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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_2 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
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 OF SEEDS BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1897. 71 Per pkt„ Improved Striped- A good strain, representing all the leading colors, but all striped. This is really the finest strain of Striped or Zebra Zinnias in c ultivation.. .5 & 10 Fire Ball—Dwarf habit, large double blossoms of in- tense scarlet, as round and perfect as a ball. It makes a fine border or mass, its bright color and per- fect habit showing to great advantage 5 & 10 Snow Ball-Exactly like Fire Ball except color, which is snow white, and makes a charming contrast.... 5 & 10 Double Yellow — Blossoms large and bright golden yellow 5 & 10 Lllliput, Mixed Colors—This strain is theacme of beau- ty and perfection in Zinnias. Plants small and of bushy growth, each one bearing scores of beautiful little blossoms of the most perfect shape and bril- liant colors. These charming little Zinnias are gems indeed, and should be in every garden 10 & ;M
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From earliest childhood the Zinnia has been a special favorite with us, and the strain which we cultivated in our first little garden we still grow and sell as our im- proved. "We have selected the stock seed every year for twenty-five years. This careful attention has brought it to wonderful perfection. This Zinnia is a robust free grower, furnishing an abundance of large double blos- soms, which are of varied and brilliant colors, during the entire summer and fall. Each flower keeps perfect for six weeks before fading, and each plant is a great mass of bloom all the time, making a show which is peculiar. Nothing else can fill their place. Seed should be started inside or sown in the garden about corn-planting time. Childs' Improved, Mixed Colors—Saved only from select flowers, perfect in shape and color. The finest strain of Zinnia in cultivation. Every plant will produce immense double blossoms of various colors, from white to deep crimson, maroon, pink, yellow, orange, scarlet, violet, primrose, buff, striped, etc. Every plant will give fine double flowers. Single and poor flowers long ago disappeared from this strain 10 & 20 Crested and Crinkled—All colors mixed. A strain with curiously crested and crinkled petals 5 & 10 SPECIAL OFFER. To encourage the free use of our improved Zinnias, we will send one packet each of the seven varieties here offered for or&u SOc.

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