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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
OUB TEN OENT HOBTICULTUBAL BOOKS. 
We publish several valuable books on Horti¬ 
culture, which we supply at 10 cents each. 
Thev are so cheap that all our customers CAN 
afford to have them, and so valuable that all 
SHOULD have them. 
OUR ALBUM OF FLORAL PARK VIEWS. 
Wc 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 accomodate those of our friends and customers who 
haye asked for somethirtg of the sort and is offered at cost price. The 
album also contains several pages of press notes on the beauties of 
Floral Park, and several pages of poems, called “Gems from The 
Mayflower. 1 ' They arc a .selection of the most beautiful poems (all 
original) which have appeared in Tub Mayflower during the last 
eight years Price of Album by mail, postpaid, xo cents. 
BEAUTIFUL HOME SURROUNDINGS. 
A NEW BOOK BY LORA S. LA M/.NCK. 
This charming book contains 80 pages, and is the most comprehen¬ 
sive and valuable work on planting, laying out and keeping in proper 
order the lawn and garden, and everything pertaining thereto. It is 
worth almost its weight in gold. It should be in the hands of all who 
love gardening. Price, xo cents. 
HOUSE PLANTS. 
BY LORA S. LA MANCE. 
This is a thorough treatise ouTIousc Plants and 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 flori¬ 
culture in the open air. No one should be without it who grows win¬ 
dow plants. Price, xo cents. 
15 Rare Fruit, Ornamental, and Nut 
Trees and Shrubs for only $1.50. 
To close out a surplus of stock, trees, some of which are i 
6 to 0 feet tall, we will for only one dollar and fifty cents, send ? 
by express or freight the following fifteen superb varieties. 
Blood Leaved" Peach Deep red foliage ; highly orna- 
mental, large white blossoms. 
Mountain Ash —Large c lusters of bloom and highly oriuu ; 
mental red berries. 
Tulip Treo— Bears a profusion of large tulip-like blossoms. 
Catalpa—Immense panicles of Gloxinia-like flowers. 
Althea Double, or Tree Hollyhock. A email tree, producing 
an abundance of largo double blossoms. 
Russian Mulberry— A fine and useful tree. 
; Filbert, Kentish Cob— Fine nut-bearing tree. 
Chestnut, Japan Giant— Ready for bearing at once. 
New Apple— A very fine one. 
Apricot, Russian— Very fine sort, early and profuse bearer, j 
Japanese Maple— Highly ornamental. 
Floral Park Plum-Tree ready for fruiting. 
, Plum, Shipper— A splendid new Sort. See page 157. 
Hydrangea Panlculata Crandiflora —A large specimen. 
Berberls Thunbergl— Ornamental fruit-bearing shrub. 
These fine trees are well worth 50c. each, ana those who 
i take the 15 for $1.50 can be sure they are getting a bargain. 
5 New and Rare Fruits for 60c. 
2 COLLECTIONS FOR $1.00. 
A collection of new fruits which will be sent by m&Q 
postpaid for only 00c.; 2 collections for $1.00, as follows; 
1 Childs* Golden Japanese Mayberry. See page 150. 
1 Childs* Japanese Wineberry. See page 152. 
1 Childs’ Tree Blackberry. SeepagoTSl. 
1 Japan Tree Strawberry. See pag e 15 0. 
1 Raspberry, Soucliet Everbearing White. Page 148. 
CHRYSAN THEMUMS. 
A charming little illustrated book on the Chrysanthemum, giving 
•ill 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, xo cents. 
INSECTS. 
This valuable book tells all about insects of every kind which in¬ 
fest house and greenhouse plants, garden vegetables and flowers, 
shrubs, trees and field crops, moths, ants, flies and other insects which 
infest our homes. In every case it gives the best known means of de¬ 
stroying them, many of the remedies being new and little known. 
This book is worth its weight in gold. Price only xo cents per copy. 
GLADIOLUS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
BY C. L. ALLEN. 
This is a complete and unique treatise on the Gladiolus, giving all 
needful information regarding the different species and their culture. 
It is finely illustrated, and is a valuable work on this most important 
garden flower. Price, xo cents. 
SPECIAL OFFER. — A.ny of the above valuable books by 
mail . postpaid , at 10 cents; or for 50 cents tee u>tll mail the six . 
Our Great Surprise Collection, 
Larger and Finer this Year than ever before. 
$4.00 or $5.00 worth for only $1.00. 
It is our custom, after the heavy spring business is about 
over, in May, to take the surplus stock of various good things, 
make it into “ Surprise** Collections, and offer them to our 
customers, giving them four or five times tho value of their 
money. In fact the “Surprise” is in tho great amount ct 
fine things one gets for the money paid. These collections 
cannot be sent out until about tho middle of May, and will 
be entirely of our own selection, from kinds of which we 
have a surplus. No collection will be mado up for less thaJi 
one dollar and from that up to any amount tho purchaser 
may desire. They will bo sent free, by mail, unless desired 
by express, and in that case we can send very much more 
for the money than by mail. All “Surprise” Collections 
ordered previous to May 15th will bo booked and shipp6« 
then, but we can continue sending them up to the first of 
July. Wo advise our friends to invest a dollar or more In 
this collection. All will be pleased. 
