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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. 37
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Seeds for \\rii;do\V op Greer^^oilse Culture. The satisfaction derived from the cultivation of house plants is not alone in seeing them bloom. There is joy in seeing them grow and develop day by day, and the one who starts a plant from seed and rears it up to bloom gets all the pleasure there is in plant culture. Geraniums, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Gloxinias, Begonias, Heliotrope, etc., are easily grown from seed, and it is really fascinating to raise them in this way. Watching each plant as it unfolds its blooms, noting its form, color and other characteristics, and when occasionally we discover an immensely fine one much superior to any we have ever before seen or heard of— the highest pleasure and satisfaction possible to get from plants and fLowers is ours. It is from seed that all fine new varieties of house plants are produced, and it is not uncommon for a seedling Chrysanthemum or Carnation to be worth more than a thousand dollars. Our strains of all these seeds are much finer than are Usually sold. They are the choicest which can be grown, THESE ARE ALL FREELY ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED IN PLANT DEPARTMENT OF THIS CATALOGUE, WHERE BOTH SEED AND PLANTS ARE OFFERED. Per Pkt. ABUTILON, Infanta Eulalia Hybrids, Mixed — Large blossoms of various colors. The finest of all Abutilons. blooming freely all the year, and making a short- jointed, bushy growth that is much more desirable than the tall growing kinds, See page 110 15 ASPARACUS SPRENCERI—Fine foliage, See page 111..lo ALOE, Fine Mixed—Beautiful and curious. See page 98. .10 BRUCMANSIA, or Trumpet Flower. See page 97 10 BEGONIA, Tuberous-Rooted Hybrids—Fine single mixed. See page 74 15 Tuberous-Rooted Hybrids—Fine double mixed 20 Rex, Mixed Sorts—Justly celebrated as the finest of ornamental pot plants. Seed saved from our fine collec- tion of fifty newest named sorts. See page 40 15 Tuberous-Rooted, Rex—Our new strain of fine Tuber- ous-rooted Rex Begonias, introduced last year 20 New Hybrids, Mixed—Large flowering and perpetual blooming. See page 95 15 Vernon, Mixed Colors—Flowers perpetually the year round, the plants being completely covered with bloom all the time, especially during winter 10 Vernon, Double Mixed Colors—This is perfectly ex- quisite. Always in bloom. See page 95 15 Golden Cleam—See page 95 15 Crimson Leaved-See page 95 15 CALL A—New early blooming. See page 73 , 15 CACTI—Finest sorts mixed. See page 100 15 CALCEOLARIA, Hybrids—Large flowering,mixedcolors.15 Crandiflora—Spotted and tigered, as well as fine self- colors: very large and exceeding v fine 20 CINERARIA, Crandiflora Mixed - Large-flowering prize varieties. See page 80 10 Crandiflora Dwarf Mixed—Two to three inches across and of the richest and most varied colors. The immense head of bloom is like a beautiful bouquet, finely set off by large handsome leaves, above which it towers 20 «S2wolf:.Fi?w-ered-Extra choice mixed 25 CHRYSANTHEMUM-See page 99. Mixed All Colors. 10 Extra Choice Mixed—All colors and varieties; Japan- _ese Ostrich Plume, Anemone-flowered, etc 20 SISt *v2r«»'. Crandiflorum-Choicest mixed. See page 103.20 CARNATION—See page 98. Extra Choice, Mixed—Variegated colors 10 Monthly, or Perpetual Tree—Mixed varieties 15 Hardy Hybrids—Hardy free bloomers. Extra fine for the garden or for pots. Many fine colors mixed 10 Margaret—Fine early bloomers. See page 14 10 Mai maison—Largest and finest of all 15 COLEUS, Rainbow Leaved — Extra choice mixed Hy- brids. See Colored Plate 20 FERN—Mixed: many sorts. See page 102 10 FUCHSIA—Fine mixed, all sorts. See page 103 20 GERANIUM—See page 104. Zonale Extra Choice—Mixed, from fine varieties 10 New Hybrids Large-Flowering — Grand strain, from which we grew the magnificent new sort offered. All colors mixed 20 Bronze and Cold—Yery fine foliage 20 Tri-color—Fine rainbow leaves 20 Appie Scented—Yerv delightfullv scented leaves .10 Double Mixed—Saved from the finest new sorts and will produce some of the best double varieties 20 Pelargonium, or Lady Washington—Fine mixed 20 Ivy—Fine double flowered; Ivy leaved; grand 20 GLOXINIA—Our seed is entirely of our own growing and is superb. See page 76. Mixed All Colors 10 Childs' Giant, Mixed—Finest strain known 20 GENISTA—Elegant. See page 110 10 HIBISCUS, Chinese Mixed—See page 101 10 HYDRANGEA—Fine mixed. See page 101 10 HELIOTROPE, Early Flowering Ciant — Flowers soon from seed. Grandest of all Heliotropes. See page 101.. 15 L ANT AN A—Fine mixed colors. See page 92 10 LEMON VERBENA—Everybody knows the Lemon Ver- bena, and everyone ought to have a few specimens of it, its fragrant foliage is fine to use in bouquets and othei fioral work. See page 110 10 OLE ANDER—Fine mixed. See page 106 15 PALM, Mixed Sorts—Many varieties. See page 108 20 Filifera or Weeping—Ypiw fine and easilv grown 10 PASSIFLORA—Fine Mixed,' See page 111 10 PETUNIA—Finest double. See Colored Plate 20 ROSE MULT I FLORA—With seed of these new Roses, plants may be had in bloom in 60 days from time of sowing. Plant at any time. See page 28 15 SWAINSONIA—Fine mixed. See page 107 10 SMI LAX—See page ill 10 SALVIA, Golden Leaved See page 27 15 STREPTOCARPUS, Hybrids—Grand. See page 107 30 VIOLET—Mixed sorts. See page 110 10

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