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Title: Childs' catalogue of fall bulbs that bloom : plants shrubs, fruits etc.
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Nurseries (Horticulture) Bulbs (Plants) Flowers Vegetables
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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PQLYANTHUS NARCISSUS Jonquils Or Sweet Narcissus These dainty flowers are a gleam of goldwhen in bloom. They are extra fine for pots,and they flower very early in the window.In the garden they are perfectly hardy, andtheir lovely blossoms appear almost with theCrocus. SINGLE — Very dainty, pure gold and ex-quisite fragrance. DOUBLE — Perfect little golden roses ofthe most exquisite beauty and fragrance.Nothing finer for bouquets. CAMPERNELLI — Flowers twice the sizeof other Jonquils, but retaining the samebeautiful color. TENUIOR — Sulphur-yellow. Price, 3c each; the 4 for 10c; 30c per doz. Mixed Sorts—20c per doz.; $1.30 per 100.
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16 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, INC., FLORAL PARK, N. Y. Sacred Lily, Imperial Chinese The greatest and most popular winter - blooming bulbs. Bulbs large andeach one sends up from five to twelve spikes, which bear clusters oflarge, perfect, waxy - white blossoms with yellow center, and a power-^ ful and delicate fragrance, which is not excelled by any flower. Theygrow well in pots of soil; but the most popularway of blooming them is the Chinese method, asfollows: Fill a bowl, or some similar vessel, withpebbles, in which place the bulb, setting it aboutone-half its depth, so that it will be held firmly;then fill in with water to the top of the pebbles,and place in a warm, sunny window. The bulbwill at once commence a rapid growth and bloomin three weeks. We advise planting this variety:it will be much better than the common Andcheaper one.

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