AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 1912. 



MONTBRETIA. 



HARDY border plants, with elegant and gracefully branched Gladiolus- 

 like flowers, which are now much prized for cutting during sum- 

 mer. The colors vary- from clear yellow to rich scarlet, and the plants 

 grow about two feet in height. Plant the bulbs five inches deep and 

 protect them during winter with liberal mulching. Delivery in Spring. 



CrocosmiEeflora. Orange-scarlet 



Etoile de Feu. Rich scarlet, yellow centre . . . 



Qermatiia. Very large orange scarlet flowers ; the 

 finest of all Montbretias 



Golden Sheaf. Clear yellow, beautiful 



Raj on D'Or. Deep j-ellow, very large 



Rosea. Bright salmon rose 



Transcendant. Large golden yellow flowers, out- 

 side bright red 



Pottsii. Bright yellow, flushed with red .... 



Mixed Hybrid Seedlings 



Doz. 



100 



$0.15 



^i .00 



•30 



1-75 



.60 



4.00 



.20 



I. 25 



.20 



1.25 



•25 



^•25 



.30 



2.00 



•IS 



1. 00 



.20 



1-25 



$7--iO 

 12.00 



10.00 

 10.00 



10.00 



15.00 



7-50 



10.00 



NIRENE. {Guernsey Lily.) 



These are amongst the earliest flowering bulbs of the Amaryllis 

 famUy, producing erect stems crowned with beautiful flowers in a few weeks 

 after being potted. 



Sarniensis. (True Guernsey Lily.) Brilliant crim- 

 son-scarlet : very fine 



Fothergilli Major. Flowers vivid scarlet, of shin- 

 ing and delicate texture; very free blooming; 

 superb 



Each 



^0.35 



1. 00 



Doz. 100 



^3. 501^25. 00 



Montbretia. 



Ornithogalum Arabicum. 



ORNITHOGALUM. 



Arabicum. (Arabian Star of Bethlehem.) An effective variety, with large heads 

 of fragrant star-shaped flowers, white with black eye, borne on erect stems i8 inches 

 high; e.xcellent for forcing and winter cultivation. Per dozen, 40 cents; per 100, $2. 50; 

 per 1,000, $18.00. 



Umbellatum. (Star of Bethlehem.) A hardy dwarf variety, with clusters of white, 

 star-shaped flowers. Per dozen, 15 cents; per 100, $i .00; per 1,000, $8.00. 



OXALIS. 



Lovely little bulbous plants for hanging pots and baskets. The bulbs should be 

 planted an inch deep, six or eight in a 5-inch pot. Thej^ need a sunny situation. 



Bermuda Buttercup. Flowers clear yellow; verj' beautiful. Per dozen, 25 cents; 



per 100, $z . 00. 



Boweii. Large rosy crimson flowers and handsome foliage. Per doz., 25c. ; 100, $1.7; 

 Grand Duchess Oxalis. These CaUfomian varieties are most desirable for window 

 culture, blooming all winter. The plants are of dwarf habit, producing e.xquisite flowers 



on long stems. 



Grand Duchess White. Per doz., .30, per 100, $2.00 

 Grand Duchess Pink. Per doz., .30; per 100, 32 . 00. 

 Grand Duchess Lavender. Per doz., .25; per 100, $1. 75. 

 Multiflora Alba. Pure white. Per doz., 25c. ; 100, $1 . 75. 



Versicolor. Red, violet and white. Per dozen, 20 cents; per 100, $1 .00; per 1,000, 

 ib.oo. 



Mr. Henry Wild, Conyers Manor, Grceniuich, Conn., gardener for E. C. Converse, 

 Esq., May iSlh writes: "The Liliiim Candidiim I got from you last year are tlw Jitiest I 

 have ever seen. We kept tliem in a cold frame until March i^th, and then brought them into 

 a cool greenhouse. For size of flower, strength of stem and perfect leaf they cannot be 

 surpassed." 



Six of a Kind Sold at Dozen Rates; 25 at 100 Rates; 250 at 1000 Rates 



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