Greetings - - 1896. 
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W^T^xtend New Year greetings to each of our customers, and hope that this Catalogue of 1 S 96 will in some way 
~ * add to their pleasure or profit. 
Twenty-one years ago we issued our first annual Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants, 750 copies. The aspirations 
whim we then entertained, the ends we hoped to accomplish, have been realized. Most of the lovers and cultivators of 
flowers in the world have, ere this, planted Seeds or Bulbs from Blond Park—that little village in the midst of 200 acres of 
lln'vers which has been built up as a result of this first Catalogue, for the business then established has steadily grown until 
it has become the largest of its kind ever known, and against 750 Catalogues issued the first year, 1 , 115,000 were issued 
and sent out last vear. The Mayflower Publishing Company, a branch of our establishment under a separate organization, 
publishes, besides thfte regular periodicals, our books and Catalogues, which work requires one of the most complete printing 
ami publishing establishments in the country. In short. Moral Parkas a whole >' a typical Seed, Florist and Nursery 
establishment, lacking nothing to place it in touch witii all the world, to produce, procure from other quarters and distribute, 
iplc how to properly care for their plants 
g only the best stocks of the best varieties 
moderate prices, and diffusing through our Catalogue, books, and l ire Mayflower, reliable knowledge regarding 
r and cultivation. That our customers have been successful, and our efforts to 
n appreciated, the remarkable growth of our business indicates. This poll 
sirtunfty permits, and we hope all our friends and customers will remember us v 
rou have nothing to order, write to us. I.et us hear from you, and know that y 
, t \ou it will be our pleasure to do so. 
The Mayflower, "'c have reduced the price of The Mayflower to 25 cni 
r< including a premium of five packets of Choice Seeds (worth 80 c). For ten cents exlr 
Seven Hare Flowering Bulbs (worth 85 c.). We make this great offer to induce all 1 
turners, to become subscribers. They will learn so much from it. and have so much I 
l gardens—surely a help to them, and to us, for we desire that all should have the gre 
iris. Bulbs. Plants or Fruits they get from Floral Park. 
finest Seeds, Bulbs, Plants and Fruits which skill can grow, ami to leueli p 
I gardens. We endeavor to promote the success of our customers by supply 
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II In- continued and broadened as 
in order this year, large or small. 
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1 in clubs of five or 
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>f it. especially our 
:-ss with their plants 
file success with the 
Guilds’ Giant I rn pc rial Japanese Morning Glories. 
THE GREATEST NOVELTY OF THE YEAR. 
Special to Oar Customers. 
No flower is more universally loved and cherished than the dear old Morning Glory, and the fact that we can now 
nib r a new strain of it, with gigantic blooms as large as Moonflowers, with colors, markings aud variegations never before 
-.crn and of indescribable beauty, will be hailed with delight, and everybody will want some of the seed, and we propose 
.11 of our customers shall have it,—the most superb Novelty of the year. 
1 1KSCRIP ITON : Like all Morning Glories, the seed germinates quickly and the vines grow rapidly and are soon 
1, blnom, often before they reach a height of two feet. The flowers are borne by the hundreds, are of enormous size, 
h .. great Moonflowers, five or six inches across, and of the most delicate, vivid and blending colors to be seen in any 
It v« will be pure white, others crimson, brick-red, light and dark blues, pinks, etc., while others show a rich and 
\4n1d mmbination of colors blended together in a most enchanting way. Spotted, blotched, striped, stained, pencilled, 
bordered, mottled and variegated in every conceivable manner. The colored sketch on cover of this Catalogue is but a 
. .. i.-pn-«cDtationof their real loveliness, and shows but five of the one hundred or more different colors. To add to 
Ir.ei, iH-mity. the leaves of main- of the varieties are richly marbled and variegated white and green. Nothing among 
il,, ., • . an furnish a more beautiful' sight than a screen, hedge or trellis of these Giant Morning Glories. To secure the 
,„... « a rirtir> which we here offer, our \gent traveled in Japan from garden to garden, collecting a little seed at 
. , 1 nr U« the |rest can not be bought anywhere in quantity, and is not to be compared with any Japanese MorningGlory 
. 1.*. may la- put upon the market. \\ e offer both -trains. 
Jnpanam Imperial Morning Glory. Seed as imported in quantity, very fine but greatly inferior to our special 
."am tyc. per packet; 3 pkts. for 35c. 
Childs' Giant Imperial Japanese Morning Clory. Our special strain of grandest sizes and colors, col- 
|„ in Japan by traveling from garden to garden, specimens of which are represented on the cover 
. 1 On 1 .uloguc 40c. per packet : 3 pkts. for$1.00; but. 
■. m-— ----- FOR ONLY FIVE CENTS -- 
„„ ... ( |,u ve.l to any and all who order anything from this Catalogue to the amount of Fifty Cents, or 
•no.* I r. 1 1 1 .. - 1 - when you send in your order ask’for a packet of Childs'Giant Imperial Japanese Morning 
tll „, md .... ’sit «. ft m it. provided the other articles you order amount to not less than yoc 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Floral Park, N. Y. 
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