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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 
a<mu,e ZnnrvMsZ , "’ e S , ee , ?",* SpikeS 'f Gladiolus of brilliant, fascinating and varied colors; treat 
darning Amaryllis of indescribable beauty; Gloxinias spotted, marked and colored mist exquisitely ■ great 
splices of waxy Tuberoses of wonderful purity- and fragrance; lovely, graceful, charming Xepliyranthes and 
Mexican Gems; exquisite Dahlias and fantastic Tigridias pny i.mines and 
ThfviTe w" T7 ^ Pla " te " ' ,y »•'" "«f -v other class of doners. 
They are so easily grown and so satisfactory to everyone that they are invaluable. Summer-flowering bulbs 
require no skill and very little attention to grow them to perfection. Plant them in the garden in Spring after 
severe freezing is passed and they will soon be up and will nourish and bloom ail Summer. In Autumn after 
early freezing the bulbs should be lifted, dried and stored in a cellar or some other position away from frost, 
or planting again the following Spring. W e are headquarters for Summer Flowering llulbs and grow and soil 
more of them than any other two houses in the world. 
s&njary 
A royal family of luiljis, with large 
umbels of magnificent lily-like (low¬ 
ers of largest size and richest color¬ 
ing. Besides the pure white, pale 
flesh and soft pink shades, are many 
intense and brilliant shades of crim¬ 
son, scarlet, orange and vermilion, 
either self-color or boldly striped 
with white, green or red. Can he 
kept in pots the year round, or plant¬ 
ed out in open ground during 
mer. Alternate rest and growth is 
the secret of big Amaryllis 
and lots of them. While 
give them all the sun and moisture 
possible; hut while at rest give very 
little water nr none at all. The 
varieties Increase so slowly as to be 
always high in price; hut if our 
tomers were to compare our 
with the leading European firms, 
whoask eight, ten. fifteen and twenty 
dollars per bulb for what we ask from 
fifty cents to two dollars for, they 
would think our prices extremely 
low for such rare and fine varieties. 
Belladonna. Elegant blush colored blooms of great 
fragrance nnd beauty. . $ 
Aullca Platipetala. Large, vigorous grower. Bulbs 
and flowers of enormous size: oolor.deep blood crini- 
sou. shaded black. A grand variety..:. 
Empress of India. A famous European variety which 
usually sells at gllteach. Color.deep scarlet,banded 
orange shaded to white. Enormous sizi. 2 
Hamilton Hybrids. Extra finehybrids whicli blooinat 
all times of the year. Flowers large and wellformed 
and of two colors scarlet and white, variegated... 2 
J. L. Childs, outside petals grayish white, inside 
bright pink, striped and sulTuscd with pure white, 
r lowers very large and produce freely at all times 
of year. A most exquisitely beautiful flower. 1 
Jonnsonll. A grand old sort.alwayspopular. Flowers 
large and very beautiful, deep red striped white.. . 
Regina. An extra fine winter bloomer nnd extensively 
sold for that purpose. Flowers of good size, beauti¬ 
ful. wide-open shape and a bright orange scarlet. 
Fine for pots or for summer flowering in file open 
ground, treated like a Tuberose. One of the most 
beautiful, free flowering and satisfactory of all 
Amaryllis, a fine flowering bulbs for50c.. 7 for $1.00. 
Formoslsslma. There is hardly a flower which lias 
such a deep, rich, velvety, crimson color, a color so 
intensely brilliant as this. It is a free bloomer, and 
succeeds well either in pots or in the open ground, 
and blooms very soon after painting. 3 for 30c. 
Phadranassa Cloriosa. The flowers are borne in pen¬ 
dulous clusters ami an odd mingling of colors- 
green. orange, scarlet., etc. Always admired. 
Mixed Hybrids. Fine large flowering seedlings of 
beautiful colors. Many are nearly as fine as above 
namedsorts. Willgivegreat satisfaction. 3for81.00. 
SPECIAL OFFER.— C fine Amaryllis for$1.00, asf-Aloic 
Aulica, Regina , Formoslsslma, Diailranassa and Hybrid. 
