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The New Scugog Strawberry 6% 


Streptosolen Amabilis Magnifica 
The Freest Flowering Plant Grown 


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54700 A true Elk’s Purple. For several years we have been singing the praises of this gorgeous Petunia. In 
our opitiion there is absolutely no other Petunia to compare with it. It’s the true Aristocrat of the Petunia family. 
No other Petunia can make so beautiful a window box. No other Petunia excels it in the open garden, either 
alone or in mass beds. 

It’s the richest and most beautiful royal purple Petunia in the world. Has a texture that looks like velvet. 


‘Has a sheen unknown in any Petunia. It has all the requisites for a desirable garden variety. It is a robust 


grower; stands grief. It literally blooms its head off. Just a wealth of color from early summer until freeze-up. 


- For window boxes it is the king of them all. It is unsurpassed used with any color. 


If you want the most beautiful bed of Petunias or window box in your neighborhood, please try this Aris- 


tocrat. Pkt. 50c; 3 for $1.25. Postpaid. 


16807 PLANTS. Doz. $2.50; 25 for $5.00; 50 for $9.00. Postpaid. 
I've grown Petunias for many years, but never have seen any to equal Childs’ Sensation in color, substance or 
productiveness—John T. Dobbie, Lonaconing, Md. 


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it presents a dazzling effect. 


be created. Retains its beauty 
nearly twelve months of the year. 


use during the winter. 


plant. It retains its beauty fully ten months of the 


abilis Magnifica 

Positively the Free- 

est Flowering Plant 
We Know 


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Color Illustration. 
16910 As its name Mag- 
nifica indicates, it is mag- 
nificent. No other flower 
in cultivation blooms as 
freely all the year round as 
this glorious plant. It is a 
mass of bloom day in and day 
out the entire year. It is full 
of bloom all the time. How a 
plant can support such a wealth 
of flowers day after day, week 
after week, month after month, is 
a mystery. One of the easiest out- 
door or pot and window plants to 
grow that it is possible to find. It 
¥ flowers from the time the plant leaves 
the cutting bed, no matter how small. 
It is, also in fact, the best, and almost 
the only blue-flowering winter plant. Is 
of easy culture and continues flowering. 
Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


good. A Strawberry of unusual merit. A berry that can 
be grown in the sunny south or the frozen norths of Can- 
ada. A berry that is the greatest of all for market or 
home garden. A berry that vastly exceeds in average 
size any other berry we know of. In its second year's 
growth it reaches 634 inches in girth; under special © 
cultivation, 6% inches and larger. 
The first year it fruits smaller and of a bright 
red color. The second year the color runs 
from a bright red to a rich purplish red, so 
bright in fact it looks as if it was varnished. 
It is the most attractive berry that we 
know of. Should bring on the market 
5c more per box than any other - 
Strawberry. 
It is above the average in flower. 
Has that rich good Strawberry 
flavor so highly appreciated 
in Strawberries. Sparsely 
seeded. Foliage beautiful 
green. Very vigorous 
and stands up -well. 
Medium early. Doz. 
$2.50; 25 for $4.75; 
50 for $9.25; 100 
for $18.00. 
Postpaid. 


Variegated 


See Opposite Page for 
Color Illustration. 


11630 The iilustra- 
tion on the opposite page 
is sufficient to ‘‘mental 
view’’ this marvelous Palm- 
like hardy plant in any loca- 
tion in any garden, which we 
offer for the first time this 
year. Against a background of 
snow it is an imposing sight. 


Nothing more like the magnificent 
beautiful Palm-like Pandanus could 


Has a dense waxy-like pure white 
flower. 

The leaves are deep green, edged the 
entire length with yellow. 

Once established it should last forever. 
Do not fail to include this for your hardy 
Perennial Garden. If you wish, it can be 
taken up and used in a pot for indoor house 


The Streptosolen Anabilis Magnifica pur- 
chased from you is doing wonderfully and 
we don't have to plant it in any pot herein San 
Diego. One plant in full flower, all the time 

covers an area of four square feet. This will mean 
some more orders for you from some of our friends, 
no doubt, as everyone who sees it is wild about tt.— 
C. F. Disbrow, Public Accountant, San Diego, Cal. 
scape. Nothing could be more stately or imposing. Your Streptosolen ts a marvelous plant.— E. C. 
—R.A. Hacker, Painesville, Ohzo. Vick, New York American Garden Editor. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 1 


Each 75c; 3 for $2.10. Postpaid. 
Your Variegaied Yucca is indeed a marvelous 


year. Winier appearance is equally as beautiful as 
the summer-flowering. It is unexcelled for the land- 


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A Partial View of Dahlias Growing on Our Floral Field Farm. >. 
See These Varieties in Color and Described on Pages 104 to 110. 


A TREMENDOUS TRIBUTE TO QUALITY and SERVICE 


Straws Show the Way the Wind Blows | 


PATTERSON & RIDGWAY 
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 
EQUITABLE BUILDING 
NEW YOKK 


- August 14, 1926. 


In connection with our audit of the books of account 
of the JOHN LEWIS CHiLDS SEED CO., FLORAL 
PARK, N. Y., we have examined the records of sales 
and HEREBY CERTIFY that for the year ended 
June 30, 1926, their Long Island Sales have increased 
111 per cent over the previous year. 


PATTERSON & RIDGWAY, 


Certified Public Accountant. 


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Our Unqualified Guarantee 


We guarantee to refund the purchase price, 
if the germination and purity of our seeds are 


We guarantee the safe arrival of and in good 
condition everything we ship. 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SEED Co., 


SrilUITVAOUUTUUL HTT 


THE VICTORY OF VALUE 


We believe the opposite letter in itself bespeaks 
volumes for the Quality of Childs’ Products and 
the High Character of Childs’ Service. We be- 
lieve it shows the high regard and esteem of our 
Patrons. 


It indicates beyond the shadow of a doubt 
that our Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, etc., are of a “Re- 
peat Order Character.” It is-“‘self-evident” the 
quality is remembered long after the price is 
forgotten. 


We desire to thank all our patrons for this 
enormous increase in our business. In-return we 
will put forth renewed effort to further improve. 


JOHN LEWIS CHILDS SEED CO., 
Floral Park, N. Y. 


PRICES 


We pay postage 
on anything to 
any point in the 


U.S., Alaska or 


Floral Park, N. Y. Canada unless 


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otherwise noted. 


Market Gardeners’ Prices. We publish a Market Gardeners’ Price List (now ready) with special prices to Truck Gardeners who buy in 
3 2 bulk quantities. For 52 years we have supplied the most critical Gardeners who grow for the New York Market (the 


largest market growing district in the world). 


If you are a market gardener write for this list. 


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CHILDS’ FLOWERS GROWING AT SKAGWAY, ALASKA 


Your Long Island Seeds, Bulbs and Plants certainly have the aaiduiowsl vigor you claim for them. I" m te herve “On Top of the World” 


growing them with success and profii.—Chas. O. Walker, Skagway, Alaska. 


A few convincing facts about Childs’ Long Island Grown Products. 
Probably as a class, Cabbage and Onion Plants are about the tenderest vegetation grown. However, during 


~ recent years these tender plants are grown to resist frost as low as 20 degrees above zero. This is accomplished 


by growing them alongside of the Atlantic Ocean where the salt sediment settles upon and hardens them. No 
other method or no special seed is used. 

_ To these same Atmospheric Conditions on Long Island is directly traceable the superiority of Everything 
Grown by Childs’. Long Island projects out into the ocean like a long darning needle permitting the salt ocean 
winds, salt mists, salt fogs and heavy salt humidity to sweep the Childs’ Farms and Greenhouses on the North, 


South and East, thus you have the reason for the strong constitutional vigor, exceptional hardiness and unusual 
_ productiveness of Childs’ Plants, Shrubs, Bulbs, etc. 


We are the only Seedsmen in the World located right out in the ocean, as it were. If there is any question or 
doubt about the superiority of our products, try them out, convince yourself. Grow them alongside of others 


Jane Teller Mansion 

LOCUST VALLEY, NEW YORK 
- John Lewis Childs’ Seed Co., : August 5, 1926. 
Floral Park, New York. 


Gentlemen: 

In your catalog last year you laid considerable emphasis upon the superiority of Long Island Grown Seeds, 
Plants, Roots, Shrubs, and Bulbs. 

All you claimed seemed so eminently true I confess I was considerably impressed with its logic. As I had a 
~ large area to plant I decided to give your house an impartial test and gave you an order for part of my oe 
ments, amounting to $227.80 for 39 varieties of flowers and vegetables. 

When delivered I confess I was elated over their appearance. Nota plant failedtogrow. Alongside of hts 
aos elsewhere yours almost without exception have shown a superior vigor; that was immediately noticeable; 


and foliage. 
It may please you to knee I am now a confirmed Childs’ Enthusiast and that henceforth, I expect to be a 
_ Childs’ supporter and that this next spring I hope to order twice as much. 


Respectfully Yours, 


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| £1:25 Postpaid Childs’ Surprise Collection 51-25 Pestpaid 


Contains About Four Dollars’ Worth of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs 


We are obliged to grow enormous stocks of all kinds of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs to make sure of having 
enough. It is our custom after the heavy Spring business is over, in the latter part of May, to take this sur- . 
plus stock of good things, make it into “Surprise” Collections, and offer them to our customers, giving 
them about four times the Catalogue value. The ‘‘Surprise’’ is the great variety of fine things and will be 
; entirely of our own selection. 
I guess I’m about one of your oldest customers. I started with I received my Surprise Collection and was emazed and delighted 


you when you jirst started and I'm still with you. Your collection with the fine plants, bulbs and seeds.—Louis PF. Schwariz, Katch- 
of Flower Seed is so good.—Mrs. Lola E. Ham, Auburn, Maine. ener, Ont. 


I’m so pleased with my collection. Pleasant memories will I appreciate the excellent goods and liberal service that has made 
always: be associated with your flrm.—Albert Insley, Swarth- Childs’ Surprise Collection so much a pleasure.—C. W. Valen- 

more, Pa. court, 1614 Fondulac, Milwaukee. 
_ Two strangers came ¢ to my door and asked where I got my beau- I wrote you this morning complaining. How different this 


tiful flowers and asked me to write to you to put their names on afternoon? I do not know how to thank you enough for the won- 
‘your list. My Surprise Collection has surprised everybody.— derful- Surprise Collection. Certainly arrived in fine shape.— 
_ Mrs. ae A. McIntosh, Henryetta, Okla. aA Anna Ryan, 1792 Parker, Detroit, Michigan. 


All get Postpaid Unless Otherwise Noted | 3 


Always Buy Lawn Seed to Suit Your Soil 


Grounds surrounding our Offices and Warehouse Buildings 


If you are making a New Lawn or renovating the old, by all means buy seed suitable to the character of 
your soil. For 52 years Lawns have been a study with us, we know from soil conditions the Grasses required for 
best results. 

If you are unable to decide the type of seed required from the mixtures listed below, write us a full descrip- 
tion, send your remittance and we will be glad to forward a specially prepared mixture to suit your needs. 


DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A LAWN SENT WITH EVERY ORDER 


Every lawn reflects the character of the Home Owner. Every lawn depicts his ideals of a home. Lawns are 
the show windows of your pride in your neighborhood. Yet one of the most tragic things of life is the struggle so 
pany se to get a nice lawn—usually the struggle of an ill advised purchase of the “Corner Grocery”’ type of 

awn seed, 

Good lawns of the velvety, smooth, emerald green type cannot be secured from light chafy seed, but only 
from a carefully blended scientifically balanced mixture of heavy full of life seed. Lawn Grass has been a life 
study with us. We know which are best for greatest results, regardless of weather conditions—be it wet, dry, 
warm or cold. Around us are the most wonderful homes in America. It is here people who know—depend upon 
the Floral Park Lawn Mixtures. If we give results to the most critical—surely our seed is best for you. 


Floral Park Lawn Seed Mixtures 


A careful, scientific blending of grasses that long years of study and experiments demonstrate will flourish 
under varied soil conditions, in adverse weather, and give from earliest spring until latest fall—a luxuriant, rich 
green velvety mat. 


2200 Floral Park Regular Mixture 2204 Floral Park Medium Light Soil Mixture 
2201 Floral Park Black Heavy Soil Mixture 2205 Floral Park Light Soil Mixture 

2202 Floral Park Medium Heavy Soil Mixture 2206 Floral Park Sandy Soil Mixture 

2203 Floral Park Clay Soil Mixture 2207 Floral Park Gravelly Soil Mixture 


; . 2208 Floral Park with White Dutch Clover 
Prices on above Mixtures: Qt. 35c; 4 qts. $1.25; peck (5 lbs.) $2.35; bushel $9.00. Postpaid. 


Garden City Lawn Seed Mixtures 


A very fine mixture, extremely effective and will produce far above the average in lawns. We do not hesi- 
tate to recommend it because we know it is of a dependable quality that will please to an extreme. . 


2210 Garden City Regular Mixture 2214 Garden City Medium Light Soil Mixture 
2211 Garden City Heavy Soil Mixture 2215 Garden City Light Soil Mixture 

2212 Garden City Medium Heavy Soil Mixture 2216 Garden City Sandy Soil Mixture 

2213 Garden City Clay Soil Mixture 2217 Garden City Gravelly Soil Mixture 


2218 Garden City with White Dutch Clover 
Prices on above Mixtures: Qt. 30c; 4 qts. $1.10; peck (5 lbs.) $2.00; bushel $7.50. Postpaid. 
' 2220 Shady Nook Mixture. We recommend this mixture where shade prevails the greater part of the day, 
around house foundations and where trees are dense. Does well in moist spots. Qt. 50c; 4 qts. $1.75; peck (5 
Ibs.) $3.25; bushel (20 Ibs.) $12.50. Postpaid. . 
2380 Clover, White Dutch. For lawns. Personally we consider a lawn better without White Dutch Clover, 
Oz. 10c; 4 Ib. 25c3 1% Ib. 40e3 Ib. 75c; 51bs. $3.50; 10 Ibs. $6.75. Postpaid. 


Humus For Lawns 


Positively the finest Humus in America, bar none. Clean, odorless and free from weed seeds. Nothing 
equals Humus as a top dressing for lawns or to improve the soil where grass does not grow well. It is splendid to 
sweeten the soil in shady places and under shrubbery. Scatter it thickly over the lawn in fall or spring. In places 
where grass does not do well and on bare spots in the lawn, loosen the top soil and work in plenty of Humus before 
sowing the grass seed. Mixed with the soil for house plants, will increase the growth of the plant and the size of 
the blossoms. Nothing better for holding moisture and fertilizer in the lawn. Humus is clean decayed vegetable 
matter ripened and cured by the elements (odorless). Prices F. O. B. Floral Park: 100 lb. bag $1.75; 500 Ibs. in 
100 lb. sacks $8.25; 1,000 Ibs. in 100 lb. sacks $15.00; 2,000 Ibs. in 100 Ib. sacks $27.50; 2,000 Ibs. (not 
bagged) $25.00. Prices by mail prepaid: 3 lb. pkg. (for testing) 75c; 7 lb. pkg. $1.40. . 


4 See Page 135 for Fertilizers 


'\Childs’ Great Color Harmony Chart 


Reveals the Secrets of Beautiful Garden 


Another Great Achievement 


Every Lover of Flowers Should Have It 


No one thing in our career of 52 long years 
has done more to emphasize our ability, our 
efforts, our experience and knowledge of plant 
life, our standing as Horticulturists—than the 
introducing of our Color Harmony Chart. 
Recognized everywhere for the proper group- 
ing of flowers in the garden. 

Every person growing six or more flowers 
should have and use this chart, in order to 
make the colors harmonize. 

What It Is. It is the most complete, most 
exhaustive, most comprehensive, most scien- 
_tifically worked out scheme of flower col- 

ors ever prepared; representing years of study 
and toil. Comprises 56 different colors. So 
simple that a ten-year-old child can operate it. 
Will last a lifetime. Should be in every home 
‘library also. It enables you (after you have 
once decided upon any one color you want) 
to select all the other flowers in their proper 
colors so they will harmonize perfectly. A 
chart of colors, representing every flower. A 
selector for locating the colors. Sketches of 
color grouping. Sketches of landscaping. 
Sketches of garden arrangements. A list of 
names of practically every known flower. A 
list of colors of practically every known color. 
Harmony alone makes the flower garden effective, 
restful and beautiful. Price $1.00 Postpaid. 


I am so well pleased with the Color Harmony Chart that I've been 
asked to order three to the enclosed addresses.—Mrs. Sarah E. Deeter, 
Harrisburg, Pa. 


The Color Harmony Chart received. The examination I have 


given it seems to show it will be exceedingly valuable-—V. H. Ries, 
Assistant Professor Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 


_ Permit us to state this chart is used in almost every 
State University in America, also officially recoguized 
By the American Gladiolus Society. 
4 John Lewis Childs Seed Co. 


The Largest wet § Earliest 


- If you want a mass of bloom from early July to 
-freeze-up, try this superb strain. The flowers are of 
‘gigantic size. The bushes unusually high, full and 

spreading. Literally loaded with flowers of most ex- 
quisite shades of white, pink and crimson. Most other 
Cosmos bloom so late _that we know if you try this 

_ strain you will never grow anything else but the true 
’ Childs’ strain. (See page 2 4). 

51804 Giant Single. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 
» SIB54 Giant Double. Pkt. 25es 14 oz. $1.00. 


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A New Red Leaved Barberry 
Cheers the Dreary Fall 


We offer this year for the first time this New Red 
Leaved Barberry. It is one of the finest and most meri- 
torious novelties of the present generation. 

In all respects it resembles the well known green 
leaved Barberry so popular for years except that the 
leaves are fully as red as its berries. The leaves area 
rich lustrous, wholesome, healthy bronzy-red. The 
color does not fade as the season advances, but instead, 
it takes on a brighter vivid orange, scarlet and red 
shades of unusual brilliancy. 

14015 One year old. Each 75c; doz. $7.50; 100 for 
$50.00. 

14016 Two year old. Each $1.00; doz. $10.00; 100 
for $75.00." 


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Childs’ Supreme Novelties 
| a An Upright Bush VieebenaSe 


Heavily Laden With Flowers. 


56785 Childs’ Verbena Hybrids. Introduced by us in 
-1925. One of the finest, most useful flowers we ever brought 
out. Has proven its worth in one short year. Fills a long 
felt need in the garden. This is one of the most beautiful of 
flowers. It produces flowers in great profusion. Should be in 
every garden. This wonderful new Hybrid grows about 18 
inches tall and has an auricula-eyed flower borne on long 
stems suitable for cutting. Also pot and window box culture. 
Comes in a variety of usual Verbena colors. The Verbena 
colors have always been wonderful for their striking effects, 
but heretofore its spreading or crawling habit has hindered 
its more universal use. This new type will extend its useful- 
ness. It produces in the same abundance as the common 
varieties are so well known for. An occasional plant may re- 
vert to the parent flower. Seed per pkt. 35c; 4% oz. $1.00. 
Postpaid. : if 


16928 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


Bush Verbena 


Sweet William (That Blooms 
All Through the Season) 


56555 Childs’ Everblooming. This is a real gar- 
den jewel, as it is perfectly hardy and begins to bloom 
in about 7 weeks from seed and continues to bloom in 
profusion throughout the season until late fall. ~ It 
starts up again each spring thereafter and blooms within 
a few weeks. This is one of the finest real good things 
we have to offer. It will please and satisfy you. The 
second year flowers are large in huge clusters with 
colors that are exceedingly beautiful and varied, rang- Childs’ Everblooming Sweet William sae 
ing from pure white to rich red. Many of the flowers m: 
are ringed and spotted, creating a most novel and fas- 


cinating effect. Seed per pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. Post- Delphiniums (The Newest— 


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107 Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. The Best— The Largest) 


10764 PLANTS. 
Lee ner mig 52180 Childs’ Private Estate Hybrids. Unques- 
' tionably the finest strain of all Delphiniums, regard- 
less of any claims to the contrary. A distinct selec- 
tion of our own. Seed is grown on our own farms. 
It is something radically distinct, something supremely 
better, something entirely different from other strains. 
It is a generally accepted idea that Delphiniums in 
formation are alike—not so with this strain—they are 
different in shape, carried differently on the spike, colors 
and centers are different from any other Delphinium. 
Plants are strong and vigorous. Produce long, strong 
flower spikes up to 5 feet tall. Bloom in profusion all 
season. Your garden will be the most admired in the 
neighborhood if you grow this strain. The rich blue col- 
- ors excel any other Delphinium. Seed per pkt. 50c; 1, 
oz. $1.25. Postpaid. . : 
10880 PLANTS. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 


Really I’m so pleased with your Delphiniums I can hardly 
sec ieckes aa pleasure.—C. C. Barlowe, Akron, Ohio. 


ter o aap hy i ae : tees I know Delphiniums and one look at yours show them al 
Childs’ Private Estates Delphinium superior strain.—Mrs. H. A; Bellows, Amherst, Penn. 


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51177. Childs’ Mammoth Orange. We offer you in 
‘this strain a monster sized Calendula that is so profuse 
a bloomer that it fairly blooms its life away. This flower 
should be in every garden from the Atlantic to the Pa- 
cific, as it grows like a weed. Keeps the garden ablaze 
with color. Keeps the house full of the finest cut flow- y _ 
ers. Keeps the neighbors’ homes full, also. Comes early — So 
in the spring and is one of the last to defy Jack Frost. : . 
The flowers frequently measure three inches across. 
Are of fine and very double formation. The color is of 
the richest orange, glaringly bright. Keeps for long 
periods when cut and for weeks on the plant. The more 
you cut the flowers off the better it blooms. Seed per 
pkt. 25c; oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


15334 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 

I kept the neighborhood in Calendulas and oh how immense in siz . = ; 

and eB the reathortond in Catendutes ang ok tow immense > ~~ A quilegia (The Famous 
John Lewis Childs Strain) 


50210 Childs’ Long Spurred Hybrids. Some- 
thing larger, something better in Aquilegias. It is hard 
to recognize in this magnificent strain the old type so 
generally known. It is so vastly improved in every 
way that it resembles a new creation. Even the color 
tones are embellished to the most delightful hues. 

There can be no more improving or fascinating sight 
than these tall, stately Columbines as they shove their 
exquisite heads up ablaze in their dazzling color. This 
is a true native flower, hence does well in any soil. 

It is easy to cultivate and pays handsome and gener- 
ous returns to all who grow it. A profuse bloomer, 
strong, hardy, vigorous and of immense size, in colors 
of cream, pink, lavender, blue, white and red. We offer 
but one quality: Childs’ Special Strain. The strain 
that has made the new hybrid so popular. Seed per 
pkt. 50c; 4 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


10020 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.59. Postpaid. 


Mr. Childs: I have had such gorgeous, such wonderful Aquilegias I 
just feel as if you should know it.—Mary J. Allen, Pellman, N. Y. 


Childs’ New Mamimoth Orange Calendula 


Cine’ “Lone el Hybrids ae i 
Blue Lace—a Flower of 
Form, Poise and Grace 


52490 Didiscus Coeruleus. Unquestionably one of 
the most beautiful flowers for the home garden. It is 
such an exquisite sky blue color that it is immediately 
noticeable. 

Resembles Queen Anne Lace, but the florets are con- 
siderably larger and of a rare blue color. The plant isa 
rapid grower, bears many large clusters, composed of a 
great mass of florets on long, strong, graceful stems. The 
buds and foliage also are interesting and beautiful. The 
Blue Lace Flower blooms freely in the garden from July 
to October or until the first hardy frosts. Start seed in- 
doors in April and transplant to open ground when seed- 
lings are about two inches tall. Seed may also be started 
outdoors after frost is past. Seed per pkt. 20c; 4 oz. 
75c. Postpaid. 


15899 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


Never will I be skeptical about anything from Childs’. My Blue Lace 
and Marigolds are the finest for miles around.—Edith Hall, Elmo, Minn. 
My Aquilegias alone have amply repaid me for my investment in your =. s < 
seeds.— J. J. Fernn, Hillsdale, Wis. Didiscus Coeruleus (Blue Lace Flower) 


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Childs’ Superb Specialties 


Kochia That Produce Bushes | 
All the Same Height and Size 


53470 Christmas Kochia Trichophylla Childsi. We are the 
original introducers of this marvelous hedge and border bush plant, | 
Nothing up to the present time takes its place or fills the same needy 
It is the only plant that can be sown from seed and in a few weeks 
(even the poorest kind of soil) produces a fine symmetrical bush of 
unusual uniform evenness in size and shape. It grows to 2 and$ 
feet. It is a beautiful intense green color during the summer and 
in the fall turns to a striking red color, setting off the surroundings 
in a highly attractive manner. Makes beautiful hedges. Seed per 
pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 


16545 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 
T get a uniformity in size from your Kochia not possible from other seed.—C. L. Frita, 
Stamford, Conn. 4 
Your Kochia are the largest I ever had.—P. E. Wayne, Bridgeport, Conn. ¢ 
It’s a marvel to me how your Kochia grow all the same size.—Agnes Rankin, Hagers- 


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“8 W GIANT KOCHIA — had the same wonderful success.—C. E. Montague, Youngstown, Ohto. : 
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The Beautiful Giant Poppy 
That Attracts Attention 


55100 Santa Barbara. In our opinion the most beautiful 
poppy in the world. A poppy you can ill afford to omit from 
the garden. The flowers are immense in size, frequently 3 to 
4 inches across, on erect strong stems and is splendid for cut- 
ting and keeping qualities. Blooms in great profusion from 
the middle of July until frost. Especially suitable for bed and 
borders. Very attractive and showy. Once used in the gar- 
den it is difficult to ever give it up again. Admired for its 
great wealth of color, grace and beauty. It just blooms and 
blooms. Its yellow color harmonizes with every color. Here 
is a flower that will always be ready to supply your needs no 
matter how often it is called upon. Seed per pkt. 15c; 4 
oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

This is the third time I have ordered Santa Barbara. I’m giving them to 
Sriends.—M. A. Ferguson, Roosefelt, N. Y. 


I’m ordering 24 packets of Santa Barbara Poppies, I like them so well. 
I’m using them for place cards at a dinner party.—Miss Sterrett, Gerard Ave., 
Minneapolis. 


Your Amaryllis I bought at the New York flower show is simply 
wonderful. H. O. Pike, White Plains, N. Y. 


Words could never tell you how beautiful my Amaryllis are or how < 3 
pleased I am.—Jane Beeman, Kenneth Square, Pa. Santa Barbara Poppy 


Permit me to say your Amaryllis was the most gorgeous thing I 
saw at the Flower show.—E. C. Vick, New York. 


largest daily Papers) An Everblooming 
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Decidedly Our Own 


As a pot plant for the house it ranks about the best: 
Our own introduction, sold only by us. It was the won 
der and awe of all who saw the International Flower 
Show display. Free and easy grower. 

The flower stalks are about 2 feet high and bear from 
3 to 5 exquisitely beautiful blooms of the brightest and 
most striking orange-salmon color ever seen in amy 
flower. 3 

We do not know of any flower that will please and 
satisfy more. Blooms at all times of the year. Crows 
by planting in as small a pot as possible with upper 
half of bulb out of the soil. Prices Postpaid. . 
5020 Flowering Bulbs. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 


Ss] 50150 Seed. (Blooms within a year.) Pkt. 35c. 
Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


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Our New Sweet Scented 
_ Double Syringa 


14170 Mock Orange. We consider this one of 

our leading introductions. If you only had room in 

your garden for one shrub then by all means let it 

be this. It will give you pleasure no amount of 

money could buy. Just the thing for a center piece 
~ in the yard or alongside the front steps or porch. 


Now, if you want something that will produce 
- flowers, beautiful flowers in profusion, something 
_ that grows quickly, something that scents the at- 
-_ mosphere for 100 feet away, something suitable for 
cut flowers, then try this. We ask you to accept our 
word that it is something extraordinarily beautiful, 
useful and pleasure giving. The white flowers are 
double. The illustration does not do it justice, as 
the flowers extend along the stems several feet and 
literally cover the branches. It keeps growing until 
they become good sized trees. Each $1.25; 6 for 
$7.00. Postpaid. 


What you claim about your Double Syringa is mild compared 
-. to my opinion. ‘‘It’s Marvelous.’’—G. B. Cook, Collier, Pa. 


nga Virginale 


Our Own Original Introduction Storm 
King Fuchsia Much Improved 


15920 Improved Storm King. This is a Childs’ 
introduction. Selling as many as 200,000 in one season. 
Unquestionably the most popular flowering plant we 
catalog. It is rich in the greenness of its foliage. The 
graceful pendant-shaped flowers of unique, fascinating, 

_ but beautiful form, in its beautiful coloring, make it a 
plant that is much admired. 


A double white, perpetual blooming weeping Fuchsia. 
Its graceful, weeping habit, and beautiful flowers are 
more freely borne than those of any other sort, mak- 
ing the most valuable of Fuchsias. It isalwaysin bloom. 


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a are very large. 
= The buds, for two weeks before they expand, are balls 
+ ae eA af \ of glowing scarlet-crimson. When expanded the gee 
§ : ON an aN mous double flowers are almost pure white, capped by 
ee SST A Ny : | oY) a calyx of glowing scarlet. 
££ = | i | li i, 15920 PLANTS. Each 50c;3for $1.25. Postpaid. 
f SSI | | | Justi the jinest—the best Fuchsia I ever saw, says J. R. Wheeler, 
‘ Fuchsia Storm King Glenwood City, Wis. 
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(See illustration.) The Begonia has always been a ‘‘Mother’s”’ 
_ plant. For outdoor summer use or indoor winter use we commend 
__ this to every “Mother Everywhere’ as the one Begonia that will 
_ produce more profusion of double flowers than any other Begonia 
or any other kind of plant. Especially recommended for outdoor 
use. In any location it is always a remarkable bloomer. The foliage 
is beautiful and the flowers range in white, pink and crimson colors. 
It is decidedly an all-year-round flower. Begonias have always been 
a specialty with us and we have introduced more varieties, grow 
_and sell more different varieties than any house in America. Childs’ 
is noted the world over as ‘‘The Begonia House.”’ 


15230 PLANTS. Each 60c; 3 for $1.65. Postpaid. 
| 51080 Seed. Pkt. 25c;3 for 65c. Postpaid. 
See Other Beautiful Begonias on Pages 123 and 124. 


You surely have a Begonia Par-Excellent in your Vernon H ybrid.—Jos. Seabury’ 
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i) AzateaAmoeNs Azalea Amoena Superba 


5 AY ee Most Beautiful Hardy Shrub in 
Pa ee the World 


Did you ever drive along New York highways and see 
bushes literally covered with rose shaped flowers, so 
thick in fact you couldn’t see the leaves on the bushes, 
well this is that wonderfully prolific shrub. They start 
to bloom their heads off the first year and each year as 
they increase in size the profusion of blooms increases. 
Always when in bloom it is a fascinating, dazzling display 
of color and flowers. It is of intense deep rich crimson. 
Protect the first couple of winters by covering with leaves 
or stable manure. 


14010 PLANTS. Each 75c; doz. $7.50. Postpaid. 


From my small Azalea I now have an immense bush. Me for your Long 
Island shrubs.—Perry Moore, New Brunswick, N. J. 


On I’m so happy over my Azaleas, purchased last spring. All my life 
I have wanted some and never knew where to get them— John Bailey, 
Bronx, New York. 

Wish Moses could see my Fountain Cyperus. I think it would make 
those he hid in look sick. Mine areten feet high. Why, Mr. Childs, they're 
the most marvelous thing I ever had in my yard.—Mrs. John Carr, Mid- 
land, Maryland. . = 


Fountain Cyperus—Unexcelled 
for Beautifying the Lawn 


Look at the illustration on the right then imagine it 
in your yard six to eight feet tall. Can you conceive of 
anything more beautiful, more attractive? The grace- 
ful triangular stems spread out into a beautiful plant 
with great heads of thread-like green leaves that sway 
back and forth in the smallest breeze, giving it an effect 
like a playing water fountain (hence its name). In the 
north, place in a large pot or tub and store during the 
winter. In the south, it may be left in the open all win- 
ter. There is no more admirable and interesting plant 
for the lawn or garden than this odd plant. j 

We first introduced this five years ago and it has grown 
in popularity with amazing rapidity. Thrives in wet, 
damp, moist and dry places. 

15900 PLANTS. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 
52105 Seed. Pkt. 25c. 


Phoenix Robelini Palm 


for House Use 


Not something new, but a palm for house use that will 
stand considerable abuse and still grow rapidly and large. 
It is beyond a doubt one of the finest palms possible to 
grow. Nothing can surpass it as a decorative plant. 
It will succeed in any window. If moved outdoors in 
summer does equally well. The foliage is graceful, 
striking and beautiful. We question if this variety can 
be purchased anywhere else. We offer it because we 
have been studying the best palms for growing in the 
home and find that this and our Filifera are unquestion- 
ably the best for average home conditions. 


16732 PLANTS. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 


54342 Seed. Per pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 65c. Postpaid. 


I have a Palm that is 27 years old from your seeds.— Sarah C. Schlabig, 
Swineford, Pa. 


“I ii! My grandmother has a Palm from your seed 30 years old.—Genevieve 
DTT yl Amey, Napanee, Ontario. 


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When we offer you Childs’ Flower Seeds we have aside from quality in its keenest sense, seeds of a definite 
type—viz: Seeds grown for strong constitutional vigor, hardiness, productiveness and general adaptability. . 

TWO RULES TO SUCCESS. | Sow flower seeds just below the surface, never deeper than three times their 
depth. Pinch off the tops of the young plants to make them bushy or branch out and bloom freely. 


Annuals. These head the list for general use on account of their habit of blooming and reaching their full 
growth in the same season as sown.* According to class they are used in every conceivable location. 


Perennials. We recommend the sowing of Perennial seed in the spring. Perennials are valued for their habit 
of growing and blooming year after year without resowing. They produce the earliest blooming and are usually 


the last in flower before freeze up. 


$1.50 Postpaid | Color Harmony Collection Postpaid $1.50 


No. 45 Every year we receive so many requests for Garden Lay Outs that last year we offered for the first | — 
time this Harmony Collection and judging from the demand and the letters from pleased customers it seems 
to be filling a long felt need. It is made up to give color combination and bloom throughout the season. If 
you want a fine garden display try this. Printed garden arrangement sent with each collection: 

Hollyhock, Pink Zinnias, Scarlet. Woolflower, Crimson Snapdragons, Red 
Helianthus, Yellow Marigold, Yellow Poppies, Pink Calendula, Yellow | 
Cosmos, Pink Stocks, Blue Demorphotheca, Yellow Lobelia, Blue 
Larkspur, Blue * Centaurea, Pink * Phlox, White Alyssum, White > 


$1.00 Postpaid Collection of Flower Seeds Postpaid $1.00 


$2.00 Value “When Dreams Come True’ Collection for $1.00. Postpaid. 


No. 50. We will mail one packet each of the following twenty beautiful free-flowering flowers, that will give youan 
abundance of blooms from May until late fall for $1.00. If purchased separately this collection would cost $2.00. 


Sweet Alyssum Cosmos Eschscholtzia (Cal. Poppy) Hollyhocks Nasturtium 
Asters Candytuft Dianthus Larkspur Shirley Poppy 
Balsam Centaurea Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) ~ Petunia Phlox 


Calendula Calliopsis Helichrysum Marigolds Zinnia 


Tacs 


A t Because of its beautiful shades of blue, 
g eractum its free flowering habit, and its easy 


culture, one of the most used and appreciated of garden an- 
nuals. Start under glass for early blooms; in the open ground 
for late summer flowers; and in August for winter blossoms 
in the house. It blooms steadily as long as flowers are cut 
before they go to seed. 


50050 Blue Perfection. (See illustration opposite.) This 
is the deepest tone of blue of all the large flowering Agera- 
tums. Pkt. Select Strain, 15c; 44 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


15040 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 
50060 Tom Thumb. Blue. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
15020 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. . 
= 50070 Tom Thumb. White. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
EST ot ~ 15030 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


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Asters are the most popular home garden cut flowers 


Childs’ Supremely Fine Asters 


ASTER 
GOLDEN EMBERS 


Childs’ Select Astermums 


The most admired of the 
In our opin- 


(See illustration below.) 
Aster family, unquestionably the largest. 
ion this is the most beautiful of them all. Childs’ strain 
are the finest and largest of all Asters. The flowers 
measuring up to 6 inches across. On account of their 
immense size and chrysanthemum-like appearance 
they are called Astermums. The plants grow about 
two feet high with 15 to 24 strong stems approximately 
24 inches long. 

50500 Shell Pink 
50510 Lavender 
50530 White 


Price on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. 
50540. 


Giant Grego Comet Asters 


The finest and largest of all Comet Asters. The 
immense flowers, often 6 inches across, are composed 
of long, wavy, twisted petals, forming gracefully 
loose, yet densely double, half-globes. They are 
borne 15 to 20 toa plant. 

50700 Shell Pink 
50710 Rose 50730 Crimson 
50740 Purple 50745 Mixed 


Prices on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 60c. 
paid. 
50750 Collection of one packet each of the above 
five colors for 65c. All of above, postpaid. 


Giant Victoria Asters 


The finest Asters for beds or borders 12 to 14 
inches high and producing just a mass of color, 
blooms from August to late October. Longer in the 
South. 

50810 Pink 
50820 White 50840 Crimson 
50850 Lavender 50870 Mixed 


es on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Post- 
paid. 
50860 Collection of one pkt. each of five for 65c. 


50520 Rose 
50550 Mixed 


Postpaid. 
Collection of one packet of each for 45c. 


50720 White 


Post- 


50830 Rose 


in the world. Thestrains we submit to you are what we 
would term ‘‘Fool Proof”’ or varieties that the greenest 
amateurs can grow with success. Our list includes a 
range that should please the most Fanatical Fancier— 
each the best and most dependable that money can buy. 


50450 Golden Embers. (See illustration opposite.) 
There is no other color like this beautiful variety in the 
whole aster family. .It is a golden salmon shading 
darker at the center, giving it a contrast that resembles 
the glowing embers of fire. Does not always come true 
to color. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


50440 Heart of France. A beautiful new Aster. 
A novelty of unparalled beauty and mammoth size. 
Beautiful ruby-red color with changeable glow. Pro- 
fuse bloomer. Pkt. 35c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


50460 New Crimson Giant Aster. Extra large 
densely double flowers (few under 5 inches), on stems 


15 to 18 inches long. The color is a rich blood crimson 
full of fire. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


50470 New Silvery Rose Aster. An _ exquisite, 
beautiful flower of a delicate silvery sheen which over- 
lays the predominating color of rose, massed with 
enormous double blooms, the heart of the flower is a 
silvery rose. Pkt. 35c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


50480 New Silver Pink Aster. Conceded to be the 
finest pink, late, branching sort ever offered. Rich 
shell pink flowers rarely less than 4 inches across; some 
larger. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


50491 Collection. One packet of each of the above, 
5 kinds for $1.25. Postpaid. 


My Astermums were just beautiful, large size, wonderful colors.— 
Mrs. C. E. Sanborn, Mexico, Maine. 

My Asters from you have been so much admired. I really have never 
we any so beautiful.—Celine A. C. Schneider, 22nd St., New York 

uy. 

I picked 25 Golden Ember Asters from one plant. Posttively the 
jinest asters I have ever seen.—Mrs. A. M. Taubert, Winslow St., 
St. Paul, Minn. 


Mammoth Long Stemmed 
Branching Aster 


50751 (See illustration on color page 17.) This new 


and beautiful lavender Comet Aster of long stemmed 
branching habit is so exceptionally beautiful and free 
blooming we hope our many customers will not fail to 
include it in their order, for we know you will be de- 
lighted with it. 
for an Aster. 


The flower is of extraordinary size 
Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


Astermums that measure 5 to 6 inches across 


12 We Catalog 755 Varieties of Flower Seeds 


Critical Florists Use Our Aster Seed 


-Marvelous King Asters 


See Color Page 17 
(See illustration opposite.) The King Asters are a distinct type 

valued for their quilled appearing petals; strong, sturdy, robust habit 
of growth, immense size and great profusion of bloom. As shown in 
the illustration they have that symmetrical shape that is so pleasing 
in a well formed aster. Grow about 18 inches to two feet high and 
very erect. Bloom from August to October. The flowers are large 
double blossoms. 

50560 Pink 50580 Rose 50610 Mixed 

50570 White 50590 Violet 

Price on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 60c. Postpaid. 

50600 Collection of one packet each of the above, 4 colors for 45c 


Select Branching Asters 


See Color Illustrations, Page 17 
(See illustration below.) If you want to see real Asters try our 
Select Strain of this variety. It will give results under almost any 
condition. It is a type of Aster that any amateur can produce in 
profusion, the largest and most beautiful flowers. Plants 2 to2¥ feet high béariné o1 on long strong stems, flowers 
frequently 5 inches across. We have counted as many as 80 blooms on one plant. Pinch off tops when young. 
50620 Azure Blue 50640 Pale Lavender 50660 Purple 50690 Mixed 
50630 Crimson 50650 Pure White 50670 Shell Pink 
Prices on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 60c. Postpaid. 
50680 Collection of one packet of each of the above six colors for 75c. Postpaid. 


Queen of the Market Asters 


Very early flowering Asters, with good size flowers on long stems, excellent for cutting. Long keepers. 
50754 Rose 50770 Pink 50755 White 50780 Lavender 50800 Mixed 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 60c. Postpaid. 
50790 Collection of one packet of each of the above four colors for 30c. Postpaid. 


50885 NOVELTY MIXTURE 


Here is a mixture of all colors and all varie- 
ties that we especially recommend for variety 
of color and profusion of bloom. 


Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 50c. Postpaid. 


Aster Alpinus (Perennial Type) 


All the Asters heretofore described are annuals—half- 
tender. This Old World sort is perfectly hardy, and 
though neither the plants nor the flowers are as large as 
in the other types, the abundance and bright pleasing 
color of the blue-petalled, yellow centered blooms (also 
in shades of blue and white) makes them useful in bor- 
ders and rockeries, and for cutting. 


50880 Aster Alpinus, mixed. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


Select eBecrichine White Aster - 


Achillea (Sneezewort) A b24y erba- 


growing 1 to 2 feet high, blooming all summer long and 
specially good for cutting and in vases or mixed bouquets. 


50010 ‘“*The Pearl.’’ (See illustration opposite, also 
page 88.) (Ptarmica variety) with branching clusters of 
fully double, pure white flowers, is the best known and 
most used of all. Whites are always needed in the garden, 
and you can count on this one season after season. Easily 
grown from seed, flowering the first season if sown early. 
Pkt. Select Strain, 25c; 14 oz. $2.00. Postpaid. 
10040 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


50011 Roseum Millefolum. Dense head of pink flowers 
18 inches high. Pkt. 25c; 1% oz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


Childs’ Seed Produce the Gardens Your Neighbors my 13° 


See Page 7 for Aquilegia Hybrids 


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Aquilegia (Columbine) 3 oda | 
the hardy perennials. Sow either in late summer or in early | 
spring (when some plants may bloom the same July). « = 


50210 New Long Spurred Hybrids. (See illustration on. i 
page 7.) We claim this to be the finest selection of Aquilegia 
in the world today, a strain we know cannot be excelled. 
Colors ranging from white and yellow to deep blue and 
maroon, with striking combinations. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. 
$1.60. Postpaid. <6 | 

10020 PLANTS. Each 35c; Doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 
50215 Prize Mixture. (See illustration.) This is an unusu- 
ally high type of Aquilegias and will be found much better 
than ordinary sorts. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. : 
50220 California Hybrids. Large flowers in combin- | 
ations of scarlet and yellows. _Pkt. 15c; RZ oz. 75c. 
Postpaid. ; 
50230 Pink Hybrids. A choice selection of various 
shades of pink, but all in the long-stemmed, high quality 
flowers. Pkt. 25c; 4% oz. $2.00. Postpaid. 28 


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Prize Mixed Hybrid 


Aquilegia 


Arcotis Grandis (African 


; (See illustration.) Everyone should be 
Dai sy) familiar with the beautiful African Daisy 
which is so unusually easy to grow. The flowers are 
large white with lavender centers and showy. The 
back of petals are a pale lilac. It isa regular daisy 
shaped flower. The bushes are a mass of bloom. 


50200 Arcotis Grandis. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
Postpaid. 


. (Rock Cress.) A hardy, low growing, 
Arabis early blooming perennial with spikes 
of small white flowers. A splendid rock plant. . 
50890 Arabis Alpina. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. Post- 
paid. 


Adlumia (Allegheny Vine) 
50120 Cirrhosa. A hardy, strong growing vine with Anchusa ( A lkan et (See illustra- 


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cluster of white or purplish flowers, like the Bleeding . 1 4 
Heart. Sowincool, damp place. Excellent for trellises, Hardy plants with blue or purple trumpet shaped flow 


: fi f d. Pkt. 15e. ‘°S in loose, branched heads. Good for borders; also 
sac eae See Bo a trae * “93 for cutting. If flowers are not allowed to go to seed, 
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rHGBOSES auaiptee will bloom all summer. 
fis Watnteh: Conpertond, Bae Tr Om OWHES HAT Ora OES. arty a cee for-get-me-not like | 


flower, grows about 18 inches high. Blooms about ten — 
weeks from sowing. Pkt. 15¢; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


50170 Italica. (Dropmore Variety.) Hardy peren- 
nial, taller, growing to 3 or 4 feet, with large leaves and 
flowers of a beautiful blue. Blooms during May and 
June. Pkt. 20c; 14 0z. 45c. Postpaid. 


Abutilon © 


(Flowering Maple) 


(See illustration opposite.) 
Grows rapidly from seed and 
is soon in bloom. This may 
be used as a garden annual; 
but is better kept in the house 
in a pot or window box. Han- 
dled like Geraniums it is of the 
earliest culture. The large 
drooping flowers range from 
yellow to orange, salmon, 
pink and white. A charming 
plant. Why not raise your 
own? It’s easy. 

(i UD YS 50001 Choice Hybrids 
VS SS = Mixed. Pkt. 25c; 2 Pkts. 
= 45c. Postpaid. 


14 _ John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


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COPYRICHTED, 
i8ee.BY. 


Our Wonderful New Giant Snapdragons 
See Color Page 18 


These new Giants of Colossal size are majestic beauties of incompar- 
able magnificence. Their rich grand texture, immense, large size, 
exquisite shapes, delicate shades, the profusion of bloom, the long 
stems, the tall plants, vastly eclipse all others, even the wonderful 
mammoth types. 

Sow the seed not too thickly and if you transplant the seedlings, 
firm the soil around them well. By nipping back the growing plants 
you increase the bloom. : 

This introduction of Silendid Snapdragons will be a great addition 
‘to your garden. They are large flowers of wonderful coloring, of the 
richest, rarest and most beautiful shades. 

50255 Glow. Mammoth bright red. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00. 
50240 Rising Sun. Wonderful yellow, of immense, large size. 
Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

50250 Cheerfulness. Beautiful delicate pink of rich grand texture. 
Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

50260 Lavender and Old Lace. A rich exquisite lavender. Pkt. 
50c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

50267 Mixed. Above 4 mixed. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00. 

50270 Collection. One packet of each of the four colors, $1.75. 


Giant Snapdragons 


_ Giant-Flowered Giant-Flowered 
- Half-Tall Varieties : Tall Varieties 


(Height about 18 inches) 


50280 Pink 50300 White (Height—24 to 36 inches) ~ 
50290 Yellow 50310 Rich Red 50360 Rose 50390 White 
50330 Rose 50340 Mixed 50370 Scarlet 50400 Pink 
. Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. eae-= in 
50350 Collection. One packet of each of the five, 50389 Yellow 50410 Red 
aes Bis ae 50420 Mixed 
ve grown a> ragons for thirty years, but your four New Gtanis P ° 3 aes | ° 
d hinb= Fever sow in beauty or 1 ap rth 1 rice on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
gee. Rotcras, Bee ee ee ee 50430 Collection. One packet each of the six, 70c. 


Amary llis (See page 8 for illustration.) Introduced 


by us. A strong free grower, with beautiful, 
healthy aN ana flower stalks two feet high which bear from 
three to five beautiful blooms of the brightest salmon orange. 
50150 Everblooming. Pkt. 35c; 3 for 90c. Postpaid. 
5020 BULBS. Each, $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 


Anemone (Wind Flower) *...°°,,?2t2! 


in various shades of blue, white, red, etc., and growing well in al- 
most any soil (either indoors or out). This flow er is a source of 
real delight and should be better known to more garden lovers. 
Sow seed thinly and do not transplant until plants have blossomed 
once and tubers have formed. 

50190 St. Brigid. (See illustration.) An improved double and 
single flowering form of the above; hardy around New York and 
farther north if given some protection. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c; 
14, oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

50180 Coronaria. (Poppy Anemone.) (Mixed Colors.) Large 
flowered single blossoms in a wealth of oc gia Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
50c. Postpaid. 


Brilliant foliaged an« 

Amar anthus nual, growing about 3 

ft. high. Does well in hot, sunny place; useful in bor- 
ders or for the center of beds. 

50130 Tricolor Splendens. (See illustration.) Jo- 

‘ seph’s Coat of Many Colors. Brilliant coloring of 

leaves; red, yellow and green. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 

Postpaid. 

50140 Sunrise. Most brilliant foliage. Bronze 

TRS crimson, excellent for public parks. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 

A {TS 45c. Postpaid. 


cop 


oe BYSLCHUDS, // = Compared with other Snapdragons I have grown I would cheerfully 


SS sow) caw bay a 00 per packet if necessary.—Mrs. Alma Winslow, Elmont, 


Full Cultural Instructions on Every Packet 15 


tds i ae 


Childs’ Prices Are Postage Paid 


Asparagus (Ornamental) 


50910 Plumosus Nanus. (See illustration opposite.) 
The familiar lacy sort with tiny, needlelike leaves. Slow 
to start, but long-lived and useful in many ways. Pkt. 
25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


15090 PLANTS. Each 35c; 3 for 90c. Postpaid. 


50920 Sprengeri. The larger-leaved sort; rich green; 
bears red berries and lasts well when cut. Pkt. 15c; 4 
oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


15100 PLANTS. Each 30c; 3 for 75c. Postpaid. 


Argemone (Mexican Poppy) 


50900 Hybrida Grandiflora. A strong-growing an- 
nual (perennial in South) with Thistlelike leaves and pink 
Poppy-like flowers from July till frost. Sow thinly so 
plants need not be moved; or in pots and transplant care- 
fully to sunny spot. Easy to grow and will self sow—so 
there is no excuse for your not enjoying it. Pkt. 10c; 
14, 0z. 30c. Postpaid. 


Flowering Beans (Climbers) 


51040 Japanese White or Wisteria Bean. A vigor- 
-ous annual with long tassels of pure white flowers like 


those of Wisteria. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. Postpaid. garden” effects, but should be kept away a the - 


250 Scarlet-Runner. (Phaseolus multifiorus.) Ifyou vegetable garden. Flowers last longer in slight sey 
don’t pick the bright scarlet flowers, you can harvest corners of the garden. 


a nice crop of beans for the table. Thick, healthy foliage. go909 Naphellus: >-Clear blue. heleice ape eent 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c; Ib. 45c. Postpaid. shaped blossoms. Pkt. 15e; 4 oz. 50c. Postpaid. | 
51050 Kudzu Vine. (Pueraria Thunbergii.) About 


the quickest growing of all vines. Top is killed by frost, Acroclinium (Everlasting) 


but hardy root lives and sends up new growth every 

spring. Grown in Southern fields as a hay for cows, but eon apie me ee = bie flowers; 

more valuable in the garden where immediate effects are nnuals to Lleonh ae as 
within six weeks from the time of sowing. It is a 


oo : 
wanted. Pkt. 10c; 14 0z. 25c. Postpaid. beautiful shell pink with a lovely yellow center, ex- 
cellent for borders and has a great added advantage 


Aconitum (Mon ks hood) cee in that it can be dried for the winter. 


some hardy perennial growing 2 to 3 feet high, with 50030 New Everlasting Sunset. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 
deeply cut leaves. Excellent for borders and ‘‘Wild 35c; 0z. $1.00. Postpaid. 


A hardy, free- 
Aly ssum (Sweet Alyssum) fliogeeteaetaie 
nual, y: of the most popular for low borders, edgings, pots, 
baskets, window boxes and rock work. Sow thickly as early 
in the spring as possible and every three or four weeks there- 
after; August sown plants may be lifted and taken indoors for | 
winter flowers. A plant that seems to be petering out, if cut 
back to the ground will usually make new growth. 


50080 Little Gem. (See illustration.) Carpet of Snow. 
The border plant that always satisfies. Pure, white, spreading, | 
delicately fragrant, about 8 inches high with light green foliage. 

Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


50090 Snowtuft. - A new low, very dense variety, making a 
solid mass of white in a border and equally effective in pots. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 30c; oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

50119 Lilac Queen. Pretty Deep Lavender Lilac color. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 75c. Postpaid. | 
50100 Basket of Gold. (A saxatile Var. Conspastinn), a 
dwarf perennial form with many clusters of golden yellow blos- 


soms. Useful in rock work, it makes a thick, spreading mat. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c; oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


There is absolutely no comparison with your beautiful Alyssum and those — 
from others.— Harriet Shumaker, Hammond, Ind. 


pis Wve i Pa a : oe os at Har as a Phe 
Sweet Alyssum, “Tittle Gia’ ** The border plant 
par excellence 


Not really a Poppy, either in appearance or << relationship, but an 
Bocconia (P if u meP oppy). extremely effective feature at the back of a hardy border or asa lawn — 
specimen with its tall, feathery, creamy or pinkish spikes rising above a dense mass of large, beautifully irregular 
foliage. Perfectly hardy and easy to grow in most any soil; stands drought well. . A 


51100 Bocconia. (Cordata.) Very beautiful. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz: 30. Postpaid. Re 
16 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


THE NEWEST 


Branching Asters 
See Page 13 
50630 CRIMSON 
50640 PALE LAVENDER 
50670 SHELL PINK 
Pkt._15c: 3 for 35c. Postpaid. 


7 UU , a . ¥ A MAMMOTH | 
KING OR "| ee 


7 | ~ . — / “LONG STEMMED | | 
NEEDLED ASTER | | (| /FBRANCHING AsTER| | 


50570 King White, Pkt. 15c. 50751 Long Stemmed, Pkt. 25c. See page 13 


17 


see page 5l. 


New Verbenas, 


see page 15 


Snapdragons, 


Childs’ Socedas Known the World Over 


Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum) 


51090 Balloon Vine. (Love in a Puff.) (See illustration.) Don’t 
miss trying this. White seed vessels look like little Balloons. This is a 
fast growing annual climber. Very fascinating. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Postpaid. 


Brachy come (Swan River Daisy ie eg 


beautiful, bem compact little annual, growing from six inches to a 
foot tall, useful for edgings and bearing a prof usion of dainty blue flowers 
(about an inch in diameter) all summer. Start early, set out in a mod- 
é erately cool location and keep 
the blooms picked for best re- 
sults. 


51140 Iberidifolia. (Blue.) 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. Post- 


Brazilian Perfume 


51145. A bushy plant with 
highly scented foliage. It is 
annual and should be trans- 


planted to the house in winter. 
Pkt. 50c. Postpaid. 


Browallia 3g : e ie Vine 


51110 Blue flowers are rare in the winter. Plant this and keep it in 
the garden until before freeze up and it will bloom in the house all 
winter. A half-hardy annual, growing about 18 inches high in good 
soil, but blooming freely as a dwarf plant even in poor, dry locations. 
Useful both as a bedding plant and for pot growing indoors. Violet 
flowers 2 inches in diameter. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 60c. Postpaid. 


= (See illustration.) 
Begonia (Tuberous Rooted) SSiine netics. fee 
the window or garden or the shady border. The abundant flowers of our 
improved hybrids are three inches or more across in a wealth of soft, 
pleasing colors. Sow seed early, cover lightly and keep warm; the plants 
should bloom in four or five months. 


51060 Tuberous Rooted Hybrids. Very prolific blooms in many col- 
ors. Pkt. 25c. 


51065 Everblooming Bedding Varieties. You will love these mixed. 
Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 


51070 Gracilis Hybrids. Especially good for pot growing in windows; 
easily raised and blooms in five to eight months from sowing. Flowers 
abundant, large, waxy and beautiful in shades of pink, blush, rose-red 
and crimson. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 


51080 Vernon Hybrids. (See illustration and description, page 9.) 
Pkt. 25c; 3 for 65c. 

15230 PLANTS. Each 60c; 3 for 

$1.65. 


I have three Bego- 
nias purchased from 
you eight years ago 
and they are just 
gorgeous. No one. 
has Begonias like 


you. 
—Margaret Farmer, 
Chillicothe, Ill. 


a SSS ene 


Balsam, an old favorite 
(See illustration.) One of the “old 


i Seisam reliables’’ that everyone wants—or 
uld. The modern doubles are infinitely finer than 

3 ‘their ancestors but grow just as easily in a moist but well- 
ed, sunny patch of good loam. Don’t sow too early. 


ae 50929 Salmon 50950 White 
.: 50930 Scarlet 51000 Violet. 
50940 Yellow 51030 Mixed 
‘Prices on above: Pkt. 10c; 1/4 oz. 30c; oz. 90c. 
. tpaid. 


951010 Striped and Spotted. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c. 


51020 Collection. One packet each of the above 6 : —— 
. kinds, 50c. Begonia, Tuberous Rooted 


“a | : The Safest Place to Buy Flower Seeds is Childs’ | 19 


The New Mammoth Orange Caled’ 


Bellis (English Daisy (See illustration.) This dwarf, Zs ae = = = 2 " 


double and perennial 
form of true Daisy is a charming plant for edgings and low 
borders. A favorite perennial which will stand the winter if 
given the protection of a little litter. In bloom from early 
spring until well on inthe summer. Easily raised from seed. 
51150 Longfellow or Double Rose. The best of all the 
pinks. Seed per pkt. 15c; ¥ oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
10190 PLANTS. Each 30c; $3.00 doz. ; 
51160 Giant White. Flowers are pure white and very 
double and firm. Seed per pkt. 25c; 44 0z.50c. Postpaid. 
10180 PLANTS. Each 30c; $3.00 doz. 
51165 Mixed. Pkt. 25c; 4% oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


Boltonia (False Chamomile) (3°: 


illus- 
tration on this page.) No garden complete without the beau- a 
tiful Boltonia. For a,mass effect along a fence or at the back Bellis, Longfellow whe 


of a perennial border Boltonia is a hard plant to beat. The 
white to purple Aster-like blossoms on stems often six feet tall are equally effective outdoors or inside as cut flowers. 


51130 Latisquama. Velvety blue flowers, even more showy. Seed per pkt. 10c; ¥ oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
10210 PLANTS. Each 30c; $3.00 doz. 


Your Boltonia is the most beautiful thing I ever saw.—Elinor Bliss, Hempstead, N.Y. 


Calceolaria (See illustration.) If you want a pot 
plant for the winter, absolutely different 
from anything else and sure to win the admiration of yourself and 
all your friends, start some Calceolaria seed in a shallow box of 
light, rich, fibrous loam in July. Cover the box with a pane of 
glass till the plants appear, then grow them on steadily in a not 
too warm place, with just 
enough moisture, transplant- 
ing them to another box and 
thén to pots as they become 
crowded. — 


51240 Dwarf Hybrids. 
Low growing, but with many 
large flowers in various colors. 
Pkt. 50c. Postpaid. 


51250 Grandiflora. Wide 
range of colors, both plain and 
spotted and splashed with other 
shade, on sturdy, slightly larger 
growing plants. Pkt. 50c. 
Postpaid. 
Upon your suggestion we iried the 


Calceolaria, and we all love the beautt- 


: jul planis so much.—Ella Maxwell, 
Calceolaria Tulse, Okla. 


Beautiful Balan 


Calendula No annual is easier 

to grow nor blooms 
more profusely. It is one mass of bloom from 
early summer until killed by frost. A great 
variety for the beginner. The seed starts 
quickly when sown outdoors either in mid- 
spring or (for winter house plants) in August. . & 


51177 Mammoth Orange. (See page 7.) The 
largest and finest of the Calendulas. Introduced spring 
of 1926. Rich orange. Seed per pkt. 25c; oz. 75c. 


15334 PLANTS. Each 25c; $2.50 doz. Postpaid. 


51180 Orange King. (See illustration.) Large-flow- 
ered double form of rich orange color. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. 


51190 Lemon King. Equally double and handsome, 
but clear lemon yellow with a dark ‘“‘eye’’ or center. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c. Postpaid. 


51200 Meteor. Large double flowers in a stunning 
combination of dark orange with creamy stripes and a 
lighter orange center. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. 


51210 Golden King. Like the other Kings in type, 
but of a shining, rich yellow that can only be described 
as golden. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


51220 Collection. One packet of each of the above 
5 colors, 55c. Postpaid. 


51230 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 


Ma ce BR Mee oh 
BGS sak ig Ae ee 


I'm especially fond of Calendulas, and your Mammoth Orange is = 5 SESS pts 
surely the finest I ever saw.— Henry M. Seabrooke, Albany, N.Y. Calendula, Orange Kin 


20 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


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America’s Largest Flower Seed House 
Coreopsis Lanceolata $<,2¢ie) 


grown, hardy perennial one to two feet high, fine for cut flowers all 

summer long. Flowers are large with overlapping, attrac- 
tively fringed petals of clear yellow around a disc of yellow 
or brown. If you use yellow flowers in the house in summer, 
you should grow this. 


51340 Coreopsis Lanceolata Grandiflora. Seed per pkt. 
15c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


10230 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


ils sq@ This is the name given to the annual 
Calliopsis forms of TEES Their blossoms are 
not so large, absolutely easy to grow in any soil, brighten the 
garden with their variously colored flowers. , 
51260 Golden Wave. (Coreopsis Drummondii.) Center of 
- flowers purple, rays yellow and striped, wedge-shaped petals. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
51270 Crimson King. Petals richly striped and 
splashed with reddish maroon. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 


51280 Marmorata. (Coreopsis Tinctoria.) Grows to 
3 feet, petals clear yellow around margin, purple like disc 
toward center. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 

51290 Tiger Star. Rich reddish brown with golden 
yellow. Pkt. 10c; 14 0z. 35c. Postpaid. 
51300 Nigra Speciosa. Rich reddish maroon, not , - oT 
over two feet high. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. Coreopsis Lanceolata 
51310 Bicolor Nana. Dwarf, growing form in yellow 


and purple combinations. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. Campanula (Bellflowers oe 


51320 Collection. One packet of each of the above ystration.) This most useful and attractive group 


_ 6 kinds for 45c. Postpaid. ; of border plants, with its bell-shaped flowers ranging 
51330 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. from blue to white, includes both single and double, 
Mother always said if you want the finest flower seeds go to Childs. both biennial and perennial forms. All are beautiful 
ad you could see my Calliopsis—Mrs. H.C. Shank, Tarrytown, and justify the popularity they have enjoyed for 
oak generations. Sow in mid-spring, either in a box or 
seed bed, later set out where they are to flower the 
next spring. Protect them lightly after the first 
good frost the following fall. 
51350 Campanula Carpatica. Blue. A _ perennial 
growing nine to eighteen inches tall with large, broadly 
opened bell-shaped flowers, dark blue. An excellent 
semi-dwarf type for the hardy border or for rockwork. 
Seed per Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 50c. Postpaid. 


10240 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


51360 Persicifolia Grandiflora. Blue. (Peach 
Bells.) Another hardy perennial but larger, attaining two 
to three feet. A very graceful plant and fine for cutting. 
Color blue. Seed per Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


10270 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. © 


51370 Pyramidalis. Blue. (Chimney Campanula.) 
The numerous rich blue flowers are set closely along the 


stems forming tapering spikes of solid bloom. Seed per 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


10280 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


Canterbury Bells (Campanula 


: The most beloved of the biennial forms. 

Medi um Its charming blue cups—each with its 
spreading calyx ‘‘saucer’’—clustered loosely along stems, 
are perfect in form, color and effect. They make good 
cut flowers. Any soil will do save a poorly drained one. 


