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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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82 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y.
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Gladiolus Childsu Tall and erect, standing four and five feet high, with spikes of bloom over two feet in length. The flowers are of great size frequently seven to nine inches across. The form of both flowers and spike is perfection itself, and they last in bloom a long time before fading, owing to their great substance and vigor, but the most remarkable feature is the coloring. Orchids eanuot surpass them in their varied and delicate shales, markings and blendings. Every color known among Gladiolus is represented, and many never before s^en, particularly blues, smoky grays and purple blacks, all having beautifully mottled throats, made up of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc, and in this peculiar net- work or charming spots and colors lies one of its special points of unsurpassed beauty. They outrank all other Glad- iolus in size of spike, size of Dloom, vigor, varied and mag- nificent coloring and freedom of bloom. The following varieties at 10c. etch; any 3 for 25c.; 90c. per dnz.; $7.00 per 100.; one each of 30 fine sorts for $2.25. Brilliant—Beautiful orange-red with carmine and white throat. Superior to all other scarlets. Boston-Flaming orange-scarlet, with white throat. Capt. C. B. Tanner—Extra large and fine. Brilliant crim- son and white freely mottled and intermixed. ' Columbia-Light orange-scarlet, freely blotched and pen- ciled with bluish purple- Throat freely mottled. Compacta—Large flower, very compact. "Wide snike- Eosy blush, slightly striped and mottled pink. Dr. Sellew — Deep, rich rosy carmine slightly penciled darker. Petals and throat rayed white. Deborah—Dark red, tinged with amaranth. Large white throat, white band through petals. Expansion-Large widely expanded blossoms. White, pink and crimson freely mottled. Gracilis-Slender, graceful spike with large flowers of a dull red color, margined and penciled slate blue. Geo. B. Remsen—Crimson and white intermixed. Henry Gillman—Deep salmon-scarlet, with pure white band=;: the throat showing peculiar mottlings. Irene-Fine large flower and stalk. Col jr a fine shade of pink freely flaked bright crim-on. Kate-Blush white with crimson blotched throat. Keokuk—Deep, pink, tinted and spotted slate blue. Divonia—Light red, with white mottled throat. I,izzie-White, tinted blush : violet crimson throat. Dittle Blush—Extra fine blush, compact spike. Mohonk—Deep dark pink with spotted throat, shaded orange and flaked with maroon. Mrs. Beecher—Beautiful deep rosy crimson. Large, well- opened flowers, with pure white throat- Mrs. W. N. Bird—Beautiful lilac rose, crimson-white mottling in throat, and carmine marks. Extra fine. Mayor—Fine large compact spike; rich purple rose. Nesinscott—Bright blood scarlet, with deep velvety crim- son-black blotches and white mottlings. Portland—Rosy-red, penciled darker, mottled throat. Roseann—Tall imposing spike. Bright rosy-crimson. Sunlight—Light crimson, with large canary throat. Spot—White freely spotted and mottled rose. Salem—Fine salmon-pink, maroon blotckes= Siboney—Slaty-gray, marked and mottled darker. Superb — Enormous flower and spike, one of the very largest: pink, flaked and striped with salmon-pink. Win. Falconer—Enormous size. Beautiful clear pink. Following varieties 20c. each; any 3 for 50c.; $1.75 per dozen. One each of the 20 sorts for $3.00. The 50 sorts for $5.00. Adolph Jaenicke-Extra large, beautiful blush pink with bright violet and purple mottied center. Dorothy Burnham—Enormous size, rosy flame color with large pure white throat. Splendid. Dawn—Elegant rose with large pure white throat- Fantastic-Large flaming scarlet of a bright shade, freely penciled deep crimson. Glowing Coal—Bright, deep fine scarlet, with a rich velvety maroon threat- Exceedingly brilliant. Governor McCormack—Extra large flowers and truss. Beautiful rose, mottled with silvery gray and with violet and white mottled throat. Very fine. Helen—Blush white spotted crimson. Harlequine-White and dark crimson freely suffused» ^trinpd and spotted. I/ittle Violet—Fine violet; compact spike, lavender Queen—Beautiful blending of lavender and lilac. Entirely new colors, very distinct. I,ael—Soft pink, with bright carmine throat, shaded orange and having a peculiar metallic lustre. I/izsjie-White, tinted blush ; violet crimson throat. I/. Joerg—Rich crimson and white. Compact. Marion-Pure white with slight rose tinge and a distinctly vellow shaded throat with crimson bars. Mrs. I, a Mance — White overspread with a slight lilac shadow, the mottling being purplish crimson. Rosedale—Lilac-rose, tinted slate-blue. Prescott—Lovely flower, almost white, pink tinge andlarge bright purple throat. Exceedingly showy. St. l^ouis—Very large flower of a splendid rose color. Sp1°ndor-A splendid large flower, of the softest, sweet- est rose color. Large magenta strains. Wyandanch—Very light red. White throat.

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