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Title: Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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 John Lewis Childs (Firm) Nurseries (Horticulture) Bulbs (Plants) Flowers
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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tifullv striped violet on white ground.Mammoth Blue—(Sir J. Franklin)—Largest and finest blue.PRICE of above Crocus, Sc. each; 20c. per dozen. One each of the k sorts for 10c; 3 each for 25c; 12 each for 80c Giant Flowered Mixed—This strain is a special mixtureof the best new sorts and improved seedlings, prepared forus in Holland by t hose who make a specialty of these bulbs.Only those sorts with the largest flowers and best colors areadmitted in the mixture. Either for garden or house thisCrocus mixture cannot be surpassed. Crocus for the housedo not thrive under dry heat or gas, but do well in anysunny window of moderate temperature; they, can even begrown in rooms almost destitute of Are heat. This strain ofCrucus will be to our customers a revelation of beauty suchas they cannot anticipate. Try them, both in the garden andin pots, by all means. Do not miss the beautiful treat theywill afford you. 15c. per doz.: Sl.OOper 100. JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y.
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reesias A new class of Bulbs, splendidly adapted for winterblooming, and are, we believe, the most popular winterblooming Bulbs for amateurs. They are always sure to suc-ceed and bloom elegantly for anyone in any situation, andthe great beauty and fragrance of the flowers are everywhereadmired, almost as no other winter bloomer is. The blossomsor buds when cut and placed rn vases of water will keep per-fect two weeks. In pots they commence blooming early andcontinue for a long time, the stems branching freely and pro-ducing several clusters of bloom in succession. Four to sixbulbs can be planted in a five inch pot. They commencegrowth immediately after planting and need not be put awayto form roots like Hyacinths, unless it is more convenient todo so. Planting successively from September to Novemberwill give a succession of bloom through the winter. Wecannot too earnestly urge customers to plant this charmingwinter flower. Their free growth, abundant bloom, delicatebeauty and charming

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