. C. B Whitnall & Co.'s general list of flower seeds for 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Wisconsin Milwaukee Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. C'alatlium Esculeutum. Stroiiir Bulbs—Dry, 15 cents; per dozen. ^O. Started in pots, 20 cents. Fancy LeavtMl Varieties, 3U cts. each. GLOXINIA. Plants of iireat beauty for conserva tory or greenhouse; flowers 2 to 3 inches long, tinted, mottled and marked with delicateand rich colors. Tender perennial. Larg:e Floiverini?'— AJixed, '25c each. DORYANTHES. (Giaut Torch Lily of A
. C. B Whitnall & Co.'s general list of flower seeds for 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Wisconsin Milwaukee Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. C'alatlium Esculeutum. Stroiiir Bulbs—Dry, 15 cents; per dozen. ^O. Started in pots, 20 cents. Fancy LeavtMl Varieties, 3U cts. each. GLOXINIA. Plants of iireat beauty for conserva tory or greenhouse; flowers 2 to 3 inches long, tinted, mottled and marked with delicateand rich colors. Tender perennial. Larg:e Floiverini?'— AJixed, '25c each. DORYANTHES. (Giaut Torch Lily of Australia.) Plants of extreme tropical beauty and very scarce in this country. Great ex- created in Europe when it first bloomed, owing to the gorgeousness of the flowers, which combine many colors, such as scarlet, blue and white, and are borne on immense spikes 12 feet high; foliage extremely ornamental and very decorative. Usually sold at .S3 to 85 each; largest bulbs, SI to 82 each. GLADIOLI. Set the bulbs from 6 to 9 inches deep. Plant from middle of May to first of June. In the fall before hard frosts, take up the bulbs, remove the tops, leave them to dry in the air for a few days and store in some cool place,secure from frost, until GladioU. The Gladiolus is becoming exceedingly popular everywhere, and while no flower has shown such wonderful improvement in the twenty years past, none has shown such rapid advancement in public favor. Separate Colors. White and light, 5c each; pink varie- ties, 4c each; yellow, 5c each; red. 2c each; extra choice mixed, 3c each; Lemoiue's, 6c each. No difference in price for large quan- 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 C. B. Whitnall & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Milwaukee, W. I. :
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