SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. BULDS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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BY J.L.CHILD5 
1893 
DinijtbiJS. 
CARDEN PINK.| 
A.u indispensable garden 
flower. A flower fitted equally 
to adorn the poor man’s garden 
or the. spacious grounds of the millionaire. Never out 
of place in any situation. Succeeds in any soil. Stands 
neglect, heat and cold, and is as near iron-clad as plant can 
well he. Like their near relative, the Carnation, the IMari- 
thus is superlatively beautiful, many varieties possessing a 
radiant-like fire that, is impossible to describe, but is the very 
acme of richness and beauty. A grRiid flower for cutting or 
flower work, and succeeds well in pots for winter bloom if 
treated like Carnations. Sow early either in house or open 
E round, and plants will not only bloom all summer and fall. 
ut will survive the winter and bloom the next season. Never 
sow any but the best seed of Dianthus, if you would have the 
choicest flowers. Grows about one foot in height, branching 
freely, and is always strong and erect. Per nkf. 
Diademntus, flora plena. Splendid double flowers of 
the richest, darkest shades, fringed, mottled, striped, 
spotted, flaked, margined, etc., in a most <* 11 * 1 and 
beautiful manner. 10 
Atropurpurea. A very fine shade of dark red. 5 
Double White. Kine for contrast. a 
Lacinlatus. Finely fringed and lacinated flowers of 
large size; very double and perfect. 5 
Strlatus. Large, double, striped flowers. 10 
Heddewlggll. Superb large single flowers.three inches 
across, of the most beautiful colors, many of them 
striped and banded in the most striking manner. 5 
Eastern Queen. Grand flowers 3 or 4 inches across, 
beautifully striped and shaded, and having colors 
which are like the richest silks. 5 
Mourning Cloak. A rich variety of most unique color¬ 
ing. Large double flowersof a velvety purplish black, 
each petal tipped and fringed with snowy white. A 
Per pkt. 
most suitable flower for all funerals, emblems, or for 
cutting at any time. This is a line pot plant. 15 
Crimson Bell. Immense flowers of a rich crimson red. 
A grand flower of the single Heddewiggii type, and a 
beautiful companion to Eastern Queen and the Bride. 5 
fmperlalls. Double Imperial Pinks. Robust, bushy 
growers bearing great quantities of large, double 
flowers of rich, glowing colors. One of the very best 
garden sorts, as they bloom so soon after sowing, and 
are very hardy..... 10 
Brilliant. A dwarf grower with numerous double flowers 
of a dark, rich red, ns large and fine as Carnations. 
A beautiful variety and comes true from seed. 15 
The Bride. A very dwarf, compact plant, but with flow¬ 
ers of the largest size and of the richest possible com¬ 
bination of colors. The groundwork of the flower is a 
clear, pure white, with a radiant., glowing, crimson 
center, shading into a pink band next to the white 
border. With its 
beautiful flmbricat- 
ed blossoms and 
its compact habit, it 
is an extra fine sort 
for pots. 16 
SPECIAL OFFER — One 
mekei each of the ahm<e 
wive sorts for 10c. 
■ Mixed. Ourownmix- 
ture, of the most 
beautiful double 
and single sorts, and 
of every desirable 
shade or peculiar 
msrkin g. This 
mixed seed will give 
a bed of beautiful 
flowers, and scarcely 
two plants will be 
alike in bloom. They 
will bloom from 
early until late, and 
may be lifted in 
autumn and potted 
for blooming in the 
house. Few garden 
flowers equal the 
Dianthus, and none 
are more satisfac- 
imi'BHIAI.is. tory. 16 
