Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. POBAT BLOOM’ PLANTS SHRUBS-FRUITS etc FOTN ED MESM ohm DS™°, FLORAL PARK,N.Y. New Perpetual Blooming Chrys’m "Glory of Seven Oaks”’ Introduced by us four years ago and | we have sold one hundred thousand plants which have in every case proved a delight and satisfac- tion to our patrons. Blooms profusely all winter in pots as a window or conser- vatory plant. Flow- ers four to _ five inches across on stems two to three feet. Begins bloom- ing in thumb pots. Also perfectly hardy in the open ground and blooms all sum- mer and fall. Just | think of it, a mag- nificent large Chrys- anthemum blooming all summer bedded out, or all the year around in pots. There is no doubt of this for it has been exhibited in bloom at all times of the year, to the amazement of thou- sands who have seen it in winter, spring and all summer, as well as in the fall. Flowers brightest golden-yellow, dou- ble to the very cen- ter, of large size and borne in clusters of three to Six. Plants, which will begin blooming almost at once, 25¢€ each; 3 for 60c; $2.00 per doz. Campanula Isophylla FALLING STARS A superb pot plant which flowers profusely during late summer, fall and early winter. It is the most beau- tiful trailing plant we ever saw; the numerous branches hanging over the sides of the pot, a perfect mass of great big star-like blossoms, white or blue. No pot plant-is more easily grown in any situation, indoors or out; strong and vigorous at all times, with clean, hand- some foliage and of prodigious blooming qualities. It is one of the most novel and beautiful plants we have ever seen in many years. The two colors contrast finely; flowers alike except in color, but the foliage is a little. different. We earnestly recommend it. to all. Large White — Pure white, star-shaped. Beautiful. Large Blue —Flowers just like the above except in color, which is a fine blue. 25c each; the 2 for 40c; $2.00 per doz. NATIVE HUMUS OR NATURAL SOIL LIFE Not a prepared or Chemical Fertilizer, But Pure Vegetable Humus That Has Been Decaying and Concentrating for Ages. Freshly Mined and Ready for Use, This is superior to manure for it is concentrated soil life, its natural proportions of chemical rlant food, such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash and lime gives it all the advantages of chemical fertilizers in a natural and proper proportion. It will not injure the most sensitive plant and is absolutely odorless, clean, sterile and utterly devoid of filth of any sort. For PLANTS, GARDENS and LAWNS —Humus is the very best thing it is possible to use. It will absorb several times its own weight in moisture and will release it gradually, thus carrying lawns, plants, shrubs and vegetables through periods of drought. For POT PLANTS —A little Humus mixed in potting soil will show wondrous results from the start. For FERNS —It has no equal, it is their natural soil and there can be no better. For FRUITS, SHRUBS and TREES — Under the roots of shrubs, trees or fruits of any kind, Humus is the thing to use, especially at the time of planting. beneficial. ror LAWNS — resisting qualities. CHILDS’ Later an application worked into the soil about the roots is always Humus has a woadrous effect, giving strength, vigor and color to grass aS well as drought- A lawn where Humus has been used can always be distinguished by its superior appearance. NATIVE HUMUS 3 ths., net by mail postpaid (for testing), 60c; 7 tbs. for $1.00. Prices by Freight of Express Collect: $1.00 4.00 Rees, (© \e is! ip a ie eet e tee) 6) sib we oe) 8 1a 50184 Bile e oe ep etwas be oe!» ps 8 ' eo kel «Bele! .e 7 ep ts) = 40) lel 5. 6 eee 1000 Tbs. 2000 ibs. © 020.6 Ceres s 6.6 p ete «wee, s Ss wo (Ofm oe sae es Special Low Rates by Carload in Bulk. ¥en Gan >. - oe a ie a > s - Se eae ee aes =) | WHAT WE DO We Take the Risk — We guarantee that all money sent us shall reach us, if sent by Post Office or Express Com- pany’s Money Order, Bank Drafts, Bills or Coin by Reg- istered Letters. We will not be responsible for coin - gent in ordinary letters, or for postage stamps. ’ without trouble or expense. - ‘Wwe must be notified at once. Free by Mail or Express — We send Seeds, Bulbs and Plants free by parcel post or express at the prices named in this Catalogue, except where otherwise stated. This brings them to the very doors of our customers Of course, we must have ‘the privilege of sending either by parcel post or express, as we deem best and cheapest. “When buyer asks that goods be sent only by express we do not prepay the charges, but larger and better plants, shrubs, etc., can be sent that way—and we add extras to help out in costs. poe We Guarantee that-every package we send out shall Yreach its destination in good condition, and that every- thing shall-be received exactly as ordered, and if not : If a package is lost, or any of its contents injured on the way, we will send again. We cannot, however, be responsible for losses G€aused by detention by customs officials of foreign countries. — - We Pack all Plants carefully in strong boxes, which insures their safe transit through the mails to the re- motest part of the country or abroad. We Fill all orders as soon as received, if the stock is ready. Customers who wish their order, or any part of it, booked for shipping at a later date, should so State. cs General Instructions About Ordering WHAT BUYERS SHOULD DO Forward Money with the order, and at our risk, when sent by Post Office Money Order on Floral Park; bills oF coin, by Registered Letter: Bank Draft or Express Com- pany’s Money Order. Post Office Money Orders are the cheapest and the safest method for remitting. We earnestly request our patrons to remit by Money Order if possible. Stamps and Coin—Do not send postage Stamps in Payment for goods if it can be avoided. The loss is great. Coin, when sent in letters should be sewed or pasted up in strong paper or cloth, to prevent its break- ing through the envelope. We will not be responsible for coin sent us except in Registered Letter, nor for Stamps. Write Your Order plainly and distinctly by itself ané not mixed up with anything else you may wish to say. Be sure to write your NAME and ADDRESS plainly. Order Early — We Strive to fill all orders within a day or two after they reach us, but this is frequently made impossible by a great rush of business about planting time. Do not wait until you need your seeds and bulbs before ordering. Anticipate planting time and order early. IMPORTANT — It occasionally happens that an order is lost in coming to us, or the goods in going to the cus- tomer; therefore, if any who order do not hear from wus within a reasonable length of time, they should send @ duplicate order, naming the date on which the former one was sent and the amount of money enclosed, and ig what form. This will enable us to investigate and fill the duplicate at once. J. L. C. Coupon Premiums, Fall, 1917 The following list of Bulbs and Plants are given as Premiums this fall in exchange for J. L. C. Coupons. Customers holding J. L. G. Coupons may with their next order to us make a Selection from this list, returning to us the proper number of Coupons for the articles se- lected, which will be sent free of all charge. Only articles mentioned here (and those named in our last Spring Catalogue) will be exchanged for Coupons. Figures at the right represent number of Coupons that should be returned for articles named. J. L. ©. Coupons are not being issued this fall. Coupons — Coupons 12 Grape Hyacinth for.25]| 6 Grand Duchess Oxalis.i¢ 6 Miniature Hyacinth. -40 ) 4iky: Rebusta’s . too. 25 oO oO — MIRCGGR t. fe Amaryllis Burbank. . ; 59 2 12 Tulips, 12° Crocus; Mixed)... 20] 1 Sweet. Orris.. «.......~ = 4 Chinese Sacred Lily..50{.1 Boston Fern......... 3€ 4 Golden Sacred Lilty..15] 1 Resurrection Plant....416§ 7. Ornithesalnm —2..2.. 25 jie Pint tree Onion 2. 2 2". 38 42 TRIS ce Spamien rt. oo fate Malline QnA. . cl. we 4G 12) AUR se ee San wm 5 25} 4 Surprise Collection. .10€ Tt Godfrey Calla... 37.5 40 |} 1 Pkt. Pansy Mastodon. . 2€ 6 Freesia, Purity....... 25 {| 1 Pkt. Wild Peren’l Bed.i¢ { Double Oxalis....... 5 | 1 Pkt, Winter Sw’t Peas.20 y., Our Great Surprise Collection AED as a surplus. pleased. Many Dollars Worth of Fine, Bulbs, etc., $1.00. E ARE obliged to grow and import enormous stocks of all kinds E of Plants and Bulbs, generally more than is necessary, to make gO f sure of having enough. It is our custom after the heavy fall business ‘, is over in November to take this surplus stock of various good things, make it into ‘‘Surprise’’ Collections, and offer them to our customers giving them four or five times the cost value. is the great amount of fine things one gets for the money paid. collections cannot be sent out until November 10th, or after, and will be entirely of our own selection, from kinds of which we have No collection will be made up for less than One Dollar ($1.00) by Mail Postpaid, or One Dollar and a Half ($1.50) by Ex- press or Parcel Post, prepaid, and from that up to any amount the purchaser may desire. more in this In fact, the “Surprise” These We advise our friends to invest one dollar or collection. We guarantee that they will be greatly Our 1918 Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs and Plants ILL make a large book, elegantly illustrated and with numerous colored plates, devoted to _** SEEDS, both flower and vegetable, all the best novelties and standard varieties; also BULBS and PLANTS, such as Summer-flowering Bulbs, Hardy Bulbs, Hardy Perennials, Window and Bedding Plants, Roses, Ornamental Shrubs, etc., and rare new Fruits. We are the largest grow- - ers of Gladioli, Cannas, Lilies, etc., in the world. This catalogue will be sent free to all who apply. ~ Customers will receive it without applying. a ~ Address all orders, etc. JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc., Floral Park, New York => s SSS COPYRIGHIED 1696 ALeWLDS=——== Hardy or Holland Bulbs . ; T I en they ve wrested two months of g ulbs, are most deservedly popular. In the flower garden they have wrested 1 or ‘ peat our bron icea tora stern grasp. Before the last snowdrilt has melied, the Snowdrops, Scillas and eigie = appear closely followed by a score of others that have made the name “Spring Flowers sunonyeoe we beauty and. fragrance. Indoors they have won equal triumph. The place of honor once held by the tender anium and Begonia belongs now to the Hardy Bulbs that, the same time the most beautiful, fragrant, and the mo st certain to bloom. Culture in the Garden Bulbs are especially valuable for outdoor planting, as they bloom at a time when the garden is utterly desti- tute, and make it gay and attractive. Scillas, Snowdrops and Crocuses appear as soon as the snow is away, and are quickly followed by Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, etc. The display which a few of these bulbs make in the early spring is indeed charming, and they are always appre- ciated more than any other class of flowers, for they come when most needed. The many forms and rich-and varied colors of the Tulip make this bulb one of the most important of ail garden flowers for a gay and dazzling display. For delicate fra- grance and refined beauty and grace, the Narcissus, with its great variety of form and charming colors, is always admired and is one of the most pleasing of all bulbous plants. Hyacinths are well known; their large, round spikes of bloom in a garden or window lend a charm which no other plant can rival. No class of flowers are so easy to grow or surer to bloom than bulbs. For garden culture, bulbs do not require a very rich soil and are easily cared for. Plant in September, Octo- ber or November. Late in the fall the beds can be cov- ered with leaves or other coarse litter, which should be removed early in spring. -After the bulbs are through flowering, the leaves soon turn yellow and die, and are then ripe enough to be taken up and stored away for planting again in the fall, leaving the beds to be filled with other plants for the summer display, or, if desired, they can be left in the beds. Preparation of Beds — Spade up so that the beds will be a little higher than the surface, so that water will readily drain off. If the soil is poor, add a liberal quan- tity of well-rotted manure. Time to Plant — September, October or November are the best months for planting bulbs in the garden. Set them from one to six inches apart, according to yariety or size, and from one to three inches deep. Protection — After planting, the beds should be cov- ered with leaves, straw or other coarse litter (as a mulch - or protection), which should be removed when the bulbs start in early spring. This is not necessary, but ad- visable. Culture for Winter-Blooming Bulbs are the most important winter-bloomers for window culture. They are the easiest cared for of all flowers, and absolutely sure to bloom abundantly. Ger- aniums or Roses may, from some cause, fail, but bulbs never. Nothing is more pleasing or cheerful during 4 dreary winter than a few pots filled with Hyacinths, Tu- lips, Crocuses, Narcissus, efc., displaying their brilliant colors and emitting their delightful fragrance for weeks. Add to these the many new bulbs which are Now being cultivated for winter flowers, and at a very little trouble or expense a display of winter flowers can be produced which will be the center of attraction in any neighbor- hood. Freesias, Ixias, Triteleia, Alliums, Scillas, Chiono- doxa. ete., are comparatively new, and beautiful beyond deseription. while enduring the most hardships and extremes, are CS ieee oa : =" % The following is a list of the most desirable bulbs for — winter-blooming, being of the easiest culture, and sure to produce the most satisfactory results: ; : ov a — NTHS CALLA IXIAS. tae = SOELLAS NARCISSUS ORNITHOGALUM = FREESIAS OXALIS RANUNCULUS — ¢ TULIPS TRITELEIA BRODIAEA aK ALLIUMS JONQUILS CALOCHOSTUS ; a SPARAXIS ANEMONES ENYTHROMUM | e a feng LILIES DODOCATHEON : CROCUSES CHIONODOXA OENOTHERA — SNOWDROPS. The culture is simple. They can be potted during September, October or November, watered well and set away in a cellar or any cool, dark place te make roots, © when, after remaining four to six weeks, or as much longer_as desired, they can be brought out for bloom- ing. We earnestly advise potting the bulbs as early as possible, especially if flowers are desired as early as New Year’s, for the longer time they have to make roots the better they will bloom. By bringing out a few pots at different times a succession of bloom can be kept up all winter. If in a cool place while in bloom, the flowers _ will keep perfect a long time. ‘ _ Soil — The variety of soil is not a very important item in bulb culture. Any good garden loam will answer, but if we had a variety to choose from we would take a rich, sandy soil and mix it with a small quantity of humus. — Do not use manure unless it is very old and well pulyer- — ea and then only in small quantities. Humus is much etter. - Time to Plant — Bulbs can be planted from September to December, and some kinds even later, but the earlier the better will be the results, especially if desired ‘for carly blooming. Plant in September or October if pos- _— sible. es Planting — In planting, set the bulbs just below the _ surface of the soil, so that they will be entirely covered. Set the bulbs down in the soil and cover them; do not press them in by foree, for this packs the soil under Pissi and when the roots start they are apt to lift the ulb. : After Planting — They should be well watered and Sar 3 set away in some cool, dark place to make root. A ~— cellar is best, for it is desirable that they should be kept — moist and as cool as possible, hence a warm, dry place is not a good one. Water them from time to time as the soil becomes dry. They should remain in this position at least four weeks, and as much longer as possible, it being desirable that they should have good roots before — bringing them out to bloom. They should, however, be — brought out when vigorous top-growth sets in.. ¥ Blooming — When brought from the cellar or store- ~~ room the pots or bulbs should be placed in a light, sunny — window. See that they are watered frequently and haye - as much fresh air as possible. Keep them free from dust, and when in bloom they will last much longer if ~~ kept in a cool atmosphere than in a hot one. : ie Treatment ‘After Blooming — After the bulbs are — through blooming, if one has the room or convenience, it is best to let them remain in the pots where they are ~ for a few weeks to mature their bulbs. They can then be set away in the cellar and allowed to dry out, in which condition they can remain until planting time — fhe fol- lowing September, They can then be taken out and planted in the open ground. F ; PN : 7 x 7 \ NG peat lord a, ud Cy ew Sa, i i ARE a Te RS a ih fat 9 ij ae a . NY 1 o 4 BM ? . ue aah i ¥ fen ie f eel ea 3 eo «he iF, eae ae Aaa? ‘i % a ? ae may HOLLAND. “BULBS are very. cae this year, wi the So4e is note iesee Prices fe ae Holland have not advanced very much ow ing to the restricted demand from European iz “countries, but the cost of ocean freight and insurance is enormous and adds much to the Be total: cost of bulbs delivered in the United States. It has been necessary in some cases 2 ‘to advance prices a little, but it is very little when compared to the increased cost of all ee other commodities. = BULB COST is very small in comparison to Bulb value for winter and early spring Se In no other way can so much beauty and fragrance — coming at a time when ese “most needed and appreciated — be realized for a small expenditure. te HOW WE GOT OUR BULBS FROM HOLLAND. As long ago as last April our ee : Rese ers in Holland, foreseeing that the submarine warfare might prevent shipments di- rect from Holland to America, arranged for our supply of bulbs (if necessary) to be taken to Norway by small steamers and reshipped from there by the Norwegian line direct to New York, and space on steamers was engaged. We are, therefore, as sure of getting our supply as we ever were. As an extra precaution, however, our shipment will be divided - and come on two steamers which sail a week apart. QUALITY OF BULBS DETERMINES QUALITY OF BLOSSOMS. A weak bulb can develop only a weak, undersized flower. The larger and stronger the bulbs the more it is stored with force and vigor, in like proportion will the blossoms show up in size and quality. If you do not plant the best bulbs, you will never see the best flowers, the full glory of which the variety is capable. It is a mistake to plant any but the best. We are not contented with a bulb that will merely bloom; we demand for our patrons bulbs of size, strength and vigor that will insure the largest and finest flowers. TULIPS. Wemakea specialty of Tulips. They are the most showy and satisfac- _ tory flowers of spring. They are comparatively inexpensive, and should be planted more largely than any other fall bulb. There are thousands of varieties of Tulips, but we have 2 selected the very best and most distinct sorts of each class to offer our customers. Not __ only the best varieties in colors, but we supply only the best, large, heavy and solid thilbs, | The NEWER TULIPS. The Tulips known as Darwin, Breeder, Rembrandt, Gesneri- ana and Mayflowering, or the most recent new varieties of these classes, such as we offer, are marvels in beauty and stateliness, and will be a revelation to those that plant them. Such ee rich, glowing colors, such blending of tints, out of the ordinary — colors one never sees in __ other flowers ; such majesty of sizes and forms, words cannot paint them. One must see them to appreciate them. If all our customers could see a ees of these Tulips, Holland could not supply bulbs enough to fill their orders. | VEGETABLE SEED. The country’s reserve supply of vegetable seed was all planted _ last spring. The outlook for the new crop is not very good, and it will not be possible to import much from Europe. No one knows how scarce vegetable seed will be next spring, or to what price it may go. Those who need seed will do well to purchase it now _- and have it on hand. On pages 54 and 55 we offer a supply of leading varieties at reason- able cost. Look it over and act wisely. Secure at least part of your supply now, while you ee can, and save money. : BOSTON FERNS are the most decorative of all window or house plants, and there is an endless variety of exquisite forms. We bave them al nearly—about fifty named sorts —in- a Sa aia the latest novelties. Boston Ferns are a leading specialty with us. one LAWN GRASS. We wish to call attention to the fact that our Floral Park Lawn Grass i: ‘seed: i is kept up to former high standard in quality. The difficulty in importing some of the het _ finer grasses now is being felt in the poorer quality of many mixtures, but not in ours. ; ie = a be John Lewis Childs, Inc. , Floral Park, N. Yo? SINGLE HYACINTHS Childs’ Select Hyacinths Special Extra Large Bulbs — Beyond doubt the Hyacinth is the Queen of Spring. Its hardiness, ease of culture, and certainty to bloom would alone insure popularity, but it has the additional merit of - being one of the most decorative and ornamental of plants. Its massive spikes of waxen flowers are of the most perfect shape and most delicious fragrance, while its colors-sport into a hundred shades, tints and blend- ings. Out of the long lists of Holland growers we have chosen the very cream of all varieties, either for pot or garden culture. ; Culture — This is one of the simplest, either for pots” or open ground. See page 5 for general directions. The only special precautions necessary are (1) to give Hya- cinths in pots a long enough-sojourn in the dark to make good roots, and (2) on bringing them to the light to avoid placing double or heavy spiked sorts in the direct sunlight at first,-as this causes the: buds to unfold so rapidly that the topmost ones of the spike get wedged. in the neck of the bulb. EIGHTEEN BEST SINGLE HYACINTHS These are the finest sorts for pots or gardens, and the bulbs offered are every one a selected large size that will give magnificent results. British Queen — Extra large and fine; pure white. Enchantress — Pale porcelain, tinted lilac, white center: Very fine spike. Grand Maitre — A most beautiful sort. Large spikes of handsome blush-white bells. Few so fine as this. Gertrude — Tall, with heavy spikes of extra large flowers of a distinct shade of lilac-pink, running to silver-rose, striped carmine. Extra fine... Gigantea — Thick spikes and large bells of a beautiful flesh color. One of the grandest sorts. Kine of the Blues— An enormous, compact spike of bloom of deep indigo-blue color. One of the finest. La Franchise — A magnificent variety. Large,*long spikes of blush-white blossoms, turning afterward to snowy- white; petals very broad, and flowers of great sub- stance, measuring two inches across. " Lady Derby — Splendid bright rose-pink. La Grandesse — Finest- single white. Very large spikes and bells. Color, clear, waxy-white. L’innocence — Pure white, extra large truss. cent variety in all respects. : ~ La Victorie — Brilliant scarlet-red; very fine spike. Ex- _ tra showy. ee A grand pot variety. aks Lord Balfour — Lilac tinged violet. Very large’ and — extra fine. ; ae so Menelik — Purple-black; a wonderfully odd, rich and attractive color and variety. : =3 Moreno — Beautiful pink, very large and extra early. — Primrose Perfection — Delicate primrose-yellow. Extra fine bells. aE: : Pieneman — A magnificent sort with enormous sky-blue bells, arranged in graceful spikes of great size. Queen of the Blues — Enormous spikes; one of the very largest.. Beautiful light blue with. silvery appearance. very best yellow. ea : % : Price, 20c each; any 3 for 50c¢c; $1.80 per doz -. -Fhe collection of 18 sorts for $2.80. ~—; Four Wonderful New Hyacinths These four single Hyacinths are probably the very st best of their color yet introduced. -For size of spike and superb color they are wonderful, cH eae City of Haarlem — The most. beautiful yellow Hyacinth known. Color clear and bright; by all odds the best yellow. variety... Truss, extra large and dense, with round dome-like top. = BERET Sag. er ot JIE Dr. Lieber — A very early bloomer, compact spike and medium blue color.