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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_7 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (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 OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1902. 83 Grand flow'cripo Cartas. These are now the most popular and most magnificent of all summer blooming plants (or brilliant bedding and massing, and are among the very llnest of all pot plants, either for summer or winter blooming. The following named sorts are the hest of the new and better known large flower- ing Dwarf varieties. We have selected these varieties alter careful tests of hundreds ot sorts, and our eustoniersean rely upon them as being the most magnilieent and desirable in everyrespect.ci imbining large ffi iwersof great brilliancy with beautiful foliage, free blooming and easy growing Qualities. Alsaise—A vigorous grower, -t feet, with large panicles of bloom. Spikes full, dense, and produced early and con- tinuously. Color lovely creamy white, the nearest to a pure white yet seen among Cannas. CHIb'DS" NEW GANNAS
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Coronet —Semi-dwarf; bright green foliage and large trusses of pure sulphur-yellow flowers. Absolutely a pure yellow. Exceedingly fine. Alphonse Bouvier—ltich. luxuriant foliage and enormous panicles of great wide-petaled flowers, which are of the darkest and richest blood vermillion color. Paul Marquant—3% feel high, tine healthy growers, flowers very large and borne in long panicles. Color very pecu- liar, being sort of a salmon shaded red. Burbank — Magnificent yellow, spotted. Elegant foliage. Much the style ot Austria. 4 feet. Egandaie—This is a dwarf, yery compact, free-blooming dark-leaved variety. Foliage is dark maroon ; flowers bright cherry. An exceedingly free bloomer. F.F.Hunt Fine large flower and beautiful compact truss Color, pure canary yellow freely striped witli scarlet. A grand new variety, sto 4 feet. Flamingo — Half dwarf: deep blood-crimson. Large line flowers and truss: very showy. Golden Star—Yery dwarf, like Star of 1891, with arge panicles of bright golden color. 2 feet. Florence Vaughan—The queen of the fancy otted varieties. Flowers of enormous size, petals exceedingly broad and of perfect shape. sry Ian 4 feet. Color, bright with \ i\ ill sci Italia—Flowers \ and most beautifully eol t, with a broad yelke blotched and spotted. 5 Austria—Enor us flowei yell.iw with a silvery lui ted w ith re rand. :>w thickly spotted Perfection — A Finest Sp. itted wide petals, in Crozy Improved frees h petal 4 to 5 inches, u-ed. Brightest sea r- p border, irregularly feet. s, beautiful eanarv- inside slightly dot- 1. Both in foliage and flower it feet. ml yellow, freely spotted red. >rt vet intn ulueed. Very dwa rf, nense panicles. 3 to 4 feet. Tall, fine spikes, finest and bloomer. Scarlet bordered yellow; like Mad. Crozy, but much better. 3 feet. Sunray—Dwarf, yellow spotted. Best of its type, and the only first-class very dwarf spotted variety. Seldom grows over two feet in height and requires but little room. 2 feet. Maiden's Blush—Verv large, line flow- er of a lovely blush white. 3 to 4 feet, PRICE,—15c. each; any U for 50c; the 16 for $1.75. Ann s°>'t oi $1.25 per dozen, postpaid. BY EXPRESS,-Any of the above at $1 per doz.; S6 per 100. Improved Rainbow Canna. This is the most magnificent novelty among foliage plants. Each leaf is beau- tifully variegated with pink, scarlet, orange, gray, green, etc. The foliage keeps iis color all through the season; either for open ground or pots. In habit, of growth it is superb. It hardly reaches the height of 3 feet, and is com- pact, with numerous leaves, which are wide, wavy and graceful. In this respect more charming than any ot her Canna. Aside from its beauty and usefulness as a garden ornament, it is still grander in pots for the w indow or porch, and makes a specimen plant which nothing, not even Fancy Caladiums, can surpass. Fine roots, 25c. each; 5 for S1.00, Mixed Cannas. For Large Show Beds. A mixture of the) finest dwarf large flowering kinds, which will go well together, and make a most magnificent bed or border of bright colors. We can thoroughly recommend this mixture, lor we know- that it will give the greatest results. Price, by ex- press, strong roots, 60c. per dozen; $4.oo per 100. Two Canna Novelties. purple makes : no ot bi- as mi ful and symmet rii Musafolia—This splendid novelty the first time it having originated years ago. Km iwing its value, and anticipal tv we have waited for a large stock before the finest foliage Canna yet seen with enor leaves, 3x5 feet, of a dark green, br edge of the leaves being beauti nze bandi ige it is f plant foi eh. It is iage twii 1 beauty of fob clump or single specime • foliage plant can appn wn Bobusta, but with f graceful and wavy. Attains a height it every stage of growth, 30c. eacli: Little Cem—This little beauty grows only one foot big great flaming panicles of bright orange-scarlet blossi with neat, pretty foliage. Extra fine for pots. 30e. each : For Canna Seed, see page 15. we now offer for with us several ing its pi ipulari- offering it. It is mous Musa-like inged color, the <l with bronze- revelation, and the lawn which a s lling of the • as large as well of 8 feet.beauti- 4 for M.00. h and produces MS. Compact, 4 for $1.00.

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