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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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—Compact truss, large and very double bells of blush-white, with a touch of lilac-rose at center.Qepick—Beautiful blue, fine large bells.Goethe—Light vellow. One of the best or it- color.General Koehier—Brightest blue, a splendid forcer, and one of the very best in all respects.Isabella—l ine, large spike, florets of perfect form; color sort blush-lilac, delicate ami pretty.La Tour DAuverone—Very early n.<wering\ and the best or all double whites. Elorets. large and wax-like an t spikes of immense size. Finest double Hyacinths for pet.-. La Grandesse—Pure white, superb large bells. Noble Par Merite—l ine, compact spikes or large, doubleflowers, as perfect as little Hoses. A sort sheel-pinkgradiially deepening-into a deep peach-carmine. Pres. Roosevelt—Beautiful deep rosy pink, or wonder-ful beauty. Sunflower—Extra fine golden-yellow. Select Mammoth Bulbs—30c each: $3.00 per doz.; any5 for $1.40. The 12 sorts for $3.25. Fall Catalog of Plants and Bulbs for 1920
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POMPON HYACINTHS These are Hyacinths with comparatively small bulb?.They are splendid for either garden or pots, while forrutting- they are the best of all. Every hue, shade andcolor is found among- them; the flowers are large andwax-like, and the spike? airy and graceful.Mixed Pompon Hyacinths—All colors. Trouble and single. $1.00 per doz.; §7.00 per 100; §60.00 per 1000. DUTCH ROMAN HYACINTHS (Extra Early Flowering Dutch Hyacinths) These are grown under glass, ripened off in April andMay to make them bloom early. This they are sure K>do. So they are just as early as the French Romans andhave the advantage of possessing: all shades of color andheavy spikes. We are sure that they will give immensesatisfaction, and recommend them highly.Pure White—Snow white., very early.Bright Red—Fine spike.Fine Blue—A very pleasing shade. 20c each; the 3 for 50c; $1.75 per doz. MIXED HYACINTHS « Our mixed Hyacinths are. not ordinary stock, but fine,large bulbs, which will give magnific

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