. Park's floral guide, 1896. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Unrivalled Strain of Double Balsams. The generic name of the Garden Balsam is Impatiens, referring to th« sudden discharge of the seed- pods when touched. For the s-mo reason, also, the flower is oitea called ''; "We have two common native epecits, found in moist places, both of which grow three or four feet high and bear lovely orange and yellow flowers spotted with brown. The genus also includes Impatiens glandulifera and I. Sultana, both of which areoffered and described elsewher
. Park's floral guide, 1896. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Unrivalled Strain of Double Balsams. The generic name of the Garden Balsam is Impatiens, referring to th« sudden discharge of the seed- pods when touched. For the s-mo reason, also, the flower is oitea called ''; "We have two common native epecits, found in moist places, both of which grow three or four feet high and bear lovely orange and yellow flowers spotted with brown. The genus also includes Impatiens glandulifera and I. Sultana, both of which areoffered and described elsewhere under tneheadof Impatiens. The beautiful Double Baisams all originated from Impatiens balsam- ina (or hcrtensisl, an East Indian annual introduced in 1CLG. The orininal spe- cies was single red, but by care the flower.} have be- come as double asaEese, arid of all colors from white to deep crimson, pome elegantly blotched, Jstr ped, mottled and |g flaked. The plants are ys=* improved by pruning. Borne cut out the top and prune to Ave branches; others prune ofTthe side branches and allow the plant to devolop into a tall, elender stalk. Ia either case the stems beccme a wreath cf delicat e, showy bloom. Left to themselves the foliag© becomes so dense that the flowers do not ehow well. Use a sharp knife in pruning, and do not cut the branches off too close to the main t^e plant is liable to damp off at the wounds in wet weather. Some sorts grow tall, from two to three feet, while others grow less than a foot hi~h. All bloom freely and continuously, and are handsome as border plant3 or for a low hedge. The flowers have short stems, t _t when taken from the plant may be satisfactorily arranged ia saucers or plates. Seeds vegetate in about ten days, and the plants grow rapidly and begin to bloom early. The fragrance of the flowers attracts hum- ming birds and injects, and adds to their charms. I have a first-class collection and my seeds are of the finest quality.
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