- Extra fine in every way. jj, . Duke of Westminster — Beep blue-black with. |!bure white center. Extra fine in every way. “RSE & Queen of the Pinks — Lovely pink, extra large and fine. Brilliant color and long spikes. This new sort is really a marvel. = : Price, 30c each; the 4 for $1.00. ~— LLL SE THE MOST LOVED FLOWERS are those that come early in spring after a dreary winter. With what delight do we observe the first Crocus, Snowdrops, Glory-of-the-Snow and Scillas; then come the sweet Jonquils, exquisite Narcissus, brilliant Tulips and stately Hyacinths. ing in March, April and May as in July and August. trouble. To have them next spring in all their glory they must be planted this Fall. it is too long neglected and too late. These make our lawns and gardens as attractive and as interest- When once planted they are good for years without further Magnifi-- Make up your order at once before ~ Yeilow Hammer — Spike compact, while the color is the Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917. 5 =V\A4 yy, MW) Ay, cs . i) > Y \ ~\ \\ ae AA\\\Y 4 hy, i (iN SS) Hy Aa.» iy) ! ye Y; vay a ie. DOUBLE HYACINTH — ‘ee % ba Tour D’Auvergne ———S ‘ I ip SS Vf 0“ \ apr’ \ My i} | Hi} | {| Hf / 1} , ) \ SS) } 12 Best Double Hyacinths Doubie Hyacinths are not-considered tobe so good for - pots as ‘single sorts, and for that reason are not so popu- lar. -There are a few Varieties, however,, that: are as easily flowered. in winter as any of the singles and ‘here they are. -All select bulbs, grown especially for winter-blooming, for which purpose each variety here offered is a real gem. Please remember that these bulbs are extra large and strong. ) Chestnutflower — Large bells of a bright rosy red. Delicata — Splendid spike. Lovely pale blue. y Grootvorst —— Compact truss, large and very double bells of blush-white, with a touch of lilac-rose at center. Gerick — Beautiful blue, fine large bells, Goethe — Light yellow. One of the best of its color. Gen. Kohler — Beautiful sky-blue. Isabella — Fine, large spike, florets of perfect form; color, soft blush-lilac, delicate and pretty. Very early flowering, and the best of all double whites. Florets, large and wax-like and spikes of immense size. Finest double Hyacinths for pots. La Grandesse — Pure white, superb large bells. Noble Par Merite ——- Fine, compact spikes of large, double flowers, as perfect as little Roses. A soft _shell-pink, gradually deepening into a deep peach-carmine, lev Pres. Roosevelt — Beautiful deep rosy pink, of wonder- ful beauty. Sunfiower — Extra fine golden-yellow. Price, 25¢ each; any 3 for 60c; the 12 for $2.20 <— RS) 3 y. a fi Sus a > OO) ion I. AF = ED) ONG (2 St NG SS Ard (a) SEF p\ ee OIE S =) MIXED HYACINTHS FOR POTS 4; Extra Mixed Hyacinths for Pots These bulbs are extra large and fine, selected particu- larly for winter-blooming, and will give great results for pot culture. They include over forty varieties, dotible and single. 4 for 50c; 12 for $1.25. Mixed Hyacinths Our mixed Hyacinths are not ordinary stock, but fine, large bulbs, which will give magnificent bloom either: in the house or garden. Per doz. Per 100 Single Mixed (all colors) extra fine...... $ .60 $4.00 Double Mixed (all colors) -extra fine...... 60 4.00 Pompon Mixed (all colors) double and single .50 3.25 Roman Mixed (all colors)............... -65 4.25 MIXED NAMED HYACINTHS UNDER COLOR SINGLE WHITE DOUBLE WHITE SINGLE RED DOUBLE RED SINGLE PINK DOUBLE PINK SINGLE YELLOW DOUBLE YELLOW SINGLE BLUE DOUBLE BLUE 8c each; the 10 for 75c; or, any color 75c per doz.; $4.25 per 100 = Ne a eee oie 64 John Lewis Chiids;Inc., Floral~Park, N. Y. S. POMPON ~ AYACINTHS wes Pompon Hyacinths OR DUTCH ROMANS A class of Hyacinths with comparatively small bulbs. While the spikes scarcely average as heavy as other Hya- cinths, the difference is small, and Many specimens are fully equal to the best of the latter. They are splendid for either garden or pots, while for cutting they are the best of all. Every hue, shade and color is found among them; the flowers are large and wax-like, and the spikes airy and graceful. Wixed Pompon Hyacinths — All colors. 50¢ per dozZ.; $3.25 per 100; $30.00 per 1,000. Roman Hyacinths Not at all like the Dutch or Show Hyacinths, though they do not suffer by comparison. The Slender stems, arching beneath their load of dainty poised bells, are the acme of grace and elegance, while so many spikes are thrown up from each bulb that the whole plant appears a mass of blooms. Roman-Hyacinths are ex- ira good for cutting, and so early that they bloom by Christmas or before, remaining in perfection nearly a month, if the room is not kept too warm. They Rubra Maxima — Deep. vermilion- crimson. — Much the best of all fine dark red double Tulips. ~ 8c each; the 3 for 20c; 75c per doz, many of Queen Emma — Deep, brilliant cherry-rose. Queen of Scarlets — Fine, bright scarlet. Riex Rubrorum — Large double flowers of deepest scar- let. Very double and perfect. Rose Blanche — Large incurved white; perfect shape. Salvator Rose — Gigantic size, elegant shape and of the loveliest soft, rosy color, with pure white siripes. Sweetheart — Most beautiful white, full and -double. Titian — Buff, bordered yellow. Tournesoll Golden Golden-yellow feathered orange. Grand in every way. Yellow Rose — A magnificent sort, of very largest size and most perfect form. Deep, brilliant yellow. Price, 3c each; any 7 for 20c; the 20 for 50c; or, 30¢€ per doz.; $1.80 per 100 Mixed Double Tulips — All colors, 25¢ per doz.; per 100; $12.00 per 1,000. $1.50 NOTE — All Tulip Bulbs we send out are Be lcciad large sizes. No small or inferior stock what- ever is supplied. Customers can rely upon getting from us Bulbs which will produce unusual large and fine flowers. ee a ee eee rae eae ry aa ee a ee a ee” ee - ee Darwin Tulips A new race of Tulips of wonderful form and grandeur. borne on stems three to four feet high. The colors are exceedingly rich and varied, ranging through all the shades of rose, deep red, violet, purple-blues to’ coal- % black. arwins are the most stately of Tulips, a bed of them producing an effect which is not surpassed by any other flower. r Allard — Dark brown. Boron Tonnaye — Rose-shaded biush. A faultless flower. Clara Butt —- Apple blossom. Forces well; extra fine. Dream — Superb lilac; extra fine and novel. Europe — Fiery salmon-scarlet, white center. . Glow — Fiery scarlet, blue and white center. King Harold — Deep maroon-scarlet, almost black. May Queen — Bright pink, white center. ‘Marconi — Violet, white center. Massachusetts — Soft rose, tinted purple, edges and in- side pink with white base. Extra. Mr. F. Sanders—Clear scarlet with with pure white base. Mrs. Krelage — Rosy pink, tinted lilac. Very large. Margaret — Blush-white. Extra. _ Nauticus — Cerise-rose, violet center; extra large flower. Pride of Haarlem — Very large, fine old-rose color. Rev. Ewbank — Exquisite heliotrope with pale edges, _ perfectly superb. The Sultan — Velvety black. : Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 9 mM MeblanbanhnatioivetioeH hires, Mitta White Queen — Pure white. W. Copeland — Best early-forcing sort. Delicate lavender William Pitt — Deep scarlet. White center. Fine for pots. 5e each: the 20 for 90c; 40c per doz. Finest Mixed Darwin Tulips — 25c per doz.; $1.75 per 100; $15.00 per 1,000. New Rembrandt Tulips | These are the latest fad in Tulips. They belong to the Darwin race, but all flowers are striped and variegated with various colors, white, brown, blacky pink, rose, pur- ple, yellow, orange, crimson, etc., are blended in the blossoms in a marvelous way. They are not only odd, but most striking in their effects, tall, graceful and large. There are many named sorts but the following are the best and most distinct: Apollo — Rosy lilac and white, striped dark carmine. Garacolla — Fiery scarlet and white. Procles — Violet, flamed white and black. Red Prince — Rose, flamed flery scarlet. Semele — White and pink featherings. Sirene — Deep maroon, flamed white. Zenobia—White, suffused purple-rose and striped maroon. 6c each: the 7 for 40c; or, 60¢ per doz. Mixed Rembrandts — Forty different sorts, 35¢ per doz.; $2.50 per 100; $21.00 per 1,000. 10 John. Lewis Childs, Tuc., Floral Park, N.Y. Due Van Thol | a: Tulips - These are the best ef all for house culture, and the first of all to bloom out- doors. In habit they are very dwarf, and somewhat smaller flowered than other Tulips. They are noted, however, for the depth and- purity of their colors, and i / CY, hi i ‘: as they bloom two weeks in Ley yy ay M u advance of all other Tulips, I Yj eS. are quite indispensable in. es H the garden. + ? fi ; Crimson — Fine for contrast Gold Striped — Scarlet, striped with gold. | Rose — White, shaded with} clear rose. Niet Scarlet — Most brilliant, \ dazzling scarlet. \ Violet — Earliest of all. Giant Red and Yellow — Very showy. Giant White — Extra large, pure white; new. Yellow — Brilliant yellow. A fine bedder. Double Red and Yeilow —A showy bright flower of deep red and yellow. Double Violet-Crimson — A new sort; fine violet-red. Price, 5c each; 40¢ per doz.; $3.00 per 100; 1 bulb each of the 10 sorts, 40C. \ h\ Mixed Duc Van Thol (all 7 A a i SS WSs 0 sorts) —- 20¢C per doz; SZ F «8 SS" . SS <= 1899 == $1.30 per 100. y \ SSL. CHILDS - F 2 LSSSSS=—_ Parrot Tulips A flower more bizarre, fantastic or gorgeous would be hard to find. They.are Six, seven and eight. inehes across, with petals, toothed, horned, twisted and waved, — now closely incurved, now spread flatly out like a star. at flaked or feathered with green, gold or scarlet. Fine to — plant among shrubbery, or for bedding. They grow ten inches in height and bloom just after the double Tulips. Our Parrot Tulips are extra large bulbs, sure to bloom. Medium-sized bulbs will not bloom well. a Se . Constantinople — Fine, deep crimson. = : Cramoise Briltiant—— Deep, dark, rich ruby-crimson, Gloriosa — Yellow, splashed and striped crimson and green. Quite fantastic. =: Lutea Major — Fine yellow. : Perfecta — Gaily striped, yellow and red. : Price, 4c each; the 5 for 15c; 30c per doz.; $2.00 per 100 Fine Mixed Parrot Tulips : —— (all varieties) — 25¢ per “ee a3 gS ee doz.;- $175 per 100; CAPRA > Of $10.50 per 1000. i WS AN TD UE ——— Variegated | Foliage Tulips These Tulips are doubly desirable in that the foli- age, as well as the blos- soms, are very handsome. The broad green Jeaves are slegantly bordered or striped with white or ecreamy-yellow, which set off the brilliancy of the blossoms to great advant- QW age. Many colors, both 4 double and single, mixed. 8 for 10¢; 12 for 35c; 100 for $2.00. Wi Seay Some are yellow, some are crimson, or again dashed, = with large star-shaped black center nine inches across. — 5 + Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 11 RD & = 2 BYBLOOM, Bizard and Bybloom Tulips Their large, cup-like blossoms feathered and flaked as only a Tulip can be, are always admired. Byblooms have white, light or violet grounds flaked and feathered, rose, lilac, pink, purple, violet, scarlet, black, and crimson. Bizards have yellow grounds, flamed and blazed maroon, black, scarlet, bronze and brown. All sorts mixed. - .e Byblooms and Bizards — Mixed. All elegantly feathered and variegated. 6 for 15c; 12 for 25c; 100 for $1.50. Picotee Tulips Flowers very large, and borne on tall, graceful stems. Each petal has a distinct border of bright crimson, which is most beautiful, and gives them the name of “Picotee.” Picotee White — Pure white, bordered crimson. Goiden Crown — Golden-yellow with crimson edge. Price, 5c each; 3 of each for 20c; or, 30¢ per doz. MACULATA GLOBOSA ‘ \ GRANDIFLORA. == == AUty Rare Tulip Species These are all distinct species of Tulip, with a wide range of colors and forms. They are intensely brilliant and beautiful and will prove of great interest and joy. Tulipa Billietiana — Bright yellow, superbly striped and feathered brilliant scarlet. Extra fine and showy. 10c¢ each; 3 for 25¢; 12 for 85c. T. Conunta — Showy red and yellow. Very effective. 8c each; 3 for 20c; 12 for 75e. T. Fulgens — Crimson; extra large and showy. 6c each; 3 for 15¢e; 12 for 50c. T. Greigi —Its large, green leaves are variegated with black spots, flowers of the largest size, transparent scarlet, as-clear and beautiful as a sheet of wax. Nod other Tulip has-a color like it, and none are so strik- ingly beautiful.: Its magnificent color shows up al- most like a torch in a dark night. 20¢ each; 3 for 50¢, T. Hageri — Red, black and yellow. New and very odd and showy. 12c each; 3 for 30¢. T. Kaufmanni — This is the eariest known Tulip and flowers with the Crocus. The exquisite blooms are white tinted carmine with yellow center. It is a gem, 15¢ each; 3 for 35c; 12 for $1.10. Se Marjojetti—— Pale yellow, outer petals scarlet. New and extra fine. 8¢ each; 3 for 20c; 12 for 75c. T. Maculata Globosa Grandifiora — Brillian crimson with black center, having a yellow margin. Very showy and striking. 10¢c each; 3 for 25c;-12 for 90c. T. Persica — Latest of all Tulips. Lovely yellow species with a branching stem which holds two or three flowers. 6¢€ each; 3 for 15c; 12 for 50e. T. Retrofiex— Lovely creamy yellow; beautiful. long flowers on tall, graceful stems. 5c each: 3 for 15e, SPECIAL OFFER — 1 each of these 10 lovely and ine teresting Tulips for 80c; 3 of each for $2.00. COPYRIGHT i897 BY J.L.CHILD§ Mayflowering Tulips A very popular class of large, tall-growing, late-bloom- ing Tulips. They come along after most others have faded, and prolong the Tulip season considerably. They are very stately and imposing, and always greatly ad- mired. Try a good variety of them; they will please. Beauty of America — Beautiful light canary. Caladonia — Orange-scarlet, black center. Carnation — Superb white edged carmine-rose. Fairy Queen — Exquisite heliotrope color, rare. Inglescombe Pink — Delicate rose,.pink-tinted salmon, blue-green center. : Inglescombe Yellow — Canary -yellow, large globular flower, finely cupped. Extra good. Jaune O’Oeuf — Beautiful golden petals, exquisitely shaded apricot. La Merville — Searlet shaded orange. Orange King— Immense globulous flowers. A brilliant orange with shaded yellow center and black anthers. Retrofiexa — Clear yellow; petals beautifully recurved. Royal White — White, yellow center. Beautiful shape. Shandon Bells — Carmine-rose, shaded white. ~ Scarlet. Mammoth — Extra large and fine. Scarlet. The Fawn — Rosy fawn, shaded blush; fine, novel color. Price, 6c each; 3 for 15c;-50c per doz.; $4.00 per 100; the 14 for 60¢C. Mixed — 60 sorts, 25c per doz.; $1.80 per 100. Breeder Tulips Another. distinct class of late or Mayflowering Tulips, which send up flower stems two or three feet high, and bear a flower of enormous size and odd color. A feature in these colors is a variety of rich browns and bronzes. Bronze Queen — Soft buff, tinged golden-bronze. Cardinal Manning— A fine blend of mauve and rose, changing to orange. General Ney — Old-gold with olive base. Godet Parfait — Bright violet with white base. large and imposing. Goliath — Deep salmon-violet. Immense flower. La Singuliere — White, heavily margined dark crimson. Mahogany — A unique brilliant mahogany-brown. Noir Veritable — Black. Roses Des Dames — Dark rosy pink. Sabrina — Coffee-brown with gold-bronze edge. Price, 6c each; the 10 for 60c; 50c per doz.; Mixed Breeders — More than 100 sorts, 30c per doz.; $2.00 per i100. Very $5 per 100. John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. . ON Gt Add * erect flower-stalks, which support - great waxen blooms larger than tea- — eups, of the most vivid, glossy - coral - red, each flower showing a deep blue-black blotch at the base that further enhances its beauty. They remein in : bloom a long time, and clumps é of this grand flower are par- ticularly fine planted among evergreen or. shrubbery, ~ lighting up their sombre background as with a torch. Spathula Scarlet, Blue Center — As described above. Sas Alba Marginata — Pure white, meena edge. . 3 Luiea — Fine golden- yellow. a Orange Beauty — Extra large, fine ‘orange- -red. 7 Queen Emma — Light heliotrope-pink. Extra ‘fine. Rosa Lind — Fine rose color with white center. > Price, 6c each; the 6 for 30c; 40¢ per doz.; $2.50 per 100 Mixed — All Kinds, 30c per doz.; $2.00 per 106. Mixed Tec a Our mixed Tulips are of fine quality, being made up from first-class named sorts and much superior to the ordinary grades. All extra large bulbs. - Doz. 100. 1000 Single Fine Mixed (all colors)..... $ .20 $1.25 $10.00 Double Fine Mixed (all colors)... .25 1.50 12.00 Breeders (all sorts) ........... .30 2.00 18.00 Byblooms and Bizards Mixed..... 25 4150:* 47.08. — Darwin (fine mixed), grand...... .25 1.75 — 15.00 Duc Van Thol (fine mixed)..... 20 1.30 10.50 Gesneriana (8 sorts mixed)...... .30 2.00 19.00 Mayfiowering (100 kinds)....... 25 1.80-) 15.00. Parrot Fine Mixed (all colors) . 25 1.75. 10.50 Rembrandt (all colors)......... 35 2.50 21.00 Variegated Foliage (mixed)....... 35 2.25 . 20.00. Our ‘‘Elite’?’ Mixtures of Tulips | Here are three special mixtures for people who de- sire something uncommonly good or extraordinary. 12 Single Mixed Tulips — Made up of one fine bulb > each of twelve selected named kinds. No two alike and all extra fine for 30c. 12 Double Mixed Tulips— Made up in the same “way from named sorts. No two alike, for 30c.. 12 Darwin Mixed Tulips — Twelve different and, extra fine sorts. No two alike, for 35e. A Tulip Test Collection 36 BULBS—S EACH OF 12 DISTINCT CLASSES—for 75c. . We offer this collection that those unfamiliar with the s 12 ~ =» different classes of Tulips may be able to test them all at —_— smaH cost. The collection consists of three fine bulbs each of the following twelve different classes. 3 Bybloom 3 Gesneriana 3 Rembrandt | 3 Breeder 3 Mayfiowering 3 Species 3 Darwin 3 Parrot 3 Double Early 3 Duc Van Thol 3 Picotee & Single Early — Thirty-six Bulbs, all told, for 75c, italy cr ‘ a + | ] Be eat ie at F ‘iy ee / : ee ete o (MPP eee: Po a of. ae ll ni s ig oy ¢ > Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 13 Choicest, Seiect Crocus The Crocus is the recognized harbinger of spring. Be- tween the lulls of late winter’s tempests its brave little flowers appear, minding not the least frosts or flurries of snow. For six weeks its bright flowers smile saucily at us, quite sure of their welcome. Their cost is so trifling that all can afford to plant them freely. The Crocus has been much improved late years in size of bloom and variety of colorings. Crocus are extra fine for borders, ete., and are particularly charming dotted by twos and threes over the lawn. They come in earliest spring, and peep through the grass, as the wild flowers do in the meadow. ~ Fine Mixed Crocus (all colors) — Fine, select bulbs. 