. Catalogue of novelties and specialites : new and rare plants. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Cape Fuchsia. (PHYGELIUS CAPENSIS.) Seldom have we seen a plant so charming and free-blooming. During our past dry summer it was never out of flower, while geraniums alongside of it were perishing. Plants barely a few inches high bear from 10 to 20 bold, long spikes, completely crowded with showy scarlet, drooping flowers, persistently produced from May until late autumn, when they can be brought in for winter blooming
. Catalogue of novelties and specialites : new and rare plants. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Cape Fuchsia. (PHYGELIUS CAPENSIS.) Seldom have we seen a plant so charming and free-blooming. During our past dry summer it was never out of flower, while geraniums alongside of it were perishing. Plants barely a few inches high bear from 10 to 20 bold, long spikes, completely crowded with showy scarlet, drooping flowers, persistently produced from May until late autumn, when they can be brought in for winter blooming. It is also a good bedding plant, grown singly or in masses ; does well in poor soil, moist or dry, and will probably prove hardy. Can also be grown from seed. We have it. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $10 per 100. Phygelius Capensis. 3 x 1^ in. Electro B5341, $ Phrynium variegatum. We were the first to bring this noble plant to this country from Calcutta, and its merits have certainly- been testified to by the thousands of fine specimens that have been grown from our original stock. Its tuberous root enables it to resist dry heat, hence its usefulness as a decorative plant for florists or ama- teurs. It has also been used for outdoor bedding. The leaves are most graceful; they combine all variations, from pure white to bright green and gray, with all intermediate shades. Of quick growth, soon forming valuable and bushy speci- mens. A first-class exhibition plant. We have seen it sold at auction at t'6 per plant ! ! 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $10 per 100 ; quite small plants or tubers, $7 per 100; larg-e plants, $25 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 A. Blanc & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia, Pa. : A. Blanc & Co.
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