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Title: Childs' spring 1922 : seeds that satisfy plants that please bulbs that bloom berries that bear
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Flowers Catalogs Fruit trees Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Commercial catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Vegetables Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Flowers Fruit trees
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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slightlystriped crimson or pink. Extra fine. The flowers arcuiiii» shaped. 20c each Augusta—Lovely pure white, with blue anthers. Asplendid sort. 15c each Ohicago White—White with lavender markings. Smallflower but early. 10c each Crystal White—Very tall spike, flowers white withfaint markings. 10c each Glory of Holland—Fine white with light lilac mark-ings in throat. Large flowers well placed on longstraight spike. 10c each Ltmmaculee—Pure white, very fine. 15c each Peace—Flowers are large, of good form, correctlyplaced on a heavy straight spike. Beautiful white withpale lilac feathering. 10c each Snow King—A very white variety similar in habit toAugusta; remains white regardless of weather. 10c each White King—As tall as Kunderdi Glory, very rich sul-phur white, splendidly ruffled, and nicely marked onlower petals. 15ceacn White America—Color, flesh-white opening clearwhite with slight marks of blue in throat. 20c eachOne of each for $1.20; three of each for $3.25
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BI-COLORED, Striped and Variegated Some of the two-colored or variegated Gladioli areamong the most attractive that can be grown. Eachvariety in the following collection will speak tor ii&elf. Attraction—Deep dark rich crimson, with a very con-spicuous large pure white center and throat. 15c each Autumn Queen—Color cream yellow, upper petalssuffused with peach blossom pink; lower petals stripedcarmine-red. Fine when planted late. 20c each June—The color is white with a mottling of pink,and varies more or less in every spike, but always ina most pleasing Way. 25c each La Luna—The large heavy buds open as pale yellow,changing to nearly white when expanded. 40c each Mrs. F. Pendleton—The flowers are very large andwell expanded of a lovely flushed salmon pink wimbrilliant carmine blotches in the throat. 15c each Princepine—Carmine red with large white blotch.Tall spike. 15c each Scribe—A beautiful, large, well-opened flower andan enormous spike. Color like the fine old E

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