. Childs rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Fruit Varieties United States Catalogs; Flowers Varieties United States Catalogs; Vegetables Varieties United States Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Fruit; Flowers; Vegetables. COPYRICh'TED IS93 SI' Rare ^ixjapyllis Species. These are members of the beautiful Amaryllis family, and are mostmagnificient flowering bulbs, suitable alike for garden or pot culture. Crinum Ornatum. This is the king of the Amaryllis tribe; it produces a large round bulb, which grows to weigh as much as ten pounds. It can be treated as a pot plant, or grown
. Childs rare flowers, vegetables, and fruits. Fruit Varieties United States Catalogs; Flowers Varieties United States Catalogs; Vegetables Varieties United States Catalogs; John Lewis Childs (Firm); Fruit; Flowers; Vegetables. COPYRICh'TED IS93 SI' Rare ^ixjapyllis Species. These are members of the beautiful Amaryllis family, and are mostmagnificient flowering bulbs, suitable alike for garden or pot culture. Crinum Ornatum. This is the king of the Amaryllis tribe; it produces a large round bulb, which grows to weigh as much as ten pounds. It can be treated as a pot plant, or grown in the garden as a summer flowering bulb. It is of the easiest culture and sure to succeed with every one. Its flowers are large, and, like a most beautiful Lily, borne in enormous clusters at the top of the stout scapes. Color soft, delicate blush, with a scarlet bar through the center of each petal, and very sweet scented. 75e. each. Crinum Moorel. Much like the above, except its flowers are more beautifully formed and of a clear pearly-white color with a beautiful pink stripe through each petal. Grand and "beautiful and of exquisite fragrance. $1 each. Crinum Flmbriatulm. (Milk and \?ine Lilt.) Flowers in large umbels, on strong scapes, long and trumpet- shaped. Colors delicate and pretty, white and pink, striyed and blended. Fine large flowering bulbs, 30c. each. Ismene Calathena. The flowers are of very large form and of a snowy whiteness, and arg also exceedingly fragrant. It is really one of the most lovely of all the great Amaryllis tribe, having a peculiar grandeur and beauty which one can appreciate at sight, but cannot describe. 30c. each. Sternbergla t-utea. The "Yellow Ama- ; Bright deep golden yellow. 10c. each ; 3 for 25c. Scariet Spider Lily, Fine large clusters of deep blood scarlet blossoms late in summer. This love- ly Japanese bulb is known as Nirene Japonica, and is quite hardy in most localities. 15c. each; 3 for 30c. Speci
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