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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_15 (find matches)
Year: 1911 (1910s)
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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52 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y.
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HIKING NEW 15ARIyY-FIyOWEARING MAMMOTH. This new strain of Heliotrope blooms in a short time tromseed, and plants are as easily raised from seed as Fansies'or Asters. The seedlings make a rapid growth and are in bloom in a short time. They bloom abundantly in the garden all summer or the year round in pots. The panicles ot blooms are often six inches across, three times as large as ordinary Heliotrope, while the colors range from indigo- black through all shades of blue to almost pure white, and some with red tints, others with large white eye. In fra- gjance they seem to surpass the ordinary sorts. A packet or this seed will furnish a bed of flowers for your garden or lawn which would cost several dollars were you to purchase the plants, and give you great handfuls of delicious blos- soms all summer. per pkt- Mixed—All colors, white, violet, blue, purple, etc 15 Violet—Extra large, dark violet o„o.20 Mammoth White-New. Pure white 20 HELIOTROPE Sn?ilax., This elegant vine is easily grown from seed. Not only a fine window vine, but exceedingly fine for outdoor planting wherever a small growing vine is wanted. In the open ground it grows luxuriantly,furnishinggreat quantities of its dainty, glossy-green sprays that are exquisite to use in cut flower work, and remains fresh and green until after fearly fronts. tP V^Jipuse it requires good light and freedom from dust. Its feathery little blooms are delicately fragrant 6 PALM FILIFEKA OK WEEPING Mrs. O. C. Hausseman, Evansvilie, Ind., says: "My Carnations from seed obtained from you last spring are still blooming (Oct. 26th). I am very proud of them. 1 Paints. ^COPYRIGHTED BY J.L.CHILDS .1893 . Grand decorative plants for the house or piazza, increas- ing in value each year. Easily grown from seeds, which are slow but quite sure to germinate. Mixed Sorts—Many varieties o0 FiUfera, or Weeping-Very fine and easily grown 10 In^patiei^s, JJolstii Hybrids. It would be difficult to find a plant that produces flowers ot such wonderfully clear and beautiful tones of color. There are the brightest crimsons and orange-scarlets, most deli- cate rose and pinks with exquisite blush tinted and pure white shades. Planted in the garden they will bloom pro- fusely all summer, but in pots they bloom the year round. .10

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