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Title: Childs' combination catalogue for 1910 : flower seeds vegetable seeds summer bulbs hardy bulbs and plants house plants shrubs new fruits and dutch or full bulbs
Year: 1910 (1910s)
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 trees Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Commercial catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Vegetables Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Flowers 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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tual grower, formingnew crowns eontinually.and is rapidly increased by division ;robust and perfectly hardy anywhere. It will stand frostswhich would destroy any other sort. Mr, Burbank says: For forcing under glass in the coldNorth for constant sunplv for home use, and for growing inCalifornia and the South for shipping North it is more profit-able than anything else which the soil produces. Set the plants 2M by six feet apart. Two dry, dormanlplants mailed to us in spring by Mr, Burbank, and plantedout about May 1st, grew so vigorously that on July firsithere were more than a dozen stalks fit to pull, on some ofwhieh were leaves measuring 3 feet in length by two feetbroad. Dec. 1st we were still pulling fine stalks from them. SEED-Per pkt.. 15c: 2 pkts.. 25c Grows easily fromseed, making large stalks for use the first season. ROOTS—We can supplv vigorous seedling roots 6 for60c.; 12 for Jl.oo; 100 for $8.ob, postage or express prepaid. 53 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. ROSB
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LONG WH1T& Radistj. The following are the cream of all sorts. Earliest Forcing--Earlier than any other sort by a week,Bright scarlet turnip Radish, very smooth and round,with small tops, allowing: it to be grown closely togetherin hot-bed or forcing bench. Fine also for out-of-door.Pkt., ioc: oz., 15c; lb., $1-00, Farly Mammoth-Known also as Shepard and Char-tier. This variety sometimes reaches the enormouslength of two or three feet and is sometimes eight inchesthrough at the top. A very quick growing variety, crisp,juicy and tender, and mild in flavor. Its color is a freshpink and white, and for market has no superior amongsummer Radishes. It remains tender and good for sev-eral weeks after it is ready for use and is a splendid allaround Radish. Pkt., 5c; oz., ioc ; lb.; 70c French. Breakfast—A very attractive pink and white Rad-ish, olive-shaped and with delicate flavored flesli, freefrom coarseness or any biting quality. A grand littletable sort. Pkt, 5c ; oz., ioc ; lb., GO

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