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Title: Childs' rare flowers, fruits and vegetables
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_17 (find matches)
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
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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* 82 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y-
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J Gladiolus Childsi* Tall and erect standing four and five feet high, with spikes of bloom over two feet in length. The flowers are of great size frequently seven to nine inches across. The form of both flowers and spike is perfection itself, and they last in bloom a longtime before fading, owing to their great substance and vigor, but the most remarkable feature is the coloring. Orchids cannot surpass them in their varied and delicate shades, markings and blendings. Every color known among Gladiolus is represented, and manynever before seen, particularly blues, smoky grays and purple blacks, all haying beautifully mottled throats, made up of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc., and in this peculiar net- work or charming spots and colors lies one of its special points of unsurpassed beauty. They outrank all other Glad- iolus in size of spilce, size of bloom, vigor, varied and mag- nificent coloring and freedom of bloom- The following varieties at 10c. each; any 3 for 25c. ; 90c. per d<.z.; $7.00 per 109; one each of SO fine sorts for $2.25. Brilliant-Beautiful orange-red with carmine and white throat. Superior to all other scarle ts. Boston—Flaming orange-scarlet, with white throat. Bowdoin — Very large flower, light orange-scarlet, with large, nure white throat. Very exquisite. Capt. C. B. Tanner—Extra large and fine. Brilliant crim- son and white freely mottled and intermixed. Columbia— Light orange-scarlet, freely blotchpd and pen- ciled with bluish purple. Throat freely mottled. Compacta—Large flower, very comnact. Widesnike. Ro^y blush, slightly striped and mottled pink. Dr. Sellew — D^ep, rich rosy carmine slightly penciled darker. Petals and throat rayed white. Deborah-Dark red. tinged with amaranth. Large white throat, white band through petals. Dawnrav—Elegant rose with large white throat. Expansion — Large widely expanded blossoms. "White, pink and crimson freely mottled. Geo. B. Retnsen— Crimson and white intermixed. Henry Gillman—Deep salmon-scarlet, with pure white bands: the throat showing peculiar, mottlines. Irene-Pine large Mower and stalk* Color a fine shade of pink freely flaked bright crim«on. Kate—Blush white with crimson blotched throat. I/tvonia -Light red, with white mottled throat. I/issie— White, tinted blush : violet crimson throat. Dittle Btusb—Extra fine blush, compact spike. Mohotik - Deen dark pinIc with spotted throat, shaded o'-i'i « and flaked with crimson. Mrs. Beecher— Beautiful deep rosy crimson. Large, well- opened flowers, with pure white throat. Mrs. I,a Mance—White overspread with a slight lilac; shadow, the mottling being purplish crimson. Mrs. W. N. Bird—Beautiful lilac rose, crimson-white mot- tling in throat, and carmine marks. Extra fine. Mayor-Fine large compact spike; rich purple rose. Nesinscott—Bright blood scarlet, with deep velvety crim- son-black blotehes and white mottlings. Portland—Rosy-red, penciled darker, mottled throat. Roseann—Tall imposing spike, Bright rosy-crimson. Sunlight—Light crimson, with large canary throat. Spot -White freely spotted and mottled rose. Salem—Fine salmon-pink, maroon blotches. Snperb—Enormous flower and spike, one of the very larg- est: pink, flaked and striped with salmon-pink. Wm. Falconer—Enormous size. Beautiful clear pink. Follmving varieties 29c. each • any 3 for 50c.; $1.75 per dozen. One each of the 20 sorts for $3.00. The 50 sorts for $5.00. Cardinal—Perfect flower and spike, cleanest and most in- tense cardinal scarlet yet seen. Very rich and showy. Barclay-Soft rose, white throat. Fine wide flower. Dorothy Burnham—Enormous size, rosy flame coior with large pure white throat. Splendid. Fantastic—Large flaming scarlet of a bright shade, freely penciled deep crimson. . , Glowing Coal-Bright, deep fine scarlet, with a rich vel- vetv maroon throat. Exceedingly brilliant. Governor McCormack-Beautiful rose.mottled with silvery gra y and with violet and whitemottled throat. Very fine. Harlequine—White and dark crimson treely suffused, strip- ed and spotted. Jay Compact spike : large open flower of great substance. Bright crimson-pink, flamed darker. I/ittle Violet—Fine violet; compact spike, lavender Queen—Beautiful blending of lavender and lilac Entiiply new colors, very distinct. I/ael Soft pink, with bright carmine throat, shaded orange and having a peculiar metallic lustre. Tfizzie— White, tinted blush: violet crimson throat. T, Joerg-Rich crimson and white. Compact. Marion—Pure white with slight rose tinge and a distinctly yellow shaded throat with crimson bars. Mrs. Da Mance — White overspread with a slight lilac shadow, the mottling being purplish crimson. Rosedale—Lilac-rose, tinted slate-blue. Prescott-Lovely flower, almost white, pink tinge and large bright purple throat. Exceedingly showy. St. "Louis— Verv large flower of a splendid rose color. Splendor—A splendid large flower, of the softest, sweetest rnsp color. Large magenta strains. Wyandanch—Very light red, White throat.

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