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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. 93
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GIANT CALIFORNIA HYBRID TIGRIDIAS, TigridLias. Out of the most showy of all summer bulbs, and blooms from midsummer until frost, growing three feet high, with large wide-open triangular blooms, four to six inches across. The colors and markings are very brilliant and peculiarly odd and attractive, and clumps of them in the border have a most gorgeous effect. It is difficult to name a flower of such unique and exquisite beauty as a Tigridia, the superb spot- ting being so self-like and handsome. They are easily grown and always more than satisfactory. One cannot without seeing them realize how truly beautiful they are. The named sorts we offer are truly immense, some of them being quite new. Canadensis—Fine bright yellow. Conchsflora—Yellow, spotted orange. Crandiflora Alba—White, flne crimson spotsC Speciosa—Deep red, fine purple spots. Lilacea—Brilliant violet-crimson; new and very fin Rosea—Magnificent rosy pink. Immaculata—Pure white. New and magnificent. 10c. each; S for 20c. • the 7 forUOc. Mixed Sorts—All colors, 3 for loc.: 12 for 35c California Hybrids—Grand new strain of mammoth size, and a great variety of splendid colors. These will give unbounded satisfaction. Bulbs of mammoth size. 3 for 20c.;12 for 75c. NeW Hardy Spidei Ixily. This grand new Spider Lily has the advantage of being perfectly hardy, and when left undisturbed a few years forms large, imposing clumps that are amass of clustered heads of pure white, fragrant flowers. The flowers have a peculiar and striking beauty which must be seen to be appreciated. The flowers are borne in large clusters, are of waxy white- ness and unsurpassed fragrance. More beautiful than most of the high-priced Lilies, An extra choice garden flower which we cannot too strongly recommend. Also a fine pot plant. Fine flowering bulbs, 20c. each; 3 for soc. .(See New Pompon Spider Lily opposite page IS.) SAURQMATUM SIMLENSE SaUFonjatdn) Sta?lepse. A rare and curious garden bulb, with odd flowers and luxuriant Palm-like foliage. The spathe of its Calla- shaped flo were is two feet in length, with tapering point, and is of very large size. Color of bloom, greenish chocolate on outside, inside yellow spotted with purple. Foliage very large, luxuriant like a Palm. Extra large buibs, 25c.^ each; 3foreoc. Smaller, 15c. each.

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