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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
COSMOS. CHILDS' HYBRID8. 
Gosn*os, Guilds’ Hybrids 
Our new hybrids of this magnificent annual arc among the 
most showy and graceful of all garden flowers, and nothing 
can give greater satisfaction for a late display- _ 1 bey make 
very large plants, growing five to seven feet high, which are 
oeautif ui masses of the most elegant foliage until they begin 
to bloom in September, when each plant will have hundreds 
of large showy blossoms. October frosts do not hurt the 
plants or flowers, ai.d during that month it is the gayest and 
most showv plant in cultivation. It is pronounced by all to 
be the 11 nest seed novelty in many years. 
Hybrids, mixed, all colors, white, ]>iuk. crimson, etc. 10 
Childsi, large flowers of pure white color. i » 
Golloipia. 
This Is another odd flower which succeeds admirably in any 
situation. The plants produce clusters ol bloom which arc 
i jji /i much like a Bon vardia, and very flue 
A, if for cutting. As It blooms all summer 
OOUBLE DAHLIAS EROM SEED. 
Many people are not aware that Dahlias from seed sown ir. 
the Spring will bloom beautifully tlic lirst Summer, and give 
quite as good, if not I Hitter satisfaction than bulbs. From 
one or two papers of seeds many plants can be raised, which 
will tie of the greatest variety of colors and mostly perfectly 
double, fully equal to many of the Quest named sorts. Seed 
germinates quickly aud easily, ami plants grow very rapidly. 
We would advise starting seed under glass, and transplant¬ 
ing to tho garden in good, rich soil the last of May, where 
they will grow with surprising rapidity, and be in bloom 
bofore'you are aware of it. Florists and seed dealers have 
for years endeavored to keep the fact that line Dahlias can 
be grown from seed from the public, that the sale of roots 
might not be diminished thereby. We were the Hi st to pro¬ 
claim the fact several years ago, and our Dahlia seed 1ms 
proved so good and satisfactory that the demand for it is 
simply enormous. Per pkL 
Double Large Flowering, Mixed, extra choice, from 
select flowers only .. •* 
Double Pompon, Mixed, extra choice, from select flow¬ 
ers only. . . 
New Single, Mixed Colors, the flowers of single Dahlias 
are large, perfectly star shaped, formed of broad pet¬ 
als, which arc gay and beautiful in color. They grow 
and bloom very soon from seed, almost,if not quite, 
as quickly as Zinnias, and can be easily raised. lc 
Cracilis, Mixed Colors, new and very beautiful, with 
finely cut foliage and large, single flowers of perfect 
form and brilliant colors, most of the blossoms being 
elegantly slriped anil variolated. lfr 
Zlmpnnl, a dwarf, low growing, single Dahlia, produc¬ 
ing a groin profusion of black flowers, which are 
Gy^OglOSSUn). 
A line hardy annual, growing 
over a foot high, with long, 
loose sprays of beautiful white 
flowers, which look very grace¬ 
ful and pretty. Though not a 
new plant ill Europe wo have 
never seen It in cultivation in 
tills country, which Isa wonder, 
for it isa charming thing. It Is 
especially valuable for cutting 
for bouquets, etc. t is a great 
honey producing flower, and 
bees just revel in it. blooms 
very quickly from seed : in fact 
we know of no annual which 
can beat it in this respect. 
Llnlfollum, very line.. 5 
See Our Department of 
SUMMER FLOV/ERiNG bULbs. + 
