. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 574 The American Florist. Oct. 15, in truest form, the wings l)eini; wi-n l)laced, and not too opon, as in so mans \iirioties of the type, and is a variet> of enliancing beauty. Florence Niglitinsale is by far the largest and best lavender Spencer yet introduced. The Mowers are truly mag- nitiient and of immense size, tlie stand- ard is iinusually large and bold, pro- nouncedly wavy, yet standing erect and broad, frequently measuring two inch- es across. The color is a most charm- ingly soft and yet rich lavend
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 574 The American Florist. Oct. 15, in truest form, the wings l)eini; wi-n l)laced, and not too opon, as in so mans \iirioties of the type, and is a variet> of enliancing beauty. Florence Niglitinsale is by far the largest and best lavender Spencer yet introduced. The Mowers are truly mag- nitiient and of immense size, tlie stand- ard is iinusually large and bold, pro- nouncedly wavy, yet standing erect and broad, frequently measuring two inch- es across. The color is a most charm- ingly soft and yet rich lavender, which is enlivened by a very faint sheen of rose pink. The large well spread wings are of the same coloring frilled and well waved. It is practically a self color and buni^hes beautifully, at- tracting universal admiration. The plant is extremely robust, flowering most profusely, the stout stems attain a length of twelve to sixteen inches and a large proportion bear four well placed flowers. It comes entirely true from seed both as to color and type. Rose du Barri, the new grandiflora. affords an entirely new shade in sweet peas. The name itself suggests the color which is a lovely combination of deep, rich carmine rose and orange. While the flower is not of Spencer form and size yet it is slightly waved and for boutonnieres or table decoration it is really a gem, and its brilliant beauty appeals to every lover of esthetic shades. The plants are of strong vig- orous growth and are w'onderfully pro- fuse in bloom, and every flower is alike. American Spencer, in brilliancy of color is almost an exact duplicate of the popular grandiflora. America, but ennobled to the true giant waved Spen- cer type. The ground color is ivory white distinctly striped with crimson- red. It is quite similar to the new English Spencer, Mrs. Wilcox, but is more free flowering and more heavily marked with crimson and scarlet. The flowers are borne three and four on long stiff stems, and hold their c
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