. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit. Acidanthera Bicolor A lovely new bulbous plant which blooms all summer -•and fall in the garden or pots. Flowers very large and creamy-white, with a conspicuous chocolate center. Entirely unlike anything else, and is easily grown in any situation. The bulbs start growth late, generally the first of July before
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits. Commercial catalogs Seeds; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit. Acidanthera Bicolor A lovely new bulbous plant which blooms all summer -•and fall in the garden or pots. Flowers very large and creamy-white, with a conspicuous chocolate center. Entirely unlike anything else, and is easily grown in any situation. The bulbs start growth late, generally the first of July before they show above ground, and look like a Gladiolus. Flowers delicately scented. 3 for 5c; 12 for 15c; 100 for 75c. Amorphophallus Rivieri A large, easily grown bulb which has very ornamental foliage and a coal-black flower which is of enormous size, generally not less than two feet in length. It is a great oddity and attracts every observer. The flower usually appears soon after the bulb is potted and before the foliage starts. This is a very odd and interesting plant not often seen in collections. 10c each; 3 for 25c. Extra large, 25c each. Mammoth size, 75c Air Potato A Dioscorea that will grow 100 feet in a single season with magnificent foliage. Xo vine like it for covering and screening. The flowers are drooping racemes, but not showy. The vines bear a quantity of tubers (air pota- toes),, some of which will weigh more than a pound. In the Southern and Pacific States it will be hardy in the open ground. Fine for greenhouses. 20c each. Bulbs and Plants for 191/ 95. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
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