98 PETE$ HE^OE^SOJl & CO., fiElA/ YO^K-— SU]VqVIE^ piiOWE^I^G BULtfiS. 



LILIUM AUEATOM. 



MEXICAN CORAL DROPS. 



Bessera elegans. 



Exquisite and free-blooming. Its flowers are borne in grace- 

 ful umbels of 12 to 20, on stems 1 to 2 feet high, and open in 

 succession during fully two months of summer and autumn. 

 A bulb frequently throws up from 6 to 10 spikes in succession. 

 Color, bright vermilion, marked with rosy white. For an 

 ■effective display, at least 12 to 25 or more bulbs should be grown 

 -in groups in a sunny bed, planted about 6 inches apart. 



Price, 5c. each, 60c. per doz., $3.75 per 100, free by mail. 



CINNJLMON VIN&. 



Dioscorea batatas. 



Beautiful summer climber ; glossy foliage and fragrant 

 flowers ; stem dies down in winter, but the root is hardy. 

 Large selected roots, 5c. each, 50c. per doz., free by mail. 



Auratum. (Seecut.) (The Golden 

 Rayed Lily of Japan.) The grand- 

 est of all the Lily family. Flowers 

 pure white, with crimson spots, while 

 through the centre of each petal runs a 

 clear golden band. Flowers measure 

 nearly a foot across, produced abundantly ; 

 '&*\, -A/ deliciously fragrant. 2 to 5 feet. First size 

 VJ&/ bulbs, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Krameri. Soft, beautiful rose color. 30c. each, 

 $3.00 per doz. 

 Xiancifoliuni, or Speciosum. 



- Album. Purest white, 30c. each, $3.00 per 

 doz. 



- Roseum. White, shaded and spotted with 

 rose. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



- Riibrum.. White, shaded with deep rose and 

 spotted red. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



CRINUM KIRKII. 



This magnificent variety produces flowers of the 

 greatest beauty. Usually, two flower stalks of dark 

 purplish color are sent up at the same time, each 

 bearing a large umbel composed of a dozen or more 

 enormous lily-like flowers of wondrous beauty and 

 fragrance. The petals are broad and pure white, 

 with a deep reddish purple stripe through the 

 centre. The variety is so beautiful that it invari- 

 ably elicits general admiration. (See cut.) 



1 lb. bulbs, $1.00 each, postage 10c. per bulb extra. 

 l L i lb. bulbs, $1.50 each, postage 15c. per bulb extra. 



2 lb. bulbs, $2.00 each, postage 2uc. per bulb extra. 

 Cooperia Drummondi. (Evening Star Flower.) 



Blooms from May to September ; the flowers are 

 star-shaped, with long tubes, pure white and 

 fragrant 10c. each, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, 

 free by mail. 



(Add for postage 3c. per bulb.) 

 Iiong'ifl.orum. (Easter Lily.) The well-known 

 beautiful snow-white, fragrant hardy Garden 

 Lily ; flowers trumpet-shaped. 6 to 8 inches long ; 

 height, Hi to 2 feet. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., 

 $10.00 per 100. 

 TigTimim Splendens. (Improved Tiger Lily.) 

 Very large flowers ; orange-salmon, spotted black, 

 15c. each, $1-50 per doz. 

 Tig'rinurn Flore Fleno. (Double Tiger Lily.) Im- 

 mense double bright orange-red flowers, spotted 

 with black. 3 to 5 feet. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 





CALADICM ESCULEKTUM. 



CflMDllUW ESGUliElfnflK. 



(Elephant's Ear.) Grand "tropical-looking plant, 

 producing enormous leaves 3 to i ft. long. A favor- 

 ite for specimens on the lawn. Height, 4 to 5 ft. 

 (See cut.) 



Circum- Price 



ference. Price. by Mail. 



Extra size bulb 10 to 12 in. $1.00 $1.25 



First " " 8 to 9 " .50 .65 



Second size " 6 to 7 " .25 .35 



Third " " i to 5>£" .15 .20 



HYHCITOS CHNDICHNS. 



(Giant Summer Hyacinth.) Luxuri- 

 ant, free-growing, summer-flowering 

 plant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, throwing up 

 great, tall spikes 4 to 5 feet in height, 

 each bearing 20 to 30 large white bell- 

 shaped flowers ; of easiest culture and 

 splendid for groups. If planted in the 

 centre of beds of scarletGladiolus, such 

 as Brenchleyensis, the effect is magnifi- 

 cent. Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., 

 or extra large bulbs, 15c. each, $1.50 per 

 doz. Postage, 3c. per bulb extra. Seed, 

 per packet, 10c. 



MADEIRA VINE. 



The old favorite "Climbing Mig- 

 nonette." Thick, glossy leaves, and 

 long, hanging stems of feathery, fra- 

 grant white flowers. 6c. each, 50c. per 

 doz., free by mail. 



</v CRINUM KIKKTI. 



M0NTBRETIA CR0C0SMIFL0RA. 



This is one of the most floriferous and showy of 

 autumn-flowering plants, and destined to great 

 popularity. When properly grown — i. e., a dozen or 

 more bulbs planted 6 inches apart in a group in a 

 sunny position and allowed to remain undisturbed 

 for several years, protecting with a few inches of 

 manure in winter — they will form magnificent 

 clumps from 2 to 3 feet across, producing, in great 

 numbers, graceful spikes 8 to 12 inches long, each . 

 spike bearing from 18 to 30 exceedingly showy star- 

 shaped flowers, about 1,'j inches across, of a gay 

 orange suffused with red. They flower freely the 

 first season, but clumps of two or three years' 

 standing are required to bring out the great merits. 

 Price, 6c. each, 60c. per doz., $3.75 per 100, free by 

 mail. 

 Rosea. Ch.-rming rose color. 10c. each, $1.00 



per doz., free by mail. 



0XALIS, SUMMER-FLOWERING. 



Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, etc. Bulbs 

 planted 3 inches apart form rounded rows of deli- 

 cate foliage, about 1 foot high, which produce 

 flowers in endless succession. 



Lasiandra. Rosy pink, 15c. doz., $1.00 p. 100. 



Deippa. Rosy white, 15c. doz., $1.00 p. 100. 