51380 Calycanthema. Blue. (Cup and Saucer 
Type.) A fine strain of this beautiful old-fashioned plant. 
A striking clear blue. Seed per Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. 
Postpaid. ¥ 


10290 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


51385 Calycanthema Pink. Very beautiful shade of 
ieee rose pink. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


51409 Finest Double Type. Mixed colors. Pkt. 51390 Finest Single Type. (Wiihout saucer effect.) 
10c; 4 oz. 75c. Postpaid. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 50c. 


We Sell Flower Seeds in 29 Foreign Countries 21 


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Woolflower Is Our Own Introduction 
Chinese Woolflower 


(Celosia Childsit) erence: 


our own introduction, in which the large, globular flower 
heads resemble masses of soft, silky fleece. Very strik- 
ing in any garden. 

Grows quickly from seed and being of strong robust 
growing habit they start blooming early, producing in 
almost unbelievable quantities up until late fall. Of 
branching habit and one of the finest flowers for cutting 
and keeping for house use. Seemingly grow on the poor- 
est kind of soil to perfection. Cea 
51540 Childsii Crimson. Seed per pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 
60c. Postpaid. 
15830 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 

51550 Childsii Pink. Splendid and unique, both by 
itself and for contrast effects. It is very beautiful. Pkt. 
25c; 14 oz. 60c. Postpaid. 

51560 Childsii Scarlet. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 60c. 
51555 Childsii Yellow. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 60c. 

51565 Childsii Mixed. Special strain. Pkt. 25c; 14 
oz. 60c. Postpaid. ey 


No less than ten or twelve persons have stopped to inquire the name of 
your wool flower.—Robt. C. Wellman, Stamford, Conn. 


se 
Celosia 7: 
osias of former days 
were restricted to Chinese Woolflower 
the brilliant andstiff 
Cockscomb._ Now we have this wonderful, graceful, plumed Castle Gould | 
types in all sizes and many colors, splendidly effective massed or scattered in 
beds and borders, and fine for extensive indoor decorations because of their 
long lasting qualities; cut plumes make fine winter ornaments. Sow seed 


outdoors when the weather gets warm and later transplant to stand about 
two feet apart. 


51530 Pride of Castle Gould. (Plumosa.) (See _ illustration.) 
Crimson, yellow, orange, gold, etc. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


51570 Cockscomb (cristata.) 
(True Cockscomb.) (See illustra- 
tion.) Where something different 
and rather bizarre is wanted, this 
good old standby thoroughly fils 
the bill. The stock we offer is of 
dwarf habit but vigorous, bearing 
large, much ruffled, frequently 
branched combs, of the most 
brilliant yellows and reds. Pkt. 
10c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
Perhaps you wonder why I order so 
much Cockscomb. I find it such a grand 


y : es ase strain. I use it for Easter gifts —Mrs. 
Celosia, Castle Gould True Cockscomb Carrie Freeland, Munson, Wis. 


Carnations (See illustration.) This splen- 


““ did carnation originated by a 
famous French Specialist. Blooms within a few months 
after the seed is sown, and continues all season. 


51415 Chabaud’s Everblooming. Mixed colors. 


Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. ® fee tad lies yy ZE 
Giant Marguerite Type. This is a vigorous, useful, \e: . Mey hy “gfe 
garden form of the well-known winter flower of the green- jf Z KIN] fg ZE 
house. Easily raised from seed, sown outdoors for late 
blooms, or, better, in flats in March for flowers from July 
till frost. The flowers are richly clove-scented, deeply, 
fringed, of clear, bright colors. 


51420 Rose. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
51430 White. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
51440 Crimson. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


51450 Collection. One packet of each of the above 
three colors, 35e. Postpaid. 


51460 Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


Carnation Marguerit 


22 : John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Childs’ Soil-Tested F lower Seeds 


 Candytuft (Iberis) Ncting Ss" tnon aes wee 


Nothing is more 
useful in gardening than Candytuft. Buy plenty of seed 
and sow it often, at monthly intervals. All range from six 
inches to one foot high... 


51470 Giant Hyacinth, Flowered. 
' press.) Extra large trusses of pure white. 
tive. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 45c. Postpaid. 
| 51480 Rose Cardinal. A _ handsome, free-flowet.ng 
|. variety of bright beauty and delicacy and should be in 
| every garden. Pkt. 10c; 12 0z.-35c. Postpaid. 

51490 Pink Beauty. A charming soft shade especially 
effective in bedding masses, borders and for contrasts. 

Pkt. 15c; 42 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 
| 51500 Lavender. The delicate blue-lavender shade be- 
lies the vigor and hardiness of this splendid variety. Pkt. 


eee. 


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(Improved Em- 
Highlw effec- 


51700 Giant Centaurea Americana. 


51505 Mixed. 


10c; 144 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 30c; oz. 50c. 


Postpaid. 


Perennial Candytuft (Jberis) 


51510 Sempervirens. Hardy Candytuft. White- 
blooming; hardy perennial, coming in flower early in the 
spring; excellent for rockeries; one foot high. One of 
the freest of bloomers. Seed per pkt. 20c; 14 oz. $1.00. 


11120 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


Allow me to say your Candyiuft at least shows their Loug Island 
vigor.— Harry Hopwell, Kent, Ohio. 


ee 


Giant Sweet Sultan (Centaurea suaveolens) 


Giant Centaurea Americana 
(Basket Flower The largest of any Centau- 


rea, of an exquisite rose- 
lavender color. Often four inches across, they are 


like huge Thistle blooms—without any thorns. They 
are giants in size. Exceptionally vigorous. 
51690 Giant Centaurea Americana. This im- 


mense beauty of colossal size is very showy, attractive 

and unexcelled for cutting. Almost lavender in color. 

Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. Postpaid. 

: White. A 
great big flower that makes you exult with pride as they 
Sway and glisten in the garden. Try them this year. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 

51710 Yellow Sweet Sultan. (See illustration.) 

C. suaveolens.) Strong plants of the imperialis type, 
with big flowers showy, bright yellow, sweetly scented. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 

51720 Centaurea Montana. (Perennial or Moun- 
tain Bluet.) A hardy perennial form, blooming freely all 
summer, flowers lovely blue. Start a permanent bed. 
Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 
10220 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $3.09. 


. No Postage to Pay. We Deliver to Your Door 
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Everyone wants some white Candytuft in the garden 


Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower) 


Among the many forms of Centaurea this annual 
sort, called variously Bachelor’s Buttons, Ragged Sailor, 
Bluebottle and Bluet, is probably the best known. 

51580 Double Blue 51580 Single Blue 
51600 Pink 51630 Mixed 

Prices on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 35c. Postpaid 
51620 Collection. One packet each of the above 
three kinds for 30c. Postpaid. 


Centaurea Imperialis (Sweet 
Sultans Sweet fragrance and lovely yellow 


shades of its large, upstanding flowers 
—in addition to lavender, rose, white, etc. 
51640 Pink 51660 Lilac 
51650 White 51670 Mixed 
Prices on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 0z. 35c. Postpaid. 
51680 Collection. One of each of above for 25c. 


Centaurea White-Leaved 
(Dusty Millers) 


51725 Candidissima. Silvery white; leaves broadly 
cut. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 75c. 
51727 Gymnocarpa. Fine cut silvery foliage; 1% 
feet. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 50c. 


Your Centaureas certainly inspires that sense of gratification. 
C.B. Baldwin, Chattanooga, Tenn. 


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51520 Cerastium Tomentosum. 


Castor Oil Plant 


huge corn-shaped mound of bright 


Childs’ 


Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. 


Probably the biggest annual plant to grow 
from a single seed, making by midsummer a 
green mottled foliage, some leaves being two 


Sunshine Scattering Seeds 


e e 

(See illustration.) A most satisfac- 
Ciner aria. tory pot plant for greenhouse or 
conservatory, the cluster of large leaves being sur- 
mounted by a mass of large, velvety, Daisy-like flowers, 
white, crimson, blue and violet, often with contrasting 
centers or borders. Sow seed in April for flowers the next 
winter; give medium sunlight and water carefully. 
Should be in every home. 
51740 Cineraria Grandiflora, Dwarf Mixed. Rich 
colors. Pkt. 50c. Postpaid. 
51750 Double Flowering. Pkt. 50c. Postpaid. 


My Cineraria plant is really the most fascinating thing I ever saw.— 
Mary Carr, Pheonix, Md. 


Canary Bird Vine & i 


leaves and deeply cut petals of quaint, canary yellow 
flowers—which give a fanciful impression of birds with 
half-spread wings. Should be started outdoors after 
real warm weather has arrived. : 
51410 Tropaeolum Peregrinum. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
45c. Postpaid. 


Cerastium Tomentosum 


Easily grown, perfectly hardy, and with its drifts of 
small white flowers on much branched, creeping stems. 


feet across. 
51730 Ricinus Zanzibariensis. Large and bushy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. Postpaid. 


My Castor Oil Plants from your seed are 13 feet high and still growing.—F.C. Wheadon, Burham St., 
Bridgeport, Conn. 


Here is an annual that is and does all that you could ask it to be 
Cosmos or do. Once they begin to bloom, the large graceful, crimson, 
white, and shell pink blossoms with yellow centers are produced continuously and 
abundantly till frost. 


Childs’ Giant Extra Early Single ®:,°:, 2", s:<2! 


last year, is not only a Giant in the size of the flower, but by far the earliest of 


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tly Double Cosmos 


any Cosmos. It comes ina fine well 
balanced mixture of white, pink and 
crimson. A real good strain of extra 
early flowering Cosmos has been here- 
tofore difficult to secure. bee mee 
51804 Giant Single. Pkt. 15c; 4 SK : VS Came 
14, 0z. 35c. Postpaid. ics = 


Childs’Giant ExtraEarly Double 


These giants should be in every garden. They are monsters in 
size and just bloom and bloom and bloom all summer till late fall. 
The garden is one mass of color. A strain you will be immensely 
proud of. Two weeks earlier than other varieties. Of the same 
fine extra early strain as above Giant singles. Introduced by us. 
51854 Giant Double. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


Early Single Cosmos 


51760 Pink 51780 Crimson 
51770 White 51800 Mixed 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. Postpaid. 
51790 Collection. One packet of each of the above three 
colors for 25c. Postpaid. 


A new and improved race in 
Early Double Cosmos 4,23" 274 imoroved race in 
the flowers have double centers or crests. 
51810 Pink ~ 51830 Crimson 
51820 White 51850 Mixed a 
Price on above: Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 
51840. Collection. One packet of each of above three colors, 


50c. Postpaid. 
There surely is a difference in your Cosmos.—Alex Munroe, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


This handsome, rapid growing annual climber has lobed ~ 


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Childs’ Constitutional—V 
oe illustration.) An improved na- Le 
Clar kia fee ee cs of N Srchwestern we ea mS 

United States. Blooms from July to October with varied : 
colors and both single and double flowers. 

52010 White 52020 Orange Scarlet 

52011 Pink 52030 Purple 

52015 Rose 52050 Mixed 


Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


52040 Collection. One of each of the above five 
for 40c. 


The seed we 
Cannas (From Seed) ™ pee as 
from our own selected stock, in two mixtures. See page 
102 for roots.) - 
51464 Red or Bronze. Leaved Varieties. Rapid 
growing. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


51466 Green. Leaved Varieties. Healthy, strong, 
vigorous. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


Guess it pays to buy Canna seed from you. My Cannas are beautiful. 
—Chris. Scott, Bel Air, Md. 


Chrysanthemums (Annual) 

These are not the shaggy Thanksgiving flowers of the 
florist, but handsome bushy plants 1 to 144 feet high, 
covered with bright colored single flowers—veritable 
glorified Daisies. Crimson, maroon, yellow, some white 
centers, some dark brown centers. 


51910 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemums ) 


(See illustration.) One of the most popular and gen- 
erally grown flowers in America. Hardy, strong growing 
perennials in which the large white flowers with yellow 
centers and variously formed petals—quilled, flat, 
etc., stems 214 feet high. 


52000 Shasta Daisy. 
Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 
oz. 50c. 


10760 PLANTS. Each 
35c; doz. $3.50. 


I am so very proud of my beau- 
liful Chysanihemums. — Dora 
Jackson, Mobile, Ala. 


From-my resulis I would con= 
sider your Shasta Daisies a su- 
pertor strain. — Bert Wheeler, 
Emerald, Wis. 


I have some very fine and odd 
Cacli from your seed.—Alberi 
Grouse, Bismark, N. Dak. 


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i Cacti Cacti plants are not only extremely odd 


. and curious looking but very fascinating 

_to grow. They grow readily from seed and our mixtures 

_ contain many types. . . 
51170 Mixed Cacti Seed. Of many kinds. Pkt. 20c. 
_ Postpaid. : 

51175 Burbank’s Spineless Fruiting Sorts. Mixed. 

_ Pkt. 20c. Postpaid. 


C¢ See illustration.) A special 
Cyclamen “ 

A strain of Long Island grown 

_ seed. One of the most satisfactory house plants. _The 
fantastic blossoms—like winged battledores—are white, : 
; pink, red, purple and in striking combinations of these 
shades. 


52080 Giganteum. Finest mixed colors. Pkt. 35¢3 copyecurey €@ 
3 pkts. $1.00. Postpaid. BY J.L.CHILDS.1693 


Your Cyclamen are the finest I have ever seen. They are beautiful; ov CLAMEN. .. = SS 
15 out of 16 seeds came up.—Mrs. J. C. Gee, Monte Vista, Col. Se SSS 


oe For the ““Land’s Sake,”” Use Childs’ Seeds 25 


One of the most effective of annual bed- 


Childs’ Seeds Without Hesitancy 


window boxes, house plants. 


beautiful plants in two months. Almost every seed will 


some spotted, mottled, striped, splashed, marble, etc., 
in the richest white, purple, pink, crimson, green, yellow, 
red and black. Seed per pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 
15840 PLANTS. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 


52100 Giant-leaved Dwarf. Low growing, but with 


colors. Pkt. Seed, 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. 


I get results from your Coleus that seem impossible from other seed. 
— H. Sherman, Canton, Ohio. 


Convolvulus (Morning Glory) 


The always reliable, easy to grow, ever enjoyable old fa- 
vorite for covering any sort of fence, trellis or support. 
52135 Dwarf Form. Suited for bedding, for covering 
banks, etc. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 

52140 Tall, Climbing Varieties. Making 6 to 10 
feet in the season and festooned with bright blossoms 
for weeks; mixture. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 


Chinese Lantern Plant 


(See illustration on page 45. Perfectly hardy.) Keepsall 


zz ere tiace By unique plant with artistic fruits has become immensely 
Se _L-: 2 w:L.cHILDS, — popular on account of the ornamental effect of the bal- 
Sz Z loon or Chinese lantern-like flowers of orange-scarlet 
color, for house use during the winter. Cut in the fall, 
they retain their color and shape thereafter. The 
branches are Bey laden ual the contrast against the green leafy background is fascinating and beautiful. — 
55390 Francheti. Seed per pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 75c. Pocecad 


11440 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 
= : Try this v al (3 to 4 feet) with white to 
Cleome (Giant Spider Flower) ™ iis vigorons eos dee 


52055 Cleome Gigantea. Rose to white petals; blue or purple stamens; peculiar, rather pungent fees 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


: A rapid se climber, perennial 
Coboea Scandens (Cup-and-Saucer Vine) 4* Pca oe 
52060 Scandens, Blue. Range from blue to purple flower. Pkt. 10c; — 


14, 0z. 30c. Postpaid. 


52070 Scandens, White. Large exquisite blossoms. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
40c. Postpaid. 


Cardinal Climber Ipomea 4,32", 


of one of the most popular of annual a plants; 10 to 20 feet; delicate, 
fern-like foliage and brilliant fiery red flowers of the Morning Glory type 
but with longer, more slender tubes. Most beautiful of all annual climbers. 


52132 Quamoclit Hybrida. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


Cypress Vine or Cardinal Flower (Jpomea 


: A recent development of the Morning Glory family; 
Quamocli t) an annual, growing 10 to 20 feet, with delicate fern- 
like foliage and flowers. 


52110 Crimson 52120 White 52130 Mixed 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c. Postpaid. 


Dahlia Seed The Dahlias are the regal guests at the garden 


féte. Never were they so popular, and never 
were so many new sorts introduced each year—many of them seedlings. 
They are easy to grow; bloom the first year; and the flowers are always 
delightful. Try Dahlia from seed. 


52150 Peony-Flowered 52160 Cactus-Flowered 52170 Mixed 
Price on above: Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


26 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Coleus ding plants because of its bright green, — 


red, and yellow foliage and its uniform growth. Much > 
used for ‘ ‘carpet bedding”’ and just the thing for bedding, — 


52090 Giant Rainbow. (See illustration.) This 
grows easily and rapidly from seed. Make fine large © 


produce a different color or color scheme, some wavy, 


ts 


large, healthy leaves in the brightest and strongest of 


winter after cutting. In recent years especially this — 


‘Giant Flowering Larkspur 


- proved annuals for beauty, grandeur, profusion of 


Strain. 


: _ hybridized for immensity of size, for peculiarity in for- 


Private Estate Delphinium Introduced by Us 


(Annual Delphiniums) 


Nothing can surpass the beautiful and much im- 


bloom and ease of culture. It is one of the most satis- 
factory and delightful to grow. They have been im- 
proved and developed from careful selections the past 
few years, as to be almost a new type. Seeds sown in 
the open the last of April will flower during July and 
until frost. Fine for beds, shrubbery, etc. Nothing 
better for cutting; will last for long periods. The colors 
are flashy and striking. Grows from 2 to 3 feet. 


53480 Dark Blue 53520 Violet 
53490 White 53530 Scarlet 
53500 Sky Blue 53540 Rose 
53510 Pink 53560 Mixed 


Price on above varieties: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


be es EE eS 
an 


Delphinium Royal Hybrids 


53550 Collection. One package each of the above 7 distinct colors, 90c: Postpaid. 


Delphinium (Hardy Perennial Larkspur (See page 6.) If the fairies have 


: churches, then surely these must 
be their sky-blue steeples! They need but one season to win your everlasting affection. Start seed early, indoors, and 
set the seedlings in the garden in May and they will bloom in July and August. Or start outdoors in June and 
move in September to wherever they are to flower next summer. After a few years, take out and divide. 

52180 Childs’ Private Estate Hybrids Special 10840 PLANTS. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 
(See page 6 for Extended Description.) One 52200 Chinense Blue. A dwarf variety (2 feet 
of the finest strains ever offered. Carefully crossed and high) of a splendid deep blue. Seed per pkt. 10c; 14 
oz. 45c. Postpaid. 

10860 PLANTS. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 


May I express my pleasure over the truly marvelous Private 
Estate Delphinium. Mrs. Mark Jones, East Orange, N. J. 


mation and beauty of colorings. The spikes are vastly 


larger than the common Delphiniums. 
52180 Seed per pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.25. 


Postpaid. 
10880 PLANTS. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 
52185 Royal Hybrids. An exceptionally fine strain 
of mixed hybrids. Seed per pkt. 35c; 14 oz. 75c. 
52190 Belladonna. Of the loveliest soft, pale blue. 
Seed per pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


52210 Chinense White. White flowers, plants of 
typical, stocky dwarf form. Seed per pkt. 10c; 4 
oz. 45c. Postpaid. 

10870 PLANTS. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 
52220 Bellamosum. Rich deep blue. Seed per 
Pkt. 25c; 14 0z. 75c. Postpaid. 

10850 PLANTS. Each 40c; doz. $4.09. Postpaid. 


52225 Collection. One pkt. each of above 6 Delphinums for $1.39. 


Permit me to say that there surely is a difference in Delphiniums. | Yours exceed anything I ever set eyes upon. 
Relative of the Cornucopia, 2 to 3 feet 


Datura high, and spreading fully as wide, bear- 


ing trumpet-shaped flowers, sometimes six inches long. 
52480 Datura  fastuosa. (Cornucopia Flower.) 
White flowers of typical size and form. Useful in the 
border. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. 


Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower) 


(See page 7 for illustration and description.) Imagine 
a small but perfect, somewhat rounded head of Lace 
dyed a lovely, soft, pale blue—and you have this 
flower of many names. 

52490 Didiscus cceruleus. 
14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. — 


Dimorphotheca (African Daisy) 


Somehow or other everybody seems to love the 

African Daisy. The beautiful yellow flowers, 2 inches 
across, are exceptionally attractive and as they bloom 
profusely, the garden becomes literally carpeted. Sow 
seed early in a well prepared but not too rich soil in a 
sunny place; make rows 1% feet apart; thin the young 
plants to stand 10 to 12 inches apart. 
52500 Aurantiaca Hybrida. Orange Daisy color 
from purest white to various shades of yellow and 
orange. (See illustration.) Pkt. 15¢; 3 pkts. 35c. 
Postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


Percy Broad Waliers, Piedmont, 
W. Va. 


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7 


Seed per pkt. 20c; 


Childs’ Flower Gardens—a Revelation in Beauty 


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Economical Gardens of Permanent Beauty 


4 Oe 7 : (See illustration.) 
be  DIANTHUS Dianthus (Pinks) A dear, old-fash- 

a ae — ~~} ioned ‘‘Grandmother’s”’ flower, with a brightness of color. 
ae . =] One of the best choices for bed or border and splendid 

ee | for cutting. Sow seed out of doors when frosts are over. 


Double Annual Varieties 


52230 Chinensis. Mixed. Unexcelled. 

52240 Diadematus. Fine doubles in the rich, dark 
shades; beautifully striped, mottled, flaked, etc. 

52250 Fireball. A new, large, rich dark scarlet. 
52260 Heddewigi. A handsome double form. 

52270 Laciniatus. A range of various colors. 

52280 Lucifer. Double flowering geranium red. 
52290 Salmon King. Briiliant salmon rose. 

52300 Violet Queen. Marvelous rich violet. 

52320 Mixed Pinks. All colors. Blended. 


Prices on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 45c. 
52310 Collection. One each of the above 8 colors 
for 70c. Postpaid. ; 


My neighbor, Mr. Farrwell, always has such beautiful Pinks while 
mine look like the ‘‘last run of shad,”’ so I'm sending you my order for 
14 varieties. So please send me seed equal to his.—Chas. J. Markel, 
Marion, Ind. 


Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 45c. Single Annual Varieties Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 45c. 


52330 Crimson Belle. Red crimson. 52350 Salmon Queen. Salmon color. 

52340 Eastern Queen. Rose and mauve. 52360 Laciniatus. Fringed, various colors. 
52370 Vesuvias. Brilliant geramium-red. 52390 Mixed Single. All colors... 

52380 Collection. One packet of each of the above 5 kinds for 40c. 


Hardy Garden Pinks (Dianthus Plumarius) 


52400 Allwoodii. <A perpetual blooming hardy pink. Pkt. 50c; 2. pkts. 90c. 
52410 Plumarium semperflorens. Fragrant, single, double and semi-double, 
in a great array of beautiful colors. Pkt. 25c; 4 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

52420 Scotch or Grass Pinks. Finest doubles. The original hardy type. 
All conceivable colors, prettily fringed or frilled. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. 


1O1 . (See illustration.) Stately, old-fashioned 
Digitalis (Foxglove) plants for the hardy border, the strong, @& 
erect well-leaved stems (3 to 5 feet tall) bearing conical spikes of large, brightly 
colored, drooping, thimble-shaped flowers closely overlapping one another. 
52430 Purple. A royal shade. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 

52440 White. Splashed with crimsons, pinks, etc. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c. 
52450 Rose. Clear and bright. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 

52460 Mixed. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 

10830 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $2.75. 

52470 Monstrosa. Odd long spikes surmounted by one large flower, all colors 
mixed. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 

10825 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


: : A rapid. growi 
Dolichos (Hyacinth Bean) dimes feo fowcine 


Sow the seed in May; grows about 10 feet high by July. 


Digitalis 


52510 Daylight. Spikes of snow-white pea-shaped 


“4 fe blossoms. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


Ge. .. | fe oz. 35c. 
Ss ‘ f= 52530 Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 


Euphorbia foliage plant. 


52520 Darkness. A rich purple-violet. Pkt. 10c; 


A handsome annual, garden 


52590 Heterophylla. (Mexican Fire Plant.) Leaves 


28 


large and glossy green, often tipped with orange-scarlet. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

52580 Variegata. (Snow-on-the-Mountain.) (See il- 
lustration.) Attractive foliage veined and margined 
green and white. Pkt. 10c; 14 0z. 25c. Postpaid. 


Echinocystis (Wild Cucumber ) 


52550 Lobata. This is the old wild cucumber vine 
2S Se Sees Be sap i that grows so quickly regardless of soil or weather con- 
Variegata Euphorbia ditions. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 35c. Postpaid. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Pew e Bea hed 3 ait 


"ae One 


so much for winter bouquets. 


52595 Strawflowers Mixture. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 


Postpaid. 


52599 Collection. 
Postpaid. 


I followed your advice and “killed two birds with one stone’ by growing 
wers for summer use and still had them for winter cut flowers.—C. E. 


siraw 
Brown, Ford, Ont. 


Four eee es 2 aS 
‘Echinops (Globe Thistle) 


(See illustration.) Handsome, strong growing peren- 
nial plants with a thistle-like leaf, and globe shaped 
_ bristly flowers. Children love them. 


52540 Ritro. It has a metallic blue flower, grows 
_ about three feet high. Seed per pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. 
_ Postpaid. ; 

— 10930 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


a 2 
Four o’Clock (Marvel of Pera) 
Reccrene 
_ 52600 Mirabilis Jalapa. (See illustration above.) 
_ Erect, branching, half-hardy annual covered in late 
_ summer with flattened, Morning Glory-like flowers 
_ which, however, open only in cloudy weather or after 
£0 clock in the afternoon (Standard Time), when they 
_ transform the plants into banks of white, pink and 
yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. Postpaid. 

52610 Fine Mixed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 

FOR-GET-ME-NOT—See Myosotis on page 38. 


Since using your seed I get better Four o’Clock and have more pleas- 
ure than I ever had before.—Beatrice Carmichael, Rome, Ga. 


Everlasting or Strawflowers 


Every garden should have these varieties to be used to 
brighten the home in winter: Acrolinium (listed on page 16), 
Globe Amardnths (listed on page 31), Helichrysum (listed 
on page 32), Rhodanthe (listed on page 47), Statice (listed 
on page 50) and Xeranthemum (listed on page 52). These 
are the best and most popular of the Everlastings, grown 


One packet each of six varieties 50c. 


-52630 Soft Pink. 


California Poppy 


Eschscholtzia (California Poppy) 


(See illustration above.) Nature has dealt lavishly with 
this gorgeous, dazzling poppy. Standing out erect, stately, 
bobbing and swaying in the breezes, the bright flashy 
colors make an imposing sight. The immense flowers, 
although of the most delicate texture, are surprisingly 
robust and durable. Sow seed thickly in rows a foot 
apart in early spring and lots of them. 


52620 Rich Orange. (Calif. Auraniiacc.) Beautiful. 
(Caniculata Rosea.) Lovely soft 


flesh-pink. 
52640 White. (Doudle.) Clear snow white. Great 
substance. 
52650 Chrome Queen. Clear yellow. Very contrasty. 


52660 Crimson Carmine. The best crimson. Exquisite. 
52670 Coral Pink. (DaintyQueen.) On cream ground. 
52680 Fringed Yellow. New type with fringed petals. 
52700 Rosy Pink. (RosyQueen.) A very beautiful shade. 
52690 Orange Scarlet. (Mandarin.) Inside petals 


orange, outside scarlet. An unusually attractive com- 
bination. 


52720 Mixed. (Eschscholtzia.) 

Prices on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 
52710 Collection. One packet of each of the above 
nine colors for 75c. Postpaid. 


I have kept your California Poppies for a week after they were cut. 
—Miss Mary Arnoid, San Diego, Cal. 


Echinops Globe Thistle 


Childs’ Seeds. 


In Every Way Worthy of the Name 


Childs’—the Secret of Beautiful Gardens 


6 e ; ° 

(See illustration.) There is some- 

Gaillardia thing about the Gaillardia that 
appeals to everyone. The Daisy-like flowers are of strong 
forceful appearance, nothing more stately, and their 


wealtn of color is always pleasing. One of the most 
popular flowers in America. None easier to grow. 


Annual Varieties 
52800 Picta Lorenziana. Large double. Pkt. 10c; 
14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. P 
52810 Amblyoden. Rich blood red. Pkt. 10c; 14 
oz. 35c. . 
52820 The Bride. New double flowering creamy 
white. Splendid for cutting. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. 
52830 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 


Perennial Varieties 
52840 Kermesina Splendens. Crimson centers. 
Canary yellow borders. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c. 
52850 Grandiflora Compacta. Bushy plants 12 to 
15 inches high. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c. 
52860 Grandiflora Copper Red. A copper colored 
flower. Seed per pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 
10990 PLANTS. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. 
52870 Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. 


Ne ae Your assortment of Gaillardia are the finest I have ever grown.— 
Gai da Ed. Smith, Los Angeles, Cal. 


e e . . 
(See illustration.) We have, beyond doubt, one 
Gloxinia of the finest strains in the world. Supply flor- 
ists everywhere for their own growing. Gloxinias are among the 
few that brighten the home with big, glorious, richly colored, vel- 
vety flowers all summer. Sow in light, rich soil, water carefully 
and sparingly especially when the leaves appear, and keep plants in 
a warm, bright place—but not direct sunlight. Grow only in pots, 
one to the pot. 
Our own specially selected seed, presenting a decorative array of 
colors from white to crimson and royal purple; vividly spotted and 
mottled. 


52900 Giant Mixed Seed. Pkt. 35c; 2 pkts. 60c. Postpaid. 
6210 BULBS. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 


Gourds A group of vigorous climbers with ornamental 
foliage and variously formed fruits, such as egg, 
dipper, cup, pipe and cucumber shaped. All interesting and some 


useful. Requires warm sunny place, light soil, and a wire fence to 
clamber over. 


53030 Dipper. Dipper shaped. 53045 Sugar Trough. 

53040 Egg. Egg shape. Trough shape. 

53050 Luffa. Resemblesa dish cloth. 53060 Mixed Gourds, 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. Postpaid. 

53064 Collection. One packet of each of above 4 for 35c. 


Giant Gloxinia 


Gerbera (Crimson Daisy) erat) 
Pretty half hardy perennial, with Daisy-like flowers 
with long slender petals and small centers. 

53005 Crimson. Seed per pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. 
16395 PLANTS. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 


53000 New Hybrids Mixed. A splendid range of 
colors. Pkt. 35c; 2 pkts. 60c. Postpaid. 


Geum 


52730 Atrosanguineum. The great trouble with 
most people is that they won’t grow a flower because 
they are not familiar with it. It is a beautiful hardy 
perennial, bearing profusely large, showy, double, 
dark crimson flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. $1.00. 


52740 Mrs. Bradshaw. (Perennis.) A pretty flower 
of low growth sending up flower stems 2 feet long. They 
are double, measuring 2 inches in diameter. Rich 
orange-scarlet. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


re ee Childs’ Gerbera seed for me every time.—Mrs. D. H. Syme, Glenwood, 
Gerbera Wis. 


30 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


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It’s Fun to Use Childs’ Seeds 


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: (See illustratioa.) With their bright- rw Ss 
Godetia ly colored, satiny textured, wide =< on sn 
awake flowers from June to October, Godetias enrich pd ro 
any annual border—or any window garden if grown 
in pots. They will bloom in shade that would discourage 
most plants, and prefer a rather thin soil. Set out or 
thin to stand a foot apart to prevent “leggy” plants. 
52910 Brilliant. Glowing satiny carmine-rose. 
52920 Duchess of Albany. Pure white. 
52930 Gloriosa. Brilliant blood red. 
52940 Rosamond. Shell-pink. 
52950 Mixed. All colors. 

Prices on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 
52955 Collection. One packet of each of above + 
colors for 30c. 


e 

; (See illustration.) Here’s an at- 
Gazania tractive annual that should be in 
every garden, big or little. The large, showy daisy-like 
flowers are of yellow, with a crimson-brown spotted cen- 
ter. The foliage is heavy underneath. A splendid, low- 
growing annual for the garden border. Really, you 
ought to try this while you can get the seed. It is easy 
to grow and flowers in proiusion. No other flower more 
satisfactory to grow. . 
53070 Gazania. Pkt. 25c; 2 Pkts. 40c. Postpaid. ea a: 


1 rare and I love our Gazania so much.—Susie Rank, Cumber-  — Boe = mas 5 Se 
a : . Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 


(See illustration.) A pretty, branching, free-flowering 
easily grown annual, a foot or two tall. Producesa light, 


feathery effect in the border and splendid flowers for 
cutting and use in bouquets. Popular everywhere— 


59970 White. The best known form. Sow a little 
seed every 2 or 3 weeks from May to August. Used 
with almost every cut flower it enhances the bouquet. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 39c. Postpaid. 


52989 Pink. The same texture, manner of growth and 
usefulness in a pretty shade of pink. Unusually beau- 
tiful. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


59990 Paniculata grandiflora. (Flore Plene.) <A 
fine, hardy (perennial) species with clear white double 
flowers. Blooms the first year if seed is started early 
enough. Seed per pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
10980 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


59995 Collection. One packet of each of above 3 
for 35c. 


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See page 
: : Gladiolii Primulinus **° 4°" 
a. 8 Soieid. Minn. seed, as I understand yours is best.—Alma 55290 Primulinus. Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. 


Globe Amaranth (Bachelor’s Button) 3. ficcing 


with globe-shaped flowers similar in appearance to Dutch Clover, grows 2 ft. high. 
Very profuse bloomer. Will keep their color and shape all winter. 
52750 Rose 52760 Purple 52770 White 52790 Mixed 
Price of all of above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
Zz. 52780 Collection. One 
& aa = TS weg = packet of each of the above 
© ~ ™ three colors for 35e. 


Golden Rod 


(See illustration.) One of the 
glories of the late summer 
and fall, a flower that pre- 
sents no difficulties of plant- 
ing or growing and should 
be in every garden. 

52960 Solidago Cana- 
densis. The well known 
Golden Rod. Pkt. 10c; %4 
oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


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Childs’ Flowers Stand the Elements 


Geraniums Best known, perhaps, as 


pot plants for home win- 
dow garden, conservatory or greenhouse, but splendid 
for bedding, too. Bloom continuously all summer, 


53010 Zonale Mixed. Stocky plants, about 1144 
feet high (especially if pinched back) with flowers 
from scarlet to white. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. 


53020 Lady Washington Mixed. (See: illustra- . 
tion.) Really of the species Pelargonium, but also 

called ‘Show Geranium” because of the perfection to 

which plants can be grown in pots. Huge trusses of 
bloom in pink, rose, red, white, etc. Pkt. 35e; 2 

pkts. 60c. Postpaid. 


Honeysuckle (Lonicera) 


Most of us know the Honeysuckle of strongly clinging 
habit. Dense, almost evergreen foliage, delicate 
flowers of ineffable sweetness and the dainty humming 
birds that frequent them—grows easily from seed. 


53170 Mixed. White, yellow and pale pink flow- 
ers. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. Postpaid. 


No Honeysuckle compares wiih Childs’ —C. L. Lancaster, 
Hopewell, N. J. 


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Lady Washington Ceraniums 


Helichrysum (Straw Flower) 


(See illustration.) Hardy annuals 214 feet high and 
about the best of the “everlastings.’’ The richly but 
softly colored double flowers are attractive in beds or 
borders, but are grown mainly to be dried for vase and 
basket decorations all winter. Cut when one-third 
open, hang head downward, until cured, and they will 
retain their colors indefinitely. 


53100 Yellow 53130 Red 53140 Salmon 
53110 White 53120 Rose 53160 Mixed 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


53150 Collection. One packet of each of the above 
five colors, 40c. 


Poe Sere eee ee 


I had Strawflowers all winter from your seed.—Max Wagener, a 
Newburyport, Mass. Helichrasira 


Hop (Humulus Japonicus) 4/25 sowing annval 


climber making 10 to 
20 feet from May-sown seed, with dense, ornamental, deeply lobed 
foliage of a lively green color splashed and streaked with white and 
pale yellow. 


53180 Japonicus Variegatus. Pkt. 10c; oz. 75c. Postpaid. eS 


Helianthus (Annual Sunflower) 


53220 Large Russian. The standard old giant sort; sturdy stems 5 
to 8 feet tall, huge nodding heads, decorative at a distance, their ripe 
seeds a valuable chicken feed. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c. Postpaid. 


53230 Chrysanthemum Flowered. An improved double form, the 
blossoms resembling big, broad-petalled "Mums or Dahlias. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 40c. Postpaid. 


53250 New Giant. A very fine type of monster yellow flowers. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 45c. Postpaid. 


Hardy Sunflower (See illustration.) These have all — 


the advantages and attractive- 
ness of the free-flowering kinds and entire hardiness as well. Seed . 
Perennial.) Yellow petals, rich brown center flecked with gold.. Wil 
bloom this fall. ae 


53260 Autumn Glory. Seed per pkt. 25c; 4, oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
11080 PLANTS. 30c each; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. tsar 


Your Hardy Sunflowers are the most beautiful and prolific of any I ever saw and pro- 
nounced So by all who see them.—H. H. Smith, M. D., Caneadin, N. Y. : 


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Childs’ Garden Protection Seeds 


Hibiscus (Hardy Mallow) (< i¥s 


Like the eyes of the witch’s dog in the old fairy tale, the 
white, pink, rose and crimson flowers of these tall, 
| vigorous, spreading bushes are “‘as big as _ saucers.”’ 


53270 Mixed Hybrids. , Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 


| : If you have an out- 
Honesty (Lunaria of-the-way, partly 
_shady corner, sow some Honesty there in late April or 
_ May—not for the leese heads of inconspicuous blue and 
white flowers, but for the disc-like, silvery seed pods: 
_which make decorative material for all winter use. 


53310 Honesty. An annual. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. 


Heuchera Sanguinea (Coral Bells) 


The erect slender spikes of small but bright colored flowers 


in shades of pink and red, rising a foot or more above the } —. 


Hardy Hisiscus 


tuft of heart-shaped leaves, are effective in the hardy 
perennial border and fine for cutting. 


53300 Sanguinea. Pkt. 25c; 4 oz. $2.50. 


Heliotro @. (See, illustra: 
p tion.) One of 
the old time favorite annuals, beloved 
for its fragrance as well as the delicacy 
of its violet, lavender and bluish flow- 
ers. 114 feet tall. 

53280 Lemoine Giant. Has _ in- 


creased size, vigor and floriferousness 
of the new. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. $1.00. 


Hollyhock 
(Althea Rosea) 


Could you really enjoy a 
little white house with green 
shutters. an old stone wall, or 
a picket fence without some 
Hollyhocks to complete the 
picture? They are among 
the most majestic of hardy 
plants, yet perfectly suited 
to the simplest door-yard or 
plain, white, fence corner. 
Unequalled for use among 
shrubbery and as a_back- 
ground for other flowers. 
Seed sown any time before 
mid-summer will produce 
strong plants the next year. 


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Heiiotrope 


53320 Double Newport Pink. (See illustration opposite.) The 
finest pure pink, double variety; an exquisite shade with very double 
flowers. Awarded a certificate of merit by the Royal Horticultural 
Society of England. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 65c. Postpaid. 


11040 NEWPORT PINK PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 

53330 Maroon, Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

53340 Bright Rose. Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 50c. Postpaid. 

53350 White. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

11060 PLANTS OF ABOVE WHITE. | Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 

53360 Bright Red. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

11050 PLANTS OF ABOVE RED. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 

53370 Yellow. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

11070 PLANTS OF ABOVE YELLOW. Each, 35c; doz. $3.50. 

53390 Mixed Double Hollyhocks. All the above colors and some 
variations. Pkt.15c; 44 0z.50c. Postpaid. 

53389 Collection. One packet each of the above 6 colors, 75c. 


Really, I am so pleased with my Hollyhocks. Yours ave so much better than others. 
—Earl Schmedien, Fenton, Mich. : 


Hunnemannia (Tulip Poppy or Bush Poppy) 


53395 Fumariaefolia. By far the best of the poppies for cutting 
as they retain their lustre and form for many days. Buttercup- 
yellow, grow 2 feet high. True poppy shape. Fora good illustration 
“ Double Hollyhocks, Newport Pink see Santa Barbara Poppy on page 8. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 30c. 


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Childs —Without a Moment’s Doubt. 


Iris (Japanese Iris.) (See illustration.) A late 

(June) blooming member of this popular 
group, the large flowers, showing remarkable 
variety in form and color from white and yellow to 
blue and purple. Hardy, flowering the second 
summer from spring-sown seed, and responding 
best in slightly moist, well-enriched soil. 


53430 Kaempferi. A fine strain, both self and 
mingled colors. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


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Impatiens (Touch-Me- 


Not) Good annuals for window boxes and bed- 
ding, especially where other flowers would 
bloom but poorly. Seed sown indoors gives bushy, 
flowering plants in 3 months; the colors vary. 


leis 53420 Hybrids, Mixed. Rapid growing, with 


R AP 
EMPFERI. bright vermilion flowers. Best sort for outdoor 
beds. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 


Way Ke 
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Mesembryan- 
Ice Plant ( themum 

A quaint little, half-hardy annual bor- 
der plant; trailing, about 6 inches high, 
with modest white and pink flowers and 
leaves that appear to glisten with dew or 
crystal beads. Also called Fig Marigold. 


53400 Crystallinum. Good for hot, 
sunny places. Pkt. 10c. 14 oz. 30c. 


Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum) 


(See illustration below.) A bright, 
cheery plant for the winter holiday sea- 
son—why not grow some for Christmas 
presents? Sow in January, keep in a 
warm house till spring, then in frames or 
a corner of the garden till fall, then back 
indoors. Pinch to make well-berried. 


53440 Red. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 
53450 Yellow. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00. 


Job’s Tears 


Job’s Tears 


(Coix Lachryma) 


(See illustration.) A 
handsome ornamental an- 
nual grass 2 to 3 feet high 
with loose branching heads 
bearing hard, pearly seeds 
about the size of cherry pits 
that are used all over the 
world for making beads. A 
great pastime for children and adults alike. Set plants one foot apart. 


53460 Job’s Tears. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c. 


Jewel Vine (See illustration.) One of the most charming, 

fascinating, and beautiful climbing vines. It 
is a hybrid of the well known Cocinea Ipomea and Cypress Vine. New 
and distinct. Grows 15 or more feet. Branches freely, the flowers are 
borne on stems 4 to 6 inches long of the brightest flaring, brilliant ruby- 
scarlet, fully an inch across with a tube one inch in depth. Sow seed in 
the open thinly. Unquestionably one of the most beautiful flowering 
vines in the world. Soak in water to hurry germination. 


53465 Quamoclit Hybrids. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


Childs’ Christmas Kochia ‘« ites 


tion and ad- 
ditional description on page 8.) 
53470 Trichophylla Childsii. Seed per pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 50c. Sea 
16545 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. — 


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56125 FLAMBEAU 56095 IVORY PICTURE 56182 PURPLE PERFECTION 
56240 WEMBLY 56185 QUEEN MARY 56093 DAINTY MAID 
56135 JOAN RYDER 
Price Each Pkt. 25c. 56415 Collection one of each of above seven for $1.50. Postpaid. (See page 49) 


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New Giant Dahlia Flowered Zinnias (See page 52) 


56815 CANARY BIRD. Canary Yellow. 56800 EXQUISITE. Light Rose. 
56810 DREAM. Deep Lavender. 56820 ILLUMINATION. Deep Rose. 
Prices on above. Pkt. 50c; 2 pkts. 90c. Postpaid. 

56825 COLLECTION. One each of above 4 colors $1.75. Postpaid. 


Supremacy In Fine Seeds 


(See illustration.) Half- 
Lavender (Lavendula Vera) shrubby perennial 1 to 3 
feet. Perfectly hardy, delightfully fragrant and, with its little blue and violet flow- 
ers, charming in the border. Used for scenting linen, the bath, etc. 

tie 53580 Lavender. Seed per pkt. 15c; 
14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 
11160 PLANTS. Each 50c; doz. 
$5.00. Postpaid. - 


. (See illustration.) 
Lantana Nothing excels it in 
real genuine beauty and pleasure to grow. 
Very profuse bloomer. A desirable tender 
perennial for use both indoors and out. 
Plants are bushy and spreading, 1 to 3 feet 
high, bearing all summer. Verbena-like 
flowers in white, orange, rose, etc. After 
a frost lift the plants, cut back, repot and 
they will bloom again by May, then into 
the garden. 

53590 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 
35c. Postpaid. 


Lavatera (Annual Mallow) 


53570 Trimestris Rosea. Bushy, 
branching annuals about 214 feet high, : 

thickly studded with large, rosy red flowers of Mallow form. Bright in 
a border. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


Linum (Flax) (,'* 
tion.) Unquestionably one of the 


most effective and most showy an- 


nual plants. The flowers are of long 
duration and long blooming period. 
The colors are very intense. 

53640. Grandiflorum rubrum. 
Large flowers, brilliant red. Pkt. 


z Ag : Lathyrus (Perennial Pea) 


Known as Everlasting or Hardy Sweet 
Pea. Just the thing for those who love 
sweet peas. Hardy vigorcus climber resem- 
bling Sweet Peas except the flowers are in 


drooping racemes. But there they are, 
year after year, without bother or care. 
53630 Mixed. White, pink -and red. 
Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


Lychnis (Maltese Cross) 


53750 Chalcedonica. (See illustration.) 
Another old-fashioned perennial (2 to 3 
feet), with compact rounded heads of scar- 
let flowers with petals arranged like the 
arms of across. Seed per pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
35c. Postpaid. 

11140 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 

_ 53650 Linum perenne. A per- 
‘ennial (2 feet), blue and white 
flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 30c. 


Liatris (Blazing Star) 
“A hardy perennial with tall, wand- 
like spikes of rosy-purple flowers 
enhanced by the colored bracts. 
53600 Liatris. Seed per pkt. 
15c. Postpaid. . 
11180 PLANTS. 30c each; doz. 
$3.00 Postpaid. 


Lythrum 
(Purple Loosestrife) 


53760 .Salicaria roseum superbum. 
Hardy, erect perennials with willow- 
like leaves and spikes of rose colored 
flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. Post- 
paid. 


If you want the most 
Lobelia charming border 
plant in the world (in our opinion) here 
1648: 

53660 Crystal Palace Compacta. 
Dwarf, bushy plants thickly covered 
with vivid blue flowers. Fine for a low 
edging in bed or window box. Sow in 

oe | January, set outin May. Pkt. 15c; 144 
Lobelia oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


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Childs’ Great Fullfillment Seeds 


Marigolds Both the African and French 


Marigolds are popular, effective, 
free-flowering annuals. The former are vigorous growers, 
with uniformly large yellow or orange flowers and are 
well adapted for large beds and mixed borders; the 
latter, dwarfer, with beautifully marked blossoms, 
are better for small beds and pots. 


Giant Exhibition Double African 


The bold, rosette-like blossoms are firm, rounded 
and crowded with ruffled petals of glowing orange. 
Sow outdoors in May and transplant to 18 inches 
apart for a magnificent display. 


53770 Orange. (See illustration.) Pkt. 25c; 
3 pkts. 65c. Postpaid. 


53780 Orange Prince. (A frican:) = Tall; “with 
large double flowers quilled, and of a deep, golden~ 
orange color. 


33790 Lemon Queen. (African.) Is a clear, 
soft lemon yellow. 


53800 Mixed African. Mixture of golds, 


Giant 


African Oranges, Coppers, etc. 
Mareeld:, Prices on above three: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 


Orange 


50c. Postpaid. 


Mr. Childs: Your Giant Marigolds are the largest I ever had. 
—R. C. Smith, Uniontown, Pa. 


Lupinus Polyphyllus. 
(Perennial) 


Like the foregoing in appearance, 
but taller and stouter. Perfectly 
hardy. 


Dwarf Double 
French Marigolds 


53820 Gold Stripe. Very -bushy, with | | 
very double flowers—balls of golden yellow 


striped with brown. a a io t 
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53830 Golden Ball. Just what it says. 5373) te@Rose 


53840 Mahogany. A unique but hand- 
some variety with rich, red-brown blossoms; 
splendid in contrast with the lighter tones. 
53870 Mixed French. A veritable wealth 
of bloom. 

Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. 
Postpaid. 


Lupines (Annual) 


(See illustration.) These easily grown, 
hardy border annuals grow 1 to 3 feet and 
the compact spikes of firm pea-like flowers 
surmounting the foliage. 

53670 Blue 53690 Rose 
53680 White 53700 Mixed colors 


Price on above: Pkt. 19c; oz. 40c. 


53740 - Mixed colors 


Price on above: Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 60c. 


Lupinus 


Musa Ensete (Banana Plant) +, massiticent 


mer plant of huge proportions for single or group plantings. Grows 10 to 20 
feet. Start early indoors. 


53935 Abyssinian. Pkt. 15c; 25 seeds, 50c. 


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(See illustration.) Old- 
Myosotis (Forget-Me- Not) fashioned, but ever a 
favorite. The dainty blue flowers are particularly pretty in naturalized 
plantings, the plants doing best in cool, moist situations—will grow in any 
bed or border if not too dry. Sow in March and set out as soon as ground 
can be fitted; or start outdoors like other perennials. Hardy if given pro- 
tection. 
53940 Alpestris Royal Blue. Compact and bushy plants 6 to 8 inches 
high; finely cut foliage; rich, dark blue. Blooms from April on. Pkt. 15c; 
VY, oz. 45c. Postpaid. 


53950 Victoria. An excellent border variety, with large heads of lighter, [i Nhe aoe 
azure blue. Another early blooming sort. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 65c. Postpaid. Myosotis 


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(See illustration.) This fa- 
Mignonette vorite of our grandmothers 
is more a favorite than ever before. A half-hardy annual 
about a foot high with dense, blunt spikes of thickly set 
florets of demure colors. Not pretentious but much 
grown for its delicate, alluring fragrance. Makes suc- 
cessive sowings where plants are to remain from early 
spring to early summer. Part shade and a cool, 
moderately rich soil are best; cover seed very lightly or 
merely press into soil; cut spikes before seeds form. 
53960 Defiance. An extraordinary sort in every way 
—size of spikes (12 to 15 inches), size of individual flow- 
ers are immense—fragrance, gracefulness, blooming period 
and keeping qualities of blossoms. Color pale with soft 
greenish tinge. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 
53970 Machet. This is the giant-flowered variety. 
A dwarf variety of bushy habit with spikes slightly 
pointed. Color a pleasing gray; odor exquisite. Pkt. 
10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


Mother says she always gets better results from your seeds, especially 
Mignoneite.— Harris Balwin, Beaver Dam, Wis. 


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A useful an- 
Matricaria (Feverfew) 4:2". 
114 feet tall, bearing in profusion small, button-like flow- 
ers; yellow, usually double in the good strains, but some- 
times single. 
53890 Golden Ball. An extra fine strain of yellow 
flowering Feverfew. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. Postpaid. 


Low- Mignonette 


Mimulus (Monkey Flower) ¢..\. 


ing (1 foot), but showy, half-hardy 
perennial; good for borders, window 
boxes or baskets. Gives a continuous 
summer display of ruffled, black- 
spotted yellow flowers, suggest- 
ing a monkey’s face. 


53990 Tigrinus. Fine 
mixture of splashed and 
spotted effect. Pkt. 15c; 
2 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. 


Moon Flower 


(Ipomoea Bonanox) 


A member of the Morning Glory 
and Cypress Vine family, noted 
especially for its large, slender 
then suddenly flaring blossoms of 
pure or greenish white (in the 
original form). Grows very rap- 
idly, and will cover an immense 
space ina short time. The flowers 
of this strain are very large, 5 to 6 
inches across. 

53900 Grandiflora. The typi- 
cal variety, with large white flow- 
ers, making a ghostly showing in 
the evening. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 
35c. Postpaid. 


53910 Rubra Coerulea. Form 
of the above, with rosy purple 
flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 
53920 Setosa. Pleasing rose 
color; quick growing vine. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 

53930 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


Mimulus Monkey Flower 


i . 

> M Half-hardy perennial vine (10 feet), slender, rapid 
iam aurandia grower, and a profuse bloomer all summer or over 
winter indoors, if plants are potted before frost. Flowers varying from 
white to rose, blue and purple. 


53980 Barclayana. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. 
Nigell a Love-in-a-Mist, or Devil in the Bush. (See illustra- 


tion.) An attractive hardy annual with feathery foliage 
through which the white to blue flowers, with whisps of foliage about them. 


54010 Miss Jekyll. Special strain. Blue. Vigorous grower, about 15 
inches; dark blue, double flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 30c. Postpaid. 


RES ; 54020 Miss Jekyll. Special strain. White. Similar variety, but white 
_ To many, Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella) in color. Pkt. 15c; 144 oz. 50c. Postpaid. ; 


Full Cultural Instructions on Every Packet 39 


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Enjoy Every Plant in Your Garden 


Dwarf Nasturtiums— 


(See illustration.) For ease of culture, duration of bloom 
no annual excels the Nasturtium. Needing only moder- 
ately good soil and a sunny location, they vouchsafe a 
profusion of their gorgeous cheerful blossoms. 

The dwarf sorts are for beds, borders, etc.; the tall 
types for trellises and rockeries. In the kinds offered be- 
low you have the very best and most distinct varieties. 


Select Strain of Bedding Varieties 


54050 
54060 
54070 
54080 
54090 
54105 
54110 
54115 
leaved. 
54100 
54120 
54125 


Crystal Palace Gem. Yellow maroon. 

King Theodore. Crimson maroon. 

Prince Henry. Cream, red, spotted. 
Regelianum. Purplish crimson. 

Chameleon. Varied rare colors. 

Empress of India. Scarlet, dark leaved. 
Golden King. Indian yellow, dark leaved. 
King of Tom Thumbs. Bright scarlet, dark 
One of the finest. 

Pearl or Moonlight. Amber white. 

Rose. Rosecolor. Very beautiful. 

Spotted King. Yellow, spotted red. 

54130 Vesuvius. Salmon rose. Exquisite. 

54135 Queen of Tom Thumbs. Variegated leaved 
and varied colors. 

54140 Mixed.: All of above mixed. 

Price on above varieties: Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 
25c; 14 lb. 75c.. Postpaid. 

54150 Collection. One packet each of above 13 for 
$1.00. Postpaid. 


My Nasturtiums are so healthy, large and full of bloom.—H. Watts, 
Galesburg, Ill. 


Special Strain Dwarf Nasturtium Mixed 


54160 Grown especially for stock or parent seed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 4-lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 


Childs’ Select Tall Nasturtiums 


54170 King Theodore. Deep crimson-maroon; dark 
foliage. This is very beautiful. 

54180 Orange. Lovely, warm orange. Exquisite. 
54190 Prince Henry. Cream, red spotted. 

54200 Regelianum. Purplish crimson. 

54210 Rose. Soft carmine. Extra fine. 

54220 Scarlet. Bright, vivid, pulsing red. 

54230 Schulzi. Deep, rich scarlet. Elegant. 

54240 Shillingi. Yellow, maroon spotted. 


Special Strain Tall Nasturtium Mixed 3 
54280 A carefully balanced mixture grown especially for stockseed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 44-Ib. $1.00. 


54250 Vesuvius. Salmon rose. 

54260 Butterfly, Sunflower yellow, pink spotted. We 
commend this for trial. 

54255 Chameleon. Mixture of rare colors. 

54265 Pearl or Moonlight. Amber white. — 
54270 Mixed Tall Varieties. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; 
oz. 25c; 14-lb. 75c. Postpaid. 

54275 Collection. One packet each of above 12 for 
95c. Postpaid. 


54290 Tall Variegated-leaved Neeru Mixed. The glossy, richly green foliage is splashed and striped 


with white, giving a strong, contrasty, bizarre effect. 
mixed. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 90c. 


All the best colors of the variegated varieties carefully 


Postpaid. 


54300 Tall, Ivy-leaved Nasturtiums, Mixed. The rich beauty of the flowers is set off by the deep green, 


rather small leaves with indented margins. 


Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 90c. 


Postpaid. 


54310 Dwarf Ivy-leaved Nasturtiums, Mixed. Like the above but low growing. Especially effective in 


hanging baskets and window boxes. 
54320) 


warm yellow. A wonderful mixture. 


e e 
Nicotiana Useful half-hardy bedding plants. 
54039 Affinis. This is the tuberose-flowered Tobacco. 
Highly fragrant white flowers open only toward after- 
noon or cloudy days. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. 
54040 Sanderae Hybrids. White, red and violet re- 
main open all day. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c. Postpaid. 


bs Annual for shaded places. About 
Nemesia 3 


a foot high, with pretty, orchid- 
like flowers. 
54000 Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. Postpaid. 
40 


Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 90c. 
Dwarf Golden-leaved Nasturtiums, Mixed. Many of the leaves are either partly or wholly of a 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 90c. 


Postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


Oenothera (Evening Primrose) 
54335 Odorato. This is one of the prettiest, largest 
and most fragrant of the beautiful Evening Primroses. 
The color isa clear yellow and is borneonlongstems. Ex- 
ceedingly showy and decorative. Sow in the open, and 
beautiful bloom soon appears. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 50c. 


54330 Giant America. A striking Evening Primrose 
as white as snow and as large asa Moon-flower. A Bur- 
bank novelty. Sow seed early in the open ground. Pkt. 
10c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Childs’ Extra Vitality Pansies 


Pansi es Can you think of Pansies without wanting some? Fortu- 
nately you can have them in abundance if you but take 
the time. Start seed early to get the benefit of the cool 
weather; and plants should bloom in July. Or sow in 
midsummer in a lightly shaded bed kept moist; winter in 
coldframe and early the next spring set out to bloom. 


Special Strain Mastodon Pansies 


A Great Strain of extra-large Pansies 


This is a special strain of Mammoth Flow ering Pansies 
that are immense in size, rich in color and exquisite in for- 
mation. Each and every variety whether of solid 
or varied color is decidedly distinct in formation of 
color from any other pansy. No other pansy except 
Childs’ Exhibition and the Mammoth Frost Proof 
compare in size or beauty. 
ae Prince Henry. Dark blue. Very beau- 
tiful. 

54360 Childs’ Yellow. Clear yellow. Unex- 
celled. 


54370 White Bride. Snow white. Large and wavy. 
54380 Bronze Queen. All the shades from burnished 
brass to gold. 


54390 Mme. Perret. Wide range of reds and wines. 


54400 Elks Purple. Has 
a velvety sheen that is rich 
and royal. 
54410 Special Strain , 
Mixed. A splen- = 
did combination of 
colors in this large- 
flowering type of 
Pansy. 

Prices on above: 
Pkt. 35c; 14 oz. 
$1.50. Postpaid. 


54425 Collec- 
tion. One packet 
of each of above 6 
for $1.80. 


Your Exhibition 
Pansy is the finest I ever 
saw.— Mrs. Fred W. 
Wasman, Downs, Ill. 


Your Pansies are so 
beautiful please. send 
your catalog to the fol- 
lowing friend.—V irginia Giant 
5 Johnson, Norfolk, Exhibition 

a. 


; 3 Special 
a Strain 
Mastodon 


Mammoth Frost 
Proof Pansies 


Grown. under conditions that 
make them Frost Proof. Will 
bloom and thrive long after the 
first snow flies. Equal in size to 
the Mastodon and almost as 
large as the Exhibition Pansies. 
A great range of colors. 


54650 Mixed. All colors. 
Pkt. 35c; 14 oz. $2.00. 


Your Frost Proof Pansy bloomed until 
Chrisimas.—Elmer Krug, Kent, Ohio. 


Tufted Pansies (Violas) 


Deserving of the widest cultivation. 
The individual flowers are smaller, 
clearer colors.. Almost as large as bedding pansies. 
Bloom in great profusion. 

54570 Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. 


54490 Childs’ Exhibition Mixed. Unquestionably 
the largest of any Pansy. The colors are many and va- 
ried. Much grown for Exhibitions, Flower Shows and 
Fairs. Although a prize winning strain they are just as 
easy to grow as any other Pansy. No especial care is 
required. Just plant the seed and nature will do the 
rest. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $2.00. Postpaid. 


54510 Masterpiece. The Giant Ruffled Pansy 
(Frilled Pansies). The conspicuously curled or waved 
petals render this remarkable and charming type. 
Many colors represented. Pkt. 25c; 44 oz. $1.60. 


54470 Giant Trimardeau Pansies Mixed. An im- 
proved form of Pansies especially adapted to withstand 
the heats and droughts common to this country. Plants 
of robust growth and flowers of extra large size. Mixed 
colors of almost every hue and shade. If you want a 
garden full of pansies try these. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 50c. 
54526 Cassier’s Giant Mixed. A selection in which 
stunning color combinations in blotch arrangements 
eS See eS predominate. Flowers large and invariably rich look- 
alf size Mammoth Frost Proof ing. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


Childs’ Seeds are Public Servants of the Nation 41 


See Petunia On Front Cover 


North) unsurpassed for massing in beds. 
=. Good for window boxes too, and excellent winter house plants 
= whether raised from pot-sown seed or lifted from garden, cut back 
4 and potted just before cold weather. While young 
plants want warmth, sunlight and plenty of moisture; 


rich coloring, lovely forms and texture, duration 
of bloom, easy culture and drought resisting qual- 
ities insure their popularity. Flood the garden 
with flowers from early spring till late fall. 


54700. Sensation. A true Elks purple. (See 
page 1 for description.) This is the richest purple 
for window boxes or the garden, sown alone or 
with others. Looks like a piece of velvet. It isthe 
most exquisite Petunia on earth. If you want the 


pkt. 50c; 3 pkts. $1.25. Postpaid. 

16807 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.25. 

54660 Marvellous Double. (See illustration below.) 
A strain rarely equalled and never excelled in the combina- 
tion of size, beauty, form and color of flowers. Blossoms 
measure from 3 to 5 inches across; they are fluted, frilled 
and ruffled, and the colors include solid white, pink, violet, 
mauve and crimson and 


Sensation Petunia 
(See Front Cover) 


54680 Giant Flowered 
Double Fringed. A spe- 
cial selection from the 
choicest plants in a large 
collection. Fine range of 
colors mixed. Pkt. 35c; 
2 pkts. 60c. Postpaid. 


54695 Giant Frilled and 
Fluted. (See illustration.) 
Similar in size and quality 
to the foregoing, but with 
petals ruffled and fluted in- 
stead of so finely fringed. 
A wonderful strain. Pkt. 
35c; 2 pkts. 60c. Post- 
paid. 


shadings. Seed per 
pkt. 50c; 3 pkts. $1.35. 


16805. PLANTS. 
Each 30c; 10 for $2.35. 


54670 Fluffy Ruffles. 
These very large flowers 
are single, but so deeply 


quite delightfully dis- 
tinct from all the other 
large-flowered _ types. 
Mixed. Pkt. 35c; 2 
pkts. 60c. Postpaid. 


Giant. Extra large, 
bold, striking, beautiful 
flowers. Come in a 
great variety of rich daz- 
zling colors and mark- 
ings. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. 
90c. Postpaid. 


I had your Sensation Petu- 
nias around my studio and 
they were considered the most 
beautiful in town.—B. Lazzeil 
Provincetown, Mass. 


I never had such wonderful colors 
and Petunias as your Marvelous 
Doubles.—Maud L. Babst, Topeka, 
Kans. 


Balcony 
Varieties 


Although these! large, 

beautiful Petunias are espe- 
cially suitable for balcony 
boxes, window and porch 
boxes, they are equally suitable for general garden use. 
In fact they bloom in such profusion continuously all 
summer and fall that their clear solid colors enhance the 
garden far beyond mere words to picture. 
54750 Balcony Blue 54780 Balcony White 
54760 Balcony Crimson 54790 Balcony Mixed 
54770 Balcony Rose 

Price on above varieties: Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. 


54800 Collection. One each of above 4 for.65c. 


B ddi V m8 ; We consider all 

e ing arieties Petunias suitable 

for bedding purposes. However, the varieties listed be- 

low are of more upright growth and more suited for bed- 

ding. 

54710 Rosy Morn. Single flowers of soft carmine-pink 

with white throat. Dainty and effective. 

