FOUNDEI 

 1850 



Dingee Guide To Rose Culture 



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 1850 













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Dingee Geranium 



Miscellaneous Plants 



ASPARAGUS SPEBNGEBI — For pots, vases or hanging 

 baskets. The long, slender branches droop most gracefully, 

 clothed with feathery, emerald-green fronds. Strong plants, 

 15c each; 4 for 50c. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS — Foliage surpasses a Maidenhair 

 Fern; in grace and finish resembles the finest lace. Elegant 

 for cutting; one of the best plants in our collection. 20c 

 each; 3 for 50c. 



NEW WEEPING LANTANA — Beautiful for baskets, vases, 

 pots or for outdoor culture and porch boxes. Produces its 

 clear lilac-pink flowers by the hundreds from early summer 

 until severe frosts. Deliciously fragrant. Has a most 

 graceful habit of growth. 15c each; 4 for 50c. 



SALVIA (Scarlet Sage) — Unequalled for dazzling show of fiery 

 scarlet flowers until killed with frost. The great bedding 

 plant. 10c each; $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 per 100, postpaid. 



VINCA VARLEGATA — Beautiful trailing vine, bright green 

 leaves bordered with creamy white. Fine for vases, hang- 

 ing baskets and porch boxes. 15c each; 10 for $1.00, post- 

 paid. 



COLEUS — We offer a grand collection of Coleus in the best 

 named and mixed varieties, solid colors, striped, variegated 

 and mottled. When ordering, state your preference as to 

 color, and we will select accordingly. Price, 10c each; 

 $1.00 per dozen. 



CRINTJM ORNATUM — This royal member of the Amaryllis 

 family produces numerous spikes of large, fragrant, lily-like 

 flowers, white, with deep pink stripe in the centre of each 

 petal. Prices, first size, about 9 to 11 inches circumfer- 

 ence, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. Second size, about 11 to 13 

 inches circumference, 50c each. Enormous bulbs, about 14 

 to 16 inches circumference. 75c each. 



AMARYLLIS REGINA — Lily-like flowers in clusters, 

 scarlet with lighter throat. 15c each. 



Light 



Dingee Geraniums 



Strong plants from 3-inch pots, single or double varieties, 

 15c each; $1.50 per dozen, prepaid. 



Selected Double Varieties 



orange-red. 

 bloomer. Soft 



salmon pink, 



CALADIUM ESCUI/ENTUM (Elephant's Ear) — A magnificent 

 foliage plant, with immense leaves, often measuring 4 feet 

 in length by 2 feet in breadth. Fine bulbs, 20c each; 3 for 

 50c; 6 for $1.00. Larger size, 30c each; 4 for $1.00. 



Alphonse Ricard — Semi-double 

 Mrs. Lawrence — An excellent 



tinged white. 



Cousin Janie — Clear, rich pink, slightly spotted light red. 

 Jules Vasseur — Bright scarlet, white center. 

 Jean Viand — Soft pink, white blotches. 

 Berthe de Priscilla — Dwarf habit. Fine bedder. Bright silver 



rose-pink. 

 John Doyle — Rich scarlet. Very effective. 

 Heteranthe — Bright scarlet. 

 Countess de Harcourt — Pure snow-white. 

 Mme. Buchner — Snow-white; vigorous. 

 Mme. Recamier — Pure white. Strong grower. One of the best 



whites. 

 Ornella— Magnificent. Semi-dwarf habit. Rich scarlet shaded 



crimson. 

 S. A. Nutt — Rich, dark crimson. Superb. 

 Jean Oberle — Peach pink, shaded white edge. 

 Fleuve Blanc — Pure white. Dark green foliage. Compact 



grower. 

 La Cid — Charming shade of cardinal-red. 

 Anais Segalas — Bright salmon. Zoned foliage. 

 Double Dryden — Coral white center, shading through a deli- 

 cate lilac. Ideal pot plant. 

 Beaute Poitevine — Bright salmon-pink. 

 Dr. Despres — Changeable violet, marked vermilion. 

 Le Pilote — Glowing crimson-scarlet. 

 Double New Life — Outer flowers brilliant red, center pure 



white flowers. 



Selected Single Varieties 



La Favorite — Snowy-white, superb. 



Mrs. E. G. Hill — Free bloomer. Light salmon. 



Eugene Sue — Brilliant shade of russet orange. 



Granville — Deep rose-pink; white blotches on upper petals. 



L'Aube — One of the best pure whites. 



Jacquerie — Deep carmine red. 



Feuer — Brilliant crimson-red. Dwarf growth. 



Antithese — Vermilion-scarlet. 



Baron Grubissich — Bright rose. Clear white center. 



Edmond Blanc — Large trusses of bright crimson. Coppery 



center. 

 Clifton — Solid color of bright red. 



Ivy-Leaved Geraniums 



Price, strong plants, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen 

 Dina Scalarandis — Double white, tinged lilac. 

 Rycroft's Surprise — Beautiful shade of rich pink. 

 Mrs. Banks — Blush-white, upper petals feathered deep pink; 



semi-double. 

 Alliance — Delicate lilac-white, upper petals feathered and 



blotched crimson-rose. 

 Pierre Crozy — Bright scarlet; dwarf, compact habit. 



Fancy and Sweet-scented Geraniums 



Strong 1 plants, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen. 

 Madame Salleroi — Green, dotted white. 

 Apple-Scented — A grand old favorite. 

 Rose-Scented — Delightful rose scent. 

 Lemon-Scented — Deliciously scented. 



New Pelargoniums 



Swabian Maid — This remarkable Pelargonium is a sport from 

 the popular variety Easter Greeting. Immense reddish- 

 carmine flowers with five very regular, nearly black blotches 

 bordered with purplish-carmine, producing a very effective 

 coloring. Its robust growth and freedom of bloom make it 

 an ideal winter decorative plant. Strong pot plants, 25c 

 each; 5 for $1.00, postpaid. 



Wurtembergia — Blooms medium size, of a bright carmine 

 with large, velvety, sharply defined blotches. Free bloom- 

 ing; makes an attractive decorating plant. Equally as 

 good for bedding as a pot plant for winter blooming. 

 Strong plants, 25c each; 5 for $1.00, postpaid. 



Easter Greeting — This remarkable variety is famous as an 

 Easter decorative plant, owing to its free-blooming quali- 

 ties, dark green foliage, robust growth and enormous bright- 

 colored flowers. Color a very fiery amaranth red, with five 

 regular shaped spots. Strong plants, 25c each; 5 for $1.00, 

 postpaid. 



Lady Washington — Lilac-pink. 15c each; 4 for 40c, postpaid. 



Pansy Pelargonium — Pink and crimson, 15c each; 4 for 50c, 

 postpaid. 



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