32 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. 
MISCELLANEOUS BUEBS: 
AMARYLLIS. 
N order to obtain fine specimens of Amaryllis, the following method 
should be observed: On receipt of the bulbs in the autumn they should 
be placed where they will be always slightly moist and warm, under 
the benches of a greenhouse, for example; do not pot up the bulbs before 
the flower buds appear; when first potted give very little water, and 
promote growth by giving moderate bottom heat; increase the supply of 
water as the plants progress. Very often the mistake is made that 
bulbs are potted up too early; the consequence is that only leaf growth 
is made. The proper soil for Amaryllis is turfy loam enriched with 
rotten manure. 
Belladonna Major. (Belladonna Lily.) Flowers| Each | Doz. 100 
silvery white, flushed and tipped with deep 
rose; extralargebulbs . .|$0.15 |$1.50 |$10.00 
Equestris. (T he Barbadoes Lily. ‘i Scarlet, with 
broad white stripes; free bloomer. . 25250 
Formosissima. (Jacobean Lily.) Dark crimson| .1 5 | 1.50 8.00 
Hippeastrum, New Hybrids. (Vittata.) The 
finest race of Amaryllis in cultivation; exceed- | 
ing in the size and fine form of their flowers, as | 
well as in the diversity of colors and markings, 
allformer hybrids. The segments are of nearly 
uniform size, giving the flowers a regular trum- 
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Johnsoni. (Bermuda Spice Lily.) Enormous 
bright crimson flowers with a white stripe 
through each segment; magnificent : .50 | 5.00 | 35.00 
Lutea. (Sternbergia.) (Mount Etna Lily.) Golden 
yellow; hardy if well covered during the winter} .05 -50 | 3-00 
Hallii. (Lycoris squamigera.) Bright rosy-lilac 
flowers, fragrant, 3 or 4 inches across, blooms in 
August. The foliage appears in spring, dis- 
appears in June, and is followed two months | 
later by the naked flowers. Hardy if protected] .25 | 2.50 | 
Vallota Purpurea. See page 40. 
ZEPHYRANTHES. Beautiful dw arf bulbous plants; very effective 
for planting in masses in May and flowering with great profusion 
during the summer. 
Amaryllis Hippeastrum. 
| Each Doz. 100 
Rosea. Rose pink flowers, three inches across|$0.10 |$0.65-| $5.00 
ACHIMENES. Candidia. (Fairy Lily.) Pure white, fragrant| .05 -40 | 3.00 
Profuse blooming tender perennials for greenhouse or conservatory decoration 
during summer. The scaly tubers should be potted in the early spring in a com- 
post of turfy loam, leaf mould and sand. They should be grown in a moist, warm 
temperature, shaded from the sun until they begin to bloom, when they should be kept 
cooler to prolong the duration of the flowers. The colors ‘comprise white, shades of 
lilac, mauve, and red. Ready in December. 
Argus, Mauve; Celestial, pure white, spotted violet; Dazzle, Bright vermilion, 
dwarf; Rosea elegans, Rose; Dr. Carey, Pale rose, large: Edmond Boissier, 
white shaded, lilac; Longiflora, clear blue; Margarita, pure white; Mauve Per= 
_ fection, clear mauve; Patens Major, mauve with violet shading; Violacea, violet 
with carmine shading, dwarf; Vivid, scarlet. 
Each of the above separate colors, $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Mixed Varieties. All colors. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
AGAPANTHUS. | (4frican Lily.) 
Handsome summer and autumn flowering plants, throwing up large umbels 
of twenty to thirty blossoms. They should be grown in pots or tubs, in rich sandy 
soil well enriched. The plants should be divided before they become overcrowded 
in the pot or tub. They are particularly suitable for piazza or terrace decoration, 
and may also be forced in the greenhouse. 
Umbellatus. Bright blue. Each, 25c.; per doz., $2.00; by mail, 35c. each. 
Umbellatus Albus. White. Each, 25c.; per doz., $2.00. 
ALLIUMS. 
Attractive hardy spring-flowering plants of the easiest culture, succeeding in 
any soil; particularly adapted for borders and rockeries. 
Aureum. (Moly.) Bright yellow flowers, very showy. Per doz., 15c.; per 100, 
75C-; per 1,000, $6.00. 
Azureum. Deep azure-blue flowers in large umbels. Per doz., $1.00; per 100, 
$6.00. . 
Neapolitanum. Large heads of pure white flowers, very hardy; extensively forced 
by florists for cutting purposes. Per doz., 20c.; per 100, $1.00; per 1,000, $8.00. 
Ostrowskianum. A beautiful variety from Asia Minor, with large umbels of 
tosy-scarlet flowers; hardy and early. Per doz., 25c.; per 100, $2.00. Zephyranthes Rosea. 
