Trade price list of choice gladioli, lilies and various bulbs and plants grown by John Lewis Childs . ALINE A Grand New WhiteGLADIOLUS ALINE One of the finest pure white sortsever introduced. The flower is pure white and very-large bell shape well formed, on astrong spike. Extra. $ per doz. $ per 100. ]\[e\V Gladiolus for T^is Year- The following fine sorts originatedwith us some years ago and are nownamed and described for the first BURXHAM—(Childsi)—Enormous size, rosy flame color withlarge pure white throat. PEARL—(Childsi)—Light deli-cate pink, like a fi
Trade price list of choice gladioli, lilies and various bulbs and plants grown by John Lewis Childs . ALINE A Grand New WhiteGLADIOLUS ALINE One of the finest pure white sortsever introduced. The flower is pure white and very-large bell shape well formed, on astrong spike. Extra. $ per doz. $ per 100. ]\[e\V Gladiolus for T^is Year- The following fine sorts originatedwith us some years ago and are nownamed and described for the first BURXHAM—(Childsi)—Enormous size, rosy flame color withlarge pure white throat. PEARL—(Childsi)—Light deli-cate pink, like a fine pink colored• pearl. SPRAY — (Childsi) — White,beautifully sprayed rose. Large andfine. GEO. YOLLMAR — (Gand.) — Darkpink suffused orange with light yellowrays and throat. Very fine. Price, 30c. each: # per 100. 4 JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Gladiolus GWldsi Tall and erect, standing four and five feet high, withspikes of bloom over two feet in length. Thev branch freely,in most cases each stem producing three or four spikes andbloom much earlier than ordinary varieties. The flowers areof great size, frequently seven to nine inches across. Theform of both flowers and spike is perfection itself, and theylast in bloom a long time before fading, owing to their greatsubstance and vigor, but the most remarkable feature is thecoloring. Orchids cannot surpass them in their varied anddelicate shades, markings and blendings. Every colorknown among Gladiolus is represented, and many never be-fore seen, particularly blues, smoky grays and purple blacks,all having beautiful mottled throats, made up of white, crim-son, pink, yellow, etc, and in this peculiar network of charm-ing spots and colors lies one of its special points of unsur-passed beauty. They outrank all other Gladiolus in size ofspike .size of bloom, vigor, varied and magn
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