Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . hite flowers,honey- scented, and never out of bloom 6 Little Gem. An improved variety; much larger flowersof a pure white, and, if , more floriferous thanthe old Sweet. Plant is also more robust and spread-ing, a single plant forming a thick mat of flowers andfoliage 12 to I.) inches across. Three and four hun-dred spikes of flowers In full bloom can becounted on a good specimen plant at one timeIndeed 600 spikes have been counted oa one 10 A rare and little-known annual of great beauty. It Is alife-long favorite with everyo
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . hite flowers,honey- scented, and never out of bloom 6 Little Gem. An improved variety; much larger flowersof a pure white, and, if , more floriferous thanthe old Sweet. Plant is also more robust and spread-ing, a single plant forming a thick mat of flowers andfoliage 12 to I.) inches across. Three and four hun-dred spikes of flowers In full bloom can becounted on a good specimen plant at one timeIndeed 600 spikes have been counted oa one 10 A rare and little-known annual of great beauty. It Is alife-long favorite with everyone who grows it. It grows twofi-et high, and will thrive in a shady or out-of-the-way placewhere scarcely anything else will grow. It resembles a large,l)eautiful Forget-me-not, though much finer in every respect,especially for bouquetsand cut flowers. Colora most lovelyshade of deep, clear, brilliant blue, with a pure white blooms early, and continues all Lovely blue 10 42 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS. FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO. N. dry weather, mulch liberally with oldmanure, or course lilteF, and do not letlliein suHer for water. Our Hst of varie-ties is a fine one. There Is not a poorsort among them all. Per pkt. Nev^ Rose. Tall sort, about two feet in height. One ofthe very best varieties, and a profuse bloomer. OuterpftalsaVe fully recurved, and inner petals beautifullyincui-ved and imbricated like the rose. Mixed colors. A favwrite sort 10 New Rose, Pure White. Pure pearly white, exquisite for cuttini; or wi aring 10 New Rose, Dark Red. Verj rich, clearcolor 10 New Rose, Blue. A beautiful shade of clear blue. Thewlilte, red, and blue sorts are admirable for ribbon beddin;,, contrastin-r finely with each other 10 Truffauts Peony-Flowered. A valuable and standardvnrii iv—the most perfect peony-type known. Tall-i;ro\vinK and bearing an enormsus quantity of extra large double flow-els, beautifully In-curved and of everyshade from purewhite to elowingcrimson
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