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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_16 (find matches)
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1913 33
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mPEBIAL JAPANESE 1COBNING GLORY. Japai) Mining Gl°ries« CHUDS' GIANT IMPERIAI/. (Climber.) A new strain with gigantic bloorhs as large as Moon- flowers,colors,markings and variegations never before seen, and of indescribable beauty. Seed germinate quickly, and the vines grow rapidly and are soon in bloom. The flowers are borne by the hundreds, are of enormous size, five or six inches across, and of the most delicate, vivid and blending colors to be seen in any flower. Some will be pure white, others crimson, brick-red, lisht and dark blues, pinks, etc., while others show a rich and varied combination of colors blended together in a mOstenchanting way; spotted, blotch- ed, striped, stained, penciled, bordered, mottled and vari- egated in every conceivable manner. To add to their beauty the leaves of many of the varieties are richly marbled and variegated white and green. Per pkt. Mixed, All Colors—More than 100 kinds, (oz. 50e.) 10 Giant' Mikado—The newest and grandest strain with enormous blossoms, and the greatest range of beauti- ful colors and fantastic variegations 20 Ceres—Extra fine. Bright magenta, with wide white border. Foliage variegated 10 Aurata—Elegant yellow foliage, often marbled white: flowers of various colors. Perfectly exquisite 10 Antigone—Marbled foliage, large sky-blue blossoms.. 10 Double Mixed Colors—Many plants from this seed will produce double blossoms 20 Above 6 pkts. for 50c. COMMON MORNING GLORY. The fine old Morning Glory is as lovely now as when it was the pet of our grandmothers. Give the dear old vine a place. Mixed Colors—The old-fashioned climbing (oz. 10c.) 5 jVloOr^floWeP. (Climber.) Its rapid, luxuriant growth, its thick, overlapping, gloss v foliage, and its nightly scores of immense silky blooms of rare fragrance, are merits that cannot be overestimated. By actual count a strong vine will bear one to three thousand of its superb blossoms in a season. Very fine for piazzas. Ipomoea Noctiphiton—Grand foliage and magnificent snow-white blossoms four or five inches across. Stands drought like a salamander. Give it a rich soil 10 Ipomoea Learel—A large vine. Flowers lovely azure blue, with faint crimson bars 10 Ipomoea Childsi—Enormous size: pure white 15 Northern Light—Similar, but beautiful pink 10 Ipomoea Chrysantha-Fine large vellow blossoms 15 Mixed Moonflower Seed-All the above, and others 15 NEW IVY-HEAVED MOONFLOWER . A new Moonflower which opens its blossoms early in the morning (instead of evening), and remains open nearly all day. It is the greatest bloomer of all vines, a single plant producing thousands of flowers each day. It is also the quick- est growing vine and will reach the farthest. Seed germi- nates quickly land freely like a Morning Glory, and vines begin to bloom much earlier than any other Moonflower. Flowers pink or creamy white ; leaves ivy-shaped and pro- duced in great masses, making a dense shade. Per pkt. White—Tinted cream 10 Clear Pink—Very fine shade 10 Both Colors Mixed 15

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