100 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS. 



Fancy-leaved Caladiums. 



STANDARD VARIETIES. 

 Cocopava. Red centre, creamy white border. 

 Candidum. White, green ribs and veins. 

 Stapocu. Red and bronze. 

 Wightii. Green; white and red spots. 

 Biloutra. Violet centre, green border. 

 Pedro Trio. Creamy white. 

 Velleva. Glossy green, white spots. 



Mad. Alfred Mame. Narrow leaf, green ground, spotted white and red. 

 Silver Cloud. Green, clouded creamy and white. 

 Virginale. White, veined green ; very fine. 



Each of the above varieties, 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 

 Growing Plants. Ready in May. 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 



GLORIOSA. 



A splendid tropical climbing plant for conservatory decoration, 



FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. 



NEW AND RARE VARIETIES. 



Wherever high-class decorations are required during summer, these plants are indispen- 

 sable. When grown in pots they may be used in the conservatory or the house with equal 

 satisfaction. For table decorations, for jardinieres, and for enhvening groups of palms or 

 ferns, they are most serviceable. They are quite as desirable for bedding purposes, and may 

 be planted out after the middle of June in the sunniest situations if well watered, or in partial 

 shade, but they should be sheltered from strong winds. The tubers should be started in the 

 greenhouse in February or March, and if intended for out-door beds gradually hardened oft 

 before being transferred to the open ground. 



Ella Wheeler Wileox. Creamy white, large transparent, pink spots. 



Asteroid. Intense red, bronze-green border; freckled pink and white. 



Frances M. Laughlin. Beautiful transparent rose, bronzy zone, green spots. 



John Pew. Vivid red centre, green border. 



Edna G. Fuller. Transparent rose, creamy veins and ribs, very beautiful. 



Pamplona. Crinkled, creamy white leaf, blood red spots. 



Aguape. Large transparent white and pink leaf, deep green border. 



Dona Carmen de Maeedo. Vivid red, changing to pink, green ribs. 



D. M. Cook. Crinkled leaf, centre plum-color, suffused with orange or deep 



red, green border covered with red spots, new color. 

 Blanche Wise. White centre, spotted red; moss green border; new. 

 Faceiro. Creamy white, with a tinge of green; large pure white spots; 



transparent. 

 Eueharis. Beautiful rosy-red centre, green border. 

 Jequitinhonha. Crinkled leaf pink, deep blackish-green ribs. 

 Unique. Grayish-pink centre, green border. 



Fascination. Salmon-pink centre, brownish zone, green border. 

 Betty S. Gates. Glossy green, with cream and innumerable red, piak and 



white spots; centre golden-red. New. 

 Pojuca. Transparent pink, green ribs. 



Sergipe. Transparent white and pink, deep red ribs, green border. 

 Le Titien. Vivid red, on a glossy green ground. 

 Avolf Jaenicke. Creamy, white spots, deep red centre. 



Each of the above varieties, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Growing Plants. Ready in May. 60 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 



Rothsehildiana. 



producing gorgeous lily-like flowers of yellow and scarlet 

 $2.50 each. Extra Large Bulbs, $3.50 each. 



Flowering Bulbs, 



GLOXINIAS. 



These are desirable summer-flowering plants for both greenhouse and window. 

 For cutting purposes they may be very successfully grown during summer in cold frames, 

 with the glass shaded with whitewash or slats to moderate the heat of the sun. 

 Large-Flowering, in separate shades, namely. Red with white border. Spotted, Blue, 



Red, Blue with white border. White, White with blue border. 20 cts. each; $2.00 



per doz.; $16. 00 per 100. 

 Large-Flowering Varieties, Mixed. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $16.00 per 100. 



HYACINTHUS. 



Candicans. A hardy Summer-flowering Hyacinth, producing erect spikes of - pure 

 white, bell-shaped flowers, 3 feet-in height. Jt is very effective when planted in 

 clumps among shrubs. 60 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1,000. If by 

 mail, add 8 cts. per doz. for postage. 



six Bulbs ol one variety sold at dozen rates; 25 at 100 rates. 



Hyacinthus Candicans. 



