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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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Pop Gorp. Did you ever see a young- ster that did not enjoy popping corn, and watching the hard kernels burst suddenly out into balls of white, light as a feather, and deliciously crisp and toothsome? Give every boy and girl a row of Pop Corn for his or her own. Then with nuts and apples,games to play and corn to pop our little folks will pass the longwintereven- ings with mirth and happiness at home. The following sorts are mostly new and of greatly improved quality. California Golden—Beautiful little ears with pointed grains that pop out large, and snowy-white. Pkt . 10c.: pint, 50c CALIPOENIA GOLDEN. Mapledale Prolific—This is a Pop Corn for profit. The stalks bear the almost incredible number of 8 to 10 ears to each stalk, while the quality is very fine. Pkt., 10c; nint, 40c: quart, 75c. , . ' Golden Tom Thumb—This Pop Corn grows only 18 inches high, and dainty little ears are only two inches long, with smooth, golden-yellow kernels in regular rows. This little tov corn is not only very pretty, but it pops beautifully white and large, and is very crisp and tender. Grow< quickly and ripens early. Pkt.. loc.:. 3 pkt?., 25c New Striped—A fancy variety, very showy, while its quality is of the very best Rather large ears, filled out. with clear transparent white kernels, beautifullystriped with bright crimson. An early and productive variety and one of great beauty- Pkt.. 10c ; 3 pkts., 25c. Snowflake—Flinty white kernels set thickly on the cob. Pons out large and white, ana very sweet and tender. Pkt.. 5e.: pint, 30e..- quart, 50c SPECIAL OFFER—For only 30 cnits Wt WW vend one packet each of the above 5 odd and zup< rb forts of Pop Corn.

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