flowers. 25 cents POLYGONATUM — Solomon's Seal. A well-known native plant, with long arching flower stems, bearing white tubular blooms. P. multiflorum. 2 ft. This does especially well in shady spots. 20 cents.
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