. 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. LANTERN PLANT. GWnese foanteri} piaqt. Highly Ornamental and Useful. The plant produces white flowers, which are followed by large inflated husks, much the shape of Chinese lanterns, at first a green color, changing to brightest scarlet, and as they hang suspended among the green foliage they pres
. 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. LANTERN PLANT. GWnese foanteri} piaqt. Highly Ornamental and Useful. The plant produces white flowers, which are followed by large inflated husks, much the shape of Chinese lanterns, at first a green color, changing to brightest scarlet, and as they hang suspended among the green foliage they present a most novel and beautiful appearance. In these husks or "lanterns" a fruit is borne, in color a deep ruby-red, and good either for cooking, preserving or eating raw, and keeps well into the winter, Pkt,, lOc ; 3 pkts. for CCPVRIEV, IS9S (Vl "Denver Market KotU Rabi. Uxtra Early Vienna—A cur ious vegetable, in appear ance half-way between a Turnip and a Cabbage with a turnip-like swelling of the stems Jabove the ground, which, while young and tender, has a delicious Cauliflower flavor, very ap- petizing and nleasant. very easily grown, requiring only such care as will make a Turnip or Cabbage do well. It is cooked much the same as Cauliflower and served with pepner. butter and salt. It is certainly most de- licious. Pkt., 5c; oz., 20c; lb., $ 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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