Gladiolus Blushing Bride. 
GLADIOLI. 
remain beautiful for a week or two. 
EARLY FLOWERING. 
HESE Gladioli are now extensively used by gardeners and florists for winter forcing; the 
dwarf, branching gracefully-formed flowers being excellent for cut-flower use. If the spikes 
are cut and placed in water when the first blossoms appear, they will keep expanding and 
Five or six bulbs planted in six-inch bulb-pans or pots make 
R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. 
[XIAS. 
HARMING bulbs for winter-blooming, of easy culture and producing 
very brilliant flowers. The colors include many shades of yellow, 
pink, scarlet, and crimson. The centre of the flower is always dis- 
tinct in color from the outer parts, the effect of which is very striking. 
Plant six or eight bulbs in a six-inch bulb-pan, covering them one inch. 
Aurantiaca Major. Golden-yellow with large] Doz. 100 | 1,000 
darkneyeu ga. enemies .|$0.30 [$1.75 |$15.00 
Bucephalus Major. Dark red .20 | 1.25 | 10.00 
Crateroides Major. Bright scarlet = ile oe 4Oule2e50 
Emperor of China. Rich yellow with dark eye; 
very handsome .. . .40 | 2.50 
Lady Slade. Bright pink . .40 | 3.00 
Maculosa. Beautiful pink Sst) ee | XO eA OO RIES SOO 
Rosea Plena Multiflora. Soft rose; fragrant] .30 | 2.00 | 14.00 
Smiling Mary. Bright rosy pink -75 | 5-00 
Snowflake. Pure white . . . .30 | 2.00 } 18.00 
Viridiflora. Emerald green .50 | 3.50 
Finest Mixed. sl 5 lel SOON pe 750 
IXIOLIRION. 
Pallasi. An elegant pale blue lily-like flower in loose heads rising 
about two feet above the grass-like foliage. It may be grown in 
pots in cold frames and brought into the conservatory in spring, or 
the bulbs can be kept dry and planted out-doors in May. In the 
garden it would bloom in July. 20 cents per doz.; $1.25 per 100. 
LACHENALIAS. 
Beautiful bulbous plants for greenhouse and window decoration, 
of very easy culture. Plant five or six bulbs in a six-inch bulb-pan, one 
inch deep. Each | Doz. 
Nelsoni. Bright golden-yellow flowers 2 ce =  SORZOr S25 25 
Quadricolor. Scarlet, yellow and green 25 | 2.50 
Tricolor. Yellow and red, tipped green 30 | 3-25 
GLORIOSA. 
Rothschildiana. 
A splendid tropi- 
cal climbing plant 
for conservatory 
decoration, pro- 
ducing gorgeous lily- 
like flowers of yellow 
and scarlet. Flow= 
ering Bulbs, $2.50 
each. Extra Large 
Bulbs, $3.50 each. 
charming groups for conservatory or window decoration; the bulbs should be set an inch and 
a half deep. Ready in November. : } 
The following varieties may be planted in autumn in the open ground if mulched sufficiently 
to exclude frost, or they may be.kept in moist earth ina cellar or pit during winter and planted 
in the open ground about the middle of April. 
Colvillei Alba. (The Bride.) Excellent forcing variety, producing] Doz | 100 | 1,000 
compact spikes of pure white flowers of long duration. . . . .|$0.25 |$1.25 |P10.00 
Colvillei Rosea. A beautiful variety with delicate pink flowers . .25 | 1.50 | 14.00 
Cardinalis Ackermani. Salmon flaked carmine, violet eye .25 | 1.50 | 14.00 
Apollo. Orange-salmon, blotched deep orange . . . . .20 | 1.25 | 10.00 
Blushing Bride. Beautiful ivory white, with crimson flakes .25 | 1.25 | 10.00 
Fiery Knight. Dark scarlet, flaked carmine : .60 | 4.00 | 35.00 
General Scott. White, tinged with delicate rose . .35 | 2.25 | 20.00 
L’Unique. Fiery orange-red, blotched white 235) (e275) |p25200 
Mathilde. White, beautifully tinged with lilac-rose .60 | 4.50 
Non Plus Ultra. Rosy red, flaked white . : -35 | 2.25 | 20.00 
Orange Queen. Orange-scarlet, blotched white . 225) |) 5.50) || L2500 
Peach=Blossom. Delicate pink; extra fine .30 | 1.75 | 16.00 
Pink Perfection. Bright)Rose). 2 5 0-755 = =) 220) e257 |) L200 
GLADIOLI GANDIVENSIS. _ 
The following varieties are considered among the best for forcing under glass. 
White and light | Doz. 100 | 1000 Mrs. Francis King. Doz. | 100 | 1000 
shades Igo.50 |$3.50 |$30.00 Scarlet ._. . —.|$0.60 |$4.50 [$40.00 
America. Pink -75 | 5.00 | Augusta. White .| .50 | 4.00 | 38.00 
Ixia aurantiaca major. 
