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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_18 (find matches)
Year: 1915 (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 trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
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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NIGEKFUEST The Black Gladioli. Intense FIRBKING. The Flaming Scarlet. Iioug graceful spikes showing half a dozen immense blooms orTen at the same time. Color intense lire scarlet. More brilliant than Brenchleyensis, Cardinal. Mrs. Francis •King or any other variety. It is perfectly grand, and will beeome the leading cut-flower variety of its color. 25c- each: $2.50 per dozen. ' ... FIREFLUSH. The Fiery Tinged. Deep brilliant salmon with a fiery tinge, and rich vel- vety maroon center. Very brilliant. 10c. each; 3 for 25c. GLARE. A Truly Glaring Color. Compact spike of large size and perfect form, scarlet, with a bright violet-blue throat. 40c each. GLORY. New Fluted, and Ruffled. Each lower netal is exquisitely ruffled and fluted- Stalks grow from 4 to 5 feet tall, very robust and produces from S to 12 massive beautiful flowers, which expand wide open and ara delicate cream pink with a neat crimson stripe through the enter of each lower petal. A very beautiful and quir.H distinct flower, while the plant is one of the most robust we have ever seen. Bound to become very popular. ioc each: $1.00 per dozen. GRANDESSE. The Grand. Tall snike of large flowers of a peculiar uprigfat or crocus like form.' Color lilac pink freely flaked, ioc each; $1.00 per dozen. HUNCHBACK. Deep, lilac-crimson, with laree. yellowish-white center. Flower8* very handsome but spike grotesquely crooked. While the color is odd and pleasing, the spike is more curious than beautiful. Lemoinei. 40c each: 3 for $1.00. JANE DIEULAFOY. The Superb. A large fine creamv white flower, with large salmon maroon stains. Yery conspicuous and beautiful. 20c. each; $2-00 per dozen. The Crooked. KONIGIN WILHELMINIA.Extra Large Flower , Color soft pink with delicate red flakes. 50c each; $5.00 per dozen. LA LUNA. The Exquisite Primrose. The large heavv buds open as pale yellow, changing to nearly white when expanded. Splendid. 50c each; 3 tor$1.26. LE TRIOMPHE. The Rose and Lilac. Splendid spike; very large flowers, from 4 to 5 inches, well-expanded, rosv-lilac, striped with carmine-red: white blotch. Variety of "great merit, 60c each; 3 for $1.50. LYDIA. The Variable White and Pink. Immense flowers 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. 10c each, $1.00 per dozen. MRS. FRANK PENDLETON. The Blotched. Immense sized flower, delicate salmon pink, with blood red blotch in threat- Certificates of merit. 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. MEPHISTOPHELES. The Grotesque. Yery bright and rich velvety scarlet with a zone of sulp- hur-yellow circling all six petals and, showing outside as well as inside. Throat dark velvety crimson-black shading into the yellow zone with spots and mottling. Most grotes- quely showy 20c. each; 3 for 50c : 12 for $1.75; 100 for $10.00. MONSTER. The Immense. Largest of Gladioli, in both spike and flower- Color a glorious spike. 50c each ; $5-00, per dozen.

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