Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . nd their culture. All thedifferent species are fully described. Price, lOc. Mixed Gl^diolas. Our mixed Gladiolus are not the poor dull-colors, old dis-carded red sorts and worthless seedlings usually sent out asMixtures. On the contniry they are made up from splendidnamed soi-ts, brightestand most varied colors, wlite, yellow,pink, rose, blush, intense scarlet, carmine, violet, striped,blotched, variegated, etc. All old common and poor sortshave been discarded, and this mixture is of the hignestgradeto be found in this or any other
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . nd their culture. All thedifferent species are fully described. Price, lOc. Mixed Gl^diolas. Our mixed Gladiolus are not the poor dull-colors, old dis-carded red sorts and worthless seedlings usually sent out asMixtures. On the contniry they are made up from splendidnamed soi-ts, brightestand most varied colors, wlite, yellow,pink, rose, blush, intense scarlet, carmine, violet, striped,blotched, variegated, etc. All old common and poor sortshave been discarded, and this mixture is of the hignestgradeto be found in this or any other , all Colors, First Size. Extra large flowering bulbs, per dozen, SOc; pi-r UW. fj/i); per 1,000, by , all Colors, Second Size. These are all fine bloom-ing, young, vigorous bulbs. Per dozen, 15c.; per 100,;per l,nOO, S,*.0O,bv , all Colors, Third Size. Small bulbs, but willbloom nicely this summer. Per dozen, 10c.; per 100, 60c.;per 1,000, , by mail. SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1895. 95. LeiDoiiies New Haidg Hpnd Gladiolus. The odd and fantastic markings of these Gladiolus, andtheir beautiful shape, resemble the fascinating beauty of theOrchid. Yellow, crimson, white, brown, green, pink, etc.,are blended together, producing an effect seen in no otherflower. They are of recent introduction, therefore, new andquite unknown. It is useless to attempt to describe theirregal beauty, for it cannot be done. They must be tlieir gay colors and odd markings, they have twovery important points of superiority over other sorts. First,they bloom two or three weeks earlier and are in full perfec-tion before others appear; and secondly, they are hardy, andmaybe left in the ground over winter, from year to year,without lifting in autumn; yet we do not advise this plan,as we think it oetter to lift them in the fall and store them inthe cellar, that they may be planted out in fresh mellow soilin spring. They do well either
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