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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_3 (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 105
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Parsley. Large Cheese—An old standard sort, and a grand variety for large field crop. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 50c. Quaker Pie—What would Thanksgiving be without Pump- kin Pie? This Pumpkin furnishes fine-grained and rich flavored fruit, just what is wanted for a really good pie. Ripens early and keeps late. A prolific sort of a light yellow shade, very popular. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 15c; lb., $1.00. Genuine Mammoth or True Portion—This is the giant '.Pumpkin that always takes the premium at the county fairs for size. Grows so large two men can scarcely lift one of the fruits which have been grown to weigh nearly or quite 200 pounds in weight. Flesh bright Yellow and of very fair quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; lb.,~S2.00. Parsnip. One of the few winter veg- etables. The roots are per- fectly hardy, and are im- proved in flavor by the action of frost. Roots can be dug during thaws in win- ter or very early in spring, when a change of food is most relished. They are boiled whole, then sliced thin and fried brown with slices of salt pork. Improved Guernsey —This is not the coarse Stock Guernsey, but the table variety of that name, the sweetest, finest grained Parsnip grown, and a heavy cropper. Smooth, thick roots, about 12 inches long. Very fine stewed, fried, etc Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 60c. Improved Long Smooth Hollow Crown — An old standard variety, of fine quality, with very long roots. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; lb., 50c

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