54730 Indigo Black. A rich dark indigo. 

54740 Mixed. A beautiful riot ot color. i ‘3 
Price on above varieties. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 50c. : Gi 


ant Frilled and Fluted 


42 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Inc., Floral Park, New Y ork 


Petuni as Tender perennials (treated as annuals in thet 


outdoors allow 12 to 18 inches between them. Their 


prettiest box or bed in town buy this. Seed per 


various combinations of — 


ruffled or fluted as to be 


54690 California | 


Phlox Drummondi (Annual 


Ph lo x) No garden is too large or too small, too simple 

or too elaborate to be made beautiful by a 
‘plentiful use of Phlox. No wonder its native Southwest 
calls it “Texan Pride. ’” Among the easiest of annuals to 
raise, in any soil, it is also one of the most free-flowering. 


Mammoth-flowering 
(Drummondi Grandiflora) 


The finest type of all, giving us the largest and most 
perfect of individual flowers in the largest, sono of 
flower heads. 


54870 White 
54880 Pink 
e 54890 Primrose 


‘ 


54930 Crimson 
54940 Mixed 


54900 Lilac 
54910 Rose 
54920 Scarlet 


Price on above. Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 50c. Postpaid. 
54955 Collection. 


54950 Special Strain of 


Mammoth Flowering 


One each of above 7 for 85c. 


All Phloxes are good—but this mixture represents 
all that is BEST—in size and vigor of plants, in 
form, color and beauty of flower—oh; in every way! 
Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


55010 Childs Jubilee Mixed. A leading speciality 
with us for years. It is a.good type for every one 
simply because it succeeds with the most inexperi- 
enced grower. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 65c. Postpaid. 


Childs Brilliant Star Phlox 


(See illustration.) Something entirely different in 
-Phloxes—the large flowers being curiously pointed, 
fringed and toothed. A wonderful array of colors. 


55030 ; Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c.. Postpaid. 


Childs Brilliant Star Phlox 


There Are Seasons When Only Childs’ Seeds Will Do It 


Mammoth Flowering Phlox 


Your Phlox exceed any I ever 
| M. Haynie, Lilian, 
a. : 


Large Flowering 
Dwarf Phlox 


The flowers are as large 
as the finest grandifloras 
but of dwarf compact 
growth. A splendid com- 
bination for any flower, 
splendid for edgings, 
boxes, baskets, etc. 

55005 Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 
14, oz. 60c. Postpaid. 


Special Strain Dwarf 
Large-Flowering 
Here isa “‘very best”’ 

mixture of, free-flower- 

long-blooming 


ing, 
Phloxes in all the 
brightest colors. 

55000 Pkt. 25c; %4 


oz. 75c. 


Hardy Perennial Phlox 


As in the perennial form of most annual plants, the 
flowers are not quite so massive, but en masse the effect 
is splendid; and you are wholly relieved of the bother 
of planting each season. 


55020 Mixed. Pkt. 20c. 


Pentstemon (Beard Tongue) 


(See illustration.) A splendid perennial for the border 
about 2 feet high, each of the dozen or more erect stems 
forming a loose spike of large Gloxinia-like flowers rang- 
ing in color from rose-pink to lilac and purple. 


54810 Gloxinoides ‘“‘Sensation.’’ Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 
75c. Postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


43 


5 


Childs Superb Shirley 


Double Annual Poppies 


If a single Poppy is beautiful—and jt is!—can the 
double form be other than even more glorious? 
55150 American Flag. Flowers exceptionally 
large, very double; white bordered with scarlet. 
55160 Mikado. Scarlet and white striped com- 
binations. Petals curved, Chrysanthemum style. 
55170 White Swan. Beautifully fringed and pure 
white. Plants as dwarf as flowers are double. 

55180 Shell Pink. A soft, beautiful color, de- 
servedly popular. Should be in every garden. 
55190 Cardinal. About 2 feet tall, double, finely 
cut, and full like a Carnation of an intense red. 
55210 Mixed. Many different colors. 
55220 Peony-flowered Mixed. Largest, most 
double of all Poppies and a large range of colors. 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 
55200 Collection. One packet of each of the 
above 6 varieties 40c. Postpaid. 


The flower seeds received from you are certainly “ High 
Powered.’’ All doing wonderfully. The Popbies are mag- 
nificent.—J. L. Vaughan, Carney's Point, N. J. 


Your Oriental Poppies are simply gorgeous. I’m so 
pleased over them.—Mrs. G. G. Bray, Newport News, Va. 


Oriental Poppies (Perennials) 


(See illustration.) 


55230 Orientale. 
large of papery texture and rich crimson color. 


11420 PLANTS. Orientale. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. 
Salmon pink. 


55240 Princess Victoria Louise. 
Hardy, bright, and lovely in the border. 


55250 Rembrandt. Orange scarlet. Beautiful. 


55260 Braceteatum. Huge blossoms on husky stems, 


the color a deep, glowing crimson. Wonderful. 
55280 Oriental Mixed. 
Price on above: Pkt. 15c; ¥y oz. 50c. 


55270 Collection. 
Postpaid. 


44 


Postpaid. 


Large, strong robust growing 
plants with Thistle-like leaves and large, handsome 
flowers, appearing in spring and again in the cool fall. 


Leafy stems 2 feet tall: flowers 


One each of above 4 for 45c. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


e 
In no group of flow- 
P oppies (P. apaver ) ers is the combina- 
tion of delicate, fairy-like beauty and vigorous, enduring 
hardihood more strikingly exemplified than in the Poppies. | 
And the range of types, forms and colors is wide enough to 
provide something for every taste and every place. 

Sow annualand perennial sorts ona cloudy day or toward 
evening as early as the soil can be tilled. Simply sprinkle 
the seed on the surface and press it in; later thin to several 
inches apart. Make several sowings during the season. 


Single Annual Poppies 


55040 Childs’ Superb Shirley. (See illustration.) A 
choice strain of a lovely flower with frank open blossoms 
of delicate crinkled texture like silk tissue, the colors rang- 
ing from white through innumerable soft shades of pink, 
salmon, and carmine. Handsome striped and splashed 
effects are common. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 
55050 Admiral. Large single white flowers, each petal 
bordered with crimson. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c.Postpaid. 
55060 American Legion. A greatly improved orange 
scarlet Flanders Poppy. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 
55080 Tulip Poppy. (Papaver glaucum.) A distinct 
species. Brilliant gorgeous beautiful scariet single flowers 
like Poppies, 3 inches across, on stems often 2? feet tall. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 

55110 Collection. One packet of each of the above four 
for 40c. Postpaid. 

55120 Mixed. A representative assortment of beautiful 
colors. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


Iceland P oppy (Papaver Nudicaule) 


A perennial form—but blossoming almost as early and 
continuously as any of the annuals. From neat clumps of 
fine practically evergreen foliage rise slender stems about 
12 inches high bearing delicate, attractive flowers in various 
tones of yellow, orange and salmon. A good Poppy for 
cutting. 

55130 Sunbeam. A new Iceland, much improved in 
size of plant and flower and the stems are by far the strong- 
est of any of the poppies. Some of the flowers prettily 
tinged with rose. Pkt. 35c; 2 Pkts. 60c. 

11415 PLANTS. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 
55140 New Iceland Hybrids.. Extra fine effects can be 
secured from this specially made up mixture taken from the 
most promising plants and colors. Pkt. 15c; V4 oz. 50c. — 


Pelagornium 


53020 Lady Washington. 


A form of geraniums that are 

almost perpetual blooming. 
(See page 132.) Varieties, 

Postpaid. 


mixed colors. Pkt. 35c; 3 for 90c. 


Floral Park, N. Y. 


Try Our Chinese Lantern | Novelty 


Start seed any- 
Primula (Primrose where from 
February to May, using a loamy soil; shift gradually to 
larger size pots; given plenty of light and air. Very 
easy to grow. 

55320 Primula Obconica. Remarkable improve- 
provements have taken place of recent years in this 
type of Primrose, called by florists the most useful, but 
also one of the easiest to grow. Start early in February 
for a fine blooming effect by the next Christmas; use 
rather heavy but well-drained soil and keep the plants 
in a warm, rather moist atmosphere. 
pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 
16850 PLANTS. Each 25c; 3 for 65c. 
55360 Primula Obconica Mixed. 
‘balanced. .Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 
55370 Primula Malacoides. (Primrose.) 
is one of the most popular winter pot plants. 
nots like flowers of lavender, lilac, pink, etc.,. 


etc. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 
55380 Polyanthus Primrose. 


Postpaid. 
(Primula Elatior.) 


(of Scotch origin) of this hardy, easily grown, early spring-flowering 
Strong and compact as to plant, with large clusters of huge 
Postpaid. 


Primrose. 
flowers in all shades. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. 


55375 Primula Vulgaris 
(English Primrose.) Very pop- 
ular hardy Primrose in mixed 
colors of red, white, yellow and 
pink. Seed per pkt. 15c; 2 
pkts. 25c. Postpaid. — 

11450 PLANTS. Each 30c; 

doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


Primula Sinensis 
(Chinese Primrose) 


A large-blossomed, free-flow- 
ering strain, the petals beauti- 
fully fringed and the colors 
bright and pure. 


55300 Mixed, single. 
Shades from white (usually 


2 = 


PLATYCODON CODON GRANDIFLORA> 


Rich crimson flowers. 


All the best canes ere 


This improved variety 
Clusters of Forget-me- 

are borne on slender 
stems well above the bushy rosette of strongly veined. W hite, rose, 


A splendid strain 


Chinese Eantern Physalis lins 


Seed per 


Primula Obconica 


with a colored eye), 
pink and crimson. Pkt. 
25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Post- 
paid. 

55310 Mixed, double. 
In size, color and abund- 
ance the blossoms couldn’t 
excel the foregoing—but 
they are beautifully 
double. Pkt. 35c; 2 pkts. 
60c. Postpaid. 

I am so pleased with my Prim- 
ula.—Mrs. Chas. V. Edmonds, 
Clarindo, Iowa. 

Your catalog does not begin to 
describe your Primulas enough. 
—Mrs. Etia Efetane, Newport, 
Ken. 

I wish you could see my beau- 


iiful Platycodons.—L. M. Rol- 
, Warentham, Mass. 


Physalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 


See Chinese Lantern Plant, page 26. A novelty of our 
own introduction. Resembles a Chinese Lantern or Toy 
Balloon. Bright scarlet color. 


55390 Franchetti. Seed per pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 50c. 
Postpaid. 


11440 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


My litile girl sold $22.00 worth of Lantern plants. Everyone wants 
them for winter flowers in the house and they go like hot cakes. Please 
send me price on a pound.—Lucy Morgan, Neenah, Wis. 


Platycodon (Balloon Flower or 


Japanese Beliflower) Still, another splendid 


hardy perennial form- 
ing clumps of slender stems with glossy leaves along 
their entire length and clusters of five-pointed bell- 
shaped flowers of delicate texture. 


54830 Grandiflerum. Large flowers of clear steel 
blue. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 45c. Postpaid. 


54840 Grandifiorum Album. Similar, 
white. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 45c. Postpaid. 


54850 Japonicus Fl. PI. A _ delightful 
The large deep blue flowers have alternating 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


but pure 


double. 
petals. 


We Catalog 755 Varieties of Flower Seeds 45 


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Filifera Palms—Our Introduction 


Pyrethrum (See illustration.) A fine, 


hardy perennial with Tanzy- 
like foliage and large Daisy-like flowers ranging from 
white to red, with deep yellow centers. Blooms both in 
early summer and late fall. Single, semi-double and 
double flowers mixed. Try this, this year. 


55540 Hybridum. Seed per pkt. 25c; 4 oz. 50c. 
11460 PLANTS. Each 35c; doz. $3.25. Postpaid. 


= 2 Splendid for 
Pueraria (Kudzu Vine) arapine any 
sort of garden object. The quickest grower of all, making 
up to 50 feet in a season and bearing large, abundant 
foliage and, in late summer, small racemes of pea-like 
purplish flowers. Root is perennial, grows each year. 


51050 Thunbergiana. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 


-Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder) | 


BAYT gS A useful, hardy perennial, growing about 2 feet, with 
Gy pine mor vein dense, small-leaved foliage and tall, bearing bell-shaped 
Pe By JLCHILDS purple flowers. 

, a 54860 Coeruleum. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 
; I bought Palm seed from you 30 years ago. I have a Palm from your 
seed 27 years old.—Sarah C. Schlabig, Swinsford, Pa. 

I have a Palm from your seed 30 years old.—G. Amey, Napanee, Ont. 


Pyrethrum 


P ] - (See illustration.) These Palms are the best for the 
QM house. Stand dust and dry air, and lack of sunshine and 
very ornamental with elegantly shaped leaves of a rich, dark feathery 
green. 

54340 Filifera or Weeping. Fan-shaped, picturesquely fringed 
with long, thread-like filaments along the segments of the leaves. 
The ideal house palm. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 

16730 PLANTS. Each 45c; 3 for $1.25. Postpaid. 

54342 Palm Phoenix Robelini. (See page 10 for description and 
illustration.) Seed per pkt. 25c; 3 for 65c. Postpaid. 

16732 Phoenix Robelini Palm Plants. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
54343 Palm Kentia Belmoreana. Hardiest of all palms. Dark 
green leaves. Stand abuse. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 65c.. Postpaid. 

54345 Palm Seed Mixed. This mixture contains several varieties. 
Not difficult to grow or raise. Pkt. 25c; 2 for 40c. Postpaid. 


Portulaca (Sun Plant or Moss Rose) 


One of the best low-growing annuals for hot, sunny, sandy places, 
especially rockeries and banks. Bright, richly colored flowers. 


Giant Singie Varieties. (See illustration below.) 
55395 Pink 55410 Crimson 55430 Mixed 
55409 Yellow 55420 White 
Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid, 
55440 Coliecticn. One packet of each of above four for 30c. 
Double Portulaca. Rose-like blossoms. Price on below: Pkt. 
15c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


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55450 Pink 55480 Yellow 55470 Crimson 
55460 White 55490 Mixed : —— 
55560 Collection. One packet each of above four for 50c. Filifera Palm 


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ry Our Own N ew Plumed Salvia 


seslinus Hybrids(Gladi- 


oli Primulinus) The Primulinus-Gladioli 


grow readily from seed. 

_ Resemble the Gladioli in formation of the flowers. Pos- 

sess the clearest tones and tints of lemon, primrose, 
orange, reddish or rusty browns, bright rose, etc. The 
spikes are long and graceful, three or four feet high. 


55290 Primulinus Hybrids. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. 


‘Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) 


Another member of the Daisy family—a free-flower- 
ing annual, making a dense two foot bush and producing 
abundantly large flowers with widespread yellow petals 

_and large protruding discs of brown. 
55560 Bicolor superba. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c. 


Ricinus. (See Castor Oil plant, page 24.) 


Rhodanthe 


(Swan River Everlasting) 


A charming annual succeeds 
best in a light rich soil. Valuable 
for pot culture. Flowers keep all 
winter. 

55700 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 
25c. Postpaid. 


Salpiglossis 
(Painted Tongue) 


(See illustration.) A favorite 
annual, partly, because of its easy 
culture, but mainly because of the 
spectacular beauty of its large, 

slender, lily-shaped flowers. 
55570 Crimson 

55580 Primrose 

55610 White and Gold 

55590 Purple and Gold 

55600 Rose and Gold 

55620 Scarlet and Gold 
55630 Mixed. All colors. 

Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 

oz. 45c. ; 

55635 Collection. One each of | 

above 6 packets, 45c. Postpaid. |: 


Se daca een oat ee 


Primulinus 


Salvia (Scarlet Sage) 


One of the most widely grown bedding 
plants and—where rightly used—very 
handsome, thriving in moist heat and 
sunshine. 

55660 New Plumed Splendens. (See 
illustration.) The true ‘“‘scarlet sage.’ 
Three feet high, bright, flaming scarlet. 
The spikes in this strain especially large, 
full and branching. Pkt. 35c; 2 pkts. 
60c. Postpaid. : 

16860 PLANTS. Each 25c; 10 for 
$2.25. Postpaid. 

55650 America. Dwarf type, uni- 
formly about 15 inches tall. Very bushy, 
and free blooming for a long period. 
Flower spikes of the typical brilliancy 
stand well above the foliage. Pkt. 25c; 
2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 

55670 Zurich. A splendid dwarf va- 
riety. About 10 days earlier than others. 
Scarlet. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 

55680 Farinacea. Although, unlike 
the others mentioned, this is a perennial. 
Flowers are a pleasing light blue, and the 
long spikes standing well above the 
plants. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 25c. 

55685 Childs’ Pink. An introduction 
of our own. Very beautiful shade of 
crushed strawberry pink. Pkt. 35ce; 3 
for 90c. Postpaid. 

55690 Mixed. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. 


Sweet Rocket (Hesperis) 


A hardy perennial bearing white or 
lilac colored flowers. Will naturalize 
along fences, etc. 17 Nes 
56470 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; %4 
oz. 25c. Postpaid. 


SSS EES 


Salvia New Plume 


eaipielossie 
Your Garden Must Be Good With Childs’ Seeds 47 


The Finest Sweet Peas In America 


Summer Flowering 
Spencer Sweet Peas 


The new Orchid Flowering or Summer Flower- 


Blue 


- Cerise 


Cream 


ing Sweet Peas are so beautiful that it is almost 
impossible to describe in mere words their exquis- 
ite colorings and fascinating formations. Al- 
though there are many varieties, we have selected 
from many garden tests the colors, formations and . 
types that show up best in both garden and vase. 


Bicolor 


56210 Sparkler. Rose and cream. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; lb. 
$2.50. 

56070 Blue Monarch. Dark blue, 
very large and fascinating. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; 14 lb. 75c; Ib. $2.00 

56250 New Wedgewood. A lovely 
bright blue. The best of the blues. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. 
$3.00. 

56082 Colne Valley. A giant light 
lavender-blue exquisitely irilled. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.00. 
56174 Mrs. Tom Jones. Delphin- 
ium-Blue. Very large, strikingly 
beautiful. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 4 lb. 
85c; Ib. $2.50. 

56110 Fiery Cross. Deep cherry 
red with orange-scarlet. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 
56140 Illuminator. Glowing cer- 
ise salmon of unusual beauty. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.06. 
56090 Dobbie’s Cream. A rich 
cream of finest formation. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.00. 


Lavender 56120 Fiorence Nightingale. Lay- 


ender, sheened rose. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
30c; 14 lb. 75c; Ib. $2.00. 


Maroon 56230 Warrior. Rich Reddish ma- 
roon, flushed with bronze. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 

Picotee 56080 Cherub. A deep rich cream, 

E edged with bright rose. Pkt. 10c; 
Gag White 8 oz. 35c; Vy Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
Picotee 56035 Annie Ireland. Beautiful picotee. Orange 56220 Tangerine. A beautiful deep tan- 
White petals. Rose-carmine edge. Pkt. gerine orange color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; %4 
10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.00. 
56170 Mrs. Townsend. White with a Searlet 56150 King Edward. A rich crimson-red. 
clear blue edge. Exquisite. Pkt. 10c; oz. The finest of the reds. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 
avd : 1, b. 85c; Ib. $2.50. 
35c; 14 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. : : 
Pink 56130 Hawlmark Pink. A most beauti- 56075 Crimson King. Surpasses all other 
ful rich rose-pink, deeply flushed salmon. Y, Ib. $1 <p tensa Pkt. 10c; oz. 45; 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. 46100 G sete i 3 os R : 
56180 Picture. A blend of cream and Rose Pkt sic. oleae Ib B5c; Ib. $2.50. 
r : . ; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.50. 
aera Sec gee =a HEE 56190 Rosalind. Beautiful rose-carmine. 
: Ta So age Mi Rates : Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
56122 Faerie Queen. Warm ccc 56217 Sunset. An exquisite soft rich rose, 
postage eran Pkt. 20c; 0z. 75c; 1/ lb. suffused yellow at base. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 
-29; Ib. $7.00. : 14 b. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
Purple 56200 Royal Purple.. Nothing richer. White 56160 King White. Best of the whites. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 85c; lb. $2.50. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. 
inser 56050 Barbara. A superb salmon color Blush 56225 Valentine. A new variety of merit. 


56265 Collection. 


56280 Prize Winning Spencer Mixed. 
included. 


56270 This contains all the above named varieties carelaty. blended for color. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 b. 75c; Ib. $2.50. ~ 


Keep the house full all summer. 


48 


that excels them all. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 


Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.00. 


Color blush. Beautifully waved. Long stems. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 


One packet of each of above 26 for $2.00. Postpaid. 
A well balanced mixture of Spencer varieties. 
Price on above: Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c; 14 Ib. $1.50; Ib. $4.59. 


Many of above 
Postnaid. 


Spencer or Orchid Flowered Mixture 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


Plant generous quantities. 


Floral Park, N. Y. 


ee These Spencers In Color, Page 35 


The Seven Finest Spencers 


Summer Flowering Sweet Peas, 
Shown in Color on Page 35 


56125 Flambeau (Orange-scarlet). Pure scarlet 
overlaid with a bright orange sheen. Profuse bloomer. 
Giant size. Exquisite. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. 
$3.00; lb. $9.00. 


56240 Wembley (Lavender). An Immense Sweet 
Pea. Wonderful lavender shade. A blumbago-blue with 
a silver sheen over the deeper tints. Profuse bloomer. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00; lb. $9.00. 


56095 Ivory Picture. Monster size. Exquisite tex- 
ture. Rich old ivory tint. Strong and _ vigorous. 
Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00; Ib. $9.00. 


56185 Improved Queen Mary. There is nothing 
more pure in the lavenders. Broad wavy crinkled wings 
and standards. Free bloomer. Simply beautiful. Pkt. 
25c; oz. $1.50; 14 lb. $4.50; Ib. $12.00. 


56182 Purple Perfection. Just as its name indicates 
—the perfection of the purples. Great bloomer. Long 
stems. Vigorous grower. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. 
$3 .00; Ib. $12.00. 


53393 Dainty Maid. Beautiful soft rich pink blushing on a white ground. 


Four flowers toa long stem. Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.75; 1/4 lb. $5.00; Ib. $15.00. 
56135 Joan Ryder. A new fascinating frilled and fluted white of great sub- 

stance and flower. Long stems. -Pkt. 25c; oz. $1.50; 14 Ib. $4.50; Ib. $12.00. 

Freer Mixed. All of above colors mixed. Pkt. 30c; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00; 
- $10.00. 


56415 Collection. One packet of each of above seven colors $1.50. Postpaid. 


You can well be proud of your Sweet Peas for I find mtne are far beyond any of my neighbors’, or any 

’ I ever had before.—Georgia Siewari, Clarion, Iowa. ie 
PRESIDENT HARDING I have some of several firms’ Sweet Peas at my town and couniry place and yours are vastly superior 
. to any others I ever used.—_W.E. Wheeler, Irving Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. 

- Please send me a pound mixed of those Sweet Peas you had in colors last year. I never saw anything so wonderful.—Mrs. A. H. Courtenay, 
Hempstead, N.Y. ss : 
Tae wonderful Sweet Peas! How on earth do you do it? I simply can't tell you how beautiful mine are——Albert Nelson, Oakland, 

aryland, 3 


Some of the Newest Creations of Merit of Summer Flowering Spencers 
The Six Varieties Below are the Same as Shown in Color in Our 1926 Catalog 


56255 Conquest. A great exhibition variety. The 56258 Floral Park Purple. Here isarich purple ofa 
flowers are large, very waxy, flushed and heavily suf- lustre that is exquisite and pleasing. It is of strong, 
fused with salmon-pink on glistening pure white. Pkt. vigorous habit. Bears four blooms to the spray. It is 
10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. attractively wavy and is undoubtedly the finest. purple. 
56256 Giant White. A gigantic flower, the largest Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 1/4 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. 
of the whites, awarded two certificates of merit. The 56259 Matchless. A new cream variety that is very 
sprays invariably have four blossoms. Delightfully much frilled and waved both on wings and standards. 
waved. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.15; Ib. $3.50. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 

56257 President Harding. Something ‘decidedly 56260 Sapphire. A bright blue. Decidedly a beauty. 
new in color. It is a rich salmon-cerise or peach-red The flowers are large, exquisitely formed. Bloom freely 
beautifully suffused with orange. Pkt. 15c; oz. 75c; with three to four flowers on long stems. Pkt. 15c; 
%, ib. $2.50; Ib. $7.50. Postpaid. oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.35; Ib. $6.50. Postpaid. 


56261 Mixed. The above six varieties in a carefully balanced mixture. Pkt. 15c; oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.20; 
Ib. $3.50. Postpaid. 
Be Collection. One each of above six varieties for 50c. Postpaid. 


— 


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; 
_ Early or Winter Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
These have three special advantages, viz., in greenhouses for winter flowers; in warm localities where summer 
flowering sorts do not do well; and in northern sections where blooms are wanted extra early. 


B icolor 56400 YARRAWA. Bright rose-pink. Picotee 56380 EXQUISITE. Soft primrose, edges 


: ,  picoteed with deep rose-pink. 
Be UE. BIRD-. Wedgewood blue.” pink “56330 ENCHANTRESS. | Bright rose- 
56350 ILLUMINATION. Glowing pink, deeper towards the edges, softening. 
salmon cerise. ~ Salmon 56300 APRICOT.Glowing deep salmon, suf- 


56320 CANARY BIRD. A beautiful fused with orange. 
deep rich cream, or primrose colored self. White 56390 SNOWSTORM IMPROVED. The 


I> vender 56360 LAVENDER KING. Lavender. finest and purest white. Pkt. 15c; oz. 85c. 


56410 MIXED. All above colors mixed. 
arlet 56340 GLITTERS. It surely glitters. 56420 COLLECTION of above 10 for 
: Standards fiery orange. Wings deep orange. $1.00 Postpaid. 


Price on above (except where noted): Pkt. 10c; oZ. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.80; Ib. $6.00. Postpaid. - 
: Remember—All Prices are Postpaid unless Stated Otherwise 49 


Schizanthus (Butterfly Flower) 


A delightful flower of grace and lightness, whose quali- 
ties are emphasized when the plants are used to border 
other taller growing sorts. One of the most beautiful 
flowers for your garden. 


55705 Dwarf Large-Flowered. A new variety in 
which the compact pyramidal plants are completely coy- 
ered and almost hidden by the abundance of small, 
orchidlike flowers. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


55710 Wisetonensis. (Mock Orchid.) (See illus- 
tration.) Being especially free-flowering, this is 2 par- 
ticularly popular type for house cultivation. Mixed. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 65c. Postpaid. 


Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) 


(See illustration.) This is an exceptionally fine hardy 
perennial. Also known as Dame’s Rocket. 


56440 Cyanea. Beautiful hardy perennial, growing 
about 24 inches high bearing blue blossoms. Seed per 
pkt. 15c; 144 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


11550 PLANTS. Each 35c; 10 for $3.25. 
56450 Alba. (White.) Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 
56460 Mixed Stokesia. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


Statice 
(Sea Lavender) 


A very hardy pe- 
rennial suitable -for 
the border or rock- 
ery. Makes nice 
winter bouquets 
when dried. 


56430 Mixed. 
Seed per pkt. 15c; 
14 oz. 50c. 


11520 PLANTS. 
Each 30c; doz. 
$3.00. Postpaid. 

I think I know good seeds 
and I find yours much the 
best. Your Stocks are a 


superior strain—L.C. 
Wilcox, Yonkers, N.Y. 


BPS ScrizantHus 
>) WiseTONENSIS- 


SNS : Sw 


Stocks (Gilliflower) A long popular 


annual, both for 
garden decoration and cutting, with a quaint but de- 
lightful fragrance as one of its chief virtues, whether 
indoors or as a pot plant. Seed is best started in a 
flat in March; the plants like a well-enriched soil, 
especially during the moist, cool days of spring; fre- 
quent pinching develops stocky plants. 


Mammoth Flowering Beauty 
Stocks 


(See illustration.) A magnificent strain of recent 
introduction. The much-branched plants are 2 feet 
tall and especially popular for indoor growing (for 
which seed should be sown from July to September), 
otherwise start in February or March for summer 
blossoms. Large clusters of immense, double 
flowers. 

55860 Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 65c. 


ie 
£ 


Pi - aa 
Mammoth Flowering Stocks 


erates wom Soe 


55870 Special Strain of Mammoth Flower- 
ing Beauty Mixed. Highest class seed in a spe- 
cially selected mixture. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 75c. 


Large-Flowering Ten Weeks’ - 
Stocks 


The best and earliest to flower of all the Stocks, 
and therefore regarded as one of the very best for 
bedding use. 

55950 Mixed. Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


Cut-and-Come Again Stocks 
10 Weeks’ Stocks 1: splendid, con- 


tinuous blooming 
group, producing flowers from July until October 
from March or April sown seed. The flowers are 
consistently double, and because of numerous side 
branches, extremely numerous. 


56030 Mixed. A rainbow of colors for the annual 
border, enhanced by a sweet and gracious fragrance. —— 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) 


50 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


See Our New Bush Verbena, Page 6 
} Scabiosa Annual 
: Diccrning Bride or Pin-Cushion Flower) 


(See illustration.) Another of the “‘old reliables.”” The exquisitely shaded 
flowers are like dense tufts of petals into which the long stamens appear to be 
stuck like pins. Plants are about 2)% feet tall, and the blossoms on slender 
but strong stems are long-lasting and effective when cut. Sow seed outdoors 
‘as soon as frost danger is over. 

55720 Blue 55749 Flesh 55760. Rose 

55730 Cherry 55750 White 55770 Black 
55780 Mixed Colors. Price on above: Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 
55790 Collection. One packet of each of the above 6 for 50c. 
55785 Scabiosa Caucasica Perennial. Hardy and dependable, and easy 
to grow, too. Especially handsome in the garden, the lavender- blue flowers 
are fine for cutting. Pkt. 25c; 4 oz. $1.00. 


Sweet William (Dianthus Perhatisl 


A beautiful attractive biennial. ‘The colors are nice and varied. Very 
fragrant. Exceptionally large. * 
56555 Childs’ Everblooming. (See page 6 for description and _illustra- 
tion.) Seed per pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. 

10764 PLANTS. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 
56490 Newport Pink. Of a. wonderful soft watermelon pink or salmon- 
rose. The flowers are borne in massive clusters or heads, on stems about 18 
inches high. Seed per pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. “Postpaid. 
10780 PLANTS. Each 35c; 10 for $3.25. 

56510 Crimson 56500 Scarlet 56520 White 

56530 Mixed,Single 56540 Mixed, Double 

Prices on above: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


Smilax Certainly one of the most graceful climbers. For bouquets 


: and floral decorations it is indispensable. SES =. 
56480 Myrsiphyllum Asparagoide. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. ee Se 2 


Shoo -F ly Plant Sse) Thunbergia (Black- 


‘It is said aut flies will not stay in a room i 3 
where it is grown if they can escape. It eyed Su san eee 
climbers, prefer- 


isa beautiful flowering plant, and blooms 
in‘a short time. Valuable as a winter ring a warm, sunny situation; used eXx- 
tensively for baskets. 


bloomer, the blossoms, large, cup-shaped, 
ohit Wivieasel : hi ; 56580 Thunbergia (Black-eyed Su- 
lovely light-blue color with a white center Be Pkt ise in ae tse, Pectoaie 


55795 Pkt. 15c; 2 for 25c. Postpaid. i 
= — Viole One of the most beautiful 
S fl delicate appealing flowers 
traw owers on earth. Very expensive at florists’, but 


easy to grow in the garden. Exception- 


ally hardy. 
Everlastings 


56610 Odorata. Very fragrant. Mixed. 
52595 Strawflowers Mixed. Acro- 


Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
‘ clinium. Globe Amaranthus, Helichry- 


Vinca (Periwinkle) 
sum, Rhodanthe, Statice, Xeranthe- 


Makes one of the finest mass beds. 
mum, etc., mixed. Pkt. 15c; 2 pkts. 56640 Mixed. Seed per pkt. 10c; 
25c. Postpaid. — 


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14,0z. 50c. Postpaid. 
16937 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


4 
Mammoth Verbena “°° 
Their clusters of showy flowers are borne in constant 
succession from June ’til frost. They come in many 


colors. 
56720 Purple 56710 Blue 56740 White 
56700 Pink 56730 Scarlet 56760 Mixed 


Prices on above: Pkt.10c; 14 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 
56780 Collection. One packet of each of the above 
five colors for 40c. Postpaid. 


56785 Verbena Hybrids. (Bush Verbena.) (See 
description and illustration, page 6.) Seed per pkt. 
35c; 4 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


16928 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


Sar - 56770 Helen Willmott. Beautiful rose-pink. Pkt. 
Verbena ss 25c; 4 oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


“Close-Ups” Reveal the Superiority of Childs’ Flower Seeds 51 


See Color Page 36 For Zinnias 


A half hard ing-bloomi ‘al Lift. the’ 
Wall Flower}. a ee 
winter, and plant them out in April. i 


56660 Perennial Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 75c. Postpaid. : 
56670 Annual Mixed. Sown in March will bloom in July. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. © 


WILD GARDEN FLOWER SEEDS 


These are a mixture of flowers of branching habit that will be found useful 
for cutting and especially adapted for covering unsightly spots and locations 
in the garden. Particularly suited for places where weeds seem to thrive and 
caierrare 2 Throw a couple packets of seeds in some corner, then watch 
results. 

56695 Annual Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c. Postpaid. 
56697 Perennial Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


= Tall eae stalks with great panicles of creamy, 
Yucca F ilamentosa bell shaped flowers. Stiff, bayonet-like foliage. 
A fine perennial: plant for the hardy border. 

56795 Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. Postpaid. 


3 Mixed plants 2 feet hich Small double flow- 
56790 Xeranthemum ers which are much used for dried winter 
bouquets. Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 35c. Postpaid. 


Ti nnia (Youth and Old Age) If you are looking for a dazzling display of flowers that 


will grow quickly, bloom early, something that will not 
require attention, yet produce flowers in profusion—then sow Zinnias. They are about the simplest, and easiest 
to start and care foz of all the flowers. The range of colors, the brightness, the spectacular effects are almost beyond 
belief. 


New Dahlia Flowered Double Zinnias 


See These 4 Varieties in Color Page 36 


Although several years old, this wonderful type con- 
tinues to create a furor among our customers, on ac- 
count of its beautiful formation and gorgeous colors 
and more particularly its colossal size. | Resembles 
the giant Dahlias in appearance and size. The colors 
range from the exquisite light shades to the deepest 
strawberry red. The flowers are gigantic in size, fre- 
quently five or six inches across, borne on long stems 
up to three feet high. 


-56800 Exquisite. By far the most pleasing of our 
collection. Truly Dahlia flowered as regards form and 
size. Color light rose with center a deep rose. 


56810 Dream. A fine, deep lavender, turning to pur- 
ple (Mallow Purple), a new desirable shade in Zinnias. 
56820 Illumination. Similar to Exquisite, but a 
striking self color of deep rose. 

56815 Canary Bird. Delicate primrose. 


56818 Mixed. Price on above four varieties mixed: 
Pkt..-50c; 4g oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


56825 Collection. One each of above four, $1.75. 
-56830 Dahlia Flowered Double Mixed. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 65c; oz. $2.25. Pasiuni: 


56840 Star Zinnias. (Mexican Hybrids.) Covered all summer long with flowers of most intense and varied 
colors. The rich, velvety petals range in color from maroon to white. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 65c. Postpaid. 


sos ay /y PS ZS \ 
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Fin = 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED 


Childs’ Improved Dwarf Double Zinnias 
Best for general use; compact plants about 2 feet high, bearing beautiful, large double flowers in clear colors. 


56850 Salmon Rose - 56870 Bright Scarlet 56910 Golden Yellow 
56860 White 56900 Dark Scarlet 56920 Canary Yellow 
Price on above varieties: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 45c; oz. $1.40. Postpaid. 


56880 Collection. Of one packet of each of the above six colors for 75c. | 
56890 Mixed Dwarf Double Zinnias. All colors. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 45c; oz. $1.40. Postpaid. | 


Childs’ Giant Double Zinnias } | 


This is a special strain of large flowering Zinnia; grows about 3 feet high with flowers from 4 to 5 inches across. P 


56930 Giant Pink 56950 Giant Scarlet 56990 Giant Golden Yellow 
56940 Giant White 56980 Giant Purple 57000 Giant Crimson 
Price on above varieties: Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. Postpaid. 


56960 Collection. Of one packet of each of the above six colors for 75c. Postpaid. 
56970 Mixed Giant Zinnias. All colors. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. Postpaid. 


52 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Something Different— Something Better 


Also See Pages 84, 85 and Inside Rear Cover for Other Vegetable Novelties 


Childs’ Great 60 Day. 


Childs’ Golden 60 Day 
A Great Money Making Corn For Market Growers 


Your 60 Day Sweet Corn is certainly an extra age) variety of fine 
jlavor.—Geo. L. Young (Market Grower), Orient, N. 


Your 60 Day Corn is earlier and has a larger ear than Golden Ban- 
tam.—O.F. Coleman, Couniy Extension Agent, Palmyra, Mo. 


Your 60 Day Corn was fully two weeks ahead of other varieties.— 
TI. J. Long (Market Grower), Du Bois, Pa. 


I never had earlier or sweeter corn than your 60 Day Makegood.— 
Mrs. D.H. McDonald, Greenwood, Ind. 


Your Sweet Corn, Carrot, Radish and Peas are the best I have ever 
grown.—R. Golwenda (Market Grower), Grand Rapids. Mich. 


Makegood Sweet Corn 


The Marvelous Extra Early 
See Color Illustration Page 85 


760 This Corn of our own introduction has reached such 
national importance that it is fast being recognized in all 
big city markets as the leading Extra Early Variety. It 
is safe to say when gardeners tie up to a variety for earli- 
ness that it is a good type for the home grower. 

It is beyond a shadow of a doubt the earliest of any 
Sweet Corn. It is on the market a full week to ten days 
before Golden Bantam. It is an exceedingly sweet 
variety. Has a very desirable plump shape. Pearly 
white in color (if you prefer a yellow strain try this same 
variety in our Golden 60 Day), plump, fat, luscious, pro- 
lific. Kernels fairly high; usually bearing two ears. Many 
have three ears on. It does not sucker. See color illus- 
tration, Page 85. 

Pkt. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c. Postpaid. 
5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 Ibs. $3.75; 25 lbs. $7.00. Not postpaid. 


Childs’ Golden 60 Day 
Extra Early Sweet Corn 


765 This variety is identical to our famous white variety 
60 Day Makegood except it is a rich golden yellow in 
color. 

We regret our inability to supply the orders received 
late last season. However, we have grown ample stocks 
and expect to take care of all orders this year. It’s a grand 
variety. A Sweet Corn that will mature in favorable 
weather in 60 days and in unfavorable ahead of any other 
variety grown in the same district. Orders should be 
placed early. For full description see above variety (ex- 
cept color). See illustration opposite. 

Pkt. 20c; 14 Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.00. Postpaid. 
5 Ibs. $2.25; 10 lbs. $4.25; 25 lbs. $9.75. Not postpaid. 


Remarks From Our Patrons 


My gardener says 60 Day Sweet Corn July 4th—Mrs. Chas. V. 
Edmonds, Clarindo, Iowa. 


We motored to Deirott and were surprised to find that they had Sweet 
Corn, while ours at home was two weeks from ripening. My daughter 
Said it was your famous 60 Day Makegood. Planted atthe same time it 
was two weeks earlier than my daughter's Golden Bantam. She had the 
jinest garden in the district, all from your Long Island Seeds.—Mrs. 
Henry S. Dieroff, 333 Grant St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 


Let me tell you of your remarkable 60 Day Makegood Sweet Corn. I 
planied it Good Friday and I think every kernel grew. When one *oot 
high a big snowstorm covered it up. Afier the snow it seemed better thun 
ever until May 24th we had a heavy freeze. The corn turned black almost 
to the root. Warm weather came quickly and the corn with renewed 
vigor gave us delicious, luscious sweet corn on the last day of June. 1 
have been a customer of yours for 40 years. 

Mrs. Annie Arnold, 115 Miss. Blud., Bettendorf, Iowa. 


I have tried your 60 day Makegood Corn and will say it ts at least 
10 days earlier than Baniam.— H.M. Pearl, Good Hill Farm, Grand 
Isle, Vt. 


Your 60 Day Sweet is certainly a fine variety. —Geo. D. Barileti, 
West Springfield, Mass. 


Your 60 Day Sweet Corn ts a wonderfully early and sweet vari- 
eity.—Randolph Grifin (Market Grower), Couriland, Va. 


Permit me to say your 60 Day Sweet Corn isa marvel. Altho we 
had three frosis in June tt came in ahead of all others and was surely 
a financial siroke of luck for me.—C. R. Carroll (Market Grower), 
Amherst, Mass. 


Childs’ Overnite or Leafless Radish 


1675 Sce page 77 also. We call it Overnite on account of its ability to produce a radish so rapidly, usually less 


than two weeks. 


_ Unquestionably the earliest radish grown. 
aeoed. Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 65c; Ib. $1.75. 


We call it leafless because it seldom if ever has more than.two small leaves on it. 
Certainly by far the most tender, coolest, crispest and best 
Postpaid. 


Full Cultural Instructions on Every Packet 


53 


A Few of the Best In Vegetables 


See Pages 84and 85 and Inside Rear Cover For Other Vegetable Specialties 


ng : Childs’ Golden Acre Extra Early Cabbage 


510 Extra. Jersey Wakefield has long held undisputed sway for 
earlines. However, this is about five days ahead of it with the 
added advantage of being a larger yielder, a round head, much 
sweeter, better flavor, more crisp, equally as tender and by far the 
most solid in head of any cabbage. It matures in about 85 days.. 
It is identical to the celebrated Copenhagen Market in 
every way except one—it’s earlier. It looks so much like the 
Copenhagen you can’t distinguish them apart. It’s 
the earliest cabbage grown. The head is a trifle 
smaller than Copenhagen. Heads are as solid as 
lead and will not burst. The texture is exceptionally 
fine. The quality superb. Leaves are light 
in color, tightly folded. Stemshort. Ripens 
more uniformly than any cabbage. Pkt. 20c; 
14, oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.75; Ib. $5.00. Postpaid. 


My Golden Acre Cabbage averaged 10 lbs. to the head.— 
Mrs. Chas. Edmonds, Clarindo, Iowa. 


I am proud of my success with your Golden Acre Cab- 
bage. It is a wonderful varieity.— Mrs. Emily Hindley, 
3745 Oxford St., Vancouver, B. C 


You have a magnificent strain in your Golden Acre 
Cabbage.—Mrs. C. S. Vogelsang, 201 N. Walnut Street, 
Mechanicsburg, Pa. 


Perhaps it would be of interest to you to know your 
early cucumber and Golden Acre Cabbage are the only good 
vartelies for Alberta.—Mrs. J. H. Mariy, Duhamel, Alia. 


Byers’ Stringless Greenpodded Bean 


180 This stands unchallenged as the most meritorious of all the Greenpodded Bush Beans. It is the 
acknowledged premier Snap-bean, It ont-ranks any other Greenpodded Bean. It is stringless, luscious 
and exceedingly tender. It is one of the biggest of yielders. Its season is longer. 

Plants of healthy, vigorous growth, very branching and productive. The pods are five to six 
inches long, round, nearly straight, green in color, very brittle and fine quality. The plants are very 
productive and have a long season of bearing. It is a valuable sort for the home garden or market. 
This shows the Byer is more than twice as productive as the best of the other varieties. 

Pkt. 15c; lb. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. Postpaid. 10 lbs. or more 35c per lb. Not Post- 
paid. 


Your Byers’ Bean in my opinton is by far the best bean I’m so pleased with your Byers’ Bean. It is truly a 
possible to grow. You have need-be to be proud.—C. vemarkable high quality Bean. : M. Bitting, Mitchel- 
Creutzburg, Barion, Maryland. ville, Md. 


Childs’ Extra Early Coreless Carrot 


585 Acarrot that can be eaten raw with almost as much relishas an apple, is what we can righteously 
claim of this wonderful strain. Although it is an extra early variety it can, on account of its coreless 
nature, be used long, long before maturity with the added advantage of having a tender, delicious 
coreless carrot away into the following early spring months, by winter storing. 

It is the sweetest and best flavored carrot we know of. It has the finest grain and texture of any 
strain. The flesh is much firmer than any other sort... It does not discolor like other varieties. Its 
color is richer and more appetizing than any of its family. It isthe best for forcing. The best for early 
market trade. The best for the home garden for early use. Matures fully two weeks earlier than the 
next earliest carrot. Measures six to seven inches in length. Blunt at both ends. It is the ideal shape 
for carrot. Skin issmooth. Small tops. Short tap roots. The orange red color is deeper than 4s 
any other sort. If you want something delicious start gathering these carrots when very young and 
keep on using them regardless of size. Pkt. 15c; 0z. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; lb. $2.75. Postpaid. 


pes I never had finer, sweeter or better carrois than your You surely have a very fine strain of Carrot in your 
a Earliest Coreless. Ii ts a grand variety.—D. H. Me- Earliest Coreless.—A. Mitchell (MarketGrower) , E. Long- 
Donald (Market Grower), R. 2, Greenwood, Ind. meadow, Mass. 


Your Earliest Coreless Carrot ts the best I have ever 
grown as to cor hae and quality.—Clayion W. Forbes, | 
Rockford, Ill., aD rte 


Childs’ Extra 
Early Coreless 
Carrot | 


The Earliest Carrot 
The Sweetest Carrot 
The Most Coreless Carrot 


54 No. 35 COLLECTION. One pht. each of above 40c; one oz. each $1.10. Postpaid 


Specialties of Genuine Merit 
See Inside Rear Cover for Other Specialties in Color 


Our Great New 60 Day Cauliflower 


A Full Month Earlier Than Any Other 
Cauliflower. The Coming Money Maker 
for Market Growers 


565 We introduce this remarkable Cauli- 
flower this year for the first time. In our opin- 
ion it is destined to revolutionize Cauliflower 
growing as it is a full month or more earlier 
than any variety we know of. 

The heads are large, solid and snow white. 
No inter growth head growth. Just a clear 
white-as-snow head. Matures in 60 days 
from plants. Its rapid growth seems to have 
perfected its quality. 

We prefer our customers try it out them- 
selves. It is still primarily in its experimental 
stage, therefore only offer it in small quantities. 
Many who have tried it substantiate our claim 
for quality and earliness: Market Growers 
everywhere should try a small plot of this 
Cauliflower for early market use. We believe it 
will prove a big money maker. Read what we 
have to say on page 63. 

Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $3.00; 14 oz. $5.50. Post- 
paid. 

I have 24 heads of your 60 Day Cauliflower growing and 
although about seventy days in maturing I’m sure under 


favorable weather conditions it will mature in 60 days L —— : : — 
from plants.—P. Graff, Queens Village, N.Y. _ Early 60 Day 


Your 60 Day Cauliflower is certainly the earliest thing in Cauliflower I ever set eyes on.—J. Rutherford Wheeler, East Hempstead, N. Y- 
Your Sixty Day Cauliflower is the earliest of any Cauliflower I ever had and such firm heads as white as snow—A. Mitchell (Market Grower), 
Longmeadow, Mass. : . 
I’ve tried many strains of Cauliflowers but your 60 Day is a month earlier and equal in quality to the best snowball—Alex Vollkomer, 


Frenklin Square, New York. 
Childs’ Earliest 
Cucumber 


The Earliest 
of All 


825 Cucumbers differ from 
most other vegetables in that 
they are, as a rule, always 
served raw. Therefore a 
really worth-while variety 
must of necessity be tender 
and crisp. Next comes earli- 
$$$ SS — ness. In Childs’ Earliest we 
have an extremely early variety, tender, crisp, cool and finest flavor. It is a variety of vigorous growth that fruits 
early, maturing in about fifty days. It produces in abundance a fine shaped fruit about seven inches in length. 
It is uniform in size, very straight with a slight indication of pointedness, dark green in color and clear white flesh, 
that is unusually tender, crisp and finely flavored. 
It is one of the best for slicing, salads and pickles. It retains its color for prolonged periods after ripening, an 
especially valuable attribute. Its habit of fruiting early permits of early picking and prolongs its period of use- 
fulness. Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; 14 1b.60; Ib., $1.75. Postpaid. 


Childs’ Famous Pineapple Onion 


1371 Here’s an onion of unusual merit, unusual shape and unusual 
flavor. Here’san onion that leaves norepulsive onion ‘‘after-effects.”’ 
An onion that is decidedly distinct inevéry way from any other onion. 
Shaped like a bottle and slightly flavored like a Pineapple. 

It is an ideal onion for the home kitchen and general 
table use. It is just as easy to grow as any onion and 
certainly more desirable. It has a superb flavor that 
cannot be equaled by any otheronion. It has a delicate 
flavor, a delicious flavor beyond compare. It is rich, 
tender and crisp. For mildness it surpasses by far the 
sweet Spanish onion. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.15; 14 1b. $3.35; 
Ib. $10.00. . 


PINEAPPLE ONION | 


Full Cultural Instructions on Every Packet 55 


Prices 
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paid 


Childs’ Guaranteed Vegetable Seeds 


Prices 
Post=- 
paid 


ss 
Sa 


SS Se a 


Located as we are, right in the very heart of the biggest vegetable growing district in the world—with 52 years 
of experience and study, we believe we are fully qualified to know the vegetables bést suited for every garden, 
hence any vegetables offered by us can be chosen with the knowledge that you are getting absolutely the best 
variety for either the home garden or market. No one, anywhere, can supply you better seed. 


How to Prolong Your Vegetable Season 


Quite a number of the vegetables which we offer lend themselves just as readily to fall cultivating as to 
spring growing. Lettuce, for instance, varieties which will not stand American midsummer heat is an ideal 
fall crop. The same may be said of Spinach, Radishes, Turnips and Beets. You should grow more root crops— 
Beets, Carrots, Kohlrabi, Celeriac, Parsnips and Turnips. With the exception of Parsnips, all these may be 
sown as late as August Ist in the latitude of New York and will produce crops suitable for storage in sand or 
soil in the cellar for your vitamine bearing food during the winter months. Planting directions on every packet. 


Asparagus Roots 


First dig a trench about 2% feet deep, fill in with 6 inches of well rotted stable manure, cover with 4 inches 
of rich soil. Be sure that the roots are carefully spread out. Cover this with three inches of soil. As the 
Asparagus grows, keep filling in a little soil at a time until you have the bed level. It will take a year before 
you have filled in your trench. Rows should be 3 to 4 feet apart. Root 1 foot apart in the row. 


17000 New Washington. (See illustration). This is the finest 
Asparagus to date. Introduced by the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture. It is rust resisting and the most popular Asparagus in this 
country. Doz. 50c; 25 for 75c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.75. 
Postpaid. : 

17010 Barr’s Mammoth. Fine large stalks, excellent flavor. 
Two year old plants, doz. 35c; 25 for 50c; 50 for 85c; 100 for 
$1.50, prepaid. ; 

17020 Giant Emperor. Largestocky stalks, Delicious flavor. 
Doz. 45c; 25 for 65c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.75. 


Asparagus Seed 


Sow the seed thinly in rows 1 foot apart during April or May. 
Four pounds to the acre or one ounce to a 50-foot row. Later thin 
out to 3 or 4 inches in the row, saving only the strongest. 

100 New Washington. (See illustration.) This is the new 
popular Asparagus of the day. Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.10; 
lb. $4.00. 

110 Barr’s Mammoth. Excellent variety. A standard variety 
everywhere. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 35c; Ib. $1.15. Post- 
paid. 
120 Giant Emperor. The improved strain of Argentieul. Very 
fine. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; lb. $2.25. Postpaid. — 


Artichoke 


130 Green Globe. This is a standard variety, and is grown for 
the delicious flower heads, which are cooked like Asparagus. Thrive 
best in deep rich soil. Cover with ashes in winter to keep the water 
off. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 60c; oz. $1.00; 14 Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. 


_ Broccoli 


581 Broccoli or Winter Cauliflower is easy to grow, very hardy 
and. ready for use in late September. The heads are very large, 
solid, pure white, of excellent flavor and unsurpassed in eating 

~ —} quality. Resembles in appearance and flavor the cauliflower. Cul- 
4 New Washington ture similar. Pkt. 10ce; oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.50; Ib. $7.50. 


56 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. , 


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How to Grow Limas. Lima Beans should not be planted before the soil has warmed 
up and the weather quite settled. Place the eye down, about 5 inches apart in 
tows 2% feet apart and cover with 1 inch of soil. One pound of the seed will sowa 
row 100 feet long; 34 bushel will plant 1 acre. 


Melting Delicious Bush Lima Beans | 


300 Fordhook Bush Lima. (See illustration.) Many years of study and ex- 
periments have enabled us te markedly improve this wonderful variety. 

There can be no conflicting of opinions as regards which is the best variety, as it is 
universally agreed this is the best. It hasso many virtues any one of which would in 
itself be a prime attribute for commendation, viz.: It has an ever-bearing habit of 
growth that permits it to bear all season. It is extremely early. It bears until late 
frost. The pods are immense in size. It is exceptionally prolific. Is of finest flavor. 
Is big, fat and juicy. Vines frequently bear half a hundred pods at one time. The 
pods are long, wide and thick. Plants are 214 feet across. Usually bears in clusters 
of 4 to 8 pods. It is the most popular of the Limas. The best for the Commercial 
grower. The best for the home grower and by far the one best suited to the amateur. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c; Ib. 55c; 2 Ibs? $1.00. Postpaid. By express at purchaser’s 
expense, 10 Ibs. or more, per lb. 40c. 


310 -Burpee Improved Bush Lima. This-is a very superior form of Bush Lima, 
bearing the largest pods in greater quantities than any other Dwarf sorts. Pods 
measure from 5 to 6 inches long, and are 1% inches wide, containing fine large Lima 
Beans, of a luscious flavor. They mature within about 90 days from date of sowing. 
You will be greatly pleased with this excellent Lima. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 30c; 1 lb. 
50c; 2 lbs. 90c. Postpaid. By express at purchaser’s expense. 10 lbs. or more, 
per lb. 35c. - 


320 Henderson Improved Bush Lima. This variety belongs to the class of 
small Lima, which is very excellent. In the South it is somethimes called ‘Butter 
Bean.” On account of their hardiness they are ideal for growing in the North, where 
they will mature early, and produce a splendid crop. Flavor is very delicious and 
sweet, and they yield a tremendous crop. We have an excellent stock of this variety. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.50. Postpaid. By express 
at purchaser’s expense, 10 lbs. or more, per Ib. 25c. 


Your vegetables are all marvelous. I had the finest garden in years from your seeds. Enclosed find 
order for Dutch Bulbs. Hope they are as good as your vegetables.—Mrs. Jane Morrisey, Winona, Wis. 


Your Fordhook Bush Limas were the most delicious we ever tasted.—Mrs. M. James, East Orange, N. J. 
Permit me to say all your vegetable 


seeds exceeded any I ever had. —Alex Mar- 
_ Shall, Sea Clif, N.Y. 


Mr. Childs:—Your Giant Pole Limas 
arethe marvel of this section and they taste 
Bite as they look.—Orrin Dumas, Ithaca, 


My Leviathans are well named. _ It. 
applies to the quality also.—James Pott, ~ ¥ordhook, the quality standard 
Elmira, N.Y. among Bush Limas 


Pole Varieties of Lima Beans 


330 Giant Podded Pole Lima. (See illustration.) This 
is really a remarkable Lima from its point of productiveness. 
The vigorous growing vines grow with extraordinary rapidity 
to 10 or 12 feet in height, throwing out in its various stages of 
growth 10 to 15 laterals, each producing immense quantities of 
pods. The first roots produce a crop and then on in succession 
as the new branches form, comes additional pods, thus giving 
succession crop on the same parent stem—or in other words it 
is an ‘‘Everbearing”’ variety. 

Pods come in clusters of 4 to 8, measuring 7 to 8 inches long, 
I % to 2 inches wide and thicker than any other Pole Lima. 
The flavor is delicious. It is tender, meaty, luscious and sweet. 
Matures in about 80 days. Pkt. 10c; 1% Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 
2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. Postpaid. By express at purchaser’s 
expense, 10 Ibs. or more, 35c per Ib. 


340 Early Leviathan. This is the earliest of all the Pole 
Limas, bearing a prolific growth in 90 days, in favorable season. 
Pods average from 3 to 4 beans of extra size. Very tender and 
splendid quantity. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 
Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.50. Postpaid. By express at purchaser’s 
expense, 10 Ibs. or more, 25c per Ib. ; 


350 King of the Garden. This variety grows uniformly 
large pods. It is also the latest in this class. The beans are 
excellent quality, of large size and a great favorite. Pkt. 10c; 
ss ly Ib. 25c; 1 lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. 
_ Giant Podded Pole Lima is one of the finest flavored By express at purchaser's expense, 10 Ibs. or more at 30c 
= of all limas per Ib. 


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Childs’ Famous Stringless Bean: 


What is more delicious than fresh, brittle, stringless beans right from your own garden? 
Beans are among the comparatively few vegetables that will yield well in even poor soil, al- 
though, of course, greatest crops are gathered in moderately rich loam. They should not be 
planted until the soil is quite warm and all danger of night frosts is past. Never walk between 
the rows or attempt to cultivate them nor to gather the crop while the vines are wet. It will 
spread rust, and the leaf spot disease. Drop seeds 4 inches apart in the row and cover with from 
2 to 3 inches of soil, leaving 244 feet of space between the rows. One pound of seed will sow 
about 100 feet of row. Fora constant supply fora family of five, sow 30 feet of row every other 
week from May Ist until July Ist. 


The Best of the Grecn Podded 


180 Byer. (See illustration and further description on page 54.) This is a splendid bush 
bean, with a wonderful flavor. Round pods, 5 to 6 inches long, very brittle and tender. Itisa 
great producer—an excellent bean for the home garden. We have a very fine selected stock. 
Pkt. 15ce; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 lbs. 85c; 5 lbs. $2.00. Postpaid. By express at purchaser’s ex- © 
pense—10 lbs. or more, 35c per Ib. 


I know beans. I’m convinced your Beyer’s is a superior bean in every way. J. R. Curry, Elmont, N.Y. 


150 Giant Stringless Green Pod. This famous stringless bush bean is the finest of all 
green-pod bush beans. The plants are medium height and the beans are medium in length, always 
tender and stringless. The most delicious beans are those that are gathered as soon as possible. 
Don't wait until they are too large. This bean is a very dependable yielder under all conditions, 
and always gives satisfaction. Matures in 50 days. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 
5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense—10 lbs. or more at 
30c per lb. ~ 

160 Bountiful 6 Weeks. (See illustration.) Thrifty stringless and tender flat green pods. 
Produces early in the season. Will outyield any other variety of green-podded bush beans that 
we know of and it will be stringless at all stages of development and on all soils. Ready for 
picking in 50 days. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. By 
freight or express at purchaser’s expense—10 Ibs. or more at 30c per lb. 

170 Refugee or 1,000 to 1. It does its best sown late in the season. In fact, it will outyield any 
other variety from seeds sown July Ist. Semi-round, tender pods of finest flavor, stringless. 
45 days. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.50. Postpaid. By express at 
purchaser’s expense—10 Ibs. or more at 25c per lb. 

190 Black Valentine. This is a geat favorite in the South, and with market growers on 
account of its blight-resisting qualities, and the fact that it matures early and all at one time. 
40 days. Pkt.10c; 4 lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 Ibs. $1.50. Postpaid. By express at. 
purchaser’s expense—10 Ibs. or more at 25c per lb. : 
290 Stringless Dwarf Horticultural. This bean serves two purposes. It is used asa green 
bean and also asa snap bean. The pods are about 5 inches long, crisp and practically stringless. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. By express at customer’s 
expense—10 lbs. or more at 30c per Ib. | 


Wax or Yellow Podded 


200 Sure Crop Stringless Wax. This is the most thor- 
oughbred of all flat podded Wax Beans. Rich yellow pods 
about 6 inches in length, almost .round, very meaty and 
sweet, and perfectly stringless; bearing a heavy crop within 
50 days of planting. Almost rust“and blight proof. Pkt. 
10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Post- 
paid. By express at purchaser’s expense—10 Ibs. or more 
at 30c per lb. 
_ 215 Improved Rust-Proof Golden Wax. Pods about 
Ne 5 inches long, flesh, straight, broad, flat, rich golden 
color. 40 days. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 
75c; 5 lbs. $1.75. Postpaid. 10 lbs. or more, not 
postpaid, 30c Ib. 
205 Wardwell’s Kidney Wax. Best looking and 
one of the most popular. Long, broad flat yellow pods. 
Delicious quality. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 
2 lbs. 75c; 5 lbs. $1.75. Postpaid. 10 Ibs. or = 
more, not postpaid, 30c lb. _ Early Bountiful 
210 Pencil Pod Wax. This bush wax bean is ex- 5 
tremely productive, with large yellow pods about 6 inches long, 
entirely stringless, brittle, with an excellent flavor. A good variety 
for succession planting from May to August. Fine for homed 
garden or market. Matures in 45 days. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 
45c; 2 lbs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. By express at purchaser’s 
expense—10 lbs. or more at 30c per |b. i 
220 Brittle Wax or Round Pod- Kidney. (See illustration.’ 
This is the best of all Wax Beans, very brittle and always stringless. 
When cooked, the pods retain a fine yellow color and measure 5 to€ 
inches long. Very early. Maturesin 40 days. Pkt. 15c; 14 lb. 25¢; 
1 Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70c; 5 Ibs. $1.50. Postpaid. By express a 
purchaser’s expense —10 Ibs. or more at 25c per lb. be 


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Brittle Wax 


Childs’ Triple-Tested Pole Beans 


Pole Beans are much heavier yielders than bush varieties. When 
properly staked up for vines to-runup they require less room than 
the bush varieties. Hence, are largely used for small gardens, where 
the space is limited. Many claim the quality better. 

Culture. Do not plant Pole Beans until the ground is warm, and 
the weather settled, after all danger of frost is past—about May Ist. 
Set poles about 4 feet apart each way and put.6 beans around each 
pole. We are offering here the very best varieties of Pole Beans. 
One pound will plant 200 hills. 


Green Podded Pole Beans 


230 Kentucky Wender or Old Homestead. There is not a more 
dependable bean _in existence, nor another bean that equals it year 
in and year out for sure large yields of unequalled quality. It isn’t 
only a Kentucky Wonder, it’s a National Wonder. 

“In quality it is par-excellence and is luscious, tender, brittle and 
stringless. We have in our own strain of this an Improved Type that. 
is remarkable for its extra earliness, maturing in about 60 days. The 
pods are nearly 10 inches in length, round and somewhat curved. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. 
By express at purchaser’s expense—10 lbs. or more 30c per lb. 


240 White Seeded Kentucky Wonder. This is a splendid meaty 
bean, about 7 to 8 inches long. Practically stringless. It is of the 
large pod class. The beans are pure white and excellent for winter 
use. Mature in about 65 days. Pkt. 10c; 4% lb. 25c; 1 Ib. 40c; 
2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. By express at customer’s 
expense, 10 Ibs. or more, 30c per lb. 


Wax Pole Beans 


260 Kentucky Wonder Wax. The same thing is true of this bean 
among the wax varieties as the Kentucky Wonder is among the green 
pods. It isa larger yielder and better quality than any other wax- 
podded sort. It would seem that natureintended to offset the trouble 
of training upon poles by providing a superior quality and greater 
yielder. We find the same condition applies to varieties of Tomatoes 
that have unusual climbing habits. 

_ Has broad fleshy stringless pods that mature in about 70 days. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; 1 Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 80c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. 
By express at customer’s expense, 10 Ibs. or more 30c per lb. 


Shell Be ans Used as dry beans during the winter. One lb. 


will sow 150-foot row; 50 lbs. sow one acre. 
270 White Navy Bean. Pkt. 10c; 2 Ib. 20c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c; 
5 lbs. $1.25. Postpaid, or 20c lb. F. O. B. Paral Paric. 


291 RedKidney. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 30c; 2 Ibs. 55c; 5 Ibs. 
$1.25. Postpaid, or 25c lb. F. O. B. Floral Park. 


_ While one of the oldest in cultivation, Old Home- 
290 Dwarf Horticultural. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. stead still maintains its lead in popular favor 


7Sc; 5 lbs. $1.75. Postpaid, or 20c lb. EF. O. B. F focal Park. 


