Childs' catalogue of fall bulbs that bloom - plants shrubs, fruits etc. (1916) (14597665930)

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Title: Childs' catalogue of fall bulbs that bloom : plants shrubs, fruits etc.

Year: 1916 (1910s)

Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Flowers Seeds Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Nurseries (Horticulture) Bulbs (Plants) Flowers Vegetables

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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YELLOW — Brilliant yellow. A fine beddcr. DOUBLE RED AND YELLOW —A showy bright flowerof deep red and yellow. DOUBLE VIOLET - CRIMSON—A new sort; fine violet-red. Price, 5c each; 40c per dozen; $3.00 per 100; 1 bulb eachof the 9 sorts, 40c. MIXED DUC VAN THOL (all sorts), 20c per dozen;$1.25 per 100. FALL CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND BULBS FOR 1916 13 Choicest, Select Crocus The Crocus is the recognized harbinger of spring. Be-tween the lulls of late winters tempests its brave little flow-ers appear, minding not the least frosts or flurries of snow.For six weeks its bright flowers smile saucily at us, quitesure of their welcome. Their cost is so trifling that all canafford to plant them freely. The Crocus has been muchimproved late years in size of bloom and variety of color-ings. Crocus are extra fine for borders, etc., and are par-ticularly charming dotted by twos and threes over the lawn.They come in earliest spring, and peep through the grass,as tne wild flowers do m the meadow.

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COPYRIGHTED Giant Flowered Crocus A few special extra large-flowering sorts of which weoffer extra fine bulbs, either for winter blooming or forgarden planting. GIANT WHITE—Enormous pure white lily-like blossoms.GIANT YELLOW—Large golden blossoms in great masses.GIANT STRIPED—Beautifully striped violet and white.DANDY—Blue, white edge. Perfectly exquisite.OTHELLO—Dark purplish-black. PURPUREA GRANDIFLORA—Largest and finest blue.Price, 15c per dozen; $1.00 per 100; 3 of each for 25c:12 of each for 75c. FOR NEW CROCUS See page 4. FINE MIXED CROCUS (all colors). Fine, select bulbs.10c per dozen; 60c per 100; $4.00 per 1000. GIANT FLOWERED MIXED—This strain is a spe-cial mixture of best new sorts and improved seedings.Only those sorts with the largest flowers and best colorsare admitted in the mixture. Either for garden or house thisCrocus mixture cannot be surpassed. Crocus for the housedo not thrive under dry heat or gas, but do well in anysunnv window of moderate temperat

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