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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (16389227441).jpg THE GAIRBEB3 Fl®w 3- Seeds <br> POLYANTHUS Primula Elatior <br> An early-blooming Primrose for spring flower beds or pot culture; the large umbels of <br> flowers of various colors edged and laced are borne on stalks 8 inches tall See cut <br> Mixed Colors Pkt 10c <br> HARDY BLUE PRIMROSES <br> A beautiful blue-flowered type of the popular old English yellow Primrose Equally <br> as hardy and a fitting companion for naturalizing among shrubs in turf or the herba- <br> ceous border Pkt 25c <br> PRIMULA JAPONICA HYBRIDS <br> These grand new Japan Primroses are perfectly hardy ” forming stately robust plants that <br> carry large trusses of bloom standing 3 to 3J-2 feet above the ground The colors range from <br> pure white through shades of pink to deep crimson Pkt 25c <br> PYRETHRUM HYBRIDUM <br> Valuable hardy herbaceous garden plants with large single or double flowers 3 to 4 inches <br> across of rose flesh pink white crimson etc ; freely borne on stems about 2 feet high; <br> they remain in bloom a long time Single Large-flowering Mixed Colors Pkt 10c <br> Double Large-flowering Mixed Colors 25c <br> YELLOW LEAVED PYRETHRUM or GOLDEN FEATHER <br> Dwarf plants about 8 inches high extensively used for ribbon and carpet bedding; foliage <br> of bright yellow Usually grown as annuals although perennials <br> Aureum Golden Feather Yellow foliage; M foot Per 1 000 seeds 20c Pkt 5c <br> RHODANTHE <br> or STRAWFLOWER <br> Elegant garden annuals 9 to 12 inches in height They flower <br> early and continue for a long time They are also used as pot <br> plants for apartments on account of the durability of the flowers <br> As an Everlasting for dried winter bouquets they are indis- <br> pensable Flowers of various colors white pink red etc in <br> mixture Pkt 5c <br> --« <br> r ' <br> ff <br> RICINUS HENDERSONII <br> KICINUS or CASTOR OIL PLANT <br> Noble annual foliage plants of luxuriant and rapid growth attaining a height of <br> from 5 to 10 feet producing large Palm-like leaves about 3 feet across of majestic <br> sub-tropical effect; grown either as specimens or in groups <br> Hendersonii A new variety and one of the most decorative of all being of com- <br> pact symmetrical growth of about 6 feet in height with a 6 foot spread The <br> Palm-like leaves of rich bronzy-green are immense measuring about 2 i feet <br> across and are of splendid durable substance See cut Pkt 10c <br> Panormitanus The stem and stalks are covered with a blue bloom becoming <br> later on quite dark; the leaves measure 2 A to 3 feet in diameter It forms a huge <br> symmetrical bush of wonderfully ornamental aspect Pkt 10c <br> Bismarkiana Large dark green leaves tinged with metallic bronze and ribbed <br> purple; stalk and leaf stems almost black ribbed silvery-white Pkt 10c <br> Zanzibariensis Immense leaves green brown or purplish Oz 25c; 5c <br> Borboniensis Immense green foliage; 15 feet 25c; 5c <br> Cambogiensis Maroon foliage black stems 25c; 5c <br> Mixed Varieties 15c; 5c <br> Collection of above 6 separate varieties 35c <br> SALVIA SPLENDENS OK SCAKLET SAGE <br> Scarlet Dragoon A most magnificent summer and autumn-flowering bedding <br> plant The old Salvia Splendens or Scarlet Sage has long been a favorite and <br> our customers can partially appreciate the superiority of this new variety when <br> we state that the flowers are nearly double the size closely crowding the immense <br> spikes that often measure 6 inches across Full-grown plants in bloom form <br> compact bushes 3 feet through by 3 feet high and bloom from ground to summit <br> We know of nothing that can equal the gorgeous effect of a row or bed of these <br> Salvias when in full bloom; the waving masses of glistening scarlet against green <br> surroundings of lawn or foliage is matchless See cut Per 1 000 seeds 75c ; <br> per'ioz SI 50 Pkt 15c <br> Bonfire Very compact oval bushes 23-2 feet high; brilliant scarlet flowers The <br> spikes stand out stiff and erect ; over 200 spikes to a plant is not unusual and the <br> spikes bear from 20 to 30 flowers each Per 1 000 seeds 60c Pkt 10c <br> Tom-Thumb Zurich Of dwarf core pact growth forming oval bushes 15 to 18 inches <br> high thickly studded with fine spikes of scarlet flowers For bedding it is brilliant- <br> ly effective either planted alone or as a front row for the taller Salvias Per 1 000 <br> seeds 75c Pkt 15c <br> White Tom-Thumb Plant of dwarf compact bushy growth-about 1 8 inches high with <br> milk-white flowers Combines effectively with the dwarf Zurich variety Pkt 20c <br> Splendens or Scarlet Sage Bushy garden plants about 3 feet high producing during <br> summer and fall dazzling scarlet flowers in profusion Per 1 000 seeds 50c; Pkt 10c <br> Patens Magnificent blue flowers; 3 feet 15c <br> Popular <br> Edition <br> 'PICTURESQUE GARDENS by Charles Henderson tt £ I g££ ~ <br> t\ 00 postpaid <br> See page 199 <br> F H CARDOZO Florida State Agricultural College Tallahassee Fla 43874900 149634 78295 Page 108 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874900 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co 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 43874900 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874900 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 N02/16389227441 2015-08-25 02 54 29 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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