Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. ] = = GEO. THOMPSON & SONS’ WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST wee 2 5 | eee PLANTS rox FLORISTS, > S am SPRING, * 1389. ssssss LOWISMIPLE KY. ESTABLISHED, 1872. J'o our (ustomers. This list is for florists and dealers only, and prices herein are subject to no dis- count. Our stock is in fine, healthy condition, and prices are as low as good plants, true to name, can be bought. for At all Seasons of the Year. As we have a perfect system of packing we are prepared to ship plants during the coldest.weather, and seldom have a complaint. How Plants are Shipped. All plants are sent by express unless otherwise ordered. We have the American, Adams and United States Companies. Purchasers will please designate by which company they prefer to have their plants sent. We ask a trial of our plants as they invariably give satisfaction. Condition of Sale of Plants. The plants named are offered at rates quoted, provided no less than five of each class or variety is taken. No order from list will be filled for less amount than two dollars. Packing is done with care and every thing is packed lightly and securely. All good are packed free of charge. Our terms are strictly cash. Remittances should be made by draft, P. O. money order, or registered letter, Do not send individual checks. No plants sent C. O. D. unless one fourth of the amount accompanies the order. Plants by Mail. When plants can not be sent by express, we will send by mail, purchaser to add one fifth of the amount sent to pay postage. Address all communications to GEO. THOMPSON & SONS, LOUISVILLE, Ky. ) ANY \ AN \\\\ ARIS i VA \\N \\ —S = = Was = \ SK NESS= \ S i KK SWVNSS < : S =\W — LZ AZ ——$<—_—~ —— TW2Z> NX \ VY \\ VW Zi JAPANESE CHRYSANT Z i} Ys YY Z LZ | Sh Sj gy —S HEMUMS. 4 GEO. THOMPSON & SONS’ CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Every year brings us a new collection of the Queen of Autumn, and, although there are thousands of varieties in cultivation, there is a marked improvement in the newer sorts. This year we have a co lection that can hardly be excelled. Ben d’Or. Clear, golden yellow; very much incurved; as the flowers mature they wrap over, giving the appearance of a ball of gold. George Bullock. Deep rose, very large. and double; fine for exhibition purposes. Gold. Ofa clear golden yellow ; very large and double; a beautiful variety. Kinscess. Clear bright rose color; fine for exhibitions. Lucrece. Pure white, resembling Christ- mas Eve, but surpassing that variety in size, form and lateness. Mrs. Anthony Water r. An immense spreading variety; when fully expanded, the flower has the appearance of a bunch of white ribbon. Mrs. C. H. Wheeler. [Fine large flowers, much incurved; color, deep red; reverse of petals, old gold. Mount Blanc. An immense, large variety, flowering late, and remaining in flower a long time. Stars and Stripes An exceedingly dis- tinct variety; large flowers, of a deep carmine color ; the under petals fold, which gives it the appearance of being striped, W.M. Singerly. Color, glossy carmine ; certainly the best of its-color, and a sort that can be used for all purposes. Price, 15 cents each, or the Io varieties for $1.25 The following list contains the finest Chrys- anthemums, of all classes. Good young plants, 40 cents per dozen; $2.50 per 100. Our selection, $2.00 per 100. Not less than 5 of a kind: Alfred Warne (Chinese). Large, pure white. Alleghany (Jap.). Pure white, with lighter centre. Annie Atkins (Jap.). Deep rose, shaded with purple. Bras Rouge (Jap.). Velvety crimson maroon. Brunette (Pompon). Kich, light brown. Christine (Chinese). Deep bronze yellow. Contrast (Anemone). Margin of flower, rich