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ELLA V. B'AINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



TENDER BULBS 



Amaryllis 



-Color deep brick-red; extra fine. 



AMARYLLIS EQUESTRE (The Eagle Lily)- 

 25 cents each; 3 for 65 cents; 12 for $2.00. 



Amaryllis Hybrids 



We are lucky to get a lot of English Hybrid Amaryllis. We guarantee 

 these to be the very best of all Amaryllis, in fact you have 

 never seen anything to match them. Colors run largely to 

 shades of red. Any color you get will be glorious. While 

 they last, fine large bulbs at 50 cents each; 3 fop $1.30; 

 12 for $5.00. 



The Handsome and Wonderful 

 Hardy Bedding Begonia 



EVANSIANA 



This is a tuberous-rooted, herbaceous, hardy perennial Be- 

 gonia, losing its tops in the fall. When bedded out, the roots 

 remain in the soil and start new growth in the spring, just 

 as do the Peony and Perennial Phlox. The plants like a rich, 

 porous soil and partial shade and will bloom throughout the 

 summer. It is really one of the most beautiful of summer 

 blooming Begonias and never fails to grow well and bloom freely when 

 bedded out in a pa.rtially shaded, moist situation; produces clusters of 

 flowers and buds of a beautiful pink color by the hundred on a single 

 plant during an ordinary growing season' Price, 15 cents each; 3 for 

 40 cents; 12 for $1.40. 



LANCI FOLIUM RUBRUM— A beautiful bright rose, spotted with 

 velvety-crimson. 50 cents each ; 3 for $1 .30; 12 for $5.00. 



LANCI FOLIUM ALBUM — Very fragrant; large flowers; a pure white, with a 

 green band running through the center of each petal; one of the best. 50 

 cents each; 3 for $1.30; 12 for $5.00. 



Caladium 



(Fancy Leaved). For conservatory or greenhouse; also suitable 

 for outdoors when weather has become warm, in partial shade 

 where protected from strong winds. 40 cents each; 3 for $1.00; 

 12 for $3.65. 



Cyclamen Periscum 



(Or Persian Violet) — This is a decided improvement over the 

 old variety, being of a more robust habit and stronger grower. 

 Produces flowers on short, stout stems and of immense size, often 

 measuring, on well-grown bulbs, two incnes in diameter. The 

 foliage is also beautiful and it is a charming winter bloomer. 

 20 cents each; 3 for 50 cents; 12 for $1.80. 



Lily of the Valley 



The modest bell-shaped flowers, of the purest white, are highly 

 prized for cutting purposes, and for flowering in pots in winter 

 tney are exceedingly well adapted. Beautiful and most interesting 

 ornamental designs for tne parlor or conservatory may be produced 

 oy planting Lily crowns in Crocus pots or m pyramid pots made 

 especially for this purpos_e and pierced with holes. They will last 

 several weeks in beauty. By taking them in at intervals a suc- 

 cession of different designs may be kept up all winter. They are 

 also forced in immense quantitifis by florists,_ but tney are the 

 most charming wihen grown in large patches in partially shaded 

 localities around the lawn, near the borders of streams, lakes, 

 etc., being perfectly hardy. Price, 6 cents each; 65 cents per 

 dozen; 25 for $1.00. 



Milk and Wine Lily 



(Crinum Fimbriatum.) "I must tell you tnat Milk and Wine 

 Lily has done famous work. It has developed nine fine blopms, 

 and there are two unopened buds. We, therefore, gave it a free 

 ride last Wednesday to our chapel services. It was admired by 

 everybody. There were Bostoriians and people from various towns 

 to admire and enjoy it." — Mrs. E. Adams, Mass. A grand sort. 

 The most beautiful of the Crinums. Its bulbs grow large, and its 

 strong-growing foliage is erect and sword-shaped; flowers in um- 

 bels, very large and showy, three to four inches in diameter, 

 striped with wnite and carmine, and very fragrant. Fine bulbs, 

 50 cents each; 3 for $1.30; 12 for $5.00. 



Calla Lilies 



Everybody Needs a Calla for Winter Blooming. 

 Here are the Best. 

 THE GODFREY CALLA LILY, "Devoniensis"— Undoubt- 

 edly, the finest thing ever sent out in the Calla line, and quite 

 indispensable. Blooms all winter. Compared with the ordinary 



Calla, it gives three blooms to one: it is SHoW-white and perfect 

 in form. Blooms on very small plants, though it attains to a 

 very large size with very large flowers. The new Godfrey Calla 

 Devoniensis is a wonder. Blooming bulbs, 35 cents each; 

 3 for 95 cents; 12 for $3.50. 

 GOLDEN YELLOW CALLA (Richardia Elliottiana)— Entirely 

 distinct and unlikeall other forms of yellow Calla; it has the same 

 habit of growth as the ordinary white variety, with flowers of 

 same size and shape but of a rich clear lustrous golden yellow 

 color, the foliage is dark green, with a number of translucent 

 creamy white spbts which add much to its beauty- it is but a few 

 years ago that this sold at a very high price. We are now- able 

 to offer strong, blooming bulbs at 75 cents each; 3 for $2.00; 

 12 for $7.00. 



Regale Lily 



REGALE LiLY — Vigorous constitution, medium in height, bear- 

 ing one to several handsome, white, fragrant flow-ers; slightly 

 shaded pink outside and the lower inner surface primrose- 

 yellow. It is a hardy Lily and considered one of the finest 

 novelties offered in many years. It seems to thrive on any good 

 soil not too wet. We find it one of the easiest lilies to grow. 

 Everyone who sees a L. Regale bed in bloom admires it. Blooms 

 about the same' time as L. Candidum. 75 cents each; 3 for 

 $2.00; 12 for $7.00. 



Lilium Washingtonium 



It is a native of the Cascade Mountains in Washington and 

 Oregon, and is perfectly hardy. Snow lies over them m the moun- 

 tain's to a depth of from 4 to 8 feet, with the thermometer ranging 

 around zero and below, often 20 and 30 degrees Delow zero. 



Tnis lily likes loose, sandy soil with a thick layer of leaf mold 

 (no manure), over them. The top of the bulb is from 6 inches to 

 one foot below the Surface of the soil. It is partial to slopes where 

 it is partially shaded. It must have good under drainage. Does 

 not do well in stiff soils. An orchard or grove would be a good 

 place to grow them; or in any well-drained location with Sandy 

 soil if protected in winter with straw or leaves, and with other 

 plants such as shrubbery growing near. They grow from 3 to 5 

 feet in height. 



They bear from two to six and Sometimes more blossoms in 

 a cluster. The color is white with dark spots and a pinkish 

 lavender Stripe. Are very fragrant and of large size. Few 

 lilies surpass it. 50 cents each; 3 for $1 .30; 12 for $5.00. 



Spider Lily 



Tnis is one of the prettiest and daintiest of all Lilies^ It is pure 

 white with bands of a greenish color through the flower; this green 

 and the white make a charming co'mbination that everyone ad- 

 mires. The filaments and stamens of this choice Lily resemble a 

 huge spider; not repulsive, but the most beautiful and delicate of 

 all lilies. Each, 40 cents; three for $1.00; 12 for $3.65. 



REMEMBER: OUR GLADIOLI ARE THE FINEST IN THE 

 MARKET AND WILL BE SURE TO PLEASE, 



DON'T FORGETI WHEN IN NEED OF PEONIES, CON- 

 SULT OUR "PEONIES FOR PLEASURE", SENT FOR 

 THE ASKING. 



