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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_3 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (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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\ JOHN LEWIS CHILD3, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO. N. Y.
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2 he following fifteen varieties are classed among the most exquisite named sorts known to cultivation. Everyone is a rare gem. Enormous spikes of perfect shape, and the softest and most effective colors mingled mnd blended in a manner which no pen can portray. Most of them retail in Europe at from 50c to $2.00 each. In offering them at 10 cents we feel that our customers will not miss this opportunity of adding to their gardens Bt least some of these rare beauties. Amalthee—A most exquisite variety and always attracts attention. Pure white with large violet-red blotches. These blotches have a velvety appearance and the lower petals are beautifully tinged and penciled. Augusta—A magnificent variety. Pure snow-white with t conspicuous blue anthers. Introduced by us several years ago, and is, next to Snow White, the finest white variety. Blcolore— Enormous flower and spike of the most beautiful shape. Color bright rosy-salmon with large pure white throat. Its beautiful coloring makes this variety one of the most effective in cultivation. Oameleon—Compact truss of large slaty-blue flowers flamed orange and with white band down the middle of each petal. Large creamy white blotches in throat. An extra choice variety. Champs de Mars—Salflrino with distinct white blotches. Beautifully bordered. Oorsalre—Very intense, dark, velvety scarlet tinted with brown at the edges of petals, t ompact spike and large flower. A comparatively new, high-priced, and in every respect a grand variety. Chaumont-Beautiful lilac, shaded purple. A rare color as well as a beautiful one Clamant—Fleshy white of remarkable freshness; throat ivory white, blotched and streaked carmine. Flamboyant One of the grandest varieties known to cul- tivation. Flowers large and of intense scarlet color. Like a great tiaminer torch. Lord Burleigh -Beautiful, fresh watermelon-red with light throat. Mile. Maries Mies—A French variety of the highest class. Large, beautiful spike of delicate rose, flamed with car- mine and searlet, blotched with purple. Madame de Vatry—French white with purplish crimnon blotch. A well-known and highly esteemed sort. Pyramlde—Perfect spike, broader at the lower part than at the top. Flowers large and well expanded and of deli- cate orange-rose color. Reverend Berkeley—A beautifully colored variety, being oJ delicate light rose tinged with violet-carmine, feathered and flaked with white. VirgH—Handsome variety of bright glowing crimson color. PRICE OF ABOVE: 10a each; any 3 for 25&; 7 for 50c, or the 15 for $1.00. Any variety at 80a per dozen. Five Gladiolus Childsi for 25c. Having a large stock of the following five varieties of Gladiolus Childsi, (see description on page 15), we makethi* special offer of 25c. for the collection of five varieties; fine large floTrering bulbs. They are as follows: <$► COLUMBIA, MOHONK, MRS. HENRY WARD BEECHER, WM. FALCONER, HENRY OILLMAN. The above Five for only 25 cents, postpaid.

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