JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
JUrlES. 
The following 20 sorts are the grandest and best for general 
culture, iieing hardy, robust growers and sure to succeed 
with anyone. We oiler 1 hem this spring at special low prices 
that all our customers can have a good I.ily bed. You can¬ 
not make a mistake in buying any of these, they will be sure 
to grow and please you. We offer only strong, home grown 
bulbs. Our new book “Popular bulbs and their Culture, 
tells till about Lilies. Price, 25 cents i>er copy. , 
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Auratum, the Colden Banded Lily of Japan, flowers 
a toot across, pure white, spotted crimson, with a 
J olden baud through the centre Of each petal: very 
ragrant; the King of l.ilies; home grown bulbs of 
eno'romous size.. *• 
Aureum Maculatum, a most beautiful sort, growing 
only one foot high, and producing in June several 
elegant upright flowers of the most beautiful suit 
light apricot yellow, spotted with hiack. It. is one of 
the most pleasing sorts iu cultivation. 15 
Bicolor, anot her grand early blooming sort, exceedingly 
showy, being of a brilliant red color, flamed with yel¬ 
low, very large and perfect. 15 
Batemannlee, new and beautiful; deep apricot tint, tine 
shape and hardy robust sort. ■»' 
Colchesterl, immense trumpet formed flowers, white and 
brown; one of the rarest and in our opinion the most 
beautiful l.ilvgrown. it isa great improvement over 
L. lfrowni, which it somewhat resembles, but it is as 
hardy and robust as an old Tiger Lily.1 50 
Candldum, pure white, very fragrant, a flncold sort and 
grand for winter blooming in pots, l’er dozen, $1.50. la 
Excelsutn, delicate buff, very fragrant and graceful. 
For delicate beauty few sorts can equal this. 50 
Longlflorum, white trumpet-formed: very fragrant— 20 
Harrikki a splendid new variety, producing larger and 
longer flowers than the other varieties, and a great 
many more of them. it. also blooms much earlier, ami 
is more desirable for forcing. 25 
Pomponlum Vorum, bright scarlet: very graceful, bril¬ 
liant and desirable. It blooms in May, being earlier 
than any other except Pyrenaleeum. A good sort... 50 
Pyrenalceum, tall and graceful, with fine drooping flow- 
ms in great profusion. Yellow, spotted blaek. 50 
Speciosum, (Laneifolium). No flower garden can lie 
complete without some variet ies Of this most beauti¬ 
ful class of Lilies. They are sure to thrive and give 
satisfaction in any situation. They are fragrant, 
pure, brilliant and delicate in color, and grace! nl and 
stately in form. Their beauty will surprise all who 
are unacquainted with them. 
Monstrosi-m Ai.nfM, pure white, with immense clus- 
tors of bloom, often fifty in it bunch. Grand. 20 
Pit a Reox, white, tinted pink : tall and vigorous; bear- 
ing 5 to 25 flowers on a stem; splendid. ■*> 
ItOSKUM on RiTiiuuM, rose or pink, spot ted darker; very 
beautiful.. 
Superbum, three to six feet high; flowers from live to 
forty, nodding, brilliant orange-red; blooms in July. 
This’ is one of the grandest of all Lilies. It is capable 
of growing and producing an astonishing number of 
flowers. 
Tlgrlnum, Flore Plena, double Tiger Lily; very desirable 
as its flowers are very double and borne in great 
abundance. . . * ;> 
Thunberglnnum, (Elograns), this is another splendid 
‘ V.ss of Lilies. They arc all erect or Tulip-shaped and 
bloom in June. They succeed in any locution, and 
when in bloom present a inujrniflccnt array ol colors. 
All sorts, mixed, tier dozen, $1.50. In 
Tenufolium, (The Coral Lily of Siberia), very slender, 
with narrow foliage, and small intense Scarlet flowers, 
a perfect little gem; should be in every collection. 
3 for »0 cents. •*> 
Umbellatum, one of t he very best, blooming In June or 
July, with very large perfect flowers and dazzling 
colors. They are robust growers and produce an en¬ 
ormous head of bloom. Colors range from black red 
through all the shades of crimson, rose, yellow, buff, 
apricot, &c. Many being finely spotted and variegat¬ 
ed. 25 tlnest sorts, mixed, per dozen, $1.00. . 
Wallace!, this I.ilv is very Horiferous; each bulb throw¬ 
ing up from four to six flower stems, each one of 
which is crowned with three to ten beautiful upright 
blossoms of a delicate bright apricot color. It is very 
perfect in form and n most desirable sort as it in¬ 
creases so fast. 
SPECIAL OFFER.—For only SB we will send one fine Bulb each of the above 20 grand Lilies. 
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