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Title: E. G. Hill & Co., wholesale florists
Identifier: eghillcowholesal1894ehhi (find matches)
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: E. H. Hill & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Indiana Richmond Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs
Publisher: Richmond, I. N. : E. G. Hill & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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E. G. HILL &' CO., RICHMOND, IND. 35 flowers large and round, composed of large round j)etiil8 ; color, yellow, vory l)right, lightly dotted car- mine. Kxtreuiely fine. $15.00 per 100. Explorateiir Campbell. Deep carmine red of finest foi m; foliage green. A very compact grower, nearly ttiree feet in height. $;!.").o6 per 100. P. Thoiiiayer. Color, pure orange, flower of superb form ; leaves erect and pointed. $20.00 per 100. G. ^eiinliol/. Dwarf; flower large with long petals; color, orange salmon, jjordered yellow. $25.00 jier 100. Henry A. Dreer. A little taller than Mme. Crozy. \'ery briulit cardinal red : one of the loveliestof all the red varieties and very satisfactory as a bedder. $25.00 per 100. J. D. Cabos. A little taller than Mme. Crozy, foli- age beautiful bron/y purple; color orange apricot or rosy bronze; very distinct; nothing like it. $20.00 per 1(10. Martin Cahuzac. Al^out 4 feet high ; foliage bright iireen ; throws up numerous strong flower stalks; flowers extremely large and well rounded; color, superb clear vermiUion. $35.00 per 100. JI. Diiterail. Less than three feet in height, com- jvact foliage of dark flower of beautiful form ; color, dark saffron shading lighter at the edges; flower stems of extra length. $15.00 per 100. Miss Sarah Hill. Height about :!() implies; large, nicely cupi)ed flower; color, deep rich carmine ; large lull si)ike. One of the best of the soft red shades. $10.00 per 100. Mme. Crozy. One of the finest cannas ever intro- duced. Height about 3 feet; foliage bright green ; im- mense trusses of orange scarlet, each jietal l)ordered with golden yellow. A splendid grower and marvel- ously free in bloom. $10.00 per 100. Marqnise de I'Aigle. Height, a little over 3 feet; foliage narrow and pointed ; very free; flower of extra good shape; color, brick red touched with yellow at the center, dotted with carmine and penciled along the edge with yellow. $25.00 per 100. Maurice Musy. Leaves shining green, free ; flower finely rounded; color, clear rosy lake. $.35 00 per 100. Nardy Pere. Taller than Mme. Crozy, leaves nar- row and (jointed ; beautifully marbled in rosy bronze ; color, dazzling scarlet; one of the very best. 75 cents each. Prof, (ierard. Foliage green with dark shadings and bonier of purple ; enormous compact trusses with large flowers of brilliant vermillion. 50 cts. each. Paul Marqnant. Height of Mme. Crozy. Kosy carmine dotted with a brighter red ; flowers of elegant form. A grand variety, stands the sun finely. $15.00 per 100. Star of '91. Exactly like Mme. Crozy, save that it is more dwarf, averaging about 2 feet in height. $10.00 per 100. Trocadero. Height about 4 feet; color, bright orange scarlet. Petals broad and roundcil. Foliage ))right green. $15 00 per 100. Vicomtesse de Kerouarlz. I^eautiful carmine lake; flower of good size; foliage grows very compact. $15.00 per 100. Yellow (^iieen. A dwarf, large flowered, almost pure yellow Canna. Light green foliage. \'ery free and fine. $20.00 per 100. COLEUS. $3.00 per 100. Ammoretta. Black Hero. Clouded Gem, lOmpress of India. Etruria. Fantasie. Golden Bedder. Louis Paillet. Marvelous. Mme. J. Magne. Octaroon. Petit Robert. Pluto. Salvator. Pres. Garfield. Verschaffelti. CROTONS. These are coming into great favor for bedding out doors in summer. Destined to become popular for this as well as o;her purposes. Variegatum, good old standard sort . . $6.00 per 100. Veitchii 1..50perdoz Lowii 2.00 " Ininiitabilis 1.25 " Makoyannum 1.50 " Chrysophyllum 100 " Interruptum 1.00 " Other sorts, our selection, $1.00 per dozen, compris- ing best older sorts. CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. 4 inch—in fine condition. $10.00 per 100. FICUS VARIEGATA. 4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches, $1.00 each. O-inch pots, 2 feet high, $2.00 each. FICUS ELASTICA. 3- inch pots, well establislied, $25.00 per 100. 4- inch pots, 10 to 12 inches, $.35.00 per 100. 5- inch pots, 12 to 18 inches, $40.00 per 100. FICrS CHAUVERII. 4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches, S^O.OO per 100. FERNS. Nephrolepis Exaltala.— (.Swonl Fern.) 2.1-inch pots, $4.00 per 100. Pteris Trennila. 5-inch pots. .$3.00 per doz.
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