Portlilaca. 
The Portulaoa will stand more abuse than almost any 
other flower. They do not like deep shade, or wet, damp soil, 
but in any other situation they only ask the sowing; they 
will take rare of themselves afterwards. The dryer the 
weather and the hotter the sun, the more they flourish, car¬ 
peting the ground with their mat of succulent foliage, that 
during the fore part of the day is almost hidden by clouds of 
R y blossoms, in every color of the rainbow. Fine for border- 
; walks, rock work and bedding. Beautiful in ribbon beds, 
and as they can be transplanted even in full bloom it is easy 
enough to remove any single or off-colored ones, and replace 
them with others as they bloom. Six inches high. Per pkt. 
Grandlflora, Mixed Colors. White, crimson, rose, 
scarlet, yellow, striped, etc. Very brilliant. 5 
Oou bio Rose-FI owe red. Mixed Colors. blos¬ 
soms, jus double as Roses, and of the greatest variety 
of colors and variegations. Our seen is extra choice 
and will produce large double flowers. 15 
Double Yellow. Fine brilliant color. 15 
Double Scarlet. Clear and bright.. . 15 
Double White. Pure and beautiful. 15 
One packet each of above five for Me. 
Pbaeelia C’a rim and lata. 
An easily-grown annual that will commence to bloom a 
month from the time seed is sown in the open ground. 
Erect, cup-shape ((lowers of a. lovely blue. Flowers pro¬ 
fusely and a long time. Its shade of color is one of the rarest 
and loveliest seen among bines. It is a snperbpot plant. 
Campanularla . 5 
PiciiMis. 
Grand sub-tropical foliage plants, unjustly neglected 
because they are cheap. The new varieties are very fine. 
Qlbsonl Dwarf. Beautiful dwarf: compact form. Extra 10 
Cambodgensls. Highly ornamental, the leaves and 
stems being nearly coal-black ; fine, graceful grower. 
with highly ornamental seed pods. 10 
Arborens. Immense grower; 15feet; very effective_ 10 
Mixed Varieties. Many sorts. 5 
Platycodop, Qraijdifloca. 
A companionable flower that is attractive in the border, 
pretty in balcony boxes, and very line for vases and ent- 
flower work. Blooms first year from seed, though it 
is a hardy perennial, the plants living in the ground 1 
over winter and blooming profusely year after year 
. in the same spot. On this account it is very valuable. 
I The pretty sta r-like flowers are three inches across, 
and the colors are very clear. It is a most beautiful 
and satisfactory plant which blooms freely all the 
season., one plant often having a hundred or more of its 
large, fine blossoms at one time. A gent for any garden. 
Pure White. Fine pure color. . 10 
Large Blue. A real line porcelain blue. 10 
Mixed. Several colors. 10 
Peas, ’Trailing. 
These are of a trailing and not of a climbing habit, and 
arc dwarf and bushy, differing greatly from the ordinal* 
Sweet Peas. Their flowers are the largest and most beauti¬ 
ful in form and color of all flowering Peas, and will great ly 
delight all who plant them. They also commence blooming 
about three weeks earlier than Sweet Peas, and continue all 
summer. Pick off the flowers as fast as they* fade. 
Per pkt. 
Lord Anson Blue. Clear sky blue, lovely shude. 10 
Lord Anson White. Pure white. M 
One packet of each for tfe. 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
