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Title: Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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 John Lewis Childs (Firm) Nurseries (Horticulture) Bulbs (Plants) Flowers
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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oduce very large double flow-ers, many of wnich are as large and showy as aPaeony. They are t ecoming more and more pop-ular each year, which they justly merit. Averypretty show can be made by planting several col-ors, such as yellow, white, rose and crimson, inthe same bed. The bright colors of the. lar_double blossoms contrast splendidly and make acharming display. Al ba Maxi ma—Enormous flower.perfectly doublelike a Paeony. pure white in color, with delicateshadowy tinge of soft pink. Exceedingly fine. Blue Flag—Late. Flower beautiful shape: a dis-tinct color. Count of Leicester—Another very distinct andfinely colored sort. Light orange, featheredyellow. Duke of York—Beautiful incurved flowers ofpoppy-red, broadly edged white. Gloria Solus—Of enormous size and very doubleBright scarlet, edged yellow. Golden Tournesoll—Exceedingly fine for winterblooming. The finest double yellow Tulip incultivation. Flowers very large and double,«.nd of a beautiful golden-yellow color.
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ImARIAGEdemaFILLE2LACANDEUR 13 REX RUBRORUM.4MURILL0.5 GLORIA SOLUS COPYRiGHl IB97 ev J.LCHILDS a Candeur—Large and double: wax-like purewhite. Largely used for cemetery planting.Mariage de Ma Fille—Immense flower of themost perfect shape and superb coloring. Cur-rant-red. banded, striped, flaked and feather-ed with pure white.Murillo—Large, graceful flowers of flesh-white, bordered and clouded rose.Ma Cousine- Of remarkable coloring. Carmineolet. edged pink and flamed golden vellowand brick-red.Double Crown—Large and double flower. Darkcardinal-red with black shadings. One of thebest. Queen Victoria—Blood-red. Verv double. Rex Rubrorum—Large double flower of deepestscarlet. Very double and perfect. Rose Blanche—Large incurved white; most per-fect shape. Rose La Reine—Fine rosy scarlet. A lovely color.Salvator Rose—Gigantic size, elegant shape and of the loveliest soft rosy color, with pure white stripes.Yellow Rose—A magnificent sort, of very largest size and most

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