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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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Spring Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants for 1918 149
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New Double Syringa— (Mock Orange)—This is a new Syringa with flowers double the size of the old va- riety, of pure white color, and mostly very double like immense white roses. The bush begins to bloom when very small, but eventually grows to a considerable size and the flowers are produced in greatest abun- dance during May and June, but it blooms to some ex- tent all summer and fall. The abundance of flowers is marvelous, the shrub being literally smothered with the profusion of its large, pure, rose-like blossoms of powerful and unexcelled fragrance. Hardy and ro- bust in any situation. Finest new shrub in many years. Wolfberry, or Snowberry — Of dwarf, low-branching habit, forming a dense globular bush with the fine glaucous foliage and pink blossoms. Its special beauty however is in its great crop of beautiful, round, snow- white herries wbich last well into the winter. Very fine. Vlll-' Red WOlfberry — Exactly like the above, except berries are red and highly attractive. Weigelia Eva Rat-hke — A grand new Everblooming Wei- gelia, producing great quantities of blooms all the sea- son, in magnificent clusters on the terminal branches. Color, deep, rich blood-red, the finest color yet seen among Weigelias. A very valuable novelty and the finest all around flowering shrub. Weigelia Avalanche — A new Weigelia with gigantic snow-white blossoms in immense panicles. A good plant in bloom; is almost like a snow-bank, so white and so numerous are the blossoms. Best new Shrub in a long time. It makes a beautiful combination planted with Eva Rathke. Weigelia Rosea Variegata — Leaves light green heavily variegated with a creamv-yellow, making a charming effect, but when its myriads of long, tubular, rose- colored blossoms are out, bending every branch to the ground, we see one of the most maahificent flowers in cultivation. Do not miss it. Weigelia Rosea Gigantea — Immense rose color. A su- perb Shrub in every respect. PRICE OF ALL SHRUBS — All Shrubs 25c each: 3 for 60c; 7 for $1.30; or, $2.00 per dozen. Larger speci- mens, 40c each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per dozen, prepaid.

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