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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruit
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_10 (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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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SPRING CATALOGUE SEEDS BULBS AND PLAn i o FOR 1905. 101
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respect. Guilds' Grand Flowering (^ai^as, â These are now the most popular and most magnificent of all summer blooming plants ^h*^^5g^^2^*S^« mg. and are among the very finest of all pot plants either forsummer or winter blooming The"3??^^â¢^ the very best of the new and better known large flowering Dwarf varieties. We have.selected theseâ¢abErt# ' ful tests of hundreds of sorts, and our customers can rely upon them as being the mostmagnificent and.ae«raDie m evci ect. combining large flowers of great brilliancy with beautiful foliage, free blooming and easy growing qualities, growing much larger. It is. therefore a perfect beauty as a pot plant, and for edging beds of ta ler-growing Cau- nas it is indispensable. A most valuable Canna. CloriosaâLarge flower.dwarf grower. Intense crimson pet- als, fiuely bordered with mottling and spotting of crim- son and yellow. Colden StarâFine bright yellow. 3 feet FlamingoâSuperb, dark, rich scarlet. Very showy. Crimson BedderâFine crimson; superb beddei. Mad. Crozy-Bright scarlet, heavily bordered and spotted yellow. PRICEâ15c. each; 5 for 60c. $1,25 per dozen, postpaid. BY EXPRESS-^.))?/ of the above at $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per loo 17 prize GaiwasâG^eap. AisaiseâA glorious grower, 4 feet, with large panicles of bloom. Spikes full, dense, and producing early \nd con- tinuously. Color, lovely creamy white, the neatest to a pure white yet seen among Cannas, Alphonse BouvierâRich, luxuriant foliage and enormous panicles of great, wide-petalsd flowers, which are of the darkest and richest blood vermillion color, Burbank -Enormousflowers.beautifulcanary-yellow,witha silvery hue, inside slightly dotted with red. Both m foli- age and flower it is grand 5 feet. â ConstanceâVery large clusters of intense scarlet blossoms, Florence Vaughan - The queen of the fancy spotted yane- ⢠ties Flowers of enormous size, petals exceedingly broad and of perfect shape. Color, bright canary-yol low- thickly spotted with vivid scarlet, 4 feet. F. F. HuntâFine large flower and beautiful compact truss Color, pure canary-yellow, freely striped with scarlet. ⢠A grand new variety, 3 to 4 feet. . John B. DutcherâImmense truss of gigantic blossoms. Color, dark crimson-maroon, rich and velvety. Probably the finest and richest dark color, 4 feet. StaliaâFlowers very large, each petal 4 to5 inches, and most .beautifully colored. Bright scarlet with a broad yellow border, irregularly blotched and spotted. 5 feet. Paul Marquant-Salmon, shaded red. 3)£ feet. PerfectionâA grand vellow. freely spotted red. Jjipest ^spotted sort yet introduced. Very dwarf, wide petals, immense panicles. 3 to 4 feet. . Miami-A distinct and rare color, seldom seen in any flower, and entirely new in Cannas. Rich bronze orange. Flower large and perfect. . _ . , Little CemâThis is the dwarfest Canna that has yet been introduced. Color, bright orange-scarlet, with a slight gold band about some of the petals. The plant.grows onlv abouteight to twelve inches high, but the panicles of bloom are as large and fine as those found on varieties Mixed CannasâFor Lar?e Show Beds. A mixture of the finest dwarf large flowering kinds which will go well together, and make a most magnificent bed or border Sebright colors. We can thoroughly recommend this mixture for we know that it will give the greatest results. Price, by express, strong roots,60c, per dozen; S4.00 per 100 New Hybrids-Choice hand saved seed from the grandest new Hybrid varieties. Seedlings bloom in 2 to 3 months, Will give magnificent results. 20c, per pkt. Fine Mixed-A magnificent strain of all colors, and finest flowers, 10c per pkt. For other Canna seed, see page 33. The Mayflower, March. 1903. tells all about Cannas and their culture. A very thorough treatise. Price, only 5c. per copy.

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