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Title: Childs' fall bulbs fall plants fall seeds new shrubs and fruit
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Nurseries (Horticulture) Bulbs (Plants) Flowers Vegetables
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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wo inches across. I,a Grandesse—Finest single white. Very large spikes andbells. Covlor, clear waxy-white. I/Innocence —Pure white, extra large truss. Magnificentvariety in all respects. Moreno—Beautiful pink, very large and extra early. Mammoth—Grigantic pendulous bells, each one of which isalmost as large as a small Lily. Color; white, delicatelyshaded blush. Most superb. Obelisqne—A rare and exceedingly scarce variety, beingthe grandest of all yellow colors. Spike compact, whilethe color is the very best yellow. Pieneman—A maginficent sort with enormous sky-bluebells arranged in graceful spikes of great size. Queen of the Blues—Euormous spikes: one of the verylargest. Beautiful light blue with silvery appearance. Roi des Beiges—Fine, massive spikes, crowded with flow-ers that open a rich self-carmine, gradually turning intoa dark, glowing crimson. The brightest Hyacinth.Priee, 20c. each ; any 3 for 50c; the 15 for $2.55. FALL CATALOUGE OF BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1913 5
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CT7I,TURB—This is one of the simplest, eitherfor pots or open ground. See page 3 for generaldirections. The only special precautions neces-sary are (l) to give Hyacinths in pots a longenough sojourn in the dark to make good roots, and (2) onbringing thtma to the light to avoid placing double orheavy-spikad sorts in the direct sunlight at first, as this causes thebuds to unfold so rapidly that the topmost ones of the spikeeet wedged in the neck of the bulb and can never develop. FIFTEEN BFST DOUBLE HYACINTHS. Grand select bulbs, grown especially for winter bloom-ing, for which purpose each variety here offered is a realgem. Please remember that these bulbs are extra large andstrong. Bouquettendre-Tall and compact truss: beautifully shaped florets of a tender rose-color.Botiquet Royal—Fine light pink or blush. Extra large spike and very beautiful.Grootvorst—Compact truss, large and very double bells of blush-white, with a touch of lilac-rose at center.Gerick—Beautiful blue, fine

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