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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
The Napcissiis. 
The Narcissus is fast becoming a rival to the Hvaeinth 
and Tulip, The massive spikes of the one and the vivid 
colors of the other are missing, but the Narcissus—the Daf¬ 
fodil of the poets—has charms of its own to counter-balance 
these. For cutting or wearing it is the best of the three, 
being by far the best vase flower of the spring. Most of the 
garden sorts are particularly showy in masses, and do not 
require frequent re-setting to keep in vigor and flower, need¬ 
ing no care, in fact, beyond the planting Others of this 
family are among our best j)ot bulbs, their clustered stars 
and stately trumpets of white and cream, lemon, orange 
and yellow, giving variety, fragrance and warmth of color 
to our window gardens. In pots they may be had in bloom 
from Christmas until April. Out of doors, from the earliest 
to the latest, they last fully two months. Our collection is a 
particularly choice one and truetonarm. We offer our bulbs 
at a low price to encourage extensive planting. Try a few 
bulbs, both for the house and garden. They will prove so 
beautiful and increase so rapidly you will feel doubly repaid 
for your outlay. They can be grouped along the border of 
shrubberies, or at the foot of rockeries, or under trees. 
Everyone should have early, medium and late sorts, as well 
as some of each of different types. 
10 FINE NARCISSUS, CHEAP. 
Leeds! -A lovely early sort, pure white perianth straw cuj 
Trumpet Major— Golden yellow. One of the best for mass 
mg. Fine also for winter blooming. Early. 
Scot leu s or Carland -Perianth white, trumpet yellow 
Extra for forcing. 
Stella—A favorite vase or corsage flower. One of the bes 
for house culture. Extra large, star-like flowers, cream 
white, with clear yellow cup. Early. 
Prlnceps Elegant large trumpet of a delicate canary yel 
low, and large, sulphur-white perianth. One of the mos 
elegant and beautiful of all Narcissus. A very earl" 
bloomer, and extra fine either for the garden or for win 
ter blooming in pots. Plant it largely. 
Nana— The lovely dwarf golden Daffodil'. 
Incomparabilis Simplex -The fine old golden Daffodil. 
Poeticus t Pure white, with scarlet-edged crown Ver 
fragrant. Late. Do/.en, 30c.; per 100, $1.50 
Poeticus Ornatus-The flower is large, of the most perfec 
shape, snow-white m color, with a crimson -bordered cut) 
Not, only is it the most beautiful Poeticus, but by fa 
the most valuable, on account of its extreme earliness 
blooming three weeks before the old sort. For winte 
blooming in pots it it just, exquisite. 
Poeticus Poetarum -Pure white, with orange scarlet cup 
Price, 4c. each; any S for 10c.; the 10 for Soc.. or SOc. per dozen 
PAK OF NARCISSUS, BLOOMING IN WINTER. 
8 GRAND AND RARE NARCISSUS. 
Coiden Spur— Flower to 5 inches across and nearly as 
long. Petals of the perianth broad and smooth, long and 
widely flared trumpet, with deeply frilled and furrowed 
border. Color, a deep golden yellow. Blooms early. 
Sir Walkins Is of the chalice-flower type, or half-trumpet 
form. A gigantic flower. 4 or 5 inches across, with broad 
wing-like petals that shade from canary yellow at the 
tips to golden yellow base. Cup, golden yellow. 
Coiden Plover— Large golden yellow, round shape, great 
size and beauty. 
Princeps Major Enormous large trumpet of the most 
beautiful form. Golden yellow, with great sulphur 
white perianth. One of the most lovely of all. 
Moschatus Large, trumpet-shaped flower of a pure white 
color throughout. The blossoms are of exquisite shape 
and pendulous or nodding, unlike any other sort. 
Emperor Broad, rich yellow trumpet, perianth deep prim¬ 
rose. Its foliage is very strong and the blooms enormous. 
Empress -Possesses the same gigantic size and fine form of 
Emperor, but with golden perianth and white trumpet. 
Superior to Horsfieldi, which it somewhat resembles. 
Cyclamen Flowered— An elegant variety, bearing several 
white, Cyclamen-like flowers on a stem. Novel and per¬ 
fectly elegant, especially for pots. 
Price , 10c. each; any 3 for 25c.: the 8 /or 60c, 
c0 pYRIGHT^ 
1897 
BYJ.L.CHILD5 
MIXED NARCISSUS. 
All sorts of Double 
and Single, many vari¬ 
eties, and will make 
a magnificent bed, 
blooming year after 
year. Per dozen, 30c.; 
per 100, SI .50. 
