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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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122 JOHN LEWIS CHIUDS) PLORALiPARKj QUEENS CO.) N. Y. HARDY ⦠FLOWERING ⢠SHRUBS. Every true lover of Horticulture, in its highest sense, £nds special delight in the cultivation of Flowering Shrubs. They possess a charm, a grace and a beauty which is supreme; one's soul is drawn toward them in adoration, and it seems to meet, in return, a love which can make its existence known. They stand by our gate, our doorway and our paths, scattered singly or in groups over the lawn or in stately hedge or background and as they develop and make the seasons rejoice with their beauty and fragrance, we grow to love and cherish them, to some degree, as membersof our family. Each one brings a special joy with its season of bloom, and they are really part of our home life; certainly loving companions, greeting us when we return, and bringing to our every day life beauty, cheer and happiness. No, we who love nature, beautiful and refined homes, can- not realize complete happiness without Hardy Flowering Shrubs, and our love for them, together with knowl- edge and experience in cultivating them, has suggested the following varieties, every one of which is a gem. Hardy, robust, free-lowering, and exquisitely beautiful. They are the best, and our customers cannot go astray in selecting any of them. Floral Park would be incomplete if one sort was missing, and as we grow and sell Shrubs by the hundred thousand v/e can offer first-class, healthy bushes at extremely lov? rates. â PRICE, all Shrubs on this and next page, 1 5c. each; 3 for 30c; or more at 1 0c. each, for fine healthy bushes by mall, postpaid. We can send by express, at buyer's expense^ large specimen Shrubs (too large to mail) at 30c. each ; 3 for 60c; or more at 20c. eacn.
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Alth aaâA fine tall growing shrub, that once planted is good for a lifetime. Blooms when but a slip of a plant, but eventually reaches the size of a small tree. Always a symmetrical, upright grower, well clothed with a dark green foliage, and bears every year, without fail, a pro- fusion of large, showy double flowers that closely re- semble Hollyhocks in shape and colors, but often larger in size. They bloom from midsummer until frost, at a time when few other shrubs are in bloom. Fine for cemetery planting or for grouping upon the lawn. In Europe this is the most popular of all flowering shrubs. No flowering tree or large shrub can approach it in majestic beauty. Berberis, Purple LeavedâA lovely shrub with dark purple leaves and racemes of orange-color flowers. Blooms early in June and is very attractive. Berberis, ThunberglâFlowers followed by bright red ber- ries, which remain on the bushes all'winter and are exceedingly ornamental. Calycanthus FloridaâThe "Sweet Shrub" so long a favor- ite in gardens. The purplish flowers have an exquisite pine apple fragrance of which one never tires, and a spray of them will perfume a whole room. Can not be omitted from any lawn or garden. Oalllcorpa PurpureaâA lovely shrub, loaded all winter with clusters of pretty blue berries, and therefore very ornamental, and makei a fine contrast with the red ber- ries of the Berberis. Ixochordla âA new Japanese shrub of great beauty. Blooms early in spring and Is a complete mass of snowy white bloom. Fern Leaf TreeâA beautiful tree of a low shrubby growth making a superb large foliage shrub. Its leaves are like beautiful fern fronds, so finelylaciniated and grace- ful, often two feet in length by 10 inches in width. Color very dark green while the stems are dark ebony red. It also bears large bunches of red berries, and in autumn the leaves color very brightly at the touch of frost. It is one of the very finest shrubs in cultivation. It is hardy and robust and succeeds in any situation. As a specimen shrub or small tree for the lawn it is grand. DeutzlaâFavorite small shrub, completely covered with flowers when in bloom. Unsurpassed for specimen clumps and for cutting, bouquet making, etc. 3 sorts. Deutzla Crenata, fl. pi.âFour feet high. In June is cov- ered with double white blossoms, like tiny roses, in love- ly panicles, exceedingly pretty. Deutzla Rosea, fl. pi.âExactly like above but of a lovely rose color. Very fine. Deutzla Cracllls-Grows only two feet high, but is weight- ed to the ground with its load of white Lily-of-the-val- ley-like blossoms. Fine for forcing in winter. Forsythlaâ(Golden Bell.) Lovely old shrub which blooms exceedingly early. Fringe, PurpleâA round-headed large shrub, with pretty foliage and curious misty clusters of feathery bloom that seem to wrap the whole bush ift a purple cloud of smoke.

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