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



Winter- Blooming Freesias 



PURITY — No description can do adequate justice to 

 this beautiful plant. The flowers are two inches long 

 and about the same in width, shaped like miniature 

 Gladioli, 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 per- 

 fume is most delicious, being a mixture of Mignonette, 

 Violet and Jasmine, and one plant is sufficient to per- 

 fume a large room without the overbearing perfumes of 

 Hyacinths or Tuberoses. The plant has tooth-shaped 

 bulbs and flat, spreading leaves. Its cultivation is the 

 simplest, requiring only to be potted in October, to 

 be watered sparingly at first, placed in a sunny window, 

 and watered more as growth progresses. When out of 

 flower, store in some place, and repot at proper season 

 in fresh soil for another year's growth. 6 cents each; 

 65 cents per dozen. 



Lilium Giganteum 



Winter Blooming- Freesias. 



CROCUS 



That Bloom in the Spring 



Bermuda Easter Lily. 



The Crocus is one of the 

 first flowers of spring, and 

 one of thhe best for blooming 

 in the house during the win- 

 ter. Half a dozen bulbs may 

 be planted in a pot, and will 

 make a very pretty show. 

 For garden culture plant 

 bulbs two inches deep and 

 two or three inches apart 

 They are so cheap and pretty 

 they ought to be found in 

 every garden in abundance. 

 They bloom splendidly when 

 planted on the lawn among 

 the grass. They lift their 

 bright heads up through the 

 sod very early, and give the 

 lawn a charming aspect. The sorts we offer are espe- 

 cially strong and fine. Price, 50 cents per dozen; $3.50 

 per hundred. 



AMAZONE — Light blue, striped violet. 



ARGUS— The best striped variety. 



BARON VON BRUNOW — The best of all blues. 



DANDY — A light blue, bordered with -white. 



CLOTH OF GOLD — Pure yellow, suffused with brown. 



CLOTH OF SILVER — Beautiful white, striped lilac. 



GIANT YELLOAV — Deep golden-yellow; large and fine. 



KING OF THE WHITES — Purest white; extra large. 



PRESIDENT LINCOLN — Richest royal purple. 



Sm WALTER SCOTT — Striped white and violet. 



EXTRA FINE MIXED — All the above colors mixed. 



THE TRUE BERMUDA EASTER LILY 



This peerless Lily is the greatest acquisition to flori- 

 culture made in many years. Their profusion of bloom, 

 the remarkably short time required to bring 



* them into flower, and the certainty to pro- 

 duce abundant bloom, and also the ease 

 ■with which they can be manipulated to be 

 flowered at any desired period, such as 

 Christmas, Easter, and other special occa- 

 sions, make them invaluable. Flowers are 

 delightfully fragrant, pure waxy white, of 

 great substance, and if cut as soon as they 



- are open or partially open they can be kept 

 for two weeks. A short time only is re- 

 quired to bring them into bloom. Bulbs 

 potted in August can be had in flower in 

 November if desired. A succession of bloom 

 can be kept up from November to May by 

 bringing the pots of rooted bulbs in from 



■ cold frames at intervals during the -winter. 

 The quantity of bloom produced is mar- 

 velous. Blooming plants in pots form 

 typical Easter offerings and presents, for 

 decoration of window, table, house or 

 church. As a garden Lily it is of great 

 beauty, being entirely hardy except in 

 Northern climates, where it requires a pro- 

 tection of leaves or litter to the depth of 

 five or six inches. Price, 40 cents each; three 

 for $1.00. 



THOMPSON'S ROSE NICOTINE 



Always Spray the Under Side of Leaf Where 

 the Insects Live 

 THOMPSON'S ROSE NICOTINE is put up in $1.00 

 (makes one- and one-half gallons spray) and $2.00 

 (makes six gallons) cans, and the FUMIGATOR is put 

 up in 35-cent packages. The Fumigator can be used 

 to fumigate plants to kill insects. Nicotine can only be 

 sent by express at above prices; we prepay expressage. 

 Fumigator can be sent by mail at above price. 



Crocus Vernus — The First Flower of Sj>r-iu«r 



