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Identifier: catalog1945jobp (find matches)
Year: 1945 (1940s)
Authors: Job P. Wyatt and Sons Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Nursery stock North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Seeds North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Vegetables North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Gardening Nort
Publisher: Raleigh, N. C. : Job P. Wyatt and Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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COSMOS Flare Cosmos should be sown in spring in the open ground, when danger of frost is past, or the seed may be started, under cover and after- wards transplanted. Plant not less than 18 inches apart in rows or m masses in beds. When the plants are about a foot high the tops should be pinched out to induce a bushy growth. (§) 1482 Sensation The surprisingly large pink, rose and white flower sometimes reach 4 to 5 inches across. The plants, with rather heavy foliage, grow about 4 feet, bloom extremely early (10 weeks from seeds) and are very free flowering. One of the easiest flowers to grow. Disbud for largest blooms. Pkt. 10c; Yk oz. 35c. 1479 Wyatt's Orange Beautiful glittering gold flowers gracefully borne on long wiry stems. The foliage is lacy and a rich green. Orange Flare is a medium early flowering Cosmos blooming usually by July and con- tinuing 'till late Autumn. The plant is more compact than most Cosmos and is therefore more valuable as a bedding or border subject. Pkt. 10c; y4 oz. 25c; Yz oz. 40c. 1490 Wyatt's Single Late y;voJ The late Cosmos do not mixed come into bloom until early autumn but they remain in bloom much longer than the ordi- nary early cosmos. The flowers are large and our mixture contains all of the bright colors. Pkt. 10c; Ya oz. 15c; Yz oz. 40c. 1500 Double Crested Early y; aJ A bright colored mixture ivuXea 0f large flowering, double cosmos. Very attractive for border planting in masses, producing an un- usually bright color effect as well as a limitless supply of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 35c. 1505 Double Crested Late mixed. The flowers have double centers, with a row of guard petals around the base. It is a highly decora- tive garden and cut flower. Pkt. 10c; Ys oz. 35c. Early Flowering Cosmos This early flowering strain begins blooming in June, and from that time until frost the plants are a mass of flowers. The flowers average 3 inches across. 1475 WHITE. Pkt. 10c; Yi oz. 35c; oz. $1.00. 1476 PINK. Pkt. 10c; Yi oz. 35c; oz. $1.00. 1477 CRIMSON. Pkt. 10c; Yk oz. 35c; oz. $1.00. 1478 WYATT'S SPECIAL MIXED. All colors. Pkt. 10c; Yk oz. 25c; oz. 75c. DIDISCUS (BLUE LACE FLOWER) 1586 COERULEUS. Beautiful, large, lace-like flowers, of a lovely, delicate azure-blue, gracefully poised on long stems. Sow in the hot-bed in March and outdoors in May and again in June, and you can cut flowers until frost. Crop Failure. EUPHORBIA (SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN) 1605 VARIEGATA. Small flowers beau- tifully set off by the top-leaves which are marked with broad white bands on a rich green ground. Grows 2 feet tall, fine for beds and borders. Sow where to bloom as the plants resent transplanting. Pkt. 10c; Yk oz. 25c. FOUR O'CLOCKS 1610 MIXED. Well known free- flowering plants. Supposed to open their blossoms at 4 o'clock in the after- noon but on cloudy days are out all day. Small trumpet-shaped flowers in bright colors. Grow anywhere. Height 2 ft. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c.
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1479 Cosmos, Orange Flare

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