REWRITTEN, ENLARGED AND ILLUSTRATED. 



Issued January 10th, 1891. 



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NEW HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



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A most beautiful winter 

 and spring flowering 

 bulb for window garden 

 and conservatory- Tlie unique 

 flowers, of an exquisite rnby 

 crimson color, often measure 

 two inches across, and are borne 

 in great numbers, and tbe.v re- 

 main in bloom many weeks. 



The foliage is also strikingly 

 handsome, of a rich green, gro- 

 tesquely mottled with silver ; 

 consequently the plants are In 

 ly decorative even when not hi 

 tinuer, but when in the full 

 ivialth of bloom— the bright red 

 tlnwers and gay silver and green 

 Inliage — are gloriously etfective. 

 Not the least among the charms 

 nf this plant is the certainty 

 with which it grows and blo(»lus. 



Large dormant bulbs mailed 

 free tor 60c. each, or a set of 3 

 l.nlhsil each of "Giant Ruliy, " 



(iiant White," and "(iiant 

 Rose"), for $1.50. 



With Ihr lalli-r xfl irill 



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THREE CHOICE BULBSI 



For Winter Flowering in the 

 •House or Conservatory. 



Bermuda KasterLilyi 



— Pure pearly \vliiie, (ielici-i 

 (ni^ly fr^crant and a reniark- 

 alile profusion of bloom, are' 

 some of the merits of this 

 erless winter flowering lily 

 A'ith a few bulbs a continua- 

 lion of bloom may be had 

 from Xmas until spring, 

 (iranil for Xnias and Eastei 

 decoration, of easiest cul- 

 ture. 



Large bulbs (5 to 7 inch', 



20c. each; .f2.00 per doz. 



Cliiiiese Sacred [Varois- 



ftus.— Large chisters of wbite 



flowers, with yellow center; very 



fragrant; will grow in a shallow 



liowl of wafer and bloom profusely 



tsoon after planting. 



25c. each : $2.50 per do/.. 

 Arabian Star of Beflilelteni 

 Tall spikes bearing clusters of milk- 

 white atar-Iiice flowery, witli 

 black center: very fragrant. 

 10c. each; $1 00 perdoz. 

 The above collection of "3 

 (■hoice Bulbs" mailed free for 

 5()c. : or with the *'Ruby Giant " 

 Cyclamen. for$!.00; or with the 

 Tnree (Jiant ( 'vtlamens, for ^2. 



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DERsoN's RviAi ('ri;nmE," 



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 Henderson's New Handdook of Pla^tts and General Horticulture contains 

 about 8oo illustrations. 



Price, $4.00, Post-Paid. 



'so given fret as a premium cm an order f,om this Catalogue, amounting to $40.00. 



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