{"product_id":"1897-childs-rare-flowers-vegetables-and-fruits","title":"1897 Childs' Rare Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a faithful facsimile reproduction of the 1897 spring Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants issued by John Lewis Childs of Floral Park, Queens County, New York — one of the largest and most famous American mail-order seed and bulb houses of the late nineteenth century, printing over a million catalogs annually from its own presses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChilds built a worldwide reputation on flower novelties, gladiolus, and lavish catalog design, and the 1897 edition is a striking example. This facsimile preserves the catalog's ornate cover art, decorative typography, chromolithographed flower plates, and period advertising as Childs' customers received it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe celebrated \"New Giant Nasturtiums\" chromolithograph cover, in full color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full-color plate of Childs' Giant Imperial Japanese Morning Glories, offered as a premium and reproduced from the original color printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed nasturtium listings — Dwarf Tom Thumb named varieties, Cloth of Gold, climbing sorts, and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \"Special Features\" and \"1897 Greetings\" pages describing Childs' new two-size seed-packet pricing and his famous horticultural magazine, The Mayflower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe illustrated \"Floral Park — Our Establishment\" spread and bird's-eye engraving of the Floral Park grounds, greenhouses, and printing works on Long Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral ordering, remittance, and shipping instructions — a candid window into 1890s mail-order commerce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a catalog reprint valued as advertising ephemera and horticultural history rather than a horticultural reference — a look at Victorian flower culture, early mail-order marketing, and one of America's landmark nursery businesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential reference for gardeners, seed-catalog and ephemera collectors, and historians of horticulture, advertising, and Long Island \/ Floral Park history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e145 pages. 6\" x 9\". Full color. Paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ExileBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49872433774747,"sku":"Publishing 2026 \/ 358827929714","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/7705\/6411\/files\/s-l1600_eeec6592-131e-4c56-9550-c78e155ba089.jpg?v=1792532170","url":"https:\/\/tangletownpress.com\/products\/1897-childs-rare-flowers-vegetables-and-fruits","provider":"Tangletown Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}