Manual of everything for the garden - 1894 (1894) (14781741801)

Identifier: manualofeverythi18pete_0 (find matches)
Title: Manual of everything for the garden : 1894
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Plants, Ornamental Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library



Text Appearing Before Image:
exible, and used for spars, masts, etc. 15 cts. pkt.; 40 cts-oz ; $4.00 lb. Spruce, Norway (Picea (Abies) excelsa).—A favorite and handsome ornamentaltree; of rapid growth and graceful habit. One of our best evergreens. 10 cts. pkt;15 cts. oz.; $1.25 lb. Spruce, Blue Colorado (Picea (Abies) pungens).—A beautiful large tree ofpyramidal form and dense growth ; foliage rich sage blue. 15 cts. pkt.; $1.00 oz. FRUIT SEEDS. Apple Seed. 35 cts. qt; $8.00 bush. Gooseberry, Green. 25c.pkt;$1.50oz. Cherry Fits, Mahaleb. 50 cts. lb. Peach Fits. 15 cts. qt; $2.50 bush. Currant, Bed. 15 cts pkt.; 50 cts. oz. Pear Seed. 25 oz.; $2.60 lb. White. 15cts. pkt; 50cts.oz. Quince Seed. 25 cts. oz.; $2.50 lb. Black. 15 cts pkt.; 50 cts. oz. Raspberry Seed. 15cts.pkt; 75cts.oz. Gooseberry, Red. 25 cts.pkt: $1.50 oz. Strawberry Seed. 15cts.pkt.;$1.00 oz. Yellow.25c.pkt; $1.50 oz. Bed Alpine. 25 cts. pkt Japanese Wineberry. 15 cts. pkt. 58 PETE** HEflOESSOrJ Gt CO., flEW YOP^.—FliOWEt* SEED flOVEIiTIES.
Text Appearing After Image:
EMILY HENDERSON, THE QUEEN OFWHITE SWEET PEAS. A gloriously beautiful acquisition of American origin, introduced by us in 1893. Absolutely pure white, as clear as alabaster and glistening as satin; all other whites in comparison are tinged with yellow, green or pink.Tlie flowers are extra large, of remarkable substance, and in form perfection; broad, round standards without the slightest tendency to reflex or curl. THE STEMS are stiff and long, supporting the blossoms so that they stand out boldly, giving this variety an added value for cutting.Irt earliness and long-continued bloom it outrivals all competitors, flowering nearly two weeks earlier than any of the 63 varieties in our trial grounds, and continues a veritable cut-and-come-again to the end of Autumn. THE FRAGRANCE is most delicious and distinct.The prodigal abundance of bloom is phenomenal; rarely less than three flowers are borne on a stem and nearly as often four, and frequently stems are found bearing five, six and even