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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL«PARK, QUEENS. CO., N. Y. 
TIjy rs a car*tl* os RUtilar*$. 
Of all the plants thq,t bloom in winter and 
spring, the most graceful and beautiful and best 
adapted for indoor decoration, is Tbyrsacantbus. 
As a table plant its tubular blooms 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 
one of those plants that should have a place 
in 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. 
SOc, each; extra large, by express, 80c. 
THTESACANTHUS. 
Goose 
FloWer. 
This remarkable flower 
was color plated and de¬ 
scribed in The Mayflow¬ 
er of last November. It is 
a vine bearing flowers 
which are the size and 
•liinsvpe of a goose. In fact, the entire length of blossoms, in. 
pleading the tail, is over four feet. The largest flower known, 
? vffisi the most curious and beautiful. Fine plants, $1.00 each. 
Goldei) Ferr*. 
This Fern is as rare as it is beautiful. The under side of 
magnificent fronds are golden yellow as though covered 
t?ith gold dust. The effect is charming and it is a good free 
Sfower as a rare plant for window culture. Fine plants, 
bate. each. 
'Boston 
COPYRIGHT IS96 
EY J.L. CHILDS. 
BostoQ peri}. 
Of all decorative plants for house culture this is perhans 
'me most imposing and satisfactory. It is so hardvthat it 
rVil.1 stand. ftnei. tiii’iv© in most finy situation in a room ©von 
f out of the reach of the sun’s rays. No Fern is so good in 
mis respect. Plants form an immense number of graceful 
hooping 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. 25c. each; 3 for 60e 
Extra large plants, by express, 'hoc. each; s for $1.00. Seed* 
15c. per pkt. ’ 
SWaii^soi^ia, op SWai^fioWer, 
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 tunes.. The plant is a free and rapid grower, beginning 
bloom m 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 ummer. 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 White— Large, milky white; exquisite. 
Deep RecJ—Fine dark red, with large white blotches. 
Price, 80c. each; the two for SOc. 
