. Descriptive catalogue of the Reading Nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Massachusetts Catalogs; Shrubs Massachusetts Catalogs; Trees Massachusetts Catalogs; Perennials Massachusetts Catalogs. Catalogue of Reading Nursery, 3Iass.—J. W. Manniiuj, Proprietor. 61. YUCCA,-ADAM'S NEEDLE.—SPANISH BAYONET, YUCCA FILAMEXTOSA is a variety of this species of plant. It has a dark evergreen leaf the T\-hole year, one to t^'o feet long, -svith a hard, sharp point. Threads or filaments, 2 to 5 inches long, are on each side of the sword-form
. Descriptive catalogue of the Reading Nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Catalogs; Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Fruit Massachusetts Catalogs; Shrubs Massachusetts Catalogs; Trees Massachusetts Catalogs; Perennials Massachusetts Catalogs. Catalogue of Reading Nursery, 3Iass.—J. W. Manniiuj, Proprietor. 61. YUCCA,-ADAM'S NEEDLE.—SPANISH BAYONET, YUCCA FILAMEXTOSA is a variety of this species of plant. It has a dark evergreen leaf the T\-hole year, one to t^'o feet long, -svith a hard, sharp point. Threads or filaments, 2 to 5 inches long, are on each side of the sword-formed leaf. The smaller cut shows the form of the plant and leaf, the larger cut shows it in bloom. It is perfectly hardy, grows on any well-drained deep soil, blooms in June and early July on stalks 3 to 6 ft. high, bearing 50 to 200 white blos- soms of the size of white pond lilies, continuing 2 to 3 weeks, with no special fragrance. It is a most striking object at all seasons of the year. It looks luxuriant Avhen planted in large masses of a dozen to a hundred. A worthy plant to be in every yard and garden of the land. PRICES.—Strongest blooming plants, with several crowns, SI each, S6 perdoz. Smaller bloomintx plants, 50c each, S4 per dozen, S25 per hund. Plants with 8 to 10 inch leaves, 25c each, $2 per dozen, §10 per 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 Reading Nursery (Reading, Mass. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Reading, Mass. : Reading Nursery
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