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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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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y.
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Lilian) Pbilippepsis. This rare and beautiful Lily lias been known for many years and has always commanded fabulous prices, so eager have lovel-s of flowers been to possess it. and it is with great pleasure that we are now able to offer it to our customers at an absurdly low price. It is a native of one of the high mountain ranges of the Philippine Islands, and a few years ago a large lot were collected by an American and sent to relatives in Ohio. Thp bulbs thrived remarkably well, and last year we acquired the entire stock. Hence, we can oiler superb home-grown bulbs at a low price. It i> a great improvement on Liliuin Harrisii. the flowers being much larger and a great deal longer, a gracefully tapering trumpet shape, snowy white in color and of delicate frag- rance. The plant is exceedingly graceful, the main stalk being slender and clothed with narrow, grass-like foliage. It is perfectly hardy anywhere in the open ground and a superb .garden bulb. Bin for pots it is more than satis- factory, far excelling the best Harrisiis. The bulbs after blooming remain dormant only a short time when new growth and more flowers follow, often as many as three blooming periods a year. The cut represents this glorious Lilv faithfully and gives a good idea of its wonderful beauty. Large flowering bulbs. 30c. each; 4 for $1.00.

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