crimson; deep golden centre. Diana (Jap.). Very clear white. Empress of India (Chinese). Pure white. Exposition de Chalons (Pompon). Light rose, mottled with white. Frank Wilcox (Chinese). Rich, golden amber. Fabis de Maderanaz (Anemone). Centre, flushed bronze; petals white. Geo. Stevens (Chinese). Rich, bright crimson, Geo. Glenny (Chinese). Color, delicate bright lemon. Golden Empress (Chinese). Primrose, yel- low flowers. Iago (Single). Bronzy yellow. Jehn M. Hughes (Chinese), Clear silvery pink: King of Anemones (Anemone). Purple lilac. L. Ebourifee (Jap.). Color, ochre yellow. Lady Talford (Chinese). Regular flowers, lilac color. Louis Bonamay (Anemone). Clear lilac, bronze centre. - Lilacee (Pompon). Very delicate lilac. Le Cygne (Jap.) Very large, creamy white. La Triomphante (Chinese). Delicate lilac, with creamy centre. M. H. Elliott (Jap). Centre, yellow; outside ‘petals, salmon. Mrs. Frank Thompson (Jap.). Creamy white, suffused with pink. Miss Meredith. Delicate lilac rose. Moonlight (Jap.). Pure white. M, Tarin ( Jap.). Lavender rose, shaded white. M. C, Huber {Jap.). Crimson, tipped with gold. Mrs. Vannaman (Jap.). Bright cherry red. M. Garnier (Jap.). Bright orange. M. P. Fabvre (Jap.). Deep orange crimson. M. Raux (Jap.). Yellow, shaded crimson. M. Brun ess (Chinese). India red, tipped wtih gold. Mrs. Todman (Chinese). Rosy mauve. Mr. Corbay (Chinese). Deep amaranth red. Mad. Mo.net (Chinese). Pure white. Mercutio (Single). Deep pink, yellow cen- tre. Mrs. John Wannamaker. A superb va- riety ; color, white and pink. Nuit de Hiver (Jap.). Bronze, tinted brown. Orango Quill (Pompon). Orange, and deep gold. Ophelia (Single). Snow white, yellow centre, Othello (Single). Rich, chestnut crimson. Princess Meletia (Pompon). Pure white, much fringed. Purple King (Jap.). Deep purple red. Queen Marguerite (Anemone). Rosy mauve. Robt. Bottomly (Chinese). Pure white. Rob Roy (Jap.). Variegated, red, crim- son and brown. Robt. Crawford Jr.. (Jap.). white, tinted pink. Robt. Craig (Jap.). Deep satiny rose. Sans Souci (Jap.). Rosy violet. Delicate WHOLESALE Fine white. Clear, bright orange Snow Storm (Jap.). Thos. Cartledge. yellow. Thunberg (Jap.). Color, primrose yellow. Tubiflorum (Jap.). Long needle like petals, Venus (Chinese). Lilac peach. White Venus (Chinese). Identical to Venus, except color which is white. PRICE-LIST. 5 Tricolor. Leaves mottled with bronze and rose color, edged with pink. Macafeeana. Brilliant foliage; light red. ACHANIA MALVAVISCUS. A shrub with scarlet flowers; alwaysin bloom, winter and summer. Io cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per I00. NEW ABUTILON. Golden Fleece. Newgolden yellow. The flowers of this beautiful variety, as the name denotes, are a bright, canary yellow; large and symmetrical in growth. 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen, $5.00 per 100. ABUTILONS—Older Varieties. Best market sorts in good assortment. 5 cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $3 00 per 100. AGERAT UMS. In five varieties ; best market kinds. each, 40 cents per dozen, $2.50 per 100. ACALYPHAS. A plant with highly colored tropical foliage, thriving inthe hottest sun. It also makes a fine house plant for winter. 10cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. 5 cents ALYSSUM. Double white ; a splendid double variety. Double Tom Thumb. Very dwarf, and free flowering. Variegatum. Beautifully variegated. 5 cents each, 40 cents per dozen, $3.00 per I0o. ALOYSIA CITRIDORA. Lemon Verbena. A fine old garden plant ; with delightfully fragrant foliage. 50 cents per dozen; $4.00 per 100. Anthericum Variegatum. An elegant plant for pot culture, and is fast becoming popular for vases, asit flourishes ‘in the sun and shade alike; foliage, green with white border. Io cents each, 75 cents per dozen. 