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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_16 (find matches)
Year: 1913 (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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New Sweet Potato, Early Triumph. The finest all around Sweet Potato and is so early it can be grown in the North. Ripens in 60 days from time of setting the plants. Tubers, large, oval, oblong, very handsome. Flesh creamy yellow and extra fine quality, dry and highly flavored. Tubers keep very late, in this respect superior to any other. Yine short, dense and vig- orous. Plant in warm sandy soil if possible, and it will succeed anywhere in the North. We can supply green plants any time after May first. We will have vigorous vines ready for planting out end of May. Green plants (May to July) 5 for 50c.; 12 for $1-00; 30 for $2.00. NEW GIANT CRIMSON WINTER RHUBARB. Grows to cooking size in 3 months or less from seed or roots. See page 71. HELIANTI. The showy new flower and fine winter "vegetable, offer elsewhere in cotalogue.
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Giant Bohemian Horse Radish- A valuable recent introduction of the TJ. S- Department of Agriculture. It is much more rapid grower than the old variety in general use and is therefore ready for use a great deal earlier. Its large, white roots may be raised in any soil, and, when planted in rows, may be harvested like potatoes. The quality of this Horse Radish is far superior to the old variety in strength and piquancy. Sets or roots, which will make an enormous growth the first summer, 3 for 30c: 12 for 75c: loo for $5-00. c&sparagtis Roots. We offer fine rcots of two best sorts as follows: Barr's Mammoth. — $1.00 per 100; $6-00 per 1000. Giant Emperor—For full description and cut see page 48. 60c per dozen: $3.00 per 100. CHUFAS, OR EARTH ALM0MDS. URGE SWEET. These nuts are very sweet high flavored and nutritious, th»ey grow under ground, very near the surface Easily and cheaply grown anywhere, abundant in yield, greedily eaten by every living thing. They mature in September, and lie in the soil till wanted. They are delicious and superior to peanuts. Pkt, 10c.: pint, 30c; quart, 50c.

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