Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . rge flower of the softest, sweetestrose color. Large magenta stains with purple and whiteinottlings in the Fine rose marbled with crimson ; throat showing large white stripes and beautiful Very dark deep ruby red with bright violet andwhite mottling in throat; an exceedingly rich of ahoie thirteen new sorts, 30c. each: four for $:the thirteen for Fine Mixed Gladiolus Chlldsl. All colors, large flowering bulbs, 20c. each ; 3 for .tOc; 12 for Fine seed of G. Chlldsi, all colors
Childs' rare flowers, vegetables & fruits for 1895 . rge flower of the softest, sweetestrose color. Large magenta stains with purple and whiteinottlings in the Fine rose marbled with crimson ; throat showing large white stripes and beautiful Very dark deep ruby red with bright violet andwhite mottling in throat; an exceedingly rich of ahoie thirteen new sorts, 30c. each: four for $:the thirteen for Fine Mixed Gladiolus Chlldsl. All colors, large flowering bulbs, 20c. each ; 3 for .tOc; 12 for Fine seed of G. Chlldsi, all colors mixed, will bloomsecond year, 20c. per pkt.; 3 pkts. for cut or colored plate cannot properly show the magnifi-cence of this wonderful new strain of Gladiolus. We nave,therefore, prepared a Magnificent Stipple Lithograph In 18colors, size 10x3:3 inches, showing spikes in bloom, naturalsize and colors. It is a magnificent picture, and we will sup-ply it in rolUi-s by mall, free of charge, if ten cents is sent topay cost of packing and Gladiolus Gllildsi. No novelty in Floriculture has been introduced duringthe past ten years which equals in importance, magnificenceor value, this distinct new strain of Gladiolus, first intro-duced by us lastyear. They faroutrankallotherGladiolus insize of spike, size of bloom, vigor, varied and magnificentcoloring and freedom of bloom. They were protluccd byMax Leichtlin, of Germany, the most noted horticulturist inthe world, and are the result of a careful cross betweenthe finer varieties of Gandevensis, and that lovely species,Saunderci. They were for some years owned exclusively byMons. G. Le Beuf, of France. They cameinto our possessiona few years later at the purchase price of 820,000. In our handsthey have been still further hybridized and improved bycareful selection. DESCRIPnON.—It is diflicult to describe flowersof suchvaried and peculiar beauty as these Gladiolus. They aremuch stronger and more vigorous than others, th
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