6 GEO. THOMPSON & SONS’ ry Vreelandii. One of the oldest and best; color pure white; fine compact grower, always in bloom. 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per I0o. Flavescens. Flowers, large and fragrant; color, very del- icate yellow. $1.00 per doz. BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS. A magnificent plant, grow- ing from five to eight feet high, and producing quanti- ties of large double white flowers. 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen. COLEUS. s We have a fine stock of Coleus this Spring, in 20 best named market sorts. 40 cents per dozen, $2.00 per 100. Cissus Discolor. A greenhouse climber of great beauty. The leaves are BEGONIA.—RUBRA. beautifully shaded with dark BEGONIAS. green, purp'e and white, having a rich, vel- 50 cents per dozen. $4.00 per I0o. vety-like appearance. Io cents each, 75 cents Crawfordii. Leaves, dark green, mottled Bee a eco Boece. with white; a splendid bedding variety. Fuchsoides. F.owers, bright scarlet; droop- ing foliage. Rubrella. Large velvety leaves, deeply pointed; ribbed with purplish brown. Rubra Alba. Pure white flowers; a fine rank grower. Rubra. The finest of all the flowering be- gonias; flowers, bright coral red, foliage& bright green. See cut. Saundersoniil. Fowers, bright crimson scar- let; fine free winter bloomer. BOUVARDIAS. New Bouvardia Bockii. New single pink; producing flowers in graceful clusters, and presenting a striking appearance; the lj, tubes through the entire, length and recess of petals are pure white but the flower itself is bright clear carmine; it is a fine free bloomer, and a stroug vigorous grower. 15 cents each, $1.00 per dozen, $8.00 per 100. New Bouvardia President Cleveland. This is the scarlet bouvardia par excellence; we have several scarlet and crimson varieties, but this is the finest sort we have yet seen; blooms in large clusters; flowers of the most intense scarlet; remarkably free and vigorous. 15 cents each, $1.00 per dozen, $8.co per 100. Alfred Neuner. Pure waxy white, double flowers; each flower resembling a miniature tuberose. 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per 100. Leiantha. Clear dazzling scarlet; produc- ing flowers in the greatest profusion, 60 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. \ BOUVARDIAS. WHOLESALE PRICE LIST. 7 CESTRUM.—PARQUIL. CESTRUMS. Parqui (Night blooming Jessamine.) Of a strong, shubby growth; with smail white flowers blooming at night; very fragrant 10 cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per I00. See cut. CLERODENDRON BALFOURI. A very desirable climbing plant, continually in bloom. The flowers, which are borne in clusters, are bright scarlet, enceased in a bag- like calyx of white; can be kept pinched back, if desired as a pot plant. 10 cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. CUPHEAS. Platycentra (Cigar plant). flowers. Hyssopiphylla. Purplish lilac flowers of shrubby habit. 40 cents per dozen, $3.00, per 100. CANDYTUFT. Iberis Tenoreana. A pretty little hardy plant, resembling the well-known Annual; in flower, of dwarf habit. Io cents each, 50 cents per dozen. COBEA SCANDENS. One of our most beautiful climbing plants; producing quantities of purple, bell-shaped flowers. 10 cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. Pretty scarlet CANNAS. Fine oramental folaged plants. Named kinds, Io cents each, 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per I0o. DAHLIAS. We have a fine collection of Dahlias, fine bright colors. Young plants, ready in March. 