. New and rare plants, bulbs, fruits. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. CROTALARIA RETUSA. DWARF YELLOW PEA, GOLDEN YELLOW SWEET PEA, DWARF GOLDEN SWEET PEA. and other names, are given to this very beautiful yellow-flowering plant. Dwarf, flowers produced in dense clusters, are certainly like sweet peas in form, and of a brilliant golden yellow, more vividly set off with a blotch of maroon on the wing, but the odor of the sweet pea is not apparent. It is a most delightful plant, belonging to
. New and rare plants, bulbs, fruits. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. CROTALARIA RETUSA. DWARF YELLOW PEA, GOLDEN YELLOW SWEET PEA, DWARF GOLDEN SWEET PEA. and other names, are given to this very beautiful yellow-flowering plant. Dwarf, flowers produced in dense clusters, are certainly like sweet peas in form, and of a brilliant golden yellow, more vividly set off with a blotch of maroon on the wing, but the odor of the sweet pea is not apparent. It is a most delightful plant, belonging to the pea family, blooming early and long like them, and in the utmost profusion. A field of plants is a perfect sheet of gold. A bunch of these flowers placed in water or mingled with sweet peas form a rich effect and being very long lasting. As a pot plant, nothing could be more beautiful, and being an annual it commences to bloom very soon. Pkt. 5 cts. NEW CENTAUREA MARGUERITE.—This is one of the choicest new flowers of the season. The plants grow about one foot high and begin blooming in July from seed sown in open ground. The flowers are the size of medium Carnations; pure white and very fragrant; fine for cutting. ^ They bloom so quickly, and are so handsome and satisfactory that all should try them. Pkt. 5 cts. CENTAUREA GYMNOCAR- PA ("Dusty Miller").—Fine- ly divided, fern- like, silvery- gray foliage; attains a diame- ter of two feet, the principal variety grown; should be sown early. Per pkt. 5 cents. CROTALARIA Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Drew, Oliver H; Oliver H. Drew (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Hibernia, N. Y. : Oliver H. Drew
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