Title: Bulbs and plants : autumn 1898
Identifier: bulbsplantsautum18curr_0 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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FLOWERING BULBS, PLANTS, ETC.
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HYACINTHS—Continued. DOUBLE RED. VARIOUS SHADES. Bouquet Teudre—Bright red, tine truss. Czar Nicholas—Pink, large bells and spiJie. Grootvorst—Blush, very fine truss. liOrdWellington—Finest pink, large bells, 12c each, $1.25 per dozen. Noble Par Merite—Very fine rose, large truss. DOUBLE WHITE. Anna Maria—Blush, fine truss. Bouquet Royal—Pure. L.a Deese—Pure. La Tour d'Auvergue—Pure, fine truss, 12c each, $1.25 per dozen. Lia Virginite—Blush large bells and spike. Prince of Waterloo—Pure, 12c each, $1.25 per doz. DOUBLE BLUE. Bloksberg—Porcelain, large bell and truss. Charles Dickens—Light blue, large, compact truss. Garrick—Azure, fine truss. I-ord Raglan—Dark, fine. Mignon de Dryfliout—Light, compact truss. Prince of Saxony Weimar—Rich purple, fine truss. DOUBLE YELLOW. Bouquet de Orange—Orange, 12c each, $1.25 per dozen. Goethe—Sulphur yellow, fine truss. Jaune Supreme—Pure, I2ceach, $1.25 per doz. CHOICE MIXED HYACINTHS. In Separate Colors. These mixtures are second size bulbs selected from the named varieties, for planting out doors or for forcing in the greenhouse, where a quan- tity of bloom is desired for cut flower work. Where only a few bulbs are wanted for speci- men plants in pots or glasses, we would advise using the named sorts. Single—Dark red. Light red and rose. '* Pure white. " Blush white. " Dark blue. " liight blue. " Yellow. " Mixed. Double—Dark red. Light red and rose. " Pure white. " Blush white. " Dark blue. " Light blue. Yellow. Mixed. Price, 5c each; 50c per doz., $4.00 per 100; 6 at dozen rates; 25 at 100 rates. By mail, add loc per dozen. Single bulbs mailed free. Musk Hyacinths. A dwarf-growing, purplish-colored Hyacinth, the flowers having a strong, very pleasant musk odor. Excellent for borders or clumps in the lawn or border. Also highly prized as a pot plant for the conservatory or parlor. 15c each; $1.50 per dozen. Free by mail. Feathered Hyacinths. Unlike other varieties of Hyacinths, this spec- ies forms pretty spikes of bloom, resembling a feathery plume, very effective for outdoor culture, 3c each; per doz., 25c; $1.75 per 100. Free by mail. Hyacinthus Muscaria. Grape Hyacinths. Pretty little spikes of flowers about six inches high, resembling miniature bunches of grapes. Very pretty for edgings. Blue, 20c per doz.; $1.25 per 100. Free by mail. White, 25c per doz.; $1.75 per 100. Free by mail. Hyacinthus Candicans. (The Cape Hyacinth.) Ready in November. A plant although only half hardy and requir- ing a little protection in winter, is nevertheless well worthy of cultivation. Its flowers are drooping, pure white and exquisitely perfumed, and are borne on a stem which grows erect about four feet in height. Price each, 10c; per doz., $1.00. Free by mail. Water Hyacinth. (Eichornia crassipes major.) An interesting and beautiful aquatic, floats on the water by means of curious, inflated bulbous formations at ihe base of the leaves. The flow- ers are borne on spikes 6 to 8 inches long, like a Hyacinth, but much larger, the individual flowers being 2 inches across, very chaste and delicate, color a beautiful rosy lilac. It makes a charming house plant grown in a shallow glass dish, lily bowl or aquarium, and simply allowed to float on the surface. Replenish the water as required. Each, 25c; per doz.; $2.50.

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