ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



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The Chinese Sacred or 

 Oriental Narcissus 



A Variety of Polyanthus Narcissus 



Jonquil Campernelle. 



Jonquils 



Much prized for their charming large golden 

 and deliciously sweet-scented flowers, perfectly 

 hardy and flowering very early in the spring; 

 also admirably adapted for winter flowering 

 in the house — three to six bulbs in a four or 

 five-inch pot. 



* JONQUIL, SIMPLEX (Single Sweet-Scented Jon- 

 quil) — A bright yellow perianth, deeply lobed 

 and very fragrant. 5 cents each; six for 25 

 cents. 



♦JONQUIL. FLORE PLENA (Double Sweet- 

 Scented Jonquil) — Flowers full, double, and 

 of golden-yellow color. 6 cents each; 65 cents 

 per dozen. 



JONQUIL CAMPERNELLES — The best of the 

 Jonquil section. Perianth six-lobed, spread- 

 ing, of a light yellow color, sweet-scented. 6 

 cents each; six for 30 cents. 



Grand Duchess Oxalis 



Price, 7 cents each, or a bulb of each color 

 for 25 cents. 



The grandest of all winter-blooming bulbs. 

 Small bulbs, filling a large pot with beautiful 

 foliage and brilliant flowers, literally hiding the 

 plant. 



GRAND DUCHESS LAVENDER. 

 GRAND DUCHESS WHITE. 

 GRAND DUCHESS PINK. 

 GRAND DUCHESS BOWEII (Red). 



The "Shui Sin Far," or Water Fairy 

 Flower, Joss Flower, or Flower of the Gods, 

 etc., as it is called by the Celestials, is a 

 variety of Narcissus, bearing in lavish pro- 

 fusion chaste flowers of silvery-white with 

 golden-yellow cups. They are of exquisite 

 beauty and entrancing perfume. It is grown 

 by the Chinese according to their ancient 

 customs to herald the advent of their new 

 year and as a symbol of good luck. The 

 bulbs are grown by a method known only 

 to themselves, whereby they attain, great 

 size and vitality, insuring luxurious growth 

 and immense spikes of flowers. In fact, the 

 incredibly short time required to bring the 

 bulbs into bloom (four to six weeks after 

 planting) is one of the wonders of nature. 

 "You can almost see them grow,' succeed- 

 ing almost everywhere with everybody. 

 They do well in pots of earth, but are more 

 novel and beautiful grown in shallow bowls of water, 

 with enough fancy pebbles to prevent them from 

 toppling over when in bloom. A dozen bulbs started 

 at intervals will give a succession of flowers through- 

 out the winter. We are importing direct from China 

 immense bulbs of the true large-flowering variety. 

 Price, 25 cents each; three for 65 cents. 



Oxalis Grand Duchess. 



Chinese Sacred Lily. 



