Title: C.E. Allen's catalogue of seeds plants & small fruits
Identifier: ceallenscatalogu1884ceal (find matches)
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: C. E. Allen (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Plants Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Flowers Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Fruit Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Nursery stock Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Vermont Brattleboro Catalogs
Publisher: Brattleboro, Vt. : C. E. Allen
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Xames A. Garfield. This is an excellent Car- nation; strong, thrifty grower; color very bright deep scarlet, with large flowers: does not burst. Not quite as free to bloom as Lady Emma, but flowers larger and brighter, and should be in all collections. Ulrs. Garfield. A sti-ong grower and free bloomer, never bursting. Color golden yellow, fringed, spotted and flaked with crimson; good size and double, and worthy of trial m all collec- tions. A novelty of 1882. 25 cents. Pnrple Gem. An entirely new color, being a royal purple; large, full and very double; plant of exceeding strong, healthy and 'luxuriant growth. 25 cents each. Tenns. Light, sulphur-yellow, with a faint stripe of rosy carmine. When grown out of doors it is a plain light yellow. Plants healthy and robust. 30 cents each. Farragut. Deep purplish maroon striped with white; novel in color. CACTII. They are an interesting class on account of their curious growth, the flowers comprising many shades of pink, scarlet, white yellow, resembling the flnest silk. £pipliylliim trnucatum (I^obster Cac- tus,) wiuter-bloomins:. 25 cents. Grandlfiorus or Niglit-blooining Ce- re us, 25 cents. Aloe. Green leaves, dotted white, 35 and 50 cts. Sword Cactus. Long, rather broad leaves, with rich scarlet flowers, 25 cents. Several other varieties from 25 to 50 cents. CAMELLIA JAPONICA. A shi'ub extensively grown as a house-plant; with thick, bright, glossy foli- age, producing in the most beautiful and perfect form white, pink and variegated flowers in ^vinter among the whole class of tender shrubs. Alba Plena. Double white. Small plants, by mail or express, 50 -c-ents each; large plants, 75 cents to $1 each. Pink or Variegated, small plants. 50 cents each; large plants, 75 cents to 31 each. (See cut ) CENTAUREA. Extensively used for bedding out in ribbon lines with coleus and other dark leaved foliage plants, and much used for vases, urns and hanging bas- kets. Gymnoearpa. Silvery white, drooping, fern- like leaves. 15 to 25 cents each; $1.50 to $2 per dozen: S8 and S12 per 100. ; Candida. Leaves broad, downy white, forming ! a neat, compact bush. 25 cents; $2.50 per dozen. ' Centaurea 4Dlementi. A robust growing va- riety, forming a round mass of silvery, white > leaves. 25 cents. ' ; Specil rates to parties in quantities for bedding. j CINERARIA MARITIMA. White foliage plant, commonly known as "Dusty i Miller," is used for hanging-baskets, ribbon lines, i massing, etc. 15 to 20 cents each. CALGEOL.ARIAS.-Herbaceoufi. Hybrida Saperba. An exceedingly fine strain j marbled and spotted in all shades of yellow, ma- roon, rose, white and crimson. Covered in spring j witli masses of pocketrlike flowers, 25 cents. 1 GAL.GEOLARIAS.-Sliriibby. The spotting, shading and marbling of these new strains of the shrubby Calceolarias is now equal to the large-flowered. Four varieties, 25c each. CINERARIA HYBRIDA. The winter or spring flowering species of hybrids, among the most gorgeous of our plants, colors range through all shades of blue, violet, crimson, pink, maroon and white; blooming profusely dur- ing the winter and spring; much valued as dec- orating plants. Price, New H5'brid, Dwarf, 25 cents each. COLEUS. For specimen plants for the conservatory or arrang- ed in line for ribbon beds or massing, few plants can equal them. Great improvement has been made in the varieties during the past three years; their foliage now embraces every color imaginable from pure white to black. The varieties have been selected from large collections as the best and most distinct. Price 15 cents each: SL50 per dozen; $6 to S8 per 100, for the best bedding va- rieties. The best varieties for bedding are print- ed in capital letters.
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COLEUS. AtJREA MARGIN AT A. Rich velvety crimson, yellow margin. Cloth of Gold. Yellowish bronze leaf. GL.ORY OF AUTUMN. Yellow, ground spotted red and maroon. HERO. Deep blackish maroon. Illuminator. Yellow, veined with crimson, briofht green marain. KIRK.PATRICK.. Large leaved, blotched in the center, as represented in above cut. Marvelous. Deep reddish maroon. Mrs. Wm, Barr. Centre bright rose, edged' green and brown. Oriole. Yellow and green, marked with varioui tints of carmine, crimson and chocolate,

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