10¢ per dozen; 60c per 100; $4.00 per 1000. Giant Flowered Mixed — This strain is a special mixture of best new sorts and improved seedlings. Only those sorts with the largest flowers and best colors are ad- mitted in the mixture. Either for garden or house this Crocus mixture cannot be surpassed. Crocus for the house do not thrive under dry heat or gas, but do. well in any sunny window of moderate temperature. 20c per doz.; $1.50 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. Giant Flowered Crocus A few special extra large-flowering sorts of which we offer extra fine bulbs, either for winter-blooming or for garden planting. Giant White — Enormous pure white lily-like hlossoms. Giant Yellow — Large golden blossoms in great masses. Giant Striped — Beautifully striped violet and white. Dandy — Blue, white edge. Perfectly exquisite. Othello — Dark purplish-black. Purpurea Grandifiora— Largest and finest blue. Price, 15c per doz.; $1.00 per 100; 3 of each for 25¢; 12. of each. for .75c. New Crocus These varieties are the grand prize-winners at a re- eent national exhibition in Holland. They show real improvement over older sorts. —~Kathiecen Parlow — The grandest white Crocus known. Purest white of extra fine substance and with large, bright orange anthers. It is so fine as to be almost in a class by itself. Beware of substitutions, We supply only the true variety. Caesar — Immense flowers of the richest purple-blue. Wonderfully showy. Pallas —White with fine light lilac stripes and wonder- ful showy orange anthers. Flowers extra large. Tommasi — The earliest of all Crocus, flowering even earlier than the Snowdrop. Color, pale lavender. Sc each; the 4 for 10¢c; or, 28c per doz.; $2.00 per 100 COPYRIGHT 1897 OR, FORTY-FLOWERED It is astonishing the amount of blooms a single bulb of this Crocus will furnish. The handsome flowers are very large and brilliant, and a row of them is a wave of gold. Not another flower of its season makes such a display of brightness or becomes such a complete mass of bloom. More than forty blooms have been counted from a single bulb. Bulbs are about the size of a Tulip and bloom extra early. The most satisfactory Crocus grown, owing to its enormous size, bright color and abundant bloom. 3 for 10c; 12 for 30c; 100 for $2.00. FALL-FLOWERING CROCUS Fall Flowering Crocus In September or October, after the foliage has long been dead, Autumn Crocus throw up numerous gay-Ccol- cored flowers, large and showy, delicate and beautiful. As a contrast to fading leaves and dying plants they are a real joy, adding to the few delights the garden pos- sesses in the fall. Speciosus — Bright blue: very handsome. Zonatus — Rosy lilac with orange zone; splendid. Price, 20¢ per doz.; $1.50 per 100; 3 bulbs of -each for 10c; 12 of each for 35c. The Narcissus : We have discarded all old, inferior varieties of Narcissus, and are offering only the finest up-to-date sorts in each of the various classes. are newer and scarcer and not because they are really any better. of the best new sorts that are within reasonable cost. There are higher priced kinds, to be sure, but they are higher because they We are also offering a few When you buy our Narcissus you are getting best sorts and the finest bulbs. LD, ARC The Narcissus is a rival to the Hyacinth and Tulip. The massive spikes of the one and the vivid colors of the other are missing, but the Narcissus—the Daffodil of the poets—has charms of its own to counterbalance these. For cutting or wearing it is fine and by far the best vase-flower of the spring. In pots they may be had in bloom from Christmas until April. Out of doors, from the earliest to the latest, they last fully two months. Single Narcissus The rare and most beautiful Single Narcissus can now be offered at a low price, and the following -sorts are exceptionally good: Emperor — Broad, rich yellow trumpet, perianth deep primrose. Its foliage is very strong and the blooms enormous. Empress — Possesses the same gigantic size and form of the Emperor, but with white perianth and golden trumpet. Golden Spur (Double Crowned) —Tlowers 4% to 5 inches across, and nearly as long. Petals of the perianth broad and smooth, long and widely flared trumpets, deeply frilled and furrowed. Large double crowned bulb that will throw several flowers like Victoria. Henry Irving —A perfect flower, rich yellow. Horsfieldi — Enormous yellow trumpet, white perianth. Incomparabilis Autocrat — Perianth and cup both deep yellow. Very fine. ; Leedsi Elegans — Splendid white and sulphur. Maximus — Distinct golden trumpet; extra large. Mrs. Langtry —-Perianth white, broad white cup with primrose edge. . Very fine. Moschatus Albus — Very light, delicate, sulphur-white. Princeps — Elegant large trumipets of a delicate canary- yellow, and large, sulphur-white perianth. Very early. Stella Superba — White and yellow. Very fine. Sir Watkins — A gigantic flower, 4 to 5 inches across, with broad, wing-like petals that shade from canary- yellow at the tips to golden-yellow base. Van Sion — Golden yellow. . Very early for forcing. Victoria (Double Crowned} —-A most superb sort, es- pecially for winter-blooming in pots. Bulbs are very large, strong and with double crowns, thereby produc- ing twice the usual number of flowers. color, perianth white, trumpet deep yellow and very large. Priee, 6c each; any 3 “fer 5c; the 415 for’ “70c>so0r,; a0c per doz.; $3.50 per 100 Single Mixed — 50 sorts, 35c per doz.; $2.50 per 100. oPYF SHTE ¢ l297 2 BYJ.L. CHILDS» — Q Extra Mixed Winter- | Blooming Narcissus A choice selection of the largest and finest early sorts, suitable for winter-blooming in pots. It is a magnificent mixture of extra fine varieties that will be superb. Price, 6 for 25c; 40c per doz.; $3.10 per 100. Fall Catalogue of Plants and: Bulbs for 1917 15. New Narcissus . It can safely be said that the following new sorts are the finest known. For large size and exquis- ite beauty they are marvels. Dubloon—A grand. hybrid double Narcissus with a strong, vigor- ous, free-flowering habit and deep lemon-yellow color. It is perhaps the very best double sort. 10€ each; 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00. King Alfred— Large, delicate flowers, both perianth and trum- pet being a rich golden-yellow. The mouth of the trumpet is deeply fritled. A wonderful va- Piety. 50c¢ each; 3 for $1.25. Mad. de Graaff—Pure white per- janth, with primrose-tinted trum- pet. Best white trumpet variety. 20¢ each; 3 for 50¢e. Olympia—Received the award of merit in 1914. The trumpet is rich yellow and the perianth a shade lighter. Flowers of extra large size, beautiful form and ereat Substance. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. : Poeticus King Edward—Just like Ornatus, but twice as large, and blooms as early. Broad, pure white perianth with orange-scar- let crown. The giory of all the Poeticus family. 10c each; 3 for 95c€; -42 “for .90c. Van Wraveren’s Giant — Flowers of huge dimension: the largest of all Nareissus and the one that caused the big excitement at the New York Flower Show last March. Perianth primrose with bright yellow trumpet. Fine for forcing. 35e each; 3 for $1.00. White Lady — An exquisite new Leedsi with immense eucharis- like flowers, having a pale canary eup and large, pure white peri- anth with broad, round, overlap- ping shape. Perfectly immense. 42c each; 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.50. Go P lenipa —=uann ine immense new aoe sort. A Tera ~ ; ie between Van Sion and Poeticus. olor, yellow and New Hybrid Seedling Narcissus white, large and double. 45c each; 3 for 40c; 12 A superb lot of new seedlings, embracing all colors, for $1.50. both of the trumpet and short cups. These seedlings One each of the above 8 grand new sorts for $1.60 are crosses between various classes and will prove ex- ; ceedingly interesting as well as beautiful, as each one will be new. 3 for 15c; 12 for 50c; 100 for $4.00, . Narcissus Poeticus Well. known and loved by all. Exquisite garden flow- ers yet equally valuable for winter-blooming in pots, of which -Ornatus is the grandest. Try them. Burbidgei — Large, pure white with red center. : - Barrr Yellow — Broad perianth, primrose-yellow, edged - orange-scarlet. * Double — The charming double Poeticus. . Pure white . with Jasmine fragrance. % Ornatus — Fine for garden or pots. Blooms three weeks ; earlier and is larger and finer. E Poetarum — Pure white with orange-scarlet cup. Pure White — With scarlet-edged crown. 2 Price; 5c each; the 6 for 25c; 30¢ per doz.; $2.40 per 100 flixed Poeticus (all sorts) —25¢ per doz.; $1.90 per 100; $16. 00 per 1000. Superb Mixed Narcissus We offer the various classes of Narcissus in mixtures —not a few cheap varieties thrown together, but a wide range of the best standard sorts, and large, fine - guibs that will every one bloom splendidly next spring. = Doz. 100 1000 Single, all sorts ........--.. $ 85 $2.50 $20.00 Double, best assortment....... -40 3.00 20.00 Poeticus, six kinds ............ .25 1.90 16.00 Polyanthus, 30 best sorts...... .60 4.25 40.00 - Winter-Blooming, extra select . 22h 440 3.10 30.00 Jonquils, all sorts........:.... 25 1.50 13.00 ' Sate wey Le ee ee “jae SS John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. Vj Yj LLL Vij WIUEZ as TN Double Narcissus are very attractive on account of Best Double Narcissus their large, perfectly-formed blossoms, long-keeping qualities and early blooming. The fine, harmonious col- ors of white, lemon, orange, sulphur, straw, and prim- rose are exquisite. Alba Plena Odorata— Double white ftower of medium size, Golden Phoenix — Bright golden-yellow. incomparable — Large flowers as double as a Rose. Bright canary, interspersed with orange center petals. Orange Phoenix — Nearly pure white outer petals. Cen- ter well filled with mixed white and orange petals. Sulphur Crown — Sulphur-white. Van Sion — Old but unexcelled. Extra fine for cutting. Single star-like petals and long, double trumpet, filled: with beautiful crimped petals. Golden-yellow. Price of above finest double sorts, 6c each; the 6 for 30¢€; any variety at 50c per doz.; $3.50 per 100. Double Mixed — All sorts, 40c per doz.; $3.00 per 100. New Double Giant Odorous ‘Lily (or, Jonquil Double Regulosus) : A splendid double form of this beautiful large-flow- ered Jonquil (offered on next page). Flowers, golden- yellow and very sweet. “7c each; 3 for 20c. New Poetaz Narcissus _—|/ POETICUS-POLYANTHUS HYBRIDS ’ (See colored sketch on back cover) Although this new race of Narcissus has been out sev- eral years, it is, as yet, comparatively unknown, few seeming to realize its great beauty and importance. It is the best and most distinct novelty in fall bulbs that has come out in a generation. A Hybrid Poeticus and Polyanthus, bearing large, beautiful flowers like Poeti- cus, in clusters like Polyanthus, with a more intense and delicious perfume than either. It is perfectly fine for winter-blooming in pots. In the garden it is as hardy as Tulips and blooms very early, following the Crocus. * Elvira — Pure white, yellow eye; large and fine; four to six flowers on a stem. Jaconde — Pale yellow perianth, deep yellow cup; large. and fine. Price, 20c¢ each; the 2 for 30c. ae Mixed Colors (15 sorts)—%3 for 40c; 12 for $1.25. VY ‘ WAT ionous> ~Polyanthus Narcissus. The Gem of Winter Flowers Ses They are considered the best of all Narcissus for pot — culture, and by many esteemed the most beautiful. By | starting the dry bulbs at intervals from September until January, a succession of flowers can be secured from ~ Christmas until the first of May. No trouble to grow. Treat as you would Hyacinths. The~-flowers of this class are borne in large clusters and are exceedingly fragrant, like Orange Blossoms, yee Ses Bazelman Major — Extra large, white, fine and rare, Grand Soile D’Or — Medium early, lasts a full month in flower: Large clusters of exceedingly pretty flowers of a clear lemon with deep orange cup. Very fragrant. Grootvorst — White with lemon cup. Very preity and of good size. No variety possesses-a richer fragrance. Lord Canning — Extra fine, of a deep or dark yellow color; the petals being a little lighter in shade than the cup. ; Newton — Fine yellow with deep orange cup. Extra free bloomer and early. ; Price, 8c each; the 5 for 35c; any variety at 75c per doz. Mixed Sorts — 30 kinds, 60c per doz.; $4.25 per 100. Jonquils These dainty flowers are a gleam of gold when: in bloom. They are extra-fine for pots, and they flower very early in the window. In the garden they are «per- fectly hardy, and their lovely blossoms appear almost with the Crocus. nis Single — Very dainty; pure gold and exquisite fragrance. ~ Double — Perfect little golden roses of the most exquis- ite beauty and fragrance. Nothing finer for bouquets, Campernelli — Flowers twice the size of other Jonquils, but retaining the same beautiful color. Tenuior — Sulphur-yellow. Price, 3c each; the 4 for 10c; 30c per doz. Mixed Sorts — 25c per dom; $1.50 per 100. — i Ea — i. SSSS_-_EEE=—— = —— = ‘y er —SSEESEE — — —= = — - x - e e- gS 2 _ Sacred Lily, Imperial Chinese | The greatest and most popular winter-blooming bulbs. Bulbs large and each one sends up from five to twelve spikes, which bear clusters of large, perfect, waxy- white blossoms with yellow center, and a powerful and delicate fragrance, which is not excelled by any fiower. They grow well in pots of soil, but the most popular way of blooming them is the Chinese method, as fol- lows: Fill a bowl or some similar vessel with pebbles in which place the bulb, setting it about one-half its depth, so that it will be held firmly; then fill with water to the : top of the pebbles, and place in a warm, sunny window. The bulb will at once commence a rapid growth. and bloom in three weeks. We advise planting this variety, t. it will be much better than the common and cheaper one. 20c¢ each: 3 for 50c. A QL iw Hy! | To ‘ : f GIANT — OpdOROUS JONQUIL- Se - Se ]SS== TB Giant Odorous Lily Each bulb produces several spikes of bloom and _ thrives in soil, sand or pebbles and water. Bulbs bloom very quickly after planting and may always be had for Ghristmas and New Year’s. No winter flower is more beautiful, fragrant, or easier grown. May be had in flower at any time all winter, stands freezing, and is sure to do well in any window. Three or four should be planted in a 5-inch pot, or a bowl of pebbles and water. It is also perfectly hardy and may be planted _ in the garden, where it will bloom in spring, almost as early as the Crocus. 5c each; 3 for 12c¢; 12 for 40c¢. Lom (See New Double Odorous Lily on page 16) 7 dag « Me IN , - — “ y ° Two Grand Narcissus For winter-blooming few bulbs are so popular and so largely grown as the Paper White Grandiflora and Double Roman Narcissus. Realizing their importance we have by special contract secured from France a quantity of bulbs of each, which are of extra size and strength, es- pecially for pot culture, and the amount and beauty of blooms from these fine bulbs will be great. Paper White Grandifiora — An improvement on the com- mon Paper White, the flowers being about twice the size, of beautiful star-like form, pearly whiteness and “delicious fragrance. It is a very early and profuse -ploomer, and can be had in*full beauty at Christmas ~and New Year’s. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 12 for 75c. Double Reman White — One of the most beautiful and “fragrant of the Narcissus family. Flowers very dou- ble, pure white with yellow center and borne in large - clusters. Its fragrance is superb, and blooms very - early and freely either in pots or the open ground. *40¢ each; 3 for 25c; 12 for 75c. ie ee ee v7 434) . ba > y == 8 oPYRIGuy | “sos ay? Ae) JL CHILDS - fe ~— NON ——— Wee ——————— Anemones Very beautiful and brilliant spring-flowering bulbs, which should be found in all gardens. They possess a beautiful range of very fine colors, such as brilliant scarlet, red, blue, rose, striped, carnation, etc. For pot culture they are very fine, indeed, and succeed best if left in the same pot year after year without removing or disturbing. The time has now come for Anemones to be grown extensively. Biue Gem (Single) — Fine blue. The Bride (Single) —— Extra pure white. Scarlet Perfection (Single) — Intense scarlet. Ceres (Double) — Extra fine double; white. King of Scarlets (Double) — Bright scarlet. King of Blues (Double) —- Dark blue; extra. Price, 5c each; the 6 for 25c; 40¢ per doz. Double Mixed — All colors, 15c per doz.; $1.00 per 100. Single Mixed — All colors, 15c per doz.; $1.00 per 100. Vi ois \W ME NOS i (A exe XRIGH Br 188% NY SLCHILDS |= 4) 1, Ae: A\ SS This appears just after the single Snowdrop. Its large, glossy, yellow flowers, set in a close cup of leafy- green, are wonderfully cheerful in the dull spring land- scape, when even the grass is still brown, and the Tulips and Hyacinths yet under ground. The winter Aconite can be flowered in a cool room, used as edging for other bulb beds, planted under the edge of evergreens, OF naturalized under trees, or around rock work. It in- creases rapidly, and must become a general favorite. 140c per doz.; 75¢e per 100. Anemone St. Brigid ECS A greatly improved form of true early-flowering Irish Anemone with immense semi-double blossoms of the most showy and pleasing colors. No other class of Anemone can equal this. The wonderful range of colors, exquisite forms, and immense size of the blossoms will be a revelation to all who plant them. Equally good for pots or the garden. 20c per doz.; $1.50 per 100. Anemone Chrysanthemifiora — Elegant, full double flow- ers, like true Chrysanthemums. Mixed, extra fine, all colors. 38 for 10c; 12. for-35e. esha Perle Angevine — Pure snow-white, 5c each; 6 for 25c. very large and double. : | by / = ant TEED, © ; s a S Brodiaeas The flowers are of various forms, colors and sizes, all exceedingly interesting and beautiful, and of the easiest culture. In the open ground they are hardy with slight protection, but their greatest value is for winter-blooming in pots. cultivated that they are exceedingly interesting. se Lactea — Our extensive tests of winter-blooming bulbs have revealed few sorts more worthy of general cul- — ture than this. Its flowers are borne in great umbels, are Of a lovely blue color and last for a long time. It also grows and flowers with greatest freedom in any situation, and is one of the most reliable bulbs in cultivation for a sure and satisfactory display of bloom. 6c each; 3 for 15¢e; 12 for 50c. Mixed Sorts—Fine mixed Brodiaeas of all sorts and colers. 20c per doz.; $1.25 per 100. : Bulbicadeacd Vekwen A very early spring flower that is elosely allied to the Crocus, and requires the same treatment, either in pots or open ground. Each bulb produces a mass oft -pretty purple-red flowers. Fine for edging. 6c each}~3 for 15c; 12 for 50¢e. x rae is They are so little known or _ Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 a Lt 5: GRAPE HYACINTH — - ea es : a . . Grape Hyacinths ee _ One of the sweetest flowers imaginable, and in masses pees VELY striking, Making a wave of intense blue that catches _ every eye. As hardy as an oak, and as it increases rap- __ idly should be planted in every garden. Its spikes are __ just the size of buttonhole bouquets, while its long stems _ enable it .to be used to advantage in all bouquets, or - -€ut-flower work. If you want a “pot of blue” that will Make your windows a thing of beauty for a month in ‘Midwinter, plant half a dozen bulbs in a five-inch pot, and treat as other Hyacinths, and you will have your de- - sire. They never fail to bloom, each bulb sending up _ two or more flower stalks. : _ $ky-Blue — Most fairy-like. we ete tics < ==> One of those pretty, odd =e things that everybody . likes. Perfectly hardy in the garden and fine for = pots. 12 for 40c. First, 5c each; 3 for 12¢; - CELESTIAL BLUE se Babianas Closely allied to Ixias and require the same treatment. Magnificent spikes of bloom equaled only by Gladioli. Exquisite colors, especially in blues. Do not miss them. Fine Mixed Babianas — 3 for 5e; 12 for 15e. Edith — Ultramarine-blue; perfectly exquisite. This is sometimes called the Blue Freesia, but in size of flower and spike and general beauty if is finer than any Freesia, Ixia or Sparaxis. Blooms very early and is fine for pots in winter as well as for the-garden. 5€ eden>"6. for 26c;*-1 2>for 35. Calochortus (Butterfly Tulips) These bulbs are little known or cultivated, but are exceedingly beautiful and full for winter-blooming in pots. Also hardy in the garden in sheltered situations. The flowers are very large, borne on long stems and are of the most charming butterfly colors, white, yellow, buff, crimson, purple, spotted, and shaded in a charming manner. For winter-blooming they require only to be potted (four or five in a 5-inch pot) and treated like - Hyacinths or Crocuses. . When in bloom they will be a marvel of beauty and last a long time. Vesta — Flowers extra-large and finely colored, by far the finest. of all Calochortus, and a free and early grower and bloomer. We cannot recommend it too highly. 