The Chinese Woolf lower 



INTRODUCED by us last year has proved a great success cverywliere and a 

 most wonderful floral novelty. Not since we introduced the "Golden Glon 

 Rudbeckia" (a hardy perennial) has such a truly valuable and glorious garden 

 flower of any sort come to liijht. Its ease of culture and long continued season of 

 bloom (early July until frost), tojiether with its massive bunches of wool-like flowers 

 and glowing color, condjine to make a most showy as well as a very odd and novel flower. 

 Phuits grow two to throe feet high, the bloom sti.rtuig e.irly with a central glob\:lar head, 

 which often reaches the immense size of two feet in circumference. Scoies of br;mclie3 arc 

 tlirown out, each bearing a ball of scarlet wool. All these branches support numerotis laterals 

 with small heads of bloom mixed with fresh green foliage, so that a plant looks like an immense 

 bouquet splendidly arranged and set in the ground. None of the blooms fade before frost, but 

 all continue to expand and glow with a deepening richness of color, a dark crimson scarlet. 

 The Woolfiower (Celosia Childsi) ha.s been exhibited at many flower shows and never failed 

 to create asensation, and has received many certi6cate3 of merit, including one from the N. Y. 

 Florists' Club. 



Seed 10 cts. per pkt., .1 pkts. for 25 cts., together with New Trailing 

 Petunia and Annual Sweet William (fine novelties) and Catalog, free. 



i-^TTT) -rr^-rf, P' A T A T /^ <"* TTT7 of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Summer-fiower- 

 UUrt I9IO K^J\i.l\l^\J\3\JSli i„g Bulbs. Window and Bedding Plants, Hardy 

 Perennials, Vines, rare new flowering shrubs, and the greatest new Fruits and Berries, sent 

 free to all who apply. Scores of .Sterling Xovcities. 



We are the largest growers of Gladioli, Cannas. Dahlias, Lilies, Iris, etc. Our gardens 

 ;• rioral Park and Flowerfield comprise more than one thousand acres. We are headquarlcrs 

 : I ;dl Summer-flowering Bulbs, and ourstocks are large and complete. 



Special Collections of Best Bulbs 



Bfinfi the largest growers of Gladioli n-e can make the 

 following attractive offers tor finest Itulbs and best sorts 



5 Grand G. Childsi for 15c 



Here are 5 of the most popular gladioli 

 Childsi for only 15c 5 collections for 60c 



America — Finest pink. 

 Columbia — Oniuge wjirlet, liloiched. 

 F. L, Oakley— Scirk't white thrait. 

 Mrs. F. King— I'iiK'Ml of all .scarlets. 

 Rosy Spray— Wliiti* spmycd rose. 



5 of the Newer and Finer 

 Gladioli for 25c 



Kvtry sort in lliis rullt-rti-'n vtunds 

 liiglt amon<; tht-very linest sorts ol 

 to-day. Tlie 6 for 25c. 



Klondyke — Ligbt jt-Ilow, crimeoii- 



6 Sorts Cheap for Extensive 

 Bedding or Massing 



"WV will furnish Ilu- following well- 

 known puputar <_!iailio)i, rinu buJbs 

 111 S2.."H) per mo ; S2(I.IH» ]H.T 1000. 



America — pink ; Augusta — white ; 



Brenchleyensis m:u1< t ; Ceres — 



while; Mrs. King— uti ; Mad. Mon- 



neret— pi"»i. 



German Iris 



Fiuest sort* uiix<-ii, '>nc pt-r doz., S'-OO 

 pn- ](K). 



New Dahlias 



10 splcuilitl soit.s uauicd, for Sl.Ot). 



Snow Cloud.— White Minust^i pink 

 Baron Hulot — Fine Blue. 

 Altraclion— U»,»p.v s<arlet,\\ i 

 Halle — i'ningepink; \v\\ 



ALL ABOVE COLLECTIONS BY MAIL POSTPAID 



New Cannas 



10 extni tine soi't^ (mostly ucw), 

 nanioil, for §l.*K). 



Superior Flower and Vegetable Seeds (90 sorts) at i and 2 

 cents per packet. Best Flowering Bulbs at 2 and 3 cents each 



Seeds and Bulbs for School Children 



ALSO STRAWBERRY PLANTS, ASPARAGUS ROOTS, PRIVET, PAPER FLOWER POTS, RESURRECTION PLANTS, ETC. 



Teachers or representatives of Civie bodies, wonten's clul 



The demand for inexpensive seeds and bulbs for edueation:il and experimental 

 u! poses among school children is now so general that we have organized a depart- 

 uiit to meet this want with seeds and bulbs of some of the new and highly improved 

 arieties, at 1, 2, or 3 cents each. 



representatives of Civic bodies, wonten's clubs, etc., are invited to 

 apply for illustrated list of varieties, which also contains tull instructions for ordering. 

 We will send as many copies as can be used to advantage among the pupils of 

 any school. 



In writing ask for Sciioo! Children's T.ist of Seeds and Bulbs. 



THE SCHOOLMATE MONTHLY MAGAZINE, SPECIAL OFFER 



THE SCHOOLM.4TE, inspired and named by . I ohn Burroughs. Dr. Clara Barrus, 

 and John Lewis Childs, is now a year old, and ia meeting with a great reception. 

 From every quarter come letters of warmest praise and appreciation for the little 

 magazine which was started primarily for children, but which has delighted and 

 charmed adults as well. It is just what children have long needed, not only for ita 

 entertaining qualities, but for stimulating their love for nature and gardening, birds, 

 beasts, insects, wild flowers, etc. 



It is full of garden helps and ia the official organ of the SCHOOL GARDEN 



ASSOCIATION of AMERICA. It also gives its readers Stories, Travel. Adventure. 

 Sports and Piciuros. The editors and writers, among whom are John Burroughs, 

 Luther Burbank, Dr. Clara Barrus, C. G. Childs, Lora S. LaMance, John Lewis 

 Childs. L. W. BrownoU and many others, are all specialists in their line. 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE is only 25 Cents a year for single subscriptions. 

 but to get it introduced in schools, and families where there arc children, it isoffered 

 in clubs of twenty or more (to be sent to one address each month for distribution* at 

 only 10 Cents a year. (Send subscriptions to John Lewis Childs.) 



Order at once. These offers will not appear again. 



Address JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. 



