Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables and fruits, 1900 : 25th anniversary
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_5 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: John Lewis Childs (Firm); Wall, H. M. ltg; 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 : The Mayflower Presses (printer) ; Brooklyn, N. Y. : H. M. Wall (lithographer)
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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22 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y.
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FANCY CALADItJM. GaladUurjs. Easy to grow in summer, either in beds or pots. For piazza or summer conservatory decoration they are unrivaled. Their beautifully shaped and glossy foliage is elegantly variegated in the most tell- ing manner. One, perhaps, is regularly dotted with round raised spots of white, another U ribbed and veined with pink or scarlet, or yellow, while still another is (lashed and marbled with white or shaded almost black. In fact, the immeiise leaves are so marked with delicate and vivid colors as to make them as showy as great and peculiar flowers. The small early leaves do not show all the fine colors as the large ones which come later. Our collection is superb. Alexander—A grand sort with immense leaves of a lively green color, ribbed magenta and freely spotted and blotched white. Perfectly magnificent. Perle de Brazll-The enormous leaves of this grand sort are white, tinted rose, ribbed and veined with green As delicately colored as an orchid. Ed .Moreau—Ribs rich glossy crimson; centerof leaf darker crimson. Body of leaf rich deep green, profusely spotted k "eSn lr'S 8 wllite olot,;ll'!S. changing to rose- Ouchartrll-Rose-pink, profusely veined and traced with sea-green veinings and more or less splashed crimson- very effective Ribslustrous green, and leaf margined' with a band of green. Wlghtll-Entire leaf uniform green with silvery-white blotches and a lesser number of large crimson blotches of very irregular shapes. Ro«8inil-Ribs and center of leaf rich crimson. Body of eaf rich deep green with a few large, irregular, bright blood-red blotches which look as though varnished. Bolldeau-Body of leaf medium green with delicate vein- ing of scarlet. Center of leaf and cibs deep, rich scarlet. Beethoven-Uniform green ground, thickly speckled and spotted with white. Midrib white or with*faint pink line. Enkell-Deep, lustrous green ground, speckled white and i profusely mottled white suffused with pink A few I arm- 1 crimson splashes. ""se Duo de Rativor Dark green ground more or lees mottled and suffused white. Ribs and veins dull crimson. Above 10 grand named mrLs, 2uc. each; 5 for $1.10; the 10 forf oo ms£u™^-^$^ty of fine °°n* a* The Boston Ycvq. Of all decorative plants for house culture this is Derh-ms the most imposing and satisfactory. It N so hardy that ii will stand and thrive in most .u,y situation in a room even if out of the reach of the sun's rays. No Fern is so good In tins respect. Plains form an immense number of graceful • trooping iron.ls. varying in length from 3 to 5 feet and always of a fresh, healthy and beautiful green color these Iron.ls keep in perleet condition for years. We cannot too highly recommend it. Fine plants, 20c. each; 3 for 50c Seed 10c. per packet. ™' FANCY CAI,AI)IUM. The Golden Ferrf. This Fern is as rare as it is beautiful. The under side of its magnificent fronds are golden yellow as though covered with gold dust. The effect is charming, and it is a good free grower as a rare plant for window culture. 50c. each. Maiden Hu ir ferns. Fine plants of this lovely Fern, 50c. each. "Boston

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