6c each; 3 for i15c; 12 for 50¢. Venustus Mixed — These are the immense Mariposa or Butterfly Tulips, with a wide range or gorgeous colors, stained, spotted, striped, etc., like the wings of tropi- cal butterflies. 5 for 10cC; 20c per doz. Qlobe Flowered — (Globe Tulips) — Lovely drooping globe-like blossoms in white, pink, yellow, etc. Very beautiful indeed. 5 for 10c; 20c per doz. John Lewis ‘Childs, bees Floral Park” “NZ ¥e 7 ae ts yee | \ > AT IARRY \ This magnificent bulb of gigantic size breaks ground with the Crocus, and the strong flower-stems at once attract attention. They grow so rapidly that.in a few days they stand three feet high, crowned with a tuft of elegant foliage and a half-dozen large, bell-shaped, drooping flowers. These blossoms are as large and as beautiful as Lilies. A grand bulb for early blooming Red Star — Large and early. 20c each; $200 per doz. Yellow Star — Clear and fine. 20c each; $2.00 per doz. Crown Upon Crown — Fine. 25c each; $2.50 per doz. Gold-Striped — Fine; gold-striped leaves. 25c¢ each; $2.50 per doz. Sin Maxima Rubra— A gigantic variety; very showy; large orange-red bells. 40c each. . : San Price, for the 5, $1.10 Sirr Colchicum After its foliage dies down in September, the Colchicum throws up nu- merous gay-colored flow- ers, large and showy. Bulbs very large and heavy, and. will bloom in September or October in a perfectly dry state, set- ting on.a shelf, and are often used for that pur- pose. In the garden they are fine blooming year after year. Autumnalis Major—New mammoth size, both in bulb and bloom. 10c each; 3 for 25c>.142- fer 90C.— iE Bornmuileri — Rosy lilac |< and white; immense flow- ers. 20c each; 3 for 50¢c. Roseum - Fi, PI. — Fine, double’ rosy lilac; very pretty. 10c each; 3 for Wh 25c: 12 for 90e. SSS 1 each of the 3 for 35c. : Camassia Cusickii— A most important new bulb, and, suitable either for the garden or for winter-blooming. in pots. The bulbs are very large, leaves a foot long-and of beautiful olive-green color. Flower stems ‘two to three feet high, bearing an enormous raceme of hun- dreds of star-shaped blossoms. Color, a lovely sky- blue, exceedingly delicate and pleasing. We believe that this is destined to become a most important win- ter flower. - Fine large bulbs, 30c each; 2 for 50c. | Leichtlini — A showy species with tall stems and dense spikes of creamy-white blossoms. 12e each; 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00. : Esculenta — A beautiful bulbous plant, with tall spikes of fine blue flowers in late spring. Several can be planted in a pot together for winter-blooming, and will make a fine display. In the garden they increase rapidly, and soon show great masses of their star-like flowers. Fine to cut for vases or large bouquets. 5c each; 3 for 10c; 12 for 40c. Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 2, ZS f)\\ mill Dodecatheon (Shooting Star) These dainty plants are among the most charming May flowers, but for winter-blooming in pots they are almost as good as Cyclamen. perfectly dry and brittle, like dead sticks, and may be kept a year or two in this state. When planted in moist earth they come to life, and at the touch of warmth send up their pretty foliage and charming flowers. Perfectly hardy outside. For winter-blooming treat like Hyacinths or Narcissus. Cievelandi — Tall-growing with white flowers, delicately tinted pink. 10c¢ each; $1.00 per doz. Hendersoni — Fine red. 10c each; $1.00 per doz. e : Sparaxis The blossoms are very large and open flat, presenting Some of the most curious and beautiful combinations of colors to be found. . Their exceeding beauty at once Captivates all beholders, and it is difficult to find a pot of flowers which will be more generally admired or bloom better than a pot of these fascinating Sparaxis. They require the same treatment as Ixias o7 Ffreesias. 3 for 5¢;:12 for 15¢; 75¢ per 100. ee FNS = ERYTHRONIUM The spider-like roots are . Ixias The Ixias produce their beautiful flowers in spikes, and are of the most dazzling and brilliant colors and sure to attract great attention. For pot culture in the house they give great satisfaction, being of easy culture ana free bloomers. Half a dozen bulbs may bé planted in a five-inch pot, and the display will be magnificent. For open ground culture give them winter protection with leaves or straw. Mixed (all colors)——3 for 5c; 15¢ per doz.; 75c per 100. Ixia Crateroides Major — Bright scarlet; very early, and forces well. It is the finest Ixia known. 5¢€ each; 35¢ per doz. Tritonia Crocata The most brilliant winter-flowering bulb in cultiva- tion. Treated like a Freesia, it produces spikes of large; well-opened flowers of the most intense cardinal color. It is very easily grown and sure to bloom in pots during winter, and is hardy enough to bloom in the open ground south of Massachusetts. CS ~ 8 for.5é; a2 for 15c. Trillium Sessile Californicum Our wild ‘‘Wood Lilies,” beautiful as they are, can- not compare with those of California (Sessile). Plants grow about one foot high with three im- mense leaves, radiating from a stem that centers the large, exyuisite, Lily- like blossoms, of three dif- ferent colors. Very. fra- erant, and easily flowered in pots during winter, treated same as Hyacinths. Mixed colors. 8c each; 6 for 30c. i? i TRILLIUM: 2 Erythronium Easily grown bulbs with_ distinctive, broad, mottled foliage, and large, nodding, Lily-shaped flowers of great beauty. They are perfectly hardy in the garden, but are the- finest when grown indoors.. They afford a pleas- ing variety in the window, being so unlike the plants usually found there. Pot the bulbs as soon as received, as they lose their vitality if kept dry a good while. They bloom early and freely in pots. Californicum — One of the very best. Flowers cream- colored, often with four to five on a stem, and the leaves are very richly mottled. It is easy fo grow and a large colony is a beautiful sight. Hendersoni — Like the above, but with a lovely light purple flower with deep maroon center. Very fine. Hartwegii — This new variety is the finest yet intro- duced and should be extensively planted for winter- blooming as well as for the garden. Perfectly hardy. Flowers very large, light yellow, borne on long, slender stems, each bulb sending up five or six blooms, as shown in cut. Foliage as well as the blossoms is exceedingly handsome and several bulbs will make @ most unique and graceful pot of bloom. 6c each; the 3 for 15c; 50¢ per doz. = 22 . John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y.. Al ° v e 32 ; lium Neapolitanum Indispensable, its pearly white blossoms*lasting so long, and its long stems and airy grace fitti i f6Fr all cut-flower work. Sure to bloom and daintily pretty. It : is hardy out of doors in a sheltered location, but indoors is one of the easiest of bulbs to grow. Three or four bulbs can be placed in a four-inch pot. We offer large, selected bulbs that will produce wonderful blooms, Price — 3 for 10c; 12 for 25c; 100 for $1.50. Allium Molly — Perfectiy hardy, fine for garden or Ci ates winter-bloomer. 3 for 5¢€; 12 for 15c¢. = Allium Ostrowski — Like Molly, hardy and very showy. © Color, rosy violet. 3 for 10c; 12 for 25@, — Price — 3 each of the 3 Alliums for 20¢. 73> Iris Hispanica — We aie She! Mi alot Magnificent plants for the garden. They bloom pro- fusely, and are exceedingly showy. The colors are bril- liant and cover a large range of different shades and combinations. In the open ground they are perfectly — hardy, increase rapidly and make a magnificent display. — Really one of the most satisfactory of Holland bulbs. British Queen — Large and pure in Color. c ae: Solfatere — A splendid deep, rich blue. Se L’Unique — Blue and white; beautiful. A =e Price — The 7 for 20c; 3 of each for 50c; 12 of each ~ ye for $1.50; or, separately, 25c per doz. . = : Mixed — All sorts; more than fifty different shades, all — of exquisite beauty, 15c¢ per doz.; 100 for 75c. ; Filifolia Hybrids — Various shades of blwe (mixed), large and fine, flowering two or three weeks earlier — than other Spanish Irises. 6 for 15c; 12 for 25¢._ er Orchid Iris — Creamy white and pale lavender, like an orchid. Extra large and early. 5c each; 6 for 25c; © © * e : ny Ornithogallum Arabieum Bulbs large and solid; flower spikes eighteen to twen- — ty-four inches high, strong and graceful, bearing an im- mense cluster of large, pearly-white flowers, having 2 jet-black center. The individual flowers keep perfect many weeks before fading, so that for more than a- month this grand spike of bloom is in full glory, and — very fragrant. It will grow in any position in any win-- dow. A bulb can be planted in a four-ineh pot, or sev- eral in a large pot or box. 10c each; 3 for 25¢. ‘ ee ti Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 23 Chionodoxa (Glory of the Snow) The purest, clearest tones of blue are to be found in these flowers that appear so early that they are often overtaken by winter’s last forays, and become literally “Glories in the Snow.” Blue is always a scarce color among these house plants, as the Chionodoxas succeed well in the house, a pot or two of them should be grown in every window. Their greatest value, however, is for garden-planting. Here they increase rapidly and soon form great clumps that in early spring are a cloud of blue flowers in dainty sprays just long enough for cut- ting or to wear. Perfectly hardy @verywhere, Lucillae — Lovely azure-blue, pure white center. Sardensis — Dark blue, small white and pink center. Gigantea — Very large, Kkzght blue, white eye. 15¢ per doz.; $1.10 per 100; 3 each of the 8 sorts for 15¢; 12 each for 50c. Mixed Sorts —~ 15c per doz.; $1.10 per 100. Chionodoxa Lucillae White — A new pure white “Glory of the Snow.’’. Make a splendid contrast with the blue sorts. 5¢ each; 50¢ per doz. Snowdrops The earliest of flowers, and of such ironclad hardiness that if minds neither sleet nor snow. Exceedingly grace- ful and pretty, its nodding white flowers touched with green. Snowdrops bloom a few days before the Crocus and Siberian Scilla, but last until these are nearly gone. It is especially flne when planted in clumps and masses to contrast with the deeply blue masses of the Scilla. Much used also for planting through the grass on the lawn, and for skirting woodland walks and drives. Double — White and fragrant. Very double. Single — This is just superb; its large, snowy flowers appearing in profusion, and showing great beauty. 4 for 10c; 12 for 25c; 100 for $1.50 Scilla Siberica Hardy and fine. Blooms at the very edge of winter and laughs at storms and Sleets.. Beautiful little spikes of deepest blue and purest white flowers; freely pro- duced, and for a long time. Everyone who possesses a foot of ground ought to grow this. It should always be planted in groups, either in house or open garden. Blue — Superb color, deep and rich. White — Pure snow-white, contrasting splendidly. 3 of either sort for 5c; 15c per doz.; $1.25 per 100 GIANT SCILLA — This bulb, known as Puschkiana, is really a giant-flowered Scilla Siberica. A splendid early garden flower. Price, 2 for 5c; 12 for 20c. Triteleia Uniflora This is becoming popular for both winter and spring- blooming. The flowers_are white and lilac-blue, and are remarkably sweet-scented. A fine window plant if sev- eral bulbs are planted to a pot, as they bloom steadily for two months, and need no fussing with to succeed. A most charming fairy-like flower. White — Tipped lilac. | Violacea — Lavender-blue. 5 of either sort for 10c; 20c per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 24 Double -Persian Raadoculas Their long, wiry stems fit them admirably for cutting and for late spring-bedding they have few equals, bloom - ing as they-do, so freely, and bridging over the gap: be- tween the Tulip and early garden flowers. _ For this pur-~- pose plant them-three or four inches” apart and two- inches deep; with the claws downward. - They-bear the. most lovely flowers imaginable—pink, white, black, yel-- low, red, blush and variegated, each about two inches. in- diameter and as double and as perfectly imbricated as a_ Dahlia or Rose. Always choose a sheltered location. For house-culture, plant five or six bulbs in a five-inch pot, and treat as Hyacinths. They are charming -winter- bloomers. : Mont Blanc — Large and double; pure white. Fire Ball — Fine, double scarlet. : Apoilo — Magnificent yellow. Queen of Netherland — Large, Belladonna — Rose, black edge. Rockolico — Fine spotted; new. ‘Robinson — Fine, pure rose; extra. Price, 3c each; the 7 for 20c; 25c per doz. @iant French Mixed (Fifty different colors) Magnificent. 10¢ per doz.; 75c per 100. TURBAN RANUNCULUS These are distinct and very beautiful. @rootvorst — Extra fine carmine. Hercules — Pure white. Marvel — Rich yellow. double black; superb. Romano — Bright, deep scarlet. Verdifiora—Scarlet, green- ish center Price, 20c; 30ce per doz. Fritillaria Meleagris The newer varieties of this -charming bulbous plant produce flowers of ereat and peculiar beauty and they are really among the most desirable of all fall bulbs for any purpose for early spring-blooming in the garden. The large, curiously-colored flowers always attract great atten- tipn. They are of various colors and shades, but all are regularly and distinct- ly checked. 2 for 5c; 20C€ per doz.; $1.50 per 100. John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y-/ : ‘spots and mottlings at base of petals. z. ‘exquisite from every point of view, and possesses a most. 5e each: the 5 for. “= Se Iris ‘Alata eras Bulbs of this exquisite Iris potted this fall are likely to. bloom. within* thirty days. ~.The quickest. winter- 44 plooming bulb known. The flower. is very large and a beautiful in shape; a clear, soft, sk -blue. color, with -It-is perfectly — superb. fragrance. Both flowers and foliage are exquis- ite, the big blossoms standing up well above the leaves. A five-inch pot is sufficient for three bulbs. .. 35 ue Price. 20c each; 3 for 50C; 7 for $1.09. mee Ty ly Li | 4 <7 Ae —— ap, € d New Dutch Iris A new crossing of the ~~ Spanish with other Bulbous Ee Iris has brought about this — new class of early-flower-— ing Spanish type, which aré — ealled Dutch Iris. They differ from Spanish Iris only in that they are more vig- orous, flowers larger and bloom two weeks earlier. The colors are also brighter and better. They bloom just as the last Mayflowering Tulips are fading. For pot-culture inside, they are very valuable, indeed, as they force aS readily as a Narcissus. ae: Frans Hals — Pale primrose, standards light blue. Ex- ra ceedingly delicate and pretty. 5c each; 6 for 25¢. : Rembrandt — Rich, deep blue with orange blotches, — standards very dark blue and exceptionally wide. 5¢ ae each; 6 for 25c, ae Mixed Dutch Iris— Twelve or fifteen different colors mixed. 40c per doz. “3 Scilla Campanulata These” are almost as good as Roman Hyacinths, the graceful. spikes of beautiful bells are most attractive. Perfectly hardy in the open eround, where they bloom profusely in. early. spring. Also easily..grown -in pots, ce ime ne ge ‘winter, and are very beautiful. Three or four bulbs can be planted in a four-inch pot. . The following are new. and improved. varieties larger and finer in every way than the old ones. : 4 Alba Maxima — New, very large, pure white. Blue Queen — Porcelain blue, tall and fine. Rosea — Lovely rosy pink. ~ Excelsior — Lovely dark blue. Very large. 5e each; the 4 for 15c; 3 of each for 40¢; or, 35¢ doz. Mixed — All colors. 30c per doz.; $2.00 per 100. Snowflake The airy-poised blossoms of the Snowflake. are eX- ceedingly: graceful. The snowy-bells are touched at each petal-tip with freshest green, a contrast most beau- tiful. Gan be grown in a cool window, in the border, or at the foot of the rockery. Grow about nine inches bigh. For pots they are good, but do not bloom early. Give them time to develop slowly and they will be superb. Price—5c each; 3 for 10c; 12 for 25¢; 400 for $1.75. Star of Bethlehem The good old Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum Um- bellatum) is a lovely flower. It soon forms mats of narrow, silver-striped foliage, dotted in early summer with a profusion of dainty white stars. Makes a neat edging for herbaceous borders, and is. perfectly hardy. It can be grown in pots, flowering well during winter. Price, 10c per doz.; 50c per 100. SCILLA CAMPANULATA, OR BELGIAN HYACINTHS Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 ~aeel FLAKE. =accnus coPY?'SHT 1298 BYL.CHILDS. §& Oenothera Ovata This produces a root much like a stump-rooted Carrot, is perfectly hardy and produces a lot of beautiful yellow blos- soms early in spring. AS a winter-bloomer in pots it is perfectly splendid, the long, beautiful leaves laying flat make a fine setting for the blossoms which spring direct- ly from the crown, as seen in the cut. 30c; 4 for $1.00. OENOTHERA OVATA 26 ds; Inc., Floral, Park, N.-Y-.. John Lewis Chil Ww K » y SS Zz SEBZ= Ey A NPS nw a athe ih we A A 3 A By A A F4 = Childs’ Magnificent Winter-flowering Oxalis date So All grown on our grounds in California. Unsurpassed for long continued winter-blooming. These varieties of Oxalis are all for winter-blooming in GRAND DUCHESS OXALIS pots. They begin to flower in two to four weeks after Entirely new and one of the most beautiful and pleas- planting, producing a mass of flowers all winter which ing winter flowers it is possible to have. Blossoms im- in brilliant and beautiful colors are truly charming. They mense, three inches across, borne well above the foliage, » always give universal satisfaction. Plant five to SiX and of the most lovely pink, white and lavender color; in a six-inch pot. They commence growth immediately eaves large, clover-shaped and handsome. A most per=- — after planting and need not be set away to form roots sistent bloomer, remaining constantly in flower from No- like most other bulbs. They bloom during the entire ember to June. Surely one of the most exquisite and == winter, a thing we can expect of very few bulbs. = i f all winter-blooming bulbs. Giant Bowi — Extra-large, deep brilliant red flowers and Sir e large, luxuriant, clover-like foliage. Pink —- Enormous size, bright rosy pink. 5 for 10c: 12 for 20¢c. Mery pane White — Pure white. A grand contrast to the above. Bermuda Buttercup — A fine, robust-growing, large- Lavender — A fine large flower of a lavender Celor.- =r « flowering sort. Blooms in enormous panicles, each : 45¢ per doz.; 6 of each color for are Pa9 Ss hower tens as jaree as a silver half-dollar ae of a Mixed— All colors, 15c per doz.; $1.00 per 109. clear, bright yellow color. Bulbs commence blooming Yaa) Cae oe Bat soon after planting and continue all winter without a Double Rosebud Oxalis se = break. 5 for 10c; 12 for 20¢c. This is perfectly magnificent and always Comes abso- Bermuda Buttercup — Mammoth bulbs only. Extra lutely true. large and strong. 5¢ each; 50¢ per doz. No single flowers, all being large and as Se double and as perfect as good roses. SPECIAL OFFER — 21 Oxalis for 25c. Color, bright yel- | low, and borne in clusters of pha ee ten. Sarees at with exquisite iridescent luster. Richest color in ,, any Iris. po iae Ee 40c each; the 4 for $1.50. — ug A LOUPYRITALED BY SALCHILDS A393 h “a ac (e tut} Hilo : Eo ta7y2 AT 2 BS) \ German Iris A striking flower of crepe-like. texture and most exquisite coloring, the gauzy veining re- minding one of the delicate tracing of the butterfly’s. wing. We grow acres of Irises and know you-can find no finer varieties than those here offered. They bloom in May and June, when there is a dearth of Candicans — Light blue. Darias —= Very distinct canary-yellow. gined white. - =i -__ @rachus — Yellow falls, veined red and white. z compact; great bloomer. ___ Innocence — Pure white. Falls lilac mare Very Pauline — Great bloomer. Lovely lavender-blue. Perle — Very light blue. a Velveteen — Yellowish buff. ~ Virgin — Fine lavender and rich purple. Ad. Togo — Very light lavender. Extra fine; Flavescens — Canary-yellow. Tall. Mme. Chereau (the Lace-fringed Iris) — Tall and stately, ; Falls rich plum-purple. : b a ‘ pure white edged or fringed azure-blue; falls with 3 tall: blue penciling. Tall. Pres. Thiers — Standard olive. Falls reddish maroon, veined white. Tall. Queen of May — Rosy lilac, almost a pure pink. Tall. Price, 10c each; the 15 for $1.30; $1 per doz.; $6 per 100 Fine Mixed German Iris —A lovely collection of more than fifty named sorts. 12 for 60c; 100 for $4.00. Sweet Orris (Iris Florentina) One of the most delicate Wiperfumes known is that of Ni the Orris. The plant is of the Iris family with great, handsome white blossoms, wiiwhich emit delicate per- /fume and are objects of ui great beauty to any garden. Perfectly hardy and ¥blooms abundantly each \4 year Strong roots. 15¢ 2. for 230 C:.71.2). tor 100 for $7.00. New Blue Sweet Orris — Deep navy - blue; very large and very sweet. 145c each; 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00. Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 L’Africain:— Light rosy purple, veined white, dark falls. ; 37 In stately magnificence quite new and little known. These are kings among Irises. they are supreme; Pallida Dalmatica—- With wide, massive foliage, and immense flower-stalks, rising three to four feet high, each with eight to twelve magnificent blossoms. The color of its great blossoms is pure sky-blue. 25¢ each; $2.50 per doz. Pallida Lohengrin — New, color blue with shaded lilac- red falls. 40c each. Pallida Odorata — Blue with a rich fragrance. 3. for=$1-00- Pallida Albert Victor —Extra large, rich deep blue, in tall clusters. 30c each; $3.00 per doz. Pallida Piumeri — Coppery rose and velvety claret. 40c. Pallida Her Majesty — Lovely rosy pink. Falls erimson tinted darker. An exquisite blending. 50c¢ each. The collection of 6 for $2.00. New or Rare German Iris These are all extra-fine sorts. Bridesmaid — S. white, shaded silvery lilac; F. reticu- lated at the base, and slightly frilled, soft lilac. Gertrude — S. and F. same shade rare violet-blue. Harlequin Melanais — White and violet-blue; hlotched. Herant — Standards bright blue; falls much darker. A beautiful broad-leaved sort; early flowering. Loreley — Thirty inches. S&S. pale yellow mottled purple. F. deeply veined, yellow margin. Extra fine. Mrs. H. Darwin — Pure white, falls slightly reticulated violet at the base; very beautiful and free-flowering. Penelope Nearly white, falls veined lively purple. Rheine Nixe — Very tall and grand. Late. S. snowy white; F. deep violet-blue, white margin. Sappho — S. white, frilled lilac; F. pure white, reticu- lated lilac at the base; large flower; a fine variety. Wyomissing — S. creamy white, suffused delicate soft rose; F. deep rose at the base, shading to a flesh. 20c each; any 3 for 50c; the 10 for $1.50; or, $1.75 doz. 40c each: 58 John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. — ee =—— oF - e Day Lilies (Funkias) Large White— Pure in color as the driven snow, aS « smooth in texture as though cut from sheeted wax, all its snowy trumpets exhaling sweet fragrance; no sweeter, lovelier or more perfect flower can be grown. Perfectly hardy and easy to sTow. Blooms continu- ously from August until frost, producing scores and even hundreds of its large, fragrant Lilies. Aiba Variegata — Leaves as handsome as a flower. A e ke ege rosette-cluster of almost white leaves, lightly striped Dicentra Spectabilis with green. Flowers pale lilac-pink on tall spikes. Th : ; ae : : ear e glorious old Bleeding Heart. Exquisite for winter- Hae sais oe: ee this is one of the very blooming in pots. . Also 4 favorite early spring bloomer nest 0 aey te for the garden, being perfectly hardy. Try it for pots, Aurea Variegata — Leaves green and yellow and highly and treat same as recommended for Hyacinths and other ornamental. Beautiful light blue flowers. flowering bulbs. No garden = be complete without it. Price, 25¢ each; the 3 for 65c; $2.25 per doz. 25¢ each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $2.20. g : Hemerocallis Splendid new sorts of great beauty, hardiness and ~ free-flowering. : Florham—A strong grower three to three and one-half feet high, large trumpet- shaped flowers; rich golden - yellow, with In- dian - yellow markings. June and July. Flava —(Yellow Day Lily) —The best-known variety, very fragrant, deep lemon- yellow flowers in June and July. Gold Dust— Of a bright Indian-yellow color, buds and reverse of petals bronzy-gold; two and one- half feet high. May and June. Middendorfii—The earliest to bloom. Flowers bell- shaped, rich chrome-yel- low; two feet. Early in May. . Dumortier—Bright orange. Very profuse. ¢ Thunbergi — Tall; slender iii stems -and lemon-yellow Betas MA ph Stee S blossoms in August. HEMEROCALLIS FLA ~ Ee oo Agapanthus i (ee Umbellatus A most beautiful pot plant which was popular fifty years ago, but now almost lost sight of. It bears great clusters of Lily - like blossoms which are very attrac- tive. The white is comparatively new. Large Biue—Weli-known sort. be Large White—Rare and fine. * 25c each; the 2 for 40c. Baby Rubber Plant ( Ficus) This makes a. beautiful pot plant, growing two to three feet high with the beautiful waxy green leaves (but smaller ) which make the old Rub- ber Plant so highly prized. It branches freeiy and is highly ornamental. 30¢c. i e 8 e Childs’ Monster Carnations The following are mostly new Carnations, mammoth - flowering hybrid sorts: Alma Ward — This beautiful new Carnation is pure white, and the largest and most fragrant ever grown. Flowers perfect in every way, three and one-fourth to four and one-half inches in diameter on stems three feet in length. Benora — A superbly variegated variety; new and fine. Blue Novelty — This is the greatest novelty in Ccarna- tions we ever had; a most distinct color, blush-purple, rich, handsome and not found in any other flower. Flowers very perfect and very fragrant. Christmas Cheer —A pot Carnation absolutely unique. Color, a brilliant, glowing Poinsettia scarlet. Easier to grow than a Geranium. Will produce one hundred or more blooms in a season, and can be had for Christ- mas, with: twenty-five to fifty blossoms and buds. This wonderful Carnation was awarded a special certificate of merit. Enchantress — Enormous double and sweet, on long, graceful stems. or blush; an exquisite tint. Giant Striped — Wide scarlet stripes on blush ground. Flower of enormous size and perfect form, Mrs. Lawson — Extra large flowers borne on long stems, and are of the most lovely deep pink shade. Rosyflush — A cross between white and pink Lawson. Large, sturdy, fine dwarf habit. White flushed and variegated maroon. : Sangomo — New and extra fine, large, exquisite pink. Victory — Brightest scarlet, on long stems. White Lawson A sport from the above, same mon- strous flower and vigorous growth; white as snow. Very strong field-grown plants, 25¢ each; 3 for 60¢; $2.00 per doz. Giant Begonia—immense A new flowering Begonia of wonderful size and beauty. The elusters of crimson-pink blossoms are as large as a man’s hat. Plant grows two to three feet tall with handsome spotted foliage. Blooms all year round, and fs a superb new plant in every way. 50¢c each. flower of perfect form, full Light pink New Trailine Abutilon A novelty of most startling quality and importance. This wonderful Abutilon has rich, deep green leaves all beautifully spotted rich yellow. Flowers long and some- what trumpet-shaped of the richest blood-scarlet color, While the graceful slender branches will grow several feet in length, trailing superbly from a suspended pot, or maybe trained as a climber. In either form it is @ plant of striking beauty and novelty. It created a sensa- tion at the big international Flower Show in New York last March. Fine plants. 25c each; 5 for $1.00. Abutilon, Giant-Flowered Two very fine new Abutilons are here offered for the first time. They-produce flowers of wonderful size and beauty far superior to any of the older sorts. Foliage is also very vigorous and handsome. Giant-Flowered Yellow — Immense wide spreading blos- ~ soms of a fine, clear lemon-yellow. Giant-Flowered Pink — A rich, dark pink of great size and wonderful beauty. 20c each; the 2 for 35c. e e e Impatiens Oliveri A large-growing Impatiens, with immense blossoms, that look like an orchid in shape; and color, a delicate lavender-tinted tight pink. Good as a window plant, and it will bloom all the year round. Strong, handsome foli- age, and a free and easy grower. Few better flowering plants than this. 25¢ each; 3 for 50c. , ege Coleus, Trailing Queen Leaves green with bright red center shading to yellow at base, bordered with chocolate markings. One of the most charming and beautiful foliage plants known. A free, rapid and easy grower. Blooms freely in winter, dense spikes of lovely blue Lobelia-like blossoms. each; 4 for 50c. John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. = . : | 15¢, . ASPARAGUS Asparagus Splendid plants for ornamental foliage, either as speci- mens or for cutting. Sprengeri — A variety of the finest ornamental quali- ties. For hanging pots, or bracket pots where the mass of-rich foliage can droop in its natural grace, it is one of the loveliest objects it is possible to*find for window decoration. water. Plants also blossom freely and bear large red berries which add greatly to the beauty of the wavy foliage. Nothing finer for decorating, or for bouquet making. Fine plants. 20e each; 3 for 50c. Plumosus Nanus —A grand plant with wide-spreading ' foliage whieh is very fine, soft and feathery. Nothing else so good as this to make up with cuf flowers. Grows rapidly and foliage may be freely cut. each; 3 for 50c. St =. For cutting it lasts Weeks in Seed, 10c. * e — tt a oe. -* 206 ae + Fall Catalogue wt. CHL! > e Cyclamen Grandiflorum _ (improved Large-Flowering) Few pot plants are so desirable as Cyclamen, especially for winter-blooming. Though they are universal favor- ites, they are not seen in general cultivation to the extent that they should be, considering their ease of culture, great beauty and long season of bloom. Bulbs commence blooming in the fall and continue in great profusion till June, each flower keeping perfect a month before fading, and a good bulb will show af all times from twelve to fifty well-developed blossoms. They are of the most delicate blush and pink shades prevailing. Often the ‘flowers will be spotted and marked, and finely varie- gated. The foliage is beautiful, being variegated with differenf shades of green, and helps to show off the flowers Which rise above it to a remarkable degree. In fact, a plant in bloom always looks like a tastily ar- ranged vase of flowers and foliage. Giant White— Pure white; enormous Size. Giant Carmine — Very bright. Giant. Pink — Exquisite shades. _ Price, fine bulbs, 35¢ each; the 3 for $1.00. Giant Mixed — (all colors, tints and shades, some being freely spotted)—-25c each; 3 for 60c. oan Zp. times. Vee a (ge \f rt 2 i i \) (<(4F \ Ws pink seen only in Enchantress => Carnation. 7 ding sorts on account of its of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 43 SN (Ethiopica) Godfry — This Calla has the habit of the very dwarf New sorts by blooming when very small, growing on through the various stages of dwarf, half-dwarf, and large sorts up to Giantissima, with its immense leaves and flowers, and long stems. It has also fragrance and everblooming quality. To all these may be added the novel quality of summer-blooming in the garden, if treated aS a summer-fiowering bulb. 25¢ each; 3 for 60¢. Giantissima — Most superb of all Callas. Leaves two feet long and flowers a_ foot in length, three times larger than any other Calla. It is a strong, quick grower, but requires a large pot and a little time to pring it to perfection. Foliage very dark green. Flowers snowy white and open unusually flat aed proad. We have had single plants showing ten or more of these magnificent blossoms at once. 20¢€ each; 3 for 60c. Double Geranium, Pink Pearl This is a seedling of our production and by all odds the very finest double Geranium yet seen. In fact, in vigor, blooming qualities, : sg size and color it is the finest Geranium in cultivation to- : day. For bedding it is the AWS freest and finest grower Ong all soils and under all condi- qy tions, and the most marvelous bloomer. No less than two hundred clusters of bloom have been counted at one7 time on one plant. Trusses large, florets very large, of the Bruant type, and color, that soft exquisite shade of aD (2 Greatest of bed- wonderful growing qualities. {fy ~*~" 80¢ each; 2 for 50¢. VLA Boston Ferns and grow ima mense quantities of them. We have all the newest and best sorts which we aim ta offer at low prices. ; This is. the finest decorative plant in cultivation. All are robust, vigor- ous and easily grown in any window, : . in heat-or cold, sun or shade. Few Q flowering plants can equal in beauty a well grown Boston Fern of any variety. The mass of elegant foliage which endures for such a long time is beyond adequate de- scription. Be eit ise Boston Fern — (Original)—Of all decorative plants for ; Nees 5 fee Sand house culture, this is perhaps the most imposing and * BosTON ti, LE £9 a FERN” satisfactory. It is so handy that it will stand and Se hE ES Wty ics, thrive in most any situation-in a room even if out of ee “al ape. ey), LP the sun’s rays. Plants form. an immense number of Pie. OIE SS Ri MAT 9 Rely graceful drooping fronds, varying in length from two < A SZ 5 Z f Lol to five feet and always of a fresh, healthy and beauti- ful green color, Mrs. Roosevelt — A great improvement on the old Bos- ton Fern. It is more upright in growth, grows faster and makes about four tronds to the old varieties’ one, It is also a deeper and richer color. BARGES Z Teddy, Jr. — A superb dwarf form of the splendid Mrs. Roosevelt Fern. New. Pein ~S ce & e Euphorbia Jacquiniflora AS a winter-bloomer this plant has no superior. No matter how small a plant may be, it is bound to be full of bloom all winter long. Color, intense crimson-scarlet and blossoms are produced so profusely as to completely wreathe every branch in brilliancy. Flowers keep perfect two months before fading. Fine plants for blooming this winter. 25c each; 3 for 60¢. Oleander What home is complete without its tub of Oleander? A very attractive plant that can be grown in almost any soil or situation, kept growing all the year, or rested in the cellar. Its dark green, willow-like foliage is in itself neat and pleasing; but when it blooms it is beautiful beyond expression with its many large, delicate satin- like flowers. Pink — Large blossoms of fine rosy pink. Very double. White — Magnificent large snow-white, double. Crimson — Fine deep crimson-red. Extra. Yellow — Large and very beautiful. Yellow — Large and very beautiful — Single. Variegata — Leaves bordered with creamy-white; flowers pink, very double. A magnificent plant, the contrast of foliage and delicate color of blossoms being very striking. Resurrection Plant A ball of tightly folded leaflets, dry and dead. Drop it in a bowl of water and in a short time there is @ great, loose, expanded rosette of fine fern-like leaves, both odd and beautiful. This can be repeated many times, the plant curling tightly together when dry, ex- -panding when soaked. 1i0c each; 3 for 25c; 7 for 50, Few plants equal this in beauty and general good qual- ities. It has a most beautiful fern-like foliage and blooms perpetually every day in the year, its blossoms being the shape and nearly the size of Sweet Peas, and borne in great clusters of twenty to forty. These clus- ters appear at the axils of the leaves, and a single branch shows many clusters of bloom at all times. is a free and rapid grower, beginning to bloom in thres to four weeks from cuttings, and continuing for years. It is easier to grow and manage than a Geranium, thriv- ing in any soil and in any window, and is a superb bed- ding plant for the garden in summer. Pure White — Large, milky-white; exquisite. Deep-Red — Fine, dark red, with large white blotches. Pink — New and fine. Price, 20c each; the 3 for 50c. (y yh } 4 Y Ep Zi Genista, ~ Shower of Gold As a plant for late win- ter-blooming and _ early without an equal. Flowers, golden-yellow, very fra- grant, and borne in large, drooping racemes and im such quantity as to almost Gold.” It is one of the ever saw, and is absolutely 1}sure to bloom profusely in any window. As a plant for rare beauty, delightful 4; fragrance and ease of cul- ture, it has no superior, and should adorn every 20¢e; 7 B for See » Sees > COPYRIGHTED I89S | 7 mete ees | NOME. e s e ~A Linum Tigrinum | This is a beautiful pot-plant and one that flowers in mid-winter, at holiday time. Jt is very charming and profuse. Flowers, large, two to three inches across, and of a most beautiful shade of bright glowing yellow. One ofthe very best of pot plants. 20c each; 3 for 50€. The plant spring-blooming (especial- ly for Easter), it is almost — hide leaf and branch — ~ most truly a “Shower of - easiest plants to grow we — Po + J nabs, ' ‘ oY, ~ ss aie bal Aris Primula Malacoides A novelty of last year. ~ Very profuse, with hundreds Of graceful flower stems, bearing sprayey clusters of exquisite white flowers. Hardy, robust and easily grown as a pot plant, this has proved to be one of the very finest winter-blooming plants yet introduced. It blooms all winter long in wonderful profusion in any window. Large White — Pure white. Large Rosy Violet — Fine violet tinted. ee ot he 20c each; the 2 for 30c. - : ‘J ss Sweet Violets | _ Alaska—A grand new sort, well adapted to garden cul- ture, being hardy and robust, and producing in spring great masses of enormous double flowers of deep blue- black color and powerful fragrance..~ -. ; Belle de Brunneau — The most magnificent double Violet ever produced. Large flowers,‘long stems, _ -_-Trichest-violet color and fragrance. -~ - California Single — Superb long-stemmed = eee, CO ks Single blos- fragrance. ~~ Sees : -20c¢ each; the 3 for 50c; $1.50 per dozen. - Salvia Greigi or) Price, i] ar __ Rosy Scarlet—Flowers at once from small cutting plants _. and has an agreeable fragrant foliage somewhat like % __ the Lemon Verbena. ma sage _ Snow White—Pure White. 25c each; the 2 for 40c. og doers Cs e e i -. Qbeonica Primrose These are the new large-flowering Obconica- Sinensis Hybrids of vari- ous colors, as large and fine as Primula-Sinensis. colors, pink, violet, blush, rose, lilac, . white, ~ etc. Very charming flowers, be- ing borne in large trusses and at all times of the year in great profusion. They bloom very quickly from seed, and the large, showy blossoms are borne con- f | if. OS stanly for 2 year, and fA, , - when we realize that these . OBCONICA, flowers are as large as Pri- YZ mula-Sinensis, and almost | —— as. varied in color, their great value is at once ap- orous and as easily grown as a Geranium. Plants Mixed Fine, healthy stock, ready to bloom. 20c; 3 for 50c. Big Crimson — The largest and highest colored Prim- rose; very showy crimson. 25c each. Wax Plant (Hoya) Years ago the Wax Plant was a great favorite as a window climber or pot plant. seldom seen nowadays. Bears superb clusters of cream _ tinted wax-like blossoms. 25¢ each. BY mG deepest, — soms of the richest violet color and unsurpassed : / parent. Plants very vig-— It is so rare that it is Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 49 The Poinsettia The Poinsettia is probably the most. decorative pot plant for Christmas and New Years we have. Yet how seldom seen.’ Notwithstanding the fact that it is an easily grown pot or window plant, and is sure to bloom - at its. proper time. We have -some vigorous young ' plants that ought to do well and make a good pot of flowers the coming holidays. 30c each; 2. for 50¢e. Plants mailed in paper pots without disturbing roots, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. : as Sains Se: Schaar TE Rca e e Ruellia Rosemaid A lovely free-flowering plant for winter. Foliage beau- tifully variegated, and the long tubular blossoms are a bright rosy-pink color so unusually beautiful as to catch every eye. Blooms all winter long, and highly attrac- tive in both flower and foliage. Of easiest culture in any window. 20c each; 3 for 50e. 50 John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. Rose Winter Gem. Sh aoe ee Oe The Greatest Pot Bioomer : > a : =A Ton! of all Fine Roses One of the greatest Rose novelties in years, owing both to its beauty and unparalleled blooming qualities. It is a Tea Rose of remarkably strong — and vigorous growth and a prodigious bloomer all the year. It flowers all the time, particularly during the win- ter, hence its name. The blossoms are borne on long, graceful stems, are of large size and a lovely crimson- pink color. Buds perfectly exquisite and the open flower full and double. It is the strongest, hardiest, most vig- orous and rapid growing Tea Rose in cultivation. One plant of it will produce more good Roses in the year than twelve plants of any other Tea Rose grown. This is saying a good deal, but it is true. The plant will bloom continually and nothing but killing it outright will check it.. The blossoms are singularly beautiful in shape, color and poise, and most delicately scented. More fragrant than any other Tea Rose. It is so strong and vigorous that it never mildews, and is a Prapid grower, blooming at once from small cuttings. The greatest Rose for amateurs and one that Will positively bloom prodigiously in any window at all times of the year. Strong, well established plants, grown especially for winter-blooming, and-Tready at onee. 25c eaeh; 3 for 60€. == COPYRIGHT. ‘3 SEZ 16S9 BY => =) J.L. CHILD 5. SSS ——= =— 7 — ° New Rose Tip-Top (Baby Doll) This delightful little ‘sweetheart’ Rose isan ever- bloomer of the Cecil Brunner class for choice eorsages and for fine, dainty floral work. ‘The color is absolutely new, and quite startling in its brilliancy—a sort of golden-yellow, tipped with clear, bright cerise-: perfectly exquisite in the bud. The buds and blooms are very perfect in form, elegantly finished, and borne in smail Danes eRe te The foliage is narrow, long and Sharply pointed, a deep glossy green—a y : Setting for the buds. ‘i 5 OES It has all the necessary qualities of a wonderfully popular and unique florists’ Rose, for every amateur will want if in his garden, and it will supply continuous bloom when bedded out. HH has a neat, compact habit and makes a beautiful specimen in pots for winter- flowering. 