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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO- N. Y. 
igridias. 
One of the most showy of all summer bulbs, ami blooms 
from midsummer until frost, growing three feet high, with 
large, wide-open triangular blooms, four to six inchesacross. 
The colors and markings are very brilliant, and peculiarly 
odd and attractive, and clumps of them in the border haven 
most gorgeous effect. It is difficult to name a flower of such 
unique and exquisite beauty asaTigi’idia.the superb spotting 
being so self-like and handsome. They are easily grown, and 
always more than satisfactory. The following varieties are 
great improvements in size and color over the older varieties: 
Conch Iflora. Fine yellow, bright crimson center variegated 
with yellow. 
Pavonia. Very large, bright crimson, center variegated 
with yellow. 
Crandiflora Alba. Flowers very large, of pure ivory white¬ 
ness, spotted with crimson. Few flowers on our grounds 
have been so greatly admired. 
Lllacea. New; fine large violet flowers, spotted. 
A urea. Holden Yellow. 
Rosea. Fine rose color. New and extra fine. ' 
Price of above 6 flue named sorts, 10 c. each: any 3 for 20 r.; 
the six for J'r. Any sort at fiOc. per dozen. 
Mixed Sorts, all the above ; 3 bulbs for 15c.; 6 for 25.; 12 for 
40c.: 25 for 75c. 
Tritoipa Grand iflora. 
One of flie few flowers that prolongs Flora's reign to tli e 
verge of winter. A plant of tropical luxuriance, though 
entirely hardy south of the Ohio, and with good protectio 1 * 
much farther north. The safest plan is to lift the plants and 
keep in box of soil in cellar over winter. A large specimen 
is very beautiful with its many long- narrow, recurved leaves 
which are crowned in midsummer and autumn with. long, 
crowded spikes of fiery, tubular flowers, borne high above 
The foliage on stiff, ramrod-like stalks. At a little distance 
the close heads of flaming orange and red flowers are very 
striking, and have earned the plant, its common name of 
Red-Hot Poker." We have seen them bloom well into 
November and December. It always blooms until tlie ground 
freezes up. Frost does not kill foliage or bloom. Indispens¬ 
able. and must be in every garden on account of its brilliancy 
and late blooming. 20c. each, 3 for 50c., 7 for $1.00. 
Ipoiqea 
Mexicaqa. 
This beautiful climber is also 
offered among. "Specialties and 
Novelties," with the Moonflow- 
ers. It is also entitled to a place 
here as it is a summer flowering 
bulb. It forms a root as large as 
a Dahlia which is safely wintered 
iu any cellar; and when planted 
out. in the spring it commences a. 
strong growth at once, and is 
really the most useful of all 
climbing plants, as it starts so 
early and grows so rapidly. Its 
flowers sire of a satin violet crim¬ 
son color, and remain open all 
day. This is often known as 
Tuberous - Rooted Moon flower. 
ipovea Mexican*. An elegant vine for conserva¬ 
tories or large bay windows during winter. 25c. each; 3 
for 00 c. 
Gooperia Drlnpiqopdi. 
This bulb belongs to the Amaryllis family, ami can either 
be grown in pots or open ground. The beautiful Lily-like 
(lowers are borne on stems 10 to 15 inches high, and are pro¬ 
fusely borne. They have a saying In Texas that the Cooper ia 
blooms after every rainstorm. Certainly its flowers spring 
upas by magic repeatedly through the season. Color, pure 
white. Bulbs large and strong, 10c. each, :t for 20c.. S for 50c. 
