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Lilium lancifolium rubrum. Tuberoses, double flowering. 



PsBonia sinensis. Chiuese or herbaceous Pfeonia. Herbaceous 

 plants of different colors and great beauty; they should be planted 

 during fall in a shady situation, as it flowers early in spring ; if planted 

 too late will not flower perfectly; 40 cents each. 



Ranunculus. SciUa peruviana. 



KanMnculus. Double Flowering. The roots can be planted 

 during fall and winter, either in the open ground or in pots. The 

 French varieties are more robust than the Persian, and the flowers 

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

 open ground, it will be well to have the spot a little higher than the 

 bed or border. 



Persian Ranunculus — . $0 25 per dozen. 



French '' 50 



Scilla peruvisLina. These are green-house bulbs at the North, 

 but here they are hardy, and do well 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. 40 cents each. 



T uBips. Double and 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 amount they cost. They 