25c¢ each; 3 for 60c; 12 for $91" Sanseveria Zealanica There is scarcely a decora- tive plant listed that is more striking in foliage and habit than this, and certainly none other that will stand as much downright neglect and hard- ship, It will grow in a dark hall, cool bedroom, or stand on a mantel in a heated room. It will stand gas and dust, and will go for months without a drop of water, yet remain.as thrifty as ever. Erect, rigid, sword-like leaves, thick and fleshy, dark green with cloud- ed bars of white. In May or June it sends up long, plumy spikes of soft feathery whiteness. Just the plant for sunless windows or halls, where nothing else will grow. 20¢€ each; 3 for 50c. => “ . ta “<< > quickly Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 51 Re FR: ~ ams / ae Hardy Perennials from Seed These are all hardy plants which live in the garden year after year, blooming every spring or summer with little or no care. Sown in late summer or fall they bloom finely next season. Aster Alpina — One of the most charming hardy peren- nial plants we have ever seen. Its flowers are borne in profusion early in spring, and are the size of a large wild Daisy, about three inches across, composed of a double row of intensely blue petals surrounding a golden-yellow center. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. Aquilegia, or Columbine —— Curious flowers, extremely graceful, and borne in great quantities high above the foliage which itself is very attractive. Prize mixture; _100 varieties, double and single. Pkt., 5c. Campanula — Large, bell-shaped flowers, very cheerful and attractive. Colors, blue, white, pink, etc. Double mixed colors. A fine strain. Pkt., 5c. Calliopsis Lanceolata——-Flowers rich yellow, of large Size and borne on long, graceful stems. Pkt., 5c. Hardy Candytuft —- Plants are a solid mass of white at just the time when flowers are most scarce. Pkt., 5c. De!phinium — Tall, stately growing, with immense spikes of flowers in all shades of lavender, mauve, pale, me- dium and deep, dark blues. Mixed colors. Pkt., 5c. Foxglove, Monster Branching —This is a very tall grower with @ dense spike of bloom often five feet high. Branches freely, also, and is in bloom for a long period. The flowers are of varying shades. Pkt., 10c. Garden Pinks — Also sometimes called Spice Pinks. Nothing finer. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. Honeysuckle — A fine, hardy vine, growing readily from seed. Mixed sorts. Pkt., 5c. Hollyhock (Doubie) — One of the finest of all perennials and unsurpassed as a stately, imposing plant for back- grounds, screens, center of wide borders, etc. Double, mixed colors. Very choice, embracing over twenty different shades. Pkt., 10c. Linum Perenne — Lovely blue and white flowers on long, graceful stems. Pkt., 10c. Picotee Pinks — These are the ever lovely, hardy garden Carnations. Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. Perennial Phlox — New Hybrids; all colors mixed; per- fectly magnificent. Sow in fall. Pkt., 10c. Perennial Peas—-No praise can be too high for this lovely ironclad vine that blooms constantly from early summer until late autumn. Platycodon Maresi — Very Pi SC; richest and most varied colors. Very fragrant. Pkt., 5c. _ Sweet William Everblooming — Such a bewildering array of-superb colors combined in flowers of different form and sizé was never before seen. Begins to bloom in April, continuing all summer and fall. Pkt., 10c. Violet Cornuta, Mixed Colors — These bloom almost as from seed as Pansies. Are hardy and free- flowering. Pkt., 10c. 3 Price—Above collection of 20 fine Perennials for $1.00. es s A Wild Perennial Bed A fine mixture of all the best and hardiest. Perennials, such as are mixture for any out of the way place. These plants, once started, will bloom profusely year after year. Large pkt., 10c; 6 pkts. for 50c. Hardy suitable for a wild bed, or a ° @ New Iceland Poppies Here is a new strain of Iceland or Nudicaule Poppies, hardy perennials that flower well the first season and for years afterwards. They are most beautiful and graceful, the bright, large blossoms being borne on tall, wire-like stems well above a beautiful crown of fern-like foliage. The colors are exceedingly bright and novel. Lemon, yellow, orange, salmon, white, scarlet, etc. - They bloom all the season through. Sown early this fall they will begin blooming next spring and make a brilliant show. Mixed, All Colors — Double and single. 10c per pkt. New Perennial Poppies _ Each bloom is as large as a saucer, and sits perched like a bird on the end of a swaying, hairy, slender stem, high above the deeply-incised and handsome foliage. Many consider it the most showy flower that blooms. A grand plant to light up dark corners and dull shrubbery. Mixed Hybrids — Many fine colors. 15¢ per pkt. John Lewis Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. a: 3 ae > J ; t, = a = er ee - oe x iW) t ae ed I aa i) Wy American Mastodon Pansies Seeds and Ice-Proof Plants Offered on opposite page P nts . ay ot — = te 4 "4 % page ie soe ‘ ios — + 3 : ‘American Mastodon Pansies = _ PERFECT MARVELS IN SIZE AND BEAUTY at ‘These Pansies have a robust vigor unknown in other strains., Flowers-larger than the Trimardeau, with the substance and rounded form of the German strains, a touch of the Masterpiece in the artistic curves of the _» petals, the wonderful colors of the Orchid Pansies and a eee delicate fragrance like the violet-scented. © _ The cool, ‘damp climate-of~ Oregon and Washington has developed this strain of Pansy larger in size, richer in ray colors, and far more vigorous and rugged in erowth than : any other strain yet introduced to cultivation. This is ~ absolutely the truth and leaves nothing further to be said; yet, believing all this, he who plants them will De surely more than realize his expectations. The enor- ; mous size of blooms, nearly four inches across, clear tones .of-eolor. and with wonderful tints and variegations and free- flowering qualities> even through the hot sum- mer weather, will be a revelation. They are also very early, blooming two to four weeks quicker than other Pansies sown at the same time. Mixed Colors — Such as white with dark center, dark, blue and light blue, pure white, black, lavender, violet, blue, bronze (new), royal purple (new), rose, cerise-. _ red, red with silver rim, mahogany, yellow, wine-col- ; ored, red and gold, lavender and gold, striped, mar- gined, ete. 10¢c per pkt. = 100 seeds; 3 pkts. for Boe: %-ountce, $1.00. ) Grand— Duke White~— Finést pure white Pansy. . Grand ‘Duchess White — Snow-white with large blue : center. * Very large and perfectly as it Black — Very deep, rich coal- black. . 3 _ Yellow — Rich and showy. A very popular color. : hundred thousand plants of this were bedded at the ‘ . ‘Exposition in San Francisco a few years ago. - 2S Dark Blue — Exceedingly beautiful deep blue color. 2 _ Bronze — This - shows a bewildering variety and -com- oe Dinations of rich colors in bronze, brown,, old gold, Two 2 yellow, .etc. Very interesting, as no two plants pro- isc <* ba 32-00. Cauliflower _ “s Snowball — One of the very best varieties for early cul- ture. Dwarf, compact grower, with large heads of Snowy- whiteness and delicious flavor. A sure header very early, but valuable for late as well. Pkt., ; | is 0Z.,;- 92.005 D2 $30-00- American Beauty "A fine hardy Cauliflower, cpa? adapted to Ameriéan soil and climate, as it: is an Amer- ican strain and American grown seed. Heads early, size large, quality the best. Pkt., 10; oz., uote: Celery White Plume — One of the most beautiful of all, ane the earliest. Brittle, fine grained and the easiest known — sort to blanch. Pkt., 10¢€; oz., 40c; Ib., $4.00. — Golden Self-Blanching —— Fine to follow White Plume. An exceedingly fine flavored sort; blanches easily to a beautiful golden-yellow, and is very brittle and crisp. No garden complete without it. Pkt., 10c; 0z., eG: Cucumber Bennett’s White Spine — These Cucumbers grow ‘seven 4 to ten inches long, uniformly plump and. full to the | ; very ends, a glossy dark green.in color. A superior = quality in every respect. Pkt., 5c; 0Z., 15¢; ID., $4.25. ae Early Green Cluster —A prolific variety, with crisp, “3 brittle fruit. A fine pickling variety. Pkt., 5¢; 0z., © 1O0G322Ibs, 94-25: ai Green Prolific Pickling — Standard pickling variety, with = slender dark green fruit, very crisp. Pkt, 5C; OZ, — 10c; Ib., $1.25. = ee Egg Plant = New York Improved — Very popular in all the city mar- kets. This is the easiest, finest and largest variety grown, and is a fine sort for either market or private garden. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25¢€; ID., $3.75. <= ee Dwarf Spreading — Extra fine strain of beatiful curled : and dwarf German type. PKt., 5c; 0z., 15¢c; Ib $1. 00. S Okra or Gumbo be = New White Velvet —A great improvement on = old White Velvet in every way. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10¢€; ID 7a. a Sweet Corn ee Golden Bantam — Finest of all Corns for the family gar- a den. This variety is very early, sweet and luscious. It seq is very hardy, which permits of early planting. P 3 10¢e; pint, 40c; quart, 75¢, postual By express: ‘eol-— ee lect, peck, $2. 50: bushel, $9.0 Golden Cream — This is a peprid. between the Country Gentleman and Golden Bantam, combining the superior qualities of both. Pkt., 10¢; pint, 50c; quart, 90c. Childs’ Honey Dew — Not only very early, but has a good-sized ear, white cob and large pearly kernels of — the very finest quality; tender, sweet and nutritious. id Pkt., 10c; pint, 40c; quart, 75c. — Evergreen —- The standard late sort and probably the all-around best Sweet Corn grown. It has magnificent — large ears, deep kernels, small cob, and possesses the finest flavor, being tender and juicy. Pkt., 10c; pint, aa 35c; quart, 65c, postpaid. Peck, ce 00, tire be he gs collect. aS “Fall eck of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 55 “Ae es x | “"7 e rs ; = | ~ Lettuce La : shea 5 WV very ry desirable large variety for forcing -cold-frames an for outdoor planting. Heads large, ie Pipeline and solid. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 15c; Ib., $1.50.. _ May King — This remarkable variety has proved itself €apable of satisfying the most exacting requirements that could be made of an early outdoor Lettuce; while it can also be raised in a cold-frame, It is not easily affected by cold or wet weather, grows very - quickly and produces, even in poor soil, splendid globular heads, which are ready ten or fifteen days ee BL its before other heading varieties and stands a long time _- before showing signs of running to seed. Pkt. 5€; ae neg 45¢e; Ib., $1.60. Curled Simpson — A fine sort, still able to hold its own against all newcomers. In every respect this is a Sar ‘first class sort, and always popular. Pkt., 5c; 0zZ., ae mi Se- ah... $4: 20.- an ‘ream Butter — A crisp, tender, richly flavored variety, ee _ forming large heads of a beautiful creamy color; - This is one of the Pelee best summer varieties. Pkt., TO Cs407.,-20€> 1b.3°°$4250 White Paris Cos — This is ‘a popular European sort, and ges is good for forcing or early summer sowing. Well ae hes | grown heads aoe five to seven pounds. Pkt., 5c; o Re 2076; OCR ID RY $163 aS Half a ale a crisp variety. Pkt., _Ib., $1.00. - Childs’ Crisphead — One of the very finest head varie- es. ee 5C; 0Z., 10e; Ib., $1.1 Onion Large Red Weathersfied — A favorite red-skinned sora of large size and handsome appearance. Onions some- what flattened, flesh purplish-white, high-flavored, and __ ‘keeps* weil without rotting. A»standard sort and a great favorite with market gardeners. Pkt., 5c; 0OZ., Wee LOC sds, Go.25. pox. Yellow Globe Danvers — Another popular Onion widely Se = grown for market. Plump, handsome, yellow-skinned - . pulbs, very uniform,.round and perfect. We have an extra ‘fine strain of this. it does well everywhere, and . in all soils and climates, and is ARES gt popular Eo Petar Keb -SOl ba Kt OG: O%.,. L5C3..1D!;. $2.5 Extra Early Red —A quick - growing variety act liked in tf the North, as it grows well in cold, mucky rere where other sorts Pi PET. 2 5G": OZ 15¢; Ip ., $2.2 ¥ ‘Australian Brown — A medium - sized, Shee * nand- ae - some Onion, with a beautiful brown skin. Hard, solid, erisp, finely flavored and a good keeper. In fact, “one “2 of the-very best Onions grown. Season very early. : Seeee aS: 0z., 10c; Ib., $2.50. ee : oro Oyster Plant ‘aeué White —A quick grower; very fine flavor. PKt., e562. 025 120c:. ibs $2.50. . Sandwich Island Mammoth — Like the above but twice the size. Cannot ze praised too highly. Pkt., 10c; 4 fs 20c; Ib., $2.7 5€; OZ., 10¢; Eecnips eiiaee Guernsey—This is not the coarse Stock Guern- sey, but the table variety of that name, the sweetest, finest grained Parsnip grown. Smooth, thick roots, about twelve inches long. Very fine stewed, fried, Be ete. PKt., 5€; 0Z., 10¢; Ib., 75c. gin Pepper Giant Extcisio# —— A cross between the Chinese Giant and Ruby King, not so large as the former, but larger than the latter. It is the earliest of Peppers, and out- grows other kinds. Growth exceedingly vigorous, and each plant produces from seventeen to twenty mam- moth-sized Peppers. Better keeper than Ruby King. Half f hot. ‘PKt., 10C; oz., 30c; Ib., $4.00. Peas ‘Star — Early wrinkled sort. us — Finest large-podded sort. a— Best early round Pea. Gem — A standard dwarf sort. 19a rs53 ex] ress collect, $2.50 per eck. ee ss p 3 per p J Radish st Forcing — Earlier than any other sort by a week. scarlet turnip Radish, very smooth and round, small tops, allowing it to be grown closely to- in hot-bed or forcing bench. Fine also for por. PEL, 106-"0z., 45€; Th. $1.30: -A long Radish of almost transparent whiteness, has no rival among all existing varieties, AS quality, it has no superior, and is the most beauti- Radish yet seen. Pkt., 10cC; oz., 20c; Ib., $1.30. Breakfast — A very. attractive pink and white , Olive-shaped and with delicate flavored flesh, om coarseness or any biting alts. A grand ee sort. Pits 5G: 027.,-10c; , $1.10. White Vienna — Finest of all long white Hadishes: Skin and flesh pure white, beautiful shape and fine flavored. PKtz, .5¢;"0z., 106; Ib., $1.00. Early Scarlet Turnip — A fine quick-growing early Rad- ish, of fine eating qualities. Pkt., 5c; 0z., 10c; Ib., $1 Chinese Rose Winter — A handsome and superior mid- summer, fall and winter sort. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10¢; Ib., $1.00. Sakurajima Mammoth — Very crisp and tender and of remarkably mild and pleasant flavor. Most people at once pronounce it to be the ideal table radish for fall and winter. Pkt., 10¢; oz., 40c. se ‘ Spinach For Fall Sowing One of the most delightful vegetables is the Spinach, and a most welcome addition to the table in early spring. It is by far the most healthful of vegetables, for it con- tains a large per cent of iron, a most necessary tonic. Physicians tell us that if people would eat more Spinach they would be much better off. Sow seed in September or October, protect the young plants with a little loose straw over winter and in early spring you will get an abundant harvest. American Savoy —A heavy cropper of fine quality and very hardy: succulent leaves, curled and crinkled like Savoy Cabbage. Hardiest and most. productive sort. Pkt. 5¢€3202.4.. 105 1pm $440, Victoria Long Standing — This thick variety is distin- guished by the exceedingly dark green color, and also for its long-standing qualities and crinkled foliage, especially valuable for Summer use, resisting the heat to a remarkable degree. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c: Ib., $1.40. Everlasting — Available for use during the hottest months of midsummer, when ordinary spinach is not to be had. Grows rapidly and may be cut every few days all summer. Fresh, tender leaves and branches grow out as fast aS cut. Pkt., 5c;.0z., 10c; Ib., $1.40. Turnips Extra Early Milian — The earliest strap-leaved variety. A smooth, medium-sized variety, with a bright purple top. Fine quality and a good keeper. Very delicious. PK, 5C 3: OZ:, 20¢-2 ID. SLD. White Egg — Beautiful white, egg-shaped sort, of rapid growth. Fiesh firm and solid, fine-grained, sweet and of very mild flavor. Fine either for early or late variety. PE.,.5C;°02Z:,;° 15€e Hiss. (S4520: Purple Top White Globe — A large Turnip of ae keep- ing - qualities. — PKt.,’. d¢;, G@esetOCeID oe S155 Breadstone — A white Ruta- Baga, so tender vice it will cook in fifteen minutes, while the flavor is uncom- monly sweet and delicate. Pkt., 5¢; oz., 15c; Ib., $1.25. Improved American Ruta-Baga— Large, smooth and handsome, quick in growth, tender and fine in quality. A superb standard sort. Pkt., 5c; oz., 15¢c; Ib., $1.55. Tomato Top Notch —In every quality that can be named ii is superior’ to any other; earliest, large, round and smooth, uniform in size and shape, and rich, ruby color. It makes very little vine, but bears enormous quantities of fruit, fifty to seventy large, perfect To- matoes to a plant which covers very little area. In quality it far outranks any other variety, for it lacks the objectionable acid of other sorts. People who suffer bad effects from the acid of Tomatoes will en- joy Top Notch. Begins ripening very early and con- tinues all the season. It is most decidedly the finest Tomato for market and the best for the home garden. Per pkt., 15¢; 2 pkts. for 25c; %4-0z., 60c; 1 0oz., $1. John Baer — We find it to be a wonderful Tomato in many ways, and will surely disappoint no one, re- gardless of high expectations which may be enter - tained. Per pkt., 10c; 3 pkts. for 25¢; oz., 50c. Early Baseball — A favorite variety which is always satisfactory to the market gardener. Pkt., 10c; 02z., 40¢c; Ib., $4.00. ys 56 John oe Childs, Inc., Floral Park, N. Y. eu 4 | | | New Maminaihi White Rye - A GRAND NEW GRAIN... —- mend it to every farmer.. No matter where situated it will prove to be twice as valuable as the old variety. Mammoth White is an extra high-yielding strain that stools so freely as to produce twelve heads from one seed. Valuable for grain and makes the best early i spring pasture for all kinds of-stock. Will grow on any soil and make big yields. The land can hardly be too poor for it. Valuable for green manuring and soil- ing purposes. Used for a grain crop its straw makes the-best bedding, and if carefully threshed Sells at high prices for manufacturing purposes. It.is also an excel-— lent green manuring crop for turning under in the early i spring. Sow at the rate of one and one-half bushels per acre on poor land; one bushel: on good land. - Price, by mail postpaid, per ounce, 10¢; per pound, 35¢; 3 pounds, 75c¢c; 7 pounds, $1. 50. ane aaa OO ccomeicnemrs tee $ bushel, $2. 50; 3 bushels, $6.00. Field Corn, ‘Goldens Sapeene | 2 The Most Valuable Field Corn Ever Grown | An enormous Golden Dent variety, so- early that it can 7 be. grown. in the Northern States, and_ out- ws any 4 Other sort. 3 1 Select Seed — By fat or express prepaid — us, 10¢ per. pkt.; 35¢ per lb.; 3 -IDS., 75C; 7 -Ibs., $1.50. -By ex- press or. freight, purchaser - to pay as es) peck, 90Cc; bushel; $2 -50. - ‘ New Field ‘Cokn; Yurdstiges Possesses great. beauty, enormous productiveness and - earliness. It gets its name from the enormous. ‘length — 4of- ears. Color, golden- yellow. - Quality like that of all the fine flint Corns, which is much superior to any ; Dent variety. “There is” no. doubt but that Yardstick is twice as productive as ‘the. common varieties. of flint — Corn. Its Superb quality - ‘will be appreciated | by. ‘those © who grind it into meal for. home consumption. Pkt. p1O¢; -3b.5 3503-3 Ibs., 90c; 7 Ibs., $1.75, prepaid. By © Pen $3. 00; 3 eee 88. 00 = eee Floral Park Lawn Grass-- ouicky Not even fine trees and beautiful flowers add as much beauty to the homo surroundings as does a fine, velvety lawn. To secure a fine, close, even Sidewe it is absolutely necessary to use proper grasses. Good, deep, rich color, tx turfy, compact habit, stooling out well from the bottom, "and they must be @ to stand the sun as well, and a considerable amount of drouth, without injury. We have a mixture of grasses that meet all these requirements. We use it at Floral Park, where it has been much admired. We have sold it in every State and Territory in the United States, and it has given entire satisfaction in every location. It grows quickly, making a fine green sward in a few weeks. and velvety. Pint, 20c; quart, 35c; peck, $2.00; per bushel, $5.00, prepaid. By express or freight, at-buyer’s expense, Beck, 7503 A whole season’s drouth will not kill out this grass. It may dry and ‘burn as brown as possible, yet the first good rain will immediately bring it up ere or Said aa epee nae Pe Sacha ‘;) This wonderful New Rye has qualities which Pint com- ee express or freight at puree expense,” Detks $1. 