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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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FALL CATALOG OF PLANTS AND BULBS FOR 1921 41
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AMERICAN MASTODON PANSIES PERFECT MARVELS IN SIZE AND BEAUTY These Pansies have a robust vigor unknown in other strains. Flowers larger than the Trimardeau, with the substance and rounded form of the German strains, a touch of the Masterpiece in the artistic curves of the petals, the wonderful colors of the Orchid Pansies and a delicate fragrance like the violet-scented. The enor- mous size of blooms, nearly four inches across, clear tones of color and with wonderful tints and variega- tions and free flowering qualities, will be a revelation. They are also very early, blooming two to four weeks sooner than other Pansies. Adonis—Lovely sky-blue. Very^large and fine. Grand Duke White—Finest pure white Pansy. Grand Duchess White—Snow-white, large blue center. Black—Very deep, rich coal-black. Yellow—Rich and showy. A great bedding color. Bronze—A bewildering variety and combination of rich colors in bronze, brown, old gold, yellow, etc. Madame Perret Red—Brilliant and beautiful shades of red, deep pink, scarlet, etc. Elks Purple—A genuine royal purple of fine form. Prince Henry—Rich dark blue. Huge size. Mile. Isabelle—A mammoth ruffed bronze, a few may be yellow. A sensation in color, size and form. Price per pkt. of 100 seeds, 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c; the collection of 10 separate colors for $1.50 Mastodon Greenhouse Special—A beautiful collection of rich velvety shades, many light colors in great vari- ety and huge size with flne long stems. Especially recommended for growing in frames or cool green- houses. You will see the finest Pansies in the world if you grow these. Pkt., 30c; 2 pkts., 50c Superfine Mixture—This is a mixture of finest, large blossoms in a great range of colors such as white with dark center, dark blue and light blue, pure white, black, lavender, violet, blue, bronze (new), royal purple (new), rose, cerise-red, red with silver rim, mahogany, yellow, wine-colored, red and gold, lavender and gold, striped, margined, etc. 15c per pkt. of 100 seeds; 3 pkts. for 40c; ys-oz., $2.00 Ice-Proof Mastodon Pansy Plants Special offer for late fall and spring delivery We grow young, vigorous plants of the Mastodon Pansy in open ground from September-sown seed that are ready for delivery from January to May. For the Southern and Pacific States we can ship now. For colder latitudes shipments are made as early in spring as the plants can be put out. They are hardened by the ice and snows of winter, and in spring are ready to commence vigorous growth and bloom. Price, mixed colors, postpaid, 12 for 50c; 25 for 85c; 100 for $3.00; 500 for $12.00; 1000 for $20.00 PANSY HYMALIS (New Ice King) A new race of Pansies so hardy that they bloom right up to the verge of winter, and in fairly mild climates all winter. So hardy as to stand any amount of freez- ing. Good sized flowers of fine colors. Of all pansies these are the most profuse bloomers. Pkt., 15c

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