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Title: Childs' fall bulbs that bloom plants that please berries that bear
Identifier: childsfallbulbst00john_0 (find matches)
Year: 1921 (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; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Vegetables; Bulbs (Plants); Seeds; Flowers
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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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, INC., FLORAL PARK, N. Y. pah t d a Lohengrin •il?l55iBIRICA Orientalis PALLIDA GROUP The choicest as well as the tallest and largest of all the bearded Irises. Foliage is broad and makes a fine appearance. Flowers are fragrant. Colors are all shades and tints of blue, lavender, mauve, rose, lilac. Albert Victor—S. soft blue, F. beautiful lavender. Large and fine. 30c each; §3.00 per doz. Caprice—S. rosy-red, F. deeper rosy red. Free flower- ing. 2 feet. 40c each ;$4.00 per doz. Dalmarius—A cross between Dalmatica and Darius. S. gray-blue; F. violet brown. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. Dalmatica—A. queen among flowers; grand and stately. S. lavender; F. clear deep lavender. Flowers large and fine. 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100 Her Majesty—S. lovely rose-pink. F. bright crimson tinged with a darker shade. A rare blending of tints and colors. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. Juniata—S. and F. a clear blue, deeper than Dalmatica. Large fragrant flower. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. Kathleen—S. and F. a soft rose-lilac Very fine. 50c each; $5.00 per dos. Lohengrin—S. and F. uniform shade of Cattleya rose. Very large Most exquisite of all the bearded Irises. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. Queen of May—This is very adapted everywhere. It is i pink. Speciosa—The great purple or lavender shaded lighter. Quite tall. Trautlieb—One of the finest. Very handsome. Two feet. 1 each of the Pallida satisfactory and well soft rosv-lilac, almost 25c each; $2.50 per doz. turkev flag. S. dark shaded light purple. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. S. pinkish. F. darker 50c each; $5.00 per doz. group for $3.50
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IRIS SIBIRICA, Orientalis Tall, narrow, grassy foliage with flower stems three to four feet tall. Delicate, refined flowers in great profusion. Orientalis, Blue—Intense, dark blue flowers. Orientalis, Snow Queen—Large, ivory white flowers. 25c each; the 2 for 40c; $2.00 per doz. SWEET ORRIS, Iris Florentina One of the most delicate perfumes known is that of the Orris. The plant is of the Iris family with great, handsome white blossoms, which emit delicate perfume and are objects of great beauty in any garden Per- fectly hardy and blooms abundantly each year. This beautiful flower is now quite scarce. Early bloomer. Sweet Orris White Sweet Orris Blue 25c each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.00 IRIS PUMILA These might be called early dwarf Garden Irises. They grow only six to twelve inches high, showing a mass of large elegant flowers early in the spring. Sambo—Fine blue-black. Azure-Blue—Beautiful light blue. Very early. Lutea—Fine yellow. The Bride—Snow-white. 20c each; the 4 for 70c; $2.00 per doz. Mixed Iris Pumila—Many colors. $1.25 per doz.

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