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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_14 (find matches)
Year: 1909 (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 1909. 55
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Pop Gorr>. Here's something for the boys and girls ! Did you ever see a youngster that did not enjoy popping corn, and watching the hard little kernels burst suddenly out into balls of white, light as a feather, and deliciously crisp and toothsome? Give every boy and girl a row of Pop Corn for his or her own. The sweet little misses like the pretty sorts, the boys like those that bear the most. Then with nuts and apples, games to play and corn to pop, our little folks will pass away the long winter evenings with mirth and happiness at home, rather than on the streets. The following sorts are mostly new and of greatly improved quality. California Golden—Beautiful little golden ears but two or three inches long, and crowded with little pointed grains that pop out large, light and snowy-white. Often used for Christmas decoration, both the little golden ears and the white popped corn strung on long strings for festooning. The plant is very dwarf and productive. Pkt., loc. Mapledale Prolific—This is the Pop Corn for profit. The stalks bear the almost incredible number of 10 to 20 ears to each stalk, while the quality i3 very fine. Pkt., 10c; pint, 40c,; quart, 75c. Golden Tom Thumb—This Pop Corn grows only 18 inches high, and the dainty little ears are only two inches long, with smooth, golden-yellow kernels in regular rows. This little toy corn is not only very pretty, but it pops beautifully white and large, and is very crisp and tender. Its com- pact growth fit it for city or village lots, where land is reckoned by the foot, not by the acre. Golden Tom Thumb grows quickly and ripens its crop by the first of August, allowing the same ground to be used for celery, turnips, etc. Pkt., 10c. Queen's Golden—A splendid new Pop Corn, with beautiful bright golden ears ; a heavy yielder and a sturdy grower. Kernels pop out as white as snow, and are very tender and finely flavored. Pkt.,loc; pint, 40c. New Striped—A fancy variety, very showy, while its quality is of the very best. Rather'arge ears, filled out with clear transparent white kernels, beautifully striped with bright crimson. An early and productive variety and one of great beauty. Pine for selling in the market, Pkt., 10c,; 3 pkts. 25c, Improved Red Rice—A good old sort, with good-sized ears and dark-red kernels that pop as white as snow. Indispensable on account of the great beauty of its rich ruby-colored ears. Pkt., 5c; pint, 25c Snowflake-Flinty white kernels set thickly on the cob. Pops out large and white, and very sweet and tender. Ear large and thickly set with heavy kernels._Pkt., 5c,; pint. 30c; quart, 75c. SPECIAL OFFER-For only 50 cents we wUl send one packet each 0/ the above 7 odd and superb sorts of Pop Corn,

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