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Title: Childs' rare flowers vegetables and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_21 (find matches)
Year: 1918 (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 Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit
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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126 John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y.
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Childs' Monster Carnations The following- are mostly new Carnations, mammoth- flowering: hybrid sorts; Alma Ward — This beautiful new Carnation is pure white, and the largest and most fragrant ever grown. Flowers perfect in every way, three and one-fourth to four and one-half inches in diameter on stems three feet in length. 3enora — A superbly variegated variety; new and fine. Hue Novelty — A most distinct color, bluish-purple, rich, handsome. Flowers very perfect and very fra- grant. A strong- grower and great bloomer. Champion —- Splendid scarlet. Extra fine in every way. hristmas Cheer — A pot Carnation absolutely unique. Color, a brilliant, glowing Pninsettia scarlet. Easier to grow than a Geranium. Will produce one hundred or more blooms in a season, and can be had for Christ- mas with twenty-five to fifty blossoms and Puds. darkness—New, very large and perfect; richest dark crimson, shading- well into velvety crimson-black. Enchantress — Enormous Rower of perfect form, full double and sweet, on long, graceful stems. Light pink or blush; an exquisite tint. Giant Striped — Wide scarlet stripes on blush ground, f lower of enormous size and perfect form. Mrs. Lawson — Extra large flowers borne on long stems, and are of the most lovely deep pink shade. Mrs. Ward — beautiful pink; mammoth size. Rosy flush — A cross between white and pink Lawson. White flushed and variegated maroon. Sangomo—New and extra line, large, exquisite pink. Victory — Brightest scarlet, on long stems. White Lawson — A sport from the above, same mon- strous Rower and vigorous growth; white as snow. White Wonder — Snow-white, large double and llrm. Splendid long stern. Grand. Yellow Prince — Pure yellow, no tint or mark of any other color. Pest yellow yet. Very strong plants, 20c each; 3 for 50c; $1.75 per doz. The collection of 16 sorts for $2.25 Cyclamen Grandiflorum (Improved Large-flowering) Few pot plants are so desirable as Cyclamen, espe- cially for Wniter-blooming. They are of the most dell- rate blush and pink shades prevailing-, often the flow- ers will be Spotted and marked, and nelv variegated, the foliage is beautiful, being variegated with different shades or green, and helps to show off the flowers whlcb rise above it to a remarkable degree, liant White — Pure white; enormous size, liant Carmine Very bright. Oiant Pink — FxqnUi'te shades. Price, fine bulbs, 3.*»c each; the 3 for *1.00. Qiant Mixed ATI colors, 2r,c each; 3 for 60c New Callas (Ethiopica) Godfry — This Calla has the habit of the very dwarf sorts by blooming when very small, growing on through the various stages of dwarf, half-dwarr, and large sorts up to Uiantlssima, with its immense leaves and flowers, and long stems. It has also fiagrance and everblooming qualities. To all these may be added the novel quality or summer-blooming in the garden, if treated as a summer-flowering bulb. 25c each; 3 for 00c. Giantissima — Most superb of all Callas. Leaves two feet long and flowers a foot in length, three times larger than any other Calla. It is a strong, quick grower, but requires a large pot and a little time to bring it to perfection. Foliage very dark green, i lowers snowy white and open unusually flat and broad. We have had single plants showing ten or more of these magnificent blossoms at once. :25c each; 3 for 60c.

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