Title: 21st annual catalogue of seeds & plants for 1906
Identifier: 21stannualcatalo1906germ (find matches)
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Germain Seed and Plant Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Greenhouse plants Catalogs; Poultry Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Germain Seed & Plant Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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70 GERMAIN SEED COMPANY LARGE „. CANNAS
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Perennial Phlox, Good for summer blooming. Each 20c, doz $2.00. CANNAS. $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen. Allemannia. Upper petals salmon red, bordered with golden yellow, lower petal of a darker shade marked with yellow in center. Immense flowers often measuring 6^2 inches across; ht 6 feet. Austria. Clear canary yellow, faintly dotted with scarlet spots in throat, fine large open flower; ht 5 to 6 ft. Chicago. Bright cherry red, good bloomer: ht 3 to 4 ft. Ehemanm. Old rose. Musa-like foliage; ht 5 ft. Flamingo. Deep crimson, profuse bloomer; ht 3 ft. $1.50 per doz. Gustav Senholtz. Bright terra cotta: ht 3 ft. Italia. Deep golden yellow, center of each petal splashed with brilliant scarlet and edged with red, extra fine; ht 5 to 6 ft. Madame Crozy. Brilliant scarlet, bordered with golden yellow; ht 3 to 4 ft. Menelek. Bright nasturtium, red, very large, trusses of immense flowers; ht 4 ft. Miramar. Bright cherry red, metal- lic foliage; ht 4 to 5 ft. Mile. Berat. Soft shade of rosy car- mine, nearest to pink; ht 4 to 5 ft. Mrs. Kate Gray. Rich orange scar- let, over-laid with gold, large truss- es of immense flowers measuring from 6 to 7 inches across, individ- ual petals often being over 2 in- ches in diameter. Broad massive foliage of a bright glossy green: ht 6 to 7 ft. Queen Charlotte. Bright orange scarlet, each petal having a broad border of golden yellow ; ht 3 to 4 ft. Sam Trelease. Grand scarlet, edges and center marked with yellow: the most free-blooming variety in the collection; ht 3 ft. CARNATION. From 3-in. pots, per doz 75e. By mail 25c per doz extra. LOS Angeles. The best white grown here. James Corbett. (See cut.) The best dark pink. Dr. Choate. The finest light red. Roosevelt. A dark, velvetv red. Excellent. CHRYSANTHEMUMS. per doz Each 15c, per doz $1.50. By mail 25c extra. "We have a great assortment of this wonderful fall flower ready for the market from January 1st to June, but for this climate the best time to plant these is during March, April, May and June. Autumn Glory. Deep reddish salmon, changing to soft shrimp.

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