Chard (or ‘SPINACH BEET 


A Beet which forms no roots, but makes big tops. The 
mid-ribs of leaves may be boiled and served like Aspara- 
gus, while the green portion of each leaf makes delicious 
Spinach greens. A 15-foot row yields about all a 
family of five can use between July Ist and frost. 


441 Lucullus. « (See illustration.) This variety is so 
vastly superior to any of the other types that we have 
discontinued all but this. Every garden should have 
chard of this variety. Similar to Spinach in flavor, and 
many think it superior as a delicacy. Prepare for use 
similar to Spinach. The white stalks or mid-ribs are also 
cooked like Asparagus. The leaves of this strain are 
heavily crumpled, tender, delicious flavor. Can be cut 
through and seasoned. Grows 2 to 2% feet high. Does 
well in hot weather. It yields a constant crop from 
June to winter. Can be cut down to the ground, new 

- shoots will then start again from the roots. Ready to 
use in-about 60 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1% lb. 45c; 
1 Ib. $1.25. Postpaid. 


I want you to know I have never had such healthy tender Chard in my 
life as I had from your seed.—G. Nichols, Mt. Lake Park, Md. 


r Money Bach If You Are Not Satisfied With Childs’ Seed 59 


Try Childs’ R vned Rajah Beet 

While Beets may readily be grown in any kind of soil, they perfer ” 
a deep, rich loam, free from stones. 

Seeds are sown as early in the spring as the ground can be properly 
prepared. Walking over the row after seeds are sown will press the 
soil in firm contact with the seeds and produce quicker germination. 

Sow in rows 18 to 24 inches apart, and should be covered with 
about 14 inch of soil. When about 4 inches tall, thin out to about 
4 inches apart in the row, sow a 15-foot row every week from early 
in April until middle of July. One ounce is sufficient to sow about 
60 feet of running row. 

400 Rajah. King of Winter Beets. (See page 85 for color 
illustration and page 84 for additional description.) Color is a 
very dark blood red, and its tenderness and quality are the reason 
for its wonderful popularity. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; 
1 lb. $3.00. Postpaid. 

360 Childs’ Early Wonder. (See illustration.) 

It is an extremely early beet, hence a desirable and profitable one 
for both home and market. It is the best for succession growing 
where young tender beets are wanted throughout the summer. It 
is of globe shape, coming probably more uniform in size and shape 
than any other beet grown. The skin is smooth and the flesh a deep 
blood red, singularly free from white zones. In fact in growing our 
seed every beet is notched for zone appearance and all white livered 
specimens discarded. It is an extremely tender and fine flavored 
beet. It retains its flavor during cooking better than other beets. res oe es 
It is aera ed eo sliced. It enhances the appear- Childs’ Early Wonder 
ance of salads. Matures in 45 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; ' 

1, Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. Postpaid. Alearestag ce Meir i = 
390 Long Island Long Smooth Beet. Conceded to illustration above shows the typical 
be the finest long blood Beet. Grown very extensively shape of this strain Two. each 
on Long Island, among the market growers and ip caine Be gathered a aeteatreaS 
farmers who ship it to New York City’s critical One ioe after seeds are sowie 
oe ae ra on 20c; 1% : Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; 

AGapraet i is 1 Ib. $1.00. Postpaid. ; 
380 Detroit Dark Red. (See 
illustration.) If you want to con- 
fine yourself to just one variety, 
let that be Detroit Dark Red. 
» .. Throughout this broad land of 
= ours no variety has proven of greater 

adaptability to different soils and climates than 
this. Perfectly round. Matures in 65 to 70 days. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; 1 lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 
385 Crimson Globe. Root of medium size, globe- 
shaped, rich red. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; 
Ib. $1.50. | 


——— 


“T have had such won- 
derful success with your 
seeds.”’ 

Mrs. E. J. Wyatt, 
East, Point, Ga. 


Detroit Dark Red 


Mangels 
(For Stock Feeding) 


410 Mammoth Prize Long Red. Color 

red, flesh is white with rings of pink. Rel- 

ished by all types of farm animals. Pkt. 

10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 20c; 1 Ib. 60c. 

420 Golden Tankard. This is the best 

yellow fleshed mangel. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 

1/4, lb. 20c; 1 lb. 60c. Postpaid. — 

425 Klein Wanzlebein. Sugar Beet. 

This is the variety generally used for 

making Beet Sugar. Yields 15 to 20 tons. 
per acre. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c. 14 Ib. 20c; 

lb. 60c. Postpaid. 

440 Lane’s White Sugar. This is the 

Snow White flesh variety. Pkt. 10c;! oz. 

‘15c; 14 Ib. 25c; lb. 75c. Prepaid. . 4 


: SWISS CHARD 

Chard (or SPINACH BEET 

A Beet which forms no roots, but makes 
big tops. The mid-ribs of leaves may be 
boiled and served like Asparagus, while the 
green portion of each leaf makes delicious 
Spinach greens. A 15-foot row yields about 
all a family of five can use between July Ist 
and frost. : 
441 Lucullus. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 
45c; Ib. $1.25. Postpaid. 


60 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Plants 


A field of frost proof Jersey Wakefield Cakbage plants under 3 inches of snow 


Guaranteed Absolutely Frost Proof 


Produces Cabbage a month earlier than home grown plants 
<-> Can be planted as soon as you can get them in the soil regardless of temperature 


71 When we say these Remarkable Plants are Frost Proof, we mean exactly that and more. 
ans These plants will withstand weather 20 degrees above zero, regardless of rain, sleet, snow or 
. ice. It is not necessary to cover them up. Once they are in the ground, just let them alone 
and cease to worry. Don’t be afraid of frosts, it won’t hurt them. 
Set them out just as soon as you can get them in the soil, the tops may wilt down or dry up, but the roots will 
keep on growing and shoot up strong, vigorous plants that will astonish you with the large, hard, ‘‘short season” 
heads they produce; fully a month to six weeks ahead of tender home grown plants. 


Postpaid Prices. We Can Only Supply the Following Varieties: 
Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, Copenhagen Market, Succession, Early Flat Dutch 


__ Regardless of number of varieties ordered or quantities wanted, we fill orders in multiples of 100 only. We 

could not for example accept an order for 25 each of 4 kinds or 50 each of two kinds. Customers who cannot 
use 100 plants each should get their neighbors to club together with them. When ordering please state when you 
want ustosendthem. You know pretty well when it will not be-20 above. 


100 plants 55c; 500 plants $1.75; 1,006 plants $3.25; 5,000 plants $15.00. Postpaid. 
See page 73 for Frost Proof Onion Plants 


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Your frost proof Cabbage Plants were under three different snow-storms and I only lost iwo out 100.—C. Morrison, Pigeon Falls, Wis. 
Your Long Island Cabbage seed certainly is better than others I have had and not near as many leaves.—C. Burdick, Massillion, Ohio. 


. : 
Chinese Cabbage 
The plants develop quickly, forming large, tightly folded 
heads somewhat like lettuce. This vegetable should really 
be planted the last of July or early in August. It makes 


a delicious cold slaw, or can be served as asalad. Itisalso 
boiled like cabbage. Try some in your garden this year. 


550 Pe-Tsai. This is the well-known variety, having 
large tender stalks. A little bit earlier than Wong Bok. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 85c; Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 


560 Wong Bok. This is the finest of the Chinese 
Cabbages, both in the way it grows and the flavor. Try 
this fine sort. Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; 14 1b. $1.50; Ib. $4.00. 


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Chinese Cabbage 


Brussels Sprouts 
It would be difficult to overrate the delightful, luscious sweet 
flavor of Brussels Sprouts, the most delicious of the cabbage 
family, and just as easy to grow. Just try one small row this year. 


_ They are distinctively a late summer and fall vegetable and 
seeds should not be sown until late in May or early June, the 
ame as late Cabbage. As soon as the plants make the second 
pair of leaves they should be transplanted in rows 2 feet apart, 

lowing 18 inches between the plants. The sprouts should not 
be used until after frost has improved their quality. One packet 
produces in the neighborhood of 200 fine strong sturdy plants. 


Matchless. (See illustration.) The finest type of .this 
ronderful vegetable produced in America. Both plants and 
routs grow to good size and the latter are particularly firm. 
e strain, we offer is grown especially for us. A real table 
icacy. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. 85c. Postpaid. 


Long Island is the Cabbage Seed Center Growing of the U..S. 61 


atchless Brussels Sprouts 


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Childs’ Long Island Grown Cabbage Seed 


Set aside one corner of the garden this vear for slaws, salads, pickles, 
sauerkraut, etc. Golden Acre, Jersey Wakefield, Surehead and Ball. 
head sown at the same time will give a succession crop throughout — 
the summer. Sow indoors or in a hot bed during February, trans- 
plant as weather permits. Six ounces sow one acre, one oz. produces 
3,500 plants. 

Childs’ Cabbage seed grown right here on Long Island is positively 
the best in America. Ask any Agricultural Dept. 

510 Golden Acre. (See illustration and description on page 54.) 
This is the new extra early or forcing ballhead cabbage that has and is 
creating a furore everywhere. Pkt. 20c; 2 oz. 40c; oz. 70c; 14 Ib. 
$1.75; lb. $5.00. Postpaid. 
460 Petes Early Jersey Wakefield. (See illustration.) Well-grown 
heads of average size weigh from 3 to 4 Ibs., depending entirely on soil 
conditions. This is unquestionably one of the earliest Cabbages in 
cultivation and of very finest quality. Our strain is choicest Long Island 
grown. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.20; Ib. $3.25. 
2610 FROST PROOF PLANTS. 100 for 55c; 500 for $1.75. 
470 Copenhagen Market. (See illustration.) Five days later than 
Jersey Wakefield. Headslarge. Very heavy, ball shaped. Matures all its 
heads atthe same time. Same as Golden Acreon page54 except date of ma- 
turity. Pkt. 10c; 140z;35c; oz. 60c; 14 lb. 1.50; Ib. $4.00. Postpaid. 
2605 FROST PROOF PLANTS. 100 for 55c; 500 for $1.75. 
480 Stein’s Early Flat Dutch. Matures in about 110 days. Pkt. 
a =] -10c; 14 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; lb. $3.00. Postpaid. 
Extra Early Jersey Wakefield 2625 FROST PROOF PLANTS. 100 for 55c; 500 for $1.75; 1,000 
for $3.25. Postpaid. 
490 Glory Enkhuizen. — It is one of the finest pure white cabbages. 
Heads mature uniformly and ripen at the same time. Heads are ball 
shaped, thin ribbed, very solid and the ideal size for market. Pkt. 
10c; 14 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; lb. $3.00 Postpaid. 
545 Volga. This is, without exception, the nearest 
approach to perfection among late Cabbages. Heads 
uniformly solid, equal size and shape, weighing from 12 
to 15 lbs. each. The flesh is exceedingly firm, tender and 
white, making it a most desirable form for kraut. The 
most severe winter known in this section does not inflict 
the slightest injury. This type is remarkable for its quick- 
growing habit, and will mature fully two weeks earlier 
than any of our late growing kinds. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 
40c; oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.00; Ib. $6.00. Postpaid. 
515 Giant Flat Dutch. (See illustration.) A monster 
specially selected strain of late Cabbage that grows to 
huge proportions giving immense yields impossible to 
secure with any other Cabbage. A close growing type 
of hard, slightly flattened heads. Quality is superb. 
great Kraut variety. Tender, crisp and mild. Flesh is 
snow white. Matures in 120 days. No better keeper 
known. Averages 12 to 14inchesin diameter. Pkt. 10c; 
14, oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.20; Ib. $3.50. Postpaid. 


FROSTPROOF CABBAGE PLANTS 


‘of the following varieties: 


Early Jersey Wakefield, Charleston Wakefield, Copenhagen 
Market, Succession, Early Flat Dutch. Price 100 for 55c; 
500 for i 75; 1000 for $3.25; 5000 for $15.00. Postpaid. 


Copenhagen Market 


521 Disease Resistant Ballhead. De- 
veloped to resist ‘“‘Yellow’’ and “Yellow 
Rot.” Description identical to Danish 
Ballhead. We recommend this to those 
of our customers whose cabbages turn 
yellow and theleaves dropoff. Pkt. 20c; 
1, oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75; Ib. 
$5.00. Postpaid. 


520 Danish Ballhead or Hollander. 
Surpasses any other variety for even 
growth, even heading, uniformity of size 
and solidity of head. Heads are ball shape. 
-Never burst. It is sweet, crisp and tender 
in flavor. Matures in about 120. days. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.20, 
Ib. $3.50. Postpaid. 


500 Surehead. Solid, uniform in size and 


10c; % oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; 
Ib. $3. 00. Postpaid. 


I recommend your seeds to all my friends. My 
father before me used your seeds for 20 years until he | 


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The Giant Flat Dutch Cabbage died.—Hulda Dressel, 626 Decatur, Brooklyn, N.Y. 


62 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


shape. 115 days. Finest quality: Pkt. 


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Beicious Red and Savoy Cabbages 


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- Savoy and Red Varieties 
530 Perfection Drumhead Savoy. (See illustration.) The 
savoy cabbage are generally conceded the sweetest and 
finest flavored of the cabbage family. Matures in about 110 
days. Leaves are crinkled and attractive. Pkt. 10c; 14 

- oz. 25c; 1 oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.25; Ib. $3.50. Postpaid. 
540 Danish Stonehead Red. This is not only the best 
and sweetest of Red types, but it isthe hardiest, most vigor- 
ous, hardest head, finest grained, best keeper, most tender, 
most crisp, and best flavored of all the reds. Pkt. 10c; 14 
oz. 25c; 1 oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.00. Postpaid. 


Large Flowering Chives 


An old favorite garden plant, which is very popular every- 
where. One of the most desirable and delicious of the Onion 
family. The tender, succulent tops are ready to cut as soon 
as the snow goes off, and may be cut frequently like Aspar- 
agus all the spring and used for salads, flavoring soups, 
dressings or for eating raw. It is most healthful and appe- 
tizing. Highly ornamental, for the flower garden. Hardy 
and robust anywhere. . 
701 Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 40c; oz. 75c. 


17050. PLANTS, 65c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. Savoy Cabbage 


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Cauliflower Extraordinary 


We question if there is a vegetable so universally relished and appetizing as the 
Cauliflower. Cauliflower seed is produced in the cold regions of Denmark and is an 
- exceptionally hardy plant that cultivates, thrives and grows with comparative ease . 
anywhere. If you use our seed, you should have no failures, but the finest white 
Cauliflower possible to grow. Try our short season vigorous Cauliflower seed. 
For Early Cauliflower, sow indoors or in hot beds during January or February, 
transplanting 2 to 3 inches apart, when plants will permit, then transplant 21% feet 
each way in the open as soon as soil and-weather will permit. Water freely, espe- 
cially when heading. When heads form and are hard, tie the leaves over the head 
in order to blanch the head. Why not try a few heads of Cauliflower this year. 


565 Childs’ 60 Day Cauliflower. (Sce illustration on page 55.) Again we lead 
in our introductions, of things supremely good, by offering a brand new strain of 
Extra Early Cauliflower that comes very nearly maturing in half the time of some 
of the old reliable sorts. 
This is a fine strain of Snow White Heading Cauliflower that here in this section 
on matures in 60 days from time of setting out the plants. Other varieties take about 
- PLEASE NOTE! -100 to 120 days. 
Long Island is Reputed for We have not had seed enough prior to this season to offer it hence cannot state 
Its Acres and Acres of Cab- much about its success alsewhere. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $3.00; 14 oz. $5.50. Postpaid. 


bage Seed and Cauliflower 

. 570 Early Snowball. This is a very popular 
early variety, used by the market gardeners. 
Under favorable conditions the plants make a 
good sized, solid head, excellent quality. This 
variety is astandard the world over. Pkt. 20c; 
14 oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.75; 1 oz. $2.85; 1% Ib. 
$8.00. 


575 Childs’ Extra Early Sufecrop. (See il- 
lustration.) Anextremely dwarf growing cauli- 
flower. The heads are snow white. Not so 
large as snowball. Mature in 95 days. Is 
certain to head under almost any average con- 
dition. The leaves cling closely to the head 
and hence do not require early tying up. It is 
a reliable, dependable header. It is solid, 
tender, finely flavored. One of the best for 
cool regions, where it does particularly well. 
None better for warm sections. Has a habit of 
ripening uniformly heads of uniform size and 
and shape. A splendid variety for home and 
market. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. $1.00; oz. $1.65; 
14 Ib. $5.00. Postpaid. 
580 Childs’ Dry Weather. This excellent 
variety produces a pure white head and is 
especially adapted for growing in dry locations, 
where other varieties fail to make good growth. 
OO Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.75; 12 oz. $2.50; oz. $3.50; 
Extra Early Surecrop Cauliflower 1/4 |b. $9.50. 


More Cabbage Seed Grown on Long Island Than Any Other Place in America 63 


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Carrots With a Distinction 


Carrots play a large part in our diet, served both raw and 
cooked. Carrots are good for the complexion. Young children 
are given carrots among the first vegetables they are allowed to 
eat. No vegetable is easier to digest. Serve plentiful and often. 

To have carrots that are just “Tight throughout the season, it 
is advisable to make repeated plantings. Put the rows 24 inches 
apart and as soon as the seedlings are 3 or 4 inches tall, they 
should be thinned out ta.stand 3 inches apart in the row. 


585 Childs’ Extra Early Coreless. (See page 54 for illustra 
tion and full description.) The greatest carrot in the world. 
The earliest carrot of all. It is utterly devoid of core. Rich 
orange color. Blunt at both ends. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. 
$1.00; lb. $2.75. Postpaid. 

590 Chantenay, or Half Long Medel. (See illustration.) 
This is one of the very choicest for the home garden. It has 
a very delicate flavor, comparatively small tops, and ready 
within 60 days from date seeds are sown. If you are choosing 


one carrot only, take this one. You can’t go wrong with it. _ 


Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.20. Postpaid. 


600 Danver’s Half Long. It is generally pretty well 
conceded that this is the most popular of all carrots. It is a 
large cropper. A dependable cropper and matures in about 
80 days. It is a small, handsome orange-red carrot, and for 
main crop has no equal. It is excellent in shape, growing from 
6 to 8 inches long, averaging 2% inches in diameter. It is a 
cylinder shape, tapering to a blunt end. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
14 Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.00. Postpaid. . 
610 Early Scarlet Horn. This is an extremely early va- 
riety, that produces fair sized carrots within 40 days after 
seeds are sown, and should be used as soon as it grows to 


Chantenay | 


about 3 inches long. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. 
$1.20. Postpaid. 


Something about your Carrot seed make them grow and produce beiter 
than seed I purchased elsewhere—M. J. Whaley, 520 W. 230th 
Street, New York City. 

I honestly believe my Carrots are as near perfect as it ts possible to 
have.—Alice J. Hossengel, Box 36, Oakland, Md. 

I have traded with you for many years and always my results have 
been wonderful.—Mrs. Ettie Anderson, 802 E. A St., Ontario, Calif. 


Send me your catalog for I certainly need good seeds here.-—Mrs. Ida 
M. W ae W ice ee te 240. 


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Postpaid. 


Improved Long 
Orange, the Great 
Winter Keeper 


The carrots from your 
seed are the best I ever had. . 


R. J. Ransom, 
3585 Perry St., 
Denver, Col. 


620 Ox Heart. This is an excellent carrot very free 
from hard cores or fibre, and of very excellent quality. 
Grows rather wide and stocky, measuring 3 to 4 inches 
in length, and stump-rooted. On account of its thick- 
ness it frequently reaches 2 Ibs. in weight and con- 
sequently is much used by farmers for stock feeding 
purposes. It is a deep orange in color. The flesh is very 
tender and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; “a Ib. 35c; 
lb. $1.20. Postpaid. 


Improved Long Grades (See Husiration ) 


This is the long carrot that grows rather rapidly, gradually 
tapering in shape, but is free from small rootlets. It is a good 
keeper and excellent for winter use. Very handsome, straight, 
smooth roots of bright orange color, frequently 12 inches 
long and 3 inches in diameter at the neck. No better carrot 
for all round table use or field culture. Very productive. 
Fine flavored. Tender and sweet, good from end to end. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; Ib. $1.00. Postpaid. 


We have comeio realize that by using your seeds we save much time and - 
make much more money.—Chas. A. Newton, Harrisburg, Mich. 


Stock Carrots 


These are the carrots that are good keepers, and grow to 

rather a large size and are excellent for winter feeding for 
stock. They are heavy yielders and seed should be sown in 
May and June. If sown in drills, 4 lbs. of seed will be suff:- 
cient for an acre. 
For cattle, hogs and horses they are unexcelled. 
640 Improved Short White. This is the standard of this type of car- 
rot and is very popular. Roots grow about 8 to 10 inches long measuring 
3 inches across, tops gradually tapering. It is a good keeper and has ex- 
cellent food value. Much the easiest to harvest. Pkt..10c; oz. 15c; 
14 Ib. 25c; Ib. 75c. 


Nothing better for increasing the flow of milk in cows. 


Childs’ Extra Early Coreless 


64 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Try Our New Celery “Wonderful” 


Celery has long been considered the ‘‘Brain Food” 
vegetable. Doctors recommend it as a diet for nervous 
people. Conceded the most healthful possible to eat. 
Attractive to serve. Toothsome to the taste.’ 


655 Golden Plume or Wonderful. (See illustration.) 
Anew type of Golden Self Blanching with wider leaves 
and thicker stems offered last year for the first time. A 
great improvement over all other yellow varieties. It is 
somewhat earlier than Dwarf Golden Self Blanching and 
is more easily blanched toa beautiful, clear, creamy white. 
The plant is stout and stocky anda full heart. A vigor- 
ous grower, resistant to disease, unequalled for home 
garden, local market and long distance shipments. 
Pkt. 20c; VA oz. $2.25; oz. $4.00; 14 lb. $12.00. 


We consider your Golden Plume Celery a vast improvement over any 
celery we ever grew.—Chas. Hotchkiss, Bel Air, Md. 


660 Golden Self Blanching. French grown. The inner 
leaves and stalks of this variety being naturally white, no 
hilling up is necessary. Blanching is assisted by laying card 
board or boards against them. This is a vigorous early dwarf 


grower. Rich golden color. Crisp, stringless, brittle and fine flavor. 
Pkt. 20c; 12 oz. 75c; oz. $1.35; 1/4 lb. $4.00; Ib. $12.00. 


650 Improved White Plume. One of the earliest, quickest 
growing and crispest of all early kinds. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 
45c; 4 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. 


670 Easy Blanching. Easily the finest strain of White Plume, 
its centre leaves and stalks being naturally white. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 
25c; oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.35; lb. $4.00. Postpaid. 


680 Giant Pascal. (See illustration.) The best for winter stor- 
age, for this reason is particularly recommended for the amateur 
and the home garden. Of compact growth, forming short broad 
stalks that blanch readily. Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 20c; oz. 35c; 4 lb. 
$1.20; lb. $3.50. Postpaid. 


Chicory Celeriac or Turnip Rooted Celery 


Unexcelled for Greens or Salads Can be grown in many sections where celery culture is practically 
Witloof Chicory is grown for its roots impossible. The roots are harvested in the fall, trimmed of leaves 
which produce an appetizing pinkish salad. and stored like carrots, in sand or dry soil. 


One ounce of seeds will produce about 300 
roots. Sow in May in rows 2)4 feet apart 
and cover with 14 inch of soil, 4 inches 
apart in the row. 


700 Witloof or French Endive. In October when the > 
roots are fully developed, they should be dug and the 
leaves cut off t6 within 114 inches of the crown. The ends of 
the roots should be cut so that you have roots averaging 
8 inches long. After keeping them out of the ground for about 
2 weeks, replant in cold frames or boxes, covering the crown 
of the roots with 6 inches of light soil or strawy manure. 
Some advise deeper planting, but that will exhaust the 
strength of the roots much sooner. Cutting from roots thus re- 
planted may begin in 4 weeks. Generally delicious salad may 
~be enjoyed around Christmas time. Try a few rows this year. 
Pkt. 10c; 12 oz. 15c., oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 


690 Prague Giant. Roots are quite smootn, growing as large 
asaman’s fist. They are generally boiled until tender, and served as 
a salad. Pkt. 10c; 1,2 oz. - 20¢; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 


Cress, or Pepper Grass 


710 Extra Curled Upland. Thrives best very early in the spring 
and should be cut: as rapidly as it becomes 4 to 5 inches 
tall, since it quickly goes to seed. Repeated plantings of short 
tows should be made often between early April and May Ist. 
“Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 35c; Ib. $1.00. Postpaid. 


"720 Water Cress. Grows well along the banks of creeks and 
running streams or in ditches where the water is not stagnant. 
t may also be grown in any moist spot in the garden, provided it 
is watered freely and frequently. Pkt. 10c; oz. 55c; 4 Ib. $1.65; 
Ib. $5.00. Postpaid. 


TI tried ‘your Rajah Beet last year. Jt is all you claim for iit. Stores well and 
retains tts flavor.—Mrs.L. D. Hopkins, North Scituate, R. I 


Your Rajah Beet is a Psisintes beet. Rich color, fine flavor, fine canner.—Mrs. 
Pred Scott, Manistique, Mich 


oy Giant 
: Pascal, 
the late 
quality 
standard 


Full Cultural Directions on Every Packet 65 


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< 


‘See Pages 53 and 85 for Corn Specialtil 


There is nothing in the vegetable kingdom hailed with as much deligh 

ae f looked forward to with as much anticipation, as juicy sweet corn. 4 
S ' we ut” SENG Sixty Day Makegood, Golden Bantam, Howling Mob, Golden Evergree 
‘ xy A geek and Stowell’s Evergreen planted at the same time will give you sweet cor 
all summer. Plant large areas in hills 3 feet apart each way. Small plot 


one foot apart in 30 or 36-inch rows. Sow six kernels to the hill and thi 
out to three plants, a 


760 Makegood 60-Day. (See color, page 85; for fuller description, see page 
53, also 84.) Eight to twelve days earlier than Early Bantam, and equally ag 
Sweet, juicy and tender. Large ears. Ten to fourteen rows. Read what ou 
customers say on page 53. ‘Pkt. 15c; YQ lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c. Post. 
paid. 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 25 Ibs. $7.00. Not Postpaid. 4 


765 Childs’ Golden 60-Day Corn. The earliest Yellow Sweet Corn ve 
know of and this variety matures at the same time as our 60-Day Makegood, 
It is bred from the Makegood strain. (See page 53.) Pkt. 20c; 14 Ib. 35e: 


Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.00. Postpaid. 5 Ibs. $2.25; 10 Ibs. $4.25; 25 ibs. $9.75.) 
Not Postpaid. . 


750 Howling Mob. Ripens in about 75 days. Strong white color, Ex 
ceptionally sweet and luscious. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 20c; Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c. 
Postpaid. 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $2.35. Not Postpaid. J 
770 Long Island Beauty. (See illustration.) Matures in about 100 days 
Very attractive, large well filled ears. Color white. Average three ears te 
the stalk. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70c. Postpaid. 5 Ibs. $1.5051| 
10 Ibs. $2.75. Not Postpaid. * 
780 Stowell’s Evergreen. The best: known and most beloved of all sweet}} 
corns. Hasa reputation for dependability. The best for home canning. Ears 
8 to 10 inches long. Pure white kernels, tender and sweet. Matures in abou 
-90 days. Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 20c; Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c. Postpaid. 5 Ibs. $1.255] 
10 Ibs. $2.35. Not Postpaid. 
730 Golden Bantam. (See illustration.) Conceded one of the sweetest, best 
and most luscious sweet corns in the world. Ears5 to 7 incheslong. Bright golden 
color. Matures in about 70 days. Suitable for cool and damp soils. Pkt. 10c;' 


V4 Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 70c. Postpaid. 5 Ibs. $1.50;10 Ibs. $2.50. Not. 
Postpaid. 


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: 
i 


790 Country Gentleman. Unquestion- 
ably the sweetest and juiciest of the late 
varieties. Matures in about 100 days. 
Color white. Kernels long and slim. 
E. Rows uneven. Saree jb. ~~ 

nd ee a oy Be ee Ib. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c. ostpaid. 5 lbs. 
Pop Corn 2 Wee - > s sae $1.25; 10 Ibs. $2.35. Not Postpaid. |) 
810 Tom Thumb. ee TT UEF. =e 740 Golden Evergreen. (See illus- 
(Hulless.) This is the tration.) Equally as sweet as the Ban- 
dwarf rice variety tam, ripening about ten days later and 
that Pop Corn ven- larger ears. Golden yellow color. Ex- 
ders and manufac- tremely Sweet, exceptionally luscious. | 
turers use entirely. Fars 10 to 12 inches, with 12 rows. | 
The kernels are long Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c: Ib. 40c; 2 lbs. 
and slender, popping 70c. Postpaid. 5 Ibs. $1.50; 10 Ibs. 
to the last kernel. $2.75. Not Postpaid. 
The white ears, while 


about half the length 
of the old white rice 
(about 4 inches) will 
produce fully as much 
Popped Corn. Pkt. 
10c; 4 Ib. 20c; Ib. 
35c; 2 lbs. 60c. Post- 
paid 


820 White Rice. 
Ears grow 6to 8 inch- 
es long. Color white. 
Pkt. 10c. 14 Ib. 15c; 
Ib. 25c; 2 Ibs. 40c. 
Postpaid. 


FEES Long a sland Golden 
Evergreen Beauty Bantam 


Corn Sala 


Highly prized as a substitute for salads through- - 
out the winter. It isa very hardy little plant, forming rosettes of tender 
leaves throughout fall and winter from seeds sown during August and 
September. Sow it just like lettuce and thin the plants to stand 3 inches 


apart in the row. One ounce of seed will sow 50 to 60 feet of row. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4 Ib. 50c. Postpaid. 


66 


900 Broad Leaved. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Enjoy Good ‘Cucumbers In Your Garden | 


Davis Perfect (Top Left), Tone Green sect er Leld and ‘Barly F Gone (Two Extreme Right) 


Next to cabbage and tomatoes the cucumber undoubtedly has the greatest range of usefulness, and the 
housewife visions pickles long before the seed is in the ground. We grow our seed in high altitudes to insure not 
only quick but sure results... The varieties offered are the most dependable and cover every ‘possible need in their 
class. Sow outdoors as soon as soil and weather will permit in hills 4 to 6 feet apart each way. Thin out to the 

_ 4strongest plants. Plant at intervals for succession. Pick fruit as fast as they ripen as it increases the productive- 
ness. Pickling varieties can be planted until the middle of July. One packet of each of these cucumbers planted 
the same time will give you cucumbers all summer. 


825 Childs’ Earliest. (See illustration and fuller description on page 55.) The earliest of the cucumbers. Dark 
green color. Unexcelled in flavor or for table use. Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.75. Postpaid. 


895 Everlasting. A new variety of the very finest quality that will keep for months, even far into the winter, 
without decaying or changing color. In short, it may be picked from the vines in the open ground in the fall and 
sold in the market in a fine condition during December and January, when good cucumbers bring enormous prices. 
It is of the White Spine type, of good size, ‘uniform, perfect shape and rich, dark green color, which seems to hold 
forever. Quality the best of any cucumbers we have tested. Vine strong and vigorous, a rapid grower and early 
bearer. Resists bugs, drought and disease to a remarkable degree. Among the finest all-around cucumbers we 
know, but of course its great value and novelty is in its long-keeping qualities. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 14 Ib. 75c; 
lb. $2. 25. Postpaid. . 


830 Davis Perfect. (See Mustration ) This is an extremely early variety, suitable for forcing in or out- 
doors. It is very, very free from seed, hence a superb variety for slicing and salads. The pure white flesh is 
unusually attractive. Color is dark green; white spined, uniform in shape. Tapers at both ends. Matures in 
about 55 days. - Vines are hardy and vigorous. . Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 60c; lb. $1.75. Postpaid. 


840 Early Fortune. (See illustration.) Gets its name from its earliness and productiveness. Rich dark 
green and pointed ends. Fruits about 9 inches long, matures in about 50 days. It is tender, crisp and superb 
flavor. Can be used when quite young. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.35. Postpaid. 


850 Early White Spine. Highly valued for the long period that it retains its rich dark green color, after 
it ripens and after picked. Matures in about 65 days. It is vigorous and productive. It is of uniform cylinder 

- shape. Slightly pointed at both ends. Perfectly smooth» White spines at blossom end. Brittle, crisp, tender 
and excellent flavor. Good variety for the amateur. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.35. Postpaid. 


860 Improved LongGreen. (See illustration.) A safe and profitable variety for both beginner and profes- 
- sional. Although a late strain, it commences to produce pickle size fruits very early, suitable at any stage for use. 
Crisp, tender and fine flavor. Maturesinabout 70 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c;.14 lb. 50c; Ib. $1.35. Postpaid. 


~ 890 Japanese Climbing, This is the variety to use where space is limited. Will climb fences, wire net- 
' ting, trellises, etc. Suitable for training on front, side and rear porches, as it is ornamental as well as useful. 
_ Fruits 12 to 16incheslong. White fleshis crisp, cool, tender. Pkt.15c; oz. 20c; 141b.50c; 1b. $1.50. Postpaid. 


Pickling Varieties 


870 Chicago Pickling. A very early pickling strain that is the acknowledged standard everywhere. Retains 
its freshness for lengthy periods. Cool, crisp and tender. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.35. Postpaid. 


880 Early Green Cluster. Sets its fruits in clusters of two-and three. There seems almost no end to its 
_ prolificness. Very small seed cavity. Well flavored, crisp and tender. Can be picked when young and small. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 45¢; Ib. $1.35. Postpaid. 


Buy Your Vegetable Seeds Where They Are Guaranteed 67 


— tants 


Good, Safe, Delicious Egg Plant 


A very delicious vegetable, that gives a decided change 
in the diet. It can be cooked in many tempting ways, — 
‘| especially with our strains, as they do not require soaking 
' in salt water or pressing out before using, and is one of the 

easiest possible to grow. Sow seed during March indoors, 

and transplant to the open in June or sow seed in the open 
when weather permits. Plant 2 feet apart each way. 


940 Childs’ Black Beauty. (See illustration.) .This 
makes the most desirable variety for either the home 
garden or the market, as it is early, matures about 10 days 
earlier than the New York. Has a reputation for its uni- 
formly large size. The fruits are exceedingly appetizing 
in- flavor. Very broad, thick, meaty, symmetrical in 
shape. Thecolorisarichlustrousblack-purple. Matures 
in 95 days. Not as large or as productive as the New 
York. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.70; Ib. 
$4.75. Postpaid. 


950 New York Improved Spineless. This is not only 
the largest fruited variety, but it also is the most pro- 
ductive. It is entirely spineless, white flesh, tender, 
sweet, meaty and of unusual fine flavor. The fruits are 
of deep purple color, quite smooth. This is an excep- 
tionally fine strain of seed. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 


¥ 


1/4, Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.25. Postpaid. 


Endive, a Tasty Salad 


Almost everyone loves lettuce; in our opinion Endive 


ane 


Childs’ Black Beauty Egg Plant 


I have been a user of your seeds for many a year and the fact that 
I keep coming back year after year is proof that I regard them the- 


best procurable.—CambDbell. Young, Edmonton, Alia. has all the good points of lettuce, yet is much more at- 
_ tractive and certainly more highly flavored. . 

> One ounce will sow a 200 foot row. Sow seed from 

D andelion ; middle of June until August. When fully grown, pull the 


Deior entice this withthe. se sacar ea outer leaves over the center and tie, this will bleach the 
common inlawns. This is a cultivated French type, head a beautiful white. oe 
used for greens and salads. One ounce sows a 100 920 Giant Green Curled. This is the hardiest and most 
foot row. Sow early, thin to 4 inches apart. If vigorous of the endives, and the quality improves with 
sown late and covered in the winter will produce extra cooler weather. Quicker to mature and more upright 
early greens. : than the other sorts. More ornamental than lettuce. It 
910° Improved Thick Leaved. Forms compact is crisp, tender, and a very accentuated flavor. Pkt. 10c; 

2. - :1 : 
bunches of thick, juicy leaves. Pkt.'15ce; Yyoz. 55c; 0% 25¢; /s lb. 65c; Ib. $1.50. 


oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 930 White Curled. Preferred by many on account of 
its self blanching habit, as it isnot necessary to tie up to 

H b blanch. Exceptionally tender. Leaves of light golden 

erps tint. Highly attractive asa garnish. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 


We offer here 'the few most popular herbs, urging 1/4 Ib. 65c; lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 


and hoping that our customers will set aside a few No doubt you will be interested in knowing that all the seeds pur- 


feet of space for them. There is not anything in chased from you this spring proved unusually satisfactory.—L. V. 
any garden of more value for flavoring thanafewherbs. Jolliffe, Winchester, Va. 


960 Caraway. Much used for flavoring bread, cakes, cookies 
and soup. Pkt. 10c;0z.25c. Postpaid. 

970 Dill. Leaves and seeds extensively used for pickles. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 20c; 14.1b.50c. Postpaid. 

980 Sage. Used for meats, dressings, soups, salads, etc. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c. Postpaid. 

11502 PLANTS. Each 20c;3 for 50c; $1.75 perdoz. Postpaid. 


990 Summer Savory. Much used for flavoring soup, meats, 
etc. Pkt. 10c;0z.35c. Postpaid. 


991 Collection. One packet of each of the above 4 kinds 
30c; one oz. of each $1.25. Postpaid. 


Horse Radish Roots 


17080 Giant Bohemian. The most rapid grower. Will grow 
in any soil. The variety used for commercial purposes. The 
very best variety in eating quality. 6 for 25c; 12 for 35c; 
50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.50. Postpaid. 


Just a line to let you know that I received the seed in the finest condition possible 
for to receive any parcel from such a long way off, and I want to tell you that I am 


4 "thi ; ti 2 5 ro aa 4 
e. Pleased met everything that you have sent me.—R. J. Ransom, 3285 Endive. The délightful salad plant 


Perry St., Demeester 
68 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. . 


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Dwarf Siberian Kale hardy member of the Cabbage tribe 


Leeks 


A delicately flavored member of 
the Onion family, equally useful for 
flavoring soups or as a salad. 


1030 American Flag. The best 
for early use. Pkt. 10c; oz. 39c; 
4, 1b.90c. Postpaid. 


-1040 Giant Italian. The fAar- 
diest of them all. Pkt. 10c; 14 0z. 
| 15c; oz. 25c; 14 |b. 75c. Postpaid. 


ebiahi 


IT have been buying from you 
for 20 years. I have boughi from 
others but none have been as good 
as yours. No one can Satisfy me 
but you.—J. S. Stirman, Spring- 
jield, Lil. 

I have used your 
seeds for many years 
and they are always 
great.— Mrs. E. J. 
Wyait, Eastpoini, Ga. 

Too much praise can- 
not be said of the seeds 
bought from you. My 
mother before me who 
was a real practical 
gardener also always 
found your seeds best. 


. —Mrs. G. G. Bray, 
American Flag Leek Newport News. Va. 


Cos (Romaine) Lettuce 


The tendency in growing lettuce for salads, etc., is the 
heading types of which the Cos variety belongs. It is this 
ype that is used so extensively in hotels and cafes. Differs 
ae the other lettuce in the shape of its leaves, which are 
“long palm or spoon shape. Grow in the same manner as 
other Lettuce except when, well matured, the outer leaves 
" should be tied together to bleach the inside. 


-70c; 1 lb. $2.00. 


1050 Paris White. (See illustration.) Leaves stand erect. Re 
sists wilt, grows to immense size, and retains its superb equality for 
along period. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1/4 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 

'1060 Dwarf Express or Eclipse Cos. The smallest, but earliest, 
of the popular Cos or Romaine Lettuces. Pkt. 10c: oz. 25c: 1% Ib. 


Select Kale, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce 


It’s well to bear in mind that every class of 
vegetables has a use distinctly its own, so it is 
with Kale. Kale furnishes excellent greens for 
winter and early spring use, with a flavor en- 
tirely different than any other vegetable. Frost 
and cold weather improves it. Sow during May 
and June in rows, 18 inches apart and cultivate 
the same as cabbage. For spring use sow dur- 
ing September and cover with littér or straw. 
It is hardier than cabbage. If the winters are 
not severe, tender greens can be secured from 
under the winter covering. 


1000 Hardy Siberian. (See illustration.) The 
hardiest of all the Kales, but less curly than the 
next. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 20c; Ib. 75c. 
Postpaid. 


1010 Dwarf Green Curled. The leaves re- 
semble handsome, thick plumes, 12 to 14 inches 
long. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 


Postpaid. 
Kohlrabi 


Kohlrabi belongs to the cabbage 
family, however, it really is a mild 
flavored turnip and much easier to 
grow than turnips. Sow in rows 18 
inches apart, early in the spring as 
weather permits, one oz. sows 300 feet. 
Repeated sowing insures a crop all 
summer. 


1020 Early White Vienna. (See 
illustration.) We offer this one variety 
because it is the earliest and best for 
every purpose, ready for the table in 
60 days, frequently sooner. Very at- 
tractive, white flesh, white outer skin, 
small tops, medium size, mild and 
sweet. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 20c; oz. 30c; 
14, Ib. 70c; Ib. $2.00. - 


Paris White Cos, 
a great August salad 


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sctccneae epppr ype accra 


Lettuce 


Better — Seed 


Crisphead Big Boston May King 


After the long weary winter, the first real garden thrill comes from the lettuce family. It makes its appearance 
first and it is lettuce that is ready for the table first. Strange to say, lettuce also gives the last flickering good-bye 
before the snow flies. 

To properly develop and form heads, thin out as soon as the seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, to stand 4 inches 
apart in the row. Later on remove every other one, still later on remove every other one until 16 inches apart in 
the row. Cultivate thoroughly and often. For the earliest crop sow Black Seeded Simpson. The Butterhead 
varieties may be planted up to the middle of May, after which seeds should be sown of Iceberg or New York. 
Toward the end of May, plant Cos Lettuce only. Late August again brings favorable growing conditions for 
Matchless Big Boston and other head lettuce and early kinds. 


1150 Matchless. (See color page 85, for illustration, 1100 California Cream Butter. Undoubtedly the 
and page 84 for fuller description.) Considered the best for summer use as it is slow to seed and forms a 
tenderest and sweetest of all lettuces and unquestion-. more solid head during the hot summer. Valued for 
ably the best for the home garden. The crown portion its heat resistance. Within 70 days, splendid 10-inch 
of the head is slightly loose, while the rest is hard. heads will beformed. The outside leaves have brownish 
Matures in about 70 days. Pkt. 25c. Postpaid. tinges; ey ae nae ne: brown spots. Pkt. 10c; 
ae : : : oz. 20c; 1 lb. 60c; Ib. $1.75. 
larger order, As to quality, well this big order tlis-its own story 1090 Iceberg. (See illustration.) As _ illustrated 
Harry Balm, 7 Oriole Parkway, Toronto, Canada. below, this is of the distinct crisp-head or cabbage- 
1070 Crisphead. (See illustration.) Forms a solid Sent iS =e from all deen above eas 
head almost as large as a small cabbage. Of avery "UCT eat ly f ied ie de G6 oS EEE oe eee 
superior quality. A quick-grower and the longest eee eas ke h a i = ore wee Be pe 
keeper of any. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 55c; Ib. $1.50. ol the entire crisp-head Class, becoming ready tor use 
Bectpaid. in from 80 to 85 days after sowing seeds. Pkt. 10c;, 
oz. 30c; 4 lb. 85c; lb. $2.00. Postpaid. 
1140 New York or Wonderful. One of the best 1145 Childs’ May King. (See illustration.) This is 
known market strains. In many sections Truckers will the earliest of the solid heading varieties. We grow a 
not grow any other. Forms solid heads. Foliage dark special strain of this for our large Southern and New 
green. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. 95c; Ib. $2.75. York markets trade. If you want the dependable, we 


1120 Mignonette Lettuce. The small, solid heads have it. Compact firm heads. Outer leaves slightly 

blanch creamy white and are tender and sweet. It savoyed. Color, light green tinged with brown. Inner 

does not grow very large heads, but they are perfect leaves bleach (0, 2-Sule 2 ee ae ee, 

in quality and extremely hard. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; buttery flavor. : Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; Ib. 
2 ; $2.00. Postpaid. 


‘/ Ib. 70c; Ib. $2.00. Postpaid. 1155 Buttercup. A beautiful garden sort, almost as 
1080 Big Boston. (See illustration.) It is particu- ornamental asa Coleus. Large heads and fine quality; 
larly well adopted for early work in the home garden, beautiful golden yellow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. 
both outdoors and under glass. Seventy-five days $1.00; lb. $3.00. 

bo cuature. .Pkt.. 10c3 -ozsa25e; 1/,. 1b: 470c; lb. ~ ee — 
$1.75. Postpaid. % Salts 


1130 Wayahead. A very fine, very early strain of 
famous May King Butterhead, which it surpasses in 
every respect. Seventy-five days to mature. Pkt. 
10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; Ib. $1.75. Postpaid. 


Loose Leaf Lettuce 


1160 Grand Rapids. The most popular loose-leaf 
variety for growing outdoors as well as. under glass. 
Both Grand Rapids and Black Seeded Simpson de- 
velop large bunches of attractively curled leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; Ib, $1.65. Postpaid. 


1170 Black Seeded Simpson. The standard loose- 
leaf Lettuce for the home garden, Will stand fully 
10 days longer than Grand Rapids. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
25c; 14 lb. 65c; Ib. $1.50. Postpaid. 


1175 Early Curled Simpson. Forms a close com- 
pact mass of leaves. Excellent flower. Pkt. 10c; 


oz. 25c; 14 lb. 65c; lb. $1.50. Postpaid. Where crisp salad is the object, plant Tcebere 


70 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


"only vegetable of a long, long list that can be classed 


' will grow almost anywhere. 


Ib. $3.00. 


One reason’we particularly recommend melons for 
the home garden is because they are practically the 
with fruit. Any person can raise melons and they 
Even if only a small 
spot is available a few hills should be planted. 

Plant ten seeds in each hill, covering half inch. 
Hills 4 to 6 feet for Muskmelons and 8 to 10 feet 
apart for Watermelons. Thin out to four or five plants 
later. Work fertilizer and sand into each hill. When 
plants appear, sprinkle with soot or bug death. One 
ounce will sow about 50 hills. 


Muskmelons 

1240 Van Buskirk’s New Netted King. (See 
illustration opposite.) A prominent melon grower 
has this to say about this wonderful muskmelon: 
“There is no other melon that equals it in any way. 
It has small seed cavity. It is beautiful to look at. 
It has exquisite flavor. It is the best shipper. It is 
the largest yielder. Can be picked at the earliest 
stage of development:” Flesh yellow. Matures in 
85 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. 
Postpaid. 


1230 Childs’ Supreme. (See illustration, page 85, 
and fuller description on page 84.) The largest of the 
muskmelons and equally as sweet as the Netted King. 
Deep emerald green outside. Fine salmon colored flesh 
of unusual thickness. Matures in 80 days. Pkt. 20c; 
oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.00. Postpaid. 


1180 Improved Rockyford. Flesh light green in 
color. Ripens to the rind. Used more than any other 


variety. Requires 85 days to mature. Pkt. 10c; oz. 
20c; 1% lb. 50c; Ib. $1.20. Postpaid. . 


1210 Early Knight. The earliest of all green-fleshed 
Muskmelons, holding real quality flesh. Will ripen 


Melons That Every One Can Easily Grow 


Sy 


Van Buskirk’s King 


within 100 days; does well in cool sections. 
oz. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; lb. $1.65. Postpaid. 
1220 Emerald Gem. A small, salmon fleshed, dark 
green-skinned variety. Ripens in 90 days. Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. Postpaid. 

1200 Osage. A large-sized golden fleshed variety of 
merit on heavy soils and in cool sections. Matures in 
90 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. 


Pkt. 10c; 


Postpaid. 


1190 Vine Peach. Similar to Muskmelon, same cul- 
tivation, the size of a large peach, oval shape, bright 
orange color. Used for pies, sauce, pickles and pre- 
serves. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 144 lb. 50c. Postpaid. 


W atermelons 


1280 Van Buskirk’s Jumbo Sugar Boy. It is a 

large melon of thick, rich red flesh of exceptional sweet- 

ness. It grows strong and quickly. The rind is of rich 

deep green color. Long shape. Grows uniformly. Ma- 

tures in 90 days. Pkt. 15c;-oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; 
Postpaid. 

1290 Klondyke. A hardy vigorous grower. Pro- 


- duces melons of immense size and quantities. The color 
is green. The flesh is deep crimson-pink. Very sweet, 


’ tender, brittle. Maturesin 95 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 


1/ Ib. 65c; lb. $1.75. Postpaid. 
1250 Cole’s Early. The earliest melon grown, medium 
size. Green and white striped. Rich red flesh. The 


Tom Watson 


Use Childs’ Seeds and Enjoy Every Plant In Your Garden 


best for northern districts. Matures in 90 days. Pkt. 


10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 


1260 Kleckley Sweets. The most popular oblong 
dark green sort, from 10 to 20 inches long by 10 inches 
in diameter. Bright scarlet flesh and a solid heart, of 
splendid flavor make it a great favorite. Matures in 
85 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.00. 
Postpaid. 


1270 Tom Watson. (See illustration.) The best 
Watermelon for shipping. Bright red flesh is of excel- 
lent quality. Matures in 90 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
14 tb. 30c; lb. 75. Postpaid. 


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Childs’ Supremely Good Onion Seed 


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for Onion Plants 


Southport 
Red 


See Our Specialty Pine Apple Bottle Onion, Page 55 


Southport 
White 


One advantage in the growing of onions is the ease with which they may be stored during winter, thus making 


it an all year around vegetable. 
in consumption. 
easy. One ounce for 100 foot row. 


seed in the soil in the spring. Firm the soil with foot or spade. 


White Varieties 


1300 Mammoth White Silver King. This grows 
larger than any other white onion. Onions a pound or 
more in size are common. It is one of the highest bred 
and hardiest onions grown. Has been developed for 
uniformity of size, small necks, mildness in flavor (un- 
questionably the mildest flavored white onion). It is 
peculiarly adapted to varied soils, thriving everywhere, 
skin is a beautiful silvery white. Flesh flashing white 
and tender enough to eat like an apple. Matures in 
110 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. 
Postpaid. 


1310 Southport White Globe. (See illustration.) 
Practically as mild in flavor as the Silver King. Per- 
sonally we consider this variety one of the most at- 
tractive and best white onions. 
extremely thin and delicate in appearance, it is one 
of the hardiest for general use. It will average about 
2 inches in diameter, run fairly uniform in both size 
and shape. The flesh is pure white, fine grained, very 
crisp, mild and pleasing flavor. Matures in 120 days. 


Pkt. 10c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.20; Ib. $3.50. Postpaid. 


1320 White Portugal or Silver Skin. Produces fine 
large globe-shaped onions about 24% inches in diameter. 
Flesh pearly white, mild, tender, crisp and of finest 
flavor. Large bulbs mature in 95 days. Sown thickly 
will produce the finest pickling onions in the world. 


Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. 


For many years I have used your onion seeds, because I’m convinced, I 


get much better results.—J. Hughes, Mineola, N. Y. 


Your Mammoth Silver King sure beats the world for size-—Mrs: 


Barlowe, Riverton, N.J. 


Send me 1,000 onion plants immediately, 
find them better than set onions.—Joseph Collins, Fitchburg, Mass. 


Suffice to say any garden would be incomplete without onions. 
Five pounds per acre, sow in rows one foot apart just as soon as you can get 


Although the skin is 


A. 


as I tried them last year and 


72 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


In spite of their strong, pungent taste the onion ranks second only to the potato 


The growing is simple and 


Thin out to four inches apart. 


Red Varieties 


1330 Giant Red Wetherfield. (See illustration.) 
This particular strain has been developed for larger size, 
small neck, keeping quality, mildness of flavor, uni- 
formity of size and shape and productiveness, although 
the outer skin is a deep dark red almost purplish, the 


flesh is almost white tinted with faint rose. Somewhat 
flat but thick through both ways. 100 days. Pkt. 
15c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50. Postpaid. 


1340 Southport Red Globe. (See illustration.) This 
is the largest of the Southports and by far the heaviest 
yielder. Perfect globe shape, thin necks, and a glossy 
deep purplish red skin. The flesh is almost white, ex- 
ceedingly mild, well flavored and sweet. Immense 
yielder. Good keeper. 110 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 
14 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 


Giant Red Wethersfield 


Floral Park, N. Y. 


ee Our Pineapple Onion, Page 55 


Yellow Varieties | 


370 Giant Prizetaker. (See illustration.) A monster mild flavored onion that is a 
delight and pleasure to grow. It is just a good, safe, sound variety to tie up with, a variety 
that will give handsome returns wherever sown. It is by far the 
largest, handsomest, finest flavored yellow Onion in cultivation. 
Tt will produce immense onions sown in the open, but 
if sown indoors and transplanted the size will amaze 
you. The flesh is pure white and it equals the Spanish 
onion in mild flavor. Skin is bright, clear 
“straw color. Pkt. 10c; oz. 35c; 14 lb. $1.00; 
Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. 

'2655 Prizetaker Onion Frost Proof 
‘Plants. 100 for 55c; 500 for $1.75; 
1,000 for $3.25. Postpaid. 


1360 Southport Yellow Globe. 
A very popular variety, dependable, large 
yielding, mild flavored, attractive globe 
variety. Has a reputation as a keeper that 
is not surpassed in any onion. For young 
green onions it is conceded the best, as the 
young shoots are extremely tender and 
mild. Flesh is pure white, tender, sweet, 
mild, fine grained and solid. Matures in 
110days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; 
‘Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 


1350 Yellow Globe Danvers. This 
is by far the best known yellow globe 
-onion in the country. It has a long record for 
‘reliability, considered dependable under the most 
“exacting conditions. Next to the Giant Red 
“Wethersfield it ranks in popularity as a home gar- 
‘den variety. Rich brownish yellow in color. Flesh white, 
‘mild and fine grained. Good keeper. Matures in 110 days. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 30c; 14 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. Postpaid. 


4371 Pineapple Bottle Onion. (See illustration and 

fuller description on page 55.) Gets its name from the bottle shape, and sweet delicious flavor. It is delicious be- 
"yond compare with other onions. Wish our customers would try this exceptional onion. Tender, crisp, fine grained. 
Good keeper. Flesh white; skin, light yellowish brown. Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.15; 14 lb. $3.35; lb. $10.00. Postpaid. 


Frost Proof Onion Plants 


Much better for planting for young green onions, as they produce young green onions two weeks earlier than 
onion sets. If you have always used sets try the Frost Proof Plants this year. (See page 61.) Grown same as 
cabbage plants. 

2655 PRIZETAKER PLANTS. 2650 WHITE BERMUDA PLANTS. Price, 100 for 55c; 500 for $1.75; 
— = 1,000 for $3.25. Postpaid. 


Onion Sets 


Produce young green onions four to five weeks earlier than can be secured from 
seed, can be planted any time in the spring as soon as soil will permit; cold, 
freezing weather after planting will not injure them. If allowed to grow will © 
produce larger onions in the fall than could be secured from seed. 
1380 White Bottom Sets. 35c per lb.; 2 lbs. 65c; 5 lbs. $1.40. Postpaid. 
1390 Red Bottom Sets. 30c per lb.; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 Ibs. $1.25. Postpaid. 
1400 Yellow Bottom Sets. 30c per ib.; 2 lbs. 55c; 5 Ibs. $1.25. Postpaid. 
Price, on onion sets, F. O. B. Floral Park, 10 lbs. or more, per lb., 20c. 


Okra or Gumbo > 


Highly prized seasoning for stews, meats and soups. Sow thickly about the 
middle of May, in rows 2% to 3 feet apart, 1 inch deep and thin out later to 
10 inches. One ounce sows 100 foot row. 

1410 Kleckleys’ Favorite. This is very productive. Grows 2) to 3 feet high. 
Close jointed, good foliage, smooth white pods of finest quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
1/4, lb. 30c; Ib. 75c. Postpaid. 

1420 White Velvet. Early and bearing freely. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; 
Ib. 75c. Postpaid. 


Mustard for Greens 
1430 Fordhook Fancy. The curly-edged leaves of this almost resemble a plume 
or leaf of Kale. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.25. Postpaid. 
1440 New Chinese. Leaves twice the size of the ordinary white Mustard; 
= = stems more succulent, deep green; very pleasing, sweet, pungent flavor. Pkt. 
Kleckleys’ Favorite 10c; oz. 20c; 4 lb. 40c; Ib. $1.15. _ Postpaid. 


Try Our Frost-Proof Onion Plants, Fully Seven Weeks Earlier Than Seed 73 


The Giant 
Prizetaker 


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See Our Prizewinner Pert 


Listen! Dc you want rich, luscious peas right up until late August? So easy, so. 
simple and all the work accomplished at the one sowing, instead of sowing at two or 
three-week intervals. 


1500 Childs’ Extra Early Six Weeks. Our Great Pea Specialty. (See stl neteaaes xe 
All that its name implies. Ready for use six weeks from planting. It is by far 
the earliest Pea in cultivation, although a select strain carefully developed for 
years for extreme earliness, it is also as sweet and luscious as the finest Pea 
known. Whether used for home or market it is the premier pea. The vines are - 
dwarf, about 16 inches in height. It is very vigorous and hardy. A wrinkled 
variety of the American Wonder type. The rich dark green pods are about | 
three to four inches long, are narrow and almost round when filled. Forms 
pods in great profusion. Pods are crowded with the finest, luscious, sweet sugar 
peas. An improved strain of Carter’s Eight Weeks. Pkt. 20c; 14 lb 40c; 
Ib. 70c; 2 Ibs. $1.30; 5 Ibs. $3.00. Postpaid 10 Ibs. or more at 50c per 
Ib. Not postpaid. 

Your 6 weeks pea is ceeiGRIA early. All the pod filled out fine and the bushes were Sethe pe — 
Sutherland Bros., Morrisonville, N.Y. (Market Grower.) 

You have a fine pea in your 6 weeks.—C. R. Carroll, Amherst, Mass. (Market Cree. ) 


Your 6 weeks pea is far earlier than any we have ever grown.—O. T. Coleman, County Extention 
Agent, Palmyra, Mo. 


1505 Prizewinner. (See rele illustration on page 85 and fuller description 
on page 84.) An extremely wrinkled pea of exceptional sweetness. Of dwarf 
growing habit and very early. Pods about 4 inches long. Dark green color. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2. 10. Postpaid. 10 lbs. or 
more at 35c per lb. Not postpaid. 


1510 Alaska. A smooth, slightly pitted, bluish green seeded variety. It is 

extremely early, maturing in about 60 days. Unquestionably the best known — 
pea in America. It grows quickly, and is an immense yielder. Vines are two or — 
three feet, pale green color. Pods are lighter in color than vines, about 24 
inches long and blunt. Pods are jammed full of peas. Usually about six to the 
pod. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 20c; lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 65c; 5 Ibs. $i -50. Postpaid. 10 
Ibs. or more at 25c per lb. Not mectaai ; 


1520 Laxtonian. The largest, the earliest, 
the sweetest and most luscious of the second 
earlies. In fact, it is exceptionally large. It 
is a dwarf, wrinkled variety that grows about 
18 inches in height, a very prolific bearer, few 
if any producing more. Laxtonian has an unusually superlative luscious sugar 
flavor. Matures for table use in about 65 days. Pods 4 to 4% inches long and 
literally jammed with 8 to 10 peas, almost double the size of other dwarf peas. 
Pkt. 10c; 1% Ib. 25c; Ib. 45cs3 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. Postpaid. 10 Ibs. 
or more at 35c per Ib. Not postpaid. 


1530 Little Marvel. Although a small-podded, dwarf-growing pea, it 
is unusually productive. It seems to just keep on forming, making 
and growing pods and peas for ‘‘dear life.’’ It is a wrinkled variety, grows 
to about 18 inches. Very vigorous and hardy. Pods are about 3 inches long, 
deep green color, straight, blunt, attractive, and contains 6 to 7 peas. Has 
the trait of retaining its freshness longer than most peas. Ready for the table 
in 65 days. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. 
10 ibs. or more at 30c per lb. Not postpaid. ; 


1550 Thomas Laxton: (See illustration.) Pronounced by some to be 
the most thoroughbred Pea in America. It is of about the same season of 
maturity as Gradus, with vines 3 feet high. Thomas Laxton has bluntly 
finished pods, and every one of those pods is filled to the very tip with de- 
licious large dark green Peas. Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 
5 lbs. $1.75. Postpaid. 10 lbs. or more at 30c per |b. Not postpaid. 


1540 Gradus Prosperity. The recognized quality standard amonggxtra 
early wrinkled Peas. Within sixty-five days from date seeds are sown, 
Gradus will reward the home gardener with a splendid lot of delicious Peas. 
The vines average 3 feet high, bearing 4-inch pods of six to eight splendid 
Peas. Pkt. 10c; 14 Ib. 25c; Ib. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c; 5 Ibs. $1.75. Postpaid. 
10 Ibs. or more at 30c per lb. Not postpaid. 


Extra Early 
Six Weeks 


No.25 Collection of Succession Crop Peas. 
The following varieties selected for their maturity, if planted at the same 

time will keep you in peas all summer, 

1500 Childs’ Extra Early Six Weeks. Pkt. 20c; lb. 70c. 

1530 Little Marvel. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 40c. 


pe Variety Number 


1540 Gradus. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 40c. : eat 
1550 Thos. Laxton. Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c. 
1570 Dwarf Telephone. Pkt. 10c; lb. 45c. No. 25 ONE PACKET OF 
1560 Alderman. Pkt. 10c; Ib. 45c. EACH 50c POSTPAID ~ 


No. 25 One pkt. of each at above 6 for 50c. Postpaid. 
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Peas, Parsley, Peanuts and Parsnips 


1560 Alderman. (See illustration.) This is easily the highest bred 
‘of all the popular strains of Telephone Peas. The handsome 5 inch 
fo contain from 9 to 10 large Peas of extraordinary size and flavor. 
Our strain bears pods in pairs, sometimes as many as 5 pairs to the 
5 foot vine. 

Pkt. 10c; 1% lb. 25c; Ib. 45c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. Postpaid. 
10 Ibs. or more at 30c per lb. Not postpaid. 


1570 Dwarf Telephone. Professional gardeners consider this the 
the sweetest, the best yielding and the most profitable of the main crop 
peas. Although of dwarf growing habit, it is noted the world over for 
its sweet lusciousness. Pods about 5% inches long. Contain 8 to 10 
large green wrinkled Peas of the most delicious flavor. Requires 75 days 
to develop. Vines very vigorous and hardy. 
Pkt. 10c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 45c; 2 Ibs. 85c; 5 Ibs. $2.00. Postpaid. 
10 lbs. or more at 30c per Ib. Not postpaid. 

Your early 6 weeks pea is truly a very valuable extra early pea.—M. A. Sandvig, 


Parsley 


Every person should have some parsley in their garden. Every order 
should include at least a packet. Sow the seed early in the spring in 
shallow drills. Excellent for flower borders. Cover well with leaves 
in the late fall and have green parsley practically all winter. Planted 
as a border around the flower bed they serve as a beautiful yet useful 
decorative plant. 

1450 Extra Double Curled. (See illustration.) Of very deep green 
color, forming compact plants with densely curled leaves. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. $1.15. Postpaid. 


Peanuts 


Easy to grow and very interesting. Remove the shell. Do not damage 
the kernels. Sow in rows 30 inches apart, 1% inches deep, 9 inches 
apart. Tops make excellent hay. Let the children grow some. 

1470 Early Spanish. The small type as used in vending machines. 
Very productive, small, sweet and fine flavor. 

Pkt. 10c; lb. 35c; 2 Ibs. 60c. Postpaid. 

1480 Mammoth Virginia. (Jumbo.) (See illustration.) This is 
the large variety usually used roasted with the shell on. 

Pkt. 10c; lb. 40c; 2 Ibs. 75c. Postpaid. 


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Extra Double Curled Parsley 


Parsnips 


Sow as early as the ground can be tilled, in 18-inch rows. One ounce sows a 200 foot row. Cover about 
% inch. Parsnips we consider come next to Sweet Potatoes as a real appetizing vegetable. Positively one 
vegetable that should not be omitted from the garden. It has a flavor and taste entirely different than anv 
other vegetable, a flavor that cannot in any way be excelled. ‘ ‘ 
1490 Hollow Crown. (Guernsey.) Medium long with broad shoulder. 
The roots are about 8 to 10 inches long, with a smooth, white skin. Uniform 
in shape, very tender and finest flavor. Matures in 130 days. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. 85c. Postpaid. 


