Title: Childs' seeds that satisfy bulbs that bloom plants that please
Identifier: childsseedsthats00john_0 (find matches)
Year: 1920 (1920s)
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 Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture); Seeds; Flowers; Vegetables; Fruit
Publisher: Floral Park, N. Y. : John Lewis Childs, Inc.
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 Catalog of Seeds. Bulbs and Plants for 1920 13 Superb Flowering Bulbs From Seed Here are new and select strains of bulbs which can be grown readily from seed, flowering splendidly in a short time. Dahlias, Cannas, and a new strain of Gladioli which flower the first season from seed. NEW DAHLIAS FROM SEED Flowering in Three or Four Months Good Dahlias can be grown from seed, and plants will bloom the ilrst season from seed. Anyone who can raise a Zinnia or Morning Glory can grow Dahlias from seed. They are remarkably easy to germinate. Seed sown in the bouse in March or April will produce flowering plants as'soon as plants grown from tubers. Some of the finest, largest Dahlias, and the richest colors we have ever seen were among seedlings. Out of a large paper of seed, no two plants will be alike in flower, while there will be every color represented from snow7-white to black- maroon. Per Pkt. Double Large-Flowered, Mixed (ITT)—Will produce some magnificent new varieties 20 Double Pompon, Mixed (ITS)—Extra choice strain. . .15 Single, Mixed Colors (179)—Flowers very large and of rainbow colors. Exceedingly popular as cut Tlow- 10 Double Cactus (180)—Large double fanta-stic blos- soms, which in shape and brilliancy of colors rival tbe finest Cactus. All colors and shapes 20 Collaret (181)—Outer rowT of large rich petals, inner row of smaller pure white petals. Very striking ..10 Clematis Flowered (182)—Great blossoms often eight to ten inches across, with elegant wide flexible pet- als like the finest Clematis. Colors delicate and rich. 10 Peony Flowered (183)—These exquisite Dahlias*" grow as readily from seed as an Aster, flowering in less than three months from seed sown directly in the garden in May. If seed is started earlier inside they will begin flowering sooner, but this is not necessary. Plants grow three to five feet, producing vast quan- tities of elegant flowyers of all colors, some double, semi-double, and single. Superb for cutting 15 CANNAS, Childs' Extra Early Dwarf Grown from Seed, Flowering in Three Months These wonderful Cannas, dwarf and compact in growth, with highly ornamental foliage, produce their magnificent clusters of brilliant blossoms all the summer and fall from spring-sown seed. In no other way can so small an expenditure produce such a bed of glorious flowers for so long a period. They are simply marvelous, showung colors and variegations ranging from almost white to brilliant scarlet and dark maroon, rosy pink, yellow, orange, buff, lemon, striped, bronzed, tinted and variegated in a wonderful manner. Foliage ornamental. Extra Early Dwarf (1T3)—Mixed, all colors 10 Extra Early Dwarf, Red Leaved (1T4)—Leaves of rich maroon-red, bronze, etc. Flowers of various colors. 10 Giant Orchid-flowered (175)—Large tall sorts 10 Early Dwarf, Giant-flowered (1TG—All colors mixed; saved only from the newer sorts of the grand early dwarf Giant-flowered types. Red Cross came from this stock 25 GLADIOLUS PRIMULINUS HYBRIDS These new hybrids are among the most brilliant of all Gladioli, and certainly the quickest to bloom, as thev often flower the first season from seed. The long gra-ce"- ful spikes of brilliant hued blossoms have wonderfully clear tones and tints of colors, orange, yellow, sulphur, primrose, chrome, pink and rose to brilliant crimson. Very easily grown from seed. For bulbs see bulb department, page 124. Primulinus Hybrids (2 54')—Mixed, all colors 15 v Mrs. Florence Bradt, Perley Island, Ont., Canada, says: I take pleasure in telling you that from the packet of Dahia seed I bought last year I had thirty nice plants in bloom at one time, all different colors. From that packet of seed, I now have about two busnes of tubers. Mrs. James Unsworth, Gloucester City, ?s". J., sav-;: The Dahlias I raised from seed bought from you are now in bloom and they certainly are fine. In fact, some of the tubers I planted of my old stock have not yet even shown a bud. Mr. John Dreibelbis, Xorth Liberty, Indiana, savs: The seed of Pompon and Cactus Dahlia that I bought from you produced flowers that I have never seen equalled in this place. I have about thirty different colors and many different types of flowers, they range from the most delicate tints to almost pure" black. They bloomed about as soon as Dahlias from tubers, and grew from seed as easy as Beans or Corn.
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LIATRIS PYCNOSTACHYA (Gay Feather) This is classed as a hardy perennial al thought it pro- duces a solid bulb which may be kept dry for some time. It flowers during August and Sep- tember and is one or the most attractive of garden flow- ers. Stems rise to the height of four to six feet or. even more, the spikes of bloom often being as much a- three feet long. Color a bright soft and very pleasing' ro*y lavender. The flowers first begin to appear at the terminal point of the stem expanding downward for a period of three weeks before all are open. It is a- majestic plant in every way, perfectly hardy and sure to please. Per Pkt. Liatris, or Gay Feather (302)—Seed blooms second yea-r Fine bulbs of Liatris, 40c each; 3 for $1.00, 10

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