Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide for 1868 (1868) (14779842835)
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Identifier: vicksillustrated1868jame (find matches)
Title: Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide for 1868
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.) Vick, James, 1818-1882 James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Rochester, N.Y. : James Vick
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
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posite?. The tall-growing annual Chrysanthemums are too large and coarse, but the dwarfvarieties are more desirable. The following are the best. Set about ten inches apart.Chrysanthemum carinatum Buridgeanum, white, with crimson and yellow at base of petals, and a beautiful showy center; 1 foot, 5 venustum, crimson, with yellow and white; 1 foot, 5 coronarium, white, 5 Dwarf Yellow, new ; double ; fine, 10 multicaule, fine, 10 CELOSIA, Nat. Ord. Amarantacece.Very singular, attractive, and showy annuals; when well grown, unsurpassed; suc-ceed best started in the house or hot-bed, and transplanted into a rich, warm soil. Theymake fine pot-plants for exhibition, and deserve to be classed among our best annuals.We racommend them to all who will give their plants good care, and such will not blameus 1or the advice. C. cristata is the singular and beautiful Cockscomb. Celcsia cristata (Cockscomb), Crimson Dwarf, 10 Rose 10 * YeUow 10 AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 27 CELOSIA — Continued.
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COCKSCOMB. Celosia cristata (Cockscomb) Scarlet Giant, 10 Tall Violet,. 10 Rose, 10 Sulphur, , 10 Dwarf varieties mixed, 10 Tall varieties mixed, 10 pyramidalis coccinea, spikes very large, showy, scarlet; 3 feet, 10 aurantiaca, spikes scarlet, tipped with orange ; 3 feet, 10 spicata rosea, a very pretty pi ant,, with spikes of rose-colored flowers that keep well for winter ornaments, if picked early. Free bloomer all summer,.... 10 28 VICES ILLUSTRATED SEED CATALOGUE CLARKIA, Nat, Ord. Onagracece.