Bedding Plants 



CROMWELL GARDENS. CROMWELL. CONN. 



BEDDING PLANTS 



The growing of Bedding Plants is one of our important specialties and a department is devoted solely 

 to the produc tion of a superior grade of plants for bedding out. No effort is made to present a compre- 

 hensive assortment, but the varieties offered will, we believe, include all those of recognized merit for 

 summer bedding. February, March, April, May, June and July deliver^-. 



ABUTILON 



Variegated Flowering Maple 



Desirable, ornamental-leaved plants for vase and 

 window-box planting, edging and grouping. 

 Sieboldii. Ne7v Golden Variigaled-flowering Abulilon. 

 Beautifully variegated golden yellow-and-green, not 

 unlike the varieties Eclipse and Megapotamicum, 

 but with a splendid, upright growth that makes it 

 equally desirable for foliage effects in the garden or 

 as a decorative pot-plant for the conservatory or 

 dwelling house. It also differs from other variegated 

 Abutilons inasmuch as it is exceptionally free, pro- 

 ducing an abundance of flowers of a unique bronzy 

 color, or old-gold shade. 3-in. pots, 50 cts. each, S5 

 per doz. 



La Reine. Foliage deep green, with broad, silvery 

 edge. Vigorous growth. Doz. 100 



From 2%-\n. pots $0 75 $6 00 



From 3-in. pots i 00 8 00 



ACALYPHA 



Magnificent, ornamental-leaved plants, desirable for 

 grouping and edging. 



From 2V4-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. From 

 3-inch pots, $1 per doz., $8 per 100. 



Macafeana. Cardinal-red, bronze and chocolate; 



growth vigorous. 

 Margintta. Bronzy green, edged carmine. 

 Musaica. Green, orange and red. A gorgeous blending 



of color. 



ACHYRANTHES 



These useful foliage plants are each season attaining 

 greater popularity for edging, ribbon effects and carpet- 

 bedding. They may be sheared to any desired form 

 and are more serviceable than coleus. They are. there- 

 fore, better adapted for planting in public or exposed 

 locations. Desirable for planting window-boxes, ceme- 

 tery vases, etc. 



Rooted cuttings, $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000. From 

 2V4-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $4.50 per 100. From 3- 

 inch pots, $1 per doz., $8 per 100. 



Biemuelleri. Light red, shading darker red at edge 



of the foliage. Medium height. 

 Brilliantissima. Light red; very brilliant. Dwarf, 



compact grower. 

 Lindenii. Clear, dark red foliage. Tall-growing plant. 

 Panache de Bailey. A new and desirable variety of 



compact growth. Foliage green-and-yellow, crimson 



veinings, predominating color yellow. A worthy 



companion to Brilliantissima. 

 Formosa. Yellow on light green background; vigorous 



growth. 



AGERATUM • Floss Flower 



One of the freest-flowering bedding plants, giving 

 best results in a light and not too moist soil. 



Except where noted, rooted cuttings, $1 per 100, $10 

 per 1,000. From 2^4 -inch pots, 10 cts. each, 75 cts. 

 per doz., $4 per 100. From 3-inch pots, 10 cts. each, $1 

 per doz., $7 per 100. 



Fraseri. New. A splendid variety which flowers freely 

 under conditions that merely produce foliage in older 

 varieties. Color bright blue; semi-dwarf habit, simi- 

 lar to Princess Pauline. Undoubtedly the best 

 variety for bedding. 2%-in. pots, $1 per doz., $8 

 per ICQ. 



AGERATUM. continued 



Perfection. A more moderate-growing variety; the 



deepest blue in color. 

 Princess Pauline. A combination of blue and white 



in the same flower. 

 Stella Gurney. Bright blue; vigorous growth. 



ALOYSIA 



Citriodora. Lrwnti \'i'rhfna. Well known and valued 

 for the odor of the foliage. Doz 100 



2'4-in So 75 S6 00 



3-in I 00 8 00 



ALTERNANTHERA 



Bright 'oliage plants of dwarf habit. Used extensively 

 for edging and design bedding. 



Rooted cuttings, $1.50 per 100, $12 per 1,000. From 

 2V4-inch pots, 60 cts. per doz., $4.50 per 100. 



Aurea nana. Bright yellow foliage; the most compact 



and the best variety in its color. 

 Brilliantissima. A valuable new .-Mternanthera. red 



and yellow in color, with broad leaf. Strong grower. 

 Jewel. Comparatively new. Vigorous grower; red 



shading to crimson, with yellow markings. 

 Paronychioides. A most desirable kind of dwarf 



habit; orange-red and crimson, shaded green. 

 Versicolor. Olive, crimson and chocolate; strong, 



erect growth. 



ANTIRRHINUM • Snapdragon 



p-or Antirrhinum, or Snapdragon, refer to Greenhouse 

 P'lowering Plants, as the varieties we are cataloguing are 

 used extensively for greenhouse flowering as well as 

 for outside bedding. 



ASTERS 



The Asters are undoubtedly the most popular of the 

 annual plants for the combined purpose of bedding and 

 cutting. We offer the most desirable types — the 

 Comet, which will flower in midsummer, and the Late 

 Branching, a fine, free-growing type that will flower 

 during autumn. In separate colors — White. Pink, 

 Crimson or Deep Blue. Strong plants, 40 cts. per doz., 

 $3 per 100. 



BEGONIAS 



Rex. Mixed varieties. Useful, ornamental-leaved 

 Begonias for window-box and bedding, preferring 

 semi-shade. Each Doz. 100 



From 2'4-in. pots So 10 $0 75 J5 00 



From 3-in. pots 15 i 25 8 00 



SEMPERFLORENS TYPE 



We cannot recommend these varieties too highly 

 for refined bedding effects. They are equally effective 

 in semi-shade or full sun. The bronze foliage combines 

 beautifully with the freely produced flowers, which are 

 always bright and effective in appearance. 

 From 21/4-inch pots, 75 cts. per doz., $5 per 100. From 



3-inch pots, $1 per doz., $8 per 100 

 Erfordia, Pink. A more compact bedding form than 



the pink Semperflorens. 

 Luminosa. Brilliant, fiery, dark scarlet; an excellent 



kind for bedding or pot culture. 

 Vernon. A grand bedding kind, with deep red flowers 



and glossy bronze-red leaves. 

 Semperflorens, Pink. A beautiful shade of pink. 

 Semperflorens, White. Waxy white; glossy green 



leaves. 



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