Title: Floral gems for winter flowering
Identifier: CAT31282792 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: McGregor Brothers; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Ohio Springfield
Publisher: Springfield, Ohio : McGregor Bros
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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18 McGregor Brothers, Florists, Springfield. Ohio. The Beautiful Tea Rose, PEARL OF THE GARDEN. (Perle des Jardines.) The one Tea Rose which you cannot possibly do without. It has absolutely no weak point, but is a perfect and popular Eose. The color is faultless, whether the waxy petals show the rich cream tint of cool weather, or take rich- er golden shades which a warmer sun gives them. The form of the bud is rich, rounded and luxuriant. It is only equalled in beauty by the open Eose, which is full to the center and large. It is no shy, creeping plant, but is fairly riotous in growth, sending out quanti- ties of beautiful foliage, thick, glossy and dark, every branch being tipped with the dark reddish-maroon of the young shoots, and bearing its buds high above the leaves. Price, 15 cents each; large plants, 35 cents each. New Tea Rose, MADAME ETIENNE. One of the very finest clear pink Tea Roses. The form of the flower is quite similar to that of Beatrice—that is, the petals recurve, giving it the shape of a Camellia. The texture is heavy, and the color is a warm, yet delicate pink.; slightly deeper on the edge of the petal. A very beautiful variety, and freer in bloom than Catherine Mermet. This Eose is styled the dwarf Mermet by the French growers. Price, 15 cents each: large two-year-old plants, 30 cents each. Fine Crimson Tea Rose, PAPA GOHTIER. A grand Eed Tea, of fine crimson shade and silken texture (as distinct from velvety texture). The bud is fine size and graceful form, and you would never suspect from it that the Eose is only semi-double. Extremely free, both in growth and bloom. Very long and beautifully leaved stems can be cut, the foliage being very dark and heavy. One of the best, and a perfect bedder. Price, 10 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 25 cents each. New Rose, THE GEM OR THE FAIR UNKNOWN. This Eose is identical with Marie Van Houtte, except that it is claimed to be twice the size. "We have seen enough to know that it will do to talk about and praise. Of a fine, faultless, straw-yellow color, with the outer petals washed and outlined with a bright rosy-crimson. Occasionally the whole flower will be suffused with light pink. It grows vigor- ously, blooms freely and is most deliciously scented. In cool weather it almost changes color, taking on gorgeous crimson tints. A beautiful and superb Eose. Price, 15 cents each; large two-year-old plants, 20 cents each. The Great Ever Bloomer, The White Hermosa, MARIE LAMBERT. This is a lovely white Eose, a pure Tea, but a foreign seed- ling, the freest flowering white Eose we have seen. It will be especially useful in set designs. For a pot plant it cannot be excelled, as it possesses every good quality of a pot Eose. "We counted on one plant 143 buds and flowers in a single day, and the plant was only 9 months old. Try it. Price, 10 cents each; large plants, 30 cents each.
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