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Bulbs for the Spring Garden and the Winter Window Garden 
Many of the following are ideally suited for growing indoors during the winter months (see the Winter Window Garden on 
page 24). Others are excellent for planting in the foreground of hardy borders, also for Rock Gardens and for naturalizing. 
“‘Henderson’s Bulb Culture’”’ is a book of 68 pages, price 75c. Free on request with buld orders amounting to $3.00 or over. 
Allium Neapolitanum Callas, Henderson’s Selected 
An excellent variety for garden culture and winter flowering, for cut Aethiopica, or Lily of the Nile. This old favorite White Calla 
flowers, being of pure white, with green stamens, borne in large loose Lily is too well known to require any description. We offer dry 
umbels. Height, 15 to 18 inches. roots, as they are superior for forcing and winter-flowering pur- 
Price, 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. poses; they come into bloom quickly. 
x i a Extra large bulbs, 40c each; $4.00 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
Amaryllis, Giant Hybrid Yellow Elliotiana. Rich, deep golden flowers often 4 to 5 inches 
across at the mouth; habit of growth and foliage like the old favorite 
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sn ternatlenel prize (etal white Calla excepting the leaves are spotted with white. 
The coloring and marking are exquisite; the bulbs are large, and are ot 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. (Ready in November.) 
sufficient strength and age to produce flowers during winter or spring. ; B p 
They are the most gorgeous bulbous pot plants known. They throw up The Pink Calla (Zantedeschia Rehmannii) 
spikes from 2 to 3 feet high, bearing wide petalled flowers averaging See\Gélor, Plate Pace ce 
5 te 6 inches across and of great substance, some being of rich and glowing é ’ | 
colors, others delicately shaded and superbly veined. One of the loveliest, one of the most unusual and interesting 
Mixed varieties, 75c each; $7.50 per doz. house plants grown. The bright green lance-like leaves grow about 
one foot high. Flowers dainty pink lasting two weeks or more, dur- 
ing which time the flowers deepen to a rich rosy red. Plant ina 
5 Anemone St. Brigid four-inch pot in rich soil with the top or crown of the bulb even 
An improved Irish variety bearing magnificent flowers, double, semi- wien the soil level, the smooth part or bottom of the bulb down 
double and single, 3 to 5 inches across, of the richest as well as the daintiest lace in a sunny window and do not allow the soil to dry out. 
colors. There is maroon, scarlet, crimson, pink, blue, purple, cream, white, Dormant roots, 75c each; $7.50 doz. 
etc., in endless variety. Grow in cold frames in northern states. 
Mixed colors, 70c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Babiana 
A charming genius bearing spikes of flowers, characterized by the strik- 
ing contrast of distinct hues in the same flower, they vary in color from the 
richest carmine to the brightest blue; many of them being sweet scented. 
They are not hardy north of Washington. Five or six bulbs in a five-inch 
pot make lovely specimens. Height, 6 to 9 inches. 
Mixed varieties, 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Brodiaea 
Showy, half hardy California bulbs, with 
red, blue or white tubular flowers, borne 
in clusters on stems 1 to 2 feet high. They 
may be grown in the green-house or cold 
frame, or if planted out in spring in clumps 
or masses they flower very freely in June 
or July. 
Mixed varieties, 60c per doz.; $4.50 
per 100. 
Bleeding Heart 
Dielytra Spectabilis 
An old-fashioned favorite, with long 
racemes of graceful, heart-shaped pink 
flowers that are always attractive. It is 
used largely for forcing, but is also excellent 
for the garden border, and especially valu- 
able for planting in the shade. A splendid pot 
plant for winter blooming in the green- 
house or conservatory. 
Large roots, 50c each; $5.00 per doz 
Caischortus or 
Mariposa Tulips 
These famous California flowers f 
possess much delicacy and _ bril- 
liancy of coloring. They some- 
what resemble a Tulip in shape, 
and are of many colors, shades and 
markings. They flower in June | 
and July. Should be given pro- | 
tection during the winter months. | 
They also succeed admirably | 
planted in the fall in a cold frame. 
Mixed Colors. 75c per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
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Camassia Leichtlini (wita Hyacinth) 
Perfectly hardy, thriving in sheltered and partially shady situations; the stout flower 
stalks grow from 2 to 3 feet high and bear twenty or more large blue flowers, each 2 inches \ 
across; a large clump in bloom is very effective. { 
Price, $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. } 
Chionodoxa Glory of the Snow | 
They produce flower’spikes bearing 10 to 15 lovely Scilla-like flowers. They are per- | 
fectly hardy, and may be planted as an edging to a bed, or naturalized onthe lawn. They are 
admirable for pot culture. 
Lucillae. Bright blue with clear white center, 35c per doz.; $2.50 per 100; $22.50 per 1,000. i 
Sardensis. Intense deep blue, 35c per doz.; $2.50 per 100; $22.50 per 1,000. j 
Gigantea. Unusually large flowers of lovely lilac-blue, with conspicuous white center, 50c 
per doz.; $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1,000. 
Crown Imperials | 
Well-known stately, hardy border plants, with clusters of immense pen- 
dant bell-shaped flowers, surmounted with a tuft of green leaves. They are 
very effective, and if left undisturbed for years they form gigantic and pic- 
< turesque groups. : 
BLEEDING Mixed Colors, 35c each; $3.50 per dozen. 
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