. Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs, plants & seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Nurseries (Horticulture); Bulbs (Plants); Flowers. FALL CATALOGUE OF BULBS THAT BLOOM FOR 1897. Daphne Cneorum—A small, low-growing shrub, with spiral branches of dense evergreen leaves. The flowers are a lovely pink color, in dense clusters, and are borne pro- fusely in early spring, and more or less during the entire simmer and fall. The delicate beauty of the blossoms is great, but their fragrance is marvelous. Orange, Tri
. Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs, plants & seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Nurseries (Horticulture); Bulbs (Plants); Flowers. FALL CATALOGUE OF BULBS THAT BLOOM FOR 1897. Daphne Cneorum—A small, low-growing shrub, with spiral branches of dense evergreen leaves. The flowers are a lovely pink color, in dense clusters, and are borne pro- fusely in early spring, and more or less during the entire simmer and fall. The delicate beauty of the blossoms is great, but their fragrance is marvelous. Orange, Trifoliate—A new hardy Orange. Thisisthe most hardy of the Orange family, and will stand our northern climate with little or no protection. In the parks of both New York and Philadelphia it is growing luxuri- antly and blooming and fruiting profusely. Think of it; vou can have an Orange tree growing, blooming-and fruiting on your lawn or yard. It is dwarf, of low, sym- metrical growth, with beautiful, trifoliate, glossy green leaves, and abundance of large white blossoms. The fruit is small, bright orange-red in color. The fine ap- pearance of the plant, with its constant habit of bloom- ing, and showy fruit, combine to make a shrub of pecu- liar beauty. Sweet Pea Shrub—The shrub of shrubsfor bouquet makers. When it is in bloom it is really but a big bouquet itself, so full is it of dainty sprays of large, lovely rose-pink blooms to which the graceful pinnate foliage is an admir- able background. Very hardy and robust, and com- mences to bloom when but a foot high. Its glorious flow- ers are borne in clusters and are the size and shape of the most lovely Sweet Peas, hut its color is more beautiful. The amount of bloom which one of these little shrubs will carry is astonishing, and the sight presented is one of remarbable beauty. Blooms profusely in Juue and July and to some extent all Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have
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