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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruit for 1906
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_11 (find matches)
Year: 1906 (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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72 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y-
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^ir^ericai) Onions* One of the most.wholesome foods known, and much rel- ished by* most people. Most physicians agree that the free use of Onions as a food is a healthful and beneficial stimu- lant to the system. In cases of colds, coughs and lung troub- les they are often better than medicine. Certain it is that they are the best remedy for that new disease. La Grippe." The Onion is of those vegetables with which success or failure depends largely upon the quality of seed sown. The best Onion seed is always the cheapest. We are certain that ours is as good as can be found anywhere. Have the ground made (very fine, deep and rich for Onions, and keep free from weeds. We also offer a new Onion set on 84th page. I,arge Red Weathersfield—A favorite red-skinned sort, of large'size and handsome appearance. Onions somewhat flattened, flesh purplish-white, high-flavored, and keeps well without rotting. A standard sort and a great favor- ite with market gardeners. Pkt.. 5c; oz.. 15c: lb.. $1.75. Yellow Globe Danvers-An.>rher popular Onion widely grown for market. Plump, handsome, yellow skinned bulbs, very uniform, round and perfect. We have an extra fine strain of this. More seed of this Onion is an- nually sold than any other variety. It does well every- where, and in all soils and climates, and is everywhere a popular market sort. Pkt., 5c.; oz.. loc; lb.. $1.75. Extra Early Red—A quick-growing variety, much liked in the North, as it grows well in cold, mucky soils, where other sorts fail. Pkt., 5c.: oz.. 15c.; lb., $1.75. Southport White Globe-A globular, mild-flavored Onion of flne appearance and superiorquality. A great favorite in most localities, and probably the most popular White Globe variety. Pkt., loc.; oz , 20c.: lb.. $2.50. Australian Brown—A medium sized smooth, handsome Onion, with a beautiful brown skin. Hard, solid, crisp, finely flavored and a good keeper. In fact one of the very best Onions grown. Season very early. Pkt.. 5c: oz„ 10c: lb., $1.75. Italian OnJoQs. During the past few years Italian Onions have come into favor with astonishing rapidity. Where a few years ago they were grown only as fancy garden crops, they are now planted extensively for market, and they are. too. a profitable crop. They are of rapid growth and attain a very large size in a wonderfully short time. They are not only large, but very uniform, perfect in shape and exceedingly handsome in appearance. In quality they are acknowledged on all sides to be the best, having an exceedingly mild, delicate and pleasant flavor. For eating raw. they are, of course, greatly superior to other Onions, owing to the mildness of their flavor. These Onions do best in a rich, light or sandy soil, in a warm and. if possible, sheltered situation. Mammoth Silver King-A superb Onion, that sometimes grows to weigh 2 to i pounds. Silver-skinned, white fleshed, very mild and tender—so mild, sweet and tender that it can be eaten raw like an apple. It has an average diameter of 5 to 7 inches", making a circumference of 15 to 20 inches. It is probably the most popular Italian Onion known to cultivation. A grand seller in all markets. Pkt.. 10c.; oz.. 20c.: lb.. $2.50. Prize Taker—A very large yellow Globe Onion, very hand* some, fine flavor and a grand sort for market. Immensely productive, producing 700 bushels to the acre, and is claimed by the introducer to be the largest, handsomest, finest flavored yellow Globe Onion ever introduced. It is a good keeper. Pkt.. 10c.: oz. 20c: lb.; $2 00. Mammoth Pompeii—A most remarkable Onion on account of its enormous size and line quality. They often grow to the weight of i or 5 pounds, with a very thin and delicate skin, which is of a handsome reddish or reddish- brown color. N"Twitli>taniiing its gtvat size, it is ex- ceedingly mild and finegrained. Extra flue, easy culture; good keeper. Pkt., loc.: oz.. 20c.; lb.. $2.00. Early Radish, or Barletta—The prettiest, button-like little Onion imaginable. Small, flat and silver-skinned, so mild in flavor that they can be eaten raw. like a stalk of Celery, and for pickling are far ahead of any other Onion. Leaves almost no odor on the breath, and is liked by all Three weeks earlier than any other Onion and grows very readily from seed. Is used largely for eating raw. like a radish, yet when cooked it has the most delicate flavor of any Onion. Introduced by us several years ago as Early Radish, about the time it was intro- duced into France as Barletta. Pkt.ioc ;oz.. 20e.; lb..$2;00. SPECIAI, OFFER. We will send one package each of the nine sorts for 50c. One ounce each for $l.oo.

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