Identifier: childsbulbsthatb00john (find matches)
Title: Childs' bulbs that bloom : bulbs that bloom plants that please berries that bear
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm) Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Commercial catalogs Seeds Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Catalogs Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs Seeds Catalogs Flowers Catalogs Fruit Seeds Catalogs John Lewis Childs (Firm) Commercial catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) Vegetables Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Flowers Fruit
Publisher: Floral Park, N.Y. : John Lewis Childs, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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em all. It combines the good qualities ofthe four most popular soils. It has the grace of aBoston, the wavy effect of a Roosevelt,1 the fluffyeffect of an Ostrich Plume. and the uniqueness ofthe fish Tail. Some fiends will be straight. Bos-ton. others will be true Roosevelt. in others theends of the pinnae will be the feathery OstrichFlume. while in others the ends of the pinnae willbe the genuine Fish Tail. This is the strongestgrower of the Nepbrolepis. We have no hesitancy insaying that this i< the most valuable of all. It welldeserves the name of Big Four Fern. 40c. Superior—New; now offered fur the first time. A noveland line sort, the fronds varying greatly, sportinginto all sorts of classes and forms, it is sine to be-come very popular. 40c each. Superba—Superb fronds, beautifully ruffed and crestedat edges. New and very fine, 50c cadi. Above 8 Fancy Fronds for $3.00. SPECIAL OFFER—One each~of the 35 different BostonFerns (in all classes) which we offer, for $10.00. 51
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OXALIS ROSEA The DJd fashioned pot (or herbaceous* Oxalis thathas now become very rare although it is one of themost suiterl) plants ever grown. Every day in the yearthis wonderful plant will show a mass of exquisite, deeprosy crimson blossoms in clusters on graceful stemsabove a mass of most attractive foliage. No plant willgive greater satisfaction than this. Its great beautymay be judged from photo shown above. Succeedseverywhere in any window. Strong plants, 75c each;3 or ?2.00. OXALIS ORTGIESI — A shrubby plant like a Geranium or Fuchsia withoutbulbs, in which respect it differs from other Oxalis. Itgrows twelve to eighteen inches in height, branchingfreely and loaded at all times with clusters of brightgolden star-shaped flowers, which do not close at nightlike other Oxalis. Beautiful as the flowers are it is stilla splendid plant without them, on account or its highlyornamental- foliage. The leaves are three lobed, darklive green above, and a beautiful shining metallic crim-s

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