Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . tsbranches outover the groundor drooping over the sides ofthe pot holding its large,silky flowers erect, so thattheir unsurpassed beauty isseen to best advantage. Asa plant for hangdng pot orbasket it is unexcelled. Theplant is a free grower, suc-ceeding in any soil or situ-ation, and commencing tobloom almost as soon as thecuttings are potted. As awindow plant it combinesgreat hardiness and ease ofculture with unsurpassedbeauty and delicate loveli-ness, and profusion of the open ground it growsfreely and blooms profuselyall summer,
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . tsbranches outover the groundor drooping over the sides ofthe pot holding its large,silky flowers erect, so thattheir unsurpassed beauty isseen to best advantage. Asa plant for hangdng pot orbasket it is unexcelled. Theplant is a free grower, suc-ceeding in any soil or situ-ation, and commencing tobloom almost as soon as thecuttings are potted. As awindow plant it combinesgreat hardiness and ease ofculture with unsurpassedbeauty and delicate loveli-ness, and profusion of the open ground it growsfreely and blooms profuselyall summer, and, in fact, un-til winter is upon it, as earlyfrosts do not injure Bright, deeppink; veined with scarlet,and with a light Pure snow-white, enormous size. _ Apple Blossom. White, tinted blush, andbordered with satin pink. An extremely delicate Tintedi A lovely shade of light soft rose i very delicate. Price, soc. each; three/or joc: the four for Ooc. 22 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, QUEENS CO., N. Rare c^ir^aryllis SP^cies. These are members of the beautiful Amaryllis family,and are most magnificent flowering bulbs, suitable alilie for^rden or pot culture. Crinum Ornatum. This is the king of the Amaryllis tribe;it produces a large round bulb, which grows to weigh asmuch as ten pounds. It can be treated as a pot plant, orgrown in the garden as a summer flowering bulb. It isof the easiest culture and sure to succeed with flowers are large, and, like a most beautiful ,borne In enormous clusters at the top of the stout soft, delicate blush, with a scarlet bar through thecenter of each petiil, and very sweet scented. each. Crinum Moorel. Much like the above, except its flowersare more beautifully formed and of a clear pearly-whitecolor with a beautiful pink stripe through each beautiful and of exquisite fragrance. 81 each. Crinum Flmbrlatul-um. (Milk and Wine Lily.) Flowersin lar
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