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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Y. 
The Crocus is the recognized harbinger of spring. Be 
tween the lulls of late winter’s tempest its brave little flowers 
first appear, minding not the least frosts or flurries of snow. 
For six weeks its bright flowers smile saucily at us, quite 
sure of their welcome. Their cost is so trifling that all can 
afford to plant them freely. The Crocus has been much im- 
g roved late years in size of blossom and variety of colorings. 
irocuses are extra fine for borders, etc., and are particularly 
charming dotted by twos and threes over the lawn. When 
up, the^ come in earliest spring and peen through the grass, 
as the wild flowers do in the meadow. 
Fine Mixed Crocus— Of all colors. Fine select bulbs, 10c. 
per doz.; 60c. per 100; $4.00 per 1,000. 
Faqcy Naiped G^ocds. 
The following are extra fine named sorts, of odd and 
beautiful colors. 
Dandy —Fine blue, white edged; lovely. 
Othello —Rich purple-black. 
Montblanc —Large snow-white; grand. 
Purpurea Crandiflora— Rich purple; enormous. 
Cloth of Cold— Bright yellow, black spots. 
Brilliant Yellow— Rich bright yellow. 
Van Speyk—Extra large, rich violet-purple, striped white; 
the finest of the large-flowered striped sorts. 
Sir John Bright— Lovely azure blue, large fine flower and a 
profuse bloomer. 
PRICE— 15c. per dozen; $1.00 per 100; 3 each of the 8 sorts for 
30c.; 12 each for $1.00. 
(See also page 14 .) 
CROCUS BIFLORA. MAMMOTH YELLOW. 
\laiqinoth Y e llo\V G roc hs. 
It is astonishing the amount of blooms a single bulb of 
this Crocus will furnish. The handsome flowers are very 
large and brilliant, and a row of them is a wave of gold. 
Not another flower of its season makes such a display of 
brightness or becomes such a complete mass of bloom. More 
than twenty blooms have been counted from a single bulb. 
Bulbs are about the size of a Tulip and bloom extra early. 
3c. each; 4 for 10c.; 12 for 25c.; 100 for $1.75. 
Groces giflora. 
A favorite, because of its extreme earliness as well as for 
its general beauty. The flower-cup is beautifully flaked and 
feathered with purple on the outside, while the.inside is white 
and yellow, tinged blue. Quite fragrant also, and a most 
profuse bloomer. A truly lovely flower and particularly 
adapted to pot culture. 3c. each; 5 for 10c.; 12 for 20c. 
Gmpt-Flovtfered Grooms. 
This Giant strain is a special mixture of the best new 
sorts and improved seedlings, prepared for us in Holland by 
those who make a specialty of these bulbs. Only those sorts 
with the largest flowers and best colors are admitted in the 
mixture. Either for garden or house this Crocus mixture 
cannot be surpassed. Crocus for the house do not thrive 
under dry heat or gas, but do well in any sunny window of 
moderate temperature; they can even be grown in rooms al¬ 
most destitute of fire heat. This strain of Crocus will be to 
our. customers a revelation of beauty such as they cannot 
anticipate. Try them, both in the garden and in pots, by all 
means. Do not miss the beautiful treat they will afford you. 
See cut on page 14. 15c. per doz.; $1.00 per 100. 
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