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Qjrri^ Bros.' j-lortieultural (juide.- 



SUnriER FLOWERING BULBS AND ROOTS. 



GLADIOLI. 



The Gladioli is unquestionably the peer of all the summer flowering bulbs. Nothing can surpass the stately 

 grandeur of their magnificent spikes of flowers, often measuring 15 inches in length. They are of the most 

 varied colors, with groundwork of white, red and yellow, beautifully marked and spotted on the throats. 

 Plant in May and June in any good garden soil, 6 inches apart and 4 inches deep. Planted on the edges of 

 shrubbery or in Rosebeds they make a very handsome show. 



• May— A beautiful variety. Flowers well expanded ; white, edge of petals delicately touched with pink, 

 two lower petals penciled with a peculiar light brown ; usually gives three large spikes of bloom, and some- 

 times seven. 10 cts. each ; 60 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 



Snow White— A most magnificent variety, bearing long spikes of pure white blossoms, each flower being 

 perfect in form, and of fine substance, lasting a long time. Each, 20 cts. ; per doz., $2.00. 



Each. 



Pink shades in splendid mixtures $0 OS 



Pink and variegated shades in splendid mixture 05 



Scarlet and Red shades in splendid mixture OS 



Yellow shades in splendid mixture OS 



White and light shades in splendid mixture 05 



Lemoines Butterfly Gladioli in grand mixture 05 



Choice American Hybrids in mixture 05 



All colors mixed 05 



Special Offer of the Above 8 Dozen, All Separate, by Express for $1.50. 



Single bulbs and dozen lots mailed free. 100 Lots by Express Purchaser's Expense. 



TIGKIDIA. 



Conchiflora — Yellow and orange, with dark spots. Each 

 5 cts. ; per doz., 30 cts. 



Pavonia— Scarlet, with crimson spots, each, 5 cts. ; per 

 doz., 30 cts. 



Grandiflora Alba— White, 8 cts. each; per doz., 60 cts. 



TUBEROSES. 



New Branching Tuberose " Albino " — A beautiful Bingle 

 flowered variety, each bulb producing from two to five flower 

 stems, and these again are often branched. The flowers, 

 which are abundantly produced, are of the purest waxy white, 

 rivaling orange blossoms in sweetness. Blooms very early. 

 Bulbs, each, 5 cts: per doz., by mail, 50 cts. ; per 100, |3.00. 



Excelsior Pearl Bulbs— First quality, each, 5 cts. ; per 

 doz.. by mail, 40 cts.: per 100, $2 50. 



Tuberoses— Started in pots, each, 25 cts.; per doz., $2.50. 



CHINESE NARCISSUS. 

 (Sacred Chinese Lily.) 

 If by mail, add 5c. each extra; iOc. per doz. 



This deservedly popular bulb should find a place in every 

 home where pl»nts ar« erown. It is of the easiest culture, 



Per doz. 



Per 100. 



$0 35 



$2 00 



35 



2 00 



30 



1 75 



40 



3 00 



35 



2 00 



40 



3 00 



35 



2 00 



30 



1 75 



GLADIOLI. 



LILIES. 



Allow 2 cts. per bulb for mailing. 

 These grand and distinctive flowers should have a prom- 

 inent place in every garden. All the varieties offered below can be 

 flowered the first season and are especially worthy of cultivation. 

 Plant in a well-drained, good garden soil, covering the bulbs to 

 a depth of four inches. At the time of planting cover on all sides 

 of the bulbs good clean sand, after which fill up with ordinary 



soil. 



Each. 



Auratum— Golden banded Japan Lily ; large bulbs 15 



" Extra large bulbs 25 



Batemanni— Flowers bright Apricot color 20 



Krameri— White, tinted blush, large and fragrant. . 25 



Speciosum Album— White Japan Lily 20 



Speciosum Roseum— Rose spotted Japan Lily 15 



Speciosum Rubrum— White and red spotted Japan 



Lily '. IS 



Longiflorum— White 15 





GOLDEN BANDED JAPAN LILT. 



The above 7 Splendid Lilies free by mail for $1.00. 



CALADTUM ESCULEN- 



TUM- Elephant's Ear. 



Magnificent sub-tropical plants; when 

 planted out in beds or as single specimens 

 on lawns they have a grand appearance. 

 Set out in the latter part of May and the 

 beginning of June. (See cut.) Large 

 bulbs, 25 cts. each, by mail, 35 cts. ; second 

 size bulbs, 15 cts. each by mail, 20 cts, 



RAIN LILY. 



Cooperia Drummondi — Planted in the 

 garden in spring, a succession of bloom 

 may be had from a clump of tbem, 

 from May to September. The flowers 

 are delicionsly fragrant, pure white, star- 

 shaped, with' long tubes, and measure 

 from one inch to one and one-half inches 

 across. It derives its name " Rain Lily " 

 CALADI0M esculentum. from the fact that it remains constantly 



in bloom during rainy weather. Each, 5 

 (Elephant's Ear.) cts. ; dozen, 50 cts. 



simply requiring to be put 

 in a bowl or dish filled 

 with pebbles, setting the 

 bulb so it will be held firm- 

 ly in place, then fill with 

 water and place in a warm, 

 sunny window, where it 

 will grow up rapidly and 

 produce an abundance of 

 delicionsly fragrant white 

 blossoms, with a yellow 

 center, in two or three . 

 weeks from time of plant- 

 ing. Its growth may be 

 hastened very much by 

 keeping the water warm. 

 Fresh water should be add- 

 ed once a week. The bulb 

 may also be planted in the 

 open ground, but it gives 

 the greatest satisfaction 

 grown as described above, 

 in water. Plant from Octo- 

 ber to March. (See cut). 



Each. Doz. 

 Extra large bulbs 10 $1 00 

 Bowls for Chinese 

 Sacred Lilies- 

 Imitation cut 

 glass, neat pat- 

 tern 25 250 



CHINESE SACKED LILT. 



THE 25 GRAND SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS, SHOWN ON THIS PACE, FREE BY MAIL, FOR $2,00. 



