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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Fire Ball— Dwarf habit, large double blossoms of interna 
scarlet, as round and perfect as a ball. It makes a flea 
border or mass, its bright color and perfect habit show 
ing to great advantage . 
Snow Bail—Exactly like Eire Ball, except color, which is 
snow white and makes a charming contrast _ 
Lslliput, Mixed Colors- This strain is the acme of beauty 
and perfection in Zinnias. Plants small and of bushy 
growth, each one bearing scores of beautiful little blos¬ 
soms of the most perfect shape and brilliant colors 
These charming little Zinnias are gems indeed, and 
should be in every garden ... l0 
Cold Bug—Plants grow a foot high and branch freely into 
beautiful little compact bushes, which are at all times 
covered with beautiful golden-yellow blossoms as 
ouble as roses. New last year . 
SPECIAL OFFER. 
To encourage the free use of our improved Zinnias v we will 
send one packet each, of the eight varieties here offered for only hoc, 
Zihbia. 
From early childhood the Zinnia has been a special favorite 
with us, and the strain which we cultivated in our first little 
garden we still sell and grow as our improved. We have selected 
the stock seed every year for thirty years. This careful attention 
has brought it to wonderful perfection. This Zinnia is a robust, 
free grower, furnishing an abundance of large, double blossoms 
which are of varied and brilliant colors, during the entire sum¬ 
mer and fall. Each flower keeps perfect for six weeks before 
fading, and each plant is a great mass of bloom all the time, mak¬ 
ing a showing which is peculiar. Nothing else can fill their place. 
Seed should be started inside or sown in the garden about eorn- 
planting time. 
Childs’!m proved, Mixed Colors — Saved only from selectflow- 
ers, perfect in shape and color. The finest strain of Zinnia 
in cultivation. Every plant will produce immense double 
blossoms of various colors, from white to deep crimson, ma¬ 
roon, pink, yellow, orange, scarlet, violet, primrose, buff, 
striped, etc. Every plant will give fine double flowers. Single 
and poor flowers long ago disappeared from this strain. . . .10 
Crested and Crinkled — All colors mixed. A strain with 
curiously crested and crinkled petals. . 10 
Improved Striped — A good strain representing all the lead¬ 
ing colors, but ail striped. Really the finest strain of Striped 
or Zebra Zinnias in cultivation.10 
Double Yellow — Blossoms large and bright yellow.. 5 
