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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y, 
Improved Striped —A good strain, representing all the 1 
leading colors, but all striped. Really the finest I 
strain of Striped or Zebra Zinnias in cultivation.. r>«. 
Fire Ball -Dwarf habit, large double blossoms of in¬ 
tense scarlet, as round and perfect as a ball. It I 
makes a fine border or mass, its bright color and per- I 
feet habit showing to great advantage . 5 «. 
Snow Ball Exactly like Fire Ball except color, which 
is snow white, and makes a charming contrast_ 5 #. 
Double Yellow Blossoms large and bright yellow 
Lilliput, Mixed Colors— Thisstrain is the acme of beau¬ 
ty and perfection in Zinnias. Plants small and of I 
bushy growth, each one bearing scores of beautiful I 
little blossoms of the most perfect shape and bril- | 
liant colors. These charming little Zinnias are gems ; 
indeed, and should be in every garden . -10 
Cold Bug— plants grow a foot high and branch freely ' 
into beautiful little compact bushes which are at all 1 
times covered with beautiful golden yellow blossoms I 
as double as roses. New last year. 10 
Zippia. 
Childhood the Zinnia has been a special 
aml which we cultivated in our 
WeSJnv'l e a?| IU ‘!°!] Jv, 6 8t , * , s<! 1 *i nd h r row ns our improved. 
Wo have selected the stock seed every year for twenty-five 
neinfect iIi‘ S 'imla vu 1 ),as brought it to wonderful 
Perfection. 1 his Zinnia is a robust free grower, furnishing 
an abundance of largo double blossoms. which are of var- 
colors, during tile entire summer and fall. 
Ba< h flowe keeps perfect for six weeks before fading, and 
Rholv'wV.h.lf a . Kr, ' at !"" ss cfbioom all the time, making a 
Meed should I LJ . i ar ' • - Notl, ing else can fill their phice. 
corn planting e time r . U ' d lnS ' d6 ° r S °"' n iu the e arden about 
ehllds- Improved Mixed Colors-Saved onlv from se- 
*52*.“'Tn P e . rfe ct m shape and color. The. finest 
strain of Zinnia in cultivation. Every plant will 
produce immense double blossoms of various col- 
SIiU from * white to , dee P crimson, maroon, pink, 
yellow, orange scarlet, violet, primrose, buff. 
et oi Every plant will give fine double 
flowers Single and poor flowers long ago disap¬ 
peared from this strain...10 & 30 --• —— 
Crested and Crinkled -All colors mixed. A strain To encourage the free use of our improved Zinnias* wc il 
cutious i ciestei and crinkled petals.5 & 10 send, one packet each of the eight varieties here offered for only Si 
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