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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_9 (find matches)
Year: 1904 (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 1904. 85
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Grandest Cannas Ever Introduced, Clara Barton—Without the slightest hesitation we pro- nounce this the finest flowering Canna yet introduced, and the only one with a good, bright, clear pink color. Plant very dwarf and compact, about two feet high, with luxuriant, wide, Musa-like leaves and gigantic spikes of bloom which rise just to the top of the foliage. Flowers very large, wide-petaled and perfect in shape, and of a most beautiful clear bright pink color. As a profuse and continuous bloomer it is a marvel, each plant showing several large clusters of bloom continually from May to November. Nothing like it among Cannas. Red Cross—A splendid companion to the above, being of taller growth (3 feet) aud most beautiful rich purple-black foliage. In this respect it equals Black Beauty, and is surely a grand ornamental foliage plant. Added to this it produces great flaming scarlet clusters of immense perfect blossoms. One of the largest, brightest and rich- est colored flowers to be found among Cannas. Mont Blanc—The first and only pure white Canna. Flowers large, broad-petaled and perfect in shape. Clusters large and freely produced. Color snoAvy white with only a slight tinge of yellow when first opened, Dwarf (3 feet) and a good vigorous grower with handsome foliage. Alabaster—A lovely Canna with a splendid, delicate straw colored flower of large size and perfect shape. Extra. Variegata — Magnificent large flowers, yellow spotted brown-red, resembling Florence Vaughan but much larger and far better. As to size of flower and petals it is one of the very largest known. Foliage very ornamental, being wide and Musa-like, and beautifully striped and variegated. In every respect it is magnificent. PRICE. The above 5 finest Cannas, 2Zc. each, thed for $1.00. CANNA MUSAFOLIA. This is the finest foliage Canna yet seen, with enormous Musa-like leaves 3x5 feet, of a dark green, bronze-tinged color, the edge of the leaves being beautifully banded with bronze-purple. In size and beauty of foliage it is a revela- tion, and makes a clump or single specimen plant for the lawn which no other foliage plant can approach.' Attains a height of 8 feet, beautiful and symmetrical at every stage of growth. Extra strong roots, 20c. each; 3 for 50c : 7 for $1.00.

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