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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_19 (find matches)
Year: 1916 (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 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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110 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, INC., FLORAL PARK, N- Y-
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HOMA-N* GOLD Best Xe\V Ql\vysui\tl(eTCiixms. The following are the very best introductions of the last year or two. They are all prize-winners. Alice Lemere—Soft pink, of the largest size. Belfast—Of the largest size and a light pink color shad- ing to cream. Bloom after every other variety. Daisy—A pure white double daisy-like flower of great beauty. Small pompon with flowers in immense sprays. Perfectly exquisite for cutting for vases, etc. Hardy. Doly Dimple—A fine large, well-built yellow variety; strong grower with good foliage. Elsie Papworth—Large full, double; purest white. Fall Glory—Our novelty. A fine early pink sort that is remarkably fine outdoors as well as inside. Goliath—Under ordinary care its flowers are immense. but with special care its flowers will be larger than any other. Perfectly double to the center, beautiful shape and the brightest and finest yellow color. Gloria—A superb long stemmed light pink. Golden Chadwick—Yellow sport from W. H. Chadwick. By plantins- late may be had for Thanksgiving or later. Helen Newberry—A large pompon of great beauty. The perfect, full round blossoms mature at Thanksgiving, and are of snow white color. Indian Summer—The upper surface of the petals is yellow suffused with red, presenting a very pleasing shade of bronze, while the reverse is buff or chamois. Klondyke—Another hardy pompon seedling of our own. Great masses of golden yellow flowers. Mile. Arlette Dubois—A white Japanese incurved. Naomah—One of the best recent varieties. Has pure white, perfect incurved blooms on long stems. Pres. Taft—Incurved Jap. of great size and snow white. Roman Gold—A very intense yellow, matusing November 1st to 10th. Perfect stems and foliage, easy to manage. From late buds they show the bronzy tints in the depth of petals, but this rather adds to their beauty. Thanksgiving Queen—Very large creamy white and comes just right for Thanksgiving. Exceptionally strong. T.Carrington—Growth vigorous, amaranth, large. Owing to its distinct color, is unrivalled for classes calling for any other color than white, pink, yellow, etc. W. Wood mason—The very larg est of the reds. A fine companion for our Goliath. White Ball—Our novelty. Very early, large full round flower like an immense ball. Pure white. 15c. each; any 4 for 50c; the 20 for $2.00. NEW HAIRY OR OSTRICH PLUME 'MUMS. These four new Hairy sorts are of our own raising and are now offered for the first time. In size, shape and texture they are the very finest of the Ostrich Plume class ever offered. Golden Down—Deep, rich yellow. Very large, perfect and downy; finely incurved. Pink Ostrich—Beautiful pink, very fluffy; wide spreading flat flower. Roseate—Violet pink, white center. Swan—Immense pure white, full, double, round and very plumy, the finest Ostrich Plume ever offered. 20c. each; the 4 for 60c. GOOD GRACIOUS CHRYSANTHEMUMS These are all alike except in color. They bear flowers as large as a man's hat, double to the very center, \mass of quilled and irregular petals. Very striking. G. G. Pure White—Immense. G. G. Bright Yellow—Showy. G. G. Pink—Very fine. 15c, each; the 4 for 50c; SI.50 per dozen. LILLIAN DOTY CHRYSANTHEMUMS Flowers round and perfect as a ball. Superblv beautiful. Lillian Doty, White—Beautiful round shape like a ball. Lillian Doty, Pink—ZS'ew sport, lovely clear pink. Lillian Doty, Yellow—New seedling. Deep golden yellow. 15c. each; the 4 for 50c; $1.50 per dozen.

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