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OXALIS, BERMUDA BUTTERCUP,. 
IXlAS.—~ey 
The Ixias produce their beautiful flowers in spikes, and are of the moSt dazzling and brilliant colors, and 
y a few ye2rs that they have been grown in this cduntry to any ex- 
tent, but in that time, like the Freesia, they have become very popular, For pot culture in the house they 
give great satisfaction, being of easy culture and . 
free bloomers. Half a dozen bulbs can be planted 
in a five inch pot, and the display will be magnifi- 
cent. Foropen ground culture give them Winter 
sure to attract great attention. 
protection with leaves or 
straw. They are very cheap, 
and all lovers of odd and beau- 
tiful flowers should certainly 
add them to their collection. 
The sorts I offer are new and 
very fine. ec; ped plants, 
3 certs each; six for 15 cents; 
25 cents per dozen. 
ALLIUM 
NEAPOLITANUM. 
Allium Neapolitanum and Tritilea Uniflora are a 
splendid combination for corsage bouquets. This 
plant has graceful leaves from eight inches to a foot 
iong, of the darkest green, forming a very cheerful 
mass. Each plant bears from one to three scapes, or 
trusses of flowers, which are pure white, about one- 
fourth of aninchin diameter, Many of the trusses 
bear over one hundred flowers each. Price, 3 cents 
each; 30 cents per dozen. 
FREESIA 
REFRACTA ALBA, 
No description can do adequate justice to this beau- 
tiful plant. The flowers are two inches long and 
about the same in width, shaped like miniature Glad- 
ioli, and borne in clusters of six to ten on depressed 
horizontal scapes. The body of the flower is pure 
white, with lower segments spotted lemon-yellow. 
The perfume is most delicious, being a mixture of 
Mignonette, Violet and Jasmine, and one plant is 
sufficient to perfume a large room, without the over- 
bearing perfume of Hyacinths or Tuberoses. The 
plant has tooth-shaped bulbs and flat, spreading 
leaves. Its cultivation is of the simplest, requiring 
only to be potted in October, to be watered sparingly 
at fest: placed in a sunny window and watered more 
as growth progresses, When out of flower, store in 
some place andrepot at Proper season in fresh soil 
for another year’s growth. Price, 3 cents each; six 
fine bulbs for 15 cents; twelve for 25 cents. 
BERMUDA 
BUTTERCUP OXALIS, 
An Unrivaled Winter- 
Flowering Pot Plant. 
This is one of the finest Winter- 
flowering plants for pot culture that 
Ihaveeverseen. It is such a strong 
luxuriant grower that one bulb wil 
be sufficient ior a six or eight inch pot. 
Place in a dark,cool position for a 
few weeks to root thoroughly, and re- 
move to a sunny Situation in the win- 
dow or conservatory, in a temperature 
of about sixty degrees Fahrenheit, and 
the great profusion of bloom produced 
in uninterrupted abundance for weeks 
will astonish and delight you. Flow- 
ers of the purest bright buttercup 
yellow. Well grown plants have 
produced as high as seventy flower 
stems at one time, and over one thou- 
sand flowers in one season, The flow- 
ers, and frequently the leaves, fold up 
at night and open again the next 
morning, but when grown in a par- 
tially shaded situation the flowers 
Temain open ail the time. Properly 
treated, the plants will flower in six 
weeks from the time the bulbs are 
planted. I do not claim the Ber- 
muda Buttercup Oxalisto be strictly 
anew plant, but a greatly improved 
selection from Oxalis Cernua, grown 
in the congenial soil and climate of 
Bermuda until the bulbs have attained 
great strength, producing bulbs, plants 
and flowers larger and more Inxuriant 
in all parts than the type. Excels all 
bulbous plants in profusion of bloom. 
It is graceful, and delights all who see 
it. Price,6 cents each; 60 cents per 
dozen. 
FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. 
