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| Keywords: Everything for the garden (15770975603).jpg SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus Barbatus <br> For many years the Sweet William has been esteemed as one of our 6nest of hardy garden plants being of <br> easy culture thriving in any good garden soil and lasting for years The plants grow about 1 foot high <br> and form fine clumps See cut A Collection of 6 separate varieties 1 pkt each 50c <br> Henderson's Perfection Our improved Perfection strains produce in greatest profusion very large florets in <br> large heads and in a great variety of extremely rich colors including blood-crimson salmon pink <br> white cerise etc many having large white eyes and all being sweet-scented <br> Single Large-flowering Perfection Mixed Extra choice Auricula-eyed varieties Pkt 10c <br> Double Large-flowering Perfection Mixed Extra choice 15c <br> Giant White Immense pure white flowers in large heads; very beautiful 25c <br> Diadem Large flowers of deep rich crimson with a well defined white eye 25c <br> Pink Beauty Large single flowers of pure pink 15c <br> Scarlet Beauty Large single flowers of intense scarlet 15c <br> Harlequin Large flowers of several colors produced on one plant Sometimes a head will be all crimson <br> another all pink another white etc but usually florets of different colors will be borne in one head; very <br> unique and beautiful Pkt 10c <br> NEW ANNUAL SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus Barbatus annuus <br> The old favorite Sweet William as all know does not flower until the second year from seed but this new type <br> commences blooming in early summer from spring-sown seed and continues in flower for several weeks The <br> plants are of the same habit as the perennial kinds producing fine heads of bloom of various colors ” white crim- <br> son rose-pink etc many of which are broadly edged with white and sweetly fragrant <br> Mixed Colors Pkt 15c <br> SWEET ROCKET or DAME'S VIOLET <br> Favorite hardy herbaceous perennials ” -very effective in the garden border The plants form large clumps <br> 2 to 3 feet in height covered with showy terminal spikes of flowers resembling Stocks The colors range from <br> white through lilac to pink and purple; very productive of bloom and splendid for cut flowers <br> Mixed Colors Pkt 10c <br> SWAINSONIA <br> Grandiflora Alba A popular house plant Foliage as graceful as an Acacia; white flowers resembling Sweet <br> Peas produced in sprays of 12 to 20 Of the easiest culture and ever blooming It climbs readily or it may <br> be grown as a bush plant by trimming it back as it grows; tender perennial; 1 to 4 feet Pkt 10c <br> THUNBERGIA <br> Rapid-growing climbers attaining a height of 6 to 8 feet densely clothed with neat green <br> affected by insects; the small single flowers of <br> various colors are freely produced A pretty <br> vine for trellis fences rock-work etc Though <br> a tender perennial it is usually grown as <br> an annual <br> Mixed Colors Alata Pkt 10c <br> TORENIA <br> Princess of Montenegro Fine plants for <br> vases or pot culture; also suitable for garden <br> planting in the summer; produo <br> ing freely and continuously <br> giant flowers of lavender <br> and purple with yel <br> lowthroat; tender <br> perennial; 6 to <br> 12 inches <br> high <br> Pkt 15c <br> NEW HYBRID TRITOMAS <br> Tritomas popularly known as Torch Lilies Red Hot Poker <br> Flame Flowers etc are among our showiest hardy plants <br> producing the brightest flowers of the autumn garden These <br> new hybrids crosses between early and late flowering species are <br> particularly beautiful and varied They grow from seed and <br> flower well the second year commencing in May and continue <br> to bloom throughout the summer and fall They range in <br> color through shades and combinations of yellows from pale <br> lemon to orange and from salmon-pink coral-red etc to crim- <br> son The plants vary in height from 18 inches to 6 feet <br> The effect of a bold group of these lovely hybrids is remarkably <br> distinctive and handsome Pkt 25c <br> VERBENA Henderson's Mammoth <br> This distinct and beautiful race we originated introduced and <br> named The average trusses measure 9 to 12 inches in cir- <br> cumference and the individual florets on properly grown plants <br> over 1 inch across ” or larger than a 25c silver piece They <br> bloom freely are vigorous in growth and Contain beautiful <br> new colors and shades For garden beds and massing these <br> Verbenas are unrivaled; flowers of the most brilliant colors pro- <br> duced continually from spring until late in the autumn Al- <br> though perennials these form luxuriant plants and bloom the first <br> season from seed See cut <br> Mammoth Mixed Colors Per 1 000 seeds 35c Pkt 10c <br> White 50c; 10c <br> i Purple 50c ; 10c <br> Pink 50c ; 10c <br> Scarlet 50c; 10c <br> Yellow Cream-yellow 10c <br> Auricula-eyed Mixed The immense flowers are produced in- <br> variety of colors each flower having a large white center which is in effective con- <br> trast with the brilliant coloring of the flower Pkt 15c <br> Helen Willmott Large bright salmon-rose colored flowers having a white eye with <br> a small percentage of varied shades which are also very fine Pkt 15c <br> Mammoth White Star Immense flowers of light blue with a star-like white center <br> Pkt 15c <br> Mammoth Striped Rich colors striped and variegated 15c <br> Rose Queen Extraordinary large flowers measuring 1 to 1 J4 inches across <br> of brilliant rose color v Pkt 15c <br> The Mammoth Verbenas that I raised from your seed were very beautiful I never saw such <br> a variety of colors My neighbors and friends all admired them <br> Mrs M E PHELPS Adams Mass <br> Popular Dip T l JR FSOIJF GARDFNS hv Cr ArU 5 Hf nrlf r«;nn J ammr y much pleased with having received t\ 00 postpaid <br> Edition 1 1V - l IM-JV-iVJL VJ/AlM L-l N J Uy V IldTiei I ICIlUerbOn f rom it many hints ast0 beautifying a place Pl- See page 199 <br> of seven acres on which there was some bog land that 1 did not know what to do with It is a handsome valuable book and I appreciate its practicability <br> J T BULLARD Mt Lake Park Mi 43874911 149634 78295 Page 119 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874911 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound Acacia NameConfirmed Acacia o'shanesii F Muell Maiden EOLID 643936 NameFound Alata NameConfirmed Alata NameBankID 3003556 NameFound Barbatus NameConfirmed Barbatus EOLID 4548161 NameBankID 176155 NameFound Barbatus annuus NameFound Dianthus NameConfirmed Dianthus EOLID 11254753 NameBankID 2646562 NameFound Grandiflora NameFound Swainsonia NameConfirmed Swainsonia EOLID 2515471 NameBankID 2665681 NameFound Thunbergia NameConfirmed Thunbergia Retz EOLID 60654 NameFound Torenia NameConfirmed Torenia L EOLID 61433 NameFound Verbena NameConfirmed Verbena subser Pseudoracemosae N O'Leary EOLID 24001436 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 43874911 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874911 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 N02/15770975603 2015-08-25 02 53 39 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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