. Childs rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Fruit Varieties United States Catalogs; Flowers Varieties United States Catalogs; Vegetables Varieties United States Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Fruit; Flowers; Vegetables. 102 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO- N. TMgridias. One of the most showy of all summer bulbs, and blooms fr .ru miilsummer until frost, growing tlirVe feet high, with large, wide-open triangular blooms, four to six inches across. Tie colors and markings are very brilliant, and peculiarly .rbl and attractive, and clumps of them in the border havea most gorg
. Childs rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Fruit Varieties United States Catalogs; Flowers Varieties United States Catalogs; Vegetables Varieties United States Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Fruit; Flowers; Vegetables. 102 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO- N. TMgridias. One of the most showy of all summer bulbs, and blooms fr .ru miilsummer until frost, growing tlirVe feet high, with large, wide-open triangular blooms, four to six inches across. Tie colors and markings are very brilliant, and peculiarly .rbl and attractive, and clumps of them in the border havea most gorgeous effect. It is difficult to name a flower of such unique and exquisite beauty asa 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: Conchlflora. Fine yellow, bright crimson center variegated with yellow. Pavonia. Very large, bright crimson, center variegated with yellow. Crandiflora Alba. Flowers vefylarge,of pure ivory whit) - ness, spotted with crimson. Few flowers on our grounds have been so greatly admired. Lllacea. New; fine large violet flowers, spot ted. Aurea. Golden Yellow. Rosea. Fine rose color. New and extra fine. Price of ahove i: fun nmnrd »>rf«, Wr. eneh; any 3 for toe.; (he six for SSc. Any sort at 60c. per dozen. Mixed Sorts, all Hie above : 8 bulbs for 15c.; 6 for 25.: 12 for Tritoipa Grandiflora. One of the few Bowers that prolongs Flora's reign to th* verge of winter. A plant of tropical luxuriance, thong" entirely hardv south of the Ohio, and with good protectlo" much farther north. The safest plan is to lift the plant- ana 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 flerv. tubular flowers, borne high above the foliage on stiff, ramro
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