00; = i } c. } Mid ae at ty iy i Fs ite ,] * ot "7 ~ “¢ . we a 7 : \ J : ty Vuze A\ o> -RHUBARB RIMSON WINTER : New: Giant Hardy Crimson Winter Se Rhubarb * The perfection in Rhubarbs. So vigorous and rapid In growth that it is ready for the table in four Rh bs months from seed. This is. in all respects just like Burbank’s Crimson : Winter Rhubarb, except it is four times larger, and per- : fectly hardy in the extreme north. Plants of this won- ae derful‘ Rhubarb ‘sold last year by an agent of the origin- ator for:$5.00 each. Mr. Wagner, the originator, says: | “it is more rugged than the Crimson Winter and fully ; twice the size of Linnaeus or any old variety.” It has the fine_crimson color and sprightly delicious flavor of oc Burbank’s Crimson Winter and is available for use from ‘a earliest ‘spring to late in December. The stalks some- times attain a length of three feet and weigh over one pound. -Sixty stems picked from one plant at a single picking weighed thirty pounds. Such a great number of stalks from one plant are possible as the plant divides so rapidly into numerous crowns. It will, of course, supersede the old Crimson Winter as fast as planters can get the stock. Those who set a few plants now will reap a rich harvest, not only on the Pacific and in the South, but in the North as well where the old variety is not reliable. It is the earliest of all Rhubarb by a long way and fit for use not only in the spring, but all through the sum- mer and fall. As fast as stalks are pulled fresh ones will take their place. In the Southern and Pacific States _ it may be used all the year round, requiring only water in dry localities to keep it growing. It is particularly fine in-winter. Color bright crimson except new stalks on young plants. In quality this Rhubarb is simply superb, fuliy equal im flavor to the finest berries. The stalks are not so bulky, soft and watery as most other kinds, and the skin is so thin and tender that it is not necessary to ‘remove it, and when cooked a beautiful crimson colored sauce is the result, looking, as well as tasting, like berries: Flavor sprightly and refreshing, combining that of the Raspberry and Strawberry, but greatly superior to @ither¢as.a cooked fruit. In fact, it makes the most delicious sauce and pies we have seen. - Price of Roots —20c each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.60; . 100 for $10.00. Price of Seeds— 15c per pkt.; 3 pkts. for 40c. From seed sown in the open ground in April or May one may get fine large stalks for cooking as early as July or August. Ss es e New Variegated Artichoke This is a variegated-leaved form of the Jerusalem Artichoke which is very ornamental all summer. Plant a free-grower, with an abundance of large leaves which are a mixture of green and white, the white predominat- ing. When plants are in bloom the combination is par- » eee _ pe hs. “tBu, a oy 455% oo) at eee a supe peel M. Le iigns is ‘yf Pn he mite yey. » ticularly attractive. ing but little if any from those of the common. variety. _ ‘Fine tubers, 3 for 15c; 12 for 40c; 100 for $3.00 Tubers sweet and delicious, differ-_ _. Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 57 table Roots for Fal! Planting Giant Bahenian Horse Radish A valuable recent introduction of the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture. It is a much more rapid grower than the old variety in general use and is therefore ready for use a great deal earlier. Its large, white roots may be raised in any soil, and, when planted in rows, may be harvested like Potatoes. The quality of this Horse Radish is far superior to the old variety in strength and piquancy. Sets of roots, which will make an enormous i ne first summer, 3 for_30c- 12-for 75e; 100 or .00. Asparagus - Roots We offer fine roots of two best sorts, as fol- ows: , Palmetto or Mammoth —$1.00 per 100;_ $8.50 per 1000. Giant Emperor—60c per doz.; $2.50 per 100. Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants Place Your Orders Now, Stating When Piants Should be Shipped, and Make Sure of Getting Them. There are a number of sea islands along “Ye South Carolina seacoast where the soil and climate condi- tions are just suited for growing tough, hardy Cabbage plants during the winter and early spring. The-seed is planted in the open fleld in the months: of Oetober, No- vember, December, January and February. The plants make a slow but steady growth, until at eight to ten weeks of age they are very tough and hardy. When in this condition they can be shipped to territory further north and planted in the open ground a month to six weeks sooner than the home-grown hot-bed or cold- frame plants could be planted. These Frost-proof Cab- bage Plants will stand a temperature of eight to ten de- grees above zero without injury, the land freezing, or the plants being covered with ice, sleet ~r snaw after they are planted will not injure them. 5 The top of the plant does not grow until regular spring weather opens up, but the roots grow from the time they are planted, and just as soon as spring weather starts the established root growth assimilates the fer- tilizer in the soil, the plants grow very fast maturing headed Cabbage ten days to three weeks sooner than you can mature them from hot-bed and cold-frame plants. , To get the advantage of these Frost-proof Cabbage Plants they must be planted a month or six weeks earlier than you would plant the home-grown plants. Our Cabbage plants are grown from the hest Long Island grown seed and are shipped direct from our growing station in South Carolina by mail or express. We can fill orders from December 1 to April 15. We suarantee delivery in good order. The plants will be somewhat wilted and have a hard, stunted appearance, which will be disappointing to per- sons who have never used these plants before. Regard- less of appearance, they will produce the crop results. Varieties: Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Large Type Wakefield, Succession and Early Flat- Dutch. Price by Wail postpaid: 100 for 50c; 500 for $2.00; 1000 for $3.50. Price by Express not prepaid: $2.00 per 1000. Write.for prices on larger quaniities. Plants packed 500, 1000, or 2000 to the crate, and weigh about twenty-five pounds per 1000 plants crated. for shipment, and can be shipped to any point where they will arrive within a week. oe 1 f' —aatt (11 3 NF ——= WEN aS I = SB AW Ss TN \\ge 4 Gesu, — ty \) MOM AQHA — .aSSS Yi ee aE San an Wi lle Childs’ Winter or Perpetual Tree Onion--For Fall Planting In this we have an Onion different from those raised from seeds or sets, or from the Top and Potato Onion, in the fact that when once set out, without the slightest protection, it will come up year after year as soon as the frost breaks the ground, and grow so rapidly that it is ready for 5 market or home use two or three weeks before any of them. It is usually ready for table early — in May. When left standing a lot of top sets will mature in August for fall planting. It 1s Waa i surpassed for sweetness and tenderness. Sets (borne on top as per cut) planted in fallare fit to pull and eat or market in early spring, and are everywhere greatly prized. It is perfectly hardy in all sections of the North. Should be in every home garden. Fall is the best time to plant. — SETS — Prepaid by mail, 1 pint package, 20c; quart, 30c; 4 quarts for $1.00. : re ee By express not prepaid, peck, $1.00; bushel, $3.00. LS RO ie aie Sie = Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 : 59 ZZ. == f z = SS a Se << PR ee valerie 4 hay ee i The Grandest Hardy Flowering Shrubs Nothing can take the place of Shrubbery for the lawn, for hedges and specimen clumps. Shrubs thrive in any situation, are beautiful all summer, producing some of the choicest outdoor blossoms. The list here offered is a select one, including only the very finest and most desirable new or rare and choice sorts. Price —- All Shrubs, 20c; 3 for 55c; 7 for $1.10; or, $1.60 doz. Large specimens, 30c; 4 for $1; $250 doz. Azg@e€a Amonea — A lovely, hardy evergreen Azalea with composed of spiral branches of dense evergreen leaves. beautiful foliage and fine compact, bushy growth. .In The flowers are lovely pink color, in clusters, and are May or June the plants are densely covered with rich borne profusely in early spring, and during summer violef-red blossoms, which are exceedingly showy, and fall.. It is one of the most fragrant of all flowers. Every leaf and twig is hidden by the quantity of Deutzia Lemoinei — This is the greatest recent novelty flowers. in flowering shrubs. It makes a low, compact bush Azalea, Amonea Superba — This is as hardy as an oak which in June is loaded down with large, round, snow- ‘and the most profusely flowering shrub ever seen, its pall-like clusters of pure white flowers. We know mass of burning color making a great effect. Color, of nothing more beautiful for the garden, yet it has the intense deep crimson. We can recommend it as a shrub added merit of being a grand pot plant for winter- that will give. great satisfaction. . Blooms profusely plooming. It is not too large for a pot and blossoms when plants are very small. Flowers of large size, very finely at any time during winter. It is be- Azalea, Snowbank — Finest of all new hardy Shrubs. coming very popular for Easter. This Azalea is perfectly hardy in the open ground anywhere; blooms profusely, the flowers being pure white, of the same size and general appearance as the well-known greenhouse variety (Indica). As a hardy flowering Shrub it is most superb. Deutzia Crenata Magnifica— A Shrub of phenomenal beauty and unlike any other Deutzia. Stem large, bronze-green, middle-sized leaves, pointed and finely toothed. Numberless double white flowers in the form of crowded Panicles, round, opening in large, full, double blossoms. It blooms freely in May. Althea — A fine, tall-growing Shrub that once planted is good for a lifetime. Blooms when but a slip of a plant, but eventually reaches the size of a small tree. Always a symmetrical, upright grower, well clothed with a dark green foliage, and bears évery year, with- out fail, a profusion of large, showy double flowers that closely resemble Hollyhocks in shape and color, but often larger in size. They bloom from mid- Deuizia Elegantissima Pink — Flowers borne on long branches or stems, straight and slender, carrying each fifteen to eighteen round blooms, well open, and of a beautiful light-rose color. This distinct Shrub has a long fiowering period and is one of the most beautiful. Forsythe, or Golden Bell — Very early in the spring, summer until frost, at a time when few other shrubs are in bloom. Fine for cemetery planting or for growing upon the lawn. Daphne Cneorum — A hardy Shrub which trails over the ground in a most beautiful manner. Extra fine for any position, and being evergreen. it is the most desir- able plant we know of for cemeteries. The plant-is while yet leafless, the Golden Bell hangs out its rows of drooping, bright golden bells. The leaves that come later are of a dark, atmost almost myrtle- green, turning early in fall to a rich bronzy-purple, and re- maining long on the bush in that condition. The bush grows rapidly, and forms a weeping fountain four to six feet high. One of the best. 60 ~ 7 eee al Les Childs, Inc., Floral Park, NY: I TOPX MIND ORS | \ ESAS Hydrangea Snowball — This might be called a perpetual blooming Hydrangea Paniculata Grandifiora. It is cer- tainly superior to that grand old sort, in that it begins blooming in May or June and continues in great pro- fusion until frost, while the old variety only begins to bloom in August and September. The flowers of the Snowball Hydrangea are pure snow-white, the clusters almost as round as a ball and large as a man’s hat. Hydrangea Paniculata — Generally considered the most valuable and ornamental Shrub in existence. Bushy and robust, every branch tipped in mid-summer with an immense close panicle of flat snow-white flowers of gigantic size. The trusses of bloom are ten to twelve inches long and nearly as thick through, lasting for two or three months, turning pinkish toward the last. No other Shrub makes such a show on the lawn or is so universally admired. Grand for cemetery use, and always blooms finely the first summer. New Double Syringa (Mock Orange) — This is a new Syringa with flowers double the size of the old variety, of pure white color, and mostly very double, like im- mense white roses. The bush begins to bloom when - very smal, but eventually grows to a considerable size and the flowers are produced in greatest abundance during May and June, but it blooms to some extent all summer and fall. The abundance of flowers is mar- velous, the Shrub being literally smothered with the profusion of its large, pure, rose-like blossoms of powerful and unexpected fragrance. Hardy and robust in any situation. The finest new Shrub in many years. Sweet Shrub, or Calycanthus Florida -—— Long a favorite in gardens. The purplish flowers have an exquisite pineapple fragrance of which one never tires, and a spray of them will perfume a whole room. Can not be omitted from any lawn or garden. - Sweet Pea Shrub (Robinia Hespida) — When in Digan it is really a big bouquet, so full is it of dainty sprays of large, lovely rose-pink blooms, to which the graceful pinnate foliage is an admirable background. hardy and robust, and commences to bloom when but a foot high. Its glorious flowers are borne in clusters and are the size and shape of the most lovely Sweet Peas. Very. Spirea Anthony” Waterant= A perpetual bloomer, and — suitable either for garden or pots. It is of dwarf — habit, flowering profusely. when onky” afew. inches in height, -and at all times and seasons.- ‘The flowers are... of a lovely dark crimson-red color, borne in dense 2 clusters and have a peculiar ~feathery ‘appearance 8 which is-beautiful. ~~ Chee Pn Spirea Froebeli — A glorious new Spires: surpassing An- So ¥ thony Waterer, as it is more dwarf and broader im gen-- - eral effect. Flowers in immense flat symes, very bril- liant red in color and borne in such> profusion® that — “ ‘ gives a fine glow of color, even ata SaaS the very finest new things. ic Wolfberry — Of dwarf, low- “branching habit, fopaine: a dense globular bush with fine glaucous ‘foliage and . pink blossoms. Its special beauty, however,-is in its great crop of beautiful, round, snow- white berries which last well into the winter. Highly ornamental. Red Wolfberry — Exactly like the above, except berries are red and highly attractive. Weigelia Eva Rathke — A grand, new, everblooming Wei- gelia, producing great quantities of blooms all the - season in magnificent clusters on the terminal branches. Color, deep, rich, blood-red; the finest color. yet seen among Weigelias. A very valuable a and the finest all-around flowering Shrub. Weigelia Rosea Variegata— Leaves light green heavily variegated with a creamy-yellow, making a charming. effect, but when its myriads of long, tubular, rose- color ed blossoms-are out, bending every branch to the ground, we see one of the most magnificent flowers in cultivation. Do not miss if. Weigelia Rosea Gigantea — Immense rose- -color. perb shrub in every respect. Weigelia Nana Variegata — Very dwarf with variegated leaves and pink flowers. Weigelia Avalanch—A new snow-white blossoms in immense panicles. A good plant in bloom; is almost like a snow-bank, so white and sO numerous are the blossoms. Best new Shrub in a long time. Extra large, strong plants. Price — All Shrubs 20c each; 3 for 55c: 7 for $1.10; or $1.60 per doz. Larger specimens, 30¢ each; 4 for $1.00; $2.50 per doz.; prepaid. Buddiea—Butterfly Shrub Clusters of large, sweet-scented flowers, measuring twelve to eighteen inches in length, closely resembling a Lilac in color and general appearance, but .continues to bloom all summer in great profusion and until after the first frost. It is a vigorous growifig, hardy shrub, and when better known is certain to become as popular as the hardy Hydrangea for shrubberies. Without doubt the best new shrub of recent introduction. It alSo makes a Splendid pot plant. 25c each; 3 for 60¢. 2% Privet for Hedges California — Nothing makes so fine a hedge as the Cali- fornia Privet, which -is perfectly hardy and . almost evergreen, as its beautiful bright shining dark green leaves do not drop until nearly spring. Set plants nine to twelve inches apart and trim to any height desired. Hedge will be so dense that a chicken can hardly get through it. BeautifuUl* and- neat at -atl times. - Will- grow to any height desired from one foot to fifteen. Fine stock, twelve-to eighteen inches. _ 60C Per ‘doz.; $4.00 per 100: $30.00 per 1000: Amoor River— (North) —An extra hardy privet. ‘pecom- mended especially for very cold latitudes, like Maine — and Minnesota, where the common or California Privet sometimes winter-kills.- It has very beautiful ever- green foliage. Fine stock, twelve to eighteen inches. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100.- , NEW GOLDEN PRIVET Sa ee A most ornamental hedge or pot plant. It is like the common Privet except the leaves are golden-yellow, or variegated green and yellow. It is hardy and robust and as its leaves remain on all winter it is doubly useful and gives fine color effects. As a pot plant, or specimen for the lawn it is also fine and surpasses all other. golden- leaved plants. 20c each; 3 for 50¢; $1.80 ber oz. One of. A su- Weigelia with gigantic, Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 © Ampecopsise S PREN Finest Hardy Vines These are the very best hardy Vines: Honeysuckle, Golden - Leaved — Innumerable sprays of the most perfect little leaves that are covered with a network of gold and green, often marked with pink a also. Nothing finer to combine with corsage bouquets, ; while for trimming floral baskets they are great. Blossoms pure white. 15c each; $1.25 per doz. Honeysuckle, Hailiana — The best white monthly Honey- suckle, with dark-green foliage, which keeps fresh and green nearly all winter, and beautiful clusters of y Sweet-scented flowers that open a snow-white and turn a pale-yellow. These flowers are produced in profusion from early spring to late fall. 15c each; $4.25 per “doz... Ampelopsis Veitchi— The best wall-climber. Clings - tightly by suckers thrown out along the stems to brick, stone, etc., and is a wall of living green the summer through, turning in autumn to a flaming crimson, when it is fairly gorgeous. It stands the dust and dry air of cities admirably. 3 for 30c; 12 _ for 75c;- $6.00 per 100. _ Clematis Paniculata— Clean, thrifty, robust growing vine of ‘graceful habit with attractive glossy green foliage, and covered in August and September with a sheet of clustered snow-white bloom of the most deli- eate fragrance. No other vine so completely covers itself with flowers. An arbor or portico over which this Clematis is trained is a wall of white for the time being and what makes it the more striking is that nearly all other Vines have ceased blooming at the time. 20c each; 3 for 50c. Clematis Ina— This new Clematis has heavy dark green foliage and flowers which are about two inches in ere eee) a eS x "so. Re OD et + a ter. Color, white shaded to lilac-blue on edges of petals, and are produced on long, stiff stems which grow from each joint. These are about six inches a part ofthe vine, and make a wonderfully beautiful _ wreath of flowers. It begins blooming in August. The plants are perfectly hardy in all parts of the country. se _ The very best new vine in many years. 25c¢c each. _ Wistaria Sinensis Magnifica— Clusters of lovely blue flowers produced in great masses. 25c each, _ _Grandest Climbing Roses The following are all perfectly hardy, and by all odds _ the very finest of outdoor Climbing Roses. _ Everblooming Crimson Rambler — A sport from the grand - Crimson Rambler and just like it in every respect, and one that produces its great clusters of brilliant flow- ers not alone in June, but all the summer and fall as Well. {It is a rapid grower, the vines covering a large space in a comparatively. short time, and the great bunches of glowing crimson blossoms hanging in pro- _ fusion at all times. , the season and continues to flower until late in the autumn. A further advantage is that it flowers pro- — fusely on the young wood in the first year. _ Crimson Rambler — This will grow eight to ten feet in a - season, the flowers appearing in great panicles as large aS a man’s hat, and of a deep, rich crimson color, like : _ blood-colored velvet. The flowers, when cut, last two weeks in water and fully a month on the bush, which is a perfect mass of rich crimson at all times. It can ye grown in various ways, as a pillar Rose, as a trellis ose, and for covering a wall it has no equal. a diameter, twenty to fifty of them appearing in a clus-— It starts blooming very early in. RAMBLER ROSES Red Dorothy Perkins— (Excelsa) — The defects of Crim- son Rambler are its unsightly foliage in unseasonable weather, and its defoliation by insects; the infusion of Wichuriana blood assures an ornamental climber which is nearly evergreen, and this will assure this lone crimson-searlet pillar Rose a place in every garden. ; Blue Rambler —A_ violet-blue seedling from Crimson Rambler. This is a distinct novelty in the Rose world: The flowers appear in large clusters, after the manner of the Crimson Rambler. Upon first opening the color is partly bluish-red and turning soon to @ steel-blue. The color is best described by saying that it resembles that of early Violets. It is a strong grower, has shining green foliage and few thorns. Thousand Beauties A robust-growing, perpetual, hardy Climbing Rose, which stands any climate and does not mildew nor winter-kill. It blooms for a period of about two months, producing great clusters of elegant double-blossoms, which are practically all different in color. _ From white to deep crimson, with all inter- mediate shades and tints of rose, pink, blush, yellow, orange, etc., show in the same cluster of bloom. Can one imagine anything more novel or beautiful? Dorothy Perkins— This grand, new, hardy climber grows ten to fifteen feet in a season, blooms in immense clus- ters like the Crimson Rambler but the blooms are more double and of a beautiful shell-pink color pass- ing to clear deep rose; makes large pointed buds and is really superior to Crimson Rambler, blooming at the same time and making a striking contrast in color. aed White Dorothy Perkins — A white form of the exquisite pink hardy Rambler Dorothy Perkins in one of the -re- cent fine Rose novelties. It varies from the older sort only in color, which is pure white. It is perfectly magnificent. E Shower of Gold — (New Hardy Yellow Rambler) —A very vigorous grower, producing long laterals covered with peautiful glossy Wichuriana foliage. . Flowers deep golden-yellow and orange, in fine trusses; one of the finest “Ramblers,” leaving little to be desired In & vellow. Produces a mass of bloom. The foliage is beautiful in form, in color, and in its high metallic lustre. ; Wichmoss — This is a real sensation among new Roses. Stems and buds covered with beautiful moss like the Moss Rose bud. Flowers two to three inches wide, sweet-scented, rosy white, tinted carmine-rose under- neath, in clusters of six to fifteen flowers. Price — Vigorous two-year-old fleld-grown plants 35C each; 3 for $1.00; $3.00 per doz.; the 9 for $ . 