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I CHINESE WOOLFLOWER 



1 Se^tgar,!^ annual. U« ««' =« cul'ure and ong (»ntmuedj^no( btoom 



1 (early in July untU frost) , together with its massive bu"^*^" °' "^'^Jj^ 



I iid glowing ioloT. combine to make it the showiest as well as the most odd and 



I no^Wn^flower. ^^^ ^^^ '^^^^ ^^f'e??nS' 



I globular heid which often reaches the immense «>« °{,»'™^ " ^JT^tbae 



= Scores of branches are thrown out, each bearing a ^«" °' '^" f"?]- ^^ (?„h 



i branches support numerous lateraU with small heads of '>1°<^ ™?fi',^'^'^ 'J^ 



1 men foliage «> that a plant looks like an immense bouquet »PjfS?,'°'y,*^*°|S 



i Jnd«tinthe ground. None of the blooms fade many way until hit by frMt^but 



1 TS'l?!.:. ' r» „ A .„H oinm with ttdeeoenina richness of color, a deep cniii»on- 



and set in the ground. None of the blooms laae m any «.», uu-- "".-' •;^--' "„ 

 IS e^tboe to «pand and glow with a deepening richness of color, a deep cnn-on- 

 •carlet. SEED— loc per pkt.. 3 pkts. for JSc. 



NEW EVERBLOOMING SWEET WILLIAM 



BegUu blooming in Mty to sixty days from seed, and continoes In prohision 

 (11 remmer and fall. Also the foUowing year, being haidy. .,,„,«,. very 



Truly everblooming in every sense of the word. Fl°^„"« J'^'iu™ X^ 

 large, and color, exceedingly vaned and beautifu , ranging ''°" P"? "w! „ 

 blSS-^ ringed, spotted, rtc Such a bewildering array of superb color. «> 

 Bxauisitely combined it is hard to 6nd in any other flower. 

 ^ ' SEED— IOC per pkt.. j pku. for jse. 



AMERICAN MASTODON PANSIES 



PERFECT MARVELS IN SIZE AND BEAUTY _..„_ 



These Pansies have a robust vigor unknown in other »«',»'°'>E.'°ir!t™inr 



than thiTrimardeau, with the substance and rounded form of the German strains. 



iZlch of thTMastei^iece in the artUtic curves of the petals, the wonderful colors 



of Se Orchid Pansies and a dehcate fragrance Uke the violet -scented 



The enormous size of blooms, nearly four inche. ao-oss, ?!««' t™^; °' ^'^ 

 and with wonderful tinU and variegations and free flowering qualitie.. even 

 through the hot summer weather, will be a revelation. 



iSiied Colors-Such as white with dark center, dark blue 'n^ l\S''i?i"i'2S. 

 white, black, lavender, violet, blue, bronze (new), '°y^[S'"^}^A l^\?^k^itt 

 red. rid with silver rim, mahogany, yellow, wme-colored. red and gold, lavmoer 

 and gold, striped, margined, etc. ,_, . ... „,„,. «, ~, 



loc per pkt of 100 seeds; 3 pkts. for J5c: J ounce, »i.oo. 



SPECIAL OFFER FOR 20c 



we wiUsend these.three^great Floral No«Uie.and^wo^m^o«-fi«^.Ho^^^ 



ICE-PROOF MASTODON PANSY PLANTS | 



Special Offer for Spring DeUvery. | 



Have a Beautiful Bed of Pansie. at SmaU Cort. ^^ s 



We BTOW vomTg vigorous plants of the Mastodon Pansy in open ground from 5 



''"" Price-Mixed colors, postpud. »s for soc; 100 for ti.75; 3oo for ts.oo. | 



NEW SEEDUNGS OF JAPAN IRIS | 



Immense Size— Wonderful Colors— Qi^ck Blooming. | 



We have developed a wonderful strain of Hybrid Seedling Ins Kempfen that g 



are miAr^Tn beaut? and perfection of bloom, with a wide range of e»q"'«'" "'"TJ f 



fjKi!^fiil.r,d^ white rich purples, plum-red, tinted, striped and mottled in = 



'^d'^^'vS ¥^«c1rir«e^;S?ectiy'^hardy and bloom Fo^^^'v. *>"""« ^Jg I 



petaSd double and single flowers. Flower, seven to ten inches across on stalk. g 



'"'" sS'o^'R'oSu'fSr°Qrk booming. 5 «.t Soe; » for $..00: 100 for »6.oo. | 



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OF BEST BULBS | 



Being the largest grower, of GUdloU we Mn make the foUowtag attncUv. | 



oflersforBnestB^bs and best sorts. All Postpwd ^ 



• OF THE NEWER AND FINER 

 GLADIOLI FOR Jgc. 

 Every sort in this collection stands 



high among the very finest sort, ol 



today. 

 The 5 for ajc 



Klondyke — Light yeUow.cninson center. 

 Snow Cloud — White suffused pink. 

 Baron Hulot— Fine blue. 

 Attraction — Rosy scarlet, white center. 

 Halle — Orange pink; very large 



FINEST MIXED GLADIOLI 

 All colors and varieties, JJC P«* 001., 

 ii.TS per loo, $1500 per 1000. 



' "^ GERMAN IRIS 

 Finest sorU mixed, 60c pet doi., •4.00 



'" '**■ NEW DAHLUS 



Eight splendid sorts named for tt.oo. 



NEW CANNAS 

 Ten extra fine sorU (mostly new), 

 named, for 75c . 



1 —for only 20o, 3 lots (15 pkts.), for SOc. 



OFFER AT ONCE. THESE OFFERS WllX NOT APPEAR AGAIN 



AVTn 4-<Arr AV rkr'TTC of Flower and vegetable Seeds, summer- = 



OUR CATALO«Ut flowering Bulbs. Wmdow and Bedding | 



Plants Hardv Perennials, Vines, rare new flowering shrubs, and the greatest new g 



F^ts anf BLiSTsent free to ill who apply. Scores °' Stfrimg Novelt,^. | 



We are the largest growers of GUdioh, Cannas, Dahlias. Lihej. 1™' "': = 



Our gardens at Flofal Pirk and Flowerfield comprise more than «« 'nouss^d g 



acres. Welre headquarters for aU Summer-flowenng Bulbs, and our stocks are ^ 



large and complete. ~ 



OFFER AT ONCE. TBtSt ur»r*= "•— .^.„., ..invmr X//\DU- = 



5 ADDRESS- JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, INC., FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK | 



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