Title: Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs, plants & seeds
Identifier: childsfallcatalo00john (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Nurseries (Horticulture); Bulbs (Plants); Flowers
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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Single Tulips. There is no question but that
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the Tulip is the most popular spring flower that grows. The soft, seductive breezes have scarce whispered in our ears that spring is at hand, ere our eyes, wearied of winter's dull, somber, lifeless tints, are daz- zled by a sudden blaze of Tulips in rainbow shades, ribboning the earth with warmth and color. From the first Due Van Tliol, scarce peeping above the ground, to the last Gesneriana Tulip, holding its naming cup high aloft, there is a constant succes- sion of Tulip beauties, single, double, dwarf, half-dwarf and tall, early, medium and late, with blossoms cup-shaped, star-formed, bowl-like, pqe my-flowered, imbricated like a rose, or twisted, waved and horned like the plumage of some fantastic bird. Jlo garden can be complete without Tulips and plenty of them. Fortunately they are inexpensive. Cardinal's HatâRich blood scarlet: gold tinted border. ChrysoloraâVery large flower and widely opened. Color, a solid golden yellow. Color de CardinalâLarge cup-shaped blooms of a rich, car- dinal red. Intensely brilliant. Duchess of Parma âExt! a large, early, and gloriously col- ored. Orange-yellow, shading to terracotta, with fiery yellow and brown shadings. Very bright and showy. Clobe d« Rigaud â Very large, round tiower of an odd lilac shade, freely striped and flaked pure white. See cover. Kaiser Kroonâ Outside of each petal bright scarlet, broadly bordered yellow; inside, deep vellow, zoned with a wide center band of velvety si-arlet glowing like fire. Extra large size, beautiful shape, early, and one of the very finest Tulips grown. See cover LMmmaculeeâBeautiful snow-white flower, with lemon eye. La PrecieuseâBeautiful bright pink, feathered and flamed with pure white. Early, and one of the most lovely. See cover. MlltladesâLarge, elegant flower, splendidly cupped. Pure white exquisitely shaded and clouded with soft pink. See cover. Purple CrownâFine cup-shaped flower of maroon-cardinal. The rich dark color is beautifully brought out by the satin-like sheen of the petals. Sliver Standard âBeautifully shaped flowers of a fresh carmine scarlet, striped and feathered white. Very showy. See cover. VerboomâFlower of gigantic size, and richest glowing scarlet red. Extra early and fine in every way. See cover. Van Der NeerâA splendid large flower of a rare and lovely bright violet color. Very distinct. WowermanâExtra large and fine. Deep magenta-purple. PRICEâi cents each: S for 10c; the 1U for b>c. Any variety by the dozen at Sir. per dozen â Fine Mixed Single Tulips âAll the above, and many others, 20c. per dozen; $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1.000. L'lMMACULEE 2 LAPRECIEUSEf 3 MILTiADES 4 SILVER 5TANDARC 5 KAI5ER KROON b CHRYSOLORA t COLOR deCARDINAL. SINGLE TULIPS.

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