Title: Childs' rare flowers vegetables and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_21 (find matches)
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: 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
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, X. Y. Vegetable and Flower Seed Novelties and Specialties of Unusual Merit The next twenty pages contain our Special Varieties and Novelties. We unreservedly recommend them all. Our Asters, Cosmos. Pansies, Sweet Peas, Nasturtiums, etc., are the very finest to be had. Among otner new things do not overlook our Kochia, Woolflower, Giant Portulaca, Everblooming Sweet William, etc. The new vegetables are also wonderfully fine. There is nothing like our Matchless Lettuce and Supreme Muskmelon.
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TENDER WHITE Bermuda Onion, Tender White We all know the Bermuda Onion that comes to us in spring, so mild and sweet, tender and toothsome, and so handsome. This variety is the best or them all, of quirk growth, early ripening", beauty or rorm and un- surpassed m tenderness and sweetness. Best or all it will succeed finely in our gardens and will prove a real delight. Pkt., 10e; oz., 50c. Celery, White Perfection A splendid white Celery that we consider is an ad- vance on existing varieties. It is very suitable for mar- ket growers or for the private garden. Producing firm, fine "beads," elean at the base, and very crisp and solid In the stalk. It is compact in habit and of a strong and vigorous constitution. We can recommend it as a fine, very select stork or White Celery that will give satis- faction. Pkt., IOC; oz., 11.00. Honey Dew Muskmelon This Is or the Cassaba type, but is not so large and ripens earlier. It is a most delicious Melon and is grown mostly in the irrigated districts or California and Arizona. We doubt If it will succeed well in most places. That our customers may try it we offer a small packet Tor lor.

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