. McGregor Brothers' wholesale price list of plants for florists for fall of 1896. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Flowers; Bulbs (Plants). McGregor Brothers' Wholesale Price List, Springfield, Ohio. 17 + £tst of View Koses cmb Hoses of Special ZHerit * AT» ?F'MOIES QUOTED : =. New Forcing; Rose, BRIDESMAID. A new Rose. A sport from that old standard, Catharine Mermet. This variety retains all the good qualities of the parent, besides adding charms not possessed by the sweet Catharine. All know that Cathar
. McGregor Brothers' wholesale price list of plants for florists for fall of 1896. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Flowers; Bulbs (Plants). McGregor Brothers' Wholesale Price List, Springfield, Ohio. 17 + £tst of View Koses cmb Hoses of Special ZHerit * AT» ?F'MOIES QUOTED : =. New Forcing; Rose, BRIDESMAID. A new Rose. A sport from that old standard, Catharine Mermet. This variety retains all the good qualities of the parent, besides adding charms not possessed by the sweet Catharine. All know that Catharine Mermet takes precedence as a pink Rose. More plants of it are cultivated by the amateur and more cut bloom is sold by the flower dealer of it than any pink Rose. Why 1 Because the bud is of exquisite shape and contour, so solid and firm, and the stems are so long and stiff that no other Rose will compare with it in keeping qualities after being cut. It has, though, with all these good qualities, a serious defect, namely, "off ; This is more noticea- ble in dark, cloudy weather, but it is true of the Rose at all times. Now, this is why the Bridesmaid will supersede the Mermet. It is about two shades deeper in color— just enough to make it bright; and it is the same color all the time under every con- dition of weather and surroundings. Strong, two-and-a-half inch pots, 6 cents each ; 50 cents per dozen; $3 per hundred. New Rose, HENRY M. STANLEY. This grand new ever-blooming Rose was raised from Madame Lambert and Countess liiza du Pare, and named in honor of the great African explorer, and is rec- ommended as a charming variety of unusual beauty and permanent value. The color is a rare shade of amber-rose, delicately tinged with apricot-yellow towards the cen- ter. Reverse of petals clear buff rose. The flowers are of good substance, extra large, finely formed, and very full and fragrant. Price, 6 cents each; 50 cents per dozen; $4 per hundred. Hybrid Te
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