Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits (1911) (20581779056)

Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits

Identifier: childsrareflower00john_15 (find matches)

Year: 1911 (1910s)

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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TOMATO, GREAT MISSISSIPPI. ©reat Mississippi—A. W. Martin, Duncan, Mi<=., first wrote us as follows: "I have grown a wonderful Tomato plant. It is eight feet two inches high and has a circumference of I5?a feet. It has ripened 167 Tomatoes on it and as many blossoms, and still it grows. As to the flavor of the fruit, it is far more delicate and sweet than the common Tomato." Other letters from the neighborhood confirm- ed Mr. Martin's report and the Tomato evidently creat- ed a genuine sensation. We grow a large crop of it and find it to be as Mr. Martin says, a remarkable grower and cropper. While we had no specimen plants that came up to his, we can readily believe that they might even exceed that record if given special attention, as the growth and yield for ordinary field cultivation was per- fectly marvelous. The Tomatoes are of medium to large size, bright, deep crimson and as smooth as wax. We have never seen a more beautiful fruit of any variety, or fruit which run so uniformly even in size and beauty. It is certainly a great acquisition. 10c, per packet; 3 pkts,, 25c; oz., 40c

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A unique garden fruit of the Tomato family. Habit of growth slender with distinct foliage. May be given sup- port and trained up to a considerable height, or allowed to sprawl over the ground. Fruit beautiful bright crimson in loose clusters of 10 to 60 and just the size of a Coucord Grape- Delicious in taste with a decided tomato flavor and fruit contains only a few small seeds (one half the size of a To- mato seed). Fine for cooking and canning and exceptionally good for preserving. Plants are enormously prolific and trained up to stakes or trellises present a most attractive appearance as shown in cut, which was made from a photo- graph. Cultivate in all respects like a Tomato- Seed started in April or May make fine fruiting plants by August. Seed per pkt., loc-; 3 pkts., 25c.

детские редкие цветы овощи и фрукты 1911 книжные иллюстрации сельское хозяйство садоводство ясли ботаника питомники садоводство каталоги Министерство сельского хозяйства США изображения из интернет-архива

1911

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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