Fine grained, tender and sweet. 


Hollow Crown 


Our Prices Are Postpaid. Cultural Directions on Every Packet 75 


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others alongside just to be sure I’m buying the best 
and always yours give me the best results.—Mrs. 


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If you have a heart that burns for a fine garden and a soul that — 
yearns for delicious vegetables, we say include peppers. It is a 
pleasure to grow them. It is a housewife’s delight to serve them. — 
Pepper plants require a long season to develop and bear a crop. - 
Seeds are generally sown early indoors in boxes. As soon as the 
seedlings make the second or third pair of leaves, transplant in 
other boxes at least 3 inches each way. Do not set out into the 
garden until you prepare your Cucumber hills or the tomato patch. | 


1580 Large Early Neapolitan. (See color illustration on page 
85 and_ fuller description on page 84.) Unquestionably one of — 
the earliest and most prolific of all Sweet Peppers. The fruits are 
ready within 120 days after seeds are sown, averaging 4 inches long 
by 2 inches in diameter and single plants frequently carry from 40 
to 50 fruits at one time. Bright red, sweet, fine and tender. PEE 
15c; 14 0z. 40c; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. $2.00; Ib. $6.00. Postpaid. 


1620 Golden Giant. Never was a vegetable introduced that 
found such instant demand as ‘this yellow pepper. It seemed © 
as if the ladies were waiting for just such a thing. Similar to Chinese 
Giant in almost every way except the color. A trifle sweeter and 
more tasteful than the red varieties. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75. 
Postpaid. 

1590 Royal King. (See illustration.) 
Ruby King, but is vastly superior. 
much milder. It is very sweet and free from pungency. Unusually 
prolific. _ Excellent shipper. Pkt. 10c; %40z. 30c; oz. 50c; 14 Ib. 
$1.75. Postpaid. . 


1600. Chinese Giant. The largest fruited of all. 
are most vigorous and thickly set with the blocky, almost square — 
fruits averaging 4 to 5 inches in diameter both ways. The greatest — 
favorite of all for stuffing and salads because of its size and mild 

flavor. Glossy scarlet when ripe, used as much in the green as ripened stage. Flesh is very thick and mild. _ 
Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 45c; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. $2.25. Postpaid. = . 


1610 Perfection Pimento. Differs from the other peppers in its shape and flavor. Every person nowadays — 
knows what “Pimento flavor” is and that’s as near as we can describe it. Heart shape, thick meat, unusually 
mild and delicious. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. 65c; 14 Ib. $1.85. Postpaid. 


1630 Small Fruited Sorts Mixed. Comprises Long Red Cayenne, Red Chili and Coral 
varieties. Pkt. 10c; 12 oz. 30c; oz. 50c; 14 Ib. $1.75. Postpaid. 


Pumpkins for Pies 


Vegetables have many and varied uses, but it remains for the Pumpkin, alphabetically speaking, to be the 
first to signal its usefulness for pies. Thanksgiving Day has nationalized it. Plant in the corn field, along fences 
Or in some corner where the vines can climb and ramble at will. A general practice, and a good one, is to drop 
3 to 5 seeds in every third hill in the corn patch. Where the Pumpkins are grown as a garden crop, the same 
general requirements as given for Melons and directions for growing them will be found practical. 


1650 Everlasting. The best keeper of the Pumpkin family. We have known the same identical pumpkin 
to take prizes at fairs two years in succession. Rather flat, immense in size. Creamy color. Color of flesh 
is bright deep orange and very thick, as the seed cavity is small. It is fine grained, cooks easily and is of most 
delicious flavor. Strong, vigorous grower and exceptionally productive. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 65c ; lb. $1.50. 
Postpaid. 

The photo inclosed shows the Everlasting Pumpkins I had on one single plant. 
Hubbard Squash.—A. T. Downing, Littleton, N. Y. : 
1670 Genuine Mammoth. Also called King of Mammoth or Jumbo, frequently weighs over 150 Ibs. 
grown for Shows and Fairs. For extra large speci- §& SSS a 
mens, Only one or two fruits should be allowed to 
develop per vine. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 60c; 
Ib. $1.50. Postpaid. 


1640 Small Sugar. The standard New England 
pie Pumpkin. Does not average over 18 inches in 
diameter, but is thick-fleshed, fine-grained, and of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 40c; 
Ib. 95c. Postpaid. 


1660 Large Cheese. An old standard sort, and 
a fine variety for large field crop. Fruits are very 
large, round and flat and grow to over 2 feet in dia- 
meter. Skin creamy yellow, flesh thick 

and yellow. Fine quality and good - 
keeper. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 Ib. 35c3 | 
Ib. 90c. Postpaid. 


Peppers 


: An improved strain’ of | 
Twice as thick meated and | 


The plants 


Royal King Pepper is large, 


early, sweet and 
a great yielder : 


Gem Bouquet — 


Had 5 on one runner. I had just as good success with your 


Generally 4 


For years I’ve used your seeds, and usually iry 


W.L. Phelpa,, New Ipswich, N. H. 


Everlasting Pumpkins Grown by Dr. Downing, Littleton, N. H. < BS 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


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Spanish. 


' Round Black Spanish matures later and is a 
. fine keeper. 


- 1675 Childs’ 
illustration opposite.) Two years ago we offered 
® ‘the Leafless Radish for the first time and it seems 


seed to an edible, delicious, tender, sweet, crisp 


' is practically leafless, having usually only two 
- small leaves, hence its earliness. 


_ though bred for extreme earliness, it is conceded 
_ equally as tender as the tenderest radish grown. 
_ very globular in shape. Flesh pure glistening white, 
extremely mild. 


_ The radish is the King of Relishes. It can be 
kept in season from May until the following 
Spring, viz.: Very early in April sow seeds of 
he early globe-shaped, olive-shaped and long 
kinds. Sow short rows every week, and be 
‘sure and thin out the seedlings 1 to 2 inches 
apart for small kinds, 4 to 6 inches apart 


‘for the later, larger growing varieties. After 
‘middle of May, sow the Cincinnati Mar- 
‘ket which will stand August heat. Early in 


July, sow White Strasburg and Round Black 
White Strasburg ready for use in 
September, keeps well throughout October. 


(See 


Leafless or Overnite. 


to have taken the country like wild-fire. It 
almost seems “‘Overnite”’ for ‘12 days from 


radish on the table”’ is surely a short time. 
Unquestionably the earliest radish grown. It 
.No growing to 


tops with this great meritorious novelty. Al- 


It is 


Unusually crisp, cool, tender and 
sweet. Delightful flavor, strikingly handsome-on the 
table. The tops are short, average one-half to an inch 
in diameter. Devoid of pithy woody substance. Keeps 
its tenderness and freshness for a prolonged period. 

The banner variety for the home garden. Especially 
recommended for the amateur. Particularly suited 
for the market grower who wants a quick growing 
radish. Pkt. 15c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 65c; Ib. $1.75. 
Postpaid. 


Your leafless radish zs very fine. Shows ub nice when bunched for 
market.—Sutherland Bros. (Market Growers), Morrisonville, N. Y. 

Your Overnite Radish is a wonder, such smail leaves and fine bulbs. 
—C. R. Carroll, Amhersi, Mass., (Market Grower). 
oe Leafless Radish is unusually fine.—E.F. Donner, Moorhead, 

inn 

Your Overnite Radish produced much earlier than any other radish 

- 7 had planied.—O. T. Coleman, Couniy Extension Agent, Palmyra, 

MO. 

I had wonderful success with your Leafless Radish —Geo. L.Young, 
Orient, N. Y. 

You have a great radish in your Overnite variety,—R. A. 
(Market Grower), Conneaut, Ohio. 


1680 Earliest of All. (Similiar. in appearance to 
illustration of Childs’ Leafless.) Next to lettuce the 


Nogal, 


solid, crisp, juicy, 


There’s Extra V itality In Every Seed 


es Our New Leafless Radish 


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Seer. 4 fs 
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first fruits of the garden are ‘radishes, and this is an 
early radish to grow. Although bred for both extreme 
earliness and quality, is a very attractive, bright crim- 
son radish. Matures in about two weeks’ time and is 
much used for forcing, bulbs form quickly and fairly 
uniform with small tops. It presents a striking appear- 
ance, shape round. Flesh pearly white, cool, crisp, 
tender, sweet and toothsome. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 
50c; lb. $1.50. Postpaid. 


1700 Improved Crisp Sparkler. Claimed by many 
to be handsomest of all radishes. The scarlet red is 
especially bright. The white covers almost the lower 
half of the radish. It is very crisp, solid and sweet. 
Matures in 25 days and retains its crispness longer than 
most other varieties. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; 
Ib. 95c. Postpaid. 


1720 Improved French Breakfast. A long olive 
shaped variety of deep scarlet color with the lower one- 
third white. Maturing in about 25 days. It has small 
tops. Flesh is pure white, exceedingly crisp, tender and 
sweet. A very dependable variety. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 
14 Ib. 40c; Ib. 95c. Postpaid. 


1690 Scarlet Turnip White Tip. (See illustration.) 
The more critical you are of your radish, the more em- 
phatic your appreciation of this variety. It is a highly 
bred variety that produces the most attractive glowing 
scarlet white-tipped radish grown. The flesh is white, 
piquant, pleasing flavor. Begins to 
form its bulbs as the tops appear. It is conceded 
one of the most attractive of the radish family. The 
tops are noticeably small; small tops mean fine radishes. 
Matures in about 22 days. This variety is unquestion- 
ably the most generally grown for both home and 
market purposes, as it has every requisite of a perfect 
radish such as earliness, appearance, quality and de- 
pendability. The amateur would do well to use it. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. 95c. Postpaid. 


1725 Earliest Forcing. The earliest strain of all the 
“little round”’ radishes and particularly suited for extra 
early radishes in the home garden. Bright scarlet 
turnip radish, very smooth and round, with small tops, 
allowing it to ge grown closely together in hot-bed or 


Bas: forcing bench. Fine also for out-of-doors. Pkt. 10c; 
& Scarlet Turnip White Tipped oz. 20c; , Ib. 50c; Ib. $1.50. Postpaid. 
3 77 


Crisp Radishes Summerand Winter 


1730. White Box. 
of its retaining its te 
grown, which isa very desirable attrib 


This variety has always been ver 


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ute in a radish. 


tender, crisp, sweet, cool and refreshing variety. Pkt. 
40c; lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 


1703 Early Scarlet Turnip. A fine quick-growing 
quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1; Ib. 40c; lb. $1.00 


1717 20-Days’ Express. 
in twenty-five days. 
Quality very mild. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 40c; Ib. 
1705 Crimson Giant. Roots grow up to 2 inches in 


ting pithy or losing their fine flavor. 
snow. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4, Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.00. 


1713 Giant Butter. The largest of the early round 
vivid scarlet color. Flesh crisp, high flavored and te 
20c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.00. 


variety for midsummer use, since it remains in 
all other early kinds become pithy. Tender, and mild 


deep pink and white. 


1750 White Icicle. 
the best long white radish in the world. It is as 
popular. Ready for use in three weeks. Can be used 
tender, mild flavor. The leaves are short, 
planting. Roots attain a length of 4 to 
thick. It retains its fine table condition | 
short or round. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. 95c. Postpaid. 
1740 Cincinnati) Market. Unquestionabl 
red radishes. 
Rosy scarlet color, with a pure white tip. Short top. 
crisp, and finest flavor. 
1760 White Strasburg. 

much thicker skin than th 
and generally considered the best for midsummer and 
is crisp, solid, tender a 


top. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 35c; Ib. 
1770 Round Black Spanish Radish. The best of 


Is fit for the table in twenty days. 
Color, brightest, richest scarlet, ti 


1715 Early Mammoth. Known also as “Chartier.” 


Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 40c; 


The roots are carrot-shaped and have a very 
ose of preceding varieties. 


nd quite mild while the roots are 
at their best averaging 5 inches long by 2% to 3 inches in diameter at the 
$1.00. Postpaid. 


y popular on account 


nderness and crispness for weeks after it is even over- 
It is a full globe shape, 
slightly flattened. Skin isa pure white, thin and attractive. 


It is a very 
10c; oz. 20c; 1% Ib. 


early Radish of good 


Full grown 
pped with white. 
$1.00. 


diameter without get- 


Skin bright crimson, flesh white as 


sorts, small tops, and 
nder. Pkt. 10c; oz. 


Most important 


tender, brittle condition when 


in flavor. Its color is 


Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 1/4, Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.00. 
(See illustration.) The most popular and, we think, 


dependable as it is 
when small. Of crisp, 


few in number, and permit of close 
6 inches and about 34 of an inch 
onger than any other radish, long, 
No better variety could be secured for the home garden. 


y the best strain of the long 
Roots 6 to 7 inches lofg are matured in about 35 days. 


Flesh white, tender, 
Ib. 95c. Postpaid. 


Later than Icicle, 
early fall. The flesh 
young. They are 


the Winter varieties, 


developing 3 to 4 inch roots, almost 


perfectly globe-shaped, late in September 


from seeds sown the middle of Jul 


y- 


The flesh is white, very compact, 


pungent and well flavored. 


Will keep well stored all 


winter, 


Matures 


in about 55 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 45c; Ib. $1.25. _ 


Rhubarb 


Rhubarb is the true harbinger of spring. It 
is one of the first to shoot up its tender, juicy, 
luscious stalks. Once established it should 
last a lifetime. It is the one outstanding plant 
in the varied uses it can be put to. It is used 
as a vegetable, as a dessert, in pies, jams, 
jellies, sauce. It can be used with almost 
every other kind of fruit. It’s a tonic, it’s 
stimulating, it’s beautiful. Can be served either raw or cooked. Old and young 
alike crave it, relish it, love it. Find a place for it somewhere, even if it must 
be your neighbor’s yard. 


the greatest all-round 
purpose Radish for the 
home garden 


White Icicle, 
general 


1800 Crimson Giant. (See illustration.) We have in the course of many 
years discovered two outstanding essentials in Rhubarb, viz:—flavor and 
stringiness. All other attributes, all other varieties, all else, in fact, count as to 
nothing. For this reason we center our activities upon the Giant Crimson, 
knowing it is the best, the most reasonable, the hardiest, the sweetest, the 
tenderest, the most stringless and the most dependable. It seems to thrive under 
positive neglect. Shoots up quickly in the spring. It is the sweetest, most pleasing 
flavored rhubarb ever grown (and we have tried them all). It tastes similar to 
Raspberry and Strawberry combined. When cooked, its high color is especially 
attractive. The skin is thin, the flesh firm, brittle and tender. Color is bright 4 
“uson, except the young newly started shoots. Try this and you will discard 
all others. Pkt. 10¢; oz. 25c; 1% Ib. 75c; Ib. $2.25, Postpaid. 


17095 Roots. 
500 for $32.50. 


78 


Each 15c; 3 for 40c; 12 for $1.50, 


Not postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


100 for $7.50 


. Six plants of Crimson Giant will 
? furnish enough Rhubarb for the 
entire family 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N, Y. 


© Spinach is accredited with being the vegetable that contains most 
body building essentials. Spinach is fed to the ailing, to the strong, 
ithe rich and the poor. Some families eat it twice a day. Every one 
Yshould have it 3 to 7 times a week. The body requires it. The best 
‘thing in the world for the busy working man. Sow in 18 inch rows, 
Mthin out to 5 inches apart. New Zealand should 
‘be sown in 3 to 5 foot rows, 18 inches apart in the 
‘row. 

71805 Childs’ Tree Spinach. Again it 
remains for Childs to introduce something 
supremely good. This is a tree spinach, 
‘grows upright in small bush form and the 
leaves are used the same as Spinach. We 
only have a small amount of seed hence 
offer it in packets only. Pkt. 15c. 


»1810 King of Denmark. It has the 
ability to withstand the scorching sun 
_ without running to seed and still be fresh, 
-tender and green. Grows in compact form, round, 
‘thick, dark green crumpled leaves. Pkt. 10c; OZ. 

‘Fi5c; VA Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.00. : 


~ 1830 Norfolk Savoy Leaved. Preferred by 
“many for Fall planting since it endures extremely 
cold weather in good shape. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 
Ys Ib. 25c; lb. 60c. Postpaid. 


-1820 Long Season. (See illustration.) Derives 

its name from its ability to resist heat for prolonged periods, without going to seed 
or getting uneatable. It is very tender and sweet. Can be enjoyed continuously 
throughout the season. Leaves are a rich dark green, very thick, crumpled and 
finest quality. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 25c; lb. 60c. Postpaid. 


1840 New Zealand. A rather spreading plant, making an extremely vigorous 
and rapid growth after passing the seedling stage. Well developed plants 
will cover a space 5 feet wide in all directions. The tender tips of the branches 
and the leaves furnish fine greens. The greatest perpetual bearing Spinach for 
Mid-Summer. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; Ib. $1.00. Postpaid. 


1835 Winter Prickly. Hardiest variety. Vigorous. Productive. Pointed leaves. 
Slow flowering. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 25c; Ib. 60c. 


Rarriatc aie sittin iets 


LMT 


PR APN, 


Salsify or Oyster Plant 


Grow in the manner suggested for Parsnips. Thin out to 4 inches apart in the 
row when large enough to handle. They are boiled and creamed or grated and made 
into patties which, fried, possess oyster-like flavor, hence the title “Oyster Plant.” 


1850 Sandwich Island Mammoth. (See illustration.) Produces thick, smooth, 
brown roots with pure white flesh. The standard everywhere. Has very pro- 
nounced oyster flavor. Is an extremely delicious variety.. It is large, vigorous 
growing, with long smooth tapering roots. Matures in 140 days. Roots of this 
variety may be left in the ground all winter, as freezing will not hurt them. 
Stores well in the cellar. Pkt. 10c; 144 oz. 20c; oz. 30c; 4 lb. 85c; Ib. $2.50. 
Postpaid. 


be UTIL SMO TW 


For Description of the Undenoted Variety 


Squas See Next Page (Page 80) 


Sandwich Island Salsify 


Cocozelle Bush or Italian Vegetable Marrow. See next page (pagé 80) for description and prices 


The Cocozelle Squash is the Finest in the W orld 


79 


Childs’ Squash, Something Better 


For the amount spent for one squash from your 
grocery man you could buy the seed to grow squash 
enough to keep a family of six for a year. The sum- 
mer varieties *make the most tempting, tasteful, 
appetizing dishes imaginable, especially Cocozelle 
Bush. The winter varieties, also exceptionally de- 
licious, can be kept throughout the winter with the 
greatest of ease. Sow in hills 6 to 8 feet apart 
usually any time after May 15th. Sow bush vari- 
eties in rows 3 feet apart and 18 inches apart in the 
rows. 


1860 Early White Bush. (See illustration.) 
This improved bush squash is vastly superior to the © 
old deeply scalloped type in the amount of flesh they 
contain and the supremely good flavor. The white 
bush always has had a very good reputation for yield. 
It matures in about 70 days, which is very early for 
the squashes. Average about 12 inches in size. Very 
fine grained. Sweet and delicious. Of true bush 
habit. Clear white color. Fruits flat and inclined to 
scallop. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. 95c. 
Postpaid. 


oe 1890 ee ire Hubbard. (See two illus- - 
; = TAThi trations below.) This is the old hard shelled variety 
i ee Se ee Bs aig that was about all our grandmothers would bank on, 
1910 Cocozelle Bush. See preceding page (page 79) for much improved and most of the warts eliminated. 
illustration. Long Island gardeners are making large sums So it stands today, unquestionably the best known, 
growing and selling this variety. One gardener near Hemp- __ best liked of the entire squash family. It is by far 
stead says he has customers come 30 miles just to get this the best for winter storage. It differs in flavor from 
variety because it can be used in all stages. Highly prized the summer varieties and is a truly delicious winter 
because it contains unusual quantities of the valuable ele- dish. It is a good home and market variety. It 
ment called Vitamines. Doctors prescribe Summer Squash is of vigorous, hardy, trailing growth. Rich dark 
for children to make them bronze green in color. Moderately 
sturdy. A 15 foot row of this ‘ warted. Hard shell. The flesh’ is bright 
in our trial grounds last sum- orange-yellow, fine grained, thick, dry 
mer yielded about 50 fruits. and rich. Requires 120 days to mature. 
Wherever there are children Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 1/4 ib. 45c; lb. 
in the family, this Squash $1.15. Postpaid. 
should be grown. Compact 1900 Golden Hubbard. This 
bush growth with dark green is the most productive of the Hub- | 
foliage, oblong shape, 12 bards. It is the same shape and 
inches or more long, 4 or type as the True Hubbard, but - 
5 inches in diameter. Skin the shell is orange-red color, a trifle 
dark green with still smaller in size and contains more 
darker green stripe. Pkt. warts. Matures in about 105 days. 
10c; oz. 25c; 14 Ib. 50c; Flesh is deep gold, much 
lb. $1.35. Postpaid. richer looking than the 
1915 Delicious. This is green variety. Very fine 
unquestionably the finest flavored. A good keeper. 
of the Hubbard types. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 lb. 
The skin is almost free 50c; Ib. $1.20. Postpaid. 
from warts. The flesh is 
exceptionally fine grained, 
sweet and it is unques- Improved Hubbard 
tionably the most deli- 
cious squash of this class. 
It grows of medium size or to about 8 to 10 Ibs. Is 
an excellent keeper. Will keep until late spring. Ma- 
tures in about 100 days. It gets its name from its fine 
sweet flavor. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; Ib. 
$1.25. Postpaid. 
1870. Giant Summer Crookneck. (See illustra- 
tion.) It would be hard to over-rate the merits of 
this squash. It is so extremely delicious that it is 
hard to eat in moderation. It is a treat that 
always carries a hankering for more. Matures 
in about 70 days. Although they are delicious 
when fully matured, they are vastly more so 
if used before they fully mature. .Skin is a 
beautiful deep orange. The flesh is a rich 
salmon-orange. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 45c; 
lb. $1.15. Postpaid. 
1917 Squash Seed Mixed. All varieties 


mixed for the small garden. Pkt. 15c; oz. Here’s concrete evidence of the quality ef your Long Island grown Improved 
25c; i, Ib. 60c; Ib. $1.25. Postpaid. Hubbard Squash seed.—A.T. Downing, M. D., Littleton, N. H. 


80 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, New York 


Although Turnips come last alphabetically, it ranks as one of the 
fst in Vitamines, the great life builder. The varieties below have a 
mild, delicious flavor. Eat plenty of them and keep well. Sow as 
2 ly as possible in spring. . 

» For fall and winter use sow Purple Top White Globe and American 
Purple Top Rutabagas any time in July. Sow thinly in rows 18 
inches apart, and thin out Turnips to 8 inches in the row, and 
Rutabagas 14 to 18 inches. One ounce sows a 100 foot row. One 
) pound sows one acre in drills. 


"2090 Japanese Mammoth. One of our old timers. Introduced 
years ago by us. Still the best turnip for table use. Unquestionably 
e largest. Frequently reaches 15 lbs. in size. Very few orders for 
egetable seeds reach us without this superb turnip being ordered. 
is a sound variety. Pure white color. Very solid and very sweet. 
Best for the late summer. A fine keeper and unexcelled for stock 
| Hs Seldom fails to take first prize at Exhibitions. Pkt. 15c; 

z. 25c; 14 lb. 75c; lb. $1.95. 


a 


sed 


2100 Early White Milan. This is an extremely. quick maturing 
turnip of a clear white ivory color and perfectly smooth white skin. 
fit develops so rapidly that even the skin is tender and the whole 
Barnip can be eaten like an apple. The flavor is pleasingly mild. 
‘The flesh is tender, crisp, cool and sweet. Ready for use in 40 days, 
| Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 Ib. 40c; Ib. $1.00. Postpaid. 


2120 White Egg. In many ways is the best for the small garden, 

"especially for the beginner. It matures early and is adapted to 
"both spring and fall sowing. Egg-shaped, about one-third longer 
"than it is broad. Has a very smooth skin. Matures 


Postpaid. 


yielder, and excellent keeper, It is large, upper portion 


P 
10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. Postpaid. 


hilds’ Highly Bred Turnips 


Purple Top White Globe 


about 70 days. Flesh is white, tender and sweet. = 

Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. $1.00. i Rutabaga or Swede Turnips 
2105 White Quality. This turnip is delicately fla- Swede Turnips, or as we know them best—Ruta- 
Svored, exceedingly crisp and tender and white in color. bagas—are now more generally used for table use 


Size medium. Thisturnip holds unsurpassed tenderness than any of the turnips. As a ration for stock feeding 


and crispness. Pkt. 10c; oz. 20c; 14 Ib. 50c; lb. $1.50. turnips are now a recognized essential. Economy on 
the dairy farm cannot be accomplished without gener- 


2110 _ Purple Top White Globe. (See illustration.) ous feedings of Turnips, Mangels and Carrots. Cattle, 
@this is the most popular of the turnips. It is very at- horses, hogs, sheep and poultry do best, require less 
active, almost perfect ball-shape, ideal size, heavy grain and hay, when fed root crops. Try them this year. 


)purple, lower part white. Tenderest 'in|the stages before 2140 American Purple Top. In recent years this 
Miully matured. Fine stock feed. The flesh is white, Vatiety has supplanted the Turnip in many gardens 


"tender, fine grained and mild in flavor. 50 days. Pkt. and on many farms because many prefer the Rutabaga 
for table use to the Turnips, also because it will keep 
4 ; to perfection all winter until late the following spring. 
_ 2130 Yellow or Amber Globe. A good variety to One of the best Rutabagas for table or stock feeding. 
SOW at the same time as the earlies. The skin is smooth It is the sweetest; the largest; the best looking; the 


vand yellow. The flesh is light yellow, fine grained, firm biggest cropper; the easiest to harvest; the best keeper; 


American Purple Top Rutabaga—a wonder for winter keeping 


Wa nd sweet. Large size and is excellent for both table the most even in size; ripens most uniformly. The 


~and stock feeding. An excellent sort for milk cows. flesh is fine grained, golden yellow, mild flavored, solid 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. 85c. Postpaid. And: weet. 


Postpaid. 


Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; VA Ib. 30c; Ib. 75c. 


2115 e Neylon Neckless. Popular with growers who 
market in New York City. It is a Turnip without a 
neck (no more neck than a Parsnip). Color amber-yellow 
with a slight purple top. Large and uniform in size. 
The quickest growing Rutabaga we know. Flavor 
delicate and fine. Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; 14 lb. 70c; Ib. $2.00. 


2150 Large White Rock. The roots of pure white 
color, slightly shaded green at the top. The flesh is 
white, firm and sweet. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 
30c; Ib. 85c. 


Postpaid. 


From the Guelph, Ontario Daily Herald: ‘‘Father 
Swift ripened a few White Tomatoes in the rectory 
garden of the Church of Our Lady. Seed saved from 
those few specimens produced the fine plants which 
have been noticed in these columns. The variety ts 
known as Childs’ Snowball and was originated by 
John Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, New York. 
While residing in| New York City, Father Swift had 
the pleasure of inspecting the Childs’ Nursery, 
greenhouses and irial grounds.” 


I had great success with Beefsteak Tomatoes. 
Some of them {weighed 2 pounds and were twenty 
inches in circumference. But the greatest surprise 
was in slicing thém to find no hard, unripe center, 
as is the case with very large Tomatoes.—J. 
Waddell, Lonoke, Ark. 


Sure Success Every Time With These Turnips 81 


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Five New Tomatoes 
Shown In Color On Inside Rear Cover 


1875 Childs’ Earliest Producer. Somehow or other 
we all watch and wait for early tomatoes. Here is an 
extra early tomato that will require less waiting than 
any. It matures in 95 days. Especially in the northern 
districts it is valuable, as it is a quick maturing type. 
The. fruits are of fine size, brilliant scarlet color. 
Ripens uniformly. Nearly round. Entirely smooth. 
Flesh solid. Finest flavor. Very productive. Tough 
skin. Good keeper. Fine shipper. Pkt. 20c; 2 oz. 
45c; oz. 85c; 14 lb. $2.50; Ib. $7.50. Postpaid. 
1977 Diener. Reach the enormous weight of three 
pounds, average fruit about one pound. The flesh is 
more solid than any variety known. It is a magnificent 
dark red shade which makes it very attractive. 
It is very sweet and free from acid. The yield 
is enormous, absolutely blight resisting. 
It is medium late in ripening, but carries 
its enormous load of fruit until fall. 
Pkt. 20c; 4 oz. 40c; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. 
$2.25; Ib. $7.00. 
1985 Beefsteak, or Twos 
Pound. The popular conception 
of a perfect Tomato is a large, 
solid, meaty fruit that will cut 
into thick ruby slices. This new 
sort is probably the largest of all 
Tomatoes, and the richest crim- 
son color. Pkt. 15c; 4 oz. 40c; 
oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.25; Ib. $7.00. 
2015 Childs’ Snowball. A To- 
mato so white that it shows only 
a faint tinge of straw color. The 
most beautiful fruit youeversaw, 
large, smooth, very solid and finest 
quality. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c; 
oz. 75c; 14 lb. $2.25; Ib. $7.00. 
2010 Golden Jubilee. A yellow tomato 
of immense size. Single specimens fre- 
quently reach 2 lbs. in weight. The fruits 
are round and solid. Contains but few seeds. 
The flesh meaty, extremely sweet and mild 
in flavor. It is unusually pretty. 
exceptional sweetness. 125 days. 


es REQUEST 


‘Tomatoes are especially rich in vitaniaees 

Great crops of fine fruits may be grown even 
in limited space. Sow seeds early in April in- 
doors. When seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall, 
transplant them 2 to 3 inches apart in other 
boxes. Harden gradually by freely exposing 
them to the air, and by May 15th set them into 
the garden in well prepared spots, 2% to 3 feet. 
apart each way. 

Great crops of red or purple fruits may be 
grown by either raising several varieties bear- 
ing in succession, or by the same kind, by re- 
peated sowings. The best practice is to pro- 
vide plants of different varieties maturing in 
succession. 


Purple Skin Vater 


1920 June Pink. One of the earliest of all, 
fruits in about 100 days. It is quite solid, of 
distinctly mild flavor. It has only a short 
season of bearing, however, so no home gar- 
dener should grow this sort exclusively, but it 
surely should be in every home garden. Pkt. 
10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.25; Ib. 
$3.75. Postpaid. 

1930 Globe. This finest of all purple varieties 
may well be termed the acme of perfection. Of 
symmetrical globe-shape, with delicious deep red 
flesh, an ideal home garden and market garden 
variety. Were we confined to one variety, it 
would be Globe. It has no superior in solidity, con- 
tains few seeds, and for canning we consider it the equal 
of any scarlet variety. Fruits within 110 days. Pkt. 
15c; 14 oz. 30c; oz. 55c; 14 Ib. $1.65; ib. $5. 00. 
Postpaid. 
1950 Ponderosa. (See illustration.) The largest to- 
mato grown and unsurpassed in thick flesh, lusciousness, 
freedom of seeds and superb flavor, Deep purple. Ob- 
long, ribbed. A great family garden sort for big crops. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. $1.85; Ib. $5.59. 
Postpaid. 

1940 Trucker’s Favorite. Flattened shape but deep. 
Solid, finest quality. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. 45c3_ 
yy, lb. $1.35; lb. $4.00. Postpaid= 2 


Ponderosa, photo Peduned 3 in size 


Its eating quality is superior to ses red and purple sorts on account of its 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 30c; oz. 55c; 14 Ib. $1.65; Ib. $5.00. 


Postpabtd 


82 


2085 COLLECTION. One pkt. each of above 5 for 75c. 


Postpaid 


omatoes Area Specialty With Us 


Bright Red Sorts 


For canning these are greatly preferred because of their richer, deeper red 
lor. All scarlet sorts are of greater acidity than the purples. 
960 Bonny Best. (See illustration opposite.) Bonny Best is ready for 
icking from 100 to 105 days after seeds are sown. | Where staked, as shown 
illustration, with the plants reduced to the three strongest branches, it is 
very difficult indeed to beat Bonny Best in yield. Fruits average 3 inches in 
jameter, are slightly flattened, and borne in handsome clusters. Very_heavy 
srop producer. Pkt. 10c; 2 oz. 25¢c; 30z. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.25; lb. $3.75. Postpaid. 
1970 Matchless. The greatest scarlet main crop sort in cultivation. 
Bears magnificent 8 to 10 oz. fruits. Few seed cells break up the solid crimson 
esh, which is also of delightful quality. Matures in about [20 days. A great 
‘Thome garden variety. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 40c; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $3.75. 
1980 Dwarf Stone. Grows distinctly upright with close, stocky joints, 
‘so that well developed specimens do not average over 3 feet ‘high. For best 
fresults, the individual plants should be supported with a stake, however. The 
fruits average about 3 inches in diameter. Plants may be set 2 feet apart each 
Sway. Matures in about 130 days. If undecided which variety to grow; try 
‘this one. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.25; Ib. $3.75. Postpaid. 
11990 Select Stone. Considered one of the leading general purpose and main 
‘crop tomatoes. The fruit is very large, deep, bright scarlet, smooth, exceed-- 
|ingly solid, firm flesh, and of superb flavor. Fruits ripen evenly, even to the 
(stem end. Has no superior for slicing, home canning and commercial can- 
‘ning, tomato soup, catsup, etc. This is the variety generally used for select 
|| basket trade. The safer type for the beginner. Matures in about 130 days. 
‘This variety will always reward you with a fine crop. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; 
‘oz. 40c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. 
//2000 John Baer. (See illustration below.) Valued for its small seed cavity 
‘and freedom from seeds (which also account for the high price of the seed). 
‘It is one of the best flavored, in fact the quality is wonderful. One of the 
‘heaviest yielding. Size is larger, flesh solid and luscious. Matures in about 
(125 days. Pkt. 10c; ¥2 oz. 25c; oz. 45c; 14 lb. $1.25; lb. $3.75. Postpaid. 


Bonny Best, the greatest of the early 
bright red kinds 


Yellow Varieties 
A large solid yellow Tomato. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c; oz. 55c; 14 lb. $1.50; Ib. $4.00. 


Have grown your Earliest Producer Tomatoes three years and they 
are the best all around Tomaio I have ever seen.—Mrs. Frank Davis 
Jordan Valley, Oregon. 


| 2005 Golden Queen. 


|) Had Tomatoes from your Beefsteak Tomato which weighed 243 
poounds each and were perfect, not one but dozens that weight—Mrs 
/W. R. Dawson, Roanoke, Va. 


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The Snowball Tomato I got from you is a wonder. It is the best 
> Tomaio I ever ate. I have some now that weigh 134 lbs. and have still 
‘larger ones on the plants to ripen. 
‘at a wonder to see a, white Tomato.—W. H. Klein, Catasauqua, Pa. 
Beefsteak Tomatoes test out perfect. Found same to be betier than 
‘your catalog praise. Ii certainly is the best I have ever found as con- 
| taining the least acidity, and thts climate is not adapted to Tomato 
'raising.—F.E. Bonner, Copenhagen, N. Y 
\ I never had such tomatoes as I have had this year of the™ Diener 
| variety, purchased from you. There must be at least a bushel toa 
plant and of a size and flavor I never sawfequalled.—C. D. Wedrick, 
Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada. 
My Golden Jubilee Tomatoes took the prize at our county fair last 


Jali.— Mrs. Otis Moore, Dover, N. J 


» John Baer 


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Peoble in the neighborhood think: 


Pamphlet—115 Ways to Use Tomatoes—sent free 
upon request when accompanied by an order. 
Just brimming full of choice, palatable recipes. 


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- Gardeners Who Know Use Childs’ Seeds 


I took first prize of $5.00 with your Tomato at the “San Antonio 
Home-grown Vegetable Exhibit, as being the finest variety shown. It 
ts all you claim for it—Aug. Weisbroch, San Antonio, Texas. 

I have had great success with your Beefsieak Tomato. From seveniy- 

. four vines I have already taken seven or eight bushels, and they are 
still bearing. Have had fruit that weighed two pounds each. Tit is 
jine for canning.—J. H. Tarberi, Madison, Ga. 

You sent me a free packet of the John Baer Tomaio last year and I 
never saw a finer Tomato, that is untform in size, no core, a beautiful 
red, very litile seeds, and a very well flavored Tomaio.—Miss J. 


Schelters, Milwaukee, Wis. 
I was very much pleased with the John Baer Tomato of last year. 
The best Tomaio I can recommend.—Mrs. L. E. Taylor, Lawrence, 


3. C: 


Small Fruited Varieties 


2020 Yellow Plum. Plum-shaped yellow color, sweet, 
solid. Fine for preserves. 

2030 Scarlet Plum. Rich bright red plum-shaped 
tomatoes of exceptional sweetness. One of the best for 
canning, pickling and preserving. 

2040 Yellow Pear. This is a pear-shaped yellow 
variety of noticeable sweetness. None better for pre- 
serves. An excellent yielder. Good long keeper. 

2050 Red Pear. A very sweet, solid, fine quality pre- 
serving variety. Productive. Red color. Pear-shaped. 
2055 Husk Tomato. This is the ground cherry used 
so extensively for preserves. Grows low on the ground. 
The fruit is formed within a shell or husk. 

Prices—Pkt. 10c; 44 oz. 35c; oz. 60c; 14 Ib. $1.75. 
Postpaid. 


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The Six Waeetable. Aristocrat: 


See Color Illustrations Opposite 9a- 


eee Unquestionably the earliest of all Sacek Corl 
Cor n -60 D ay or Makeg ood F ull 10 days earlier than Golden Bantam and just 
as sweet. Truck Gardeners in and around New <4 ork reap big profits from our ‘60 Day”’ because it’s the firs 
on the market. Many gardeners make more on our “60 Day Corn”’ than they do the rest of their crops. We men-7 
tion these facts so you will know how extremely early and sweet it is. It is rich and juicy. Just as sweet as the 
famous White Cory. It has a more desirable shape than any sweet corn. 
It is pearly white in color, plump, fat, luscious kernels that fairly melt. Stalks grow about 3 feet high, 
usually bearing two ears each. They do not sucker. As compared to the plant itself the ears are enormous, 
We have never introduced a ecaetetie that we have had more pride in. 


760 Pkt. 15c; 12 lb. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c. Postpaid. 5 lbs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.75; 25 lbs. $7.00. Not postpaid. 


Same as above in every way except it is of , 
Corn Childs’ Golden 60 D ay golden color and the ear a trifle more pointed.] 
An occasional cob may show an odd white kernel. = | 


765 Pkt. 20c; 14 Ib. 35c; Ib. 60c; 2 Ibs. $1.00. Postpaid. 5 Ibs. $2.25; 10 lbs. $4:25; 25 Ibs. $9.75. Net : 
Postpaid. . é 


: ’ M hl This is another introduction of our own, that we 

Lettuce Childs atc €Ss_ are mighty proud of. It is something decidedly r 
different from any other lettuce and far more meritorious. In fact it is unequalled. 
It is a hybrid which forms a long loose head which for tenderness and brittleness is truly marvelous. It is 

so crisp, so brittle that it snaps or breaks like celery or glass, hence not recommended as a shipper but 
unquestionably the home garden variety of all varieties. No other lettuce has a flavor like it or superior to a 
No better variety is known for general home growing or table use. It has a peculiar formation of growth 
that resembles a cross until it starts heading. If you want the finest, best flavored, crispest lettuce possible to 
be had—then use this. If it isn’t all we claim for it we will refund your money. 


1150 Pkt. 25c. 


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: = We never have been able to enthuse over other peppers as we. have 
P ep p er N eapolitan this delightfully mild-variety. It has many attributes that place 


it, in our opinion, the best all around pepper to grow. (See illustration opposite.) 

It is by far the mildest of all the large peppers. It is unquestionably the earliest of all large red pepper 
Better yet, it is the most productive large pepper. A combination for a perfect pepper. Hence our reason fon or 
considering it the best of all the peppers. The strong vigorous plants grow 2 feet high and fully 18 inches across. 
They are laden completely with large handsome fruits, bearing continuously until frost. 3 

Single plants carry from 35 to 50 marketable fruits at one time. The peppers grow upright until they 
become so heavy that their own weight turns them down. The skin and flesh are bright red, sweet and mild. 


1580 Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 40c; oz. 75c; 14 Ib. $2.00; Ib. $6.00. Postpaid. 


2 = An early wrinkled pea that we are proud to offer. Matures i in ‘ehdea 

Pp ea P rizewinner 8 a ke in fact, Se favorable conditions it frequently matures earlier. 
Nor has it lost any of its luscious sweet flavor i in its earliness. It is a tender melting delicious pea of 1 the 
highest quality. Unlike all extra early peas it is of large size, filled with mammoth peas. 
For market trade or main crop it has no superior. The semi-dwarf vines grow about 18 to 24 niches hig 

and are of vigorous hardy growth. The pods are of a dark green color and about 4% inches long. Exe and 
round when filled. It is unusually productive. Exceptionally sweet. Delightfully luscious. 


1505 Pkt. 15¢; ¥% Ib. 30c; Ib. 50c; 2 Ibs. 90c; 5 Ibs. $2.10. Postpaid. 10 Ibs. or more 35¢ per Ib. Not! 


postpaid. 
Beet Raj a This really wonderful winter beet has become more popular from year to year, 
J since we first offered it and is in a class by itself for winter use. Whoever wishes 
to enjoy the delicious flavor and tenderness of June beets all winter has only to grow this sort, and store it in a 
cellar for winter’s use. It will keep perfectly until new beets are ready again in the spring. You ‘will find it tender 
and delicious as a June beet up to May the following spring. Early beets are considered of little value for winter's 
use, as they become tough and flavorless, but with the Rajah you have a beet that issuitable for summer, the best 
for fall and winter. It is exceedingly smooth, almost heart-shaped and under good cultivation will grow to. 4% 
lbs. Color blackish blood-red. Foliage light green. Distinct from all other beets. me a8 


400 Pkt. 15c:; oz. 35c; 14 Ib. $1.00; Ib. $3.00. Postpaid. - = . a= ae 


A truly magnificent and distinct melon 
Muskmelon Childs’ Supr eme The eet ia size and the finest in quality, 
It is the shape and color of Emerald Gem, but does not have its objectionable softness when ripe. Childs 
Supreme grows from 15 to 18 Ibs. and more. Color, deep emerald-green outside, with more or less netting, wl le 
the flesh is a fine deep salmon and of unusual thickness. Its quality is like that of Emerald Gem when at i 
best. The richest and most delicious flavor, tender and melting with absolutely no hard substance. People 
who find that most melons disagree with them can eat this one as there is no solid indigestible substance 
about it. A strong, vigorous healthy grower, succeeding under conditions that bring failure to many other vari 
eties. Fruit of this melon readily sells in all markets on account of its mammoth size and fine go ete a * 


1230 Pkt. 20c; oz. 45c; 14 Ib. $1.35; Ib. $4.00. Postpaid. 
30 Collection. One packet of each of above, 95c; 1 oz. of each $2.00; 14 Ib. of each $5- 50. Post} 


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Hardy Chrysanthemums (see page 87 


BARBARA BROMFIELD 


Postpaid. 


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10610 One each of these seven good, strong plants for $2 


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We have aes a Soh ifully eiaed that ae produced on Louk Island ee a ardives ai con- 
stitutional vigor that is superior to plants grown in other States even where it is so cold the thermometer drops 


out of sight. 


The above map shows how we are surrounded by the ocean and swept by the heavy salt winds, 


mists and fogs. An atmospheric condition that makes all vegetation extremely vigorous and hardy. See 


descriptive matter top of page 3. 
splendidly out of doors year after year. 


We pay the postage and deliver right to your door. 


10610 $2.00—OUR COLOR PLATE COLLECTION—$2.00 


As shown on Opposite Page—PRICE $2.00 Postpaid 


Barbara Bromfield Crimson Glory 
White Midget 


Our Chrysanthemums are noted for their hardiness and vigor. 
If potted late, and pinched back, they make compact little house plants. 


Lillian Doty, Yellow 
Baby 


They flower 


No extra express charges if you buy from Childs. 


Frank Wilcox, Jr. 
Bright Eyes 


The Newest 


10340 Barbara Bromfield (1924). (See color illus- 
tration opposite.) A real genuine novelty of our own 
introduction this year. A most beautiful shell pink. 
Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 
10320 Baby. (Seecolor illustration opposite.) Like 
little golden buttons. Very double, perfect and borne 
ingreat masses. Bright yellow. Each 35c; 3 for 90c. 
-10350 Black Douglass. Color almost black, while 
the tip of each petal showséa glint of gold, making the 
_whole blossom appear as if sprinkled with gold dust. 
10360 Champagne. Bright ruby red; wonderful 
color. This is one of our bestsellers. It is very popular. 
10365 Crimson Glory. (See color illustration op- 
_ posite.) Awich crimson color that flowers from October 
to May. Very hardy. Each 35c; 3 for 90c.- 


10370 Daisy. Great sheaves of double white blosssoms. 


Very profuse bloomer, vigorous and quick growing. 
@ 10380 Fred Peele. Deep crimson, tipped gold. A 
sturdy, vigorous grower and profuse bloomer. 
10440 Glory of Seven Oaks. A hardy perpetual 
Chrysanthemum that blooms all summer and fall, also 
all winter in pots. Very double. Bright golden yellow 
‘flowers. Each 33c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 
10390 Globe d'Or. Clear lemon-yellow, shaded. 
Branches freely and becomes heavily laden with flowers. 
10400 Klondyke. A beautiful hardy pompon of 
rich gold. Literally covered with bloom. Very beautiful. 
10410 Mrs. Vincent. Crimson. Here’s a _ regal 
_ beauty that cannot be excelled for color or profusion. 
10420 Prince of Wales. A very fine pure white of 
- finest form. This variety is immensely popular. 
_ 10430 Repeater. Blush tinted. Like its name, it 
” keeps repeating its bloom until the snow flies. 
- 10450 October Gold. Fine old gold on long stems. 
_ Price on above, except whefe otherwise noted, 
_ 25c each; 3 for 65c; doz. $2.25. 


Flowers round and perfect as a ball. 


40460 Lillian Doty, Pink. New sport, lovely clear pink. 
Each 25c; 3 for 65c3 doz. $2.50. 

This is the golden beauty that received the much coveted silver medal for the 
Each 35c; 3 for 95c; doz. $3.50. 


Please Remember Our Prices on Perennials Are Paid Right to Your Door 


10470 Lillian Doty, White. 
10480 Lillian Doty, Yellow. 
_ most beautiful yellow. 


Beautiful round shape. 


7 


Lillian Doty Hybrids 


These are very early bloomers, hardy in the garden 
and make a magnificent show during September, 
October and November. The beautiful incurved blos- 
soms are borne in clusters of 6 to 12 on long stems. 


10490 America. A pure snow white of substance. 
10500 Britain. Rich deep crimson. Very beautiful. 
10520 France. @Rich golden yellow. Extra early. 
10530 Italy. Light shell pink. Par excellence. 
10505 Belgium. Pink, white center. Attractive. 
10510 Chfna. Lemon or straw color. Exquisite. 
10540 Japan. Lilac-pink with a lighter colored center. 


25c each; the 7 for $1.50; doz. $2.50. 


Baby or Button 


These are among the most delightful fall flowers. 
Perfectly hardy and bloom splendidly. If sheltered 
they will withstand early frosts. The flowers are double. 


10550 Baby Doll. Of the freest flowering habit. 
Light yellow with slight bronzy tinge, which disappears 
when fully out. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00; doz. $3.50. 
10560 Bright Eyes. As the name implies each 
flower has a bright eye. As the outside petals unfold 
they are blush white, showing the reverse side in an 
orange apricot color. Each 35c; 3 for 95c. 


Postpaid. 


10355 ‘Cocoanut White. Thread-like. Each 40c; 
doz. $4.00. 
10357 Cocoanut Yellow. Thread-like. Each 40c; 


doz. $4.00. 

10580 Frank Wilcox, Jr. A dwarf orange-bronze, 
flowering in November. Each 35c; 3 for 95c. 

10600 White Midget. Of the purest white and of 
dwarf habit. Each 35c; 3 for 95c; doz. $3.50. 


Lillian Doty Chrysanthemums 


For-early blooming in the garden or in pots. 


25c each; 3 for 65c; doz. $2.50. 


Postpaid. 


87 


Childs’ Famous Long Island Perennials 


Ajuga Reptens 


eae Ww 8a appear early in spring. 
10170 25c each; $2.50 doz. Postpaid. 


Aquilegia (Columbine) 


are interesting in form and colors. 

10000 Canadensis. Red and yellow. 
10030 Pure White. Dainty white flowers. 
10020 Childs’ Long-Spurred Hybrids. 
A lovely hybrid. 

50210 SEED. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
Price on above: Each 35c; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. 
10037 One each of aber 4 varieties, $1.25. 


My neighbors who saw my perennials want some from the same 
company.—Mrs.Walier J. Maurer, Elmira, Onigrio. 

Received my perennials and I want to thank you for the 
exceedingly fine stock you sent me. — Mrs. W. E. Goode, 
2502 Versailles, Mc Keespori, Penn. 

Receivedi my perennials, not one was withered.—Mrs. Carl 
Bohlin, 7053 22nd Ave., Seatile, Wash. 


Apios Tuberosa 
(TuberousWistaria) 


Valuable, hardy tuberous- 
rooted climber closely re- 
sembling the Wistaria -in 
vine and foliage and having 
clusters of rich, deep purple - 
flowers, which havea strong, 
delicious violet fragrance. 
10090 15c each; $1.50 


doz. Postpaid. 
(See illustration, page 20.) 


Bellis (English D aisy ) The old-fashioned perennial 

daisy that is always attractive in the border, 6 inches tall, double. 

10180 White. 

51160 SEED. White. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 50c. 

10190 Pink. 

51150 SEED. Pink. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 50c. 

Price on above: PLANTS. 30c each; $3.00 doz. Postpaid. 
(See illustra- 


Boltonia (False Chamomile) (Se: )itustr: 


extremely hardy and strikingly showy. Flowers resemble asters. 
10200 Asteroides. The ten thousand flowered Boltonia with its 
innumerable daisy-like white blossoms. 

10210 Latisquama, Dwarf Rose. Charming pink tinted 
blossoms. A little more dwarf in form and blooms earlier. 


51130 SEED. Latisquama. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 50c. Postpaid. 


~ Aquilegia 


Price on above: PLANTS: 30c each; $3.00 doz. Postpaid. 
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) °°" 


ioned flower ns is almost impossible to get anywhere else 
but Childs’, 

10890 Spectabilis. 
shipped in September. 
all know so well. 


Orders received after May 1st will be 
This is the old-fashioned variety we 
It blooms early in spring and has graceful 


10010 Chrysantha. 


(See illustration.) Low-creeping habit with a 
profusion of handsome leaves, and deep blue 


One of the most graceful and beauti- 
ful of plants. 
pik flowers on long stems above most attractive, light green foliage. 


Each plant bears many 
Flowers 


Golden yellow. 


(See illustrations on pages 7 and 14.) 


Is (Sea 
Armeria fic 
Thrift.) One of the best edg- 
ing plants or for the rockery. 
It forms tufts of narrow, 
bright green foliage, and 
bright pink flowers. 


10100 25c each; $2.50 doz. 
(Milfoil or 


Achillea Yarrow.) 


(See illustration on page 13.) 
A perennial plant that is very, 
very beautiful and hardy and 
does well in dry, sunny 
places. The dwarf sorts are 
splendid for rockeries, the 
taller sorts for borders. 


10040 Ptarmica. (The 
Pearl.) (See illustration.) 
It begins to bloom in Juyl 
and is a mass of lovely white 
double flowers until frost. 
25c each; doz. $2.50. 


50010 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 4% 
oz. $2.00. Postpaid. 


I received my perennials and I am 
so pleased. They were just lovely. 
Mrs. Sherman Corbin; Oxford, Ohio. 


Beautiful Boltonia ~- 


stems of red and white heart-shaped flowers. Each 85c; 
$8.50 doz. Postpaid. Dicentra Spectabilis 
88 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


“a. ee wait 


Campanula 


e 
Coreopsis 

(Calliopsis) (See 

_ illustration opposite.) 
Bears bright yellow 
blossoms from June 
till fall. Grows 3 to 4 
feet tall with very long 
stemmed blossoms. 
Fine for cutting. 


10230 Lanceolata, 


Grandiflora. 30c 

each; $3.00 doz. 
51340 SEED. Pkt. 
15c; 14 oz. 30c. 


Cinnamon Vine 


A pretty hardy vine, 
with edible roots and 
neat glossy cordate foli- 
age. In midsummer it 
 bearsclustersoftiny but 
-exceedingly* fragrant 
_ flowers. 
~ 10to 30 feet in a season. 
10235. Dioscorea. One 
-year roots. 25c each; 
$2.50 doz. 


are received my tee and wish to comment upon the absolutely per- 
_ fect packing of both shipments.—Marion Allen, 75 East Ave., Atlanta,Ga. 


Daisy 


. ‘Dig italis 


colors. 


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of large size balls. 


Climbs from — 


(See illustration below.) 
eties of Marguerites may be depended 
ls upon. for a most attractive display of white flowers in the 
garden from May until October. 
‘broad petaled flowers 5 inches across on long stems. 
10760 Shasta Daisy. 
52000 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


35c each; $3.50 doz. 


(Foxglove) 
28.) One of the best knewn among 
So an flowers. A clean, upright grower with tall 
spikes, thickly set with pendant blossoms of various 
Blooms in June and July. 
10825 Monstrosa. Odd long spikes surmounted by one 
large flower, all colors mixed. 
52470. SEED. Pkt. 15c; Y4zoz. 50c.  - 
- 10830 Mixed. NOTE with fine foliage and a mass 
er 
Postpaid. 52460 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 


hilds’ Strong Vigorous Perennials 


‘Bellis (Campanula Calycanthema) 


They 


Canterbury 


Cupand Saucer LE, This is the Campanula most people are familiar with. 
are very hardy, profuse bloomers and resemble miniature cups and saucers. The range 
of colors gives a striking appearance in any garden. Grow about 3 feet tall. Nothing 
more attractive for pot use all winter. Extremely showy in borders, corners, or masses. 
10290 Calycanthema, Blue. This is the Cup and Saucer Canterbury Bells. The 
plant is a tall grower with large semi-double flowers of rich blue color, resembling a tea 
cup set in its saucer. 

10300 Calycanthema, Pink. Similar to the blue except it is a lovely pink. 


10310 Calycanthema, White.. The white cup and saucer form of the above with 
pure white blossoms of great beauty. 


Price on above, 35c each; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. 


(See illustration on page 21.) This lovely 


Campanula (B ellflower ) hardy plant is most useful in the garden, both 


in its dwarf and tall forms. It comes in various colors and the blossoms are very in- 
teresting in form. The plant likes some shade and blooms all summer. 

10240 Carpatica, Blue. Dwarf variety. About one foot. Bell-shaped flowers of a 
deep blue color. © 


10250 Carpatica, White. This is similar to the blue variety except that the bells are 


a clear white in color. Very dainty and striking in the garden. 


10270 Persicifolia Blue. 
Exquisite. 


A fine companion to the white variety with clear blue 
flowers. 


10280 Pyramidalis. 
is the chimney Bellflower 
which makes a stately plant 4 
to 6feet tall. It isa pyramid 
of large blue flowers of superb 


form. 
Price on above, 35c; each 
$3.50 doz. Postpaid. 


51350 CARPATICA SEED. 
Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


51360 PERSICIFOLIA 
SEED. Pkt. 25¢; 14, 0z. $1.00 
51370 PYRAMIDALIS 


SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


Centaurea 2° 0%,‘ 


flowers and it supplies a much 
needed note of color in the 
hardy border. A shapely 
plant 2 feet tall. 


10220 Montana. 30c each; 
$3.00 doz. 


51720 SEED. 


Pkt. 15c; 
14 oz. 40c. 


Coreopsis 


Just a note to tell you how pleased we are with our plants and your 
prompt service—_Wm. Miller, Courtenay, B.C. 


These new vari- 


The largest of all with 


(See illustration, page 


Each 35c: $3.50 doz. 


fine. 30c each; $3.00 doz. - 


Shasta Daisy 


Send Us a Triai Order and Learn Why Thousands Use Childs’ Perennials 


This | 


7 rs 
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Childs’ Perennial Prices Are All Postpaid 


Dianthus Latifolius 


Delphinium 
(Perennial Larkspur) 


(See illustration opposite) 


This stately plant is almost in- 
dispensable in the hardy flower 
garden or border. It makes a fine 
background for the lower growing 
plants, is very effective in isolated 
groups and splendid with shrub- 
bery. The color ranges through 
many tones of blue, from soft azure 
tothe most intense deep royal purple. 
10880 Private Estate Giant 
Hybrids. (Genuine Childs’ Strain.) 
(See illustration and fuller descrip- 
tion on pages 6and 27.) A -wonder- 
ful new strain with giant flowers on 
very tall stems. Fine blue shades. 
This is probably the tallest and 
finest Delphinium grown. 50c each; 
$5.00 doz. Postpaid. 

52180 SEED. Pkt. 50c; 14 oz. 
$1.25. 

10840 Belladonna. (See illus- 
tration opposite.) A free and con- 
tinuous bloomer with beautiful 
light blue flowers in long, loose 
spikes. An old favorite. 40c each 
$4.00 doz. Postpaid. 

52190 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. 


10850 Bellamosa. (See illustration opposite.) One of 
the newer varieties, having long spikes of closely set 
flowers. The color is a fine deep blue, the center of each 
blossom touched with lighter color. 40c each; $4.00 doz. 


Postpaid. 


‘Belladonna and Bellamosa 


=| Dianthus—Sweet William 


These hardy pinks bloom in early spring and their bril- 
liant and varied colors, delicate form and good stems, 
make them excellent for cutting. An old favorite. See 
illustration on page 6. 

10764 Everblooming. (See page 6 for description.) 
Each 30c; $3.00 doz. 

56555 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. 

10770 Latifolius, Atrococcineus. (See illustration.) 
This is the hardy, dark red Sweet William. The color is 
a wonderful, deep, velvety blood red. Petals finely cut. 
30c each; $3.00 doz. Postpaid. 

10780 Barbatus, Newport Pink. Quite new and dis- 
tinct in color, a fine rose-pink, 35¢ each; $3.50 doz. 
Postpaid. 

56490 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 75c. ~ 


-Hardy Garden Pinks 


(Allwoodii. Dianthus.) (See illustration opposite.) 
These spicy, clove scented pinks must have a place in 
every garden. Their rich color, fragrance and fine stems 
recommended them for cutting and 
they last well when cut. We offer 
four choice sorts. 

10790 Robert. Flowers 2 inches 
across; deep rose-pink with darker 
center. One of the finest. 

10800 Mary. Double rose-pink 
flowers with distinct bright carmine 
centers. Very fragrant. Beautiful. 
10810 Philip. Deep pink with 
yellow and brownish markings at 
center. Finely cut edges. 

10820 Harold. Large, double 
white with deep pinkand soft yellow 
centers. Try this wonderful sort. 
Price on above: 25c each; $2.50 
doz. Postpaid. 

52400 ALLWOODII SEED. Pkt. 
50c; 2 pkts. 90c. 


hi 
Echinops * 
(Globe Thistle.) (See illustration 
below.) This is a tall erect grow- 
ing plant with deeply cut prickly 
foliage which is very decorative. 
The tall globular Heads of blue 
flowers rise above the foliage. A 
row of closely set plants makes an 
effective hedge. 

10930 30c each; $3.00 doz. 


Postpaid. 
52540 SEED. Pkt 10c; oz. 35c. 


52220 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 75c. 


10860 Chinense, Blue. Large spikes of medium height 
and brilliant, deep blue flowers. Quite distinct from _ 
others, with finely cut foliage. Blooms throughout the 
thesummer. Very fine. 40c each; $4.00 doz. Postpaid. 
52200 SEED. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 45c. 


10870 Chinense, Alba. Very much like the blue sort — 
described above but with pure white blossoms. 40c. each; | 
$4.00 doz. Postpaid. 

52210 SEED. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 45c. 


Your Childs’ Private Estate are the most beautiful and prolific of an 
Delphiniums I ever saw and pronounced *so by everybody pe Ne te Fd: 
them.— H. H. Smith, M. D., Caneadea, N. ¥. 


= ERATE Globe Thistle 
$0 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


TG thy ee 


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_ 52990 SEED. Pkt. 


: on. re a :) oak 


If you want some- 
thing really beau- 
tiful, try this gamble —the price of a packet and see your 
wonderful surprise. Grows like a weed. This is a most 
decorative grass with long, narrow, green foliage which 
grows in a graceful, drooping mass. The blossoms appear 
in great plumes which rise 6 to 7 feet above the ground. 
It should not be overlooked when planting a perennial 
border. 


10910 Zebrina. 
(See illustration.) 


F unkia (Day Lily) 5 splendid foliage 


plant grows well with little care and is perfectly hardy. 
Fine for shady or damp places, in clumps or borders, a 
luxuriant grower which increases rapidly. In summer it 
produces tall clusters of fragrant lily-like flowers. 


10960 Aurea Variegata. (See illustration opposite.) 
Leaves green and yellow and highly ornamental. Beau- 
tiful light blue flowers. 30c each; $3.00 doz. Postpaid. 


Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) 


“Baby’s Breath’’ grows to a height of 2 or 3 feet. (See 
illustration, page 31.) In June and July it is a cloud of 
misty white bloom. Its myriads of minute white blossoms 
make it a plant of great delicacy and charm. The sprays 
of flowers are used in arranging various forms of floral 
work, especially garden flowers in the home. 


10980 Paniculata. 35c each; $3.50 
doz. Postpaid. 


35c each; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. 


25e; 4 


Oz. 
$1.00. 


Gaillardia (Blanket 


F. lo wer) (See illustration, page 30.) 


Here is one of the finest 

hardy plants for the border or for mass- 
_ing in beds. It thrives almost any- 
where with little care and withstands 
dry weather remarkably well. Large 
flowers of brilliant tones of red, brown, 
orange and yellow, mixed. Always in 
bloom. 


10990 Grandiflora. 40c 
doz. Postpaid. 


52870 SEED. Pkt.10c; 14 oz. 40c. 


My gardener says the stock I received from you were the finest he 
ever saw.—Mr. A.J. Baker, Fair Haven, Vt. 


My garden from your bulbs was one of the show places of Nash- 
ville.—P..W. Rogers, Ga. ; 


Renae. 


each; $4.00 


Helianthus Sunflower = 


We Deliver Right to Your Door Postage Paid 


Perennials With A Constitutional Vigor 


Eulalia (Japonica 


%: 
Hemerocallis (Yellow Day 


Funkia (Day Lily 


Lil Robust, strong growing plants with masses 
JY) of large blossoms like the most beautiful 
lilies. Attractive, tall grass-like foliage. Flowers in 
June and July. 

11020 Dr. Regel. (See illustration.) 
No flower has a more glorious color, the 
tall, graceful stems standing 2 or 3 feet 
capped with a cluster of large lily-like 
blossoms of the richest orange-yellow color 
and fragrance. 

11030 Flava. Lemon Lily. Deeplemon- 
yellow. Very fragrant. Two and one- 
half feet tall. 


Strong Roots. 30c each; $3.00 doz. 


Postpaid. 
Helianthus (Hardy 
Sunflower (See illustration. 


Also see illustra- 
tion on page 32.) KH blooms long after 
frost has killed everything else. It stands 
5 to 7 feet high, the great massing 
branches a sheet of solid bloom of the 
clearest and richest golden yellow, like 
Golden Glow but more showy. The individual blos- 
soms are like great daisies with many long petals and a 
large round center of rich brown, flecked with gold. It 
is undoubtedly the greatest hardy perennial introduced 
in many years. 

11080 Angustifolius (Autumn Glory). 
$3.00 doz. Postpaid. 


53260 SEEDS. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. $1.00. 
(See illustration on page 33.) 


Hollyhock This old favorite should be in 


every garden. It is unexcelled as a background with its 
tall, stately stems and lovely double blossoms like great 
rosettes of crinkled silk. They grow from 4 to’8 feet tall, 
blooming in profusion. 


