. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. DATDRA WRiGiiTii (one-fiflh natural size). NO. DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Nat. Oud., Scrnpkulariacete. rRiCE. The Digitalis are too well known to need ilcscription. Tliey are nil iisefnl and ornamental for general flower-ganien piirpo-ie'*, and may be introduced into the shrubbery with fine eli'eot, as their tall, spire-like spikes, crowned with their large thimble or bell-shapcd flowers, will contrast finely wi
. Curtis, Cobb & Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower and kitchen garden for 1878. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Kitchen gardens Catalogs. DATDRA WRiGiiTii (one-fiflh natural size). NO. DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Nat. Oud., Scrnpkulariacete. rRiCE. The Digitalis are too well known to need ilcscription. Tliey are nil iisefnl and ornamental for general flower-ganien piirpo-ie'*, and may be introduced into the shrubbery with fine eli'eot, as their tall, spire-like spikes, crowned with their large thimble or bell-shapcd flowers, will contrast finely with the green foliage of tlie shrubs. They are all hardy biennials, from three to four feet high. 470 Digitalis, Good lUixcd. A fine assortment of colors 05 4T1 Kxtra Itlixed. All the newest kinds. 3 feet 10 472 Grandiflora. Largc-flowereil; yellow. 3 feet 10 473 Purpurea. Common purple variety. 3 feet 05 Alba. Pure white. 3 feet 05 Ferrugrinea. Brown. 2 feet lo 474 47G 4'n Aurea. Golden. 3 feet Gloxinioides. New, beautiful gloxinia-sbaped flowers; spotted. 3 feet . DIAXTIirS. Nat. Ord., CarynphjUacea. A magnificent gentis, which embraces some )f the most popular flowers in cul- tivation. The Carnation, Picotee, I'ink, and Sweet William, all " household words," belong to this genus. The Chinese varieties may be considered the most beautiful and efTective of our hardy annuals; the double and single varieties, with their rich and varied colors, in beds or masses, nre remarkably attractive; while the recently iatroduced species, Dianthu? Hcddewecii and Dianthus Lnciniatus, with their large 46 .05 .10. 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 Curtis, Cobb & Washburn Seed and Horticultural Warehouse; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Boston, Mass. : Curtis, Cobb
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