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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
SaIpis|lo$sis. 
An exceedingly beautiful flower, and an extra fine and 
brilliant bedder. Large, loveiy, funnel-shaped blossoms of 
yelvety texture, and with deeply sunken veins, penciled and 
shaded with the richest tracings on a groundwork, of the 
most pleasing colors. It stands the sun well, and some of 
the showiest beds we have ever seen have been of this beau¬ 
tiful and easy grown annual. Per pkt. 
Crandiflora, Mixed Coior-s —A grand new strain with 
enormous blossoms possessing the most varied, bril¬ 
liant and fantastic markings imaginable. The stain¬ 
ing, pencilling and blending of the colors is wonder¬ 
fully fine.. , jo 
“Shoo-Fiy” piapt. 
An important new plant of the Physilis family. It is 
claimed that flies will not stay in a room where it is growing 
if they can conveniently escape, and our tests show such to 
be the case, though what there is about it that repulses them 
is not clear, as the plant or flower has no odor. Aside from 
this most remarkable quality it is a most beautiful flowering 
S lant, and blooms in a very short time (60 days) from seed. 
b is particularly valuable as a winter bloom er, the blossoms 
being large, cup-shaped and of a lovely light blue color, with 
a white center. It is a profuse bloomer in pots both summer 
and winter. In the garden it grows too rank and weedy to 
be of any value, but as a pot plant it is exquisite............ ,10 
VINCA. 
Vipca. 
Lovely garden or pot plants, producing a profusion# 
bright blossoms at all times. Seed started early in pots 
makes lovely blooming plants by early summer, which will 
continue in growth and bloom for a year. As bedding.plants 
for the garden they rival the Geranium. Their soft and 
delicate colors and profuse blooming habit make them'at 
all times attractive. Do not omit them. 
Mixed Colors—White, pink, crimson, etc. A new and im¬ 
proved large-flowering strain....; J 
SWeet \YilIiaii}.— (Perennial) 
The favorite flower of our grandmothers. One of the 
best edging plants for the border, bearing in early summer 
large heads of the richest and most varied colors. Yery fra¬ 
grant and a favorite with everyone for vases and bouquets. 
Improved Mixed Colors—Perfect in form, large in size, 
brilliant and varied in colors....... 6 
Double Mixed Colors—Pine double blossoms...10 
Wallflower. 
Annual Pvlixed — This is 
hardy enough to stand 
our winters in the open 
ground and flowers early 
the first season from seed, 
blooming in profusion 
' from early in June until 
late autumn, as they stand 
autumn frosts without in¬ 
jury. The blossoms are 
large size and borne w 
compact, short spikes or 
clusters, and are exceed¬ 
ingly sweet scented. In 0 
plants are not injured m 
fall frosts and bloom until 
December. The colors 
range from yellow to darK 
brown, striped, etc. 10 
Double (Perennial) Mixed 
Colors— A favorite Eng¬ 
lish flower somewhat h* 0 
Ten-week Stocks. A hall- 
hardy perennial; very,mi¬ 
grant and fine for cutting 
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