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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 95
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MRS. PENDLETON LA LUNA —The Exquisite Primrose. The large heavy buds open as pale yellow, changing to nearly white when expanded. Splendid. 50c each; 3 for $1.25. LE TRIOMPHE — The Rose and Lilac. Splendid spike; very large flowers, from four to five inches, well-expanded, rosy lilac, striped with carmine- red; white blotch. Variety of great merit. 90c each; 3 for $2.50. LYDIA — The Variable White and Pink. W 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; SI.00 per dozen. «RS, FRANK PENDLETON — The Blotched. I' Immense-sized flower, delicate salmon-pink, with big blood-red blotch. One of the most showy and beautiful of all. 15c each; 81.50 per dozen. NEGERFURST— The Black. I Verv dark blood-black, with velvety black spots, in- flamed with white and flaked lilac-rose. A very odd, beautiful color, long graceful spike and robust free habit. 30c each; $3.00 per dozen. NORMA DEE CHILDS — The Delicate Shaded. * Extra large flower and spike. Color delicate white, softly penciled with rose and with large sulphur-yellow throat. Perfectly exquisite and distinct. 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. NIAGARA—See page 93. PRINCE OF INDIA — The Wonderful Bizzare. EOne of the most famous of the Childsi group which "We introduced a few years ago. Its varied and fantastic coloring is indeed startling. Color varies from light to deep smoky-grav. many of the petals being zoned and handed; and freelv penciled with dark slaty-blue with a flaming crimson throat which is profusely mottled with white. A most remarkable mixture of colors and one of great oddity and beauty. 40c each; $4.00 per dozen. PRINCEPS — See page 93. JUNE EUROPEA PACHA — The Tipped Petal. Bright scarlet. Each petal tipped wmite; yellow mot- tled throat. Fine. 30c each; $3.00 per dozen. RICHRED — The Richest Red. Tall and handsome spikes with good size flowers of good form, and a rich deep blood-red color. Richest red we have. 20c each; $2.00 per dozen. RARERAY — The Rare Colored. Large, wide-spreading flower of a rare bright lilac- pink with carmine-flaked throat. It is a very rare and most beautiful and desirable shade of color. 40c each. SILVRETTA — The Late Beauty. Creamy white with carmine blotches on lower petals, spike strong and tall. Blooms later than most sorts. 30c each; $3.00 per dozen. SHEDOWA — The Mottled Pink. Soft, delicate pink exquisitely marked. Enormous spike and large, wide-spreading flower. 40c each. SCRIBE — The Variable Ruffed. Tinted white, streaked and variegated fine crimson; sometimes crimson varied with white; frequently these beautiful variations will show in the same spike. 10c each; $1.00 per dozen. SCARSDALE — The Big Violet. Large spike and flower. Superb violet. 10c each; SI.00 per dozen. WINSOME — The Winning. Great round flowers of exquisite blush, shaded with carmine-pink. A conspicuous throat blotch of crimson- lake ornaments lower petals. 20c each. WILD ROSE — The Delicate Tinged. Very bright rose or blush tint, exceedingly delicate and pretty. 10c each; $1.00 per dozen. WAR — The Giant Black. Maroon-black. Tall imposing spike. Grand. 60c each; 2 for $1.00. YELLOW BIRD — Just Light Yellow. A very pleasing shade of yellow, penciled with dark wine color on lower petals. 10c each; $1.00 per doz.

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