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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_8 (find matches)
Year: 1903 (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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116 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y.
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Guilds' Superior Tuberoses. The one flower the rich man must have and the poor can- not do without. We all love its massive spikes, thick,waxen, blooms of rich, creamy whiteness, and its deep delicious fragrance. How often has this sweet flower, that might have bloomed in paradise, been placed upon the cold forms of those whose spirit has gone to fairer fields. We have made our prices very low, that every flower lover may enjoy their peerless beauty, For open-ground culture, plant about the middle of May. Give them rich soil, in full sun, and keep free from weeds, and they will bloom finely. Plant a good big lot of them for cutting, and if you will pot those which are in bed about the time frost is expected, they will bloom elegantly in pots for a long time; often till Christmas. Excelsior Pearl—Introduced by us fifteen years ago. It is the finest bloomer of all Tuberoses; habit dwarf, flower stalks short, spikes and blossoms enormous in size and very double and fragrant. The finest for pots as well as for the garden. Large select bulbs, 6c. each; 3 for 15c.; 12 for 50c.; 100 for $3.00. Tall Double—The old popular variety. Splendid for the open ground. 5c each; 5 for 20c.; 12 for 40c. Hew Variegated—The leaves of this variety are bordered with creamy white flowers single but very large and of exquisite fragrance, Bulbs continue to grow and bloom year after year. It makes a most magnificent plant. It blooms several weeks earlier than the other sorts, which greatly adds to its value. 10c. each; 3 for 20c.; 12 for 75c. 8lngle Orange Scented—A fine sort, bearing very early in the season large spikes of beautiful single orange-like blossoms. Very fragrant. 10c. each; 3 for 20c.; 12 for 75c. Onebulb'each of above four sorts, 25c; 3 of each for 60c.

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