• 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. 



55c. per doz.; S3. 75 per 100. 

 Remembrance. Dark blue. 55c. per doz.; 



S^.75 per 100. 

 Kathleen Parlow. White. 55c. per doz.; 



S3. 75 per 100. 

 Striped Beauty. 55c. per doz. ; S3 75 per 100. 

 Yellow. 55c. per doz.; $3.75 per 100. 



Special Crocus Mixture 



Contains 100 large-size Crocus bulbs 

 (8 to 9 cm. in circumferencei in mixed 

 colors, packed in a lithographed bag. 

 SPECIAL PRICE, $3.00 per 100 



SPECIES CROCUS 

 Spring-Flowering 



E. P. Bowles. Dark yellow, feathered 



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

 Snow Bunting. Pure white with golden 



throat. Outside feathered purple. 55c. 



per doz.; S3. 75 per 100. 

 Violet Queen. Rounded, pale lilac flowers. 



55c. per doz.; S3.75 per 100. 

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



S3. 75 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. 

 Sativus (Saffron Crocus). Beautiful purple 



flowers feathered with white and adorned 



with bright orange anthers. 75c. per doz.; 



$5.50 per 100. 



Autumn-Flowering Crocus, continued 



SpeciOSUS. I ihic-blue flowers with con- 

 trasting orange-red anthers. 45c. per doz.; 

 S3. 00 per 100. 



ZonatUS. Rosy lilac with a yellow center 

 surrounded by a bright orange zone. 50c. 

 Der 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 \\ill 

 soon flower, but foliage will not appear 

 until spring. Will bloom, without soil 

 or water, in a sunny window. 65c. each; 

 3 for SI. 80. 



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, Pink, Orange, Red 

 or Mixed. i^'>c. 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.; $4.00 per 100. 



DUTCH IRIS. Place bulbs 4 to 6 inches 

 deep in good sandy loam. Blooms in 



tmperator. Brilliant deep blue with a 

 golden yellow blotch on each standard. 

 f.Oc. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 

 Golden Harvest. Bright golden yellow. 



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

 King Mauve. Orchid-lavender, very 

 large flower. 75c. per doz.; S5.25 per 10(). 

 White Perfection. The finest white. 

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

 IRIS reticulata. Rich pansy-violet. Blooms 

 in very early spring. About 10 inches 

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

 TIngitana, Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful deep blue color. 

 Very early. 90c. per doz.: S6.50 per 100. 

 iXIA (African Corn 1 ilv). Brilliant mixture. 



45c. per doz.; $3.00 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.; 

 $3.50 per 100. 



LEUCOJUM vernum (Spring Snowflakc). 



Strong stems bearing I.irge clusters of 



pendent white (lowers tipped with green. 



3 for 35c.: SI. 25 per doz. 

 LYCORIS radiata. Bright red flowers in 



autumn. Plant indoors in the North. 



3 for40c.;S1.50perdoz. 

 MUSCARI, Heavenly Blue (Grape Flya- 



cinth). Light blue flowers during April. 



50c. per doz.; S3. 75 per 100. 

 Botryoides album. Pure white Graoe 



Hyacinth. 50c. per doz.: S3.75 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.; S3. 00 per 100. 

 OXALIS. Suitable for pot-culture and 



winter hindnilng. Keep close to liglit to 



j)re\ent foliai^'e t.'ri>\sing too long. 

 Bermuda Buttercup. Yellow. 

 Grand Duchess, Lavender. 

 Grand Duchess, White. 

 Boweii. Pink. 

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

 RANUNCULUS, Supreme Mixed. I arge, 



turban-like heads of fully double flowers 



in a good range of color. Bulbs, 3 for 



40c.: SI. 50 per doz. 

 SCILLA campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). 



Bears bell-like flowers on 15-inch spikes 



during early .May. 

 Myosotis. Blue. 60c. per doz.; S4.50 per 



100. 

 Queen of the Pinks. 60c. per doz.; $4.50 



per 100. 

 White Triumphator. 60c. per doz.; 



S4.50 per 100. 

 SCILLA sibirica. Spring Beauty. Ex- 

 quisite rich blue flowers in early spring. 



85c. per doz.; $6.75 per 100. 

 SNOWDROPS. May be used efl'ectively in 



the center or at the edge of a bed. 

 Single. Large, lovely single white bells. 



65c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

 Double. Large, handsome double flowers. 



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

 SPAR AX IS. 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 bhie. 40c. per doz.; 



S2.50 per 100. 

 WINTER ACONITE (Eranlbis Jjyemalis). 



Golden blossoms look charming resting 



on an emerald-green cushion of leaves. 



50c. per doz.; $3.75 per 100. 



