Title: Ellwanger & Barry's supplementary catalogue : 1896
Identifier: ellwangerbarryss1896moun (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Mount Hope Nurseries; Ellwanger & Barry; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Catalogs; [https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=booksubjectNurseries_Horticulture_Ornamental_trees_Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture)
Ornamental trees Catalogs]; Shrubs Catalogs; Plants Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Rochester, N. Y. : Ellwanger & Barry
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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LIST OF NOVELTIES. Mass. There can be no doubt that this Rose is a decided acquisition. It has been thoroug:hly tested during- the long and severe winter just past, and it has come through in even better condition than the majority of hybrids. It is a Rose of exceptional value as a pot-plant, judging from the specimen grown here. It is trained in pyramidal form and is completely covered with handsome clusters of deep crimson flowers." Queen Victoria inspects the Crimson Rambler.—On July 15th, Her Majesty the Queen honored the Royal Nurseries, Slough, with a visit for the purpose of inspecting the plants and hedges of Crimson Rambler Rose, and graciously expressed her great pleasure at the marvelous quantity of bloom on the plants and their gorgeous appearance. Orders can be filled at any time, as plants are growing in pots. Price, 20c. each ; 6 for $1, by- mail postpaid. We can also furnish dormant plants. 50c. each. Tea Rose, Maman Cochet. A new Tea Rose which has proved to be an acquisition. Flowers large, full, clear carmine rose, shaded with salmon yellow. Plant very vigorous and free flowering. One of the best Tea Roses of recent introduction. 50c.
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NEW ROSE, MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERRY. (Reduced.i White H. P. Rose, Marchioness of Londonderry. A new White Hybrid Perpetual, and one of the late introductions of the Messrs. Dickson & Sons, of Newtownards, Ireland, who have given us such beautiful roses as Earl of Dufferin, Margaret Dickson, etc. Flowers of great size, measuring five inches across, perfectly formed, and carried on stout stems. Color ivory white ; petals of great substance, shell-shaped and reflexed ; free flowering; highly perfumed ; growth vigorous and foliage very handsome. Undoubtedly one of the finest roses raised by this firm. Awarded the gold medal of the National Rose Society of England. We have had this variety in flower, and regard it as a decided acquisition to the list of hardy white roses. $1. Hybrid Tea Rose, Mrs. W. C. Whitney. A new American seedling rose. Color beautiful shade of clear, deep pink, with a fragrance dis- tinct from any known variety. A strong, vigorous grower, producing large, full flowers ; very free flowering. Awarded the " Mrs. Whitney Cup " at Madison Square Garden, New York, in 1892. 50c.. Rosa Wichuriaiana (syn. Rosa Lucise). ( The Japan Trailing Rose.) This pretty novelty is a native of Japan, and is a most valuable plant for covering embankments,, rockeries, etc., and particularly for use in cemeteries, it is a low, trailing species, its stems creeping Package of grape vines and clematis received in excellent condition, as your stock always comes to hand.—F. H., Xew Bedford, Mass.

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