30c each; 


11040 Newport Pink. Charming shade of bright pink. 
11050 Red. Deep rich color. 

11060 White. Pure white, of great refinement. 

11070 Yellow. Clear canary yellow. 


Prices on above: 35c each; $3.50 doz. 
53390 SEED. Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 14 0z. 5c. 


Postpaid. 


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Ipomoea ( Pan dur at a) This is a hardy climber, clothed | 


42 . oe with a luxuriant growth of — 
= <. Seeks «pretty cordate leaves, and bearing great quantities of large thick- 
2% é F textured waxy flowers of a rich creamy-white with a throat of violet. — 
11130 Hardy Tuberous Rooted Moonflower. 30c each; $3.00 — 
doz. Postpaid. é 

(See illus- — 


Lavandula (Sweet Lavender) triton on 


page 37.) A new lavender with graceful spikes of pretty blue flowers 
in July. True lavender fragrance and a delightful little hardy plant. 


pei. 


Peat Ts ail is ll 


Jast a lifetime and keep spreading out. 


Liatris jestic spikes 
tractive to b 


Hibiscus [yee 
( Giant Marvel) 3 S < 


(See illustration on page 
33.) A rapid growing peren- 
nial Mallow, which produces 
immense blossoms similar to 
the Hollyhock. It blooms all 
summer and the great flowers 
are white and various shades 
of pink and red. 


11090 Red 11100 Pink 
11110 White 


Prices on above: 25c 
each; $2.50 doz. Postpaid. 
53270 SEED. Mixed. Pkt. 
15c; 14 oz. 35c. 


Iberis 
(Hardy Candytuft ) 


(See illustration on page 
23.) A hardy plant of low 
growth with evergreen foli- 
age. It blooms well in early 
spring when it is a dense sheet 
of small, pure white flowers. 
11120 Sempervirens. 30c 
each; $3.00 doz. 


51510 SEED. Pkt. 20c;14, =x 
oz. $1.00. ise 


Lychnis 


. One of the 
Lythrum ( Vi rg atum) most showy 
perennial plants we have. Tall, slender stems, growing 
to four feet tall and bearing many star-like blossoms 
of brilliant, rosy crimson color. Its fine erect 
habit recommends it. 


11226 Rose Queen. 30c each; $3.00 doz. 
11230 Two-Year-Old. 45c each; $4.50 doz. 
53760 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 35c. 


Lily of the Valley (Convallaria) 


(See illustration.) Next to the orchid this is the most 
dainty and most exquisite flower grown. In city mar- 
kets the blooms bring staggering prices. This not- 
withstanding, Lily of the Valley is the easiest and 
hardiest plants to grow. Once established they will 
Snow white. 
Bell shaped. 

11170 75c doz.; 100 for $5.25. 


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Postpaid. 


4 


utterflies. 


- 53600 SEED. Pkt. 15c. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


It can be grown with comparative ease and is a great favorite. 
11160 Vera. 
53580 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 30c. 


Liatris (Blazing Star) 


one of the most decorative hardy plants for the border or backgrounds. 
Straight stems with fine foliage growing six to seven feet tall with ma- 


50c each; $5.00 doz. Postpaid. 


(See illustration above.) | 
Also known as Gay Feather, 


of reddish purple blossoms. A great beauty. Very at- 


11180 Pycnostachya. 30c each; $3.00 doz. 


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. (See illustration on 
Lupinus (Lupine) page 38.) ~The Lu- 
pines are very beautiful both in foliage and flower. The 
stems are two to four feet tall and the spikes of lovely 
blossoms are a foot long. Plant requires plenty of water. — 
11200 White 11210 Rose 11215 Blue 

Price on above: 35c each; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. - 

53740 SEED. Pkt. 15c; oz. 60c. 


Lychnis (Campion) britiant hardy 


scarlet flowers we have. It grows from two to three feet 
tall with large heads of bloom. The formation of the — 
flower petals suggests its common name, Maltese Cross. 
It blooms well in June. (See illustration on page 37.) 
11140 Chalcedonica. 30c each: $3.00 doz. 

53750 SEED. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 35c. | 
11150 Viscare, flore pleno. A _ fine herbaceous 
perennial, with tall spikes of handsome crimson flowers, 
very double and profuse. It is doubly useful because 
it comes so early in the season, while flowers are scarce. 
30c each; $3.00 doz. ; 


Myosotis (Forget-me-not) {ix 


tration on page 38.) This favorite little flower is very 
pretty when planted in the rock garden or for beds and 
borders. Soft blue blossoms in May and June. 


One of the most ¢ 


11250 Blue Gem. 30c each; $3.00 doz. 


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\merica 


T (See illustration.) A luxuriant tall growing 
4 ea) hardy plant which produces a profusion of 
bright deep scarlet blossoms. Both flowers and foliage 
possess a strong fragrance. 

11240 25c each; $2.50 doz. 


Oriental Poppy (Popaver 


Postpaid. 


Poppies. They make splendid permanent clumps for 
_the hardy border and their flaming color, fine foliage and 
compact growth make them quite indispensable. 

11420 Orientalis. Very large with fiery orange scarlet 
color, with large black center. 40c each; $4.00 doz. 
- Postpaid. 

55230 SEED. Pkt. 15c; l% oz. 50c. 
11410 Princess Victoria Louise. A new variety 
_ with charming, soft salmon rose color. Very fine. Our 
best seller. 40c each; $4.00 doz. Postpaid. 
55240 SEED. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 50c. 

11415 Sunbeam. A new Iceland, much improved 
in size of plant and flower and in the strength of the 
slender stems. Some of the flowers prettily tinged with 
rose. 50c each; $5.00 doz. 
55130 SEED. Pkt. 35c; 2 pkts. 60c. 


Phalaris (Ornamental Grass) 


_ Also called Variegated Ribbon Grass or Gardener’s 
Garters. It is an ornamental grass which grows from 
- one to two feet tall with beautifully variegated foliage. 
11470 Arundinacea. 25c each; $2.50 doz. 


: Primula (English Primrose) 


(See illustration, page 45.) These hardy primroses are 
very fine in early spring, blooming well in cool, moist 
_ places. Tall flower stems with many flowers of large 
size in clusters. 
leaves or straw in winter. We offer plants in a fine 
- mixture of colors, red, white, yellow and pink. 
11450 35c each; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. 


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Phlox. Mrs. Jenkins 


Or . li There are few hardy plantsas bril- 
Uri enta is Jiiant and showy as the Oriental - 


Perfectly hardy with a covering of © 


ilds’ Perennials Have a Vigor and Constitution That Only Long Island Stocks Have 


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—* 


feadauarters For Phlox 


True Long Island grown Phlox that are 
as hardy as oaks, of a constitutional 


Phlox 


vigor that only Long Island stocks can have. They are 
thrifty, robust and rapid growers. Ready to start the 
formation of their bloom when most strains are be- 
ginning their growth. 

With the exception of Athis, the varieties listed here 


are newest and the “‘Cream”’ of their class. The range 
of colors are wonderful, delicate, blazing and striking. 
Can be grown in any soil, and if spikes of flowers are 
removed they continue to rebloom. Once planted, you 
have an annual display that will last a lifetime. 

11290 Athis. Very tall, fine rich salmon. This is the 
old, old favorite of our grandmothers much improved. 
11300 Champs Elysses. Unusually attractive. Fine 
rich crimson. One of the finest for general use. 

11323 LaSoliel. Light rose shading to lighter center. 
A delicate and beautiful color. 

11326 L’Esperance. Lovely light lavender-pink with 
white center. 

11330 Mrs. Jenkins. (See illustration opposite.) 
Pure white with immense panicles. 

11340 Miss Lingard. Produces immense heads of 
beautiful flowers. 

11350 Pantheon. A beautiful bright brilliant rose. 
11360 Peach Blossom. Peach blossom color. 

11370 Rynstrom. Lively rose-pink. 

11375 Ralph Slocombe. Clear cherry-red, suffused 
with salmon, deep red eye and fine trusses. 

11385 The Queen. Pure white and exceedingly large. 
11390 W.C. Eagan. A rich delicate lilac. 

Prices on above: 30c each; $3.00 doz. Postpaid. 
11392 Mixed Colors. Price 25c; doz. $2.50. 

55020 SEED. Mixed. Pkt. 20c; 2 pkts. 35c. 


Phlox Subulata 


come in early spring. 

11270 Subulata Pink. One of the finest low, turfy 
growing plants, fine for use under trees, around rock- 
work, edging beds, etc. Very showy blossoms. . 
11280 Subulata White. Like the above, but pure 
white. Prices on above: 25c each; $2.50 doz. | 


P hysalis (Chinese Lantern Plant) 


(See illustration and fuller description on page 45.) 
Very hardy. Cut before frost they will keep all winter 
In New York the fashionable trade pay exorbitant 
prices for these for decorative purposes. 

11440 Franchetti. 35c each; $3.50 doz. 

55390 SEED. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 50c. 


These are the lovely 
Moss Pinks, so wel- 


93 


Golden Glow Is Childs’ Own Introduction. 


Pachysandra (Mountain 
Ss This splendid trailing plant has glossy 
purge) green foliage and in May or June small 
spikes of flowers. It grows only 6 inches tall and thrives 
in shade under trees. An indispensable carpet plant. 


11430 Terminalis. 25c each; $2.50 doz. 
(See illustration, page 46.) 


Pyrethrum One of the most valuable and 


useful flowers in the garden. They bloom profusely 
from May onward, filling vases with cut flowers all the 
season. 
Chrysanthemums, mixed white, pink and red. 


11460 35c each; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. 
55540 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 1% oz. 50c. ; 


J 

A ttrac- 
Statice (Sea Lavender) hie oe 
for border or rockery. It produces unusually large heads 
of tiny flowers of purplish blue color in July and August. 
The blossoms may be dried for winter decoration. 
11520 Latifolia. 30c each; $3.00 doz. 
56430 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


Sedum (Spectabile, Brilliant) 


Plants grow one to two feét high, each producing a 
dozen or more large heads of bloom. The color is an 
intense amaranth-red., 
11530 30c each; $3.00 doz. 
115460 Sedum, stolonifera. 
thick and glossy green. 25c¢ each; $2.50 doz. 

A most ele- 


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Spirea (Goat ’s Beard dnt 1 tant 
with beautiful fernlike foliage and tall feathery plumes 
of flowers. The plant likes a shaded, moist place. . 
11505 Gigantea Carnea. 40c each; $4.00 doz. 


11510 Filipendula. Double white flowers in June 
and July. 35c each; $3.50 doz. Postpaid. 


Stokesia (Cyanea) Se itustration, 


charming Cornflower Aster which grows one to two feet 
tall and bears its lovely blue blossoms from July to 
October. One of the most satisfactory flowers. 


11550 35c each; $3.50 doz. ,Postpaid. 
56440 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 50c. 


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Postpaid. 


Thalictrum (Meadow Rue 


Blossoms are single and double like hardy 


Purplish pink. Foliage - 


.Postpaid. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. ee 


< es 5 
Rudbeckia (Golden Glow) (Sc° 
tration opposite.) This plant which we originally intro- _ 
duced and named by us many years ago is still one of yz 
the most. effective and desirable hardy perennials. — 
Grows to a height of 6 feet, branching freely and bearing | 
by the hundreds, double blossoms of the brightest 
golden color. It blooms from July to September. : 
11490 25c each; $2.50 doz. Postpaid. 


This 
Z plant 
grows 4 feet tall with graceful sprays of small blossoms 
of a rich violet color, intensified by a cluster of lemon 
yellow stamens and anthers. 
11580 Dipterocarpum. 35c each; $3.59 doz. 
11590 Adiantifolium. Fine fernlike foliage with 
white flowers in June. 35c each; $3.50 doz. 

Here is 


Valeriana (Offcinalis) ',s 


licious heliotrope fragrance in a hardy plant that grows — 
permanently in the gasden. It grows three to fou- ‘eet 
tall with large heads of white flowers, rose tinted. 

11610 Hardy Heliotrope. 30c each; $3.00 doz. 


Veronica 
(Speedster 


(See illustration.) A most 
magnificent hardy peren- 
nial. Each clump sends 
up a dozen or more flower- 
ing spikes to the height of 
two or three feet. The 
flowers are of a deep lus- 
trous blue color. Plant 
in deep rich soil in an open 
location. 


11600 Longiflora, Sub- 
sessilis. 30c each; $3.00 
doz. Postpaid. 


I have ordered plants from you 
every year since 1901. Every 
plant in my garden is from 
Childs. I recommend you io ail 
1 myfriends. My father used your 

- | seeds for 20 years. Hulda Dressel, 
| ERONICA 626 Decatur, Brooklyn, N. Y 


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Yucca (Adam’s Neeale) 

(See illustration opposite.) A very tall, stately 
growing plant, with 
tall swordlike foliage 
and great stems of 
large creamy white 
flowers. The plant 
thrives in almost any 
position, throwing its 
great heads of droop- 
ing blossoms from five 
to seven feet high. 
Very effective among 
the shrubs or on the 
lawn. 

11620 Filimenttosa. 
30c each; $3.00 doz. 


11630 Varegata 
Filimentosa. (See 
page one for illustra- 
tion and description. 
Price each 75c; doz. 
$7.50. Postpaid. 


ardy Long Island Grown Shrubs 


Shrubs will be shipped to reach you in time for planting season. If you 


3 


Childs’ Hardy Long Island grown shrubs are recognized as of a 
"superior quality. Grown here on the Island where the cold piercing 
‘winds, the icy blasts, the damp penetrating moisture, the continuous 
‘wet salty mists harden vegetation with a robust vigor. (See map on 
page 87 showing how we are surrounded by the ocean.) Childs’ shrubs 
“are reputed from coast to coast for their exceptional hardiness, their 
ability to grow rapidly and flourish from the very start. Accept no 
' substitutes—insist on Childs’ hardy, vigorous Long Island shrubs. 


A lovely hardy evergreen Azalea with beautiful foliage, 
zalea and compact, bushy growth. Plants are densely cov- 
ered with rich violet-red showy blossoms. 
14000 Amoena. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 


Azalea (See illustration and fuller description on page :10.) 
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Similar to the above except color, which is intense 
deep crimson. . 
14010 Amonea Superba. _Each 75c; doz. $7.50. 


b> 
_ I went you to know I’m so pleased with the fine Azalea you sent and it was received in 
” such fine condition.—Mrs. Max Wagner, 14 Deffer St., Newburyport, Mass. 


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See illustra- 
Berberis (Japanese Barberry) C Se 
site.) A most beautiful and valuable shrub at all seasons. Small foliage 
which changes color in the fall and bright red berries that remain on 
the bushes nearly all winter; thus adding a touch of color at a much 
needed time. May be pruned to any desiréd shape. 

14020 Thunbergii. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 

_ Red Leaved. Offered this year for the first time. (See page 5 for 

_ description and illustration.) Same as Thunbergii in all 
respects except it has red leaves instead of green. 

“eee One year old. Each 75c; doz. $7.50; 100 for 
50.00. 

14016 Two year old. Each $1.00; doz. $10.00; 100 

for $75.00. 


é : 

Clusters of large, sweet-scented flowers 
Buddleia measuring twelve to eighteen inches 
in length, closely resembling a Lilac in color and general 


appearance. Bloom all summer. 
14030 Butterfly Shrub. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


D 2 (See illustration opposite.) Makes 3 2k 
eutzia a low compact bush, which in June is g jeS* 
loaded down with large, round;*snowball-like clusters of pure white 
flowers. We know of nothing more beautiful for the garden or pot 
plant. - i FS 

14040 Lemoinei. Each 60c; doz. $6.00. Postpaid. 


e 
Very early in the spring, while yet leafless, 
F orsythia the Golden Bell displays its rows si drooping 
yellow bells. The_leaves that come later are of dark, almost myrtle 
green, turning early in fall to a rich bronzy purple. Very showy. 
14050 Golden Bell. Each 60c; doz. $6.00. Postpaid. 


SS —— 


Berberis, Thunbergii, makes a graceful 
informal hedge 


W 


(See illustration 
Hydrangea opposite.) A val- 
uable ornamental shrub. Bushy and robust, 
every branch tipped with an immense close 
panicle of flat snow-white flowers. The 
trusses of bloom are ten to twelve inches 
long and nearly as thick through, lasting 
for months. Blossoms the first summer. 
14070 Paniculata. Each 75c; doz. 
$7.50. Postpaid. 

14060, Snowball. Perhaps the best 
known and unquestionably the most strik- 
ing of the free flowering shrubs. It becomes 
literally covered with large white snowball 
flowers. The bushes grow shapely, are 
vigorous, hardy and attractive. Flourishes 


with small encouragement. Nothing better 
for the lawn. Each 75c; doz. $7.50. 


We Pay Postage, No 5 or 10 Per Cent. Extra to Add. A Big Saving to You 95 


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niculata 


Hydrangea Pa 


It’s Childs’ Shrubs, If You Want the Best 


California Privet 


Sweet Shrub 
Calycanthus ‘$<, 5 
“Strawberry Shrub ’’so longa favorite 
in gardens. The purplish flowers have 
a delightful pineapple fragrance of 
which one never tires, and a spray 
of which will perfume a whole room. 
14140 Florida. Each 75c; doz. 
$7.50. 


Robinia Hispida 


When in bloom it is really a big bou- 
quet. So full is it of dainty sprays of 
large, lovely rose pink blooms, to 
which the graceful pinnate foliage is 
an admirable background. Very 
hardy and robust, and commences to 
bloom when but a foot high. Its 
flowers are borne in clusters and are 
like lovely Sweet Peas. 

14130 Sweet Pea Shrub. Each 
50c; doz. $5.00. 


a 
Symphoricarpos 
Of dwarf, low-branching habit, form- 
ing a dense globular bush with fine 
* foliage and pink blossoms. Beautiful 
crimson berries appear in compact 
clusters and remain nearly all winter. 


14150 Coral Berry. 


14185 Rosea Gigantea. 
$6.00. 
14187 Eva Rathke. 


clusters on the terminal branches. 
blood-red, the finest color yet seen 


One of the most brilliant flowering shr 


Each $1.00; doz. $10.00. 


Willow 


Quick growing, 


14190 Salix-Pussy Willow. 
Postpaid. 


Each 65c; doz. $6.50. 


gs 
Rees i Es 
Weigela eaves light green heavily varie 


gated with a creamy yellow, mak- 
ing a charming effect; rose-colored blossoms. 


( A large, gracefully spread- 
ing bush with immense rose pink flowers. 
May and makes a splendid shrub. Each 60c; doz. 


A rare Everblooming Weigela, 
producing great quantities of blooms in magnificent 
Color, deep, rich 
among Weigelas. 
ubs in cultivation. 


can be trained to 
either tree of bush formation. 
dren and adults alike love the “Pussy” buds. 


Each 65c; doz. $6.50. 


ed 2 . ° Nothin 

Privet (Ligustrum Ovalifolium) ~°..'"2 
fine a hedge as Childs’ Long Island Grown California Privet, which is 
perfectly hardy and is almost an evergreen, as its beautiful, shining, 
dark green leaves do not drop until nearly spring. Set plants six to 
twelve inches apart and trim to any height desired. Hedge will be a 
dense wall of living green, neat and attractive at all times. — Fine stock. 
We claim Childs’ California Privet will grow quicker, produce stronger 
and healthier hedges than stock grown elsewhere. 


14090 California. (See illustration.) -Doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 100 
for $7.00; 500 for $30.00. Express charges collect. 


14100 Golden. Like the California Privet except that the leaves 
are bright golden yellow, variegated with green. Makes a wonderful 
hedge or single specimen plant for the lawn. Almost evergreen. Each 
20c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 


14105 Lodenz. A very dwarf growing privet that closely resembles 
boxwood. Green-leaved privet, similar to California, except it never 
grows tall. 


Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


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(Philadelphus or 
Syringa (as 
(See illustration on page 9.) Excites 
the liveliest attention wherever seen. 
We do not hesitate to promise our 
customers enthusiastic delight in pos- 
sessing it. The flowers are pure white 
and double the size of the old variety. 
Its type is semi-double, becoming 


double as the plant ages. Flowers 
fragrant. 
14170 Double Virginale. Pure 


white. Each $1.00; 6 for $5.00. 


: Trae Bridal Wreath) 
Spirea ore ae the best 
known. It forms a great arching 
shrub, which in May and June is a 
mass of snow-white flowers, 


14120 Van Houttei. Each 50c; 
doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 


14110 Anthony Waterer. A per- 


petual bloomer of dwarf habit, flower- 
ing profusely when small. Flowers of 
a lovely dark crimson-red borne in 
dense clusters, and have a peculiar 
feathery appearance. Three feet tall. 


Postpaid. 


Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 


Spirea Van Houttei 


Blooms in 


Chil- 


96 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park: Nv oY, 


factory to you in every respect. 
prices are postpaid. 


11760 Yellow Transparent. 


11715 Jonathan. 
11710 Grimes Golden. 
and rich. 

11705 Genuine Delicious. One of the best apples. 


11735 
_ shaded with red. 


Fruit Trees 


Apple Trees 

Ripens in July. Ex- 
cellent eating apple. 

Brilliant red, excellent quality. 
Flesh juicy, tender, spicy 


11730 Staymen’s Winesap. -Improvement of the 
old Winesap. Tree is a strong STOWE! on light soil. 


_ Dark red. 

11750 Wealthy. Bright red, an medium in size. 
11725 Rome Beauty. Large, striped a bright red. 
11755 Winesap. A rich, bright red, medium size. 
11700 Baldwin. Bright red, winter apple. 

11720 McIntosh Red. Brightdeepred. Very fine. 


Winter Banana. Most handsome of yellow 


Crabapple-Whitney. Green striped with red. 
_Crabapples-Transcendent. Rich yellow 


Price, 2 to 3 ft. size, each 50c, 3 for $1.40, doz. 


$5.00; 3 to 4 ft. size, each 65c, 3 for $1.75, doz. 
$6.50; 4 to 6 ft. size, each 75c, 3 for $2.10, doz. 
$8.00. 


Postpaid. _ 

Pear Trees 3 
11770 Bartlett. Summer variety, golden colored 
pear, usually with red cheeks. Exceptionally fine for 
eating out of the hand, and canning. Highest quality. 
11780 Keiffer. Fair quality, excellent for canning. 


» Ripening season is from October to November. 


42035 
_and best flavored of all red raspberries. 

12032 Cumberland. No better black raspberry has 
- yet been produced. Too much cannot be said for this. 
12030 Honeysweet. 
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2 doz. $1.25; 25 for $1.85; 100 for $6.00. 


4 12180 Worden. 
_ Best black variety. 


i rang emia aad tp a ee eee 


11785 Seckel. Small, rich and russet brown. One of 
the_best and highest flavored of all pears. Very produc- 
tive. In great demand. ; 
17775 Clapp’s Favorites. Uniform in size, pale 
lemon color, finest grained, juicy, sweet and rich. Fruit 
ripens last of August. 

Price, 2 to 3 ft.’size, each 60c, 3 for $1.70, doz. 
$6. 25; 3 to 4 ft., each 75c, 3 for $2.10, doz. $8. 00; 
4 to e ft. size, Packs 85c, 3 for $2.45, doz. $8. 75. 


Raspberries 


uthbert. Queen of the market. Largest 


Fruit shiny black. Very hardy 
Exceptionally sweet, fine shipper, 
eep Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 
12050 St. Regis. Very early. Wonderfully produc- 
tive. Bears all season. Everbearing. Bright crimson 
color. Sweet, luscious, hardy and vigorous. Each 15c; 
doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

Price, except where otherwise noted, each 20c; 
Postpaid. 


and vigorous. 
keeper and canner. 


Grapes 


12120 Brighton. A large red grape of excellent flavor. 
A well known and popular yariety. 

12130 Concord. The fine old reliable purple. 
12138 Delaware. Small, red, juicy. 

12155 Moore’s Early. Very large. Black. Sweet, 
_ delicious. Vigorous and hardy. 

12160 Niagara. Thisisthe finest white grape grown. 
- Berry and bunches large, sweet, and pulpy. * 
Immense size, rich purple-black. 


Price each 50c; doz. $5.40; 25 for $9.75; 100 for 


i $82.50. Postpaid. 


14035 ‘Catalpa, Bungeii. 
FS pee Double Flowering Crab. 


Ornamental Trees 


4 to 5 ft. Each $1.75. 
3 to 4 ft. Each 
Postpaid. 


- = So 


_ When Salah buy nursery stock from Childs’ you get quality not excelled anywhere. 


If Possible Specify About the Date You Desire to Receive Your Trees 


and Berries 


We guarantee 


If any stock is damaged, we will replace it or refund money. Everything must be satis- 
All stock shipped at proper time for planting in your district. 


All 


Peach Trees 


11835 Mayflower” Earliest of peaches, brilliant red, 

fine flavor, medium size, good shipper. 

11800 Belle of Georgia. Very large, white, with 

red checks, free-stone. . 

11820 Early Crawford. One of the best for canning. 

Free-stone. Yellow. September. 

11813 Champion. Late August, large, red cheek, 

creamy white. Favorite for canning. 

11840 Rochester. Free-stone. Very early, yellow. 

11805 Carman. Ripens early, yellowish white skin, 

creamy white flesh tinged with red, good size. 

11815 Elberta. Free-stone. A very fine canner. 

Red cheek. Yellow. September. 

11825 J. H. Hale. Late free-stone. One- third 

larger than Elberta and more highly colored. 

11810 Crawford Late. Free-stone. Good ite 

variety. Fruit large size, yellow, very productive. 
Price, 2 to 3 ft. size, each 40c, 3 for $1.10, doz. 

$4.25; 3 to 4ft. size, each 50c, 3 for $1.40, doz. $5.00; 

4 to 5 ft. size, each 75c, 3 for $2.10, doz. $8.00. 


Sour Cherry Trees 

11850 Early Richmond. Earliest and hardiest sour 
cherry. Dark red, acid flavor. 
11860 Montmorency. Larger than Early Rich- 
mond, hardy, good market and canning variety. 
11855 English Morello. Dark red, medium to large, 
late to ripen, splendid canning variety. 

Price, 2 to 3 ft size, nee 40c, 3 for $1.10, doz. 
$4.25; 3 to 4ft. size, each 50c, 3 for $1.40, doz. "$5. 00; 
4 to 5 ft. size, each 75c, 3 for $2.10, idez: $8.00. 


Sweet Cherry Trees 
11865 Black Tartarian. Large, black, heart-shaped, 
juicy, very sweet, best quality. 
11875 Schmidt’s Bigerau. Large, black, without 
doubt the best black sweet cherry. 
11870 Royal Anne or Napoleon Bigerau. We 
think this the best, large, yellow sweet cherry. 

Price, 2 to 3 ft. size, each 40c, 3 for $1.10, doz. 
$4.25; 3 to 4ft. size, each 50c, 3 for $1.40, doz. $5.00; 
4 to 5 ft.. size, each 75c, 3 for $2.10, doz. $8.00. 

Plum Trees 
11900 Abundance. Large, bright cherry color, flesh 
yellow, sweet and juicy. Early. 
11905 Burbank. Large, mottled red and yellow. 
Flesh of peculiar but very ‘agreeable flavor. 
11920 Wickson. Fruit deep red, flesh yellow and 
firm. Fine quality. 
11910 German Prune. Purple-blue in color, flavor 
exceptionally sweet. Brings highest prices. 
11915 Lombard. Fine red color. Flesh yellow. August. 

Price, 2 to 3 ft. size, each 50c, 3 for $1.40, doz. 
$5.00; 3 to 4 ft. size, each 65c, 3 for $1.75, doz. 
$6.50; 4 to 6 ft. size, each 75c, 3 for $2.10, doz. 
$8. 00. Postpaid. 


Blackberries 

12025 Eldorado. Without doubt this is the most 
popular, most prolific and best blackberry for home use 
or market. You will make no mistake in Eldorado. 
12020 Blower’s Giant. The most productive. Jet 
black. 3 for 60c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 
12027 Snyder. Very sweet. 
solid. Each 30c;‘doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 
12005 Erie. V ery popular. Medium size. 

Price, except where otherwise noted: Each 20c; 
doz. $1.50; 25 for $2.25; 100 for $7.00 Postpaid. 


Flowering Shrubs 
14055 Elder Golden. 2 to 3 ft. Each 65c. 
14065 Snowball. Common variety so generally 
grown. - 1 to 2 ft., each 75c; 2 to3 ft., each $1.00. 


a Oe ae ee ee ae rl 


Jet black, oblong and © 


Childs’ Hardy Flowering Vines 


Hardy Vines will be shipped upon receipt of order, or as soon as 
they can be dug, unless otherwise instructed. 


Ampelopsis, Veitchi ee 


(See illustration opposite.) The best wall 
climber. Clings by suckers thrown out along 
the vines to brick, stones, etc., that is a wall 
of living green the summer through, turning 
in autumn to a crimson that is fairly gorgeous. 
This is the vine you invariably see on brick 
and_stucco houses, office buildings, churches, 
hospitals, industrial plants, fences and out- 
buildings. On brick stucco, cement, plaster 
and rough surfaces it requires no tying up, 
or supports to make it cling to the surface. 
It is the vine of vines for all uses. Once 
started it will last a lifetime. Ina very few 
months it will completely cover an ordinary 
building. Plant 2 feet apart. Start it in the 
proper direction, then let it look out for itself, 


14300 Veitchi. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


One. of the interesting sights of Long Island is our office _ 
building covered with the beautiful Ampelopsis Vine 


Clematis 


14320 Paniculata. (See illustration opposite.) Clean, — 
thrifty vine of graceful habit. Snow white. Glossy green 
foliage. Delightful fragrance. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 


14330 Ina. This Clematis has heavy dark green 
foliage and flowers which are about 2 inches in 
diameter, appearing in large clusters. Color, white 
shaded to lilac-blue on edges. Each 60c; doz. $6.00. 


14340 Crispa_ Bell-flowered Clematis which grows 
from 10 to 20 feet in one season. Bell-shaped. Blue 
color with white border. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


14350 Coccinea. This variety is similar to Crispa 
except it’s a rosy scarletcolor, Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


CLEMATIS PANICULATA 


ea 


PSA Eye 


(See illustration opposite.) 
Honey suck e It is a very free bloomer 
and one of the hardiest of the climbers. It fills the air 
with its sweet fragrance that adds a charm and 
atmosphere to the home surroundings not attainable 
otherwise. The best white monthly Honeysuckle, with 
dark green foliage, which keeps fresh and green nearly 
all winter and beautiful clusters of sweet-scented 
flowers that open a snow white and turn a pale yellow. 
14370 Halliana. Each 35¢; doz. $3.50. 


Honeysuckle Innumerable sprays of the 


most perfect little leaves 
covered with gold and green; Blossoms white. 


14360 Gold Leaved. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 
Wistaria This blooms all summer. Its 


clean foliage and numerous 
slender drooping branches add greatly to the charm of 
the blossoms. The vine is a rapid grower, reaching 15 to 
20 feet in a season. Blue flowers. 
14380 Everblooming. Each 85c; doz. $8.50. 


Sa 


Honeysuckle Halliana 


98 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


a Seg re tn 


Trailing plants for hanging baskets, pots in brackets, 
‘Wwindow boxes, etc., are more beautiful in flower and 


Moliage and exceedingly attractive. 
(See illustration opposite.) Leaves 


Coleus green with bright red center shading 


to yellow at base, bordered with chocolate markings. A 
rapid grower. Blooms in winter. 


15860 Trailing Queen. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


. Highly orna- 
‘Crimson Creeper iii. ti 
"stemmed, dark rich green foliage. Blossoms crimson. 
* Blossoms late winter, spring and summer. 


» 15895. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


e ly Well known and popular hardy vine for walls 
e y or for pots or baskets inside. Rich, deev green 
"foliage with lighter veins in the leaves. 

16534 English. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


Nepeta (Gle- 


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FOOTY 


It is hardy, 
choma) fragrant and 
pretty, its small, round 


leaves finely marked with 
white. It will grow in any 
kind of soil, in sun or 
shade, hot or cold location. 


16600. Each 25c; doz. 
$2.50. Postpaid. 


I received my beautiful Chrys- 
anthemum plants in fine condi- 
tion. They certainly arrived in 
Al condition. — Mrs. G. N. 
Sager, Box 711, Portland, Oregon. 
Parrot Feather ‘<<, !ust:tie7 

5 above.) Long trail- 
ing stems covered with plumy foliage. Ornamental. 
16735. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


; Tradescantia rapid grower. 


16925 Miulticolor. Large, beautiful leaves of bronze 
~ and silver. -Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 

16926 Variegata. Leaves white and green. 
| flowers. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


eo Gar 


Parrot Feather 


Highly ornamental. A 


White 


7 ae aa 


| hilds’ Vigorous Trailmg Plants 


“American Headquarters for Finest, Sturdy, Vigorous, Quick-Growing, 


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PAP COLEUS 4 Py. | 


Bese SSN 


e (See illustra- 
Lily of the Valley Plant ‘cn ‘tcix3 
A beautiful plant of trailing’ or creeping habit. It has 
heart-shaped leaves and the pendulous blooms appear 
at the axils of the leaves and are bell shaped, pure 
white, and about the size, form and color of a Lily of 
the Valley. It is exceedingly attractive and fascinating. 
16577. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid 


lve Wat tey . 


PLANT 

(See illustration opposite.) This 
Lantana trailing plant is most desirable for 
pots and hanging baskets. The slender, graceful trailing 
growth and abundance of rich blossoms make it a plant 
of peculiar beauty. Colora fine lilacand sweetly scented. 


16575 Weeping. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 
ee An attrac- 


3 
Vinca Nae see 
vine with green and white 
variegated leaves, sky blue 
blossoms borne profusely. 
For a pot or basket plant 
it is excellent. It grows 
rapidly and is much used 


for porch or window boxes. 
Not hardy. 


16935 Variegata. 
25c; doz. $2.50. 


16937 Aurea Variegata. 
Best climber possible for 


te SY J L.CRILDS 


Each 


graves. Always _ green. 

Beautiful blue flowers. 

Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 
Postpaid. 


Hardy, Flowery Vines 99 


Big Field Grown Roses On Owh 4 Roo ? 


You cannot afford to buy elsewher e 
if you want the best in Roses. Strong 
1-year Field Grown Dormant Roses 
that bloom profusely the first year. 
Guaranteed to have a Root System equal 

‘ to most 2-year-olds bought elsewhere 


Vastly superior to anything we have ever offered before! | 
Just the thing for the Amateur and Novice. No suckers to 
grow up and produce inferior wild roses. No need to wo 
about the rose “‘running-out’”’ and becoming a poor type. 


Our Big Roots—Two-year-old  Field- Grown Roses are a 
sensation. As big as most 3-year-olds and will win your admiration on 
sight. If not superior to any rose bush bought elsewhere—you may 
return at our expense. Gorgeous Bloom the first year. Large healthy 
flowers that will make you swell with pride. 4 


Read this before buying Roses anywhere 


Winter Gem 


The 14 Roses 


Shown in Color on Rear Cover 
This collection of roses is offered as the result of twelve salient 
- points. 

(1) Best for general culture. (2) Harmonizing colors. (3) 
General adaptability. - (4) Substance of the flowers. (5) Useful- 
ness for cut flowers. (6) Ease of culture. (7) Ability to with- 
stand hardship. (8) Most popular. (9) Reliability. (10) Best 
sellers of a 5-year period. (11) Suitability for the amateur. 
(12) Suitability to the expert. 

13014 Killarney Double White. (See illustration 
No. 1, rear cover.) This rose is not excelled by any other white. 
13000 Columbia. (See illustration No. 2, rear cover.) Pink. 
A very beautiful rose pink, and exceedingly fragrant. A very pro- 
fuse bloomer. It is of strong, robust growing habit. 

13100 Mrs. Aaron Ward. (See illustration No. 3, rear 
cover.) Yellow. A distinct yellow, shading lighter outward. One 
of the freest bloomers. Compact and beautiful at all stages. 
13050 Grussan Teplitz. (Seeillustration No. 4, rear cover.) 
Scarlet. In our opinion this is the most beautiful and most satis- 
factory of all roses to grow. ; It is of the most exquisite scarlet, 
shading to a velvety crimson. It is a vigorous grower, free bloomer. 
13110 Ophelia. Salmon pink. (See illustration No. 5, rear 
cover.) Delicate salmon tint, shaded with rose. An exceptionally 
fine bloomer—so much so that florists everywhere give it a stated 
preference. 

13090 Mme. Edward Herriot. (See illustration No. 6, 
rear cover.) Yellow. The buds are of coral red color, shaded with 
yellow at the base. Color changes from bright rosy scarlet, thence 
a shrimp-red. 

13080 Mme. Butterfly. (See illustration No. 7, rear 
cover.) Salmon pink. Similar in every way to the beautiful 
Ophelia, except the shadings are deeper. 

13165 Sunburst. (See illustration No. 8, rear cover.) In- 
tense shade of golden orange. 

13003 Chas. K. Douglas. (See illustration No. 9, rear 
cover.) Flaming scarlet, flushed velvety-crimson, sweetly scented. 
Vigorous upright grower that blooms in profusion. 

13138 Los Angeles. (See illustration No. 10, rear cover.) 
Prebably the best known hardy rose in Americato-day. The color 
is a beautiful pink running to coral. 

-13157 Red Radiance. (See illustration No. 11, rear cover.) 
Cheerful full red. 

13070 Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. (See 
No. 12, rear cover.) White. A strong free bloomer. 
white, faintly tinted lemon at center. 

12990 American Beauty. (Hardy Perpetual.) (See illustra- 
tion No. 13, rear cover.) This red rose of national reputation is 
now developed to equal hardiness as any other rose. 

13060 Jonkheer J. L. Mock. (See illustration No. 14, 
rear cover.) Pink. Flowers of large size and perfect formation. 
Deep pink with rose-white on the outside of the petals. 


Prices on all roses on this page (except those 
priced otherwise) 


illustration 
A soft pearly 


Strong l-year-old Field-Grown Roots: Each 50c;_ 


3 for $1.40; 6 for $2.65; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 


Strong 2-year-old Field-Grown Roots: Each 75c; 
3 for $2.15; 6 for $4.10; doz. $8.00. Postpaid. 


100 


We are one of the very few seedsmen who sell Roses grown on their own roots. 
We do not sell Budded or Grafted Rose Bushes. 
per cent of grafted or budded roses throw out suckers from the roots which in time 
predominate the plant and all you get is either a non-flowering bush or a lot of 
wild-flower looking roses. 

It would pay you to pay $5.00 for an own-reot rose rather than grow budded or 

grafted stock. Ask any authority. 
a ducttiaed bench grown varieties of grafted bushes. 


The Fi inest of the Hardy, Hybrid Teas 


Joha:Lewis Childs Seed. Ca, elon oba en e 


Our reason is this—fully ninety 


This does not occur with own-root roses. 


Cost but a few cents more than the widely ‘ 


With the exception of our famous winter Gem we have discon- | 
tinued entirely the growing of Tea Roses, as they are so inferio 2. | 
to the Hybrid Teas. | 
13006 Crusader. (Very similar in color to illustration No. | 
10 on rear cover.) Rich velvety crimson; heavily petaled; double) 
blooms. Disease resisting. | 
13121 Duchess of Albany. — (Very similar in color to illus- 
tration No. 7 on rear cover.) Dark pink, almost a red, 
13010 Duchess of Wellington. (Very similar in color to 
illustration No. 3 on rear cover.) Yellow. Intense yellow, infused 
with deep crimson, changing to a coppery saffron yellow as the |) 
flowers develop. Flowers full, large petals and great substance. | 
13020 Edward Mawley. (Very similar in color to illus— 
tration No. 9 on rear cover.) “The best of the rich dark reds. 
13030 General MacArthur. (Very similar in color to) 
illustration No. 9 on rear cover.) Scarlet. One of the earliest and | 
longest bloomers. Very hardy, exquisite shape, soft rich crimson. | 
13047 Golden Ophelia. (Very similar in color to illus) 
tration No. 8 on rear cover.) Bright golden yellow. Paling slightly || 
at outer edges. Medium size. A year round forcer. 4 
13129 Irish Fire Flame. (Very similar in color to Mowtcas 
tion No. 3 on rear cover.) Old gold flamed with ruddy crimson. 
13133 Killarney. (Very similar in color to illustration No- 
14 on rear cover.) Briliant sparkling pink with large pointed buds. | 
13137 La France. (Very similar in color to illustration No. 
7 on rear cover.) Silwery rose with pink shades. 
13085 Mme. Caroline Testout. (Very similar in color | 
to illustration No. 14 on rear cover.) Brilliant satiny rose; deeper | 
at center. Bordered silvery rose. Extremely beautiful. — 3 
13156 Radiance. Brilliant rosy-carmine shaded opaline- 
pink tints. ; 
13440 Soleil d’Or. (Very similar in color to illustration | 
No. 9 on rear cover.) Yellow. Blooms all summer and fall. 


3 Extra Choice New Roses 


Keeping in mind their adaptability for-general outdoor growing | 
we have selected these three as the best of the latest creations 
13097 Mrs. Henry Morse. (H.T.) (Very similar in color 
to illustration No. 10 on rear cover.) Pink. This salmon shade 
pink is one of the most beautiful of the recent creations. ; 
13163 Souv. de President Carnot. (H. T) (Very 
similar i in color to illustration No. 5 on rear cover.) Pink. Thi 
is a remarkably striking new variety. It is a large semi-double 
white shaded rosy-flesh. 


13166 Sunstar. (H.T.) (Very similar incolor to illustratior rn 


No. 3 on rear cover.) We often wonder if a rose could be more 
beautiful than this. It is deep orange and yellow. 


Prices on above three: Each $1.06; 3 for $2. 78; 
6 for $5.00; doz. $9.00. 


Winter Gem Tea Rose 


It is a Tea Rose of remarkably strong and vigorous 
It flowers all the time and nothing but killing it outrighi 
The blossoms borne.on long, graceful stems are 0 
large size and a lovely crimson-pink color. The buds are perfec 
in form and the open flower full and double. One plant of it vy 
produce more good Roses in the year than any other Tea 
grown. We offer this in pot grown only. 


Each 50c; 3 for $1.40; 6 for $2.65; doz. $5.00. 


13269. 


growth. 
will check it. 


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Childs’ Extra Hardy Perpetual Roses 


® 


_ Childs’ Roses have a superior constitutional vigor. We offer only the types 


fuse bloomer. Vigorous. 


These, like all our roses, are grown on their own roots. Aside from this, 


of Perpetual Roses that long, long years of Experience and Experiments 

have proven to be the best. Each especially selected for its desirability, 

adaptability, hardiness, color, formation and free blooming habits. By 

adhering closely to this collection our customers will eliminate many disap- 

pointments and failures. 

13350 Anna de Diesbach. Lovely shell-pink, long 

pointed buds. Very large. 

13360 Black Prince. (Very similar in color to illustra- 

tion No. 9, rear cover.) Intensely dark crimson, cup-shaped. 

Large. 

13365 Clio. Flesh shaded to rosy-pink. Large globular. 

13370 Captain Christy. (Similar to illustration 5 on 

rear cover.) A silver-pink of great substance, beauty and ~ 

ability to produce in great profusion. 

13400 Frau Karl Druschki. A pure white rose of 

exceptional hardiness. A strong, vigorous, free flowering type 

of perfect formation. . 

13410 General Jacqueminot. (Very similar in color to illustra- 

tion No.9 on rear cover.) Supposed to be the best known and one of the 

mosf popular roses in cultivation. Brilliant scarlet-crimson. 

13420 George Arends. (Very similar in color to illustration No. 

13 on rear cover.) Identical to Frau Karl Druschki in every way, except & 

the coior, which is arose-pink. Highly fragrant. Very free bloomer. 

13424 Jubilee. (Very similar in color to illustration No. 9, rear cover.) 

Glowing velvety crimson. Extremely large and double. 

‘etanke Madame Plantier. Pure white, large and double. Free 
oomer. 

13426 Marshall P. Wilder. (Very similar in color to illustration No. 

4onrear cover.) One ofthe best. Glowingred. Extra large. Globular. 

13430 Paul Neyron. This is the largest of the Perpetual Roses. Dark 

rosein color. Very beautiful. 

13434 Prince Camille de Rohan. (Very similar in color to illus- 

tration No. 4 on rear cover.) Owing to its deep crimson, almost maroon, color, 

it is called the Black Rose. 

13450 Ulrich Brunner. (Very similar in color to illustration No. 9, rear cover.) The flowers are unusually iarge and bright 

cherry-red. Very vigorous grower and profuse bloomer. 


Prices on above: Strong One-Year-Old Field-Grown Roots 50c; 3 for $1.40; 6 for $2.65; doz. $5.00. 


Prices on above: Strong Two- Year-Old Field-Grown Roots 75c; 3 for $2.15; 
6 for $4.10; doz. $8.00. Postpaid. 


The Finest of the Rambler Roses 


If you want quick growing, thrifty, robust, vigorous, own-root roses try Childs’ Ramblers: 
Better yet, try them alongside of Ramblers purchased elsewhere and see the great difference. 


13520 Everblooming Crimson Rambler. (See illustration opposite.) An improved 
strain of the celebrated Crimson Rambler. Produce a profusion of flowers in clusters that literally 
crowd the vines from early summer until late fall. Very rapid grower, vigorous, healthy and hardy. 
13515 Dr. Van Fleet. (Similar in color to No. 5 on rear cover.) Gained prominence like 
wild-fire on account of its rich dainty pink color and exquisitely shaped buds and flowers. 

13530 Pauls Scarlet Climber. (Similar in color to No. 4 on rear cover.) This rich in- 
tense scarlet climber creates admiration whenever seen, grows quickly, profuse bloomer. 

13540 Silver Moon. Different from the other ramblers. Beautiful semi-double 4-inch in 
diameter flowers. Elegant cupped white flowers, with yellow center stamens. 

13550 Shower of Gold. A very vigorous grower, producing long laterals covered with 
beautiful glossy foliage. Flowers deep golden yellow and orange. 

13560 Thousand Beauties. A robust growing, hardy climbing Rose, which stands any 
climate and does not mildew nor winter-kill. It blooms for a period of about two months, pro- 
ducing great clusters of double blossoms. From white to deep pink, blush and touches of soft 
yellow, in the same cluster. 


13500 Dorothy Perkins, Pink. A fine pink climbing Rose of exquisite beauty. — 
13510 Dorothy Perkins, White. A very hardy, robust, quick growing, free blooming 
climber. The formation is ideal. Color white. 
Prices on above: Strong One-Year-Old Field-Grown Roots 50c each; 
; 3 for $1.40; 6 for $2.65; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 
Prices on above: Strong Two-Year-Old Field-Grown Roots 75c each; 
3 for $2.15; 6 for $4.10; doz. $8.00. Postpaid. 


Hardy Baby Ramblers 


Charming little pot or bedding Roses for general cultivation. All perfectly hardy. Bloom pro- 
fusely summer and fall. Quite dwarf. All grown on their own roots. 


Anna de Diesbach 


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Everblooming Crimson Rambler 


13620 Baby Crimson Rambler. A dwarf, everbloom- 13605 Baby Etoile Luisante. An exquisite shrimp’pink. 
ing Crimson Rambler, bearing great clusters of bright crimson Much admired everywhere: 


double blossoms all the year round. 13614 B i 
aby La Marne. : -rose. 

13200 Baby Doll. A golden yellow, tipped with clear bright 4 y 4 A beautiful salmon-rose 

cerise, that gives it a remarkable brilliancy. 13608 Baby Edith Cavell. A deep crimson that in quality 


13590 Baby Anna Mueller. A charmingpink. Very pro- Well honors the memory of its namesake. Its simply beautiful. 
(Similar in color to illustration 4 on rear cover.) 


13617 Baby Catherine Zeimet. A wonder white. 13615 Baby Eugene Lamesch. Orange-yellow. Beautiful 
_ Prices on above: Strong One-Year-Old Field-Grown Roots 50c each; 3 for $1.40; 6 for $2.65; doz. $5.00. 
Postpaid. 
Prices on above: Strong Two-Year-Old Field-Grown Roots 75c each; 3 for $2.15; 6 for $4.10; doz. $8.00. 
: Postpaid. : 
Buy Your Roses from Childs’ Where the Quality Js Guaranteed 101 


Childs’ Vigorous Long Island Cannas 
[ i 5 Regal Aristocrats 
ee See opposite page GgS~ 


We are offering here a range of colors that-should 
please the most discriminating Canna lovers. _ We 
guarantee these to be grown right here on Long Island. 
If you buy elsewhere make sure you are not. getting © 
Southern grown roots. Long Island on account of its 5 
salty atmosphere has a national reputation for its vigor- — 
ous Canna roots. ; 


5270 City of Portland. A beautiful deep rose, extra 
large and fine. Like Mrs. Conard in everything but 
color. Three feet. 35c each; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 3 
5275 Eureka. One of the best white flowering Can- — 
nas. It 18 of robust constitution, growing four feet hi h, 
forming sturdy, shapely plants very quickly. oa 


Tow 


ree 
flowering. Each 30c; doz. $3.00; 100 for $20.00. Post- 
‘paid. 4 
_ 5250 American Red Cross. Originated with us and 
is the finest Canna to date. A glowing cardinal scarlet, 
but has also the finest foliage of any. Each 35c; doz. _ 
$3.50; 100 for $25.00. Postpaid. ; aie 


5 ae Se era eI Bird. The finest light clear golden yellow. 
It is really in a class by itself. Color bright sulphur of | 
h a very clear and beautiful tone without marks of any — 
T eCelebrated Humberts kind. Each 35c; doz. $3.50; 100 for $30.00. : = 
5315 King Humbert. (Scarlet.) Unquestionably 5375. San Diego. Flowers-beautiful, large and borne — 
the best and most popular Canna. Flowers measure 6 77 great clusters. Color fine orange: Foliage rich light 
inches across and are of a rich salmon scarlet, flecked bronze, wide and luxuriant. 35¢ each; doz. $3.50. _ 
with deep crimson. Grows 5 feet high. Each 25c; doz. Postpaid. é 
$2.50; 100 for $18.00. Postpaid. 


3 : Permit me to say that your Cannas exceed in vigor anything I ever : 
5405 Yellow King Humbert. (See_ illustration had.—Mrs. E. B. Malin, 823 E. 8th St., Pueblo, Colo. 


above.) It is unusually striking and attractive, 6 1 Chon Monge ae He hens tas hi BEM Fhe 
: : ‘ Sie 1 any other Cannas after using yours. y, they are simply the fines 
inches across. Rich lovely yellow, highly spotted with Cannas I ever had and such growth.—Florence French, Box 62, Alpine, 


red. Each 25c; doz. $2.50; 100 for $18.00. Postpaid. = California. 


THE CREAM OF THE BEST VARIETIES 


There is no need of wondering or worrying about making your selection of Cannas. These Cannasare positively the _ 
finest, the most beautiful and choicest. The range of color is as complete as any one could wish. . 
5280 Gladiator. A very showy bedding Canna with large flowers of brassy yellow thinly speckled in red. The ~ 
long center petals and lower petals are dark red. Each 25c; doz. $2.50; 100 for $18.00. ot 
5300 Gustave Gumpper. 31% to 4 feet. Flowers of great size and substance, in color a fine golden-yellow, — 
the lower petals being slightly splashed with red. Each 30c; doz. $3.00; 100 for $22.50. ae 
5325 Madame Elyda Bertin. Originally a novelty from France. Foliage green. Flowers amber-yellow, veined 
old rose; the lower petals carmine-rose, reflex yellow. Each 40c; doz..$4.00; 100 for $32.50. Postpaid.' a 
5330 Musafolia. (Banana-Leaved Canna.) This is the finest foliage Canna yet seen, with enormous Musa-like _ 
leaves of a dark green, bronze tinted color, the edge of the leaves being beautifully banded with bronze purple. 
Attains a height of eight feet. Each 20c; doz. $2.00; 100 for $15.00. Postpaid. | 
5340 New York. Intense cardinal-scarlet. “Extra large flower. Rich chocolate-bronze foliage. Five feet. 
Bach 25c; doz. $2.50; 106 for $18.00. Postpaid. P 
5345 Orange Bedder. One of the most popular Cannas grown. Bright orange color, with just enough scarlet a 
suffusion to intensify it. Each 30c; doz. $3.00; 100 for $22.50. ; 4 
9365 Pacific Beauty. Very large. Black foliage often finely striped and variegated. Wonderful large flowers of 
orange-crimson. Each 35e; doz. $3.50; 100 for $25.00. Postpaid. 

5355 Panama. ‘A rich orange red, edged golden yellow. Giant flowers. Three feet. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 
5350 Pennsylvania. This is assuredly one of the most beautiful of the Cannas. Its immense flowers are a pure 
deep vermilion-scarlet. Each 20c; doz. $2.00; 100 for $15.00. Postpaid. ; 

5360 President Myers. Flowers light scarlet color. F oliage dark, being a mixture of green and maroon. Three 
and one-half feet. Each 25c; doz. $2.50; 100 for $18.00. Postpaid. ret 3 
_ 95370 Richard Wallace. A grand Canna, the largest and finest pure yellow. Flowers enormous. Each 30c; 
doz. $3.00; 100 for $22.50. Postpaid. : ~ tae 
5377 Superb. Clean bright orange-scarlet with bronze foliage. Grow to about 5 feet. Very striking and ~ 
effective. Each 35c; doz. $3.50; 100 for $30.00. Postpaid. 
5380 The Gem. Flowers of immense size, upright, branching stems well above the foliage. Straw-yellow dotted © 
and spotted with carmine. Each 30c; doz. $3.00; 100 for $22.50. 
5390 Uncle Sam. Glorious deep, rich, fiery red of marvelous beauty. Extra large and fine blossoms. Five 
feet. Each 25c; doz. $2.50; 100 for $18.00. Postpaid. <i 
5400 Wyoming. Seven feet. This is one of the most majestic Cannas in the orchid-flowering class. Great 


plumes of massive orange colored blossoms. Each 20c; doz. $2.00; 100 for $15.00. 


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Mixed Cannas 


5410. Although we list only the choicest and most beautiful in our named varieties, we grow hundreds of dif- 


ferent types in our propagating and experimenting, which we mix together. Doz. $1.75; 100 for $12.00. — eo 
102 _ John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. ¥: ae Se 


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preme, regardless of the many new ones since. 


a Constitutional Vigor that.cannot be surpassed. 


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_ Grow Mammoth Dahlias 


Childs oe a full half. century have been and Fant to be America’s Leading Dahlia House. We list only the 
varieties that we consider generally useful for the average grower, although we grow many other varieties. 
the past 52 years we have produced many new varieties, of which Sunkiss, .the Two-in-One Dahlia, continues 


During 


On page 87 we picture, and on page 3 describe Long Island’s “idaentcnes in producing Bulbs, Plants and Roots 

f In no other plant does the Latent Life assert itself as in 
_ Dahlias. In no other plant has Long Island grown vigor been more evident than in the Dahlia. From all sections 
oeeemonals = a us of the superiority of Childs’ Dahlias. 


From all sections orders from a satisfied trade roll in. 


- __—___Dabilia Plants 


: a We feel that many of our customers have the wrong idea about Dahlia Plants not being as satisfactory as Roots. 


. several weeks earlier and just as late. 
brizes are won from blooms from plants. 


L a 


- 840. 


| the talk of the show. 
of many years. It has received an ‘‘Award of Merit,” 


Sos It is a Giant in size. 
rie: a 2 
ressed in any flower. | 


=, 

= a ¥ 
ere! i Ghiceed your Sunkiss Dahlia in the Eastland County Fair and took 
the first . prize with it.—W. A. Leith, care of Box 18, Ranger, Texas. 


= 
a 


‘ it ‘Sunkiss D Dahlia is a ey. airs: Virgie Harris, Claremont, 


shadiae or cghite: eeecdllent Getting variety. Powe 
7 to 8 inches across. Each $2.00; 3 for $5.50. 


910 Dee-Lighted. The largest and finest show 


ahlia, with immense double blossoms 6 to 8 inches 

cross, and as white as snow. The center in many of 

1e blooms, instead of being round, is elongated in such 

way that it suggests the Roosevelt smile. It is a 

sorous plant and a great bloomer. A wonderful 
‘iety. Each 75c; 3 for $1.95. Postpaid. 


69° George Walters. A very large dark 
mon color with buff base. One of the most beautiful 
hlias grown. 7 to 8 inches across. Excellent for 


ee Each 75c: 3 for $1.95. 
4 Mrs. Atherton. A decorative Dahlia of 


" “ies yellow with large immense flowers that 
ould average eight inches or more across. This is 
eae . of the most beautiful Dahlias possible to grow. 
Ht Each $1.00; 3 for $2.70. Postpaid. 


5 Collection. 


et 4 


oe it at the New York Show. At that time it captured the ‘ 
It is unquestionably the most beautiful, most attractive, and most pleasing introduction 
the highest honor possible to receive. 

The color combination is conceded one of the most beautiful and most harmonious 
It is a Hybrid Cactus of glorious form, composed of broad petals which roll up appear- 
_— ing like large quills which are a rosy-salmon, set on a full double center of lively canary-yellow. 

~ 6840 Plants Only. Each $1.50; 3 for $4.25; 10 for $13.50. Postpaid. 
Net B. ‘We could not supply the demand for this wonderful Dahlia last year. 
without. This =e we have again increased our stocks. 


Tone 


oN Jogi eri ete . 


_ Just why they should think so we cannot say, but to all who think so, we wish to state that plants will do every- 

Ss thing that roots will do, with the added advantage of producing more bloom, bigger bloom, longer stems, blooms 

Practically all large Exhibition or Show blooms are from plants. 
This year plants everywhere did better than tubers. 


All our 


a Rea 2 

SS. ~ Our Great Sunkiss Dahlia 

“oS ae THE GREAT TWO-IN-ONE DAHLIA 

4 iis magnificent Dahlia continues to be as much of a sensation today as it did the first time we exhibited 


‘twelve and twenty-five vases” class prize and was 


(We cannot supply tubers.) 


Many of our customers had to 
You should order early. 


My Sunkiss Dahlia is the talk of the Dahlia lovers herve at Camp 


Lewis.—R. H. Forsyth, Camp Lewis, Wash. 


I never had Siok large Dahlias, nor have I ever seen any-as large as the 


Dahlias I bought from you.— Mrs. A. J. Thomas, Lone Tree, Iowa 


‘The Eight Superb Dahlias on Opposite Piss 


st - year the eieht Dahlias shown in color on the opposite page and our Great Sunkiss were our best sellers. 
ving many of our customers would like to see these in colors before buying we accordingly show them this 
| aes Dahlias cannot S excelled for substance and size, their class considered. 


8525 Mrs. I. De Ver Warner. A deep 


mauve-pink. One of the very best Dahlias grown. 
Flowers very large, averaging 8 to 10 inches across. 
Long stiff stems and excellent for cut flowers. Each 
$1.00; 3 for $2.70. 


8488 Judge Marean. A blending of salmon- 
pink, red, orange, yellow and pure gold. Very large 
flowers, fully 8 to 10 inches across, borne on strong stiff 
stems. Very free flowering. A great exhibition variety. 
Each $2.00; 3 for $5.50. 


8404 Amun Ra. 4n immense decorative. The 
outer petals of the mammoth blooms are of gorgeous — 
shades of copper and orange, shading to gold and amber. ~ 
Immense blooms that run from 8 to 10 inches across. 


Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00. 
8601 Mrs. Edna Spencer. A delicate lavender- 


pink suffused white. It is exceptionally beautiful. Fine 
for cutting. Very large flowers usually from 5 to 6 
inches across. Each 75c; 3 for $1.95. 


One Each of above Biche: for $8.00; 3 of each $22.00. Postpaid. 
We Aim To Meet Reliable Competition 


105 


SS = SESE Fe TREES eS Se " a oma a a 


The Latest N ovelaee in Dahlias 


With each Dahlia order we will send explicit instructions =a 
how to grow Mammoth Dahlias RFS 


This year we are able to offer you the best of the 
newest things in the Dahlia Kingdom. We have tried 
out many more but find these only to be worthy of 
your consideration. 


Rather than delay offering these another year, we 
have reduced the price and offer them in plants only. 
You will be able to grow larger and finer flowers from 
plants than you can from tubers, as you will have 
received a good strong-rooted plant and save several 
weeks’ growing season. Most all exhibition flowers 
are grown from plants. | 


8407 Avalon. (Dec.) 
will delight to an extreme. 
paid. 


8432 Captain Johns (Dec.) An exquisite old gold 
color of gorgeous hue. Plants, each $6.00. Postpaid. 


8435 Champagne. (Dec.) One of the largest Dah- 
lias grown (8 to 10 inches). Color a rare delightful dull 
golden Champagne varying to Chamois. Plants, each 
$2.50. Postpaid. 


8431 Colossal Pink. (Dec.) A monster Dahlia 
reaching 10 inches across. Clear pink, tinting lighter 
at tips of petals and at center. Plants, each $2.50. 
Postpaid. 


8437 Dessert Gold. (Dec.) A huge flower 8 to 10 
inches across. Burnt orange shading to golden yellow. 


An immense clear yellow that 
Plants, each $1.00. Post- 


Plants, each $1.50. Postpaid. 

8452 Earl Williams. (Dec.) Brilliant crimson and 
white. Monster size. 8 to 10 inches. Plants, each 
$1.50. Postpaid. 


8453 Elite Glory. 
to 14 inches) anda blazing radiant bright red. 
each $10.00. Postpaid. 


(Dec.) Biggest Dahlia of all (10 
Plants, 


8450 Eldorado. (Dec.) Monster size (8 to 10 inches). 
Beautiful golden color. Plants, each $1.50. Post- 
paid. 


8485 Jersey Beauty. (Dec.) This pure rose pink 
beauty is a wonderful thing. Huge size (8 to 10 inches). 
Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


8782 Merritt. (H.C.) Light yellow to lemon yellow 
flowers 6 to 7 inches. Produces more bloom than any 
- other Dahlia. Plants, each $2.00. Postpaid. 


8789 Mrs. I.S. Hendrickson. (H.C.) Broad petals; 
fine shade of red, tipped white. Big size (7 to 9 inches). 
Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


8536 Nobillis. 
7 to 9 inches. 
Postpaid. 


8611 Pappillion. (Cac.) This old rose with its 
golden lights isa beauty. Immense size (8 to 9 inches). 
Plants, each $1.50. Postpaid. 


(Dec.) Well named. Very exquisite. 
Scarlet and white. Plants, each $1.50. 


8543 Penatiquit. 
Very early and a prodigious bloomer. 
Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


8792 Promethius. (H. C.) Golden fawn and salmon. 
7 to 8 inches. A marvelous flower. Plants, each 
$1.00. Postpaid. 


(Dec.) A marvelous bronze color. 
(6 to 7 inches.) 


8350 COLLECTION. One each of above, 23 for $65.00. Postpaid. 
John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


106 


eo oe 


Champagne 


(Dec.) 


8549 Roman Eagle. A typical autumn 


shade. A flaming brilliant copper color. One of the 
most admired Dahlias grown. Awarded certificate of 
merit. 8to9inches. Plants, each $3.50. Postpaid. 


8548 Rose Fallon. (Dec.) A sensational Dahlia. 

8 to 10 inches. A deep old gold of the rarest type. A 
gorgeous Dahlia of rare beauty. Plants, each $15.00. 
Postpaid. 

8560 Rookwood. (Dec.) An entirely new shade of 
pink, bright cerise rose, resembling in color the Charles 
Russell Rose. Large perfectly formed blooms held well 
above the low, spreading bush on stiff stems. A rare — 
novelty. Each $4.00. Postpaid. 


