. Book on summer gardening. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New York (State) Binghamton. 549 — Cuspidate, Star of Quedlinburgh. This unique variety is the most striking novelty in Phloxes ever introduced; it is not a monstrosity, but is an oddity of rare and indescrib- able beauty—the constant wonder of all who see it. The pointed central teeth of the petals are five or six times as long as the lateral ones and project beyond them like little spines % to yz inches lon
. Book on summer gardening. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New York (State) Binghamton. 549 — Cuspidate, Star of Quedlinburgh. This unique variety is the most striking novelty in Phloxes ever introduced; it is not a monstrosity, but is an oddity of rare and indescrib- able beauty—the constant wonder of all who see it. The pointed central teeth of the petals are five or six times as long as the lateral ones and project beyond them like little spines % to yz inches long, giving the flowers a distinctly marked, regular star-like form, the beauty of which is enhanced by the broad white margins bordering the edges of the petals. Finest mixture of all the brightest possible colors and rare combinations of colors in each blossom 10 550. —Scarlet- Very brilliant and dazzling 5 551. — Alba. Pure white 5 563.—Fimbriata, or Fringed. Closely related to the Cus- pidate and often crosses with it. Petals sometimes toothed and sometimes fringed 8. 552. —Variabilis- Violet and lilac 553. —Rosea. Rose, white eyes ' 554-—Grandiflora. Largest flower, choice mixed, extra. . 555. —Dwarf Mammoth- Plants are dwarf in size, while the Mowers are large and full. Colors run through every desir- able shade known to the Phlox. IO 556. —New Double White- Free flowering, blossoms large and double. Remains in bloom longer than single sorts 10 557-—Black Warrior. Color a very deep blood red bloomer 6 558. —Meteor. Fiery scarlet, intensely dazzling ; one of the most brilliant, very choice 6 559. —Pale YellOW. Rather a novel color in Phloxes; plants symmetrical and a constant bloomer 6 560. —Stellata. Intense dazzling color, with a large white center which makes a strong contrast. It makes a most brilliant and pleasing mass of bloom till 8 561. —Verbena Flowered. Very showy and novel plants ; differing in form from the ordmarv Phloxes 6
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