Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



ORNITHOGALUM ARABICUM. 



I introduce this as a new Winter blooming bulb of great beauty and value- 

 In magnificence there is nothing like it among Winter blooming bulbs or 

 plants. Even the grand Hyacinth must be preceded by the stately beauty of 

 this flower. It is a native of Arabia. Bulb large and solid, closely resembling 

 that of a Hyacinth, and requiring exactly the same culture. Leaves long 

 and narrow, flower 3pikes eighteen to twenty-four inches high, strong and 

 graceful, bearing an immense cluster of large, pearly white flowers, having a 

 jet black center. The individual flowers keep perfect many weeks before 

 fading, so that for more than a month this grand spike of bloom is in full glory. 

 Its durability is almost without an equal among flowers. Add to this its deli- 

 cate aromatic fragrance, and I have a Winter bloomer which all must admit 

 stands without a rival. Its culture is the easiest, as it will grow in any position 

 in any window. A bulb can be planted in a four-inch pot, or several in a 

 larger pot or box. Pot in September, October or November. They can even 

 be kept and planted as lateas February 1st. For open ground culture they do 

 well if protected from freezing severely. Large flowering bulbs, 6 cents 

 each, or three for 15 cents. 



DOUBLE TULIPS 



HAVE massive flowers of brilliant and varied colors, shades and mark- 

 ings, and being double, the flowers last much longer in bloom than 

 single varieties, and, in consequence, when singles and doubles are 



Slanted in conjunction the "time of the Tulips" is greatly prolonged, 

 ouble Tulips are beautifully adapted for beds on the lawn, in the garden, and for mingling in clumps of half a dozen 

 or more around the edge of shrubbery. They are robust growers and exceedingly effective. The early sorts do splendidly when 

 grown in pots for Winter blooming, but must be forced much slower than Single Early Tulips, by keeping them cooler. 



Ornithogalum Arabicum. 



Price. 3 cents each, or the set of twenty-one 

 different choice, distinct kinds of Double 

 Early Tulips for 50 cents. Those pre- 

 ceded with a star are the best varieties 

 for forcing indoors. 



Alha Maxima. — Creamy white. Very de- 

 sir'ible. 



Count of Leicester. — Yellow, reddish 

 flamed. Atinebedder. Flowers at same 

 time as La Candeur and Rex. Rubrorum. 



Duke of York. — Rich, clear, bright red, 

 with white edge. 



■Gloria Solus. — Brownish red, bordered 

 with pure gold. 



Hellaii thus. — Beautifully variegated red 

 and yellow. 



X<a Candeur. — Pure white. Fine bedder. 

 This variety is beautiiul when planted 

 among Rex Rubrorum, to lorm, designs, 

 etc., planted four inches apart. I sell an 

 immense quantity of them, being very 

 cheap. Price, £:2.C0 per hundred. 



Lie Blazon. — Fine, 

 rosy pink, very ele- 

 gant. 



*lie Matador. — Clear 



scarlet. Very desir- 

 able. 



Ma Cousine. — Beau« 

 tiful, rich violet, 

 white edged. This 

 variety blooms at the 

 same time as Rex 

 Rubrorum and La 

 Candeur, and makes 

 an elegant border for 

 these varieties. 



Purple Crown. — 

 The only real dark 

 red double Tulip, 

 Very rich and effec- 

 tive. 



Queen Victoria. — 

 Rich wine color. 

 Very distinct. 



Rex Rubrorum. — 

 Richest scarlet. 

 Beautiful when 

 planted among La 

 Candeur to form de- 

 signs of any descrip- 

 tion, as they grow of 

 equal height and 

 bloom at the same 

 time. A rich effect 

 is produced by plant- 

 ing Rex Rubrorum 

 in center of bed, 

 then surround this 

 with La Candeur, 

 and border with 

 Count of Leicester. 



'They all bloom nt 

 onetime. Price, 82.00 

 per hundred. 



*Rosine. — A beaati- 

 ful, rich, clear pink. 

 Fine forcer. 



Rose Blanche. — 

 Pure white. Splen- 

 did bedder. 

 velvety scarlet, immense 



*Rose lia Montague. (Rose of the Mountain.) — Beau- 

 tiful light pink, good flower, tall grower. 

 Titian — Brown, splashed with golden yellow. 

 Tournesull. — Elegantly variegated red and yellow. 



*Tournesoll, Yellow A deep, bright, golden yellow. Extra. 



Velvet Gem, — A rich, velvety crimson. Fine. 



DARWIN TULIP. (Late Flowering.) 



Anew family of Tulips. Grows three feet high, bearing immense, large 

 flowers, three to four inches in diameter. The most unique and richest 

 colored of all the Tulip family. Their colorings vary from the light tints 

 of lilac, rose and brown to deep violet, brilliant red, dark brown and black. 

 No white or yellow flowers among the Darwins. Very late flowering. They 

 are not suitable for forcing. 4 cents each; seven for 25 cents; 4© 

 cents per dozen* 