5 cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $3.00 per Ioo. Echeveria Secunda Glauca. An elegant little succulent plant, very useful for bordering rock work, etc. 75 cents per dozen, $5 00 per 100. EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS. A very peculiar _looking plant; sparing leaves; flowers, brilliant scarlet, 10 cents each, $1.00 per dozen. Erythrina.—Coral Plant. Hendersonii. Highly ornamental, produc- ing scarlet pea shaped flowers on spikes eigh- teen inches long. 10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per I00. Fuchsias.—Double Flowering. Price, 50 cents per dozen; $3.00 per Ioo. Not less than 3 of a kind in dozen lots, and not less than 6 of a kina in hundred lots. Admiral Courbet. Corolla, deep violet; tube and sepals red. Crepuscule Tube and sepals, deep red; corolla, violet red. Elm City. Dark purple corolla; crimson sepals Esmeralda. and sepals, red. Joseph Rosain. corolla, purple. Corolla, beautiful lilac; tube Tube and sepals, red; Wy VS Qyox a WO DOUBLE FLOWERING FUCHSIA. 8 GEO. THOMPSON & SONS’ Mon Thibaut. Sepals, reflexed carmine corolla, double carmine. Pres. F. Gunther. olla, lilac. Sen. Berlet. corolla, purple. Snow White. sepals, scarlet. Sepals, carmine; cor- Carmine tube and sepals; Corolla, white; tube and Fuchsias.—Single Flowering. Price, 40 cents per dozen; $2.00 per I00. Not less than six at dozen rates, or 50 at 100 rates, Beacon. Tube andsepal, light red; corolla, darker. Berquin. Long, flesh colored tube; sepals, orange vermillion. Black Prince. reddish rose. Large extended corolla, of Bulgarie. Large, brilliant red sepals. Carl Halt. Tube and sepals, white; long crimson corolla. Chas. Blanc. White tube and sepals; rich magenta corolla. De Mirble. Sepals, red; corolla, rose color. Duke of Albany. Corolla, purplish red; tube and sepals, red. Mazeppa. Very free bloomer; flowers, single ; corolla, red. Penelope. Corolla, pure white; sepals, re- flexed, lively red. Speciosa. Blush-rose tube and sepals; bright red corolla. FITTONIA. Argyronena. A trailing plant, with light green foliage; if left ina pot will completely cover it. Massangeana. Similar in growth to the above, but unlike it in color, the leaves being dark green. 10cents each, 50 cents per doz. Geraniums.—Scented. Rose scented, 40 cents per dozen, $3.00 per 100. Mrs. Taylor. peculiar fragrance; flowers scarlet. per dozen, $4.00 per Ioo. Nutmeg Scented. Small, smooth leaves; very fragrant. 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per Deep green foliage, of a 50 cents 100. Balm Scented. Large leaves; very strong fragrance. 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100, Variegated and Bronze Gerani- ums. 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. Crystal Palace Gem. Broad light yellow margin; center, pale green; flowers crimson. Distinction. Bright green, with deep black zone. Mme. Salleroi, light green. Silver variegated; leaves, -~ Mountain of Snow. Foliage, dark green, bordered with white. Prince Bismark. dark chocolate zone. White Distinction. Foliage, dark green; edged with brown; flowers single, pure white: Foliage, light yellow, ere CO x ROIS ae. of & ef > Ni jan SS IVY GERANIUMS. Ivy-Leaved Geraniums. Nice young plants, in six best sorts, includ- ing Jeanne d’Arc, 50 cts per dozen, $4 per 100. Geraniums.—Double Varieties. 