JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
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albs. 
Tho Bulbs generally known ns Summer Flowering aro those that will not bear freezing, and require to l>o taken up in 
the fall after early frosts, thoroughly dried, and put away iu the cellar until spring. They require no more cure or labor 
in their cultivation than the growing of Potatoes, and during their continuance in bloom make a most gorgeous exhibition. 
We make a specialty of t his grand class of llowers, and have a superior stock of bulbs. Our Gladiolus cannot bo excelled. 
The elegant French seedling's and Lemoiue's Hybrids are new classes with flowers of indescribable beauty. Our Excelsior 
Pearl Tuberoses and G loxinius are unsurpassed, while our list of Amaryllis is the llucst in the country. The Tigridins and 
Tritomas are flowers of great beaut y, ami Begonias and Zephy rant lies are gems which must not be overlooked. Plant a good 
collection of bulbs and you will thank us for this advice. 
GLADIOLI. 
(gladioli. 
Tl»«* Gladiolus i* i In- um*t hliowy of nil t Ik* Summer Flow¬ 
ering bulla*: in tact no IIowit <‘<|iiiils il for brilliant display, 
mid hoik* an* more eitslly thrown. Ilnlhs should bo planted in 
the open irrouud l mm Iasi of April to first of .Inly, and they 
will bloom from .Inly to ortnln r. Plant tlircc inches deen 
and four indu* apart. In October t lit* bnlba should be lifted, 
dried and stored in the cellar over winter. They produce* 
the finest eirert when phmtisl in clumps or masses, and a 
bed of a hundred or more Isa irmnd sljrht. Too much cannot 
be said in praise of our secdlinio* and mixtures. They will 
produce a a-orjreous urniy of clinic*• colors. l/ook at our uu- 
narallod offer of fi\echoice sort* Mr 25eentH, and remember 
that we retail more iinnied i; liidinliM tbail anv other house 
in the world. 
The /aUmrinti varieties arc all Kxtra /■'Inc, a* tee hare dis¬ 
carded all ahl, />(*»/' surfs, and offer these at VERY LOW 
PRICKS, in X classes- each classed a uniform prim. Notice the 
very low price for a collection of a whole class. 
CLASS “A.” 
Twelve lovely sorts, price lo cents each ; any .1 or J of any 
sort lor 10 cents, or the whole IS few only HO cents. This is tile 
greatest Gladiolus offer ever made. Though cheap t ilex 
art? by no means poor. Every one is a gem, and all t he llucst 
colors tire represented in this class. Take them all for 50 
cents. Vou cannot get so much foryour money in anything 
else. 
Brenchleyensis, bright, deep scarlet; one of tho Lost. 
Ceres, pure white, blotched carmine ; tine. 
Eugene Scribe, light pink, flamed carmine: one 'll the 
very best. 
Colcfen Sceptre, beautiful clear yellow; spike large and 
beautiful form. A superb new sort. 
John Bull, white, sometimes striped violet. 
Cen. Sherman, deep rosy scarlet, slightly marked while, 
superb large flower. 
Mad. Monneret, delicate rose, large and beautiful spike. 
Martha Washington, Hue lemon yellow, lower petals 
sometimes marked rose. It branches freely and pro¬ 
duces several large, beautiful spikes; new mid excellent. 
Napoleon III., bright scarlet and white; flue. 
Princess of Wales, white, flaked with crimson: a magiiitl- 
cent soi;t. 
Stella, white, flamed carmine; line. 
Sultana, white, blotched crimson. 
The above U sorts, neatly labeled and boxed, by mail postpaid 
for only ho cents. 
CLASS “B.” 
Six maanitieent soi ls, price s'" cents eaeh ; any ■: or J of any 
sort (or l.o cents, or the whole 0 for no rents. These Gladiolus 
are ail rated amongthe choicest sorts in cultivation. We are 
aide to supply them so cheaply only from the fact that we 
have a very large stock of them. 
Chameleon, large, slaty lilac, white bands and blotches. 
spike large and compact. 
La Candeur, line, clear white, beautiful form. 
La Poussin, light red, with large white throat. 
Little Charlie, deep rosy crimson, with large white lilotche. 
tine form, rare beauty. , 
Saundersoni, a grand variety bearing beautiful lightacar- 
let blossoms, the throat ot which is thickly spotted with 
white; unlike any other sort. , 
Shakespeare, pure white, marked violet crimson: spikes 
and flowers very large, and of the most beautiful shape ; 
very rare and beautiful. 
The above 0 sorts for oidy no cents. 
CLASS “C.” 
Suocrniw Xew tlhnlinlus. Price M cents catli ; any .. ■ " 
„f any hind for ;r. r< ids. or 1 each of the. 7 annul sorts far $IM. 
Ever? one of I hose (i ladlt this is a gem <>f the first w ater. i hev 
aro strietlv the vkkv iikst sorts in the market to-day. All 
haw enormous, well-formed spikes, of the most desirable 
colors. Many of them sell usually at a dollar or more eaeh. 
Snow White, All that need be said about this grand nov¬ 
elty is that it is absolutely pun snow white, the only pure 
wlnte Gladiolus in existence. It also has large, well-open 
llowers and an enormous spike of the most perfect and 
beautiful shape. It is the most valuable variety in culti¬ 
vation, and every lover of rare flowers must have it. 
Hesperide, Large spike. with large, well-open #o»m 
Beautiful soft pale pink, freely striped and marked w ith 
bright magenta pink. A more lovely Gladiolus than this 
never bloomed. . , , , , . . , 
Lysander, Darkest crimson Muck, with a mire white blotch 
’ ill the throat. The darkc'l.tiud one of the finest colors 
in Gladiolus. Ijtrtte flower ami spike. 
