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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (16203286238).jpg H g°ant flower ng antirrhinums <br> These modern hybrid Antirrhinums have been elevated by popular favor from the plebeian Snapdragon <br> rank of common flowers to a higher level This marked change in the general estimation is the direct result <br> of the evolutionary improvement for the past few years that has made the Giant Flowering Antii-rhinum <br> race so highly satisfactory for gardens bedding borders pot culture for house decoration forcing for winter <br> cut flowers etc The plants are of healthy robust growth with deep green foliage free and continuous- <br> blooming producing long graceful spikes of immense and durable pure colored flowers either rich and brilliant <br> or soft and dainty as may be selected Their continuous-blooming qualities ease of culture and <br> independence of heat and drought and pure bright colors should entitle them to a permanent place in <br> gardens Although perennials in the South they do splendidly when grown as annuals in the North; spring- <br> sown seed produces flowering plants by July which continue to bloom in increasing profusion until frost <br> The flowers are nearly double the size of the older sorts An effective bed may be formed by planting the <br> center with the tall varieties and the middle rows with the semi-dwarf using the dwarf sorts for the border or <br> outer edge; planted in a combination of separate colors the effect is very beautiful ” although even a Mixed <br> bed is a feast for the eyes; the plants should be placed 9 inches apart each way Pinching out the tops ” <br> although it delays the beginning of flowering ” forces the plants to branch low and ultimately gives better <br> results See cut <br> Henderson's TALL GIANTTLOWERING ANTIRRHINUMS <br> Splendid luxuriant growers 2 to 3 feet in height- <br> and beautiful cut for vases <br> Yellow Queen Pure yellow Pkt 10c <br> Orange-scarlet White throat 10c <br> Blood-red 10c <br> Venus Delicate rosy-pink and blush 10c <br> -with long spikes of immense flowers ” very graceful <br> Pink Pearl White edged pink Pkt 10c <br> White Pure snow-white 10c <br> Cottage Maid Coral-pink white throat 10c <br> Mixed Colors 10c <br> Collection 1 pkt each of above 7 separate colors 60c <br> Henderson's SEMLDWARF GIANTTLOWERING ANTIRRHINUMS <br> The plants are of compact bushy growth only 12 to 15 inches high and are completely covered with <br> flowers as large as the tall sorts throughout summer and fall <br> Albino Cream flushed pink Pkt 10c <br> Picturatum Blotched and spotted 10c <br> The Bride Pure white 10c <br> Scarlet 10c <br> Yellow Pkt 10c <br> Coral-rose 10c <br> Mixed Colors 10c <br> Collection 1 pkt each of above 6 separate colors 50c <br> Henderson's DWARF GIANT-FLOWERING ANTIRRHINUMS <br> Produce bushy plants about 8 to 10 inches high with flowers as large as the taller-growing sorts <br> did for low beds ” outer rows for taller varieties ” or pot culture <br> Splen- <br> Delicata Light pink and blush-white Pkt 10c <br> Maise Queen Bright yellow and buff 10c <br> Carmine Queen Rosy-carmine 10c <br> Golden Queen Golden-yellow and lemon 10c <br> Rosy Morn Rose and yellow Pkt 10c <br> White Queen Pure white 10c <br> Mixed Colors 10c <br> Collection 1 pkt each of above 6 separate colors 50c <br> New Double - Flowering <br> ANTIRRHINUMS <br> Quite a new departure The plants in flower <br> are about 3 feet in height and bear freely long <br> spikes of very large double flowers; that is be- <br> tween the upper and lower lips fantastic petals <br> emerge which give a double beard-like aspect to <br> the flowers 60 to 70 per cent of the seedlings <br> will come true ” the balance being large-flowering <br> singles See cut <br> Double White Pure white Pkt 15c <br> Double Red Purplish-red lighted with <br> yellow and white 15c <br> Double Yellow Brilliant canary-yellow 15c <br> 1 pkt each of the above three double varieties 40c <br> We deliver free in U S by c Parce ' Pos Express Vegetable and Flower Seeds \ -° \ Also Lawn Grass Seeds <br> – or freight at our option I and quarter lb _ ” ___-__--_______ __ ___ 43874869 149634 78295 Page 77 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874869 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound Delicata NameConfirmed Delicata Krammer 2003 EOLID 9080777 NameFound Parce NameConfirmed Parce NameBankID 3002664 NameFound Picturatum Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874869 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874869 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16203286238 2015-08-25 02 54 49 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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