. Floral catalogue : illustrated. Nurseries (Horticulture) Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Orchid Oncidium "Varicosum. Cyprepedium Insigne. LADY'S SLIPPER. 25 to 50 cents. A terrestrial orchid of easy cultivation. Orange Trees. The orange deserves the widest culture. The orange tree is said to attain the oldest age of any tree in the world; it certainly produces with a little care the sweetest of all flowers, and is called the Queen of Flowers by the most eminent botanists. Potted in soil made of old so
. Floral catalogue : illustrated. Nurseries (Horticulture) Kentucky Louisville Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. Orchid Oncidium "Varicosum. Cyprepedium Insigne. LADY'S SLIPPER. 25 to 50 cents. A terrestrial orchid of easy cultivation. Orange Trees. The orange deserves the widest culture. The orange tree is said to attain the oldest age of any tree in the world; it certainly produces with a little care the sweetest of all flowers, and is called the Queen of Flowers by the most eminent botanists. Potted in soil made of old sod and well-rotted cow manure, with one-third sand for drain- age; plenty of water during summer mixed with a lit- tle liquid manure about once a month will assure a lux- uriant growth, with plenty of flowers, fruit, etc. GRAFTED. The sweet or the large Mock Orange; both are good blooming kinds, and will ripen their fruit here. One to-two feet, 50, 75 cents and $1; extra large from $2 to $10. We also cultivate the Mountain Sweet, the Navel and many others prized for their high quality of fruit and flower. In spring most varieties can be had with buds, from 75 cents to $2. Orange Mandarin. (OR DWARF.) This is a beautiful dwarf-growing orange of bushy form and of the easiest culture, as it ripens its fruit under very ordinary circumstances. The flowers are pure white and quite fragrant. It is a very early and remarkable pro- lific variety, as it bears its fruit when only a few inches in height. Fruit about one-half inch in diameter. Its only value is for an ornamental plant, yet it deserves a place in every collection, as it attracts more attention than a well-grown specimen loaded with the edible fruit. 35 to 50 cents, according to size. 2-inch pot plants, 15 cents each. Othonna Grassifolia. It is excellently adapted for carpeting the ground, or as a plant for baskets or vases. It has small, bright yellow, tassel-like flowers borne in great profusion. As a hang- ing vine for parl
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