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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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62 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. NasUirtiUU). If we were asked to mime the six best animals, the Nasturtium would be one of them. They are so easy to grow that a six-year-old child could plant them and care for them, and they have every good quality of a bedding plant— compact habit, attractive foliage, intensely bright and beautiful flowers, borne profusely the whole season, not troubled by insects, and standing dry weather well. Do not let seed form, and plant on thin soil. Per ukt. Lady Bird — A beautiful bright yellow, stained and blotched with deep crimson 5 Empress of India—A line variety with dark purplish foliage and very dark, rich crimson flowers. Grand for edging or ribbon beds, as its color is so noticeable 10 King Theodore -Darkest of all, almost black in color.... 5 Coiden King-One of the loveliest shades of yellow 5 Coccinea Bright, lashing scarlet 5 Pearl -The nearest white. (Jood for contrast 5 Rose -A lovely soft shade of rose o Spotted -Gorgeous in colors and marking 5 Beauty-Deep yellow, marked with bright scarlet. 5 Crystal Palace Cem Sulphur-marked maroon 5 King of Tom Thumbs Deep, velvety scarlet, with handsome dark foliage. Very fine 5 Ruby King-An elegant new sort, with flowers of large size and a rich ruby color. A grand sort 10 Cloth of Cold Leaves of a clear, bright yellow, while the beautil'uI (lowers are a fine scarlet. It is a superb bed- ding plant of compact habit, forming a plant which is a dense mass ot foliage and bloom at all times 10 One packet each of above, l; for 50c. Tom Thumb, Fine Mixed -Per oz.. 20c; per lb , $1 50.... 5 Giant Flowered Tom Thumb, Mixed-The blossoms-are simply enormous in si/.e. and there is a marvelous . GIin)bii>o Nasturtiums. Climbing Nasturtiums can lie used as bedders by peg- ging the long shoots to the ground, as low climbers for window or screen, or used as house-climbers in winter Thev are never molested by insects, and are quick, . lean growers that soon . over themselves with flowers of the brightest, ricttestcolors. Everyone likes them who tries them Thev withstand heat and drouth well. . ;>..r pi.f Mixed, All Colors Very fine, Oz 20c 6 Lobbianum, or Orlolo- Mixed colors: many shade's "and all with tine (imbricated petals. Colors intense and very striking.. Elegant window climbers 5 Mad. Cunthert Hybrids-A new strain of large-flowered; elegantly blotched and marked sorts. More than twenty different colors and shades appear among tiiera All of new and peculiar beaim. Splendid rapid growers, and fine foliage " 10 Coiden Cllmber-A splendid climbing Nasturtium, with beautiful golden colored leaves and brilliant scarlet blossoms. It makes a vine, either for the garden or window, which is of the most striking oddity and beauty, and will attract the widest attention." The bright-colored blossoms, mingled with the charming ligtit yellow leaves, produces a pretty effect 10 44 G«price " )\Tcistortianjs. Lovely new sorts, both climbing and dwarf, and which hear flowers of various colors on -.1111.• plant. Climbing Caprice--This lovely Nasturtium is a climber and bears large blossoms in abundance, some of which will be yellow, some crimson, some rose, and others beautifully mottled and variegated. Splendid for win- dows or verandas jo Dwarf Caprice-Like the climbing variety, except it is dwarf. It bears large blossoms in abundance, some of which will be yellow, some crimson, some rose, and others beautifully mottled and'variegated 10 range of Clear go brown, a brown, c with all showing dors and an infinite variety of new shade on pink, dark red. golden »s of yellow variegated with red and terra cniia. orange and black, combinations, him king a, most, brilliant Some of the com bin a 1 ions of color are quite indescribable. The plants are dwarf and compact in habit, with large, luxuriant foliage, and bloom with wonderful profusion all summer long. For pot cul- ture, especially for winter blooming, they are superb, and rival in beauty the choicest plants" in any col- lection. Planted at any time during winter or spring they will bloom in a few weeks, and are certainly unsurpassed for window plants. Pkt., 10c. 3 pkts., 20c
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