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Title: Childs' fall catalog : "bulbs that bloom" plants shrubs, fruits, etc.
Identifier: childsfallcatalo00john_11 (find matches)
Year: 1918 (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; 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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Ornithogalum Arabxcum Bulbs large and solid; flower spikes eiehtf>en to twen- ty-four incites high, strong- and graceful, bearing- an im- mense cluster of large, pearly-white flowers, having a jet-black center. The individual flowers keep perfect many weeks before fading, so that for more than a month this grand spike of bloom is in full glory, and very fragrant. It will grow in any position in any win- dow. A bulb can be planted in a four-inch pot. or sev- eral in a large pot or box. 12c each; 3 for 30c. Star of Bethlehem The good old Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum Um- bellatum) is a lovely flower. It soon forms" mats of narrow, silver-striped foliage, dotted in earlv summer with a profusion of dainty white stars. Make- a neat edging for herbaceous borders, and is perfectly hardy It can be grown in pots, llowering well during winter. Price, 10c per doz.; 60c per loo The Ixia* produce their beautiful flowers in spikes, and are of the most dazzling and brilliant colors and sure to attract great attention. For pot culture in the house thej7 give great satisfaction, being of easy culture ana free bloomers. Half a dozen bulbs may be planted in a five-inch pot, and the display will be magnificent. For open ground culture give them winter protection. Mixed (all colors —l&c per doz.; S1.00 per 100. Tritonia Crocata The most brilliant winter-flowering bulb in cultiva- tion. Treated like a Freesia, it produces spikes of large, well-opened flowers of the most intense cardinal color. It is very easily grown and sure to bloom in pots during winter, and is hardy enough to bloom in the open ground south of Massachusetts. 15c per doz.; $1.00 per 100. Sparaxis

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