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LUium lancifolinm rubrum. Tuberoses, double flowering. 



Pseonia sinensis. Chinese or herbaceous Pseonia. Herba- 

 ceous plants of different colors and great beauty ; tliev should be 

 plarited duiing' tall in a shady situation, as it flowers early in 

 spring. If planted too late it will not floAver perfectly ; 40c. each. 



Eanunculns. Scilla peruviana. 



Ranunculus. Double Flowering. The roots can be 

 planted during fall and winter, either in the open grouud or in 

 pots. The Frerch varieties are more robust Thau the Persian, and 

 the flowers are larger. The ground should be rather dry, and if 

 plante i m the open ground, it wiil be well to have the spot a 

 little higher than the bed or border. 



Persian Eanuuculas 25 cents per dozen. 



French " 40 '' '' 



Scilla peruviana. These are green-house bulbs at the 

 iS"orth, but here they are hardy, and no Avell in the open ground. 

 There are two varieties — the blue and the white. They throw up 

 a shoot, on the end of which the flowers appear, forming a truss'. 

 Plant from October till January. 30 cents each. 



Tulii>s. Double anri single Tulips thrive better in a more 

 Northern latitude than this, but some years they flower well here, 

 and as they are cheap a few flowering bulbs will pay the small 



