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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PArTK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Seeds for W^doW or Greer^otise GdlUire. 
The satisfaction derived from the cultivation of house plants is not alone in seeing them bloom. There is 
joy in seeing them grow and develop day by day t and the one who starts a plant from seed and rears it up to 
bloom gets all the pleasure there is m the plant culture. Geraniums, Carnations 2 Chrysanthemums, Gloxinias , 
Begonias, Heliotropes, etc.., are easily grown from seed, and it is really fascinating to raise them in this way , 
watching each plant as it unfolds its bloom, noting its form, color and other characteristics, and when occasion¬ 
ally we discover an immensely line one much superior to any we have ever before seen or heard of the highest 
pleasure and satisfaction possible to get from plants and flowers is ours. It is from seed that all line n< w vari¬ 
eties of house plants are produced, and it is not uncommon for a seedling Chrysanthemum or Carnation to be 
worth more than a thousand dollars. Our strains of all these seeds are much liner than are usually sold. They 
are the choicest which can be grown. 
c&butilor). 
As indispensable for the window or greenhouse as the 
Petunia is for the flower garden. Will stand more abuse 
and neglect than almost any other house plant. Grows 
rapidly from £eed and is soon in bloom. Leaves are very 
ornamental, and are often beautifully variegated. Lovely 
bell-shaped flowers, borne the year around, in all colors- 
white, pink, yellow, orange, red, etc. Per pkt. 
Choicest Hybrids, Mixed —All colors.10 & 30 
Acacia. 
Shrubby plants with 
fine, fern-like foliage, ami 
S retty, fragrant, tassel-like 
owe'rs. Profuse bloomer, 
and exceedingly graceful. 
Hardy in the Southern 
States. Fine for pots. 
Choicest Sorts, Mixed 
All colors ..5 & 10 
c&zalea I pdica 
Well known and popular 
shrubby plants for window 
or greenhouse culture of 
great beauty and fine flow¬ 
ering qualities.10 & 30 
^loes,^VgaVes 
A fine mixture of seed of different species of Aloes, 
All beautiful succulent plants^ and 
Agaves, Gasterias, etc. -- -vi ,™ 
■urious h rid odd as pot plants. ... h'® ^ 
Begoqia. 
One of the most beautiful of all window plants, hand¬ 
some in foliage, and bearing great quantities of lovely 
flowers of wax-like texture, and exquisitely soft, delicate 
shades. Seeds are very fine and need riare in sowing, but 
the flowers repay all care given. Seedlings bloom in from 
five to eight month’s time. Per pkt, 
Tuberous-Rooted Hybrids— Largely grown for bed¬ 
ding purposes, or for similar conservatory decora¬ 
tion. Blossoms very large and showy.... .10 & 20 
Tuberous-Rooted Hybrids, Double— Very fine.10 & 20 
Rex —Fine ornamental leaves.10 & 20 
Schmidt! —Pure white; very free bloomer. 10 & 20 
Vernon— Many colors mixed; grand perpetual bloomer.10 &20 
New Crimson —Fine novelty .10&20 
“ Yellow Leaved— Fine pink blossoms.10 & 20 
“ Dwarf— Growth is compact and stocky, attain¬ 
ing about one-half the size of the older type. The 
blossoms are produced freely and are set near to the 
foliage. It is a perfect little beauty of a plant. 
Blooms in three months. Color, dark crimson. .10 & 20 
Cacti. 
At once one of the most curious and popular class of 
plants grown. Many fine varieties can be grown from seed, 
with a little care and patience. Sow seed in shallow' pans or 
saucers filled with clear, coarse sand, with good drainage. 
Cover with glass, keep moderately moist, but not wet. 
Mixed Sorts -Thirtv to fifty kinds. 5 & 10 
GoqValVhlhs jViauriuiqicus. 
^Acknowledged to be one of the finest basket plants in 
existence. Beautiful trailing plant, completely covered with 
large, .wide-open, morning-glory-like blue flowers .. .5 A 10 
