DEAR READER:—To encourage you to send us a/Sender from this Catalogue 
we offer to give you, free of all charge, the greatest rSgral Novelty, the 
]VJe\V foliage RaxoboW. 
This is the most magnificent Novelty among foliage plants. Eaetfi leaf is beautifully 
variegated with pink, scarlet, orange, grey, green, etc. The colored sketch on this cover 
gives a good idea of its peculiar beauty. In habit of growth it is superb, rt hardly reaches 
the heigjit of 3 feet, and is compact, with numerous leaves, which are wide, wavy and 
graceful—in this respect more charming than any other Canna. Rainbow sfcows its fine 
colors nearly all the season. Sometimes, when vigorous growth starts in spring, the 
foliage may turn nearly green, but the fine rainbow colors will return later. A^de from 
its beauty and usefulness as a garden ornament, it is still grander in pots for the window 
or porch, and makes a specimen plant which nothing, not even Fancy Caladiums, can 
surpass. Fine roots, 25c. each ; 3 for 50c.; 7 for $1.00. 
Or we will send a Root of the Rainbow Canna FREE to any who send us an order for Seeds. 
Bulbs or Plants from this Catalogue to the value of 50 cents or more, AND ASK FOR IT. 
By UJRAS.LA MANCE 
OUR TEN CENT HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 
We publish several valuable books on Horticulture^ 
which we can supply at 10 cents each. They 
are so cheap that all our customers CAN 
afford to have them and so valuable 
that all SHO ULD have them. 
OUR ALBUM OF FLORAL PARK VIEWS. 
Wo publish a beautiful album of half-tone photographic pictures 
of Floral Park, showing the beautiful lawns, flower beds, summer¬ 
houses. fountains, buildings of various kinds, greenhouses, seed- 
stores. residences. MAYFLOWER printing office, etc. It also contains 
a fine portrait of Mr. John Lewis Childs. This album of Floral Park 
views is gotten up to accommodate those of our friends and custom¬ 
ers who have asked for something of the sort, and Is offered at cost 
price. The album also contains several press notes on the beauties 
of Floral Park, ami several pages of poems, called " Gems from THE 
MAYFLOWER.” They art? a selection of the most beautiful poems 
(all original) which have appeared in THE MaYFT.OWEK during the 
last eight years. Price of Album, by mall, postpaid. 10 cents. 
BEAUTIFUL HOME SURROUNDINGS. 
A NKW HOOK BY I .ORA S. LA MANCE. 
This charming book contains SO pages, and Is the most compre¬ 
hensive and valuable work on planting, laying out ami keeping in 
proper order the lawn anti garden, anti everything pertaining thereto. 
It Is worth almost its weight in gold. It should be in the hands or all 
who love gardening. Price. 10 cents. 
HOUSE PLANTS. 
BY LORA S. LA MAN<’* r . 
This is a thorough treatise ou House Plants anti their culture. It 
is a companion to " Beautiful Home Surroundings.” and is as valuable 
a guide to floriculture in the house as that charming book is to 
floriculture In the open air. No one should be without it who grows 
window plants. Price, 10 cents. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
A charming little Illustrated book on the Chrysanthemum, giving 
all needed Information in regard to its culture in the house, garden 
or conservatory. It tells all about propagating. Insect enemies, 
growing from seed, etc Eleven chapters. Price. 10 cents. 
INSECTS. 
This valuable book tells all about Insects of every kind which 
infest house and greenhouse plants, garden vegetables aud flowers, 
shrubs, trees ana Acid crops, moths, ants, files and oilier insects 
which infest, onr homes. In every case it gives the best known means 
of destroying them, many of the remedies being new and little known. 
This book is worth its weight in gold. Price, only 10 cents per copy. 
CLADIOLUS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
This Isa unique and complete treatise on the Gladiolus, giving all 
needful information regarding the different secies and their culture 
It is finely illustrated, and is a valuable work on this most Important 
garden flower. Price, 10 cents. 
THE PANSY. 
BY I ORA S. LA MANOR. 
A charming little book telling all about the Pansy—its history, 
culture, arrangement of cut flowers, etc. With this booklet success 
ful Pansy growing is made easy. Price. 10 cents, postpaid. 
HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES. 
BY .JUSSIK LYNCH. 
TAT. Choice Recipes for Cooking Vegetables, all the dlfl'c t kinds. 
This pamphlet Is worth its weight in gold to any family. ' " ant 
vegetables better than you ever ate before, this will tell > • ' '*► 
cook them so that they will be. Price. 10 cents. 
SPECIAL OFFER. Any of the above valuable 
books by mail, postpaid, at Mo cents; or for 60 cents 
we will mail the eight. 
