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-- JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
^WSNOW BALL 
ULUPUT 
POMPON 
they will ut once change their minds. 
Zinnias are the best to be had anywhc 
Seed can lie sown in open ground qui 
ono to two feet apart. 
Childs' Improved, Mixed Colors, save 
flowers of the largest size, most perl 
colors. Every plant will produce 
Guilds’ Superb £iitipas. 
Our Zinnias have for years been the admiration of all who 
saw them, and have never failed to take llrst prize whenever 
or wherever exhibited, but we believe we are still further 
Improving them every year. It is, indeed, a grand llower, as 
large and double as a Dahlia and of a great variety of line 
colors. A bed of Zinnias makes a grand show and is always 
greatly admired, being constantly in bloom from the last of 
June until killed by autumn frosts. If there are any people 
who pretend not to like Zinnias, let them try our seeds, and 
character, a line becl of beautifully striped flowers 
can lie had. They represent all the leading colors, 
and all striped with some color different lromtlio 
main color of the bloom.. —... ... 
Fire Ball, dazzling flery scarlet, very double, (no singlo 
or imperfect ones at all appearing), nearly us round 
as a bill 1. and borne in such prof usion us to completely 
cover the plants, which are of a dw-arf, compact, 
bushy habit, i t makes a splendid border or muss, its 
bright color showing to great advantage...• 
Snow Ball, exactlv like Fire Hall in all respects except 
color, which is pure snow white, very fine, and con¬ 
trasts finely with the scarlet...... ■ 
Double Yellow, extra line, with very largo blossoms of 
t lie brightest yellow. Makes u fine contrast with r ire 
Ball and Snow Ball.. y • 
New Pompon, Mixed Colors, the flowers are about half 
the size of ordinary Zinnias, very double and of the 
most beautiful and nerlect form and vivid colors, 
scarlet, rose, pink, white, violet, yellow, orange, etc. 
Thov bloom profusely and are very sliowj. Ibis is 
