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Title: Childs' rare flowers vegetables and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_21 (find matches)
Year: 1918 (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 Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit
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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Japan Morning Glory CHILDS' GIANT IMPERIAL (Climber) A new strain with gigantic blooms as large as Moonilowers, colors, markings and variegation-* never before'seen, and of indescribable beauty. Seed germinate quickly, aud the vines grow rap- idly 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. light and dark blues, pink, etc., while others show a rich and varied combination of colors blended together in a most enchanting way: spotted, blotched, striped, stained. penciled( bordored, mot- tled, and variegated in every conceivable manner. To add to their beauty the leaves or many or the varieties are richly marbled and variegated white and green. Per pkt. Mixed, All Colors — More than 100 kinds 10 Qiant, Mikado — The newest and grandest strain with enormous blossoms, and the great- est range or beautirul colors and fantastic variegations 20 Other Morning Glories Double White Tassel (or Snow Fairy) 3tr< n grower, a Tree and early bloomer, lasting all the season. Flowers double, pure white, and resemble suspended tassels 10 Trailing Morning Glory — One or the finest basket plants In existence. Beautirul trail- ing plant, completely covered with blue flowers which remain open all day. For a basket on verapda or In window, or as a trailing plant in the garden It is Just splendid 10 Fuchsia Flowered — Fuchsia-like (lowers on long thread-like stems. Very distinct 5 Common Morning Glory—As lovely now as when it was the pet of our grandmothers. Olve the dear old vine a place. Mixed colors 5

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