. Philips' 1899 catalogue : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Livestock Catalogs. Flower Seeds. 51 PARNATION Carnation Pink. No flower can surpass iu delicacy of marking, form, or delicious fragrance, as the richly hued Carnation. It has always been one of the most esteemed of the florist's collection many being very fragrant and of all shades and colors. Sow seed under glass in green-house or hot-bed, Avhen of sufficient size, transplant one foot apart each way, heig
. Philips' 1899 catalogue : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Livestock Catalogs. Flower Seeds. 51 PARNATION Carnation Pink. No flower can surpass iu delicacy of marking, form, or delicious fragrance, as the richly hued Carnation. It has always been one of the most esteemed of the florist's collection many being very fragrant and of all shades and colors. Sow seed under glass in green-house or hot-bed, Avhen of sufficient size, transplant one foot apart each way, height 1% feet, h h p. Fine choice mixed, extra double. 15c, 25c. Marguerite. A beautiful free-flowering race of Carnations that with ordinary care will bloom the first season. The flowers range through many shades of red, pink, etc., of fine form and large size. Seed sown in Spring commence flowering in early Summer and continue to bloom in profusion un- til checked by frost. Finest double mixed. 10c. CINERARIA. Magnificent and indispensible flowering plants for Spring decoration for the conservatory or window garden. The flowers measure 2 to 3 in , across, and are of all shades, covering the plant with a sheet of bloom. Pkt. 25c, % Pkt. 15c. CHRYSANTHEMUM. The growing demand for the annual varieties has brought the Chrysanthemum into general favor. The colors have the appearance of hav- ing been laid in with a brush, for this reason they are sometimes called "painted ; h a. Double, mixed colors. 5c. The Carnation seed we offer is from the finest collection in Europe, and will produce many double fragrant flowers of almost all colors, and amongst them many choice novelties. CANDYTUFT. It blooms long and freely, bearing its flowers in neat clusters, the prevaling colors purple, white etc, our mixture embraces all the finest sorts, some of which are very fragrant.; mixed colors. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have
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