Title: Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits
Identifier: childsrareflower00john_18 (find matches)
Year: 1915 (1910s)
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

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
90 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS FLORAL PARK, N. Y-
Text Appearing After Image:
' V.ANNA r - Kino Humbert!' 12 Older Favorite Carinas* The.se grand sorts have made a lasting place in all collections of good Cannas. Ball of Fire—The giant of its class: flowers bright crimson- scarlet, borne" in erect spikes like blazing torches; con- tinuous bloomer. 6 feet. Beacon—Fine deep chrome yellow very dwarf like express, 2 feet. Clara Barton—Plant very dwarf and compact, about two feet high, with luxuriant, wide, Musa-like leaves, a*nd 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. Express-A new bedding Canna of great merit. Color, scar- let-crimson. The clusters are large and compact. 2 feet. Gladiator—A very showy bedding Canna with large fiow-rs of brassy yellow thinly speckled in red. The long center petals and lower petal are dark red, making a most striking contrast. 3 feet PRICE-Above 12 fine Cannas, 15c. each; any 3 for hoc. \

Note About Images