JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
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•Amaryllis. 
The Amaryllis is one of the nob- 
l«’"i mid grandest family of flower- 
Iiit bulbs. Thoufth they ai*e of very 
oasy culture, the processof iucrcus- 
In* them is so slow that many of 
tin- best kinds are quite expensive. 
A few should, however, be found 
amonf? every Rood collection of 
plants, as they live to a fp'cut age 
and are sure to thrive well with or¬ 
dinary culture. They can be kept 
in pots the year round or planted 
in thoopen ground during summer, 
as may bo desired. Our mode of 
culture is to plantthem in I he open 
S round during Jiffh*. after they are 
one blooming inside*. Here they 
will make a very strong growth 
and often bloom some before Sep¬ 
tember, at which time they are 
again potted and carried in for win¬ 
ter and spring blooming. Amaryl¬ 
lis always gives great satisfaction, 
for their flowers are truly grand. 
Our collection is the iinest in the 
country. Each. 
Aullca P I at y pet a I a, or im¬ 
mense size, with very broad 
spreading petals, which are 
sharply pointed and finely 
striped; the upper side is a 
rich crimson, green at the 
base, and above the green a 
maroon blotch. $2 00 
Belladonna, violet and white.. 50 
Crocea, orange scarlet, with 
white.1 50 
Empress of India, until very 
recently tins grand variety 
has been soiling at very ex¬ 
travagant prices—from $5 to 
$10 per bulb. The flower is 
of magnilieent size and wide 
open form,oftensliowing an 
extra petal; the general col¬ 
or is a deep scarlet, banded 
with orange, shading to 
white. Extra fine.... -00 
Hamilton!, very rare and fine 
and a perpetual bloomer, as 
it blooms at all times of the 
year. Its color varies from 
scarlet st riped with white to 
white striped with scarlet, 
and hasa tine fragrance. One 
of the most valuable sorts 
we know.X 50 
Haemanthus, a fine species of 
which there are several vari¬ 
eties. We have the white 
and scarlet sorts which are 
. odd and beautiful. ICO 
Longlflora, tine, with clusters 
of line, trumpet-like while 
or pink flowers. Very sweet..! 00 
Clgantea, (Josenhinea), a vari¬ 
ety of gigantic size." 00 
Hercules, I iff lit red, of enor¬ 
mous size, with pure white 
bands on lower petals; new 
ami splendid.5 00 
J. L. Childs, flowers very large, 
outside of petals grayish 
white, inside bright clear 
pink, striped and suffused 
with pure white. A very 
free bloomer, and flowers of 
the most perfect form, and 
continue a long time in 
bloom . 2 00 
Johnsonll, crimson, striped white; magnificent old 
sort . 
Orlflamme, new; white with large salmon-red band*. 
Large*, well-opened flower of splendid sIhijk*. ~ 
very rare . 
Vallota Purpurea, large, beautiful blooms of the 
most intense fiery scarlet . 
Vlttata, White Ground, white with scarlet stripes and 
Regina, a variety of great importance as it surpasses 
all others us a winter bloomer. Mowers of good 
size, beautiful shape, well open, and of a bright or¬ 
ange scarlet color, with a light center. a" 
Pslttaclmum, broad, well open flowers of great sub¬ 
stance. Dull red. with white and green stripes: 
flowers of perfect form and great beauty. 2 ou 
Perle, sulphur white, with large salmon stripes. 5 50 
Phoebe, pure white, stained and striped with carmine 3 50 
Vlttata, Red Cround, red or crimson, striped and var¬ 
iegated white.. "0 
Mixed Colors, of the above Iinest named sorts, among 
which are manv of the rarest and iinest. Large 
bulbs, 3 for $2.00 . TO 
For a more complete list of Amaryllis villi descriptions, sec 
our book, “Popular JSulbs and their culture .” 
