Childs' fall catalog of "bulbs that bloom" plants shrubs-fruits etc. (1917) (20418048900)

Title: Childs' fall catalog of "bulbs that bloom" plants shrubs-fruits etc.

Identifier: childsfallcatalo00john_10 (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; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Vegetables; Bulbs (Plants); Seeds; Flowers; Fruit

Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs, Inc.

Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Euphorbia Jacquiniflora As a winter-bloomer this plant has no superior. >*o matter how small a plant may be, it is bound to be full of bloom all winter long. Color, intense crimson-scarlet and blossoms are produced so profusely as to completely wreathe every branch in brilliancy. Flowers keep perfect two months before fading-. Fine plants for blooming- this winter. 2 5c each; 3 for 60c. Oleander What home is complete without its tub of Oleander? A very attractive plant that can be grown in almost any soil or situation, kept growing all the year, or rested in the cellar. Its dark green, willow-like foliage is in itself neat and pleasing; but when it blooms it is beautiful beyond expression with its many large, delicate satin- like flowers. Pink — Large blossoms of fine rosy pink. Very double. White — Magnificent large snow-white, double. Crimson — Fine deep crimson-red. Extra. Yellow — Large and very beautiful. Yellow — Large and very beautiful—Single. Variegata — Leaves bordered with creamy-white; flowers pink, very double. A magnificent plant, the contrast of foliage and delicate color of blossoms being very striking. Price, 25c each; the 5 for §1.00.

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