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Title: Childs' fall bulbs that bloom plants shrubs fruits etc.
Identifier: childsfallbulbst00john (find matches)
Year: 1919 (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 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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Tulipa Gesneriana MAYFLOWERING TULIPS A very popular class of large, tall-growing-, late-bloom- ing Tulips. They come along- after most others have faded, and prolong the Tulip season considerably. They are very stately and imposing, and always greatly ad- mired. Try a good variety of them; they will please. Beauty of AmericaâBeautiful light canary. BridesmaidâFine red, striped violet. CaledoniaâOrange-scarlet, black center. Crimson PompadourâEnormous flower, dark blood-scar- let, blue center. Fairy QueenâExquisite heliotrope color, rare. Golden GobletâImmense blossom of the finest yellow. The best of all yellow Tulips. Inglescombe PinkâDelicate rose, pink-tinted salmon. blue-green center. Inglescombe YellowâCanary-yellow, large globular flower, finely cupped. Extra good. Jaune d'OeufâBeautiful golden petals, exquisitely shaded apricot. La MervilleâScarlet shaded orange. Orange KingâImmense globulous flowers. A. brilliant orange with shaded yellow center and black anthers. Royal Whiteâ"White, yelow center. Beautiful shape. Shandon BellsâCarmine-rose, shaded white. Scarlet MammothâExtra large and fine. Scarlet. Silver Queenâ\Yhite and crimson, superbly striped, feathered and flaked. The FawnâRosy fawn, shaded blush; fine, novel color. The LisardâSuperb combination of stripes and varie- gations, crimson, gold, yellow and white. Price, 6c each; 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100; the 17 for 80c. Mixed Mayfloweringâ50c per doz.; 84.00 per 100; §38.00 per 1000. BREEDER TULIPS Another distinct class of late or Mayflowering Tulips, â which send up flower stems two or three feet high, and bear a flower of enormous size and odd color. A feature in these colors is a variety of rich browns and bronzes. Bronze QueenâSoft buff, tinged golden-bronze. Cardinal ManningâA fine blend of mauve and rose, changing to orange. Godet ParfaitâBright violet with white base. Very large and imposing. ⢠GoliathâDeep salmon-violet. Immense flower. La SinguliereâWhite, heaviy margined dark crimson. Lion d'OrangeâBright terra-cotta. Fine. Queen AlexandraâSoft primrose, shaded orange. Price, 8c each; the 7 for 50c; 70c per doz.; $5 per 100 Mixed BreedersâMore than 100 sorts, 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. The grandest Tu- lip in existence. Tall-growing and late-blooming, with large, long leaves, and t a> 11 erect flower stalks, which support great waxen blooms larger than tea- cups, of the most vivid, glossy coral - red, each flower showing a deep Gblue-black blotch at the P<*fe^f?i4'i*&; / base tliat further enhances its beauty. They remain in bloom a long time, and clumps of this grand flower are par- ticularly fine planted among evergreen or shrubbery, lighting up their sombre background as with a torch. Spathula Scarlet, Blue CenterâAs described above. Alba MarginataâPure white, magenta edge. LuteaâFine golden-yellow. Queen EmmaâLight heliotrope-pink. Extra fine. Rosa LindâFine rose color with white center. Price, 6c each; the 5 /or 25c; 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100 MixedâAll kinds, 50c per doz.; $4.00 per 100.

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