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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits, 1900 : 25th anniversary
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_5 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Wall, H. M. ltg; 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 : The Mayflower Presses (printer) ; Brooklyn, N. Y. : H. M. Wall (lithographer)
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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*Yvee Strawberry, OR STRAW BERRY-RASPBERRY. The Largest and Most Beautiful Berry in the World, and the Most Productive and Easily Crown. This is one of the most unique and at the same time the largest and most beautiful berry of any kind Chat has yet appeared before the public. It comes to us from Japan, and is of the Raspberry family, though in many respects it re- sembles a Strawberry, growing on a bush two feet high. The plant is entirely hardy in any "location, and a most pro- fuse yielder, ripening an enormous crop of fruit, in July and August, and more or less all Iho time up to November. In quality the fruit is called good, though not so finely flavored as either the Strawberry or Raspberry, but quite as good as most Blackberries. It is very fine when cooked, and makes a jelly which has a unique flavor and is superior to the jelly of any other fruit. In habit of growth the plant is distinct from both the fruits named. The root Is perennial, throw- ing up numerousst.mng. branching shoots, which are covered with its large, beautiful berries the whole summer, from early in July until freezing weather, rendering it a perpet- ual bearer. The canes or shoots die to the earth in winter. Tiew ones being thrown up the following spring, which begin blooming and setting fruit at once. The foliage is light green In color, bright, clean, cheerful and pleasing, and ex- empt from attacks of all insects and diseases. The berries are globular, slightly oblong in form, monstrous in size, a rich, glossy, ruby-red color, sweet and melting and of such transparent beauty as to cause every one to shout with amazement upon first seeing a plant in bearing. The blos- soms, too, should not be overlooked. They resemble in appearance single roses (the petals being cupped >, snow- white in color, and are deliriously fragrant. As these ex- qui>ite flowers are produced constantly from early spring until autumn, the plant is well worthy of cultivation if it produced nothing but flowers. This berry is so hardy and vigorous that, it may be planted in any waste or out of thi- way place, along fences, etc., where it will naturalize, take care of itself, ami bear enormously as a wild berry. The pa>t season we gathered thirty bushels of berries from three rows, each lidO feet long. Strong plants, 15c. each ; 5 for 50c: 12 tor SIM); 30 for §2(10. Se ed. 10c. per pkt. New Purple- Like the above in all respects, but fruit is of a rich purple color. 20c. each ; 3 for 50c. New Yellow A fine new sort, bearing fruit of a golden yellow color. 30c. each ; ;i for 50c. SPECIAL OFFER. One each of the J sorts for COc; So/ each for fl.io.

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