Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_14 (find matches)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
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 trees Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit trees
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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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1909. 89
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Finest D^arf GalWas- These are now the most popular and most magnificent of all summer blooming plants for brilliant bedding and massing, and are among the very finest of all pot plants, either for summer or winter blooming. The following named sorts are the very best of the new and better known large flowering Dwarf varieties. We have selected these varieties after careful tests of hundreds of sorts, and our customers can rely upon them as being the most magnificent and de- sirable in every respect, combining large flowers of great brilliancy with beautiful foliage, free blooming and easy growing qualities. R. Wallace—A grand new Canna, by far the largest and finest pure yellow yet grown. Flowers enormous and color fine. 4 feet. Florence Vaughan-The queen of the fancy spotted varie- ties. Flowers of enormous size, petals exceedingly broad and of perfect shape. Color, bright canary-yellow thickly spotted with vivid scarlet, i feet, Clara Barton—Plant very dwarf and compact, about two feet high, with luxuriant, wide. Musa-like leaves, and gigantic spikes of bloom, which rise just to the top of the foliage. Flowers very large, wide-petaled and perfect in shape; and of the most beautiful clear, bright pink color. West Grove—Extra large,clear coral pink, immense panicle. Black Prince -Dark velvety maroon, 5 to 6 inches across. Leaves deep green edged purple. Red Cross—A splendid sort, 3 feet high, with most beau- tiful rich purple-black foliage. In this respect it equals Black Beauty, and is surely a grand ornamental foliage plant. Added to this it produces great flaming scarlet clusters of immense perfect blossoms, One of the larg- est, brightest and richest colored Can nas to be found, St. John—Immense drooping panicles of rich deep crimson flowers. Each petal slightly bordered with gold. An improved Flamingo. David Harum—Deep bronze foliage, free bloomer. Bright vermillion scarlet, dotted crimson. Elegant round petals. Ponce de I,eon—Compact grower, 3 feet, with large clusters of vary bright salmon color. New York —Lovely dark bronze foliage, with flowers of great size and solid rich scarlet. Gladiator—Immense blossoms, light yellow spotted and variegated red. Very showy and strong grower. 5feet. Crimson Bedder—Fine crimson; superb bedder. Price, very strong mots. sure, to qrow, 29c, each; S for 50c; 7 for #1.00; 1 each of the 12 sorts for $1.60. Giant op Italian GaI*Pas* These are tall, luxuriant growers, with magnificent foli- age and large clusters of gigantic blossoms the size of fine Lilies, or Gladiolus. Colors truly gorgeous. Allemania—Enormous flower, G inches across, petals 2K in- ches wide. Bright yellow and orange-crimson, beauti- fully spotted and variegated. Chautauqua—Intense scarlet blossoms of great size, and dark colored foliage. Pacific Beauty—Very heavy, black foliage, often finely striped and variegated. Flowers orange-crimson, much the color and size of Mrs. Kate Gray. A truly magnificent sort, and one that will be the center of attraction. King Humbert—Has flowers as large as the largest of the orchid flowering Cannas. Brightorange scarlet streaked with crimson. Foliage is bronze with brownish green stripes, large, thick and leathery. A strong grower. Burbank — Enormous flowers, beautiful canary-yellow- Both in foliage and flower it is grand. 5 feet. Italia—Flowers very large, each petal 4 to 5 inches, and most beautifully colored. Brightest scarlet, with a broad yellow border, irregularly blotched and spotted. 5 feet. Uncle Sam—A glorious, deep, rich, fiery-red of marvelous beauty. Venus-GraV rosy pink with a creamy yellow mottled border. Large elegant and superb in every way. fa feet. Indiana-Glistening golden orange, daintily marked and striped red. Blooms 7 inches across. Extra fine. 6 feet. Wm. Bofinger—Brightest and richest scarlet. Immensely showy. 5 feet. Price, 20c. each; 3 for 50c.; 7 for $1.00; or $1.50 per dozen; the 10 named sorts for $l.i0. Mixed Cannas—For Large Show Beds* A mixture of the finest dwarf large flowering kinds_ which will go well together, and make a most magnificent bed or border of bright colors. We can thoroughly recommend this mixture, for we know that it will give the greatest results. Strong roots, $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 per 100; by mail or ex- press prepaid.

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