. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. MONTBRETIA CROCOSMIiEFLORA. This is the best of all Montbretias, very hardy and r^^Y frost proof, as it remains in bloom nearly a month after most other flowers are killed by frost. The small cut of a single flower fails to give an idea of the great beauty of the long spikes, with numerous side spikes of large brilliant flowers—bright orange sprinkled with purple spots. Of vigorous growth and very free blooming; this handsome Jv
. Burpee's farm annual, 1887 : garden, farm, and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. MONTBRETIA CROCOSMIiEFLORA. This is the best of all Montbretias, very hardy and r^^Y frost proof, as it remains in bloom nearly a month after most other flowers are killed by frost. The small cut of a single flower fails to give an idea of the great beauty of the long spikes, with numerous side spikes of large brilliant flowers—bright orange sprinkled with purple spots. Of vigorous growth and very free blooming; this handsome Jvlontbretia should be in every garden. Price 15 cts. each ; 2 for 25 cts. ; 5 for 50 cts. or 12 for $\.(x>. THREE MEXICAN GEMS. The three summer-flowering bulbs named below are similar in habit, and their culture is of the easiest. It is only necessary to plant them in good ordinary garden soil, in the first part of May; take them up in the fall and keep dry and warm over winter. Milla Biflora (Floating Star). This is one of the loveliestand most desira- ble of bulbs. The flowers are in pairs, of a pure waxy white, nearly two and a half inches in di- ameter; the petals are thick and leathery, of great substance, and will keep for days when cut and placed in water. The foliage is slender and like the rush-leaved Nar- cissus. It is a flower that will attract attention among a thousand. It is a native of Mexico. 15 cts. each; 2 for 25 cts. ; 10 for $, by mail. Bessera Elegans. It will bloom shortly after being planted in the open ground, and will keep cn bloorning until frost. The flower stems are from one to two feet high, supporting a dozen or more bell-shaped flowers of a bright coral scarlet, with white cups and dark-blue anthers. The foliage is thin and rush like, ten to twelve inches long. 15 cts. each; 2 for 25 cts. ; 5 for 50 cts. Cyclobothra Flava. Of very graceful habit of growth, producing many clusters of drooping flowers, very pretty in form and color. The cup
Size: 1675px × 1492px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880
