Childs' catalogue of fall bulbs that bloom plants, seeds, shrubs, fruits etcwith a treatise on the culture of bulbs indoors and out. . ttingand for late spring bedding they have few equals, bloomingas they do, so freely, and bridging over the gap betweenthe Tulip and the early garden flowers. For this purposeplant them three or four inches apart and two inches deep,with the claws downwards. They bear the most lovelyflowers imaginable—pink, white, black, yellow, red, blushand variesrated, each about two inches in diameter and asdouble and as perfectly imbricated as a Dahlia or Rose. Al-ways cho
Childs' catalogue of fall bulbs that bloom plants, seeds, shrubs, fruits etcwith a treatise on the culture of bulbs indoors and out. . ttingand for late spring bedding they have few equals, bloomingas they do, so freely, and bridging over the gap betweenthe Tulip and the early garden flowers. For this purposeplant them three or four inches apart and two inches deep,with the claws downwards. They bear the most lovelyflowers imaginable—pink, white, black, yellow, red, blushand variesrated, each about two inches in diameter and asdouble and as perfectly imbricated as a Dahlia or Rose. Al-ways choose a sheltered location. For house culture, plantfive or six bulbs in a 5-inch pot, and treat as Hyacinth?.Thev arp charming winter Blanc—Large and double; pure Ball—Fine double -Magnificent yellow- Queen of Netherland— black: odd and —Rose, black —Fine spotted; new and —Fine, pure rose; extra. PRICE-3c. each; the 7/or 20c.: 25c. per 10c per dozen: 80c per loo. 26 JOHN LEWIS CH1LDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y,. Ormtljogalunj Arabian). In magni ficence there is nothing like this among Winterblooming bulbs or plants. Bulbs large and solid, closely re-sembling that of the Hyacinth, and requiring exactly thesame culture: leaves long and narrow: flower spikes 18to24 inches high, strong and graceful, bearing ah immensecluster of large pearly white flowers, having a jet-blackcenter. The illustration gives a good idea of its ereatbeauty. The individual flowers keep perfect many week?before fading, so that for more than a month this Irandspike of bloom is m full glory. Its durability is almost with-out an equal among flowers, and verv fragrant. Its culture]*S K?,?Keasielt a? 11 in any position in any bulb can be planted in a four inch pot, or several in akarger pot or box Pot in September, October or NovemberMay even be kept and planted as late as Fe
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