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cultivation for the flower border or 

 for planting out upon the lawn; it 

 will grow in any good soil, and is of 

 the easiest culture. To obtain the 

 best results it should be planted 

 where it will obtain plenty of water, 

 and an abundance of rich compost. 

 Foliage light green. When full size 

 it stands six feet high, and bears im- 

 mense leaves three to four feet long 

 by two and one-half feet wide. Me- 

 dium size, 15c each; $1.50 per dozen. 

 Second size bulbs, 25c each; $2.50 

 per dozen. Large, 25c each; $3.50 

 per dozen. Extra large, 50c each. 



CRINUMS. These magnificent 

 flowering bulbs are closely related 

 to Amaryllis and Pancratium. Are 

 of easy culture. 



C. Fimbriatum. Nassau or Milk 

 and Wine Lily. A strong grower, 

 not particular as to soil. Flowers in 

 umbels, very large and showy, striped 

 white and carmine, three to four 

 inches in diameter. Exceedingly 

 choice and desirable. Very large 

 bulbs, 50c. 



C. Kirkii. Previously catalogued 

 as sp. 2. The flowers are large, pure 

 white, with a reddish purple stripe 

 on the outside of each petal, which, 

 showing through, gives the flower a 

 pink tinge on the inside; some ten to 

 fifteen of these large flowers are 

 produced at the top of a tall, purple 

 spike, and are frequently two or 

 more spikes of bloom from the bulb 

 during the season. In addition, the 

 foliage is very handsome, the numer- 

 ous wavy-edged leaves forming a 

 perfect rosette. This plant has cre- 

 ated a sensation wherever seen. 

 Very large bulbs, $1 each. 



C. A variety which I have had 

 some years without the name. Bulbs 



are very large. Flowers are a beau- 

 tiful shade of pink. 25c, 50c and 

 75c each. 



C. A rare Crinum, with immense 

 bulbs weighing several pounds. Very 

 broad foliage, with a large number 

 of beautiful white flowers with pink 

 spikes through each petal. They 

 increase very slowly . $2 to $3 each. 



C. Joan d'Arc. A handsome im- 

 portation from the Orient, is an- 

 other form of the odd and beautiful 

 Spider Lily, to which the name Joan 

 d'Arc has been given in the Sandwich 

 Islands, where it is in cultivation. 

 The flowers are beautiful and useful 

 for cut flowers, delicately fragrant, 

 white, most nearly resembing Pan- 

 cratium. 50c 



C. Amaryllis "Empress of China." 

 Beautiful transparent carmine-col- 

 ored flowers, the throat of a lighter 

 shade. 



DAHLIAS. Juarez. Splendid 

 scarlet Cactus Dahlia. 20c each. 



FREESIAS. Beautiful fragrant 

 flowers, invaluable for house or gar- 

 den for winter; ready from July to 

 September 1st. Extra large, 35c 

 per dozen; medium, 20c per dozen. 

 Clumps, in pots, 25c to 50c. 



GLADIOLUS. Burbank's Cali- 

 fornia Seedlings. Mixed, 15c; $1.50 

 per dozen. 



Choice mixed varieties, names lost, 

 10c to 20c each; $1 to $1.75 per 

 dozen. 



HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUM. 

 The Ginger or Butterfly Lily. A new 

 and very desirable plant, either for 

 open ground or pot culture. Here, 

 in the open ground, it is in flower 

 from July to October. It prefers a 

 moist, partially shaded situation, 

 where it will form large, dense 



