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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
Ornamental (^limbers- 
Cracllls. A new vine whose grace and beauty capture 
all at sight. It is a vigorous anil rapid, though not 
a coarse grower, attaining the height of fifteen or 
twenty feet if given opportunity, and makes a most 
excellent screen or shade to a window or arbor. The 
blossoms are light scarlet in color, and borne very 
profusely on long, slender stems, and thereby lend the 
plant a charming grace and beauty possessed by no 
other annual climber. They are oneot the best plants 
for a poor soil or situation, as they seem to bloom as 
well as In a good one. l’er pkt. . 
One of the most Interesting and useful classes of garden plants aro the Climbers, 
old trees, arbors, porches, etc., they are useful adornmenis to every home garden, 
unite necessary for the good purposes which they serve to say nothing of tlieir graceful beautv. 
■sweet Peas and Maurandya make elegant sumrem hedges, and furnish abundance of choice no 
Sweet Peas is particularly line. 
For making screens, covering fences. 
Cut ' 
In facta good variety of 
of ' 
imbers is 
Some of the kinds, like 
ewers. Our collection of 
COB/C* SCANOCNS. 
Gob«ea. 
A fine tall-growing Climber with large bell-shaped blos¬ 
soms. A rapid grower, best suited for sheltered situations. 
Fine for greenhouses. Per pkt. 
Scandens, fine purplish blue . 10 
Canary Bi p d F!°\Ver. 
A Climber with beautiful cut leaves and elegant canary- 
colored blossoms. Fine for windows or sheltered situations. 
A good winter bloomer in the greenhouse. It is one of the 
most beautiful of nil climbers, its elegant foliage adding so 
much to the beauty of the blossoms. 
Tropeeolum Canarlensls, Canary Bird Flower.. 10 
GorjVoIVUlUs. 
The well-known Morning Glory. A fine hardy and rapid 
grower, which always gives great satisfaction. They bloom 
early in the morning, and during the forenoon are brilliaut 
with scores of beautiful flowers of various colors, white, 
pink, blue, scarlet, variegated, etc. 
Major* mixed, all colors, per oz., 15c. 5 
Gy press Vipe. 
One of the most elegant of climb- 
era, forming a dense mass of finely 
cut foliage thickly set with white 
auil scarlet star-shaped blossoms. 
Mixed Colors . 5 
GOiirdS, (Ornamental.) 
A very useful and ornamental 
class of rapid growing climbers. 
The fruit is of various shapes and 
colors, some very large anil ot tiers 
very small. All are hard shelled 
and will keep for years, never de¬ 
caying. They are all large and 
rapid growing climbers, best suited 
for fences or brush. See other use¬ 
ful anil ornamental Gourds in list 
of Vegetable Seeds. 
All the best sorts* mixed . 5 
Jpoipcca. 
Closely allied to and much like the Morning Glories. The 
flowers are larger and the colors more elegant. They arc tall 
and rapid growers and will give great satisfaction. 
Mixed Colors, very beautiful. ft 
Beauty of Floral Park, its leaves are light green, va¬ 
riegated with white, while its large blossoms arc or 
deep mageuta red, with a broad white border. 10 
Madraijdya 
Started early and 
planted out in May this 
makes one of the finest 
of all climbers. It trails 
beautifully over fences 
and walls, and its dense 
green foliage is not 
killed by the first fall 
frosts. It keeps until 
late autumn, and is gay 
with a profusion of 
white, rose and violet 
blossoms. Start seed 
early as possiblo and set 
the plants in the open 
ground after warm 
weather sets in. 
Mixed Colors, white, rose, purple, etc.. 
