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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Window or Greenhouse^Tlants. 
One may have a home grandly constructed, elegantly Atted and furnished in every particular, wanting 
nothing which money can furnish,yet if it does not contain a window of bright blooming plants it lacks some 
essential feature, and is, in fact, almost desolate, and its inmates must be regarded as lacking in some degree 
refinement and taste. On the other hand, the humblest cottage is made a home indeed by the brightness and 
fragrance of its well Ailed windows of plants, and when we see it we know that good taste, reAuement and a 
whole-souled people dwell within. 
Plants are our natural home companions; they are bright, refreshing, cheery; winter may rage without 
but iuside they make spring perpetual. A reAned and generous nature craves plants and Powers. Nothing 
else can take their place; especially to the care-worn woman, whose elevated taste and love for reAnement 
goes largely unsatisAed, plants and Powers are one of God’s richest blessings. 
The plant department of our business is most extensive. We have acres of greenhouses and annually 
produce and send out over two million plants. Our sy^stem of packing is such that our plants carry success¬ 
fully through the mails to nearly all parts of the world. We are careful to send out only well-rooted, healthy 
stock, and to offer only such varieties as are sure to give satisfaction—the very best of their kinds. The enor¬ 
mous quantities which >ve grow enable us to offer the Anest plants of the choicest varieties at a price so low 
that they are within the reach of all. These facts have made ours the greatest plant distributing establishment 
in the world. 
gegoqia, Rex. 
Enormous triangular leaves of satin-like texture, and 
metallic lustre, richly belted and zoned with the most strik¬ 
ing colors. No finer decorative plant anywhere. 
Peralpa— Leaf finely variegated. silver-gray and deep 
emerald-green. Leaves small, but form abundantly. 
Pearl— A great leaf of a solid silver color. Very handsome. 
Underneath ribbed red. 
Louise Classon— Leaf dull red underneath, almost black 
outside, variegated with large pink blotches, having a 
peculiar metallic lustre. Very odd and beautiful. 
Enfant de Nancy— Large, beautifully ribbed; deep green 
disk, thickly spotted. Large silvery zone and spotted 
green edge. Very fine. 
Robert George— A fine large leaf, long-pointed and beauti¬ 
fully toothed. Color, light silver-green, with a center 
and border of deep blackish green. Yery handsome. 
Roi Fred—A perfectly gigantic leaf of a clear, liquid silver 
color, with a dark center and an elegantly fringed and 
festooned border of green and silver. Finely ribbed un¬ 
derneath. Size of leaf, 15 to 20 inches. 
Price ?0c. each; the 6 for $1.00. 
Mixed B e 2 or fi a Rex. 
Our collection of Rex Begonias is perfectly magnificent, 
including over 30 finest named sorts, which we can supply 
mixed at rate of 3 for 40c.; 6 for 75c. 
GLOBIE D’ LOKAINE. 
Begor>ia, Irorairje. 
The greatest blooming plant ever introduced. It Vir¬ 
tually all flowers all'of the • tithe.? Of compact growth, each 
plant looking like a unique bouquet of most beautiful pink 
blossoms. 30c. each. 
Beoox)ia, Vendor). 
Plants flower perpetually all the year round, being com¬ 
pletely covered with bloom at all times, especially during 
winter. They make lovely bedding plants in summer, the 
leaves when exposed to the sun turning to rich bronze color, 
adding much to the beauty of the flowers. 
Vernon, Crimson— Produces a profusion of dark crimson 
flowers.. Many, of our customers regard this as the very 
finest pot plant for perpetual blooming in existence. 
Vernon, White— Splendid large blossoms, pure white. 
Vernon, Fink— Lovely blush and pink shades. In other re¬ 
spects exactly like above. 
Vernon, Yellow Leaved— This new variety has pure white 
blossoms slightly shaded or bordered with exquisite 
silky pink, while the foliage is of a charming yellow-. 
10c, each ; tlie kfcv 35c'.; or $ 1 . 00 .'per dozen. 
J pobero(iS’-Rooted Rex. 
In foliage and growth it in no respect differs materially 
from the common B. Rex, but the crown or base forms a 
tuber after the style of B. Weltoniensis, which, may be 
dried off and kept in that state like common Tuberous- 
Rooted Begonias, and when replanted will. start at once a 
strong growth of beautiful foliage. It is a Novelty which 
will be welcomed. See page 12. 300. each; 4 for $1.00. 
Night glooiplpg Qevelis. 
The most beautiful flower in the world. Its blossoms are 
x foot across, of a pure satiny white, outside petals tinged 
with reddish brown. It is also deliciously fragrant, bo 
description can do justice to its wonderful beauty, or poittay 
he magnificence of-its pure cup, filled with thousands ot 
silky stamens. Truly a flower of the gods, and one which 
seems not of earth, as its beauty is unfolded only m mid- 
light’s darkness. 25c. each. 
