SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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Phlox Druiqiqoqdi. 
One of the very best of all bedding annuals is the Phlox 
Drummondi, surpassing almost everything else in dazzling 
brilliancy. We may well be proud of this distinctively 
American flower.for it is extremely beautiful,neat in growth 
and an extraordinary bloomer. The newer sorts of Phlox 
are so far ahead of the older varieties, that we have dis¬ 
carded all the latter, and offer none but those beautiful new 
ones of recent introduction. The Phlox make beautiful 
ribbon beds, when different colors are sown side by side,and 
are also grand for masses of solid color. Per pkt. 
Mixed Thirty different colors. Fine for large beds and 
masses. Per oz. $1.00.5& 10 
Coccinea A rich, velvety scarlet.5 & 10 
Fancy Striped -Very novel and beautiful. Many dis¬ 
tinct colors but all striped with white.5 & 10 
Crover Cleveland— A grand bedding sort, large, pure 
white flowers, with radiant crimson centers. Very 
fine and effective. .5 & 10 
Rosea Alba Oculata A clear deep rose, with large, 
pure white eye. A charming eolor. . ■’> .v L0 
Violet Alba Oculata— A rich shade of violet, with 
large white center. .5 & 10 
Yellow— Good for contrast, not as brilliant in color as 
the scarlet and crimson varieties. .f> & 10 
Alba —Large, pure white, without markings of any kind. 
Fine for cutting. .5 & 10 
Stellata Of the most dazzling, deepest scarlet, with a 
contrasting eye of the snowiest white. This is a won¬ 
derfully brilliant bodder, giving a blaze of color that 
can be seen a long way. Every one should try this 
sort.10 & 20 
Double White— This Phlox was introduced some years 
ago. but so small a per cent, of the plants produced 
double flowers that we did not offer it at first. The 
strain here offered is most excellent and a large 
per cent, of the plants will produce flue double flow¬ 
ers in great clusters and as white as snow.10 & 20 
Double Yellow— Like the above, but of a good yellow 
color .10 & 20 
Nana Com pacta— Small growing, very compact varie¬ 
ties in many brilliant colors. They attain a height 
of only six inches and make a very brilliant carpet of 
color all summer.10 & 20 
Per pkt. 
Chi lds f Star—Nothing else in the Phlox line has ever 
created such a sensation as the unique German 
strains of Fimbriata,Ouspidata and Star of Quedlin- 
burg. when introduced a few years ago. Their large 
size^and their curiously pointed, fringed and toothed 
blooms—utterly unlike anything else took the floral 
world bv storm. Unfortunately these flowers were 
muddy and indistinct in coloring. This we under¬ 
took to remedy bv hybridization between the new 
incised sorts and the old brilliant, sorts of regular 
form, and we are more than satisfied with our suc¬ 
cess.' We have succeeded in retaining the much ad¬ 
mired forms of the German strains while the colors 
of our improved hybrids are of every conceivable 
shade, more than a hundred distinct tints, shades, 
colors and combinations having been counted among 
them Scarcely two plant-scan be found of the same 
shape and color. If you want something odd, new 
and striking, try Childs’ Star Phlox.10 & 20 
Childs’ Jubilee —This strain of Phlox is as superior to 
other Phlox of regular outline, as our new Star Phlox 
are to the ordinary strains of Fimbriata Phlox. The 
flowers of Childs’ Jubilee Phlox are of great sub¬ 
stance, beautiful form and uncommon size, while the 
colors are extraordinarily rich and varied,_ glowing 
crimson, dazzling scarlet, deep rose, soft pink, nalo 
blush, maroon black, lavender purple and number- 
less other rare shades, many with contrasting eyes, 
stripes or featherings. In habit, these new Phloxes 
are erect., rather than procumbent and hear their vel¬ 
vety blossoms in great profusion, making them un¬ 
rivaled for bedding. They are of dwarf stout branch¬ 
ing habit., al ways standing erect and the individual 
flowers the size of a twenty dollar gold coin, The ^ 
grandest of all Phloxes.. & M 
SPECIAL OFFER For only 7-'c. we will send one packet 
each of Ik esc fourteen finest Phloxes. 
several vears cine of the chief attractions at 
Floral Park.and one which pleased visitors greatly has lieen 
the acre patch of Childs’ Jubilee Phloxes, which we annu- 
allv grow. Such large flowers, such varied colors, and such 
a great, mass of dazzling brightness cannot do found else¬ 
where in this country. 
