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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
CHILDS 
Gloxinia Bulbs. 
, The grandest of all summer-blooming bulbs for decora¬ 
tion of the. window, veranda or conservatory in summer. 
Everyone is spellbound at their regal beauty. We have 
seen people pay $2.50 for a small plant with four or five 
blooms on it when they could have bought the bulb two 
months before for 25 cents and potted it themselves. They 
are no trouble at all to grow, and bloom constantly until 
autumn, when they should be allowed to die down, and the 
Pi? v. s 9 me warm place until next spring, when 
the bulbs can be started into growth again. Our new Glox¬ 
inias are great improvements over the older sorts, with- 
large, luxuriant leaves that recurve in such a manner as to 
conceal the pot they grow in, and erect, large-throated 
flm 2 ers borne above the foliage like a floral 
Pp we rs are very iarge and satin-like and of 
"“0 °?pst exquisite coloring, soft, clear or brilliant, sometimes 
' oru*' m0 v re 4 0f i ten tinged, spotted or edged with 
Opfi r a a n^ ng D° ors ’ but always rich and beautiful. 
Defiance— Pure scarlet. Yery rich 
white. Perfectly exquisite. 
Erecta Violeccala— Grand vaIva+v bln a 
Tigered and SpotteSS&J?fln^spotted. 
Price 20c. each; the h for 60c. 
st F a l n of mixed Gloxinias includes 
1% varied varieties from best European 
the beautifully spotted and tigered 
c % eeta ’ Grandiflora, Hybrids, Crassifolia, of 
eaoh-? JfP ie £ ate ^ e ? lors - Fine select bulbs, 15c. 
©acn, a tor 35c.; 5 for 50c.; 12 for $ 1 . 00 . 
CHOICEST 
GLOXINIA SEED, 
The most beautiful of all 
pot bulbs. Seedlings grow 
well and, if given good care, 
will bloom in five months 
from the time of sowing 
seed, giving large and beauti¬ 
ful blossoms. There is no 
flower more charming. 
French Hybrids — Splendid 
mixed; the finest varieties 
of various colors. Pkt., 15c. 
Tigered and Spotted— Mixed 
colors; all beautifully spot¬ 
ted.Pkt., 15c. 
Crassifolia Erecta — Mixed 
colors; all erect bloomers. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Pure Whlte-The most heaven¬ 
ly of all flowers for- true 
loveliness and purity. Pkt., 15c. 
Gloxiqia Novelties. 
The following grand varieties were leading Gloxinia 
novelties last year. Seed and Bulbs we offer are of our own 
growing, and extra fine and true. 
Coquette— Elegant large blossoms, the ground color of 
which is white, beautifully marbled and clouded with 
delicate pink or blue, but all with charming lemon- 
tinted throats. The beauty of these blossoms can be 
better imagined that described. Fine bulbs, 30c.' each; 
4 for $1.00. Seed, 20c. per pkt. 
Princess Maud— Great blossoms of a rich crimson-purple, 
with a pure white margin, which is beautifully spotted. . 
Avery striking combination. Bulbs, 30c. each; 4 for 
$ 1 , 00 ; Seed, 20c. per pkt. j| 
Queen Victoria— The largest and finest of all pure white 
sorts. A flower for the gods. Yigorous, and great 
bloomer. Bulbs, 30c. each; 4 for $1.00; Seed, 20c. per pkt. 
Scarlet Queen —Large, wide-open flowers of a dark, deep. 
rich crimson-scarlet. The finest and brightest colored 
^ . sort. Bulbs, 30c. each; 4 for $1.00; Seed, 20c. per pkt, 
Princess Henry— New this year. Large upright flower of 
brilliant purplish carmine with beautiful velvety reflex, 
margined with a broad carmine edge. Bulbs, 30c. each. ) 
Childs’ Giant —Originated by us, and is a flower of most 
extraordinary size and widely open. Outside, pure 
white; inside throat, yellow, thickly spotted red. Ground 
of petal, deep, velvety crimson-pink, spotted darker, and 
with a wide margin of pure white around the entire 
flower. A regal giant, and perfectly exquisite. Bulbs» 
30c. each; Seed, 20 c. per pkt. 
One Bulb each of above 6 new Gloxinias for $1.50. 
