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Title: Childs' bulbs that bloom : bulbs that bloom plants that please berries that bear
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Flowers Catalogs Fruit Seeds Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Commercial catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Vegetables Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Flowers Fruit
Publisher: Floral Park, N.Y. : John Lewis Childs, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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tus regard byany other variety. This grand Peony has all the pointsof excellence. 81.00 each. Alexander Dumas—Medium size, light violet-rose.Creamy white collar of narrow petals, mingled withthe wide center petals. Fragrant. Medium height,free bloomer. Early midseason. $1.00. Augustin DHour—Large medium compact bomb. Darkbrilliant red. slight silvery reflex. • Medium tall, freebloomer. Midseason. §1.00. Avalanche—The most glorious of all pure white Peo-nies. Large., full, double and sweet. In size it is areal giant. Nothing like it. $1.00. Baroness Schroeder—Taken all around, this is or.c ofthe finest Peomes in pxistenre. YOu may pick threeflowers and one or them will have a debate, faint,lingering refle. of gold in the renter; the next mayhave the center suffused with heliotrope, and the nexta pinkish glow, the whole flower giving the impres-sion of a huge pyramid of baby pink fading aw av topurest white. A great Peony. • «1.50. Fall Catalog of Plaxts and Bulbs for 1920
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PEONY, MONS, JULES ELIE Couronne DOr—This is the famous Crown of Gold;immense, fine-shaped bloom. Color, snow-white. Theattainment of perfection in Peonies. 50c each. Duchess De Nemours—Very fine, cup-shaped blooms,sulphur-white wjlJi greenish retlex; fine bud. 50c. Duke of Wellington—Extra large with white guards andsulphur center. Very fragrant and fine. 7 5c. Eugenia Verdier—Pale Hydrangea-pink; collar lighter;• center deeper flecked crimson; fragrant; one of thelargest and finest in existence. 60c each. Edulis Superba—This is the famous Decoration DayPeony. With us it never fails to be in full llower onMay 30. Buy Edulis Superba. 50c. , Felix Crousse—Large globular flowers, solid and com-pactly built from edge to* center, are a rich, even,brilliant, dazzling ruby-red. Exceptionally fiery, brightand effective. Both the color and size is startling.We place this in the front rank of all reds. $1.00. Festiva Maxima—Enormous full double bloom. Petalsvery broad, color pu

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