62 Choice and Rare Fruits | The Fruit Genin is an indispensable. part of any rural home. E ‘tion, a convenience, a profit, and a source of the most bountiful and delicious food supply Beginning with. the Straw berry in May, until the last winter Apples are used in May or June. ee family can have. PHENOMENAL HYBRID BERRY Bowerberry — Most prolific of all Garden Fruits. twenty to forty feet in a season. Bears abundantly when one year old. Thirty-eight quarts have been picked from a two-year-old plant. Cannot be injured by cold or drought in any climate. Vines perpetual like a Grapevine. Fruit in large loose clusters and the very sweetest of all berries. As a vine for bowers, shade or screens if is also valuable and beautiful with its immense clusters of large snow-white blossoms. Two-year transplanted plants, 20c each; 3 for 50e; 12 for $1.75; 100 for $7.00. These will be sure to fruit next summer. Grows Biower’s Giant — This remarkable new sort throws up canes as high. as fourteen feet, 8,220 quarts.of fruit to the acre, and as many as 2,694 berries on a single bush; $743.00 worth of berries has been sold’-from a single aere in:one season. Really a marvel: There is no bush Blackberry that can equal this in pruductive- ness, quality of fruit, hardiness and vigor of growth. It is So very far ahead of all the many garden varieties in cultivation to-day that it is really a class by itself, especially in size ‘and productiveness People who have tried Blower’s Giant will grow no other Black- berry. The Experiment Stations say it out-ranks all others, and there is no doubt about it. Our stock is large, ‘fine and absolutely true. Beware of spurious stock. Extra strong, select plants, 5 for 50c; 142 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00; 500 for $30.00. q Gardena — A most wonderful berry, ripening an immense crop of fruit several weeks ahead of anything else in the Blackberry line. In some locations it ripens in May. Large, firm, of superior flavor, and attractive. A rampant grower and may be trellised like Grapevine. Roots from tips like Cap Raspberries. Those who have grown it consider it to be the greatest berry ever in- troduced. It certainly is if extreme earliness, enor- mous productiveness and finest quality count for any- thing. Both here in Floral Park and California it is far ahead of all other berries in productiveness, qual- ity and early ripening. Perfectly hardy, standing ex- treme cold, drouth and heat equally well. 15c each; 3 for 30c; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00. iceberg — One of Luther Burbank’s creations. It bears loads of delicious, snowy berries, which are not. only white, but so transparent that the seeds, whieh are unusually small, may be seen in the ripe berries. Clusters large, berries large, early, sweet, tender and melting throughout. No garden complete Without this grand White Blackberry. It is a most deliciously sweet and prolific sort, and succeeds finely anywhere. 20¢ each; 3 for 50c; 12 for $1.50. Phenomenal — This is larger than the largest berry ever before known. It has a bright crimson Raspberry color, the berries growing in clusters of five to ten each and the individual berries measuring three imehes around one way by four inches the other way, and “weighing one-quarter ounce each. We have found this berry to be all that is claimed for it—phenomenal jn every particular. An expert pronouneéed this ‘‘the greatest wonder of all.” It tastes and looks like both the Raspberry and Blackberry. 30c each; 4 for $1.00; 10 for $2.00. John Lewis Childs, ici Floral Saeh Nit It isn aaa the supply is never oe Macatawa — It is an ease self- Srhicane grower p and % needs no support. pruned back, and all the dead fruiting wood removed. _ The first year from planting it makes a growth of two | to four feet. It blooms and bears both green and Tipe- fruit all at the same fime. The bloom is” ‘very large, ¢ the size of a silver dollar, and some are- semi-double ~ Ee and pure white. Plant five feet apart in rows eight feet apart. Does well in any soil, but prefers one of a heavy, moist nature. ' the greatest small fruit novelties ever brought out, and. fe: have stocked up well for an enormous demand at the- low price. of 20c each; 3 for 50c; 7 for $1 00; 15 for $2.00; 50 for $5.00, prepaid. ft 3 Bie New Hybrid Grape Caen: ie Half of its year’s growth should be > Se e < ENS We consider this. to be one of Ss A hardy out-door Grape, equal in quality to any hot- house variety. It is a cross between Catawba and Con- cord and has had more than ten years of severe test, and is to-day the very finest Grape grown. tenderness of pulp, luscious flavor and aroma with. great — = sweetness and juiciness. Rich, sparkling wine-red. Berry medium to large and- nearly round. Season, early; little in advance of Concord. adheres firmly to.bunch. A superior shipper and keeper. a 2 Surpassing in: i Skin, thin and tough. Berry <= Exempt from both black-rot and brown-rot, and all other diseases. than the Concord and ironclad hardiness. nual yielder—as prolific as Concord. Foliage similar to” Concord and of like freedom from mildew. Entirely with- : out foxiness in odor or flavor. Two-year. vines, 40¢ = each; $4.00 per doz. Everbearing Raspberries §t. Regis — It is one of the earliest of all Red Raspber- Vine of extreme vigor—a stronger grower _— ‘A heavy an- ries, beginning to ripen in June, just as the Strawberry pe crop is waning. It is wonderfully prolific, the first or main crop being far greater than that of any other red _ It gives a crop of fruit all summer and variety known. autumn, fruiting on the old canes in generous quanti- ties until late in August. By this date berries begin to ripen up on the young, i. e., current year’s. canes, which continue to produce berries in increasing num=— bers until late autumn. These berries are a bright crimson, of large size and. surpassing quality, rich, sugary, with full Raspberry flavor. As a shipper it — * is unexcelled. The canes are of stocky, strong growth — with a great abundance of dark green, leathery leaves, that never scald nor sunburn. St. Regis is of pure American blood and iron-clad hardiness; the canes endure severest cold uninjured — and are wonderfully prolific. bearer at all times and under all ae 50c; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $7.00. It succeeds upon all on + soils, whether light and sandy or cold, heavy clay. ae St. Regis is a pens xg oe . QUOT AI o | : SS WV Vp fy gy yg" DAY “ll A a | 90 0 ie LV A ™N e s | Choice Strawberries 4 (Ready Sept. ist) : % Of all fruits known to cultivation, the Strawberry is _ conceded to be the most luscious, and is a universal fa- vorite; yet it is not grown by one-half the people who might grow it just as well as not. It is but a few hours’ _ work to plant a Strawberry bed and care for it during | the year, and no work can possibly yield a better return, _ Strawberries bought in the market are not to be com- _ pared with the luscious ruby beauties, fresh and ripe ' from the vines. _ Late Jersey Giant — The latest of all Strawberries and _ the largest and best late variety. The berries are of immense size—truly mammoth—heart-shaped with broad, blunt apex and exceptionally uniform in shape -and size; surface smooth and glossy, bright flame- color, which color remains unchanged until they decay; texture solid and meaty—quality mild, rich and sweet with flavor and aroma of the wild berry very pro- nounced. I regard it as the most beautiful Strawberry I have ever seen. Blossoms appear late, are very large, strongly staminate and are held above the foli- age. Plants of large proportions with large rather light green leaves held upright on stiff stems. The berries are produced in elusters of six to a dozen, are usually held from the earth on remarkably large, Strong fruit-staiks. The yield is enormous—so great, im fact, that at the height of the season one can pick __ ten quarts without stopping. _Early Jersey Giant — The berries are large, brilliant _ scarlet-crimson, conical with pointed tips, colors all " over at once; has a delightful aroma and a rich, mild, | wild Strawberry flavor; has large green caps, hence ' exceedingly showy and attractive; blossoms large and _ Staminate; plant a strong grower and a heavy yielder. ' _ It is the largest and best very early variety, | Ekey — (New) — This variety makes very large, strong ' Plants that are productive of large, rich, conical ber- _ Ties: it is a good shipper and a good all-round berry. It has perfect blossoms, and the berry is extra large _ and very fine in every way. A good standard sort, especially recommended for home use. Charlies 1. — Ripens a week earlier than any other early sort and is enormously productive, yielding more - Quarts of large, fine-looking berries than any other _ early variety. It is a strong grower and a strong fer- tilizer. Berries are large, regular in form and of 2 finest color and quality. | Rewastico — A highly colored, large, cardinal-red berry, ' and the color penetrates through and through; it is - very productive, and in size is uniformly large; in ~ shape it is as perfect and uniform as if turned out of - amold. Im plant-growth it is one of the healthiest on - the farm, making plenty of healthy, strong plants, with an abundance of vigorous, healthy, dark green foliage. ee quality it is rich, with an aromatic flavor. i » it has been fruited in this section two seasons, and it | has shown sueh vigorous growth and such wonderful _ productiveness of large, handsome berries that bring ' top prices in market that everybody who has seen it ' is wanting plants. In size it is probably larger than » any other sort, while for beauty of fruit and vigor of plant it cannot be excelled. Price — All above sorts, 50c per doz.; $3.00 per 100; 42 each of the 6 sorts for $2.50; 100 each for $15.00. YY NS; XSW are JERSE Et Ed! Si i Wifi: g Joe — This is a new variety of great size and merit.’ Fall Catalogue of Plants and Bulbs for 1917 } 63 PU FALL - BEARING: STRAWBERRY Fall-Bearing Strawberries BEAR FINE FRUIT ALL SUMMER AND FALL These large-fruited berries differ from other Straw- # berries only in that they blossom and fruit continuously from June till November. The fall crop is large and may be made much heavier if the blossoms are kept picked off up to August. Parties in this State are now growing these varieties, and shipping crates of berries as late as November and receiving enormous prices. Young plants set out this spring will produce a good crop of berries next fall, and the runners they make will fruit freely from spring until fall, of next year, producing berries in such numbers as to be almost beyond belief. They eae nothing special in the way of cultivation. Any conditions that will produce a good crop of ordinary gar- den Strawberries will suit these fall or everbearers, All have perfect flowers. By all means plant a few of these wonderful berries. Superb — Plants fine growers with vigorous, healthy foliage. Berries are very large, glossy, regular shape and beautiful color. One of the very best all-round varieties. 60cC per doz.; $4.00 per 100. Progressive — A wonderful new fall bearer, probably the heaviest cropper of them all. It has fruited finely with us from spring-set plants. The in- troducer says of it: ‘‘We have had it on trial for two Seasons. The berries are just about the size and color of the Dunlap and produce good paying crops in the fall of both first and second years. During the past season we removed the blossoms once in May from plants that had been set the year before and these plants began fruiting in July and lasted until snow came, The amount of fruit that we picked from 500 plants set in the spring was almost beyond compre- hension.”’ 60c per doz.; $4.00 per 100, which is SHRUBS : FRUITS - BULBS « PLANTS.“ASEEDS I N D E ys BTL = PCONIGE eee Fe eS ee ee ae bok 18: -_ FP t eee. | Seas oe 62-63: “Pansy Seed .~ 22225 # Bes: ne mags. Anemone: 2252. 5.4.5 02 (fa 18° Glory of the Sfow............ 23° -“"Ranuneulus..3.. 2. ee ie OE Alia 8 os ee 92 Grape Hyacinths @°.........<. 19° “Rhubarh- ps pete oe A ATABEVIS O75. 2's a Soot cen. a ee Grain, Aye; Gol ett-aseds. 56) Rane a. con) Se ee re a fy Sas Davida so coke Ce 19- Hyacinths 298. <2... SS. . 425 = 6 Sehowiiake-- ae. eee = 9s Brodsea 57% at fe. 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A New Insecticide of Great Vaiue The Most Convenient to Use and The Surest of Ail Insect Killers. It is with great pleasure that we offer this, the great- est of all compounds for destroying insects of every kind and description. It is a paste, a teaspoonful of which is dissolved in a pint of warm water (or a tablespoonful in a quart of water). With this water the infested Plants are sprayed, washed, syringed or sprinkled. It kills every insect with whieh it comes in contact, on the spot; also, their eggs.and larve. Those which escape its touch die afterwards, by feeding upon the plant which has been syringed. Though so destructive to all insect life, it is non-poisonous and harmless to vegeta- tion when diluted as directed. It dissolves quickly and readily in cold water. It is a@ great discovery and is absolutely sure death to every form of insect life at touch. Price, in 12-ounce cans, postpaid, 50¢; 3 cans, $1.50. Walker’s Excelsior Plant Food The Essence of Plant Life Tf is an odorless preparation. combining in a concen- trated and soluble form every element required in plants and flowers to produce vigorous growth and a profu- sion of flowers and fruit. Wonderful results are ab- tained after one or two applications. It is immediately soluble in water and available to plant life from the moment used. Walker’s Excelsior Plant Food is valuable for all living plants, lawns, gardens, shrubbery, fruit and trees. It assists in retaining moisture, will mature plants from two to three weeks earlier. Where the plant food has been used Boll Weevil, cut worms, wire worms rarely live. Sold in powdered form and may be used dry or by dissolving in water. Prices Postpaid, small size, 214 oz. net $ By aS A 12 oz. net BERG te ap : 47 ef bea Betws vei ek ae A Fine Plant Sprinkler THE LENOX ATOMIZER With this new atomizer a fine spray may fe thrown under, over, or upon the bites of any plant or shrub, thoroughly ‘drenching the same and removing dust and insects. Clear water or any kind of liquid Insecticide or Poison may be. applied with it. 1t_is not only the~ most. effective, convenient and durable, but the cheapest — of all atomizers. It is available for ‘house plants, gar- den plants, vegetables, shrubs, small trees, fruits, etc. For sprinkling clothes it is worth its weight in ot: 50€ each, postpaid... ©} Pe NRRL. Le VOUT, wes a (Oe re ee Pm BolT NE. Paper Flower Pois Here we offer . Flower Pots made from Naponset Waterproof Fabrics. They are very light, durable, un- breakable, cheap, and of terra-cotta color. Just the pots for. growing small: plants and seedlings. dozen; per 100, $1.50. Size, 4 inches, 50¢c per dozen; per 100, $2.00 By mail, postpaid, at above prices, Size, 2%4 inches, 25c per ae dozen; per 100, $1.00. “aa Size, 2% inches, 30¢ per — dozen; per 100, 25 me | Size, 3 inches, 35¢. per a Y My) aN SY WG SS é \ = \\ Sagem Se oS) AS Z 4S : fo Z Aa. ~ wa | \ \ — 4 ia Be [/ ii IN : WRN An extra fine pot plant, with glossy leaves, the true fragrant Orange blooms and abundant little bright Oranges that will nang on the little bush like balls of gold for six months after they are ripe. They will bloom and fruit in a two-inch pot, and we have seen a plant in a common window that was but fifteen inches high and had twenty-five Oranges on it. With good sunlight they are never out of fruit from one year’s end to an- other. In beauty, grace and fragrance there is nothing like the delicate, leafy sprays of bloom, so exquisite, dainty, lovely and adorable. Fine plants for blooming and fruiting at once. 25c each; 3 for 60c. Extra large, 40c each: New Double-Flowered Orange For sweetness, for purity and for exquisite loveliness the Orange blossom has held undisputed sway for ages. Is a double Orange blossom superior to a single? Yes, as much as a double Rose is superior to a single Rose, and this is the first introduction of a double-flowered Orange. A plant of dwarf, bushy growth, suitable for pots, but in Orange sections, it is the most beautiful flowering tree for the garden ever seen. Flowers as large as a Silver half-dollar, full, double and of much ereater fragrance than the single. .Blooms profusely as a small plant in pots, like the Otaheite, but always growing larger, and it bears fruit. too. Price, fine young plants, 50c each; large plants, $1.00. Wonder Lemon A Lemon that can be-easily grown in pots as a Ger- anium and which produces fruit weighing from one to three pounds each. These enormous fruits are borne on plants one to two feet high. growing in five- or six- inch pots. It is everbearing and its fruit is delicious for lemonade and culinary purposes. It makes a beauti- ful specimen plant for the house. Has large, deep green leaves and pure waxy-like flowers, that are fragrant as Orange blossoms. 25¢c each; 3 for 60¢c. Extra large, 40¢e each. New Otaheite Lemon A superb novelty in the form of a very dwarf Lemon for pot culture, which corresponds in all respects to the Otaheite Orange. Blooms freely even when only Six inches high and bears an abundance of beautiful little lemons which are as handsome as the blossoms. 75c each. For $1:50 we will send one each of above four. New Pee elecnna Pelargoniums These new Pelargoniums are considered by many to be the finest pot plants in cultivation. Surely they are the greatest novelty in window plants that have been introduced in twenty years. Habit, strong, compact, and bushy, with the strongest constitution and great wealth of beautiful, luxuriant foliage. The plants are perpetual in blooming habit, espe- cially from March to September. They are like the largest specimen plants of the most exquisite Azaleas, with flowers equally large, the petals beautifully curved and cupped, and borne in endless profusion. Two plants in flve-inch pots produced, respectively, from April to June 31, 139 and 126 trusses of magnificent blooms, flve or six immense flowers to each truss. No plant is easier to grow in any window or garden. In this respect it is as much superior to the old sorts as it is larger and more magnificent in flower and foliage. Flowers freely all summer bedded out. Easter Greeting — Brilliant rose,-each of the five large petals being marked with a large brown-black spot in the center. The spot being bordered with scarlet daintily penciled with crimson. The combination is very striking. The florets are very large, from two and one-quarter to three and one-quarter inches in di- ameter. and are very durable either on the plant or when cut. Easter Morn —A sport from the above and just like it except in color, which is a light lavender-pink, the large brown-black blotches being beautifully penciled, feathered and flushed brilliant scarlet. Blooms con- tinually and is a very rich color. Clorinda — This Pelargonium is rare and quite unknown, although exceedingly fine. Foliage rich, deep, healthy green and very fragrant when crushed in the hand. Flowers large, bright, rosy cerise: One of the most delightful pot plants We have. Marion — The same plant bears flowers of different col- ors. One cluster of bloom will be white marked with crimson, while another will be flne rose marked purple, or some other combination. It is very fine. 30c each; the 4 for $1.00. f | | ars 3 |