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Title: Childs' seeds that satisfy bulbs that bloom plants that please
Identifier: childsseedsthats00john_0 (find matches)
Year: 1920 (1920s)
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, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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GLADIOLI CHILDSI 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 re- markable feature is the coloring. Orchids cannot sur- pass them in their varied and delicate shades, markings and blendings. Every color known among Gladioli is represented, and many never before seen, particularly blues; smoky grays and purple-blacks, all having beau- tifully mottled throats, made up or white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc., and in this peculiar network of charm- ing spots and colors lies one of its special points of unsurpassed beauty. They outrank all other Gladioli in size or spike, size of bloom, vigor, varied and magnificent coloring and freedom of bloom. Following varieties 10c each; any 3 for 25c; 90c per doz. $7.00 per 100. One each of 25 for $2.00. Attraction—Deep, dark crimson-pink, with a large pure white center free from mottling or spots, making a most conspicuous and attractive contrast. The spike and flowers large, regular, and all facing one way. Anna—Orange-pink with yellow throat. Good spike. Brilliant—Beautiful orange-red with carmine and white throat. Superior to all other scarlets. Cincinnati—A gorgeous flaming scarlet, deep and rich, with maroon and gray mottled throat. Claret—Rich claret or purple-red with conspicuous white stripes on lower petals. Columbia—Light orange-scarlet, freely blotched and penciled with bluish-purple. Throat freely mottled. Dr. Park hurst—A spike nearly three feet in length and bearing upwards of twenty-five flowers. Dark brilliant red, with an elegant white mottled throat. Expansion—Large, widely expanded blossoms. White, pink and crimson freely mottled. F. L. Oakley—Large wide-spreading flower, of a rich salmon-scarlet with large, showy, pure white center. Grandesse—Tall spike of large flowers of a peculiar up- right or crocus-like form. Color lilac-pink freely flaked. Geo. B. Remsen—Crimson and white intermixed. Ida Van—A most beautiful deep salmon-red, or flaming orange-pink. Very rich and brilliant color. Lizzie—White, tinted blush; violet-crimson throat. Lydia—Immense flowrers and spike. Color a fantastic mottling of pinkish white and deep rich crimson, in some flowers the white predominating and in others the crimson; no two alike. Melrose—White flaked pink, bright crimson center. Very large and fine. Mrs. Francis King—Beautiful light scarlet. Flowers very large and showy. Spike tall and very graceful and charming. One of the most popular. Mayor—Fine, large, compact spike; rich purple-rose. Mrs. Beecher—Beautiful deep rosy-crim&on. Large, w^ell-opened flowers, with pure white throat. Nezinscott—Bright blood-scarlet, with deep velvety crimson-black blotches and white mottlings. Rosy Spray—A large and exquisite flower. Color almost pure white, beautifully sprayed with soft rose. Snow Cloud—White suffused pink. Fine. Portland—Rosy-red, penciled darker, mottled throat. Spot—White, freely spotted with beautiful rose. Scribe—Tinted white, streaked and variegated fine crimson; sometimes crimson varied with white; fre- quently these beautiful variations will show in the same spike. Wild Rose—Very bright rose or blush tint, exceedingly delicate and pretty. Following varieties of G. Childsi 20c each; any 3 for 50c; $1.75 per doz. One each of the 12 for $2.00. Cardinal—Perfect flower and spike, clearest and most intense cardinal-scarlet yet seen. Very rich and showy. Conspicuous—Beautiful clear light cardinal-red, with large conspicuous white throat. Very attractive. Bopeep—Rather dwarf in growth with compact spike, flowers large, orange-salmon, with primrose-yellow center blotched with crimson. Glory of Holland—Pure white, very grand flower, one of the largest and best pure whites. Awarded in Haarlem and London. Hoosick—Bright orange-red shading to salmon with a velvety crimson throat blotched with sulphur-yellow. Mrs. H. B. Fullerton—Large flowers growing in a com- pact spike, rich ruby-red, slightly penciled darker, with big white blotches on four lower petals. Newport—Salmon-rose, exceedingly soft and pleasing, with large white center, wide flower and good spike. Osceola—A tall fine spike of very light salmon-red flowers with yellow and maroon throat. Pink Pearl—Medium flower and large compact spikes, beautiful shade of rich pink with maroon blotch. Prescott—Lovely flower, amost white, pink tinge and large bright purple throat. Exceedingly showy. Torch-Light—Very large spike of large, light, flaming scarlet flowers. Throat mottled and spotted white. Winsome—Great round flowers or exquisite blush, shaded with carmine-pink. A conspicuous throat blotch of crimson-lake ornaments.

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