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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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, and grow rapidly.These Lilies have a fnigrance rich and peculiar.Zatuibarensis—The grand African Water Lily, with enor-mous incurved flowers of the most exquisite coloring.andso profuse blooming that a tub of them is never withoutflowers from early summer until frost. They grow sorapidly that they will bloom in ten weeks from seed andare so little trouble anyone can succeed with them. Givethem a very rich soil, full sun, and shallow water to stait in- Mixed colors 20 Coerulea—Four inches across, beautiful lavender blue...ioOdorata Alba—Native, pure white Water Lily 10 Chinese I^apterr) piapt. The plant produces white flowers, which are followed bylarge inflated husks, much the shape of Chinese lanterns, atfirst a green color, changing to brightest scarlet, and as theyhang suspended among the green foliage they present amost novel and beautiful appearance. In these husks orlanterns a fruit is borne, in color a deep ruby-red, andgood either foreooking, preserving or eating raw 5
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The new St. Bridge Anemones bloom very quickly fromseed and make splendid garden or pot plants, and bulbs aregood for an annual display of beauty for years after. Flow-ers large, some double, and some single and of all colors.It is certainly interesting to grow these charming flowersfrom seed. Mixed colors 10 It is very interesting to raise Gladiolus from seed. Therange of color and beauty of bloom in seedlings is very greatOne never sees two seedlings alike. Sow seed in light, sandysoil in the open ground, about corn planting time, and shadeuntil they germinate. Might be started earlier in hot-beds,if desired. Seedlings generally bloom the second summer,and sometimes the first. Childsi Hybrids-Early flowering mixed 10 reesia. It is not generally known that these beautiful, fragrantflowering plants may be grown to great satisfaction in fourmonths from seed. Seed may be sown at any time in potsand boxes, or frames, oMight rich soil. They will soon ger-minate, and under favorable circum

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