• MISCELLANEOUS BULBS • 



HOLLAND CROCUS 

 Spring-Flowering 



Top-size bulbs, 9 cm. and up in circumference 



One of the earliest of flowers to bloom in 

 the spring. Crocus will grow in the lawn, in 

 flower borders, on the slopes of terraces. Plant 

 2 to 3 inches deep. 

 Baron Von Brunow. Rich deep purple. 



60c. per doz.; S4.50 per 100. 

 Remembrance. Dark blue. 60c. per doz.; 



s4.=;(l per 100. 

 Kathleen Parlow. White. 60c. per doz.; 



S4.50 per 100. 

 Stri ped Beauty. 60c. per doz. ; $4. 50 per 1 00. 

 Yellow. 60c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 



Special Crocus Mixture 



Contains 100 large-size Crocus bulbs 

 (8 to 9 cm. in circumference) in mixed 

 colors, packed in a lithographed bag. 

 SPECIAL PRICE, $3.50 per 100 



SPECIES CROCUS 

 Spring-Flowering 



E. P. Bowles. Dark vellow, feathered 



purple. 50c. per doz.; S3. 50 per 100. 

 Snow Bunting. Pure white with golden 



llir(iat. Outside feathered purple. 50c. 



per dnz.; S3.75 per 100. 

 Vanguard. Very delicate blue. 55c. per doz.; 



S4.00 per 100.' 



Autumn-Flowering 



Plant Now — Bloom This Fall 



Given a sheltered and sunny position in 

 the rock garden, they add color at a time 

 when most rock-garden plants are out of 

 bloom. 



Speclosus. l.ilac-blue flowers with con- 

 trasting orange-red anthers. 50c. per doz.; 

 S3.25 per 100. 

 Zonatus. Rosy lilac with a yellow center 

 surrounded b\ a bright orange zone. 50c. 

 per doz., S3 25 per 100. 



COLCHiCUM autumnale major (Meadow 

 Saffron). Autumn flowering. The rosy 

 purple flowers resemble Crocus. Planted 

 in August or September, the bulbs will 

 soon flower, but foliage will not appear 

 until spring. Will bloom, without soil 

 or water, in a sunnv window. 60c. each; 

 3 for SI. 50. 



FREESIA. Produces large sprays of very 

 fragrant flowers. Plant the bulbs in a 

 mixture of loam and coarse sand, with a 

 little bonemeal. 

 White, Yellow, Blue, Lavender, Pink, 

 Orange, Red or Mixed. 95c. per doz; 

 S7.00 per 100. 



FRITILLARIA meleagris (Snake's Head 

 or Guinea-Hen Flower). Pendent, bell- 

 shaped flowers oddly marked and 

 checkered. 10 to 18 inches high. 60c. 

 per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 



FRITILLARIA imperialis, Aurora 

 (Crown Imperials). Very popular garden 

 plants that like plenty of sunshine. Bril- 

 liant orange-red flowers on stems about 

 3 feet high. Bulbs, $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00 



DUTCH IRIS. Place bulbs 4 to 6 inches 

 deep in good sandy loam. Blooms in 

 early June. 

 Imperator. Brilliant deep blue with a 

 golden yellow blotch on each standard. 

 60c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 

 Golden Harvest. Bright golden yellow. 



60c. per doz.; S4.50 per 100. 

 King Mauve. Orchid-lavender, very 

 liunv lluucr, 7V. per doz.; S5.50perlOO. 

 White Perfection. The finest white. 

 90c. per doz.; S6.50 per 100. 



IRIS reticulata. Rich pansy-violet. Blooms 

 in verv early spring. About 10 inches 

 tall. 80c. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 Tingitana, Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful deep blue color. 

 Very early. 90c. per doz.; $6.50 per 100. 



iXIA (African Corn Lily). Brilliant mixture. 

 50c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



IXiOLIRION Pallasii. Easily grown in any 

 sandy border. Flowers in late May or 

 early June; produces deep blue, tubular 

 flowers. Height 12 inches. 50c. per doz.; 

 $3.75 per 100. 



LEUCOJUM vernum (Spring Snowflake). 

 Strong stems bearing large clusters of 

 pendent white flowers tipped with green. 

 SI. 25 per doz., S9.00 per 100 



LYCORiS radiata. Bright red flowers in 

 autumn. Plant indoors in the North. 

 SI. 50 per doz. S12.00 per 100. 



MUSCARi, Heavenly Blue (Grape Hya- 

 cinth). Light blue flowers during April. 

 80c. per doz.; S5.75 per 100. 

 Botryoides album. Pure white Grape 

 Hyacinth. 60c. per doz.; S4.50 per 100. 



ORNITHOGALUM umbellatum (Star of 

 Bethlehem). A dwarf hardy bulbous 

 plant that produces umbels of white 

 flowers shaded green in May. 45c. per 

 doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



OXALIS. Suitable for pot-culture and 

 winter hliMirning. Keep ilose to light to 

 prevent lolia^c ^'rowin^ loo long. 



Bermuda Buttercup. ^ Cllow. 

 Grand Duchess, Lavender. 

 Grand Duchess, White. 

 Boweii. Pink 



Each of above, 50c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100 



RANUNCULUS, Supreme Mixed. Large, 



turban-like heads of fully double flowers 



in a good range of color. Bulbs, $1.35 



per doz.; SIO.OO per 100. 



SCILLA campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). 



Bears bell-like flowers on 15-inch spikes 



during early May. 



Myosotis. Blue. '80c. per doz.; $6.00 per 



100. 

 Queen of the Pinks. 80c. per doz.; $6.00 



per 100. 

 White Triumphator. 80c. per doz.; 

 $6.00 per 100. 

 SCILLA sibirica. Spring Beauty. Ex- 

 quisite rich blue flowers in early spring. 

 $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 

 SNOWDROPS. May be used effectively in 

 the center or at the edge of a bed. 

 Single. Large, lovely single white bells. 



75c. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 

 Double. Large, handsome double flowers. 

 85c. per doz.; S7.00 per 100. 

 SPARAXiS. Similar to Freesias, but much 

 hardier and in a wide range of color 

 combinations. 55c. per doz.; $4.00 per 

 100. 

 TRITELEIA uniflora. Sweet-scented 



white flowers shaded blue. 45c. per 

 $2.75 F ^^ 

 WINTER ACONITE {Eranthis byemalis). 

 look charming resting 

 iK-rald-green cushion of leaves, 

 d.)/.; $3.75 per 100. 



