The Chinese Woolflower 
(CELOSIA CHILDS!) 
| esonucen by us last yearit has proved a great success every- 
where and a most wonderful floral novelty. Not since we intro- 
duced the ‘Golden Glow Rudbeckia” (a hardy perennial) has such 
a truly valuable and glorious garden flower of any sort come to light. 
Its ease of culture and long continued season of bloom (early July 
until frost), together with its massive bunches of wool-like flowers 
and glowing color, combine to make a most showy as well as a very 
odd and novel flower. 
Plants grow two to three feet high, the bloom starting early with 
a central globular head, which often reaches the immense size of two 
feetin circumference. Scores of branches are thrown out, each bear- 
ing a ball of scarlet wool. All these branches support numerous 
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 Woolflower has been exhibited at many flower shows and 
never failed to create a sensation, and has received many certificates 
of merit, including one from the N. Y. Florists’ Club. 
Seed, 10 cts. per pkt., 3 pkts. for 25 cts., together with New Trailing 
Petunia and Annual Sweet William (fine novelties) and Catalogue, free 
OUR 191 6 CATALOGUE of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, 
Summer-flowering Bulbs, Window 
and Bedding Plants, Hardy Perennials, Vines, rare new Flowering Shrubs, and the great- 
est new Fruits and Berries, sent free to all who apply. Scores of Sterling Novelties. 
We are the largest growers of Gladioli, Cannas, Dahlias, Lilies, Iris, etc. Our gar- 
dens at Floral Park and Flowerfield comprise more than one thousand acres. We are 
headquarters for all Summer-flowering Bulbs, and our stocks are large and complete. 
new Gladioli for 1915 and 16, new Cannas, Dahlias, Lilies and Amaryllis, finest Fancy Caladiums, Rare new Boston Ferns, Chrysanthemums, 
Special Collections of Best Bulbs 
Being the largest growers of Gladioli we can make the 
following attractive offers for finest Bulbs and best sorts 
5 Grand G. Childsi for 15c. 
Here are 5 of the most popular 
Gladioli Childsi for only 15c. 5 col- 
lections for 60c. 
America—Finest pink. 
Columbia—Orange scarlet. blotched. 
F. L. Oakley—Scarlet White throat. 
Mrs. F. King—Finest of all scarlets. 
Rosy Spray—White sprayed rose. 
5 of the Newer and Finer 
Gladioli for 25c. 
Every sort in this collection stands 
high among the very finest sorts of 
to-day. The 5 for 25c. 
Klondyke — Light yellow, crimson 
center. 
Snow Cloud—White, suffused pink. 
Baron Hulot—Fine blue. 
Attraction — Rosy scarlet, white 
center. 
Halle—Orange pink; very large. 
7 Very Rare and Fine Sorts 
for 50c. 
The following Gladioli are very fine 
and rare high priced sorts. At 50c. 
the collection is a great bargain. 
Charmer, Nigerfurst, Niagara, 
Mayor, Melrose, Princeps and 
Winsome—all for 50c. 
6 Sorts Cheap for Extensive 
Bedding or Massing 
We will furnish the following well- 
known popular Gladioli, fine bulbs at 
$2.50 per 100; $20.00 per 1000. 
America— pink; Augusta — white; 
Brenchleyensis—scarlet; Ceres— 
white: Mrs. King—red; Mad. Mon- 
neret—pink. 
Finest Mixed Gladioli 
All colors and varieties, 25c. per doz., 
$1.75 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. 
German Iris 
Finest sorts mixed, 50c per doz., 
$3.00 per 100. 
New Dahlias 
10 splendid sorts named, for $1.00. 
New Cannas 
10 extra fine sorts (mostly new), 
named, for 60c. 
ALL ABOVE COLLECTIONS BY MAIL POSTPAID 
We call special attention to our new American Mastodon Pansies, Pasadena Stocks, Giant Summer Cosmos, Mammoth Branching Asters, Top-Notch Tomato, 
eraniums 
and Hydrangeas—A new Double Flowered orange, and a white and scarlet Salvia Greigi—See our catalogue for all these and many other attractions. 
Order at once. 
These offers will not appear again 
Address JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, INc.,. FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