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100: Not less than 3 of a kind in dozen lots, and not less than 5 of a kind, in Ico lots. Bishop Wood. Crimson-scarlet, Depute Laflize. Dark crimson; double. De Brazza. Light crimson; very large. Emile de Girardin. Beautiful rosy pink. Edmund About. Deep salmon-red. Ed. Andre. Deep rose, with violet shad- ing. F. V. Raspail. very Deep rich scarlet. Grand Chancellor Faidherbe. Deep, dark maroon. Geo Thorpe. Light crimson; very fine. Gen. Saussier. Rosy salmon, flushed with violet. Guillon Mangilli. Crimson scarlet, finely shaded. Jewell. lasting. Jules Simon. Light delicate pink. Henry Cannell. Bright dazzling scarlet. Le Notre. Dark rosy violet. Bright scarlet; very double and WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST. Wp BAA < 7 Ll] \ tli FAs SS iy) P Y Y ; ae, 2 ) Hf ] tH Ly Mi) 8 " Aye . \ DOUBLE FLOWERING GERANIUMS. L’Orangere. Clear orange scarlet. Mons. Gelein Lowagie. Striking shade of orange scarlet. Mme. Guilbert. Clear soft rose color. Mrs. E. G. Hill. Pale blush. Minister Constans. Bright orange, tinged with salmon. Paul Charbonnier. ers. Prokop Daubeck. Clear, light rose color. Peter Henderson. Deep orange scarlet. Rob’t George. Dark crimson-scarlet. Remarkable. Clear crimson; very free. Simon Delaux. Rich, dark scarlet. Flaming scarlet flow- uy YD » yy )) UMA PD . UH); Ys a ii }}) . y) > OZ Nl} From the above list, strictly our selection, $3 00 per 100. Geraniums.—Single Varities. Price 50 cents per dozen, $4 00 per 100. Not less than 3 of a kind in dozen lots, and not less than 5 of a kind in lots of Ioo. Challemel Lacour. Bright, dazzling scarlet. Cythera. Clear, deep pink. Guinea. Clear orange; distinct color and habit. Glorie Lyonaise. marked white. Bright scarlet; centre Ke) GEO. THOMPSON & SONS’ = 7)” WY) / f Q { ¥ é John Salter. Bright salmon; light shad- ing toward edge of petals. Jupiter. Bright orange scarlet; clear, white eye. Jean Sisley. Clear, bright scarlet; distinct white eye. Lord Gifford. Brilliant scarlet. Leviathan. Bright crimson. L Elysee. Dark orange colored flowers. Lizzie Brooks: Clear crimson scarlet. Mary Hallock Foote. Clear pale salmon. Madam Rompen. Dazzling crimson scar- y cl i \\ y | : Ny ‘ | i XN Nt let, of compact, vigorous habit; the most abun- dant bloomer we grow. Mad. Duro. Bright rosy pink. P. L. Courier. Bright clear scarlet. Queen of the West. A fine old bedding variety, of bright orange scarlet; free sturdy grower. W.C. Bryant. Dark crimson scarlet, W. K Harris. Pale flesh, with deeper shadings towards center. Sam Sloan. Velvety crimson, dark andrich. Price from the above list, strictly our selec- tion, $3.00 per I00. WHOLESALE PRICE-LIST. II HIBISCUS. We have nice young plants of the following named Hib‘scus: Aurantiaca Large, full double orange-col- ored flowers. 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per 100. Grandiflora. Probably the best of the sin- gle; bright crimson flowers of good size. Through the summer and fall months it is lit- terally covered with its beautiful flowers; of fine, compact growth; very desirable for the centers of beds. 60 cents per dozen, $3.50 per 100. Luteris Plena. Clear yellow. with shadings of bronze. 60 cents per dozen, $4 00 per 100. Bright vermillion- 60 cents per Minatus Semi-Plena. scarlet; semi-double flowers. dozen, $4.00 per I00. HONEYSUCKLES. 50 cents per dozen, $3.50 per Ioo. Aurea Reticulata. A Japanese variety, with foliage reticulated and veined golden yellow. Chinese Evergreen. Flowers, scarlet and yellow; in fine clusters; foliage, evergreen. Halleana. An evergreen variety, with very fragrant flowers, white changing to yellow. HEEIOTROERES. We offer good young plants, in the follow ing named sorts. 40 cents per dozen, $200 per 100. Albert Delaux. Variegated foliage, flowers, lavender. Chieftain. Lilac blue. Madam de Blonay. Best white. Mrs. D. Woods. Bright purple. Negro: Dark purple. Queen of the Violets. Deep purple. Grossmama. Pale Lavender. IMPATIENS SULTANI. A plant very much resembling a balsam ; flowers single, of a rich crimson color. Io cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. IVY (German Parlor Ivy.) Price, 40 cents per dozen, $2.50 per Ioo. Ipomea Noctiflora (Moon Flower). A rapid growing vine, producing pure white flowers, very much resembling the Morning Glory; the flowers are very fragrant, and only open in the evening. 