. The Geo H. Mellen Co. Innisfallen Greenhouses. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Urbana Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 66 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Seedsmen, TUBEROSES. The Tuberose is noted for its delicate beauty and ex- quisite fragrance, rivaling orange blossoms in sweetness. The flowers are pure white, very double and wax-like, and are borne on stems two or three feet high. Tuberoses will not bear much cold. ⢠Do not plant in the Spring till the ground is warm. They may be started in the house in a warm place, but c
. The Geo H. Mellen Co. Innisfallen Greenhouses. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Urbana Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 66 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Seedsmen, TUBEROSES. The Tuberose is noted for its delicate beauty and ex- quisite fragrance, rivaling orange blossoms in sweetness. The flowers are pure white, very double and wax-like, and are borne on stems two or three feet high. Tuberoses will not bear much cold. ⢠Do not plant in the Spring till the ground is warm. They may be started in the house in a warm place, but care should be taken that they get no check in setting out. Plant three or four inches deep in rich ground. If dan- ger of frost before flowers are done in the Fall, lift carefully without disturbing the roots, and plant in pots or boxes, and remove to a warm, light place, and they will continue to bloom for a long time. Dwarf Excelsior PearlâA splendid new variety, the finest ever introduced; greatly superior to the Common Pearl; f;rows about 18 inches high, blooms very early, matures per- ectly; flowers pure white, large size, very double, and in- tensely sweet. "We send splendid, large, well-ripened bulbs, the finest ever grown, all sure to bloom. Price, 8 cents each ; 4 for 25 cents; 30 by express for $ Monster bulbs, lOcents each; 3 for 25 cents; 15 by express for $ Hyacinthus Candicans. A magnificent Yucca-like plant, producing in July and August a flower stem three to four feet high, covered with from twenty to thirty pure white, pendent, bell-shaped flowers. It is hardy in most sections of the country; but north of this it would be better to protect it with leaves or long manure. Price, 10 cents each; large bulbs, 20 cents. . DAHLIAS . . The Dahlia has been for a number of years a general favorite, and still holds its own, both here and in Europe. We may safely say that perfection has been attained with this splendid flower. Its form cannot be improved,
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