. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1894. 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. Portalaca. The Portulaca will stand more abuse than almost any other flower. They do not like deep shade,or wet, damp soli, but in any other situation they only ask the sowing, they will take care of themselves afterwards. The dryer the weather and the hotter the sun, the more they flouri
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1894. 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. Portalaca. The Portulaca will stand more abuse than almost any other flower. They do not like deep shade,or wet, damp soli, but in any other situation they only ask the sowing, they will take care of themselves afterwards. The dryer the weather and the hotter the sun, the more they flourish, car- peting the ground with their mat of succulent foliage, that during the fore part of the day is almost hidden by clouds of gay blossoms, in every color of the rainbow. Fine for border- ing walks, rock work and bedding. Beautiful in ribbon beds, and as they can be transplanted even in full bloom it is easy enough to remove any single or off-colored ones, and replace them with others as they bloom. 6 inches high. Perpkt. Crandiflora, Mixed Colors. "White, crimson, rose, scar- let, yellow, striped, etc. Very brilliant "i Double Rose-Flowered, Mixed Colors. Large blos- soms, as double as Roses, and of the greatest variety of colors and variegations. Our seed is extra choice and will produce large double flowers IS Double Yellow. Fine brilliant color 15 " Scarlet. Clear and bright 15 " White. Pure and beautiful 15 One paper each of above five sorts, 50c. Scabiosa. This is one of the very best bouquet flowers of our entire list, and is also tine for masses or clumps in the flower gar- den. Each plant bears a profusion of beautiful flowers, rich, velvety, glowing, and unlike any other flower, while the long, wiry stems fit them for use in bouquets and vases. Sowseed early in open ground, and they are almost sure to succeed. They are very hardy, and plants frequently endure the winter, and do even better the second season than the first, While all colors of
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