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AMATEUR CULTIVATOR S GUIDE. 



Sulphureus. Sulphur-yellow . 



Solfateree. Rich Jonquil-yellow ; large 



Stephenson. Large ; fine form ; superb 

 spikes, cherry-carmine, lined with white 



Sir William Hooker. Very large and 

 well-opened flower ; perfect shape, light- 

 cherry color, rose-carmine stain on pure 

 white ground ; plant of a great effect . 



Stail i. Flower large, well shaped; 

 ground white, slightly tinted with yellow 

 and rose, and blazed with carminate-red. 



Thalia. Flower large, perfect, white, 

 blazed with white striated with carmine ; 

 very fine, vigorous plant .... 



Thunberg. Flower very large, perfect, 

 lightly orange-colored cherry-red ; stains 

 pure white, very large .... 



Thos. Moore. Large flower, good shape; 

 very fine carminate-rqse on white ground, 

 blazed and stained with light carmine . 



Thos. Paxton. Large flower; perfect 



PRICE. 

 So 



2.50 



3.00 



shape; red slightly tinged with light 

 orange color, finely striated with car- 

 minate-red on white ground ; very bril- 

 lant color . 



Triomphe d'Enghein. Rich-flamed 

 crimson 



Velleda. Soft rose, blotched with lilac . 



Vesta. Pure white, with violet-carmine 

 spots on yellow ground .... 



Vulcain. Very rich velvety scarlet-pur- 

 ple, with violet shades in the centre 



5 

 35" 



5 



OTHER SORTS OF GLADIOLUS. 



Gandavensis (the original variety). Ver- 

 million, shaded with yellow . . . $0.10 



Ramosus (original variety). Rose and 

 white 20 



Pisittacinus. Yellow and brown . . .10 



Floribundas. White, with rosy stripe 

 along the centre of each petal . . .20 



CHOICE MIXED VARIETIES. 



We have a fine collection of mixed varieties, saved from seedlings, and others where- the names 

 have been lost, which we offer at #2.00 per doz., by mail, postpaid. By the hundred, prices on ap- 

 plication. 



Gladiolus 



Cardirnlis habit. Flowers large spreading petals of good form : color pure white, vividly 

 flaked with bright scarlet ; very free bloomer, and altogether a most exquisite variety. Spikes of 

 bloom were exhibited at the Rose show at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society last June, at- 

 tracting great attention ; highly recommended for pot culture. Price $1.50 each. 



Tigridlas. 



A genus of Mexican bulbs, grows about one and a half feet high, producing flowers of the most 

 exquisite beauty : the flowers large, about four inches across, of singularly curious shape, and the 

 color of each variety gorgeous, and purely contrasted. No flower can exceed it in beauty. In 

 bloom from July to the first of October. In autumn, take up the bulbs, and keep them in a dry 

 place, away from frost, Until the time of planting in the spring. 



Conchiflora. Orange and golden-yellow, spotted with black. 12^ cents each; $1.25 per doz. 

 Pavonia. Richest scarlet, tinged and spotted with pure yellow. 12$ cents each ; $1.25 per doz. 



Tigridias by mail, postpaid, at the above prices. 



I>oiible Tuberoses. 



The Tuberose is one of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of summer-flowering bulbs, 

 throwing up small spikes of double white flowers, two to three feet high, which remain in bloom a 

 long period. The bulbs may be planted from February to May. When they are needed very 

 early, they may be planted in the greenhouse or hot-bed in February or March ; and, for a succes- 

 sion of flowers, in April and May In planting, remove the useless, small offsets around the main 

 root, and place a single tuber in a pot four or five inches wide. Use good loam and leaf mould, 

 with good drainage. Start them slowly, upon a temperate heat, in the hot-bed or forcing-pit, cr 

 later in the season in a frame. Water slightly at first ; and, when the bulbs begin to grow, increase 

 the quantity. Those started early should be supplied with a good bottom heat till May, when they 

 may be shifted into pots six or seven inches wide. By the first of June, all may be plunged out in a 

 warm border, staking each plant to prevent their being broken by the wind. On the approach of 

 cool weather, in September, those remaining in bloom should be removed to the conservatory or 

 parlor, where they will continue in flower for a long period. 



Fine bulbs, $1.50 to $2.00 per dozen ; bulbs started in pots in May, $3.00 per dozen. 



Vallota. 



A splendid bulbous-rooted plant, allied to the Amaryllis. It blooms in August, throwing up its 

 strong stems about one foot high, with from five to eight brilliant, scarlet, lily-like flowers ; very 

 ornamental for bedding 'out in summer, or 'Cultivation in pots and vases. 



Purpurea, each $0.75. 



Tritoma* 



Splendid, half-hardy, evergreen, herbaceous plants, forming large, robust, stemless, leaf-crowns, 

 from the centre of which their tall flower-stems, three to five feet in height, are produced in sum- 

 mer and autumn, with large, dense-flowered terminal racemes of rich pendent, orange-red and 

 scarlet tubulous flowers ; each raceme a foot or more in length. 



They are admirably adapted for bedding out ; and the numerous terminal, flame-colored blossoms 

 form a stately distant or mediate effect. They thrive in any rich light garden-soil. On approach 

 of winter, they should be taken up, and placed in the greenhouse or cellar for replanting out again 

 in spring. 

 Uvaria glaucescens ... ..... $0.50 Uvaria Rooperi ......... $1.00 



grandifbra ....... . i.oo " scrotina .... ...... 25 



