Identifier: childsfallcatalo00john_4 (find matches)
Title: Childs' fall catalogue of bulbs and plants that bloom
Year: 1902 (1900s)
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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ses. A soft shell pink, grad-ually deepening into a deep peach carmine. Othello—Fine deep indigo-black. A very fine and rarecolor of exceeding richness and beauty. Price, 30c. each; the 5 for 75c. 5 CRANO AND RARE SORTS. Hilton—Fine compact spike of great size and magnificentcolor, being a deep dark red of peculiar richness. Thisis one of the very choicest varieties. Lord Anson—Fine large spikes, florets of perfect form;color, soft blush lilac, delicate and pretty. La Crandeur—The ideal double yellow variety. No othersort of the color can approach it in size and magnificenceof spike and clear yellow tone of color. Prince Albert—A most charming variety, of rich indigo-blue, and large double flowers. One of the very best. Prince of Orange—Extra large and magnificent spike.Color, fine rosy crimson. Price. !5c. each; the 5 for $1.00. THE ABOVE 15 UNSURPASSED SORTS FOR $2.00. Mixed Double Hyacinths—A fine mixture of all colorsextra large bulbs at 75c. per doz,; $4,50 per loo.
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6 Specialties ip Gor^eo^s Tulips- We make a leading specialty of Tulips, our growers having furnished us with anenormous surplus of extra fine, select Bulbs at a sacrifice in price. We give our custo-mers the benefit of this, and advise them to plant them largely. Tulips are the mostgorgeous and satisfactory of spring flowers. Remember that these low prices do not rep-resent second-class bulbs (we do not keep such), but strictly first quality, large andselect in every way. There is no question but that the Tulip is the most popular spring flower that grows. The soft, seductive breezes havescarce whispered in our ears that spring is at hand, ere our eyes, weaned of winters dull, sombre, lifeless tints are dazzledby a sudden blaze of Tulips in rainbow shades, ribboning the earth with warmth an 1 color. From the first Due Van TholScarce peeping above the ground, to the last Gesneriana Tulip, holding its flaming cup high aloft, there is a constant suc-cession of Tulip beauties—single, d

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