AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1911. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS. 



Coccinea. {Kaffir Lily or Crimson Flag.') An excellrtit 

 half-hardy plant for winter forcing, with long slender 

 Gladiolus-like spikes of deep scarlet flowers. Keady for 

 delivery in Xovember. 



Each, lo cents ; Dozen, 50 cents ; 100,53.00. 



SNOWFLAKE. {Leucojum.) 



The Snowflakes produce flowers like monstrous Snow- 

 drops on stems about a foot high. They are perfectly hardy 

 and have the odor of violets. 



Spring Snowflake. {L. Vernum.) White, I 



drooping flowers j ^0.30 



Summer Snowflake. (Z.^\r//t';</«.) White | .35 



SPARAXIS. 



Charming little bulbous plants for pot culture in the con 

 servatory or window, closely resembling Ixias, but dwarfer 

 and more compact. Eight to twelve bulbs may be plante ' 

 in a sLx-inch bulb-pan, covering them one inch. 



' Doz. 

 Choice Named Sorts. The most beauti- 



ful grown 

 Choice Sorts, Mixed. 



In great variety 



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SP1R>EA. (Astilbe.) 



Ready for delivery in November, by express or freight 

 only. 



Japonica. One of the best plants for winter and spring 

 forcing. Its rich, dark-green, fern-like foliage is sur- 

 mounted with a profusion of pure white flowers, rising in 

 erect featherj- panicles. It is equally valuable as a 

 decorative pot plant, and for cutting. Being 

 perfectly hardy, it succeeds well in the open I Each | 

 garden, blooming early in summer. Large 

 clumps $0.15 



Compacta Multiflora. {Gratidtjlora.) A variety 

 of Japonica of compact growth, and the flowers 

 somewhat larger ; excellent for forcing . 



Astilboides Floribunda. The habit of growth 

 is dwarf, with erect, long flower sprays of 

 purest white in delicately formed panicles . 



Mybrida Gladstone. A new large flowering 

 variety with immense trusses of snow-white 

 flowers borne on long stalks. Excellent for 

 forcing and as a cut-flower is unequalled . 

 Peach Blossom. A splendid new variety of 

 branching habit with large showy sprays 

 of delicate pink flowers , excellent for forc- 

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Palmata. A beautiful hardy variety, with large, 

 rosy-crimson, feathery flowers; very elegant 

 when forced 



Queen Alexandra. This beautiful new pink 

 flowered variety was named in honor of the 

 Queen of England, who, having seen it at one 

 of the London exhibitions was enthusiastic in 

 her admiration of it and made inquiry as to its 

 origin. It was awarded a Silver Medal by the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. The 

 color is almost identical with that of the Brides- 

 maid Rose 



Spirea Queen Alexandria. 



Doz. 



%\.^l 



1.50 



1.50 



1-75 



3-50 



1-75 



TRITONIA. 



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3-50 



TRILLIUM. ( Wood Lily or Trinity Flower.-) 



;.so 



10.00 



14.00 



25.00 



Very beautiful, 

 situations. 



hardy, native plants, delighting in moist shady 



Doz. 



•75 

 1. 00 



•75 



5.00 

 6.00 



25.00 



Ver\- attractive bulbous plants for pot culture; free blooming and 

 easy of cultivation. They grow from 15 inches to 2 feet in height, of grace- 

 ful habit, and vary in color from rosy-white to orange-scarlet. Six bulbs 

 may be planted in a sLx-inch bulb-pan or pot, one inch deep. Doz. 



Aurea. Golden yellow 



Crocata Type. Shades of orange and scarlet 



Fine Mixed. Many colors 



$0.85 



1.25 



•30 



100 



$6.00 

 8.00 

 2.00 



Qrandiflorum. {Giant American Wood Lily.) Flowers I 



pure white, changing to delicate rose; height, one foot So 75 §500 



Erectum. The common purple-flowered wood lUy, one 

 of the earliest 



Erythrocarpum. Large white flowers, height, one foot 



Sessile Album. A very fine white variety from Califor- 

 nia, having beautifully mottled leaves .1 \.jz 14.00 



Sessile Rubra. Flowers reddish-purple | 1.7^ 14.00 



TRITELEIA. ( Sprinor star Flower.) 



Charming little tuberous plants either for forcing or out-door culture. 

 For forcing plant ten or twelve tubers in a six-inch bulb-pan, covering 

 them one inch; in the open garden the tubers should be set 4 inches deep 

 and protected with litter during winter. 



Uniflora. Porcelain blue 'S0.15 j S0.75 



Violacea. Violet blue \ .15 ^ .75 



TROP/EOLUM. 



Charming climbing plants for pot cultivation in the conserxatory or 

 window; with delicate foliage and elegant flowers. They are usually trained 

 over balloon-shaped trellises. Plant three or four bulbs in an eight-inch 

 pot, covering them one and a half inches. 

 Jarrattii. {Tricolorum.) Scarlet, yellow, and black. Each, 15 cents; 



per dozen, Ji. 50 ; per 100, {>• 2.00. 



WATSONIA ARDERNEl. 



This new white variety was recently introduced from South Africa and 

 is likely to become verj- popular. The bulbs resemble gladioli, sending up 

 stems to a height of 3 to 4 feet, each stem bearing about a dozen snow- 

 white flowers. Fine for forcing in the greenhouse or planting out doors in 

 spring like the gladioli. Each 20 cents ; dozen, ;?i.75 : per 100, 5i2.oo. 



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