JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
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General Gist of flower Seeds, 
AT THREE CENTS PER PACKET. 
These well-known garden dowers require but little description. We do not 
claim that our stock and strains of them are extraordinarily One, ns is the ease 
with our Specialties In Choice Select Flower Seeds, which commence on page 10 
‘ aad rua to P a 8° 2 9, but «-e do claim that they are as good as can he had anywhere, 
Price and much better than the average. 
3 CENTS We bavc made « uniform price of 3 CENTS PER PACKET for 
Per P kt these well-known flower seeds. It matters not whether yon take 
one packet or one hundred, the price is 3 CENTS PER PACKET. 
Beautifully cut, feathery foliage of line fragrance'and great 
thiet l »VnvJ?li rn'„ f 1 8 J p ! r: ' mi ' ia , : * to 5 fceC high. anil every hraiicli eovereil will, a 
?iiv , 1 ?’ 1 t eu,1 *. er i' f<>1 'age, which is of the brightest emerald green color. U is 
p .irOmdiu-bad,mieclU'rut-flower work, anil all will find it useful and highly satisfactory! 
f' RLEMONe CRANDIFLORA Flower of showy wliitenrss, the center filled with 
r S< V ,M ' en?i ‘ lts . s hapo is like that of a saucer, opening nearly Hat. its immense size 
flowed*‘are™’8Mk?r^ C «8 thls. G, ’°' V ^ 18 inCheS hiph ' nn< ‘ luw be.i.itiful foliage. Few garden 
col,^^! MBR,<?UE PO *" PON -rine flowers, almost as round ns a ball. Twenty-five 
oftenTnman| T 1 H . U rd,’,,-!d l ?. e | t f Sort8 A - c v ' ,1 " nble V" ■•‘'count of their very beautiful and 
aMTiBBuiuit m t r " ll i'8e. sometimes surpassing the best. Coleuses. 
■ inchesTi R h H h" T„.!? Thumb Mixed colors; fine Snapdragons, growing only eight 
: rose. Striped.' etc 7 brtUi, ‘ 1 "- orange, scarlet, yellow, maroon, white. 
, C ^ LENC »UI_A. WHIRLPOOL - A simerh flower: large, doulilc and perfect to the center- 
I habit! bl,H.ming'all thS'tVin. '."" ‘° r ,nU “ ,,d * ln, " r bloomln 8 *» l ,ols , being of dwarf, robust 
r»uo N p D B U is A ' n Mi<e , d Colors All fine and double, 
thousands ofVihissmns!^ Compact Mlxed color8 : flne low-growing plants, producing 
deslrnllri'flow 8 .^ New , Doutole Tb ' s . new double form of the old Coreopsis is a most 
situation "S i '''' culture as it grows freely and blooms continually in any soil or 
I alwa?,°^ and varied colors of the single form, land are 
with f.rrJ°sNd L * NCEOk ATA-<p E RKNNjAi,>--Graceful and profuse blooming plant. 
Its long B wie'^ Ju'-J'■ l ' 8 i" f . a S r , 1 H'“"t golden yellow, and remains in bloom all summer, 
far f&^liV^Tt a-iaid^ &"* 1 ’*?'"**' ' V, ‘"° tta Bolden cloudof blo °™ 8 
jssASnss gs tsesa 
^rsuriimj , 5ii , VliV. r i y <b| V- s 11 f ter seed is sown. h 1 
true Reniarbfhi 9 VA * US ’ Doobl , e A new double-flowered form which comes pretty 
flowers^heh?g strilred'or vJM-iegated. ,a ^ eS H " <:om, ' ,l " U 101,8 ,,f co '‘*« <«• shows, many Sr the 
s,„m” RVSAN 7 HEMUM ' Annual » M'*ed Colors Plants grow from 12 to 18 inches liich 
vivid "looi". each flower being belted and zoned with tlie most clear anil 
CROTALArTaretusa 11,1,8 corned them the name of “Painted Daisies." 
, v^Tlow L„.!r., .vn-LE-Rox, oh Ykm.ow Pea) Has lieen widen offered as 
nothing like a Sweet p!,f " R ' b " shy p, *" t " ,th f,pik « 8 of 5‘Cllow, pea-like blossoms, but 
eIchIch’o D lA F e M7 h . e a re ^ d ’, m1 X6d p £,clty plumes of bright-colored flowers 
easily-grown o?alT7,!nn “ i! 9 ol ° rs - > he Kschscholtzia is one of the hardiest and most 
bloom so f 1 l” 1,180 H ver f 8hO"y one. growing rapidly and coming into 
is fl,,ely tut nnd ha " d8om,! n " d 
Blooms very miictp from ^&L' edB,ne or ""pet-bedding, or for baskets in the house. 
bWoms' !ln R are’v"rl X aft ®,c«v'?. TheS ° hear a P rof, ' sionof very highly-colored, daisy-like 
nsef?,nw.!.y,!!,"-, <SA T, IN Ft.owru) Mixed colors. A handsome flower, and particularly 
Tife vhb-u,m<7i ,V BIO "‘ iM 8l| ady places, where so few really flue flowers can be gr wn 
w le-o^?,l,!7eJv 'f I'mm , p, ' of T' lh , at 1,10 f i» Ha «5 •" almost hidden by the 
CYPSOPH LA ELerisB "l" texture, and of the most, delicate and lovely colors, 
nrodnees lom-" line T?”® ' vl J° 18 fond " f bouquets ought to grew this. It 
Hu* world fni-'ii] ,1 fM^ n o t ’ lke sp r iy8 !-’ f ti / 1 y Mo 'V‘ rs •hat are one of the finest things in 
Z d it v S Ufln ‘^ 
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Plantsfrom spring^sown seed < wifrKlooin'in < September B n,n8t0f lham wl ^ d -Per-l,ned eye. 
