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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Dahlia. 
We still find ilifllculty in e.nnvincine our customers that 
good Dahlias call he grown from seed, and that plants will 
bloom the lirst season from seed. We only wish we could 
show all doubters some of the magnificent flowers grown 
from our seeds. Anyone who can raise a Zinnia or a Morn¬ 
ing Glory from seed can grow Dahlias from seed. They 
are remarkably easy to germinate, and from the very seed- 
leaf the plants arc stocky and sturdy. Seed sown in the 
house in March or April will produce flowering plants as 
soon as plants grown from tubers. We know this to he so 
by repeated experiments of our own, and our customers 
write us tlie same thing. Someof the finest.largest Dahlias, 
and the richest colors wo have ever seen, were among seed¬ 
lings. Give good soil and never let the plants suffer for 
water, and. our word for it, yon will be more than satisfied. 
Out of a paper of seeds we have known not two plants 
to he alike in flower, while there was every color represented, 
from snow-white to blackish maroon. Start seed in house, 
and transplant in open ground after frost is gone. Per pkt. 
Double Large-Flowering, Mixed Will produce some 
magnificent varieties .15 
Double Pompon, Mixed— Extra choice strain.. .10 
New Single, Mixed Strain— Flowers very large and of 
rainbow colors. Exceedingly popular as cut flowers.. 5 
Cracilis, Mixed Colors— Fine cut foliage and a profusion 
of brilliantly striped and flecked blossoms. 10 
Cactus A new class of broad-petaled double flowers, 
esteemed by many the finest of all. Very distinct and 
extra for cutting ....20 
Hollyhock. 
One of the finest of all perennials, and unsurpassed as a 
stately, imposing plant for backgrounds, screens, centers of 
wide borders, etc. Plants grow from four to six feet high, 
and bear pyramidal spikes of large rosette-like flowers of 
every shade- and color, from mire white to almost, black. 
The yellow, magenta, rose and black are intensely pure and 
deep, while the pure white, pale lemon, soft pink and laven¬ 
der shades are exquisitely soft and delicate. The pearly 
blooms of the pure white Hollyhocks areas fine for all Moral 
work as the most, double Rose or Camellia. If seeds are 
started very early plants often bloom the next September. 
Double, Mixed Colors Very choice, embracing over 
twenty different similes .10 
ppeesia. 
It is not g« nerally known that these beautiful, fragrant 
flowering plants may be grown to great perfection in four 
months from seed. Seed may be sown at any time in pots 
and boxes, or frames, of light, rich soil. They will soon 
germinate, and under favorable circumstances they will 
bioom finely within four months from time of sowing. 10 
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GIANT FANCY COSMOS. 
Qiaot Fancy Cosmos. 
Since we introduced the Cosmos, about ten years ago, it 
has become the most, popular fall Mower, save only the 
Chrysanthemum. We now offer a. new giant-flowered strain 
of marvelous size and beauty. The individual flowers meas¬ 
ure 4, 5 and even ft inches across, and ns t hey are borne on 
long, graceful stems the effect is most charming. The colors 
are also greatly improved, delicate shades of blush, pink, 
rich crimson, snow-white, si riped, etc., contrasting elegant¬ 
ly. Some are star-shaped, in others the petals are pinked, 
toothed or fringed, and in many beautifully overlapping. ’ 
Giant Fancy, Mixed Colors No description can cfo jus¬ 
tice to the beauty of this new strain. All colors mixed, 
including some rich dark red, not before seen. 10 
Monster White Showy-white flowers, of most, perfect 
form, with broad petals, some exquisitely fringed and 
others with plain edges. 10 
Julia E. Lee, or New Karly Flowering—This new strain 
begins flowering early in July, and continues until late 
autumn. Flowers large and fine, and possess a wide 
r**i*ge of Colors. A great novelty of last year,....10 
