. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. GELSEMIUM. early-blooming qualities, beginning to bloom when only a few inches tall. The roots are perfectly hardy in the latitude of New York, if protected, or they may be wintered in the cellar. It is l3e?t to confine the roots by sink- ing the sides of a bos, or a barrel sawed in two, around them. The underground shoots nat- urally run about in all directions, and by con- fining them all the shoots are thrown up close together, making a f
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. GELSEMIUM. early-blooming qualities, beginning to bloom when only a few inches tall. The roots are perfectly hardy in the latitude of New York, if protected, or they may be wintered in the cellar. It is l3e?t to confine the roots by sink- ing the sides of a bos, or a barrel sawed in two, around them. The underground shoots nat- urally run about in all directions, and by con- fining them all the shoots are thrown up close together, making a finer display. It is a par- ticularly fine p'ant for training up around piazzas and wdndows. each; 3 for 40c. Passiflora Pfordti. One of the most beautiful of the Pas- sion Flowers, and one of the very best for pot culture, as it begins blooming when very small, often while the vine is less than six inches long; and as the vine attains size it flowers most profusely. The flowers present an exquisitely beautiful and curious appear- ance, quite impossible to accurately describe. They are of exceptionally large si/e, often five or six inches across, the .sepals pearly white, the petals broad and of a lovely violet piuk color. The numerous filaments are of a beau- tiful dark blue, with rings of white near the base, contrasting beautifully with the dark brown color below. each. Passiflora Coccinea. A rare South American Passion Flower bear- ing beautiful scarlet flowers with orange- colored rays and velvety bracts. The flowers are produced during a period of several montns, and are followed by fruit fviUof sweet, juicy, edible pulp. Covered with its brilliant flowers, fruits and glabrous, coarsely toothed leaves, it is a climber as strikingly beautiful as it is rare and desirable. 30c. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not
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