. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits. 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. ; • Spas Two new varieties of this old favorite flower are here offered, and have become very popular as cut flowers, es- pecially for corsage wearing. Per pkt. victoria—The leading German novelty of two years ago and a most unique plant; forms a dense mass of foli- age and branche
. Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, & fruits. 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. ; • Spas Two new varieties of this old favorite flower are here offered, and have become very popular as cut flowers, es- pecially for corsage wearing. Per pkt. victoria—The leading German novelty of two years ago and a most unique plant; forms a dense mass of foli- age and branches, above which are borne hundreds of lovely blue blossoms. Grows about one foot high and begins to flower within :!0 days after seed is & 10 Double—A new double flowered form which comes pret- ty true. Remarkable for the new shades and combin- ations of colors it shows, many of the flowers being Striped or variegated. Fine for cutting or wearing; of the easiest possible culture. Two feet in height, branches freely, forming a compact bushy .5 & 1(1 (7elosia.— {Cockscomb.) The old Coxcomb of our mothers' gardens, but vastly im- proved of late years. Its huge combs from six inches to a foot across, are of the most fiery gorgeous colors, unlike anything else in the floral kingdom. Good specimens are very fine all the late summer and autumn, and our best parks make use of thousands of them for autumn bedding. Start in heat and transplant to open ground after danger of frost is over. As pot plants they are also much admired, their beautifully fringed and ruffled heads attracting much attention. Dwarf Mixed—A fine mixture of all colors, of dwarf habit, but producing enormous heads of bloom. Elegant for pots 5 & 10 Variegated Tall growth, with combs beautifully striped and variegated, yellow and scarlet 5 & 10 New Tree '1 nis splendid sort is so hardy and vigorous that seed may be sown in open ground in the spring instead of starting it under g
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