8794 Ruth Jacquelin. (H.C.) A magnificent canary | 
yellow of exceptional substance and size. 7 to 8 inches. 
Plants, each $1.50. Postpaid. “ 


8557 Sagamore. (Dec.) A beautiful bright gold 
with tints of salmon at center. 7 to 8 inches. Plants, 
each $5.00. Postpaid. : 


8797 Siskiyou. (H. C.). Invariably captures first 
prize wherever and whenever shown. Few Dahlias 
reach its immense size (10 to 12 inches), few Dahlias 
attract as much comment and attention. It is an ex- — 
quisite pink tinged mauve. Don’t fail to try this — 
marvelous giant. Plants, each $5.00. Postpaid. “= 


8566 The Emperor. (Dec.) Here’s a maroon aes 
colored Dahlia that is a winner. 


Flowers 6 to 8 inches. : 
Should be in every collection. Plants, each $1.50. = ve 
Postpaid. ta 


8567 Trentonian. (Dec.) A dazzler for beauty and : 
a monster for size. A blending of old gold, amber and 


coppery-bronze, with a center of reddish-bronze (8 o 
10 inches in size). Plants, each $5.00. Postpaid. — ss 


8801 Violetta. (H.€.) A petunia-violet color. Un- _ 
questionably the finest of the violet Dahlias. Blooms _ 
6 to 7 inches. Fine for cutting. Plants, Saal ae Ss} 

Postpaid. ie 


Floral Park, N. Y. 


‘ery New Dahlia Introductions 


With each Dahlia order we will send explicit instructions 


~ 

| 

ea how to grow Mammoth Dahlias 
a While not exactly new, these are ak very recent in- a 


_ troduction and have been carefully tested for merit. 
3 _ We consider them the cream of the lot. 


3 8750 Ambassador. (H. C.) 
_ great beauty (8 to 9 inches). A yellow buff. Unusually 
- attractive. Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


8575 -Aquitana. — The color of this gorgeous new 
+ epee is a beautiful salmon pink. The flowers are very 
_ large and are borne on long stems with scant en 
aking it most desirable for Beene: Each $1.00; 
£ ae $2. 75. Postpaid. 


8429 Cambria. (Dec.) “A tich pink running to a 
FE white center. Very large (8 to 9 inches). Plants, each 
= _ $1.00. Postpaid. , 


762 Cordova. (H.C.) A pale lavender edged with 
“heliotrope (6 to 7 inches) and a fine bloomer. Plants, 
each $1.00. Postpaid. ¢ 


8438 Dakota. (Dec.) A,striking flame color. 8 to 
9 inches across. Don’t miss this one. Plants, each 


i 50c. Postpaid. 

© 8770 Edith Cavell. (H. C.) Orange to old gold. 
BE. Beautiful. = to 7 inches. Plants, each $1.25. Post- 
- ‘paid. : 

s 8920 Elizabeth Boston. (P.F.) Deep crimson to 
e old gold. A beauty. Monster size (7 to 9 inches). 
4 Plants, each $2.00. Postpaid. 


8581 Empire. 
color for a Dahlia but it’s beautiful. 
| _ Plants, each $4.00. Postpaid. 


3 8773 Gen’! Pershing. (H. C.) Like its namesake 
3 it is a great sort. A very bright dazzling shade of light 
M 


(Cac.) Araspberry red. An unusual 
6 to 7 inches. 


carmine, 6 to 7 inches. - Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


<. 8831 Gorgeous. (P.F.) Anditis gorgeous. Yellow 
_ shading to scarlet. Colossal size also (7 to 9 inches). 
Plante, each $2.50. Postpaid. 


e 8470 Hercules. 
_ whopper for size. 
: yellow. Marvelous color. 


(Dec.) As its name indicates it’s a 
8 to 12 inches. Tangerine to deep 
Plants, each $1.00. Pact. 


3. 6 Jersey King. (Déc.) Unusually large (7 to 8 
nches). Rich carmine color. Don’t fail to order this. 
Pian each $1.50. Postpaid. 


_ 8484 Jersey Queen. Here is the most beautiful 
Dahlia of our collection. It stands out above all the 
_ rest and will take a prize anywhere. A wonderful coral- 
- pink with a silver sheen as if the dew was still on it. 
One of the most talked of new Dahlias. We have only 
a limited amount of stock and while they last we seil 
_ them for: Each $2.50; 3 for $7.00. Postpaid. 


78 John Lewis Childs. A prize winning fancy va- 
ty of many recent flower shows. It is of giant size 
long, graceful stems and of unique color. A range 
tints, making a most striking and showy flower. The 
prevailing color is chrome yellow, variously streaked 
‘and banded with red and white. Sometimes a flower 
be solid red or yellow, tipped with a contrast color. 
h 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 


Judge A. B. Parker. 
ular. Golden buff. Very large (8 to 10 inches). 
nts,each 75c. Postpaid. 


: 


An immense flower of | 


(Dec.) One of the most 


Edith Cavell 


8489 Kitty Dunlap. (Dec.) One of the finest. A 
rich American Beauty color. Extremely large (8 to 10 
inches). Plants, each 50c. Postpaid. 


8492 Leviathan. (Dec.) Another giant just like its 
name. (8 to 10 inches.) Orange- scarlet; strikingly 
beautiful. Plants, each $2.00. Postpaid. 


8497 Marjorie Field. (Dec.) An exquisite shade of 
pink. You'lllikethisone. 6to/7inches. Plants, each 
$1.00. Postpaid. 


8783 Mrs. Ethel Smith. (H. C.) 


A creamy yellow 


to lemon. Colossal size (8 to 10 inches). Please give 
this "marvelous Dahlia a try out. Plants, each 75c. 
Postpaid. 


8539 Osam Shudow. (Dec.) The big heavy petals 
produce a giant flower like a rose. Old rose color slight- 
ly suffused with lilac, shading,to yellow at the center 
(8 to 10 inches). Plants, each $2.00. Postpaid. 


8545 Pink Madonna. (Dec.) 
Very exquisite. 6 to 7 inches. 
Postpaid. 

8546 Princess Pat. 
Canadian-English namesake. 

8inches. Plants, each $1.50. 


8540 Priscilla. (Dec.) 
name—it’s marvelous. White to pink. 
Plants, each $1.50. Postpaid. 


8885 Red Cross. (P.F.) Must be good to have this 


name. Light orange to yellow. 5 to 6 inches. Plants, 
each $1.50. Postpaid. 


8558 Silver Queen. (P. Dec.) Light silver pink. 
6to7inches. Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


8570 The Grizzley. (Dec.) 
inches. Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


8564 Tommy Atkins. (Dec.) The finest red we 
ever saw. 6to/7 inches. Plants each $1.50. Post- 
paid. : . 
8563 W.E. Cooper. (Dec.) Acleartrue pink. 6to 
7 inches. Plants, each $1.00. Postpaid. 


Light silvery-pink. 
Plants each $1.00. 


(Dec.). Just as popular as its 
Exquisite old rose. 7 to 
Postpaid. 


Like its glorious ancestral 
7 to 8 inches. 


8360 COLLECTION. One each of above, 28 for $34.50. Postpaid. 
"i ecial Dahlia Instructions How to Grow ae Hates Dahlias Sent with Each Dahlia Order 


107 


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A dark maroon 5 to ee : 


The Finest Decorative Dahli 


i 


With each Dahlia order we will send explicit instructions 
how to grow Mammoth Dahlias - 


This class comes between the Show and Cactus types. 
Are very easy to cultivate and peculiarly adapt them- 
selves to varied soils and climates. They are un- 
questionably the best for cut flowers and decorative 
purposes. Considered by many of the foremost 
fanciers as the best of all the Dahlias. The variations 
in form are simply beautiful, some have flat petals, 
others reflexed, some uncurved and still others curiously 
twisted. All of which are of perfect form and most 
exquisite colorings. Flowers are large and borne on 
long, stiff stems. Profuse bloomers and retain their 
substance for long periods. 


8403 Amphion. 
perfectly formed variety. It will 
50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 
8404 Amun Ra. (See color illustration page 104). 
An immense decorative. The outer petals of the 
mammoth blooms are of gorgeous shades of copper and 
orange, shading to gold and amber. Each $1.50; 3 for 
$4.00. Postpaid. 

8400 Auguste Nonin (Dec.). A fiery red. A mag- 
nificent type. Large and strong. Each $1.00; 3 for 
$2.75. Postpaid. 

8406 Azalea. Creamy yellow tinged red. A very 
striking effect. Fine size and good for cutting. Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

_ 8412 Beachy. A plum color is always a much de- 
sired shade, especially when it has substance and form 
as isin this beauty. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 
8415 Beatrice Slocombe. A charming striking 
color. It is a beautiful red and gold combination. A 
Dahlia of merit and substance. Excellent bloomer, 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. e 
8418 Beauty of Rosemont. The pinks are always 
beautiful and most popular. A fine flower. Free 
bloomer, good stems. Rosy-pink to buff. Each 60c; 
3 for $1.50. Postpaid. 

8421 Bel Inconstant. Beautiful golden yellow. 
Striped and suffused scarlet, sometimes showing white 
tips. Excellent bloomer. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
8424 Bessie Boston. Beautiful dark red with cleft 
petals. A great favorite. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
8430 Caledonia. A deep glowing ruby red, end of 
petals grading to a light color. Superb. Each 75c; 3 
for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8433 Challenge (Dee). Bronze red and yellow. 
Vigorous grower and bloomer. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
8434 Comstock. An exquisite pure yellow. Large 
flowers borne on long graceful stems. Each 75c; 3 for 
$2.00.. Postpaid. 

8439 Dr. H. L. Tevis.- Considered one of the real 
Dahlias of merit. It blooms freely. Fine large size and 
has an exquisite salmon-rose to old gold that is delight- 
fultolook upon. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 
8445 Eveque. An elegant bright purplish violet flower, 
always held erect, therefore fine for cutting. Large flow- 
ers on long stems. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 
8448 Eventide. A wonderful Dahlia. May be 
termed a white Dahlia, there being but the faintest flush 
of delicate rose on the flower. Excellent form, good 
grower and large flowers. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. 
8451 Elizabeth Slocombe. Rich garnet. Bulbs 
make vigorous growth with long stems. A splendid 
bloomer. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

8457 Frank A. Walker. Color is an exquisite deep 
lavender-pink. It is especially good for garden decora- 
tion or for cut flowers. Flowers are large. Good 
bloomer, Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


please you. Each 


8398 Collection. One each of above 26 for $18.00. Postpaid. ae 


ae Mixed. A ca~efully blended mixture of decorative Dahlias. 


Postpaid. 


108 


Pink suffused heliotrope. A large 


DAHLIA =~ 
HORTULANUS F 


8460 Francis Martin. This variety has always been 


a popular favorite, for it is a delightful white overlaid 


with lavender, making an exquisite flower. 
3 for $1.50. Postpaid. _ 

8463 Gloriana. Pale gold with yellow glow. Flowers 
are immense, standing well above the foliage. One of 
the best cut flower varieties. Attracts universal atten- 
tion, as it is. an excellent bloomer and should be in 
every garden. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 
8466 Glory of New Haven. Pinkish mauve. This 
really is a glorious variety. Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00. 
Postpaid. 


Each 60c; 


8469 Hortulanus Fiet. An immense flower of won- 
derful form and beautiful autumn coloring. It isa rich 


salmon suffused with amber and yellow. It is a strong 
grower and a free bloomer. A splendid Dahlia. Each 
$1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 
8472 Insulinda. A very large orange flower over- 


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laid with a golden sheen and shaded to rich orange in 


the center. Underneath the petals are old rose. Strong 


grower bearing mammoth flowers. 


Each $1.75; 3 for 
$5.00. Postpaid. 


8475 Immense. This beautiful Dahlia is of a won- 


derffil color. White overlaid with a new shade of crim- 


son. An excellent bloomer and a splendid Dahlia for 


cutting and for the garden. Each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
8481 Jack Rose. 
same name. This variety is exceedingly good bloomer; 
flowers good size. Flowers early. Each 35¢; 3 for 
90c. Postpaid. 


8488 Judge Marean. (See color illustration page 104). — 
A blending of salmon-pink, red, orange, yellow and pure 


gold. Very large flowers borne on strong stiff stems. Very 
free flowering. Each $2.00; 3 for $5.50. Postpaid. 
8477 King of Autumn (Dec.), 


Strong. Each 60c; 3 for $1.60. Postpaid. 


I have been sending to you for plants for years and I certainly geb 


wonderful things.—Mrs. Flora D. Turner, Jackson Center, Pa. 


Identical shade of the rose with the 3 


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distinct, buff-yellow and terra-cotta suffused. Vigorous, 


6 for $1.50; doz. | 


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A Eeumber of reasons present themselves why Childs’ 
ahlias are the most satisfactory to grow. Located 
ong Island, close to and between two oceans as it 

e, the salt mists have a hardening effect upon 
e1 ation. It has long since been demonstrated and 
n that Long Island Dahlias grow with more vigor 
roduce larger and better formed flowers. Childs’ 
been growers of Dahlias for half a century—per- 
the oldest | and largest growers in the country. 
ty years’ experience is a lifetime devoted to 
ing, developing, improving and selecting the 
is of their particular class suited for best results. 


Lucero. Beautiful autumn color. Bronze-buff 
a flush of carmine. Good strong grower. Large 
-s and splendid for cutting. A color that will please 
Each 30c;3 for 75c. Postpaid. 

Le Grand Manitou. This isan enormous 
‘-- Color plum-purple and white, elegantly striped 
variegated. Occasionally a flower will be clear 
purple and again one may be almost white. Each 
} for $1.35. Postpaid. 

Mrs. A. I. Dupont. One of the most extraor- 
7 varieties in cultivation, flowering early and con- 
ously until frost. The stems are upright and strong. 
wers are double Chrysanthemum-like shape, of a 
htest ruby-red color, showing scarlet under artificial 
A splendid Dahlia. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
Mina Burgle. This is the best red Dahlia in 
nce. The plants are of strong sturdy growth bear- 
immense flowers on long strong stems. Each 35c; 
r 90c. Postpaid. 

_ Mrs. F.C. Burns. Not many of the pinks eee 
; beautiful shell-pink. It’s beautiful indeed. Free 
mer. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 

8 Millionaire. ‘A Dahlia of immense size of a 
y lavender shade. Suffused with white. A won- 
e al: Dahlia. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 
311 Millie Rodgers. This is an old gold shading 
imber. One of the finest of color combinations. 
sd bloomers and desirable for cutting. Each $1.00; 
$2.75. Postpaid. 
2 Minos. (Dec.) Deep velvety maroon. This is 
ceptionally beautiful Dahlia. Each 75c; 3 for 
0. Postpaid. 
- Mother. The color is rose and gold, but a lilac 
1e overlapping Suggests the gracious and tender 
y of sunset years. The bloom has great endur- 
and is larger than medium with a good stem. 
50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

Mrs. Atherton. (See color illustration, page 
) The only large flowering clear, deep yellow, eight 
; across. Exceptional merit. Each $1.00; 3 for 
_ Postpaid. 

Mrs. Carl Salbach. A sensational’ Dahlia of 
size. In color, a mauve-pink, with occasional 
dings of white; the. general impression being pink. 
xhibition purposes this new creation is very de- 
». Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 

Mrs. I. De Ver Warner. (See color illustration, 
104.) A deep mauve-pink. 
as grown. Long stiff stems and excellent for cut 
ers. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.70. Postpaid. 

9 Mrs. Harrison Dick.- Color is a bright yellow. 
. older petals flushed pink. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
_ Mrs. J. R. Howell. (Dec.) mia -rose shaded 
erse of petals much darker than face. Immense 
Long stems. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 
Jregon Beauty. Rich red, a wonderful Dahlia. 
ly a beauty. Plenty of flowers on good stem. 
jc; 3 for 75c. Postpaid. 


One of the very best: 


Decorative, Pride of all Dahlias 
_ With each Dahlia Order we will send explicit instructions 
how to grow Sue ee pee 


Oregon Beauty 


8538 Orange King. The blending of the yellow and 
orange in this wonderful flower is one of nature’s true 
achievements. Are excellent Dahlias for the garden 
or cutting. Each 60c; 3 for $1.60. Postpaid. 

8541 Patrick O’Mara. A gold medal variety and 
one of the best. Color a beautiful shade of orange-buft 
with rose pink shading. The habit is excellent. Each 
65c; 3 for $1.75. Postpaid. 

8542 Perfect Beauty. Bright light scarlet, outer 
petals heavily tipped white. The colors are divided 
about equally, half red and half white. A most beauti- 
ful flower of very large size. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 
8544 Pride of California. This is one of the best 


red varieties of real size. Excellent stems. Each 40c; 
3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 

8547 Queen Mary. A very strong grower. A large 
flower with full rounded center. Soft pink. Each 30c; 


3 for 75c. Postpaid. 

8550 Rosemawr. Rich rose pink. Large full flower. 
Stems are long and stiff. A profuse bloomer, Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 


8551 Rainbow. Old gold shading to oriental red. 
An early, free and continuous bloomer. Each $1.50; 
3 for $4.00. Postpaid. 


8552 Rosa Nell. 
the flowers are very large. 
rative Dahlias. Good stems and habits. 
3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 

8553 Scottish Chief. Another popular beauty. Free 
bloomer, good long stems and a delightful golden amber, 
white to pink. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 

8555 Shelikoff. Deep garnet. Excellent for cutting. 
A sturdy grower. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
8556 Sunbeam. A well named flower. 
red is faintly striped with gold. Good bloomer, fine 
for vases. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 
8562 Snowdrift. Large, deep flower. Giant wnite. 
Excellent for cutting. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 

8565 Sylvia. (Dec.) Here's neanty. Deep pink to 
flesh pink. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


The color is a clear bright rose, and 
One of the best shaped deco- 
Each $1.00; 


~ COLLECTION. One each of above 28 for $17.50. Postpaid. | 
SRD. A mixture of Decoraliys Dahlias. 6 for i 50; doz. $2.75. 


Postpaid. 


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With each Ben « order we will send explicit nari 
How to Grow Mammoth Dahlias 


The Hybrid Cactus Dahlias are the kind you will point to with 
great pride; they are fully double, with petals broad, flat, incurved 
or twisted. They area valuable class for garden decoration and 
for cutting. We are offering you the best of the class. 


8751. Attraction. Large refined flower, very attrac- 
tive, lilac-rose, long strong stems. Avery popular Dahlia. 
Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8754 Bianca. Beautiful rose pink, center shows a 
touch of lilac shading to light pink at the end of petals. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8763 Chipeta. Rich amaranth red. Large sized 
flowers and well formed. Early free bloomer. Each 
50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

8760 Colossal Peace. (H. S.) Creamy white 
to violet rose. A very attractive variety. Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8761 Contrast. One of the grandest fancy or 
bi-colored varieties ever produced. Intense crimson- 
scarlet beautifully tipped pure white. Sometimes a 
solid scarlet or white, Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 

8766 Diana. Intense crimson-violet borne on stems 
in immense quantities and size. Profuse bloomer. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8767 Etendard de Lyon. Its color is a rich car- 
mine-rose with a brilliant suffusion difficult to describe. 
Very large flower. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 
8768 Francis Lobdell. (See color illustration, page 
104.) 'A beautiful mellow pink shading to w hite. Ex- 
cellent cutting variety. Each $2.00; 3 for $5.50. 

8769 George Walters. (See color illustration, page 
104.) A very fine dark salmon color with buff base. 
One of the most beautiful Dahlias grown. Excellent 
for cutting. Each 75c; 3 for $1.95. -Postpaid. 

8772 Gen. J. B. Seth. Brilliant scarlet to orange 
scarlet. Gigantic in size and free bloomer. Each 


50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. . es or S 
Bags SE lsdys ‘Sherpood. Very. fae dora Sae 8781 Madonna. Excellent cut-flower variety and 


: = . one of the most satisfactory in the garden. White, 
z OE ea d. great bloomer Each $C00; slightly tinted delicate lavender. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
8778 Kalif. One of the largest Dahlias. Rich red 8802 Tom Lundy. One of the largest Hybrid Cac- 
(scarlet). Very satisfactory and attractive. One of the tus Dahlias grown. Dark velvety red. Plenty of 
most popular. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. blooms on long stiff stems. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 
8784 Minamoto. A wonderful rich red. Mam- 8790 Mrs. Warnaar. A soft creamy white neti 
moth flowers. Strong grower. Long strong stems. with flush pink. Mrs. Warnaar is a, Dahlia “de luxe. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 
8787 Milton Edwards. A wonderful henna red. A 8799 The Eagle. A remarkable sulphur ae: 
most satisfactory all-around Dahlia. Continuous Flower of good form and large size. Excellent for the 
bloomer. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. garden or cutting. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 
8803 COLLECTION. One each of above 18 for $12.00. Postpaid. a Be 
8804 MIXED. Hybrid Cactus Dahlias mixed for color and variety, 6 for $1.50; doz. $2.75. Postpai d. 1 


8980 Our New Cut Flower Collection of Dahlias | Bayes 
10 Bulbs for $2.50. Postpaid. a: 


We offer in this collection of Show, Decorative, Cactus, Hybrid Cactus and Peony-flowered Dahlias isd 
value many times in excess of the purchase price. This mixture is made up of many of our named varieties — : 
that sell for.as much as the entire collection cost. We offer it knowing it will delight and please rou and —- 
will bring us many new customers looking for a real good treat. 


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8985 SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY COLLECTION 
10 Bulbs $1.25. Postpaid. . 


This is the Collection we are advertising so extensively in the magazines and newspapers in our Big 
Drive for New Dahlia Customers. : 
_ This collection consists of very choice varieties of all classes and a superb range of colors. Naturale i 
is taken from ‘‘over production’’ varieties. Heretofore we have always sold our surplus stocks wholesale. ' 
This year our customers are getting the wholeale price instead. : ‘ ~ nae 


10 for $1.25. Postpaid. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Finest 


Childs’ Giant 


3805 Avalanche. ony flowered. A beautiful pure 
w hite ower. Large deep flower. Excellent for cutting. 
ach $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


811 Blue Bird. A much admired beauty. Appre- 
iated for its contrast and color. Free bloomer. Light 
blue color with a yellow blotch. Each $1.00; 3 ae 
$- 2.75. Postpaid. 


Blossom. White aad faint pink. It isa strong 
ower, free bloomer with long stems. Each 75c; 3 for 
Postpaid. 


Childs’ Giant. Red and gold, resembles the 
h gold color like that which appears on the edge of 
yensive books. It’s a wonderful color. Peony-flow- 
dtype. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


_ Cardinal. One of the show flowers of the Peony- 
vered Dahlias. It is a strong growing, free bloomer 
1 long stems. Maroon-purple in color. Each 50c; 
$1.35. Postpaid. 


ss Caecilia. (Water Lily Dahlia.) A beautiful 
canary yellow (resembling a water lily in forma- 
that deepens to a_rich golden yellow toward the 


re _The flowers are large. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 


iz Chatenay: Color, rich carmine rose, shaded 
er. Similar to the well known Chatenay rose. 
ms held erect on good stiff stalk. Each 75c; 3 for 
. Postpaid. 


Coppersmith. A large pleasing light copper 
sed with bronze. Blooms early, freely and con- 
jusly.. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


Dr. Peary. Thisisarichthing. It is just beau- 
_ The color is a wonderful mahogany shade. Each 
3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

ae White is always much Seared nae 
so in this curved and twisted beauty. Each 


3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


Peony Flowered Dahlias 


_ With each Dahlia order we tell you how to grow the big ones 


These Dahlias get their name from their close resem- 
blance to the beautiful Peony. Many of them vie with 
the Peony in size. They bloom with the utmost free- 
dom upon long, graceful stems. Very imposing and 
striking in the garden and for cutting. 


8832 Glory of Baarns. A beautiful pink of immense 
size. Fine for cutting. Unusually attractive. Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 


8835 Mrs. G. H. James. “Highly attractive in the 
garden and vase. A good blender and contraster. 
Beautiful light cream. Reverse dull cerise. Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 


8838 Hampton Court. A delightful pink or mauy- 
ish tint that is one of the most pleasing and satisfactory 
to grow. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8841 Isa. Light fawn pink, changing with age to am- 
ber yellow. A free and constant bloomer. Each 50c; 
3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


8850 Billy Joe. One of our New Peony-flowered 
Dahlias which we introduced and are justly proud of. 
A delicate shade of lavender pink. It has a fascinating 
silver sheen that glistens. Each 60c; 3 for $1.60. 
Postpaid. 


8853 Mary Linder. A charming golden orange color. 
A true Peony type. The flowers are of good medium 
size. Each 60c; 3 for $1.60. Postpaid. 


8847. Laura Barnes. Another one of our favorites. . 
Just that orange-red we all love and admire. Very pro- 
fuse bloomer. Fine for cutting. Each 50c; 3 for 
$1.35. Postpaid. 


8844 Mrs. Jessie Seal. The largest of the rose col- - 
ored in this class. Long:stiff stem, held high above the 
foliage. Excellent cut flower. Old rose color. Each - 


_ $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8865 Mrs. John Bray. Has always been one of the 


finest. Never fails to bring praise. The white striped 
maroon flowers are beautiful. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 
Postpaid. 


8867 Naiad. Exquisitely tinted cream pink. A free 
and constant bloomer. A Dahlia you will love to grow. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8868 Norma Dee Childs. This is a new and beauti- 
ful exquisite deep rose-pink with the base of the petals 
radiating a pale lemon yellow. Awarded a certificate 
of merit. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8878 Pacific Glow. A very fine pure pink. Highly 
attractive in the garden and vase. Each $1.50; 3 for 
$4.00. Postpaid. 

8880 Queen Wilhelmina. A white Dahlia of ex- 
ceeding beauty. A very desirable robust, free bloomer. 
Each 60c; 3 for $1.50. Postpaid. 

8884 Rose Gem. Peony-Decorative. The color is a 
delightful delicate pink. It is a very early and free 
bloomer. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8886 Richard Coeur de Lion. Just one of those 
pleasing beauties we often view but hard to describe. 
Rose to lighter in color. Fine for bouquets. Each 
$1.25; 3 for $3.25. Postpaid. 


8897 U.S.A. A glistening deep orange, not at all 
common in Dahlias, with excellent stems and is good 
for all purposes. Each $1.50; 3 for $4.00. Postpaid. 


8896 Van Dyke. An exceedingly beautiful old rose 
Dahlia of great popularity. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 
Postpaid. 


a COLLECTION. One each of above 27 for $18.50. Postpaid. 


a A nicely balanced mixture of Peony-flowered Dahlias for color 
6 for $1.50; doz. $2. 15: aebiinr 


Cactus Dahlias, New and Rare Varieties 


With every Dahlia order we tell you how to grow big flowers ie 


This variety will keep longer in water after being cut 
than any of the other Dahlias. 


The cactus flowers are unusually attractive, beautiful 


and fascinating. 


8572 Alta. Reddish terra cotta, striking, a magnifi- 
cent variety. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


8574 Amber Glow. Here is a beautiful Dahlia 
if there ever was one. Large bright yellow to pale 
orange. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8577 Ballet Girl. 
The flowers are large petaled and pointed. A most satis- 
factory Dahlia. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8580 F.W. Fellows. Literally covered with blooms. 
Most striking orange-scarlet flowers are large in size. 
A beautiful Dahlia. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 


8583 Gen. S. Dorrien. New in-curved English Cac- 


tus Dahlia of a fiery scarlet color and of the finest qual- 


ity. Don’t miss it. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 


8589 Glory of Wilts. A striking novelty in color, 
Bright yellow cactus. A splendid garden variety. 
Each 60c; 3 for $1.65. Postpaid. 


8592 Golden West. Beautiful large.” Rich yellow to 
orange flowers. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


8597 Matador. A fascinating old rose. An excellent 
Dahlia. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8598 Mrs. A. C. James. A delightful salmon-pink; 
what might be termed an autumn color of richest 
salmon-orange. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8601 Mrs. Edna Spencer. Very large. <A delicate 
lavender-pink suffused white. It is exceptionally beau- 
tiful. Fine for cutting. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. 

8607 Newcomer. A_ wonderful orange-salmon: 
shaded with other harmonious tints. An excellent 
Dahlia for gardens and cutting. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 


8610 Pierrot. A fascinating amber. Tipped white. 
Sometimes yellow. Each 60c; 3 for $1.65. Postpaid. 


8635 COLLECTION. One each of above 17 for $10.00. Postpaid. — 
8630 MIXED. A carefully blended mixture of Cactus Dahlias. 


doz. $2.75. Postpaid. : 
Collarette Dahlias 


French specialists have given us this beautiful class 
of wonderful flowers with delightful color combinations. 
They are single flowers with an additional row of short 
petals around the disk which forms a color that is 
usually of a different color. 

8655 Achievement. A _ beautiful long-stemmed 
variety. Rich velvety maroon, while the collar, or 
shorter petals about the yellow disk, are snow white, 
overlaid pinkish crimson. Each 30c; 3 for 80c. 

8657 Ami Nonin. Gigantic French collarette Dah- 
lia. Dark crimson-carmine edged with lilac; white col- 
larette. Each 30c; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 

8659 Mount Lassen. A fascinating fiery-red; white 
collarette. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


8663 Souv. de Chabanne. Lemon-yellow with 


coral-red markings; collarette petals very abundant, © 


lemon-yellow, tipped white. Each 60c; 3 for $1.65. 


8662 Sensation. Cardinal-red, heavily blotched 
pure white. Broad petals. One of the showiest of all. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


8699 COLLECTION. One each of above 5 for 
$2.25. Postpaid. 


8695 MIXED COLLARETTES. Above and others 
splendidly mixed, 3 for $1.35; 6 for $2.50. Post- 
paid. 


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8613 Queen of Hearts. Cactus. A lovely whi te 
shading to lemon. Each 35c; 3 for 90c. Postpaid. 
8614 Ruth Forbes. The massive, clear pink flowers, 
composed of heavy petals, are often accompanied by 
stems measuring 2 feet in length. Each 50c; 3 fo 

$1.35. Postpaid. me | 
8615 Ruth Gleadell. A wonderful hybrid of su 1 

burst shade, soft yellow shading to pink on the outer 
petals. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. as 
8616 Samaratin. A new white Cactus. The best 
of its kind. Each 35c; 3 for 90c. Postpaid. a 
8622 Simplicity. Beautiful quilled petals and deli- 
cate lilac color; one of the most perfect Cactus Dahlias. 
Each 60c; 3 for $1.65. Postpaid. sat ae 


at: for $1.50; 


Choicest Pompons > 
Immensely popular on account of their wonde ful 
double shapes, honeycombed formations, attractive 
colors, and freedom of bloom. Nothing neater-or more. 
dainty for either garden or cut flowers. <e 
8961 Pompon Variegated. Edges and tips differ 
color from rest of Dahlia. Very attractive. ai 
8955 Pompon Red. Rich crimson. A very beauti- 
ful pleasing flower of exceptional beauty; free bloomer. 
8952 Pompon Pink. This Pink or Rose variety is 
most attractive. ae 
8964 Pompon White. Clear pure white; st 
blooming early. “eNee A 
8949 Pompon Amber. Amber is always one of the 
most striking colors. This is exceptionallyso. 
8967 Pompon Yellow. A beautiful, rich, ple 
yellow; excellent for gardens or cut flowers: cam 
8358 Pompon Rose. This rose or pink varie 
most attractive. ee ; Sse Le 
Prices of any of the above varieties: Eac 
3 for 80c; 10 for $2.50. Postpaid. — ime 
8970 COLLECTION. One of each of the 


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8975 MIXED. Above varieties care 
6 for $1.50; doz. $2.75. Postpaid. Se 


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Show or Fancy Dahlias 


We tell you with each order how to grow monster Dahlias 


Cream of the Valley 
8905 Bonny Blue. Its color is absolutely true, deep 
solid blue, a little darker at the compact center. Each 
60c; 3 for $1.60. Postpaid. 

8907 Cream of the Valley. A delicate but beautiful 
cream-pink tipped with crimson. Each 50c; 3 for 
$1.25. Postpaid. 

8908 Clara Seaton. Light yellow suffused bronzy 
buff. Exceedingly popular: Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
8910 Dee-Lighted. The largest and finest show 
Dahlia, with immense double blossoms 6 to 8 inches 
across, and as white assnow. The center in a way sug- 
gests the Roosevelt smile. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 


8947 


New Japanese Iris 


It’s a real pleasure to offer you eight fine new Japanese Iris crea- 
tions; the first eight listed below. Japanese Iris surpass all other 
Iris in size and magnificence of bloom. 

7450 Agnes Reed. Single. Falls mulberry purple with halo 
of royal purple. Standard hemaioxin violet shading, lighter at 
base. Each $1.00; doz. $10.00. Postpaid. 

7460 Catherine Parry. Double. Blue overlaid’ rosy-red, 
high tufts in center almost triple. Each 75c; doz. $7.50. Post- 


paid. ; : 

7465 Daisy Herrington. Single. Pinkish-blue, veined 
purple. Each 75c; doz. $7.50. Postpaid. 

7470 Doris Childs. Double. Pearl white deeply. veined 
rosy plum. Center petals deep plum edged white. Each 75c; 
Doz. $7.50. Postpaid. 

7475 Eleanor Parry. Double. Claret red, flamed white 
and blue. Compact medium size flower. Good. Each 75c; doz. 
$7.50. Postpaid. 

7480 Fascination. Double. Blue lightly veined white, 
pink tinge. Each 69c; doz. $6.00. Postpaid. 

7485 Jeannette Parry. Single. White suffused with lines 
of bluish violet, petaloid stigmas amethyst violet. Each 75c; 
doz. $7.50. Postpaid. 

7490 Marjorie Parry. Double. Delicate light mauve, 
tufted center. Extra fine. Each 75c; doz. $7.50. Postpaid. 
7455 Beauty. Single. Silvery white distinctly veined and 
suffused indigo blue. Inner petals plum edged white. Very beau- 
tiful. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 

7495 Painted Lady. Single. White, center blotched light 
phlox purple, tufts white, with phlox purple edge. Each 50c; 
doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 

7500 Pyramid. Double. Violet purple; veined white in 
center of each petal. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 

7505 Red Riding Hood. Single. Fine amaranth veined 
and suffused white. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 

7530 COLLECTION. One each of above 12 for 


00. Postpaid. 
ee MIXED. Mixed Japanese Iris. Doz. $2.25; 


50 for $8.00; 100 for $15.00. Postpaid. 


Childs’ is One of the Largest Japanese Iris Growers in America 


Great, round, densely double flowers with perfectly 
quilled petals. Their great size and rich colors make 
them wonderfully effective in the garden or for cutting. 


8913 Dorothy Peacock. One of the most attractive 
and pleasing large show Dahlias. A clear live exquisite 
pink. Each 40c; 3 for $1.60. Postpaid. 

8916 Dreer’s White. Color pure glistening white 
and resembling in form the popular Grand Duke Alexis. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

8917 Dreer’s Yellow. Long stiff stems. Color, yel- 
low. Large, well formed flowers. Each 75c; 3 for 


‘$2.00. Postpaid. 


8919 Elsie Burgess. A fascinating delicate white 
that stands well above the foliage. Each 50c; 3 for 
$1.35. Postpaid. 

8923 Eugene Mezard. An enormous flower of most 
attractive coloring. Dark yellow with scarlet tips and 
center. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

8924 Firestone. A giant flower on long erect stems 
and of a vivid clear red color. It hasnosuperior. Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 

8926 Gen’l Miles. The finest exhibition bi-colored 
variety of massive size. Color is a light lavender-pink 
or light violet; heavily striped and spotted with purple- 
magenta. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 

8930 J.K. Alexander. A true rich velvety purple. 
A very beautiful Dahlia. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 
8937 Maude Adams. Large—extremely so. Free 
bloomer. Beautiful white overlaid with delicate pink. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 

8940 Miss Minnie Vosburg. One of the real per- 
fect specimens of show Dahlias. A cream white. Each 
25c;3for 60c. Postpaid. 

8946 Souvenir. One of the real beautiful Dahlias. 
Bright rich scarlet, tipped, mottled and striped white 
and@ink. Profuse bloomer. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 


COLLECTION. One each of above 15 for $7.00. Postpaid. 
8948 MIXED. Many show Dahlias mixed, 6 for $1.50; doz. $2.75. 


Postpaid. 


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113 


Childs’ Iris As Edjesin As Oaks 


See Japanese Iris page ahead (page 113) 


Her Majesty 


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See Japanese Iris page ahead (page 113) ® 


YELLOW Each 


7210 Loreley. This is the most beauti- 
ful of the yellows. S. light yellow with 
occasional blue markings. fF. ultra- 
marine blue, bordered cream............$0.30 
7280 Iris King. S. clear lemon-yel- 
low. F. rich maroon, bordered yellow. 
PEOMUCRUACTEUL ALLIS Ae e work ge ts Sit 
7252 Flavescens. A delicate shade of 
soft yellow. Large sweet scented flowers. 
Fine for masses and cutting.. Eatin, a sa 
7265 Grachus. “Yellow falls, “veined 
red and white. Very compact. Free 
bloomer. Some of the colors do not run 
true to form, but all are beautiful....... -40 


RED AND BRONZE 


7380 Prosper Langier. S. light bronze- 
red. F. velvety ruby-purple; orange 
peared: A: lovely flowers: 12 feecae oP oc 35 
7295 Jacquesiana. S. bright coppery- 
crimson; F.rich maroon. Oneofthebest. 35 


WHITE 


7400 Snow Queen Sibirica. A beauti- 
ful and exquisite ivory-white Iris of excep- 
HORAN Y MATE Ee SIZE ts Sele St ha as .30 
7390 Rhein Nixie. S. pure white. F. 
deep violet blue, with a white edge. .35 
7256 Fairy S. and F. White. Deli- 
cately bordered and suffused soft blue... .30 


MIXED IRIS 


7205. ‘This mixture comprises many, many 
beautiful named varieties and is carefully 
blended for colors, formations and harmony. 


Doz. $1.50; 100 for $12.00. Postpaid. 


Doz. 


$3.00 


3.50 


3.50 


4.00 


3.50 
3.50 


3.00 
3.50 
3.00 


“Hardy as Oaks”’ is what one of our Alaska custom- 
ers writes to us about our Long Island grown Iris. 
‘“‘Profusion of Bloom’’ letters we get by the thousands. 
We only offer the most beautiful and dependable for 
general culture. 

LAVENDER Each “Blea 


7340 Pallida Dalmatica. Queen among 
Irises; grand and stately. S. lavender; F. 
clear lavender. Flowers large and fine. .$0.35 $3.50 
7370 Princess Beatrice S. and F. 
Clear lavender, shading to silverysblue at 
base. An exquisite flower...... 50 5.00 
7310 Lohengrin. One of the most pop- 
ular and beautiful. S. and F. uniform 
shade of cattleya-rose. Very large...... o> | Se 


BLUE 


7410 Sibirica Orientalis Blue. (See 
illustration below.) A _ beautiful large 
flower of a clear exquisite blue with hoff 
zontal fallss*Very scarce. 2.7, 352. See wee 30 §=3.00 
7220 Albert Victor. Conceded the 
most beautiful and most exquisite of the 
blues. S. soft blue. F. beautiful lavender. .35 3.50 
7360 Perfection. S. delightful blue. 
F. dark velvety violet-black, with orange 
beard. A handsome flower.......... 35 . 3.50 
7306 Juniata. The tallest of the blues. 
No garden complete without. S. and F. 
as clear blue. Beautiful: 02... 2227.42, 35 ©6350 


PINK 


7230 Queen of May. This is the Queen 
of the Iris. It is beautiful beyond descrip- 
tion. S. and F. lovely rose-lilac,...... 30 8=—6.3..00 
7270 Her Majesty. (See illustration 
opposite.) Many consider this the most 
beautiful pink, resembles Queen of May. 
S. lovely rose-pink. F. same color veined. .25 2.50 
7355 Penelope. About the only Iris 
whose standards and falls drop into an 
open flower. S. coppery-crimson. F. rich 


MALoon =.) S255 Wet shetncdn ah igo 35 =: 3.50 


114 See Japanese Iris Page Ahead (Page 113) 


‘Childs’ Are the 


botanical name is Childsi (named_after us). _ (See 
clearest, newest, finest strains should be best from t 
are produced we catalog them, but never, no never, 


. four inches apart each way. 


sheen. No other white seems so white as this one. 


is a uniform pink 
base. The lower 
crimson-scarlet z 
circle form, and 


Joerg’s White 


planted la 


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f You Place Quality First You Will Buy from Childs’ _ 


Originators of the 


2 Large Flowering Gladiolus 


“The large flowering Gladioli grown and sold everywhere all over the world were introduced by us. The 


any Botanical Encyclopedia.) Does it not follow that the 
he original source of supply? As real new meritorious types 
do we introduce a new variety unless it is distinct enough to 


be of unusual merit. We are the real Gladiolus Pioneers. 
Plant any time from April to July in any fairly good soil, well spaded. Set in rows six inches apart, or in masses 


Two Wonderful New Glads’ 


5598 Joerg’s White. Unquestionably the largest flowered of all Gladioli. No other white has the lustre and 


Most white varieties appear like ‘‘pigmies’’ alongside of this. 


Measures 5% inches across and nearly 20 inches in length. Flower stems 
average 36 inches. Two, often three stems, to the bulb. Won highest awards 
from American Gladiolus Society, also New York Horticultural Society. 
Each $2.00; doz. $20.00. Postpaid. 


5467 Childs’ Arlene. A new Gladiolus just out. Beautiful to behold. 
Fascinating to an extreme. Most exquisite color combination. The ground 


shading in the throat to a pale flesh-pink with deep crimson 
petals are marked on inner two-thirds with a bright, velvety, 
one, which extends all the way across the petal in a semi- 

runs down into the throat. Each $2.50; doz. $25.00. 


The Sixteen Most Popular Glads’ 


Believing it will materially help our customers select their Gladio- 
li, we list below the sixteen varieties that were most in demand! this 
past season. Each of these varieties outsold any of the others 2 to 1. 
We believe ‘popular choice’’ speaks for the desirability of them all. 


5470 America. The most popular of all Gladioli. Pale pink tinted 
with lavender. Each 6c; doz. 60c; 100 for $4.00. Postpaid. 

5480 Autumn Queen. Color cream yellow, upper petals suffused 
with peach blossom pink, lower petals striped carmine-red. Can be 


te. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. Postpaid. 
5510 Crystal White. (Gand.) One of the very few pure 
whites. Very tall spikes. Robust, vigorous growers. A 
magnificent variety. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. 
5525 Dorothy McKibbin. A ruffled type. Rich pink 
mottled rose. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. 

5535 Early Snowflake. An exceedingly fresh white of 
large proportions. Each 15c; doz. $1.50; 100 for $10.00. 
5550 Evelyn Kirtland. A beautiful shade of rosy-pink, 
darker at the edges, fading to shell pink at the center, with 
brilliant scarlet blotches on lower petals. All a glistening, 
sparkling lustre. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. 
5563 Fire King. (Childsi.) Immense fire-scarlet blooms 
all open at the same time. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for 
$7.00. Postpaid. 

5595 Halley. (Lem.) Delicate salmon-pink, with a slight 
roseate tinge. Each 7c; doz. 75c; 100 for $5.00. Postpaid. 
5590 Herada. Blooms of immense size on tall straight 
spikes. Pure mauve, glistening and clear. Deeper markings 
in throat. Each 12c; doz. $1.25; 100 for $8.00. Postpaid. 
5610 Le Marechal Foch. An extra large flowering variety 
that is immensely popular. An exquisite rose-pink. ry 
this in your garden and see how pleased you will be. Each 
12c; doz. $1.20; 100 for $8.00. Postpaid. 

5680 Mrs. Frank Pendleten. (Lem.) Wonderful. Flushed 
salmon pink, with rich blotch. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 
for $7.00. Postpaid. 

5740 Prince of Wales. Very large, well placed flowers of a 


most charming pink with little throat markings. Each 12¢; : 


doz. $1.25; 100 for $8.00. Postpaid. 


5742 Princepine. Carmine-red with large tall spike. 


Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. Postpaid. 
5745 Rose1910. Pure rose-pink of extra fine shade. White 
line lower petal. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. 
5810 Wilbrink. A delicate pale-pink color. Creamy 
blotch on lower petals. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for $7.00. 
5850 Yellow Hammer. Has a pure yellow flower with 
little red mark in thethroat. Each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100 for 
$7.00. Postpaid. = 


115. 


Childs’ Exquisite Gladioli 


The most beautiful specimens in the world were 
created right here—by Childs. We are the original in- 
troducers of the Large Flowering type of Gladioli, now 
the leading varieties of the world. They are tall and 
erect, standing four and five feet high, with spikes of 
bloom over two feet in length and frequently seven to 
nine inches across. Our bulbs are large top size that 
produce enormous flowers the first year. 


5475 Alice Tiplady. (Primulinus.) A large flower- 
ing, beautiful orange-saffron that is strikingly beautiful 
and attractive. Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 
5460 Aline. A large, wide-open flower. Pure white, 
slightly striped crimson or pink. This is a tulip-shaped 
Childsi variety. Each 10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
5465 Arizona Rose. One of the most exquisite 
Gladioli in the world. Rich pink with dark throat. 
Each 12c; doz. $1.20. Postpaid. 

5485 Attraction. (Childsi.) Has a world-wide 
reputation for beauty. Deep, dark, rich crimson with 
a very conspicuous large pure white center and throat. 
Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

5462 Augusta. Grand. Hallock. Blush white with 
blue anthers. Florists’ late white. Each 15c; doz. 
$1.50. Postpaid. 

5490 Barclay. (Childsi.) A flower of magnificent 
substance. An attractive white, throat soft rose with 
white. Exceptionally fine. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 
5495 Baron J. Hulot. This is the leading purple 
variety. Probably more sold than all other purples 
combined. Each 20c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 

5500 Chicago White. (Gand.) Medium-sized 
flower of exceptional merit. White with lavender mark- 


ings. Very early. Each 10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 
5502 Christine M. Kelway. (Childsi.) Large 
white overlaid with pink. Palethroat. Each 20c; doz. 


$2.00. Postpaid. 

5505 Cracker Jack. (Lem.) One of the finest dark 
reds with a throat attractively spotted with yellow and 
maroon. Very popular, and a desirable variety. Each 
10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

5530 Early Sunrise. Flowers are extra large, bright 
salmon-scarlet with pencil of cream through center of 
petals. Extremely early. Each 15c; doz. $1.50. 
5540 E.J.Shaylor. A tall, strong growing, vigorous 
variety with large flowers that should be in every gar- 
aden. Beautiful clear deep rose-pink. Each 15c; doz. 
$1.50. Postpaid. 

5560 Empress of India. A wonderful maroon. The 
ideal flower for cutting and contrast. Each 15c; doz. 
$1.50. Postpaid. 

5580 Giant White. Probably the largest of the 
whites and certainly considered the most beautiful. 
The petals are somewhat ruffled. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 
5585 Glory of Holland. Pure white. Each 15c; 
doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

5572 Golden Measure. Extra fine dark yellow. 
The best of its color. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 

5570 Gretchen Zang. A real dazzler. Beautiful. 
Lovely pink blending into scarlet on the lower petals. 
Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 


5860 COLLECTION. One each of above 21 for $2.75. 


5885. 


5599 Kunderdi Glory. Large creamy white flowers 
with crimson stripe in center of each petal; end of petals 
ruffled. Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

5600 L’Immaculee. (Gand.) This incomparable 
white is one of the finest of all. Almost impossible to 
keep in supply. Each 12c; doz. $1.20. Postpaid. ~ 


5620 Louise. An exquisite shade of bright lavender 
growing brighter toward the center. Vigorous, healthy, 
and free flowering. Each 20c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 
5625 Maculata. (Pr.) Yellow with brown spot in 
throat. Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


Superb Mixture of Above Varieties 


All of the above varieties carefully blended for color and flowering period. 


Doz., $1.25; 25 for $2.35; 50 for $4.50; 100 for $8.00. Postpaid. 


Jubilee Gladioli Mixture 


This is unquestionably the finest mixture of carefully blended Large- 
flowering Gladioli in the widest range of colors possible to secure. 


5880. Doz., 75c; 25 for $1.35; 50 for $2.50; 100 for $4.50 © 


116 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


Fleral’ Park N.Y: 


thilds’ Marvelous 


_ Again we remind you that we are the originators 
fad introducers of the large flowering or Childsi Gladi- 
oli. This type of Gladioli is a distinct class and is recog- 
nized the world over as such. The standard Encyclo- 
pedias classify them as such. For many years Gladioli 
have been a specialty, a hobby with us. Why shop 
elsewhere when the original strains, improved and 
h highly developed, are obtainable at Floral Park? 


630 Maiden Blush. (Primulinus.) Generally con- 
Beded the finest and most exquisite pink. Has a lighter 
throat. A very dainty flower on graceful spikes. Each 
Se; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

56 45 Mary Alice White. Beautiful. It is rose-pink, 
the throat markings of a lavender-mauve, a light streak 
rt nning through the center of each petal, anthers lav- 
mder. Flowerslarge and open. Each 20c; doz. $2.00. 
56% Mary Fennell. A delightful pale lavender, 
arge bold spikes. One of the finest bloomers and un- 
excelled for cutting. Exceptionally beautiful. Each 
1 ; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

564 Mary Pickford. An extraordinary spike of the 
most delicate creamy white. Throat finest soft sfilphur- 
ellow, stem and calyx white. Each 20c; doz. $2.00. 
5660 Mrs. Helen Franklin. (See illustration.) A 
r oriled type. A fine white with violet markings om the 
meer petals, vigorous tall spikes. Each 15ce; doz. 
11.50. Postpaid. 

5670 Mrs. Francis King. One of the foremost Gladi- 
pli. Brilliant vermilion-scarlet. Most effective. Each 
12c; doz. $1.20. Postpaid. 

9700 Mrs. Watt. This regal beauty can not be sur- 
passed. The clear wine color is exquisite. It’s simply 
beautiful. Each 12c; doz. $1.20. Postpaid. 

5707 Niagara. (Childsi.) None more popular. A 
delightful cream shade, blending to a canary-yellow, 
splashed with carmine. Each 10c; doz. $1.00. 

5705. Negerfurst. (Gand.) A very dark blood-black 
vith velvety black spots, inflamed with white and 
flaked lilac-rose. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 
3710 Orange Glory. A striking color combination. 
Beautiful orange with purplish-whité marking in the 
hroat. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 

5720 Panama: No other Gladiolus more popular 
“Ss this popular deep pink. Vigorous. Profuse 
omer. Keeps for weeks after cut. Each 10c; doz. 
Postpaid. 

7. "Peace. (Gand.) One of the largest. Nearly 
white, with pale violet featherings on lower petals. 
ich. 10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

750 “Ruffled Glory. Beautiful. Rich salmon pink 
-h a crimson stripe in the center of each lower petal. 
Beadly expanded. Each 20c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 
70 Schwaben. Anothér of the immensely popular 
mieties. A pale yellow with a dark blotch. Exceed- 
agly pretty. Vigorous grower and fine for vases. 
h 10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 

7s ) Sunbeam. (Primulinus.) A real novelty. A 
beauty. Very decorative. Longspikes. Vigorous. 
lear yellow color. Each 10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


"5887. 


- distinct from the usual Gladioli. 


= COLLECTION. One each of above 19 for $2.35. 


Grand Mixture of Above Varieties 
All of the above varieties carefully blended for color and flowering period. 


Doz., $1. 255 25 for $2. 35; 50 for $4.50; 100 for $8.00. 


Gladioli Creathaaa 


Mrs. Helen Franklin 


5780 Sulphur King. (Gand.) By all odds the most 
popular and valuable yellow variety. Borne on large 
spikes, flowers of the clearest sulphur-yellow. Each 
15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 

5805  Twatint. - This. Childsi variety is a delicate 
flesh-pink shaded white and tinted yellow inside with 
large salmon-scarlet blotches. Each 15c; doz. $1.50. 
5840 War. (Gand.) None more popular or beauti- 
ful. Deep blood red, shaded crimson-black. Very tall. 
Each 15c; doz. $1. 50. Postpaid. 

5830 White America. An exceedingly beautiful 
flesh-white with the opening clear w hite with blue in 
the throat. Each 10c; doz. $1.00. Postpaid. 


Postpaid. 


evans Hybrids Mixture | 

A hybrid Gladioli of unusual, exceptional and striking beauty. Quite 
The flowers have an orchid-like appear- 
ance and run in the beautiful pastel shades of pink and yellow. 


- 5890. Doz., 35c; 25 for 60c; 50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.50. Postpaid. 


= Buy Your Gladiolus W here the Dis | Cee 


= 5 sellers os ae 3 eae st 


Childs’ Summer Flowering Bulbs 


Amaryllis (See illustration on Specialty Page 8.) 


5020 Everblooming. A strong, free grower, with beautiful, — 
healthy leaves and flower stalks two feet high which bear from three to — 
five exquisitely beautiful blooms of the brightest orange-salmon color — 
yet seen. Flowering Bulbs. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. — 


5010 Burbank Giant. (See illustration opposite.) Throws up — 
broad, healthy foliage and stout flower scapes, each producing blos- — 
soms of gigantic size. The flowers are six to eight inches across, with — 
colors of wonderful depth and purity. Rich deep reds, pink and white — 
striped with red. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


z One of the most desirable plants for summer beds — 
Begonia or pots. In addition to very handsome foliage it — 
bears a never-ending profusion of most beautiful flowers the whole — 
summer. The bulbs can be started from March to June and will soon 
be in full bloom. Many flowers five inches across. 


5040 Tuberous-Rooted. Double, All Colors. Fine flowering 
bulbs, white, yellow, orange, pink, crimson, etc. State color wanted 
when ordering. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 


Burbank Giant 


. (See illus- 
Cooperia (5, | 
low.) This bulb belongs to the | 
Amaryllis family and — | 
can either be grown | 
in pots or the open } 


New Fancy \/= 
a i lar, Fil Lily-like flowers 
Caladiums x econ? he eat 


== EY, AY EAA. SSN are profusely borne | 
ZZ SL [Fp a LAS on stems ten to fif- | 
teen inches high. } 
Color pure white. — ff 
5200 Drummondi. | 
Each 15c; doz. | 
$1.50. Postpaid. jf 


(See illustration.) Their beauti- 
fully shaped foliage is elegantly 
variegated in the most telling 
manner, with delicate but vivid 
colors. 


5070 Adolf Jaenicke. Ivory 
white, with purplish pink 
mottlings. 


5080 Baron de Mammore. Large 
leaf, ground color white heavily inter- 
lined with light green, crimson and pink 
stripes. Center dark crimson. Ribs 
scarlet. Showy. 


5090 Candidum. Large, heart-shaped 
leaf, color satin white with green spots 
and dark green ribs. 


5100 Elaborate. Bright red veined crimson. Large, wide 
mottled border of yellow tinted white. 


I have had splendid suc-~ |} 
cess with your bulbs and | 
can recommend them to be 
far ahead of those of any 
seed house I have patron- 
ized. Mrs. Chas. J. Sheli- 
enberger, Ransom, Kanas. 


All prices postpaid , 
on Childs’ Bulbs. | 


1 
ut i 


Eanes Leawad Caladiu 


5110 Fascination. Pink, freely veined with deep crimson, 
dark green, mottled edge. 


5120 Princess Alexander. Ground color of leaf delicate 
pink, the mid-rib and veins being dark olive green. 


5130 Rexdorf. Green, pink center and large silver spots. 


5140 Torch Light. Fine light red bordered with bottle green, 
veined with deep crimson. 


Each 50c; any 3 for $1.35; doz. $4.50. Postpaid. 
5150 Collection of 8 sorts for $3.75. Postpaid. 


€ ’ - 
(Elephant’s Ear.) Do not confuse with 
Caladium the Fancy Caladiums. A grand plant, 
growing four feet high and bearing immense, shield-shape leaves 


of the smoothest, richest green. Extra fine for groups upon the 
lawn. 


5050 Esculentum. Large. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


Your Everblooming Amaryillis are so large and such lovely flowers.—Mrs. 
Emily Hendley, 3745 Oxford, Vancouver, B.C. 


118 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Callas, Bulbous 472:7"2"" 


plant with 
tropical foliage. It does not do _ well* in 
damp places. For pots or for garden culture. 
Elliottiana. (Giant Yellow.) New yellow 
Calla of marvelous beauty. Flowers very large 
and of the brightest golden yellow. Leaves 
beautifully spotted with white. Large bulbs. 
5170 Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 
5175 Extra Large. Each 65c; doz. $6.50. 
5195 Spotted Calla. Leaves, deep green, 
white spots. Large milk white blossoms. Each 
35c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


Gloxinia, Giant Seedlings. (See illus- 


tration opposite.) Thisis one 
of the most interesting as well as the most beau- 
# Wl tiful flowers in the world, in fact we question if 
Spotted Calla there is another flower with the intensity of 
| color and texture of the bloom. Very easy to grow. Flowers of 
_very large size, many of the petals being beautifully frilled and 
fimbriated. Colors rich and varied in beautiful combinations. 
Plants vigorous, with large leaves and many wonderful flowers 
showing at one time. Bulbs, all colors, mixed. 
6210 Each 50c; 3 for $1.35; doz. $4.50. Postpaid. 


e s 
52900 Seeds. Mixed. Pkt. 35c; 2 for 60c. Postpaid. Hyacinthus C an di cans 
| eons Mop dom. ee ions a (See illustration below.) A species of Hyacinth which 
pw. Y. blossoms during August and September, growing three 
- From one pkt. of vour Gloxinia seed I raised 117 plants—Violet to five feet high, with spikes of pure white flowers two 
| Wright, 183 Middle Street, Bath, Maine. feet in length. Planted in the spring they bloom in 
August, September and October. Thrives anywhere. 


Kall 6230 Hyacinthus Candicans. 
| 


Childs’ Long Island Grown Bulbs 


Giant Gloxinias 


ed | Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 


CFS) 6240 Hyacinthus Candicans. 
Wy ) Mammoth bulbs. Each 25e; doz. 
| $2.50. Postpaid. 

Wish I was able to send you a $50.00 
order. Your bulbs are wonderful. Your 
Hyacinthus proved a great ad for you.— 

Mrs.O.J. Porter, 401 West 9th., Columbia, 
| Tenn. 


Mil Ismene (See Rh 


vill opposite. ) 

intl flowers are of very large size, like 
¢ an Amaryllis in form and of snowy 

whiteness. Exceedingly fragrant. 

Begins to flower in two or three 

WW) weeks after planting. 

6260 Calathena. Each 30c; 


= An old and highly cher- 
g Squil ished bulb on account 
bruises, burns, sores, etc. 
6220 Each 25c. 


Madeira Vine 


A rapid growing vine, 
‘ i large space 
| (See illustration below.) Very {OVENS 4, large SP 
Ipomoea handsome and graceful foliage, in a short time. In late 
“deeply incised or palmated. The blossoms are brilliant, RL GP ae ea a 
‘rosy crimson, with a shadow of violet or blue; resembling ene nee a if, ite > 
Nrich satin. A splendid vine for a conservatory in the ersol powerlultragrance. 
)winter and the open ground in summer. 6500 Each 20c; doz. 
$2.00. Postpaid. 


Montbretia 


Bright and cheery. Va- 
ried colors, including yel- 

low, orange, pink and ner es" 7 
red. Mixed. a aie | 
6510 New Giant. \ copynucntes | 
Each 15c; doz. $1.50. 


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America’s Leading Flower and Plant House 119 


A Sisaier Clustor of the Great Ismene 


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Try Childs’ Beautiful Summer Bulbs 


MIO) : ; Summer-Flowering. No bulb is more 
FA » Oxalis, valuable for edging the borders of walks 


or flower beds. Elegant foliage and pretty flowers, 
bloom quickly after planting. 

6520 Dieppi White. 

6530 Dieppi Rose. 

6540 Lasandria. (See illustration.) Fine rosy pink, 
beautiful cut foliage. 


6550 Everblooming Shamrock. Lovely foliage like 
a big four-leaved clover, deep green in color, with a 
conspicuous zone of purple-black—just like a Shamrock. 
Blooms bright pink. 
Price of above: Doz. 25c; 100 for $1.75. Postpaid. 


6555 Mixed. Doz. 20c; 100 for $1.50. 


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We are much pleased with your Oxalis.—Dr.O.H.Loyd, Vega, Texas. 


Childs’ Superior Tube- 


roses Everyone loves the beautiful, pure white, 
waxy, double flowers which rise in long 
spikes to the height of two to three feet or more. 


6570 Excelsior Pearl. (See illustration.) It is the 
finest bloomer of all Tuberoses; habit dwarf, flower 
stalks * short, spikes and blooms very large, double 
and fragrant. Each 15c; doz. $1.50. Postpaid. 


Spider Lily 


New Spider Lily This grand Lily 


forms large, impos- 
ing clumps that area mass of clustered heads of pure 
white, fragrant flowers. The flowers have a peculiar and 
striking beauty and are borne in large clusters. They 
are of waxy whiteness and unsurpassed fragrance. 


6470 White. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


6480 Red Spider Lily. Same as above, except that 
itisred. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


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Tritoma (See illustration.) One of the most bril- 


liant bedding plants ever introduced, and 
blooms incessantly. Perfectly hardy in open ground all winter 
south of Philadelphia. Plants have six or more tall spikes, each 
2 to 3 feet, with a great cluster of flame-colored flowers. 
6560 Everblooming Pfitzeri. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. 


Zephyranthes The Zephyrflowers, or Fairy 


Lilies, are of rare beauty, and 
produce beautiful Lily-like flowers. 
6610 New Pink. A light pink or blush. 
6620 Striata. Pink and white. 
6630 Veracunda. White tinted red. 
Each 20c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 
6650 Rosea. This variety bears flowers of a clear-rose color, 
large and very handsome. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


——_ 
120 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral. Park, N.Y. : 


Childs’ Long Island Hardy Lilies 


We take infinite pride in being able to offer all these — — 
beautiful Lilies in strains that are perfectly hardy and_ } = 
can be planted anywhere with success and grown with 
ease and bloom in profusion. 

Plant this spring, 6to 8 inches deep. Cover with leaves, 
straw or manure during winter. 


New Royal Lily Regale 


6340. One of the most beautiful Lilies of unusual 
colorings, clusters of blooms measuring from four to six 
inches in length and have a sweet fragrance. The color- 
ings are most beautiful; inside the throat of the flowers 
is bright canary yellow shading toward white at the 
edges; very often there is suffusion of pink. Blooms 
during July and August. This Lily is perfectly hardy; 
after once planted, it will increase with each succeeding 
year. Each 75c; 3 for $2.10; doz. $7.50. Postpaid. 


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Liliums 

Earliest of all Lilies and good for pots and for forcing. 
Very hardy, healthy and free blooming. 
6265 Atrosanguineum. (See illustration opposite.) 
Deep ruby-red, very rich color. Each 50c; doz. $5.00. 
Postpaid. 
6350 Horsemanni. Deep almost black crimson lily. 
Profuse bloomer. Exceedingly popular. Each 45c; doz. 
$4.50. Postpaid. 
6440 Hansoni. (Golden Turk’s Cap Lily.) A rare 
and fine Lily. Blooms in June and early July, the 
flowers appearing in large clusters. Color rich yellow 
with deep brown dots. Anthers reddish orange. Each 
$1.00; doz. $12.00. Postpaid. 
6360 Lecnard Joerg. (See illustration opposite.) 
Light orange-yellow, spotted black, medium height. 
Elegant type. Each 45c; doz. $4.50. Postpaid. 
6365 Robusta. (See illustration opposite.) Flowers 
very large, wide open; light orange-salmon, richly spotted 
chocolate. Each 45c; doz. $4.50. Postpaid. 
6450 Superbum. Very beautiful orange red. Each 
40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 


My lilies are wonderful.—M. Elizabeth Mitchell, R. D. 2, Aberdeen, 


Maryland. 
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6400 Rubrum. Deep rose, spotted crimson and 


= mottlel white. Flowers four to six inches across. 
- “Any of the above three select bulbs, each 50c; one é Sak gee 
a each of the three for $1.35; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. eter Flansoni 


6495 Hardy Lily Collection. One of each Beautiful Lily listed onthis page (10 in all) for $5.00. Postpaid. 
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Childs’ Garden, House and Pot Plants 


Although we classify the few following pages as House 
Plants, it is only because of their peculiar fitness as a pot 
plant for indoor purposes. However, nearly everything 
listed as such are equally suitable for growing outdoors 
during the summer months. 

While many of them are known as tender plants, it does 
not follow that such plants are puny and weak, in fact it is 
just the opposite, for almost without exception the growth 
is vigorous and the bloom comes in profusion. 

We have already elsewhere throughout this catalog 
emphasized the vigor and hardiness of Long Island grown 
plants and shrubs. (See page 3.) 


