Identifier: flowersvegetable19miss_2 (find matches)
Title: Flowers & vegetables for 1920 springtime
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Miss Mary E. Martin (Firm) Miss Mary E. Martin (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: Floral Park, N.Y. : Miss Mary E. Martin
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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es. The flowers are of great substance andgigantic size, frequently j to 9 inches across. The form ofboth flower and spike is perfection itself, and they last inbloom a long time before fading. Orchids cannot surpassthem in their varied and delicate shades, markings and blend-ings. Every color kno-mi among Gladioli is represented, andmany never before seen, all having beautiful mottled andspotted throats, made up of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc.Price, 4c. each; 4 for 15c.; dozen, 40c.: 100 for $3.00;$20.00 per 1,000 by express at buyers expense. Gladiolus Seed, Childsii Mixed, Packet, lOc; 3 for 25c. Worlds Fair Gold MedalMixture, This mixture is composed entirely of the finest Hybridvarieties of Groffs and Childsii Gladioli; they are ttie finestup-to-date in size, color and form; most beautiful collection.Dozen. 35c.; 50 for $1.50; 100 for $2.75 by express atbuyers expense. 50 and 100 lots at above prices by express at buyersexpense. MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK 49
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Carina King Humbert Canna King Humbert This great orchid flowered Canna re-ceived a gold medal at St. Louis. i am making a specialty of this Canna.and am offering it as low if not lowerthan any one, having a good stock ofsound roots. The flowers are immense, and themammoth trusses have no equal. Bril-liant, rich orange scarlet. Roots, 15c. each; 4 for 50c. .^^^ ^^m Firebird The best red-flowered, green-leavedCanna This is by all means the very bestred-flowered, green-leaved Canna to-day. The flowers are borne in immensetrusses, on strong stalks well above theleaves. They are of splendid form, roundand shapely. The petals measure andsometimes exceed 2; inches across, andthe color is a clear glistening scarlet with-out any streaks, spots or blotches. Roots, 35c. Rosea Gigantea. 3J ft. The giant-sized flowers are wonderful. It is aprodigious bloomer with great flowerheads of soft rose to carmine-pink.Roots, 25c. Mrs. Carl Kelsey. 6 to 7 ft. Foliagegreen with a narrow edge of purple, andw

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