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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
ROSES AT TEN CENTS EACH. 
To meet competition in cheap Koses we have reduced the price of our superior high grade stock to ten 
cents each, if five or more sire taken. Of course, small weak plants can he grown sit u profit at ten cents; hut 
our strong, healthy, well-rooted stock is worth more; but in offering our plants sit that price we have the con¬ 
solation of knowing that our loss will he our customers' gain ; so plant them freely. 
The Rose is the emblem of beauty and true worth; the 
Rose-bud of innocence and purity. At all times, and in all 
places, the Rose has ever been the acknowledged Queen of 
Flowers. The maiden of two thousand years ago adorned 
herself with chaplets and garlands of Roses as does the 
maiden of to-day. The use of Roses is now more universal 
than ever. We cannot got along without Roses for pillars 
and hedges and bedding. They are indispensable for vases, 
or for tine cut flower work, while no other flower is as popu¬ 
lar for wearing or table decoration. Every family ought to 
grow them in abundance, for never in the history of the 
world have Roses been as low in price as now, and never as 
beautiful. The Rose has been brought to such a state of 
perfection as regards size, shape and color of flower, that it 
seems impossible for further improvement. 
The secret of having good Roses is to begin with good, 
healthy plants, and not weak, sickly things, or those with 
stunted growth. The growth of many Roses is stunted be¬ 
fore they are sent out, by leaving them too long in the cut¬ 
ting bed or in small pots, hence tho weak growth ami poor 
blossoms which follow. We furnish st rong, vigorous, well- 
rooted Roses, readv to grow and bloom at once, ami it is for 
this reason more than any other that our plants produce 
such an unusual large amount of the finest, flowers. We have 
revised our list of varieties over and over again, until we 
know that these here offered are the very cream of more than 
a thousand known kinds. We do not believe that, the list 
could possibly he Improved. It embraces many recent nov¬ 
elties, as well as all the fine old sorts of tried and true merit. 
Our complete system of mailing Rose* ami other jikmht in 
strong wooden boxes, insures their cnrnjing to the remotest parts* 
of the Union in perfect order. 
Tea, or EVerbloonppg Roses. 
Price, 15c. each; a for 25c.; I fur 50c.; or more at 10c, each. 
One each of the M sorts for 
The most popular for bedding. Blooms when very small- 
and if well oared for flowers continuously the whole'season* 
Tea Roses are of great substance, with remarkably lorn* 
handsome buds and shell pctaled flowers of most exquisite 
soft shades, and distinct tea-like fragrance, Largely yrnwn 
in pots for winter blooming. Give winter protection by 
banking with earth, or covering with evergreen boughs. 
Catherine Mermet. The florist’s choice whenever a fine 
pink Rose is ordered. The perfection of form, while the 
color is an exquisite bright, pink, with shadings of paler 
pink and cream. 
Ouchesse de Brabant. Exceedingly robust and fragrant, 
and one of the freest of all in bloom. The color is a deli¬ 
cate and peculiar shade of rose, richly shaded. 
Bridesmaid. A lovely new Rose of large size and perfect 
form. Exquisite soft sea-shell pink with a satin lustre. 
Ernest Metz. Flowersof great size, buds long and pointed. 
on long stems. Color soft carmine rose. 
Etolle de Lyon. One of the best outdoor Roses grown, and 
tho hardiest of all the yellow varieties. A free bloomer. 
. flower large, of a rich, creamy yellow, and finely cupped. 
Franclsca Kruger. An extra fine Rose for outdoor culture. 
Splendid deep copper yellow flowers, not as pale as most 
yellow Roses when grown in the open air. 
Hermo8a. Long a favorile and will he a hundred vears 
from now. Unusually hardy, and bears great quantities 
of medium sized shell-like flowersof the loveliest pink. 
Baron Berge. Splendid largedouble flowers of a mostdeli- 
cato and pleasing color; soft lemon white at base of 
petals, elegantly tinted with rose on the outer edges. 
I Maman Coohet. New and extra fine. Deep rosy pink, on 
I long stems. A robust grower. 
Luclole. A beautiful Rose, noted for its exquisite shading. 
Extra large cupped flowers of great substance, of a rich 
cherry-red. with golden center, elegantly veined. 
: La Princess Vera. Large and lovely buds, opening into a 
full double flower. Beautiful salmon rose, shaded with 
carmine. Extra. 
Madame Hoste. Extra good either for pots or out of door. 
Ptire golden yellow at. center, shading to a light canary 
at the outer petals. Sometimes a creamy white in the 
open air. Very large flowers, elegantly shaped and finely 
perfumed. 
Madame de Wattevllle. Often called the Tulip Rose. One 
of the best fancy Roses, an indescribable lilending of 
cream add carmine, each sheli-like petal outlined with 
bright pink. Its distinct fragrance is very pleasing. 
Malmalson Blush. Grand old Rose of enormous size and 
great beauty and fragrance. As double as a Paiony. 
All the Malmalson Roses are superb. 
Malmalson Red. Fine, large, deep red. Grand, 
Malmalson Yellow. Beautiful apricot yellow, delieateand 
lovely. 
Marie Culllot. One of the finest outdoor White RoseB. 
Very free, perfect and beautiful. All should possess it. 
Snowy white, tinted yellow. 
Marie Van Houtte. Light canary yellow, sometimes al¬ 
most white. Very large and perfect. A fine bedder. 
Marshal Nell. The finest known yellow Rose, hut a rank 
grower and requires lots of room. Fine for greenhouses. 
Mrs. DeCraw. A new Rose, very robust and quite hardy, 
fragrant and free blooming. Color a clear self pink of 
loveliest shade. Cannot fail to please. 
NIphetos. Rather too delicate for the open ground, but 
the grandest of all white indoor Roses, particularly free 
blooming during the winter. Long, pointed, snowy- 
white buds that no other Rose can equal. 
Papa Contler. Fine for either garden or house. Large 
flowers of great substance, and very fragrant. Color, a 
rich, dark carmine. A glorious Rose. 
Perle des Jardlns. Almost an exact counterpart of the 
famous Marshal Neil Rose, but very robust and of dwarf 
growth. Fine either for pots or open ground. 
Queen’s Scarlet. An extra good Hose. Always in bloom, 
and the color an unusual one among ever-bioomers. be- 
ing a dark, rich, satiny crimson. No better dark Rose. 
Rainbow. A charming new Rose, showing several different 
colors in the same flower. 
Snowflake. A new white Rose, with lovely waxen blooms 
in the greatest abundance. Fine for out of door, and 
extra tine for pots. 
The Queen. This superb Rose is asport from the grand old 
Souvenir d’un Ann, and has the same beautiful pointed 
buds and distinct fragrance, but is pure snowy white in 
color instead of pink. Extra fine. 
The Bride. An exquisitely lovely Rose, and very popular. 
Beautiful foliage, and perfect double flowersof the very 
largest size, and of tho most snowy whiteness. 
Marlon Dlngee. Beautifully cupped flower of exquisite 
beauty, and a most profuse bloomer. Color, deep crim¬ 
son. very bright and showy. 
Sunset. One of the richest colored Roses in the Tea sec¬ 
tion ; a rich golden amber, or old gold, elegantly tinged 
and shaded with ruddy copper. The flowers and buds 
are extra large, full, finely formed and dellciouslv per¬ 
fumed. 
