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Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895
Year: 1895 (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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by (Kxprj.^!..) All articles will be sent by mail unless otherwise ordered. Name, Post Office, County, -State, Quantity. ARTICLES WANTED. PRICE. Do not omit to subscribe for THE MAYFLOWER. SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896 8 The spice of the garden is its Novelties. No matter bow many favorites we may have among thestandard varieties tre all And the Novelties to he the most interesting, and we watcb tbeir blooming witheagerness. The Grst question asked as by our friends is. Have you any Novelties to be seen? andHow are you pleased with tbe Novelties this year? Our customers are never disappointed in oarNovelties, for we are careful to test them tborougbly and prove tbeir merits before offering. Not over tenper cent, of tbe European Novelties are wortby of introluction here and we have always protected oarpatrons from being imposed upon by making thorough tests and offering only saob as are of real merit.Tbe list offered this year is one of tbe best we ever have bad.
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Poppy Bliisliii^g Bride. We grew a large quantity of this magnificent Poppythe past season, and can honestly recommend it as one ofthe most magnificent ever seen. The plants are ofdwarf, stout growth, like Snowdrift, and belong totlie Pieoiiy-flowered type. The blossoms are of enor-mous size, perfectly double to the center and beauti-lully Iringed. Color, snow-white witli lovely brightcrim.son festoonings about the edges of the frilledpetals. It is difficult to imagine a more charmingcombination. When sown early this Poppy is one of theearliest double varieties to bloom, yet if the seed is sownlater, say during June, it is said that the plants will bloomprofuiely through the fall months, even into November at atime when all other Poppies have faded and gone. We can-not recommend this cliarmiug novelty too highly. Pkt., 15c. New Giapt Gosn^os. Since we introduced the Cosmos about ten years ago ithas become the most popular fall flower, save only theChrjsanthemum. We now ofler for the f

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