Vestal's rose catalogue (1902) (20573045625)

Title: Vestal's rose catalogue

Identifier: CAT31297112 (find matches)

Year: 1902 (1900s)

Authors: Joseph W. Vestal & Son; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Subjects: Nursery stock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Catalogs; Roses, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Shrubs, Catalogs

Publisher: Little Rock, Ark. : Jos. W. Vestal & Son

Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Joseph W. Vestal & Son's Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. 43 "PHILADELPHIA. 99 THE QUEEN OF CRIMSON CANNAS. The finest and the most beautiful Crimson Canna yet introduced; far superior to all others.

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THIS splendid canna, one of the very best, has been thoroughl)' tested in different parts of the countrj' and is pronounced by leading- experts, as well as amateurs, the finest and the most beautiful Crimson Canna yet produced : far superior to all others. The Phil- adelphia grows about three feet high, makes handsome, well bal- anced plants, and bears m i^^^jffrk splendid heads of large. finely expanded flowers, which fall off as the)- fade, and leave room for the new ones, which bloom out bright and clear during the whole season. It is the best and brightest Crimson Canna yet introduced. Price, 15 cents each. LEONARD VATJGHAN. Three Very Fine PINK CANNAS. Rich, deep bronze foli- age. Very strong, ro- bust grower, flowers freely, and well formed flower spikes show boldly above the foliage. Color, bright scarlet without markings and with very wide petals, measur- ing- 1 7-8 inches. The best dark good flowering canna to ROSEMAWR. Philadelphia. The most showy and handsome of all pink cannas. We ask par- ticular attention to this new variety, which is un- doubtedly one of the most showy, and handsome of all the pink cannas. Its enormous masses of flow- ers and exquisite color attract immediate attention. The flowers are extra large, having broad, well rounded petals, frequently two inches across. The color is bright, rosy pink, elegantly mottled with rose, shaded rich golden yellow at throat. Your collection will not be complete without Rosemawr Canna. Price, 20 cents each. MAIDEN'S BLUSH. Has proved one of the most popular kinds. It is pronounced by experts pure soft pink, an inde- scribable tint of day dawn loveliness, entirely dif- ferent from all others. Everj'one says it is one of the sweetest and most lovely shades ever seen. It is an immense bloomer and bears splendid trusses of exquisite lily like flowers continuously all through the summer and fall till killed down by frost. Price, 25 cents each. WEST GROVE. Rich green foliage, and is an exceedingly strong vigorous grower. The flowers are large, very well shaped, and their substance is something remarka- ble. The color is a rich coral pink, slightly dap- pled with a bright crimson and shaded with yel- low in throat, a decidedly new shade among Cannas. Price, 30 cents each. foliaged. date. Price, 15 cents each ALPHONSE BOUVIER. Bright flashing crimson, very rich and hand- some: bears two to three flower spikes on one stalk; six feet. Price, 10 cents each. SOUV. D'ANTOINE CROZY. The " Giltedged" Canna. This is a marvelously brilliant canna; intense scarlet, rich and dazzling, bordered with a broad, rich golden yellow edge, and does not fade or scorch in the hot and dry weather. This invalu- able quality it shares with Queen Charlotte, the other grand " Giltedge " variety. 15 cents each. ABOVE THREE PINK CAXXAS FOR 50 CENTS.

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