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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
T^yrsacaijtl^us Rutilaqs. 
Of all the plants that bloom in winter and 
spring, the most graceful and beautiful and best 
adapted for indoor decoration, is Thyrsacanthus. 
As a table plant its tubular bloom 3 on long (20 
inch) thread-like branches, show to great advan¬ 
tage. Considering its easy growth and the 
length of time it lasts in bloom, it is just 
of those plants that should have a place 
n every collection. Its racemes are over 20 
inches in length, all garnished with flowers 
of the brightest carmine. It is a good 
plant in every meaning of the word. 
20c. each; extra large, by express , 50c. 
Goose 
FIo\Ver. 
This remarkable flower 
was color plated and de¬ 
scribed in The Mayflow¬ 
er of last November. It is 
thyrsacanthus. a vine bearing flowers 
which are the size and 
shape of a goose % In fact, the entire length of blossoms, in¬ 
cluding the tail, is over four feet. The largest flower known, 
and the most curious and beautiful. Fine plants, $1.00 each. 
The Golden F er 0- 
This Fern is as rare as it is beautiful. The under side of 
Hs magnificent fronds are golden yellow as though covered 
with gold dust. The effect is charming and it is a good free 
grower as a rare plant for window culture. Fine plants, 
50e. each. 
S^tfaii^soijia, op SWarjfloWer, 
It will be hard to name a plant now in cultivation which 
can equal this in beauty and general good qualities. It has 
a most beautiful fern-like foliage and blooms perpetually 
every day in the year, its blossoms being the shape and near¬ 
ly the size of Sweet Peas, and borne in great clusters of 
twenty to forty. These clusters appear at the axils of the 
leaves, and a single branch shows many clusters of bloom at 
all times. The plant is a free and rapid grower, beginning 
to bloom in three or four weeks from cuttings, and continu-. 
ing for years. It is easier to grow and manage than a Ger¬ 
anium, thriving in any soil and in any window, and is a su¬ 
perb bedding plant for the garden in summer. We believe 
there is no plant so easy to grow, or one that thrives and 
blooms under all conditions as does this charming Swan, 
flower. 
Pure WhJto—Large, milky white; exquisite. 
Deep Red— Fine dark red, with large white blotches. 
Price , 20c. each; the two for SOc. 
by j.l. CHILDS. 
The Bostoq Ferq. 
Of all decorative plants for house culture this is perhaps 
the most imposing and satisfactory. It is so hardy that it 
will stand and thrive in most any situation in a room, even 
if ont of the reach of the sun’s rays. No Fern is so good in 
this respect. Plants form an immense number of graceful 
drooping fronds, varying in length from 2 to 5 feet, and al¬ 
ways of a fresh, healthy and beautiful green color. These 
fronds keep in perfect condition for years. We cannot too 
highly recommend it. Fine plants, foe. each; 3 for SOc. 
Extra larpc plauls, by express, 40c. each; S for fl.OO. 
15c. per pkt. 