50cents per dozen, $3.00 per 100. ISOLEPSIS. Gracilis. A pretty little plant for baskets, vaces, etc; bright green folage. 5 cents each, 50 cents per dozen. JASMINUMS. Multiflorum. A beautiful plant, with long wreath like branches; bearing white flowers from the axil of every leaf. 10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen. Revolutum. Fragrant, yellow flowers. 10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen. LOPEZAIS. Price, 10 cents each, 50 cents a dozen, $3.00 per 100, Alba. A winter flowering plant, producing white flowers from every joint all winter. Rosea. Similiar to the above, only the flowers are rosy red. LOBELIA. Price, 40 cents per dozen, $3.00 per I0oo. A pretty little plant; producing flowers of a beautiful indigo blue. LANTANAS. Good market sorts, in eight varieties, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per I00. PETUNIAS. Argus. Clear purple. Diadem. Crimson and purple. Elfrida. Bright, rosy carmine. Gem. Crimson purple. Lucinda. Deep, rich purple. Murillo. Rosy lilac. Novelty. Silvery pink. Queen of the Whites. The freest of all the whites; medium size flowers continually in bloom. 40 cents per dozen, $3.00 per I00. Perennial, or Hardy Phloxes. We have them in Ze a Variety of colors, SJ white, red, mauve and They begin to flower in salmcn pink, other shades. the summer,and con- & tinue until checked @ by the frost. Plants Zl Vas } y ready in March. 50 my VY cents per dozen, $4 PASSIFLORA.—Constance P&T 100. ELLIOTT. PASSIFLORAS. Arc-en-Ciel. A combination of white, cit- ron and blue. Constance Elliott. Hardy white; pure white flowers, except light coloring at the base of the corolla. Decaisneana. Flowers large, of a deep, rich purple. Pfordtii. Fine rapid grower; color purple. Smithii. A small leaved variety; with pinkish red flowers. Trifasciata. Foliage variegated, crimson, brown and green. 10 cents each, 50 cents per dozen, $4.00 per 100. 2 GEO. THOMPSON & SONS’ PILEA PILOSA. Artillery Plant A _ gracefull little plant, resembling a fern, ‘bearing small flowers that open freely when moistened. 50 cents per dozen, $3.00 per I00. Rhyncospermum Jasminoides. An evergreen greenhouse climber, with an abundance of fragrant white, Jessamine-like flowers for three months in the spring. Io cents each, 75 cents per dozen, $5.00 per I0o, Saxifraga Sarmentosa. A fine basket plant with round leaves, freely marked with silvery white. 50 cents, per dozen, $3 OO per 100. SALVIAS. Atropurpurea. Dark purplish red Alba. Pure white. M. Issanchon. Variegated yellow and red flowers..: Rutilans Ma- genta-colored flow- SAXIFRAGA SARMENTOSA. ers, foliage, graceful and fragrant, its odor resembling that of the Apple Geranium. Splendens (Scarlet Sage) The most profuse and brightest of them all; scarlet flowers. 40 cents ye dozen, $3.00 per 106. Salvia Patens. Flowers, richest shade of blue; individual Y flower, large. 50 cents ' per dozen, $3.50 per 100. Tradescantias. Aquatica. Foliage green. Multicolor. Finely striped, silvery white. Repens Vitata. Bright green. Zebrina. Center of leaf green, margined with white. 50 cents per dozen, $3.00 per 100. THUNBERGIAS. Fragrans. A pretty greenhouse climber; flowers pure white. Laurifolia. Rather stronger grower than the above; flowers, delicate lavender blue. Io cents each, 50 cents per dozen. We will have large plants of the following, in bud and bloom, ready in March Helio- tropes, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Begonias, Lan- tanas, etc. Prices, from $6.00 to $10.00 per I0O. VINCAS. Elegantissima Variegata.