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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS; Fi_ORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Guilds’ Qrarjd plow’eripg Gai^as. 
" mv *J* e most popular and most magnificent of all summer blooming plants for brilliant bedding and mass- 
f n'i, ?™. i Util? f, verj 5 ?"!?'"[ "' 1 P 0 *; plants, either for trammer or winter blooming. The following named sorts are 
f i Tlf,, , »«"• an<l lietter known large (lowering Dwarf varieties. We. have sclented these varieties after care- 
, s, “ 2 ort3 ’ an< ! our customers can rely upon them usjbeing the most magnificent and desirable in every 
respect, combining largo Mowers of great brilliancy witli beautiful foliage, free blooming and easy growing qualities. 
Alsaise—A vigorous grower, 4 feet, with large panicles of 
bloom. Spikes full, dense, and produced early and con¬ 
tinuously. Color, lovely creamy white, the nearest to a 
pure white yet seen among Gannas. 
Coronet Semi-d warf; bright, green foliage and large truss¬ 
es of pure sulphur-yellow llowers. Absolutely a pure 
yellow. Exceedingly line. 
Alphonse Bouvler Rich, luxuriant foliage and enormous 
panicles of great wide-pecaled flowers, which arc of tho 
darkest and richest blood vermilion color. 
Paul Marquant - 3'/, feel. high, fine healthy growers, flowers 
very large ami borne in long panicles. Color very pecti- 
har. being sort of a salmon, shaded red. 3<4 feet. 
Improved Queen Charlotte A magnificent variety witli 
large scarlet petals widely bordered with gold. lii fact 
tlm flower is about evenly divided between these two 
brilliant colors. No oett.er sort yet introduced. 3 feet. 
Madame proxy - Fine scarlet with gold hand and mark- 
mgs. One of the very best. Height. 3 feet. 
Giant Crimson-Extra linegreen foliage: n-talslUtogfnch- 
es across, dark orange crimson spotted wii h deepen rim- 
son or maroon Very fine and slimyy variety 8 feet. 
Flamingo Half dwarf: deep blood-crimson. Large fine 
flowers and truss: very showy. 
Philadelphia— Flowers gigantic in size. 5 to 8 inches across. 
deep, rich ruby red; by far the finest of nil red Gatinas- 
_ , vigorous grower. 2 to3 feet: luxuriant foliage. Extra. 
colden Star Very dwarf, like Star of l«ll, witli large pan¬ 
icles of bright golden color. 2 feet. ' 
Florence Vaughan The queen of the fancy spotted vari¬ 
eties. Flowers of enormous size, petals exceedingly 
broa.ll and of perfect shape. Color bright canary yellow 
thickly spotted with vivid scarlet. 4 feet 
Pink Ehemannl — A fim 
like Ehemannl. 
Primrose 
soft pink color, in other respects 
_ . ♦ feet high. 
Fine clear primrose yellow. 3 feet. 
Topaz- [ lie finest pure yellow Ganna vet introduced. It is 
of large size and ideal form. 3 feet. 
Chicago— Firey-scarlet, musa-like foliage. 
Burbank— Magnificent yellow, spotted. Elegant foliage. 
Pres. Carnot— A magnificent Carina with dark maroon- 
black foliage. Equalled in darkness, richness and beauty 
only by Black Beauty. Added to the magnificence of 
its foliage are its immense trusses of rich, deep crim¬ 
son-scarlet blossoms; a most superb sort. 4 feet. 
Loraine Beautiful pink witli a wide sulphur-yellow edge. 
A charming combination of colors, and entirely new and 
nniqne. Bn ikes-large. 4 feet. 
F. F. Hunt Fine large flower and beautiful compact truss. 
Color pure canary-yellow freely striped with scarlet. 
A grand new variety. 3 to 4 feet. 
Little Duke A superb pink variety offered now for the 
first time. Large truss composed of beautiful large flow¬ 
er?. of ail exquisite pink color, usually with a slight 
edging of gold which gives it a thoroughly distinct char¬ 
acteristic. One of the most beautiful varieties. 4 feet. 
PRICE, 15c. each; any A for cOeJ; the.Wfor $2.00. Anysortat 
S/.M per dozen, postpaid. 
BY EXPRESS. Any of the above at $1 per doz.; $0 per 100. 
NeW Giant Hybrid Gaqnas. 
Italia and Austria form an entirely new race of Gannas, 
the beauty of which no pen can portray. They are such an 
improvement over tho varieties heretofore seen that all are 
left far in the shade. The combination is luxuriant foliage, 
with blossoms more than double the size of any other vari¬ 
ety, and colors which are perfectly fascinating. Leaves 
Mosa-iike. almost upright, slightly recurving, bright green, 
clean anti healthy. Stems rise to the height of 7 feet, well 
above, the foliage, and bear monstrous clusters of bloom. 
Individual flowers 5 to 8 inches across, airy, graceful and 
perfect. Colors, bright and striking. 
Itaila— Flowers very large, each petal 4 to 5 inches, and 
most beautifully, colored. Brightest scarlet, with a 
broad yellow border, irregularly blotched and spotted. 
Austria Enormous flowers, beautiful canary yellow with a 
silvery hue, inside slightly dotted with red. Both in 
foliage and flower these t.vo Cannas surpass all others. 
PRICE, Hoc. epeh; if or SOc.; K for $1.50; 10U for $10.00. postpaid 
