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JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. V. 
Giarjt Rantiqcakis. 
We know of no other low-priced bulb that is so shame¬ 
fully neglected. Their long, wiry stems fit them admirably 
for cutting, and for late spring bedding they‘have few equals, 
blooming, as they do, so freely, and bridging over the gap 
between the Tulips and the early garden flowers. For this 
purpose plant them three or four inches apart and two inches 
deep, with the claws downward. They bear the most lovely 
flowers imaginable—pink, white, black, yellow, red, blush 
and variegated, each about two inches in diameter, and as 
double and as perfectly imbricated as a Dahlia or Rose. 
After the foliage turns yellow the bulbs should be lifted and 
not replaced until late in the fall, or they will spring up be¬ 
fore winter. Always choose a sheltered location. For house 
culture plant five or six bulbs in a 5-inch pot, and treat as 
Hyacinths. They are charming winter bloomers. 
Mont Blanc— Large and double; pure white. 
Fire Ball— Fine double, scarlet. 
Apollo— Magnificent yellow. 
Black Turban— Large, double, black; odd and superb. 
Belladonna —Rose, black edge. 
Rockolico— Fine spotted new and fine. 
Robinson— Fine pure rose; extra. 
PRICE 4c. each; 3 for 10c.; the 7 for 20c.; 30c. per dozen. 
Giant French Mixed— A grand new strain of large flower¬ 
ing habit, and the most magnificent colors. Price. 2 for 
oc.; 12 for 20c. 
Amaryllis Regina. 
The queenly beauty of this 
Amaryllis has given 
the name of Regina 
(Queen) Amaryllis or Queen 
Lily. That.* it is a fine win¬ 
ter bloomer also adds much 
: to. ,its merits. Bulbs large 
'ana' strong,;ready, to com- 
A 1 ® 1106 growth as soon as 
f - potted, and-will soon bloom. 
Flowers yery large, beau¬ 
tiful- wide’-open or spread¬ 
ing. shape. Color soft ligh- 
scarlet with white center 
or throat. The charming 
color and beautiful shape 
of the flower makes this one 
of the choicest of the large 
and celebrated race of 
Amaryllis species. For win¬ 
ter blooming this is one of 
the real gems, ranking in 
beauty and value with Lilium 
Harrisi. Sacred Lilr, or in 
fact, any of the well-known 
favorites. 15c. each; 3 for 30c.: 
12 for $1.00. 
FLACK CALLA. 
Black Galla. 
Strictly a winter bloomer and will bloom no other timeo 
Its flowers are enormous, fully a foot in length; color, clear 
coal-black, so intense that it really shows a brilliancy, and 
as may well be imagined, it is a flower of most striking 
oddity and beauty. A person who possesses a, bulb of this 
Calla has, indeed, a treasure which will be the envy of the 
entire neighborhood. The bulbs are large, and should be 
potted in the fall, and when growth commences set in a 
window. After blooming the foliage will die down, and the 
bulb should be kept dry for planting again in the fall. In. 
addition to its great beauty and oddity, it has a fine fra¬ 
grance. It is a native of the Holy Land. Bulbs of mammotb, 
size, 20c. each; 3 for 50c. 
Grape Hyacinths. 
One of the sweetest little 
flowers imaginable, and in 
masses very striking, mak¬ 
ing a wave of intensest 
blue that catches every 
eye. As hardy as an oak, 
and as it increases rapidly 
should be planted in every 
garden. Its spikes are just 
the size for button-hole 
bouquets, while its long 
stems enable it to be used 
to advantage, in all bou- 
uets or cut-flower work, 
f you want a “pot of blue,” 
that will make your win¬ 
dow a thing of beauty for 
a month in midwinter, 
plant half a dozen bulbs in 
a 5-inch pot, and treat as 
other Hyacinths, and you 
will have your desire. 
They never fail to bloom, 
each bulb sending up two 
flower-stalks that rise to 
a uniform height. 
Sky B!ue— The most fairy-like of spring flowers, 
indigo Blue— Fine deep indigo tipped white. 
Snow White— Long spikes of milky-whiteness. 
Sc. each.; 15c. per dozen; $1.00 per loo: 3 each of the 3 sorts , 12c • 
12 each for 30c. 
