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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_8 (find matches)
Year: 1903 (1900s)
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 1903. 79
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Garnatioqs. During the past few years great strides have been made toward improving the Carnation, the florist's skill in this direction being well shown in the following varieties of re- cent introduction. Their superiority appears in many points, but more especially in large size of flowers, vigor o*f growth, freedom of bloom, exquisite color and fragrance. For pot culture none are so good as the following. Big Pink—Enormous size and the finest shade of pink yet produced. Superb large petals and a large, round bloom of the most perfect points and greatest beauty. Long stems, solid calyx, bright, lively pink color. White Cloud—Fine, pure snow-white, on long stems. Flow- ers of gigantic size, very double and beautifully formed. Its fragrance is rich and it is a persistent bloomer. All in all probably the best pure white variety. Eldorado—Finest canarv-vellow, sligbtlv tipped rose. Cen'l Maceo—Yery full, deeply fringed flowers 1% in. t i 2% in. in diameter, on stiff, wiry steins, 12 in. to IS in. long under ordinary culture. Under extra culture bloom 3 in. in diameter, on 18-in. stems, may be grown. Ground color, deep, brilliaut scarlet, heavily overlaid with maroon-black, making one of the darkest and richest shades yet seen in Carnations. 15c. each; the i/or 50c. . Carnation Seed, Monthly or Perpetual— )Iixed. Finest hybridzed seed of grandest sorts as here offered. 15c. per pkt. For other Carnations see page 37. ^e\V Garnatiops. Mrs. Lawson—This is one of the most sensational novelties of the times, and it is said that thirty thousand dollars was paid for the original stock plants by the introducer. It is probably the largest Carnation grown, its flowers borne on magnificent long stems, and are of a most lovelv pink shade, quite unlike any other. Blue Bedder—While the flowers are not actually blue, they are of a blush-violet color the blue shade being at times very pronounced. The plant is of a stout, compact habit and will bloom in the garden profusely all summer long. A great many flower stems are sent up, each bearing an average of 13 flowers, and we have seen as many as 50 to 60 flowers on a plant at one time. Added to this it has the strongest and finest clove fragrance of any Car- nation. We claim for it superiority to any other Car- nation in three particulars, namely: color, fragrance and profusion of bloom. From a few plants one may cut flow- ers every day during the summer and fall, and when broughtinside it still continues blooming all winter. Pure Cold—Beautiful large flower borne on long stiff stems. Exquisite fragrant petals deeply serrated, and color dark vellow with a few faint marks of pink. Fred Douglas—A grand flower, almost black in color being such a deep dark crimson, large size, rich fragrance. Torch—Extra large flower, brilliant scarlet in color, and borne on stems i feet long. Petals beautifully fringed. Collath—Monstrous flowers are borne on stems 3 feet long. Orange-scarlet, quite a new and distinct shade. 20c. each ; the 6 for $1.00.

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