JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
100 
Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, or Qstrlch Plume, (J) beautiful be¬ 
yond description. Enormous flowers with wide incurved 
petals, winch arc pure white and covered with lonyr fine 
hairs. Kesembling an ostricli plume. A grand novelty. 
Ka**’ 
Mrs. Frank Thompson, (.1) large, incurved Japanese, with 
broad petals, lined and mottled deep pink, with silverv 
back; very distinct and beautiful. 
Mrs. Ceo. I. Tyson, (.T) an enormous flower of the Incurved 
Japanese type, very double and perfect in form, with 
quilled outer petals. Color light magenta purple. 
Monadnock, (J) tubular florets, bright yellow. A llrst-class 
variety. 
Mrs.H. Cornwell, (T) enormous flower of deep golden color, 
v ery double and truly superb. 
PA8SIFLORAQ PFOROTI 
Passifloras. 
All have heard of the great beauty of the Passion-flowers, 
though but very few have seen them in bloom, as they are by 
no means common. They are elegant, rapid growing vines, 
adapted to window and greenhouse culture, or in the open 
ground during summer. The flowers are beautiful beyond 
description. See our special offer for the tiireo sorts. 
Nevada, (C) enormous flower, with broad petals, snow white: 
a grand specimen flower. 
Prince of 91 -ange, (C) bright yellow, reflexed, petals bor- 
dered with red. 
Princess Meletla, (P) lovely blush white, good size, very 
double and perfect, graceful, and on long stems. This is 
»ne ol the most lovely sorts for general culture. Do not 
fail to have it. 
Parquorette, (P) the finest of all Pompons ; lilac rose, imbri¬ 
cated, very beautiful form and graceful habit; magnifi¬ 
cent. 
Rose Queen. (J) a self color of bright, rose amaranth. Verv 
ilistinct shade. Flowers, broad cup-shapcd, five inches 
across. Ono row of petals quilled half way and t hen flat¬ 
tened on outer ends. Center, well filled. Prof uso bloomer. 
8 t. Margaret, (A) yellow with bronzy center. Superb. 
Trlnbal d’Argent, (A) large white. A glorious sort. 
THISTLE, (J) a very full flower, petals long and slender, 
but stand out bold and straight. Eight pink changing to 
puro white; very showy, and wo believe it to be tho most 
marked eweetscenUd or any variety. 
Val d’Or, (P) tho finest golden-yellow Pompon; flowers in 
great trusses, round shape, and the most glowing yellow. 
White Cap, (P) close compact flower, puro white, shaded 
pink underneath. A splendid sort. 
Pfordtl, tho most beautiful of all Passitloras. having flowers 
5 to 6 inches across, and borne profusely al all times, even 
on very small vines not over 1 to 2 feet. As you look at 
an open flower you see the sepals are pearly white, while 
tho broad petals are of a lovely violet pink. Tho numer¬ 
ous stamens are dark blue, with two or three rings of 
white near the base, below which is a dark brown color. 
ItlsdilBcultto imagine a more lovely flower. Fine plants 
which will soon bloom, 35c. euch. 
Constance Elliott, a most valuable novelty. Vine a rapid 
grower, short jointed and quite hardy. It will winter in 
the open ground ns far north ns Massachusetts, with slight 
[ irotection. The flowers are of medium size, jvory white 
n color and exquisitely f ragran t. It commences to bloom 
when very small, and tho smallest plants will bloom in a 
very short time after planting. Grund as a pot plant for 
window culture. 20c. each; 3 for 50c. 
Arc-en-Clei, the flowers of Passiflora Arc-en-Ciol, or Arch 
of Heaven, havo the same delightful fragrauco as the 
Narcissus. In color tho raised part is pure white, the 
center citron colored, the outer circle dark and the inner 
white, shaded to blue ; a truly lovely combination. 20o. 
each; 3 for 50c. 
SPECIAL OFFER.— Ibr only 50 cents me mill send one each 
of the three fine sorts. 
SalVia Splei}dei*s Floriblii^da. 
Rose Gcrai^itiii}. 
A fine, old and favorite pot plant, er for growing in tho gar- 
^r hot" account of lts highly fragrant foliage. 15c. each ; 4 
This is greatly sujierior to tho old Salvia Splcndons, In sev¬ 
eral respects. It is a freer bloomer, more compact in habit 
and better spikes of bloom. Splendid for pot culture for 
Whiter blooming, and for the open ground in summer. Few 
flowers make such a dazzling show as this Salvia. 15c. each ; 
8 for 30c.; 13 for $1.00. 