Abutilon Very fine new Abutilons are here 


offered. They produce flowers of 
wonderful size and beauty far superior to any of the older 
sorts. Foliage is also very vigorous and handsome. 

15060 Infanta Eulalia. (See illustration on page 14.) 
This is very fine. Plants dwarf and short jointed, producing 
exquisite, large cupped blossoms by the score from the 
time the plant is four inches high. Blooms all the time, 
summer and winter. Color a dainty, soft satin pink. 
Each 30c; 3 for 80c._ Postpaid. 

15070 Giant-Flowered Yellow. Immense wide spread- 
ing blossoms of a fine, clear lemon-yellow. Each 30c; 
3 for 80c. Postpaid. 

15080 Giant-Flowered Pink. A rich, dark pink ‘of 
great size and wonderful beauty. - Each 30c; 3 for 80c. 


Meanie Afeedon 


A won- 


en ne 


(See illustration.) A 
straight, stout, branch- 
ing plant clothed with 
large green leaves of 
good substance, and out 
of the axil of every leaf 


15085 Trailing. A novelty of great beauty. 
derful flower somewhat trumpet shaped and of richest 
blood-scarlet color. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


I’m enclosing a photo of my home and grounds so you can see the 
success I have with your plants —Mrs. Lesier Westcott, Theresa, N. Y. 
A plant of unusual merit, as it 


Asclepias is a perpetual bloomer, producing 


large clusters of orange-scarlet blossoms at all times. 


rows a spike of blos- 
: i It, however, blooms most freely from December to 


soms, glowing crimson 

in color. Ten to twenty Easter. It is one of the finest pot plants we have ever 
inches long, as large grown, and is sure to give great satisfaction. 

around as etiete finger 15050 Curassivica. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. Post- 


paid. 


and looks like a long 
piece of rich, red chenille 
cord. They last for 
months before fading, 
and before they fall off 
several other spikes have 
started out in the same 
leaf axil. 
15000 Sanderi. Each 
50c; 3 for $1.35. Post- 
paid. 

My order for plants are at hand and in the best of shape. I have 
never received plants as carefully wrapped and in as good condition 


as these. I appreciate your care and shall continue to give you my 
orders.—Mrs. Edwin Dobson, Hooker, Okla. 


Received your plants the day I wrote you and they looked so nice 
like they were sent the day before. Many thanks.—Mrs. J.J. Her- 
inga, Pasamonte, New Mexico. 

These are the 


Ageratum, Dwarf fh: %,' 


tums we have ever offered. They are of very dwarf, 
compact growth and a great profusion of extra large 
snow white blossoms. Extra fine for both bedding and 
pot culture. 


15030 Snow White. (See illustration.) The best 
white sort. Grows only six inches high and is a solid 
sheet of bloom all the time. Splendid for pots or beds. 
15020 Dwarf Blue’ Like the above but of a lovely 
blue color. 


15040 Fraserii. This new Ageratum grows from eight 
to ten inches tall, making a plant one foot in diameter. 
The color is a fine blue and as a border or bedding plant 
there is nothing better. A most persistent bloomer and 
flowers are very large. Strong plants. 


Prices on above: Each 25c; 3 for 65c; 2-inch pots, 
doz. $2.50; 3-inch pots, doz. $3.25. Postpaid. 


122 John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


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SANDERI.. 


Floral Park, N. Y. 


(See illustration.) A delicate SN + ae a 
Asparagus and graceful plant with wide- j aS Wee. Ase). 
spreading foliage which is very fine, soft and feathery. : ; 
Nothing better than this to make up with cut flowers. 


15090 Plumosus Nanus. Each 35c; 3 for 90c. 
~ 50910 Seed. Pkt. 25c; 100 seeds $1.00, Postpaid. 


Sprengeri. A variety of the finest ornamental qualities. 
For hanging pots, or bracket pots where the mass of rich 
foliage can droop in its natural grace, it is one of the love- 
liest objects it is possible to find for window decoration. 
For cutting it lasts weeks in water. Fine for decorating 
or for bouquet making. Splendid for the porch when 
grown in hanging baskets. 


15100 PLANTS. Each 30c; 3 for 75c. Postpaid. 
50920 SEED. Pkt. 15c; 100 seeds 50c. Postpaid. 


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If you want a real plant for 

Bougainvillea the house in ee and 

outdoors in the summer that will be practically in bloom 

all the time, try’this. Bell or poppy shaped flowers of 

rich crimson color. Can be left outdoors all year round 

in the South. 

15315 Crimson Lake. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00. Post- 


paid. SS 


Childs’Have the Finest Rex Begonia 


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New Hybrid Begonias 


15234 Albert:Martin. We offer 
this for the first time this year. A 
bronze leaved variety of unusual 
merit, grows about 10 inches high. 
Flowers twice as large as other 
older varieties. Each 50c; 3 for 
$1.35. Postpaid. 
15236 Fire Sea. This year’s in- 
troduction. Captured an award of 
Merit. Exceedingly free blooming. 
Dark  fiery-red. Reddish-green 
leaves suitable for all purposes. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 
15238 Chatelaine Hybrid. 
Another new one this year. Flow- 
ers are a brilliant rose and very 
large, over twice the size of the older 
sort. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 
Postpaid. 

Six years ago I purchased some Begonias 
for a school window box. These have pro- 
duced a wonderful wealth of bloom.—Anna 


E. White, 3215 Bainbridge Avenue, New 
York City. 


; We have the reputation 
Rex Begonias f° jo. ae 
newest, best assortment and most vigorous Rex Be- 
gonias in America. 
15110 Alfonso. Silvery-green with a dark border 
filled with conspicuous silver spots. Exceedingly novel. 
15120 Crimson Glow. Very light green leaves over- 
laid with a flush of fine crimson. A very beautiful sort. 
15130 Czar Nicholas. A beautiful stipple of green 
and silver with a finely flushed center. 
15140 Edward IV. Deep maroon, black with a strik- 
ing zone of pink and silver spots. A very effective plant. 
15145 Midnight. Elegant leaves almost black in 


Brugmansia 
(Double Datura) 


(See illustration.) Three feet high, with 
twenty to thirty pendulous-flowers open 
at once; great, creamy white blooms eight 
to ten inches long and of a texture resem- 
bling thick fluted satin. Creamy white 
and very fragrant. The great double 
trumpet-shaped flowers are, indeed, glori- 
ous. Flowers freely when bedded out and 
in the house in winter. A very charming 
plant and should be in every garden. 
Strong plants. 


_ 15320. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Post< 


I won three prizes ai the Flower Show with your 
planis:—Mrs. DuBois Freer, Croton-on-Hudson, 


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15155 Monster. Leaves get immense in size, reach- 

ing two and one-half feet. Color, pure silver, veined 

with dark green. 

15160 New Spotted. Superbly spotted foliage. 
Price on the above: 50c each. : 

15170. One of each (7 in all) for $3.25. Postpaid. 


My Rex Begonias arrived in the most perfect shape and rate on 
beautiful. I sent to an Ohio Florist and they arrived in terrible con 
tion —I. D. Adams, Randallstown, Maryland. 


There’s Long Island Vigor in Every Childs’ Plant ai liald 


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color, variegated with large pink blotches, and irides- 


American Headquarters for Fi ine Begonia 


= These showy plants are 
Begonia, Tree very samt They 
are strong growers, perpetual bloomers and very fine in 
every way. 
15270 Immense. (See illustration.) 
ing Begonia of wonderful size and beauty. The clusters 
of crimson-pink blossoms are very Jarge. Plant grows 
two to three feet tall, with handsome spotted foliage. 
Each 65c; 3 for $1.75. Postpaid. 


15260 Haageanna. Flowers rose-pink in great clus- 
ters nearly a foot in diameter. Plant grows very tall 
and is covered with reddish, fuzzy hair. 75c¢ each; 3 
for $2.00. Postpaid. 


15280 Metalica. Light pink. Large, heavy leaves. 
Metalic lustre. Each 45c; 3 for $1.25. Postpaid. 


15290 Pres. Carnot. Brilliant*red flowers in im- 
mense clusters. 40c each; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


15300 Rubra. This well-known variety comes from 
Brazil and is a favorite. It is a tall grower with rich 
green leaves, red edged. The flowers are abundant and 
of a fine, deep, coral red color. 40c each; 3 for $1.00. 


Coleus These are fine for bedding, and as speci- 


men pot plants during winter they are 
wonderfully attractive. Coleus is one of the finest 
foliage plants we have. 

15840 Giant Rainbow. These have leaves the size 
and beauty of Fancy Caladiums. Great size and won- 
derful colorings in pink, yellow, rose, scarlet, orange, 
white and green in wide variations. 50c each; 3 for 
$1.25; doz. $4.75. Postpaid. 

52090 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 2 pkts. 40c. Postpaid. 


15850 Harding. This new Coleus is a highly colored, 
showy variety with very distinct markings in rich colors. 
The center of the leaf is brilliant, light crimson, veined 
and mottled with deep, rich brown. Each 25c; 3 for 
65c; $2.50 doz. Postpaid. ; 

15860 Trailing Queen. (See illustration on page 
99.) Leaves green with bright red center shading to 
yellow at base, bordered with chocolate markings. 25c 
each; $2.50 doz. Postpaid. 


3 (Chinese Woolflower.) This will 
Celosia, fil! your garden with a blaze of color 
allsummer long. Rich crimson color. (See page 22 for 
description and illustration.) 


15830 PLANTS. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 
51540 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 60c. Postpaid. 


(Mammoth Orange). (See 
Calendula page 7 for description.) 
15334 PLANTS. Each 25c; 3 for 65c; doz. $2.50. 


51177 SEED. Pkt. 25c; oz. 75c. Postpaid. 


A new flower- 


Begonia, Mignon Hybrids 


Large-Flowering Varieties Loaded with Flowers 


(See illustration opposite.) These beautiful quick- 
flowering Hybrids of Begonia Gracilis are among the 
best and easiest grown plants. 


15180 New Luminosa. For bedding it blooms abun- 
dantly and continuously and its foliage is a rich bronzy 
crimson color, while the large showy blossoms are 
another shade of crimson or scarlet. 


15190 Pearl White. Large, snowy white. 

15200 New Bonfire. Bright rosy scarlet. 

15210 Primadonna. New, exquisite, farge, pink. 
15220 Pink Profusion. This is entirely new this 


year, and is distinguished for its deep pink color. 
Each 35c; the 5 for $1.50. Postpaid. 


15240 Double Dwarf Vernon. This excel- 


lent new dwarf variety is very fine for bedding or bor- 
ders in the garden because of its low bushy growth and | 
wealth of bright blossoms at all times. . Each 50c; 3 for 

$1.35. Postpaid. 


15230 Vernon Hybrids. (See specialty page 9 
for illustration.) Attractive flowers, borne in large 
clusters and with a freedom that is surprising. There is 
certainly no other plant producing fine double flowers 


in such quantity the year round. Each 60c; 3 for 
$1.65. Postpaid. 


This is a fine, new, strong- 
Br yY ophy hum growing foliage plant. It 
has particularly*luxuriant, fresh yellow-green leaves. 
the edges of which are interestingly notched and 
bordered purplish red. The flowers are greenish white, 
tinted with purple, which grow in great, drooping pani- 
cles. Grows to four feet tall and nothing but frost will 
kill it. Fine as a foliage plant in beds or pots. 


15330. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


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Childs’ Specialize in Chrysanthemums 


SEE PAGES 86 and 87 FOR HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Shown in Color 


Here is a carefully selected list of the greatest new sorts 
of the large-flowering types. They will produce magnifi- 
cent blooms equal to those displayed in florists’ windows. 


15340 Artisan. (See illustration.) This is of the Japa- 
nese type with long, narrow petals. White, with a tinge 
of violet in the shadows at the base of the petals. Plant 
dwarf and flowers very large. A fine white variety. 
Each 30c; 3 for 75c. Postpaid. 


15350 Betsy Ross. One of the finest white flowers. 
Enormous incurved blossoms, taller than they are wide. 
Unique in this respect. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35. 


15360 Clemencia. Deep pink, shading to a deeper 
pink in the center cluster; very prominent short petals 
reaching half way across the flower. The petals are 
crisp and showy. Anemone type. Each 25c; 3 for 60c. 


15370 Chieftain. A large, beautifully incurved deep 
pink.. The very first large variety to bloom much earlier 
than any other. A great pink sort. Each 25c; 3 for 60c. 
Postpaid. 

15390 Fugi. Pale lavender in color with very narrow 
twisted petals hanging down eight to ten inches in length. 
Refined type. Splendid foliage and stem. Each 25c; 


 3for 60c. Postpaid. 


' double to the center, the 


‘low color. Each 30c; 
_ doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


‘lustration.) A grand new 
§ sort, and the very finest 


“maroon. It is of the re- 
‘flexed type, flowers large 
‘and perfect in form. A 


© 15470 Indian Sum- 
' mer. The upper surface 


“used with red, presenting 
la very pleasing shade of 


15460 Goliath. Under ordinary care its flowers 
are large, but with special 
care it responds with im- 
mense blooms. Perfectly 


brightest and finest yel- 


15400 Harvard. (See il- 


red, being a rich crimson- 


tare beauty. Each 30c; 
3 for 75c. Postpaid. 


of the petals is yellow suf- 


bronze, while the reverse 
is buff. Each 30c; !3 for 
B0c. Postpaid. - 


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Hardy Chrysanthemums 


See Page 86 for Color Illustrations 


Childs’ Long Island Grown Chrysanthemums Have a National 


15480 Nagirroc. Deep- 
est glowing orange-bronze, 
45 inches in circumfer- 
ence. Every petal reflex- 
ing and showing its mar- 
velous color to wonderful 
advantage. One of the 
very largest and grandest. 

' Each 30c; 3 for 80c. 
Postpaid. 


15490 Roman Gold. 
A very intense yellow, 
maturing November 1 to 
10. Perfect stems and 
foliage. Each 30c; 3 for 
80c. Postpaid. 


15420 Royalty. The 
color of a native gold 
nugget. Closely incurved 
flower. Each 40c; 3 for 
$1.00. Postpaid. 


15510 T. Carrington. Growth vigorous, amaranth, 
large. Owing to its distinct color, is unrivaled. Each 
30c; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 


15500 Thanksgiving Queen. (See _ illustration.) 
Large, creamy-white, blooms for Thanksgiving. Each 
30c; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 


15430 Tiger. A glorious large full double yellow of 
exceptional beauty. Each 30c; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 


15520 White Ball. Our novelty. Very early, large, 
full, round flower like an immense ball. Pure white. 
Each 30c; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 


15380 White Chieftain. A sport from the above, 
equally early and a fine clear-white. Best early in- 
curved white. Each 25c;3 for 60c. Postpaid. 


15440. Collection. One each of above sixteen for 
$4.00. Postpaid. e 
Reputation —— 
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on 


Childs’ Extra Fine Chrysanthemums 


~ or ser Chrysa ee. in Colors, see page 86 


New Early Large-Flowering 


These new Chrysanthemums produce large flowers in 
the open ground during September and October. They 
are the first sorts early enough and strong enough to 
produce large, showy flowers. 


15545 Dawnray. Large pink of great beauty. 
15550 Snowcap. Pure white, large and double. 
15540 Chrysolora. (See illustration.) Fine, bright 
yellow. Extra early. 

Each 35c; the dozen $3.50. Postpaid. 


Good Gracious "Mums 


These Chrysanthemums bear double flowers of very 
large size. A mass of quilled and irregular petals. Very 
striking. 

15610 White 15590 Yellow 15600 Pink 

Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


Ostrich Plume "Mums 


These three new hairy sorts are of our own raising. 
In size, shape and texture they are the very finest of the 
Ostrich Plume class. 

15560 Pink Ostrich. Beautiful pink, very fluffy. 

15570 Roseate. Violet-pink, white center. 

soya pe 15580 Swan. Immense pure white, full, double. 
Chrysolora Price, each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


EUPHORBIA 
JACQUINIFLORA 


Your failure to in- 
clude this in your or- 
der means loss of 
much pleasure to you. 

No matter how 
small the plant it is 
always full of bloom 
all winter.- It is an, 
intense scarlet and 
the blossoms wreath 
every branch in a 
profusion of bri!lian- 
cy. The flowers after 
blossoming keep per- 
fectly for several 
months. 

15990. Each 40c; 3 
for $1.00. Post- 
paid. 


Cyperus 


Papyrus 


(See illustration on page 
10.) It is at home in damp 
places. Grows to 8 feet in 
aseason. They spread out 
with great heads of deli- 
cate, thread-like, green. 
leaves. 


15800 Fountam  Cype- 
rus Plants. Price 50c 
each; doz. $5.00. Post- 
paid. 


52105 Seed. Pkt. 25c. 


Cacti The Cactus is a most odd and interesting 
® plant. Few others can show such a great 
variety of strange forms and manner of growth. Many 
of the flowers are wonderful for their great size, delicate 
coloring and fragrance. They have a way of appearing 
unexpectedly at the tips or sides of the leaves, in some 
forms. We offer a few varieties that grow well in pots. 
Give them sandy soil, plenty of sunlight and little water. 


15630 Cereus Grandiflora. (See illustration.) The 
true Night Blooming Cereus from the Miter Mountains 
of Mexico. Has large, fragrant, white flowers of fasci- 
nating beauty. Flowers open in the evening. Fine 
plants. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


15680 Stapelia Variegata. Thick, succulent stems 
and star-shaped maroon, brown and yellow spotted blos- 
soms. The flowers are thick and leathery; resembling the 
skin of a reptile. Very odd. Each 30c; 3 for 80c. 


15660 The Queen Cactus. (Phyllocactus Latifrons.) 
Flowers appear at evening and last all night and are 
nearly a foot across and pure white, delicately shaded 
pink outside, with a most lovely form and texture. Each e , , 

50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. A blossom of the Cereus Grandiflora 


CaLOR John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


See Page 9 for Storm King Fuchsia 


Cape Jasmine (Gardenia.) (f° iP 


tration.) Differs from the common Cape Jasmine, as it are a 
‘blossoms more frequently, while the old sort blossoms 
‘only ashort time. The flowers are very large and perfect, 
‘with pure white wax-like petals and glorious fragrance. 
‘Large, double and surpassingly lovely. 


15880. Each 55c; doz. $5.50. Postpaid. 


15890 New Dwarf. This very dwarf variety forms a 
‘most compact and bushy plant which is perfect in a 
profusion of snowy white wax-like fragrant blossoms. 


‘Each 55c; doz. $5.50. Postpaid. 


I just want to say a few words about the Cape Jasmine plant we 
ordered from you last spring. Your catalog description does not de- : j 
) scribe its beauty and fragrance enough. I really would recommend }{ i 2a : rat 
this plant to everybody. It is the most beautiful flower I have in my f 
flower collection.—Mr. Jacob C. Kaufman, Marion, So. Dak. 


‘Calla Godfrey, Everbloom- 


ing This Calla has the habit of the very dwarf 


sorts by blooming when very small, growing on 

through the various stages of dwarf, half-dwarf, and 

large sorts up to Giantissima. Its immense, rich green 
leaves and pure white flowers of graceful shape make —— nae 

a splendid plant for any window. Very fragrant. Ever- Nothing excels the fragrant Cape Jasmine as a house plant 


. blooming. ‘ e . : 
870. Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. Gerbera (Jamiesoni, Crimson Daisy) 


(See illustration on page 30.) This flowers both sum- 
mer and winter, and makes a fine pot plant. The flower 
stems arise to a height of two feet, bearing a large, 
daisy-like blossom three or four inches across and of a 
fine crimson color, with a beautiful velvety texture. 


16395. $1.00 each. 


I’m a crank about beautiful Gerberas and I certainiy must say 
yours more than pleased me.—Mrs. L. J. Sterreti, Girard Ave., 
Minneapolis, Minn. 


J Sia. (See illustration.) This begins to 

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usticia bloom when the plant has only 
three or four leaves, and is never out of flower afterward. 
If pinched back occasionally, it makes a stocky plant, 
frequently covered with up to thirty pink flower heads, 
lasting a long time. The foliage is also highly orna- 
mental. 


16540 New Dwarf. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 
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The best known of the old-fashioned 


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3 uchsias window plants. Have rich green foliage 


‘and graceful, pendent flowers of brilliant color. 


15920 Storm King. (See page 9 for fuller description.) 
The double white, perpetual blooming weeping Fuchsia. 
‘Always in bloom. The branches droop most gracefully and 
Wthe blossoms are very large. The buds, for two weeks before 
they expand, are balls of glowing scarlet-crimson. Pure white, 
‘capped by a calyx of glowing scarlet. 50c each; 3 for $1.25. 
915940 Trophy. Large double purple with scarlet sepals. 
)30c each; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 
§15950- Trailing Queen. A lovely drooping habit display- 
‘ing a mass of beautiful foliage and large flowers of rosy scarlet 
‘and violet-purple coler. Flowers borne in clusters, buds long 
land graceful. 30c each; 3 for 80c. Postpaid. 
15930 Souv. de H. Henkel. A strong bushy grower with 
rich bronzy green leaves, veined red. The tubular flowers are 
a brilliant scarlet in color and two to three inches long. 40c 
each; 3-for $1.00. Postpaid. 
Your Fuchias are really beyond any one conception and came in such good : = i 
sha pe.—Mrs. J. O. Lenox, Ford, Ont. New Dwarf Justicia 


We Grow All Our Own Plants. They Are Sturdy and Vigorous 


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Childs’ ationally Known F erns 


Personii 
Ferns are perhaps the most attractive and useful plants we have for the house. The smaller growing varieties 
are unexcelled as dainty table decorations and the large sorts make elegant specimen plants. We make a specialty 
of Ferns. Long Island is the natural home of the Fern. It is here they grow at their best. It is where the heavy 
fogs and mists, cold nights instil a vigor and robustness in fern life that make Childs’ Ferns the quickest growing 


and most beautiful Ferns. 


Straight Frond Boston Fern 


16050 Bostoniensis. True Boston Fern. It will 
thrive in most any situation in a room even if out of 
the sun’s rays. Plants form an immense number of 
graceful drooping fronds, varying in length to five feet 
and of a healthy green color. 35c each; 3 for $1.00. 
16110 Teddy Jr. A superb dwarf form of the splen- 
did Mrs. Roosevelt Fern. One of the newer Ferns that 
is now very popular. 35c each; 3 for 90c. 


Crested Frond Ferns | 
16060 Childsi. Our own introduction. The fronds 
are short, narrow and rigid, held mostly erect in dense 
masses. 50c each; 3 for $1.25. 
16080 Muscosa. A very dwarf Fern, with dense, 
compact fronds of deepest and richest emerald green. 
35c each; 3 for 90c. Postpaid. 


Ostrich Frond Ferns 


16150 Whitmanii Compacta. This is a condensed 
form with the pinnae, subdividing, making miniature 
fronds which are super-imposed on the main frondsas if 
condensed in one. 40c each; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 
16100 Piersonii. Immense wavy fronds, long and 


beautifully feathered. 45c each; 3 for $1.25. 


Special Fern Offer 


16160. 


table. 
Postpaid. 


Genista 


15970 Shower of Gold. As a plant for late winter and early spring-blooming 
(especially for Easter), it is almost without an equal. Flowers, golden-yellow, very 
fragrant, and borne in large, drooping racemes and in such quantity as to almost 
hide leaf and branch—Sure to bloom. 40c each; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


Helioctrope, Giant Flowered 

The finest known Dark Purple Heliotrope with immense 
Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 
Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


16530 E. Denison. 
panicles of bloom, often nearly a foot wide. 
16520 Big White. Large, snow white. 


3 for $1.00. 


Have ferns in every room 
in your home and on the dining room 
One of each (11 in all) of the above mentioned ferns for $4.50. 


Fancy Frond Ferns 
16030. Baeri (or Fan Fern). This new Fern, devel- 
oped by our Mr. Chas. Baer, is a vigorous grower; with 
many vivid, glossy leaves. Leaves are strongly crested, 
spreading fanwise, sometimes forking as many as eight 
times. 75c each; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 
16090 Norwood. Graceful, compact and symmetri- 
cal; a vigorous grower. 60c each; 3 for $1.75. Post- 
paid. 
16120 Tuberosa Plumosa. Exquisitely beautiful; 
the laterals of the fronds streaming out and drooping 
and curling like ostrich feathers. 50c each; 3 for 
$1.25. Postpaid. 


Lace Frond Ferns 


This class all have most exquisite foliage like fine 
lace work. Splendid for table decorations. 
16020 Amerpohlii. This, to our mind, is the most 
graceful and beautiful of all Ferns. It is very much 
superior to the Fern Ball and well adapted to a hanging 
pot. 40c each; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 
16070 Lace or Baby (Goodi). The finest foliage of 
all Ferns. Gives the impression of the finest lace work. 
No fern can compare with it in fluffiness. 40c each; 
Postpaid. = 


Postpaid. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y. 


Headquarters for Everything in Plants 


Childs’ Long Island Grown Geraniums 


Single Geraniums 
16290 Almira Star. Extra fine white. 
16320 Mme. Salleroi. Makes a round, pretty 


plant about one foot high and wide; foliage bright 
green, edged with pure white; dwarf, compact grower. 


16330 Mrs. E. G. Hill. An exquisite shade of soft, 

light salmon; each petal bordered with rose salmon; 

ae bloomer; excellent bedding variety, semi- 
wart. 


16340 Tiffin. One of the finest blooming single 
varieties; flowers of-an effective shade of rich, glowing 
scarlet, crimson shading on upper petals. 

Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


Scented-Leaved Geraniums 


16350 Lemon-Scented. Pretty leaves. 


16360 Mrs. Taylor. A distinct variety with a rose 
fragrance and large deep scarlet flowers. 


16370 Nutmeg Scented. Fine, with spicy nutmeg 
scent. 


16380 Pink Sport. Just like above in every re- 
spect except its pink color. 


16390 Rose Scented. Old, well-known sort. 
Price on above: Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


Double Geraniums. 


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Double Geranium, Pink Pearl 


We offer here the finest improved Geraniums which excel all the old varieties 
in size of bloom and radiant color. 


There are none better. 


16180 Abbie Schafer. Short-jointed grower; the color is a soft crimson-scarlet. Semi-dwarf. 


16200__ Crackerjack. A cross between a double ivy-leaved sort and the ordinary double kind. Foliage some- 
what like the ivy-leaved. Branches long and graceful, double blossoms are of a delicate pink color with big crim- 


son blotches. 


16210 Helen Mitchell. Clear, light, brilliant scarlet. Sometimes semi-double. 


16220 Jean Oberle. One of the most beautiful among the colors known as peach pink; an exquisite shade of 
Hydrangea pink, shading to almost pure white; the florets are exceptionally well-formed; immense trusses. 


16190 Beauty Poitevine. A beautiful variety with large, double flowers of a bright salmon color. 
16230 Jean Viaud. An attractive bright, clear shade of mauve-rose, shading to a distinct white throat. 


16240 Pink Pearl. 
it is the freest and finest. 


(See illustration above.) The finest double pink Geranium in cultivation. For bedding 


16260 S.A. Nutt. Very large truss of deep crimson-black blossoms and elegant foliage. Highly prized. 


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16280 White Swan. An extra fine pot Geranium 
covered with large trusses of snow white flowers. 


Price on above: Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


I am delighted with my Geraniums. They are wonderful.—Minnie 
Johnson, 300 Clark, Fort Worth, Texas. 


Double Chinese Hibiscus 


(See illustration.) Has glossy leaves and huge flaming 
flowers of satin-like texture. Summer or winter, it is 
always blooming, Pots of Hibiscus are extra fine for 
piazza or balcony, and for bedding out in summer. 


16430 Peachblow. This is one of the finest plant 
novelties offered in recent years. The flowers are 
double, and from four to five inches in diameter; of a 
charming rich pink color, with deep crimson center. 


16400 Auriantica. Very large double, orange-yel- — 
low. Makes a fine contrast with Peachblow. = 


16410 Cooperi. 
gated green, white, pink and red. Ornamental. - 


16440 *Red Sport. Just like Peachblow, except it is 
a beautiful bright red. . 


Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


I received the Hibiscus im fine condition and I want to.thank you 
very much. I appreciate your sending me such a splendid plant. 
My order was such a small one but it received most courteous treat- 
ment and I shall not forget it—Mrs. Chas. N. Lockwood, 1440 Jarvis 
Ave., Apt. 1, Chicago, Illinois. 


Most exquisite foliage being varie- — 


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Long Island Grown Hydrangeas 


Pink Hydrangea, Sea Shell 


Marguerites 
(Daisy) 


(See illustration.) The 
exquisite Paris Daisy 
which every one likes. 

16580 Mirs. Fred San- 
ders. This superb dou- 
ble variety has created a 
sensation. During the 
cool months of late au- 
tumn and winter it 
throws a small percent- 
age of single flowers 
along with the doubles, 
but during spring and 
summer fully 90 per 
cent are perfectly double. 


16590 New Yellow. 
Large owers, primrose 
yellow. 


Each 35c; doz. $3.59. 
J 

(See illustration and additional de- 
Kochia scription on page 8.) Grows uni- 
formly 2 to 3 feet high and, if not crowded, forms dense, 
symmetrical globes or rounded cones, which in late fall 
are a glowing red. 
16545 Each 25c; doz. $2.50. 


Boxvaeil’ 


Postpaid. 
(See il- 


Lantanas New Dwarf “::" 


tion on page 37.) These dwarf Lantanas are fine, free 
blooming plants for pots. They are not particular as to 
soil, but love a sunny place. Dwarf and bushy in 
growth, with numerous flower spikes. 
16550 Auriel. Brilliant orange-scarlet with central 
florets of a bright yellow. 
16560 Pink. Clear, bright pink 
center. 
16570 White Per‘ection. 
yellow eyes. 

Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 


with primrose 


Pure white. Florets have 


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Oxalis (See illustration.) The old-fashioned 
pot (or herbaceous) Oxalis that has now 
become very rare, although it is one of the most charm- 
ing plants ever grown. Every day inthe year this 
wonderful plant will show a mass of exquisite deep 
rosy crimson blossoms. 
16650 Rosea. Each 45c; 


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doz. $4.50. Postpaid. 


John Lewis Childs Seed Co., 


Hardy with Good Winter Protection 


What is more beautiful or showy than big, bushy 
Hydrangeas standing in large pots or tubs adorning 
porches, verandas or the lawn? They are easily grown 
and any one can have them who will plant the following 
superb sorts. They are also fine for bedding out in 
summer and produce clusters of bloom by the score. 
The varieties offered here are not hardy and must be 
wintered in a cellar. 

16510 Sea Shell. (See illustration.) One of the 
most magnificent of all pot plants. It is a new color 
running to a most exquisite soft sea shell pink or blue 
tinted pink or pink tinted blue and variations. 

16490 Mam. Manillara. This is truly a giant-flow- 
ering Hydrangea with flowers larger than any other. 
Single florets three inches across are produced on well- 
grown plants. Color pure white. 

16460 Avalanche. Exactly like Sea Shell except in 
color, which is pure white and perfectly magnificent. 
16470 Bouquet Rose. Flower of great size, fine 
dark pink tinged amber. This variety comes blue most 
of the time. 

16480 Emile Monillere. Flowers very symmetrical, 
Pure white with a fine carmine pink center. 


16500 Renel Gaillard. Woody habit; enormous 
size. Creamy-white. 
16450 Anges Barillet. Flowers large. Creamy- 


white. 
Prices on above: Each 40c; doz. $4.00. Postpaid. 


Manettia Vine 


(See illustration opposite.) 
This lovely vine, which 
we introduced many 
years ago, retains its popu- 
larity to-day. In the 
house it can be trained 
around a window, where 
it will be a solid wreath of 
bloom all winter. Planted 
out of doors in summer it 
will grow ten feet, branch- 
ing freely and covering a 
trellis or wall with thou- 
sands of its bright blos- 
soms. The flowers are 
tubular and from one to 
two inches long, and of 
the most brilliant scarlet 
color, shading to bright 
yellow at the tip. 


16640 Each 35c; 
$3.50. Postpaid. 


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Oranges and Lemons 


16700 Wonder Lemon. A lemon that can be easily 
grown in pots. Fruit is borne on plants one to two 
feet high, growing in five or six inch pots. It is ever- 
bearing. It makes a beautiful specimen plant for the 
house. Not hardy and must be taken in during winter. 
Strong plants. 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 


16690 Otaheite Lemon. A superb novelty in the 
form of a very dwarf Lemon for pot culture, similar to 
the Otaheite Orange. Blooms freely even when only 
six inches high and bears an abundance of beautiful 
little lemons. 60c each; 3 for $1.65. Postpaid. 


16710 Otaheite Orange. An extra fine pot plant, 
with glossy leaves, the true, fragrant Orange blooms 
and abundant little bright Oranges that will hang on 
the little bush like balls of gold for a long time after 
- they are ripe. They will bloom and fruit in a two-inch 

pot. Strong plants, 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 
(See illustration below.) Ev- 


Oleander ery person admires the beautiful 


double flowered Oleander. Yet so few really grow it. 
Start several this year, then as they develop use them 
for large display plants in your garden. Nothing could 
be more attractive. A very attractive plant that can 
be grown in almost any soil or situation. Its dark 
green, willow-like foliage is very pleasing; but when it 
blooms it is most beautiful with its many large flowers. 


- 16660 Pink 16670 White 16680 Yellow 
Price, each 50c; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 


Petunias, Marvelous Double 


(See illustration, page 42.) We have some of the finest 
Double Petunias ever seen. All colors, white, pink, 
crimson, striped, blotched, variegated and fringed. 


16805 Mixed Colors. Each 30c; doz. $3.00. 


16807 Petunia Sensation. (See illustration, front 
cover.) Finest color, finest texture, the most beautiful 
of all Petunias. A True Elk Purple. Each 25c; doz. 
$2.25; 25 for $4.00; 50 for $7.50. 


54700 SEED. Pkt. 50c; 3 for $1.25. Postpaid. 
: ; This is easy to grow and, if 
P lumbago pinched back a little occasion- 


ally, is always in bloom with lovely clusters of phlox- 
like flowers. 


. good pot plant. 


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16820 Capensis Blue. 
its color—a clear, soft, baby blue or palest azure. A 
Each 50c; doz. $5.00. Postpaid. 


16810 Capensis Aiba. Like the above, but white. 
Each 30c; doz. $3.00. Postpaid. 
(See illus- 


Primrose (Obconica) tration on 


page 45.) These are new large-flowering Obconica- 
Sinensis Hybrids of various colors, pink, violet, blush, 
rose, lilac, white, etc. Very charming flowers. 


16850 Monarch. 25c each; 3 for 65c. Postpaid. 
P (Similar to illustration on page 

Fimrose 45.) Another favorite which 
has never lost its popularity since it was first offered. 
It is equally good as a pot plant or for the garden. It 
droops gracefully over a pot, the saucer shaped flowers 
being about two inches in diameter. The color is a deli- 


cate shade of pink of great refinement, shading to a 
white center and beautifully veined and penciled with 


PREELALEE: 


crimson. It is always in bloom. 
16840 Mexican. 25c each; 3 for 65c. Postpaid. 
Palms Filifera (See illustration on 


page 46.) One of the 
best window Palms for the house or conservatory. 
Stands dust and dry air and lack of sunshine, and is 
very ornamental with its elegantly fan-shaped leaves of 
a rich, dark, feathery green, picturesquely fringed with 
long, thread-like filaments along the segments of the 
leaves. The plant isa compact grower well adapted to 
pot culture. 
palm ever offered, as shown by our enormous yearly 
distribution of it. 
fan-shaped leaves. 


16730 Filifera. 
54340 SEED. Pkt. 25c; 2 for 40c. Oya 


16731 Kentia Belmoreana. The hardiest of all 
Palms. Rich dark green foliage spreading habit. 
Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. Postpaid. 


16732 Palms Phoenix Robelini. (See illustration 
on page 10.) One of the very best Palms for every-day 
house use.. Graceful, striking and beautiful. Each 
75c; 3 for $2.00. Postpaid. 


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Scarcely another flower has. 


Perhaps the most generally satisfactory 


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One vear plants ready to develop ~ 


40c each; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 


Childs’ New Everblooming Pelargoniums _ 


These new Pelargoniums are considered by many to 
be the finest pot plants-in cultivation. Habit, strong, ~ 
compact and bushy, with the strongest constitution 
and great wealth of beautiful, luxuriant foliage. The 
plants are perpetual in blooming habit, especially 
from March to September. The petals are beautifully 
curved and cupped and borne in endless profusion. 


16760 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 withcrimson. 50c each; 
3 for $1.35. Postpaid. : 

16750 Easter. A new sport with bright tarmine 
blossoms showing large velvety blotches. Has all 
good qualities for bedding. 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 
16765 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 feathered 
and flushed brilliant scarlet. 50c each. 

16770 Easter Star. (See illustration.) Large red- 
dish scarlet flowers with regular black blotches. 
Toned with purplish carmine. Very effective. Ro- 
bust and free. 50c each; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 
16790 Glory. This is a splendid novelty, with flor- 
ets and clusters very large; ground color, Cattleya 
blue. The upper petals contain two large magenta- 
red spots, distinctly veined. 50c each; 3 for $1.35. 
16780 Gardeners Joy. The ground color is apple 
blossom pink, the two upper petals having blotches 
of carbon brown. The great clusters rise above the 
beautiful foliage and remind one of a Rhododendron 
cluster. 50c each; 3 for $1.35. Postpaid. 
16802. One each of the above 6 kinds for $2.00. 
16740 Clorinda. This Pelargonium is rare and un- 
known, although exceedingly fine. Foliage rich, 
deep, healthy green and very fragrant. Flowers large, 
bright, rosy cerise. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 
16800 Pansy Cluster. A very profuse bloomer in 
spring and summer. The flowers are like good sized 
Pansies in large clusters, being tinted white with large 
dark velvety blotches. Each 40c;3 for $1.00. 


Pelargonium oo 
Easter Star (8 / we® 
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cd See illustra- 
Salvia, Splendens $,i¥: 
47.) New sorts for pots or bedding. Grows two to three 
feet tall outdoors. 


16860 New Plumed. This new Salvia Splendens is 
the most brilliant and showy, and the greatest bloomer 
of them all. Many of the flowering stems branch out 
into great brilliant plumes. Exceedingly showy. 

16870 Pink Beauty. This is our new Salvia. It ex- 
cels any other pink variety in the beauty of its color, a 
rich, crushed strawberry tone which is very unusual and 
pleasing. It is a luxuriant grower and very free bloomer 
with long, graceful spikes of flowers. 

16880 White Beauty. An entirely new white variety 
which is quite remarkable for its profusion of snowy 
blossoms on long spikes. There is scarcely a white sum- 
mer flower that equals this for continuous bloom. 


Price on above: Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


A few lines to tell you the plants arrived in fine shape. Your plants al- 
ways look so splendid.—Mrs.E.C. Hilson, 635 Asbury St., San Jose, Cal. 


Pleroma Not only is it a free grower and 


blooms all the year round, but is 
another addition to the very small list of purple-blue 
flowers, always an uncommon color, but a striking one, 
and one that imparts a look of richness to a general col- 
lection. Flowers very large—three inches across—open- 
ing flat, the velvety petals showing to great advantage. 
16830 Splendens. 45c each; 3 for $1.25; doz. $4.50. 


Sage Mammot Buy a few plants 


and have sage grow- 
ing all the time for flavoring, etc. 
11502 Each 20c; doz. $2.00. Postpaid. 


Care John Lewis Childs Seed Co., Floral Park, N. Y 


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= plants equal this in 
ity and general good 
It has a most 


anc * looms perpetually 
€ 0) eee in the year, its 
_ blossoms being the shape 
id nearly the size of 
Sweet Peas, and borne in 
great ‘clusters of twenty to 
tty. These clusters ap- 
at the axils of the 
leaves, and are in bloom 
at: all times. 


i 16920 herce White. 
Each 35c; 3 for 90c. 


eosin Los. 


SONIA 
A Aloette Citriodora. Ev- SS vA 
Bety garden should have a 


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few plants of this fragrant favorite. Pale green, delight- 


- fully scented foliage. Start indoors. 
- 16927. Each 35c; doz. $3.50. Postpaid. 


will serve a family of six. 
100 Premier. (Early. ) This is the heavy produc 
g money making extra early. Foliage is heavy, strong 
\d vigorous. The berries are large, delicious and well 
med. A glossy red. Solid and rich. 

90 Gibson. (Medium Late.) Bears for a long 
iod. Produces immense crops. Exceedingly large, 
sweet, solid and attractive. Rich red color. 


- Progressive. Large, luscious, sweet, delicious. 
| from June to September. Excellent keeper, 
or canning. It is the best of the Everbear- 
rices postpaid: Doz. 65c; 25 for 90c; 50 
100 for $2.50; 500 for $11.00; 1,000 for 


Each 40c; doz. $4.00. whinge i | 
Childs’ ' 


‘emember, 


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ices: Doz. 50c; 25 for 85c; 50 for $1.25; 100 for $2.00; 500 for $8.50; 1,000 for $16.00. Postpaid. 


. yanese Wineberry. A hybrid Raspberry. Grows about 6 feet. Perfect. . 
; in a burr which opens when ripe. There is notes in the berry line that excels it for nese vatiie 


merica’s Leading Plant House 
_ Resurrection Plant | < ee 


We sell more Resurrec- 
tion Plants than we do of 
any other single plant we 
catalog. It is most fasci- 
nating and interesting. 


. A ball of tightly folded 
leaflets, dry and dead. 
Drop it in a bowl of water 
and in a short time there 
is a great, loose, expanded 
rosette of fine, green, fern- 
like leaves, both odd and 
beautiful. This can be 
repeated many times. 


6515 Each 10c; 3 for 
25c. Postpaid. 


Sanseveria 


Zealanica. (See illus- 
tration.) There is 
scarcely a decorative 
plant used that is more 
striking in foliage and 
habit than this. It will grow in a dark hall, cool bed- 
room, 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 bars of white. 

16890. Each 45c; 3 for $1.25. Postpaid. 


Streptosolen 


Amabilis Magnifica. (See color illustration on inside 
cover and page 1 for further description.) Absolutely 
the freest-flowering pot plant in cultivation. It is full of 
bloom all the time. How a plant can support such a 
wealth of flowers day after day, week after week, month 
after month, is a mystery. One of the easiest pot or 
window plants to grow that it is possible to find. 

16910 Amabilis Mag. Each 40c; 3 for $1.00. 


Verbena Bush Hybrid 


(See page 6 for description.) A bush growing Verbena. 
16928. Each 25c; doz. $2.50. Postpaid. 


Violet (California.) Single, long stems. Beau- 


tiful violet color. 
16930 Each 35c; doz. $3.00. 


Postpaid. 


The Four Best Main Crop Strawberries 


The varieties below are the best for general use whether for a small garden or market purposes. 
100 plants will produce enough for both table and canning. 


25 plants 


12060 Dr. Burrill. (Second Early.) Does well any- 
where; unusually productive, Ideal for home and mar- 
ket. Bright red, sweet, luscious and solid. 

12080 Gandy. (Late.) Fruit very large, uniform, 
firm, delicious and sweet. Very healthy grower, very 
hardy and vigorous. 
ping or keeping. 


12070 Champion. The new continuous 


yielder. Fruits are splendid shape. Exceeding 
Very uniform in size. Will produce the ar 
set. Fine for canning. Prices postpaid: 


25 for $1.00; 50 for $1.50; 100 for $2.50; 500 for . 
$11.00; 1,000 for $20.00. — 


ati 
nn, Very ornamental. 


Big producer, excellent for ships ¥. 


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ALL ORDERS RECEIVED AFTER MAY ist, pores’ 31 

Childs’ Long Island Grown Peonies have a national reputation for vigor, hardiness ar 
giving from twenty to thirty per cent more bloom than Peonies grown elsewhere on account yf 
atmospherical conditions under which they are grown. We send out roots of two and Se eyes 


old stock grown one year after the division. ~ ; 
8010 Albert Crousse. Immense, very tall, convex bloom, perfeees in outline and contour. ba ta 
imbricated like a Carnation and overlap. Delicate sea-shell pink,.¢ So ere eee Sa 


8055 Couronne D’Or. White with yellow tints. Center petals tipped with carmine. Large 
flower and free bloomer.” Late... 5:05. ee SS eee t= 
8070 Duke of Wellington. Extra large with white guards and sulphur center. “Very fragrant — 

and fine... 2 oo Sec oe a wwe ef oie Ele OS Se 8 Ske ee es ee 
8100 Felix Crousse. Large globular flowers. A rich, even, brilliant, ruby- red. . cy oe Be ae .0 
8110 Festiva Maxima. Enormous fuil double bloom. Petals very broad, color pure white with 
an occasional carmine spot, vigorous grower. One of the best......................+2.-..--- = 
8147 L’Indispensable. Resembles a huge ball of delicate baby- pur: It is of a rose > type and . 

latemud-season blooming... 2... he A Se oes oe oe ee so ee 
8150 Mme. Bollet. Very compact, globular aonb bloom. Color, rose ‘with silvery white Felice 


lingulated with carmine; fragrant,-free and fine’... 22.25. 5. Sas lo 
8170 Mme. hack. Large, very full, compact flower, beautifully formed. Saran petals, ‘soft i$ 
pink shaded with bright rose... 6.6 se ee ee ee one i oo oe Se 1.50 - 
8160 Mme. Calot. This is one of the largest of a beautiful rose type. Pale hydrangea-pink. . . Petes At et 
8220 Mme. Emile Gaile. Large, double, cup-shaped, imbricated flowers. Color delicate sea- — a 
shell pink with touches of heliotrope and lavender... <5) ee es 1.50 
8280 Octave Demay. Very large, flat crown. Guards and center pale hydrangea-pink, collar s. 


almost white. Fragrant. 


Very dwarf habit, free bloomer. ws dlp Sean eee, oe oe ee es 


8320 All Colors Mixed. A magnificent well ites mixture of our finest Penaice 
Each 50c; doz. $5.00; 50 for $19.00; 100 for $35.00. Pestpaid. 


Planet Jr. Seeders and Cultivators __ 


No. 4 Planet Jr. Combined Hill and Drill Seeder, Single Wheel, Hoe, Gulkisseor and Plow 


Illustration shown below has one wheel only. Holds 2% quarts. Weight complete, 50 Ibs. 
Has steel driving wheel, one pair of 6-inch hoes, three coely ator teeth, large garden plow, one leaf lifter, one marker. All 
pered. Price $18.00. No. 40. Plain, as seeder only, $14.2 Jes 


Prices Do Not include Freight or Express Charges. 


Planet Jr. Combined | Planet Jr. Double and. *s 
No. 25 Hill and Drill Seeder |No. 12 | No. 12 Single Garden Hoe — 
NY Double and Single Wheel Hoe Price $10.75 sch oes 


Solirater oe Weight, 33 Ibs.; 15-inch steel wheel. Se id 
Holds 2% quarts. Weight, com- Equipment: 1 pair 6-inch hoes; = pel = 
plete, oe lbs. oe “3 anos steel cultivating teeth. ce 
practical way the anet Jr o. 4 : 
Drill and No. 12 Double and Single One par plows. 


Sx. Wheel Hoe. Gyaipecne Two leaf lifters. 
SN One pair of 6- i 
inch hoes. No. 13. Price 


aa Four ES culti- $8.00. Exact« 
“} vator teeth. A 

One pair plows. ly like No. 12, 
One leaf lifter. but with only 


One marker. the 6 in. hoes. 2 PLANET JR., NO. 12 ats 
All oil tempered. Be? 


Lenox Sprayer 


Spraying under the leaves 
kills the insects, removes the 
dust and keeps the plants 
healthy. 


Price, 7a eesephadl! The Continuous Sp 
Extra Bulbs 25c Each. Suitable for spraying plants, veget 
Sidnhis Tob small trees, sprays on both peers . 
uipnur i10pacco ss 10 
A tobacco soap to use in the NevidesPase ; 
Lenox spray- Unquestionably the best 
i! For er.3-0z. cake ee Ree ae dee 
we % Bis, 3 wv 15c; 8-oz. made. Does not. readily. 
> _—— Weyer ee 


 - oe d. paid. ——— 
Sowrite Seeder 
Every’ small gardener should have o 
these handy little seeders to sow his flo’ 
vegetable seeds. Put the seed in bo 
‘ 7 : SS * release as wanted in 
Made of aluminum in two sizes; large size for renee class and the row. 
small size for Plymouth Rocks and smaller breeds. Price, 25 for Price Each, ; 
20c; 50 for 35c; 160 for 50c; 500 for $2.25. Postpaid. $1.00. Postpaid. 


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nsecticides, Tools and Sundries 


For Sprayers See Page 134. For Lawn Grass Seed See Page 4 


-—Stim-@ 


Slugshot. — Thoroughly 
reliable in killing Currant 
Worms, Potato Bugs, Cab- 
bage Worms, Chicken Lice, 
Slugs, Sow Bugs, Tomato 
and Egg Plant Bugs, etc. 
In perforated tin for dust- 
ing. Each (Ib.) 25c. Post- 
Paid. 


)=PLANT 


This is a modern, scientific and convenient method of obtaining 
quick results by supplying to the plant, in concentrated form, 
quickly available food. The plant food is put up in tablet form, 
the tablets being placed under the surface of the soil where they 
dissolve and feed the roots. It may also be used as a liquid 
fertilizer by dissolving the tablets in water. ; 

‘Small size, 25c; medium size, 75c. Postpaid. 


ll 


Watch-Em-Grow 


Oyama Plant Food. Oyama will 
keep house plants in bloom all winter 
and as green and luxuriant as if grown 
outdoors in the summer. It makes no 
difference how healthy or delicate your 
plants may be, Oyama will bring out new 
flowers and foliage. Oyama is fine for 
all kinds of plants, ferns, roses, bulbs, 
shrubs, fruits, flowers and vegetables. 


A highly concentrated”odorless plant food 
that we can recommend as living up to its 
name. Nothing better for House Plants, 
Ferns,.Bulbs, etc.;2one teaspoon makes % 
gallon solution. . Trial Package 10c; 8 oz. 
size 50c. Postpaid. 


PERFO 


RADIATING 
PLATE 


Price. House plant size, makes 6 gal- 
lons; 1 pkg., 40c; 3 for $1.00. Postpaid. 
Gardener size, makes 32 _ gallons; 
1 pke., $1.25; 3 for $3.50. Postpaid. 
Full directions in package. 


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| Aphine. A concentrated liquid readily soluble in water, and 
; will destroy green, black, white fly, thrips, mealy bug, red spider 
and soft scales. It can be applied to tender foliage. It can be 
_ used as a spray, dip or washing solution in the house. 

» YY, Pint 60c; qt. $1.50. Postpaid. 


: Vermine. A germicide, for all soil vermin. It can be used on 
- house plants and in the garden by thoroughly soaking the ground. 
It will protect your plant against the ravages under the soil. 


Mix one part Vermine with four hundred parts water. 
1% pint, 60c; quart, $1.50. Postpaid. 


Red Wing Powder 


A nationally known insecticide for the destruction of Flies, Lice, 
Vermin, Bed-Bugs, Moths, Mosquitos, Ants, Red Ants, Fleas, 
‘Chicken Lice, Bird Lice, and other insects too numerous to mention. 


Perfo-Baker 


We catalog this because it is so supremely good and every gas 
user should have one. : 
Bakes potatoes or any other small bakings in half the time and 


uses only about one-tenth the gas. The plate and rack used with- 
out the cover will cook well. Cooks food quickly without burning. ~ 
No kitchen complete without it. Each, $1.25. Postpaid. 


Comes in a bellows ready for use. Price, 10c. each, postpaid. 
‘ ’ 


Rat Corn. It mummifies rats, mice and gophers. No matter 
- where they die they simply DRY UP. Positively do not smell. A 
scientific discovery and one of the greatest rat destroyers in the 
world. Harmless to domestic animals. $1.25 per can._ Postpaid. 


Hartz Mountain Roller Canaries 


_ Imported direct by us from the best known Breeder 
in Germany. Guaranteed to please you in every re- 
spect or your money refunded. We ship to all parts 
of the U. S. and Canada. Charges prepaid. Send us 
10% now and let us select one for you and hold it 
until you wish it shipped. 
Prices Selected Male Birds, $8.50, postpaid. 
_ By mail, postpaid. Brass Cages—$6.00, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, $9.50. 
My bird ts wonderful. I have orders for six more for you.u—Mrs.F. B. Hall, Gainsboro, Texas. 
_ Bird started singing immediately. Wouldn't take $50.00 for it now.—Mrs. W. M. Hunter, Fairfield, California. 
My bird began to sing at once; he is a marvelous singer.—Mrs. Alfred Austeg, West Swanzey, N./H. 


ae. Fertilizers For Lawns 3 


_ The use of lime on a lawn is just a waste of money. Lawns require but four things, Viz.: Fertilizer, Humus, 

enovating (additional seed) and Water. Sheep manure gives quick results. Bone meal lasting results. Humus 
the moisture and fertilizer near the roots. New seed is needed for the bare spots. Every lawn requires 

er each year if a luxurious velvety sward is desired. ‘ 


‘Manure. For quick rapid results use Sheep Manure. We guarantee the quality. Analysis—1%4—1-2 100 
ds for each 3,000 square feet. F.O.B. Floral Park: Price, 25 Ibs. $1.25; 50 Ibs. $2.00; 100 Ibs. $3.50; 500 
$17.00; 1,000 lbs. $30.00; 2,008 Ibs. $55.00; bags free. . a 
eal. For a continuous fertilizer all season use Bone Meal with the Sheep Manure. We guarantee the _ : 


y. Analysis—3—48. Use 250 pounds to 500 pounds per acre. F. O. B. Floral Park: 25 lbs. $1.75; 50 Jbs 
100 Ibs. $3.75; 500 lbs. $17.50; 1,000 lbs. $33.50; 2,000 Ibs. $60.00; bags free. Rites: 


rtilizer. Does not act as quickly as Sheep Manure. Does not last as long as Bone Meal. J 
the two. Quality guaranteed. Analysis—4-8-4. Price F. O. B. Floral Park: 25 Ibs. $1.50 
; 100 Ibs. $3.75; 509 lbs. $18.25; 1,000 Ibs. $35.00; 2,000 Ibs. $65.00. Bags free. < 


For Lawns. (See page 4 for better description.) Positively the finest Humus in America. Clean, odor- 

free from weed seeds. Nothing equals Humus as a top dressing for lawns or to improve the soil where 

does not grow well. It is splendid to sweeten the soil in shady places and under shrubbery. Scatter it 

over the lawn in fall or spring. Prices F. O. B. Floral Park: 100 Ib. bag $1.75; 500 Ibs. in 100 Ib. sacks 

000 Ibs. in 100 Ib. sacks $15.00; 2,000 Ibs. in 100 Ib. sacks $27 0; 2,000 Ibs. (not bagged) $25.00. 

7 mail prepaid: 3 lb. pkg. (for testing) 75c; 7 Ib. pkg. $1.40. - ii ; pS tg aise 
If You Cannot Find What You Want See | 


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Paper Flower Pots (Waterproof) 
Size, 214 inches, 25c per doz.; per 100, $1.50. 
Size, 244 inches, 30c per doz.; per 100, $1.75. 
Size, 3 inches, 35c per doz.; per 100, $2.00. 
Size, 4 inches, 50c per doz.; per 100, $2.75. 


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Abrutilon 3. scas.c0 a4 
Acalpyha <2. 3.55 
Achillea 3.3 cess ES, 
Aconitum: 72255" . 16 
Acroclinum....... 16 
Adlumia......... Bales 
African Daisy DEY 
A Veratrine an a il 
ATUldeee ose fig 
Alysstunics,. cena oO 
Amaranthus...... 15 
Amaryllis....... 8-15 
Ampelopsis....... 
Anchiisa occas... ee 14 
Anemone ®s\.~ ... 15 
Antirrhinium . ..15-18 
APIOS 3. woe wees 
Aquilegia........ 7-14 
ATADIS Hoy ee ot cas 14 
ATCOUB Se ae a2 14 
Argemone........ 16 
Aiea. 5. Here 
Artichoke 20.00. ¥. 56 
Aselepias' > 23203." 
Asparagus...... 16-56 
AStens) BASE 42-13-17. + 
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Bachelor Buttons. 31 
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Balion Vine...... fA 
Balsaiiic tsa aoe i9 
BarbDenevicies een, 
Beans 3 54-57-58-59 
Beetecnn: oe 60-84 
Bervonrwa.. eee 9-19 
Belhisiisce ss se7 a 20 
Blackberryc3 2 


Bleeding Heart... 
Blue Lace Flower.7-27 


Bocconia..... 16 
Boltontats4.0 20 
Bone Meal....... 
Bougainville...... : 
Branchycome..... 19 


Brazilian Perfume. 19 


Broccoli ch. See 56 
Browallia...... 49. 
Brugmansia...... 
Brussels Sprouts.. 61 
Bryophyllum..... 
Buddleta- 4... 2 
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Cabbage. .54-61-62-63 
(Only. eee. Seer 25 
Calachitna ss os es: 
Calceolaria. . 22°20 
Calendilass. 6: 7-20 
Calla ee ieg. Nee 
Calliopsis® “45.5... 21 
Calycanthus...... 
Campanula... -.: DA 
Canales! fun 
Canary Bird Vine. 24 
Candytuft....... 23 
Canna nie ose as 25 
Canteloupe.....71-84 


Canterbury Bells. 21 
Cape Jasmine....- 


(ALAWAV os nes 68 
Cardinal Climber. 26 
Cardinospermum. 19 
Carnations... (2o.: 22 
WATTOL. tc Soe es 54-64 
Castor Plant.. 24 


Cauliflower... 55508 


S@elerac.. 2.6.0 5765 
Celewy nc sn. 65 
OFS) OfS ee ae i 27, 
Centauréat.4.5 23 
Cerastitim.) <5 5065: 24 
Chard, Swiss... .59-60 
Chicory. L865 


Chinese Lantern. 26 145 
Chinese Woolflower 22 


Chives... 63 
Chrysanthemums. 25 
Cineraria ., 24 
Cinnamon Vine.. 
SIG ET UIS NM ane teiey 25 
Clematisns: 4.7.2. 
Cleome se ae. 26 
Climbing Vines. 
Coboea Seine. : 26 
Cockscomb. : “age 


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Collections...... 3-11 
Color Chart -. Pen ate 5 
Columbine. .....7-14 
Convallaria..-.: 
Convolvulus...... 26 
Cooperia.. i 
Coral Bele 33 
Coral Berry. . Sarr s : 
Coreopsis....... eA 
Corn Flower.. .. 23 
Corn: Pop. ae 66 - 
Corn Saladin 66 
Corn, Sweet .53-66-84 
WOSMOS sae aes .5>24 
Cressi sc. een eS aie 65 
Crimson Creeper... 
Cucumber......55-67 
Cyclamen. ....--: te 25 
Cy penis: eee ; 
Cypress Vine..... 26 
Dahltawrs. ie See O 

106-107- 


108-109- 


110-111-112-113 


Daisy: Shastaz. 25 


Dandelion . 68 
Dap tarssae ss Sc: 27 
atlas ene . 6-27 
Deutzia.. iH 
Dianthus. . 28-51 
Dicentras. 6 ee ns 
DCISENS 2s ee FY 
POISE ALIS To. x aie 28 
1D FU iat eee ae OR 68 
Dimorphotheca... 27 
Wolichostsi2ee es 28 
Echinocystis . 28 
EKehmops. ss) 8: 29 
EeegcBlanticec 708 
Pndiver ian oy. 65-68 
Eschscholtzia..... 29 
Bulatia et oe 
Hii pnorpia ska 28 
_ Everlastings. 16-29-51 
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Fertilizers........ 
Puliferaiese sae 46 


Flowering Beans.. 16 
Flower Seeds....11-52 


Forget-Me-Not... 38 
Hotsythiai.e oss 
Fountain Cyperus. 
Four o’Clocks.... 29 
Fruit Treessi525% 
Fuchsia ot 
POUT oc Soa re 
Gaillardia .- a7ece 30 
Gardenta iA. nen 
Gazaniaw ue > sore 31 
Genista.../.... Ss, 
Geranium........ 32 
Geérbérat sa 2347 230 
Geum? Oo eS ies, 30 
Gladioltco. 2k 31-47 
_Globe Amaranth... 
CSAOKIMIAst a5 eee a 
Godetia 4-2. te ?: 31 
Golden Glow. .... 
Golden Rod...... 31 
Gourds sr 30 
(GRADE aioe. cane eee 
GLASS et Sg 4 
Guarantee....... Ya 
Gypsophilla...... 31 


Harmony Chart... 5 
Healing Squill.... 


Helianthus....... 32 
Helichrysum.. .. 32 
Heliotrope. ...... 33 
Hemerocallis. .... : 
TRBEDS Sis, 0e: Bears ase 68 
Hesperiss 3. in nes 47 
Feichera cee. > 33 
Hiibisenss Miser ite 33 
Hollyhock 24a 33 
Honesty ae) sate 33 
Stag ne Ages s 32 
Fe ence heen. bk os aaa 

Tre Radish... 68 
House Plants.. 
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Hunnemannia.. 33 
Hyacinthus. 

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Pentstemon...7.. 4300 = 
Peony) 0i2 ahs 2a eee 3 
Poreain: : - - 76- 8485 


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Kudzu.. 
hantanass oso: 37. 99-130 | 
Larkspure 29 fee 27 ee 
LAthynuts see ae 37 cent 
Lavateria..5:i27) PTE RE eA A 
Lavender..... «31-5087. ON A eae i 
Lavendula....... 37 BY Sesh ane s. 
Lawn Grass aaa 4 * ; 
Leck sae e eae =. 
Lenton... ees 131 . a : 
Lettie... 607088 Scatlet Runner... 16 
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QLTIS c.cstee eens 92 } 
Lilli 121 , Sedum. . oe 
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Lily of Valley. . _ - 92-99 | Sheep Manure... 
I Bigath Gas Wyre ne NE 37 | Shoo eee pos 
Lobeliagt/ a S22 37 FSorabs: See 
Isupines jee ee 38 92 ee 
TEVChntsis wate She eee 37 92 
Lythrum.... aa Wf 92. 
Madeira Vine..... ee e 
Manettia Vine .. © Sprayers... 
Marguerite ...... Squash . 
Marigold......... 38 Squill.... 
Marvel of Peru... 29 Statice 
Matricaria oe, 39 Yo) 
Maurandia....... 39 
Melonsss...-%2; 71-84 —- 
Mexican Prinrose . 
Mignonette ...... 39 
Wim htS Sse ee et 39 
Mirabilis... i Ye 
Mixed Flowers. abe: 
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Montbretia ...... 5 
Moon Flower..... 39 
Morning Glory 26 
UESaAL Was eee tes 338 
Mistar dies see. 13% 
Myosotis....:.... 38 
Nasturtium .. 40 
Nemesia. ...... .. 40 
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INicotanase.. ss 40> 
Nigella sons ers bs KO pak 
Oenothera........ mi 
Ta eh ioe 73 ; 
Oleander..... Be SN : ‘Tritoma Pais 
Onion 55- 72- 73 Tuberos¢ ; 
Oranve?> sree 131° 2 
Oxalis eae eee 120-130 
Pachysandra . ce Shay ee OA. 
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Banisy-seg se Ue Pe 41 
Die Feather. a, 99 
Parsleyat. cnren aces 5 6 oe 
Patsnipinceot ou Py fis tse 
Pea, Garden: 74-75-84 = 
Pea, Perennial... . Cee Rete artes 
Pea, Sweet .. 35 48-49 Seat S 
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CHILDS’ HARDY 
HYBRID TEA ROSES 


OWN ROOT ROSES— See Page 99 : 
We Guarantee Our Roses to Grow 


THE FOURTEEN BEST ROSES TO GROW 


1— White Killarney 
2—Columbia 
3—Mrs. Aaron Ward 

4—Gruss Au Teplitz = 
5—Ophelia 

6—Mnme. Edward Herriot 

7—Mnme. Butterfly 

8—Sunburst 

9—Chas. K. Douglas 
10—Los Angeles 
11—Red Radiance 
12—Kaiserin Augusta Victoria 
13—American Beauty 
14—Jonkheer J. L. Mock 
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any 14 for $5.75. Postpaid. 
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$8.00; any 14 for $9.00. Postpaid. 


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