• MISCELLANEOUS BULBS • 



HOLLAND CROCUS 



Sprins-Flowerins 



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.: S4.25 per 100. 

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



S4.25 per 100. 

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



S4.S(I per 100. 

 Stri ped Beauty. 60c. per doz. ; S4. 50 per 100. 

 Yellow. 55c. per doz.; S3 .75 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, $3.15 per 100 



SPECIES CROCUS 



Sieberl, Violet Queen. A pleasing light 

 lilac-colored species type producing a 

 mass of bloom. 55c. per doz.; $3.75 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.; 

 S5.50perlOO. 

 Speciosus. lilac-blue flowers with con- 

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

 $3.00 per 100. 

 ZonatUS. Rosy lilac with a yellow center 

 surrounded by 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 sunny window. 65c. each; 

 3 for $1.80. 



ERYTHRONIUM dens-canis purpureus 

 (Trout Lily; Dogstooth Violet). Flowers 

 like little stars in early April. Very 

 hardy. 3 for 50c.; $1.75 per doz. 



FREESIA. Producas large sprays of very 

 fragrant flowers. Plant the bulbs in a 

 mixture of loam and coarse sand, with a 

 little Ixjnemeal. 

 White, Yellow, Lavender, Pink, Or- 

 ange, Red or Mixed. 10c. each; $1.00 

 per do7..; S7.50 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. Oneof the most easily grown 

 bulbous plants. 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. 

 70c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

 Golden Harvest. Both the standards and 

 falls are bright golden yellow. 70c. per 

 doz.; S5.00 per 100. 

 King Mauve. Orchid-lavender, very 

 large flower. 80c. per doz.; $6.00 per \06. 

 White Perfection. The finest white 

 r:)uuh Iris in existence. 70c. per doz.; 

 S5.()() [Mr 10(1. 



IRIS reticulata. Rich pansy-violet. Blooms 

 in ver\ early spring. About 10 inches 

 tall. 65c. per doz.; $4. 50 per 100. 

 Tingitana, Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful deep blue color. 

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



iXIA (African Corn Lily). Brilliant mixture. 

 45c. per doz.: $3.00 per 100. 



LEUCOJUM vernum (Spring Snow-flake). 

 Strong stems bearing large clusters of 

 pendent white flowers tipped with green. 

 3 for 35c.: S1.25per doz. 



LYCORIS radiata. Brigh 



autumn. Plant indoon 



red flowers in 

 in the North. 

 3 for40c.;S1.50perdoz. 

 MUSCARI, Heavenly Bjue (Grape Hya- 

 cinth). Numerous spikes of light blue 

 flowers during April. Can be planted 

 in masses or in the rock garden, in 

 either shade or sun. 45c. per doz.; S3.00 

 per 100. 

 Botryoides album. Pure white Grane 

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

 OXALIS. Suitable for pot-culture and 

 winter blooming. Keep close to light to 

 prevent foliage growing too long. 

 Bermuda Buttercup. Yellow. 

 Grand Duchess, Lavender. 

 Grand Duchess, White. 

 Boweii. Pink. 

 Each of above, 60c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100 



RANUNCULUS, Supreme Mixed. Large, 



turban-like heads of fully double flowers 



in a good range of color. Bulbs, 3 for 



40c.; $1.50 per doz. 

 SCILLA campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). 



Bears bell-like flowers on 15-inch spikes 



during early May. 

 Myosotis. Blue. 60c. per doz.; $4.50 per 



100. 

 Queen of the Pinks. 60c. per doz.; S4.50 



per 100. 

 White Triumphator. 60c. per doz.; 



$4.50 per 100. 

 SCILLA sibirica. Spring Beauty. Ex- 

 quisite rich blue flowers in early spring. 



85c. per doz.; S6.00 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. Same as the single, but large, 



handsome double flowers. $1.00 per 



doz.; $7.25 per 100. 

 SPARAXIS. Similar to Freesias, but much 



hardier and in a wide range of color 



combinations. 75c. per doz.; $5.75 per 



100. 

 STERNBERGIA lutea. Gorgeous yellow. 



Blooms same time as Colchicum and 

 growth. 3 for 70c.; $2.50 



per 

 WINTER ACONITE {Eranlhis hyemalis). 



Golden blossoms look charming resting 



on an emerald-green cushion of leaves. 



Does well in a moist situation, such as 



under trees. 55c. per doz.; $3.85 per 100. 



