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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_20 (find matches)
Year: 1917 (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 Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit
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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GbADIOLO^ "JUNE New Gladioli for 1917 Freak — This is a sport from the old and well-known Lemoinei Incendiary, and just like it except the bril- liant blood-red petals are broadly striped with pure white. In color it is quite unique among Gladioli. Beacon—(Chfldsi)—A solid, deep bright rose color of exceptional brightness, with Tour lower petal? showing a distinct pure white band through the cen- ter. Flowers large, slightly recurved and borne in a very dense, compact spike. June— (Improved May)—White or delicate Mush free- ly flaked rosy-crimson. Elegant long spike showing ? score of flowers. In color, size, vigor and genera' beauty this is a most decided improvement on the glorious old May. It has a freshness and sortness of color rarely seen. Crystal White — Beautiful tall spike of snowy-white blossoms, having a violet-crimson throat. One or the most superb white varieties. Magnillcent iu every way. Lauranie— Lovelv flesh-tinted white, brilliant'carmine center. Splendid large compact spike or large, Showy blooms. 50c each, the 5 for $2.00 Four New Gladioli of 1916 Newport — Salmon-rose, exceedingly sort and pleasing, with large white center, wide flower and good spike. Godetiaflora — Each flower stands upright, opening like the fiodetia. Petals uniform in size, and the flower is perrectly symmetrical in all respects. Color, a beautiful Lilac-magenta with distinct white blotches. Hoosick — Bright orange-red shading to salmon with a velvety crimson throat blotched with sulphur-yellow. Bopeep — Rather dwarf in growth with compact spike, flowers large, orange-salmon, with primrose-yellow center blotched with crimson. Price 30c each; the 4 for $1.00

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