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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
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OUR TEN CENT HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 
We publish several valuable books on Horticulture, 
which we supply at xo cents each. They are 
so cheap that all our customers CAN afford to have 
them and so valuable that all SHOUFD have them. 
ALBUM OF FLORAL PARK VIEWS. 
We publish a beautiful album of half-tone photographic pictures 
of Floral Park, showing the beautiful lawns, flower beds, summer¬ 
houses, fountains, buildings of various kinds, greenhouses, seed- 
stores, residences, MAYFLOWER printing office, etc. It also contains 
a fine portrait of Mr. John Lewis Childs. This album of Floral Park 
views is gotten up to accommodate those of our friends and custom¬ 
ers who have asked for something of the sort, and is offered at cost ■ 
price. The album also contains several press notes on the beauties 
of Floral Park, and several pages of poems, called “ Gems from THE 
MAYFLOWER.” They are a selection of the most beautiful poems 
( all original) which have appeared iu THE MAYFLOWER during the 
last eight years. Price of Album, by mail, postpaid, 10 cents. 
BEAUTIFUL HOME SURROUNDINGS. 
A NEW BOOK BY LORA S. LA MANCE. 
This charming book contains 80 pages, and is the most compre¬ 
hensive and valuable work on planting, laying out and keeping in 
proper order the lawn and garden, and everything pertaining thereto. 
It is worth almost its weight in gold. It should be in the hands of all 
who love gardening. Price, 10 cents. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
A charming little illustrated book on the Chrysanthemum, giving 
all needed information in regard to its culture in the house, garden 
or conservatory. It tells all about propagating, insect enemies, 
growing from seed, etc. Eleven chapters. Price, 10 cents. 
HOUSE PLANTS. 
BY LORA S. LA MANCE. 
This is a thorough treatise on House Plants and their culture. It 
is a companion to “ Beautiful Home Surroundings,” and is as valuable 
a guide to floriculture in the house as that charming book is to 
floriculture in the open air. Ho one should be without it who grows 
window plants. Price, 10 cents. 
INSECTS. 
This valuable book tells all about insects of every kind which 
infest house and greenhouse plants, garden vegetables aud flowers, 
shrubs, trees and field crops, moths, ants, flies and other insects 
which infest our homes. In every case it gives the best known means 
of destroying them, many of the remedies being new and little known. 
This book is worth its weight in gold. Price, only 10 cents per copy. 
GLADIOLUS AND THEIR CULTURE. 
BY C. L. ALLEN. 
This is a unique and complete treatise on the Gladiolus, giving all 
needful information regarding the different species and their culture. 
It is finely illustrated, and is a valuable work on this most important 
garden flower.. Price, 10 cents. 
THE PANSY. 
A fine little booklet on the Pansy by Mrs. La Mance. Tells all 
about Culture, History, Modern Pansies. Arrangement of Blooms, 
etc. Price, 10 cents, postpaid. 
HOW TO COOK VEGETABLES. 
BY JESSIE LYNCH. 
555 Choice Recipes for Cooking Vegetables, all the different kinds. 
This pamphlet is worth its weight in gold to any family. If you want 
vegetables better than you ever ate before, this will tell you how to 
cook them so that they will be. Price, 10 cents. 
SPECIAL, OFFER.—Any of the above valuable 
books by mail, postpaid, atio cents; the eight for 50 c. 
OUR GREAT GHROMO PICTURES. 
A new and positively the last edition of these two grand pictures has been issued, and they are now ready to mail. Not 
one of our readers should fail to order them. They are well worth a dollar, and over 200,000 have been sold already. _ There 
was never anything produced in floral art which can compare in magnificence with these two great Floral Paintings. 
Gladiolus Gtjildsi. 
A most beautiful picture in eighteen colors. 16x33 
inches, showing in natural size and color several spikes 
of this grand new race of Gladiolus (Childsi). It is a 
magnificent picture, and is acknowledged to be the finest 
thing ever produced in floral art. It has been ordered 
from all parts of the world, and about 200,000 copies have 
already been sold. It is well worth a dollar. Everybody 
who sees it wants it, and many people are making money 
by selling them at 50 cents and $ 1 . 00 . each. Mailed on 
receipt of 15 cents. 
Iris Ksempferi. 
A companion picture to Gladiolus Childsi, size 16x33. 
in eighteen colors, showing thirteen varieties of the finest 
double Iris Ksempferi in natural colors. It is useless to 
attempt to describe the beauty of this loveliest of all 
floral paintings. The great flaming blossoms in their 
loveliest tints stand out in all their silken lustre and 
charm the eye with their matchless beauty. Sent by mail, 
postpaid, in strong roller, on receipt of 15 cents. 
SPECIAL OFFER — For only 20 cents we will send by 
mail* in strong cardboard roller, these two elegant pictures- 
Complete Volumes of The Mayflower* 
We can supply back numbers of any month for several 
years past at five cents each. The entire volumes for 1900, 
1899, 1898, 1897,1896,1895, 1894, at 25 cents per volume of 12 
numbers complete. 
