. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds, & c : February 1st, 1886. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Ornamental and useful plants for Autumn decoration; their curiously penciled and mar- bled funnel-shaped flowers produce a fine effect in beds, borders, edgings, and ribbons. Sow under glass and transplant into the open ground as early as weather will permit May also be sown about the end of May for later flowering. Pkt. Choice mixed, tall; 2ft., . . , . .10 Dwarf varieties; i ft., 10 SALVIA (Flowerin
. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds, & c : February 1st, 1886. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. Ornamental and useful plants for Autumn decoration; their curiously penciled and mar- bled funnel-shaped flowers produce a fine effect in beds, borders, edgings, and ribbons. Sow under glass and transplant into the open ground as early as weather will permit May also be sown about the end of May for later flowering. Pkt. Choice mixed, tall; 2ft., . . , . .10 Dwarf varieties; i ft., 10 SALVIA (Flowering Sage). Magnificent bedding-plants, loaded with spikes of scarlet flowers, from July till October. Start in a hot-bed and transplant. Cocinea, fiery scarlet; 2 ft 10 — nana compacta, dwarf, brilliant scarlet; %h., .10 — punicea, new dwarf, scarlet; i ft., ... .10 Roemeriana, crimson dwarf, very pretty; i ft., . .10 Patens, splendid deep blue; this variety is a peren- nial and must be sown very early to bloom first season; 3 ft., ...... .15 Pretty, dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, blooming all Summer. Pkt. Procumbens, rich brown and yellow: 3^ ft., . .10 — fl. pi., a double variety of above, a profuse bloomer, .10 SAPONARIA. Charming little plants, flowering all the season ; splendid for beds or ribbon borders. Pkt. Calabrica, deep pink; % ft., 05 — alba, very pretty; X ft., 05 SCHIZOPETALON. A interesting little plant, with deli- cately fringed pure white flowers, deliciously fragrant, valuable for bouquets. Pkt. Walkeri, white, almond scented; X ft., • . .10 SCABIOSA, or MOURNING 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 Joseph Breck & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Boston, Mass. : Joseph Breck & Sons
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