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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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Per pkt. Giant-Branching Comet—A sunerb new Aster, growing 18 inches high, with enormous flowers borne on long graceful stems. The plant branches freely carrying from 20 to 40 of its magnificent flowers. Each flower is as double and perfect as a Peony, 5 to 6 inches in diam- eter, with center filled with a charming whorl of petals after the true comet style. All colors mixed 15 Giant-Branching Comet, Pure White—Very fine 15 Giant-Branching Upright, White—A grand white Aster with enormous double blossoms 10 Giant Comet—The plants are tall and of much vigor, while the flowers are of such extraordinary size that they may without contest be said to be the largest of any in exis- tence. Flowers are formed of largest twisted and curled petals, and look exactly like the most refined forms of Japanese Chrysanthemum. They must therefore take first place among Asters of unique beauty. Many colors mixed 10 Giant Comet, White-Immense size, snow white 15 Giant Comet, Sulphur Yellow—Superb 15 Semple's Marvel—A new American Aster of wonderful beauty and profusioh. Plants grow 20 inches high, branch freely in an upright manner, producing a great number of magnificent blossoms on long stems. The flowers are very double and perfect, and possess the richest colors. They bloom a little later than most kinds and escape the ravages of the Aster beetle. One of the good recent novelties. Semple's Marvel, Crimson 10 " *' Delicate Pink 10 " " Pure White 10 " " Rich Purple 10 " 41 I/avender 10 11 " Mixed, Many Fine Colors 10 One packet each of the six for UOc. Daybreak—A sport from the celebrated Brandling Aster bearing immense Peony-like double blossoms of the loveliest sea-shell pink color. No other Aster produces such large and beautiful blossoms in such reckless profusion, and their lasting qualities are such that when cut and placed in water they will keep two weeks.10 America —Not often do we have such a really superb Novelty to offer as this. It is an Aster with enormous double blossoms the exact color of Gladiolus America, a most exquisite though utterly indescribable light lav- ender-tinted pink, like the choicest Orchids. Not only is it large, profuse flowering, very double and perfect but one of the earliest Asters to bloom. Most early varieties are inferior in quality, but this while as early or earlier than anjtother is undoubedly the finest in form and habit, aflpbll as in color> of a11 new Asters...15
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