New 
Crocus 
King of 
the Whites 
WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERING BULBS AND PLANTS 11 
Dingee’s Early-Blooming Crocus 
Since the poet sang ‘‘A soft breeze kissed the 
expectant morn, a bluebird sang a witching strain, a 
crocus bloomed and Spring was born,’’ this charming 
little flower has been noted as the first of the Spring- 
time. The attractive flowers mark the coming of 
Spring and, with their beautiful shades, tone the 
deepening green of the lawn. It is entirely hardy; 
left undisturbed, will continue to bloom each year. 
The best results with Crocus are obtained when 
they are given a rich, dry soil and sunny location. 
The bulbs should be planted about three inches 
deep, 2% inches apart; set singly or massed in beds. 
A favorite plan is to raise the soil with a spade or 
trowel to the depth of three inches, place the bulb 
beneath the sod and press back into place. Crocuses 
are also great favorites for 
house culture, giving very 
satisfactory results. For ni 
y 
blooming indoors the pots or 
pans in which they are planted ¢ 
should be plunged outdoors; 
until a hard freeze or so. The 
bulbs we offer are 
improved strains of 
the leading varie- 
ties, and are su- 
Benr as regards 
oth form and 
color. : 
F inest Named Varieties 
25 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100, postpaid, except 
where noted. 
Albion. Fine striped; large and good. 
Caroline Chisholm. The best white. 
David Rizzio. Magnificent dark purple. 
Lord Byron. Superb blue. 
Queen Victoria. Splendid pure white. 
Cloth of Gold. 30 cts. doz. Golden 
suffused with brown. 
Cloth of Silver. 30 cts. doz. Sameas the preced- 
ing, except the color is beautifully silver-shaded. 
Saffron. 30 cts. doz. Violet colored, variously 
striped and fragrant. 
Scotch. 30 cts. doz. 
white ground. 
Versicolor. 30 cts. 
white, veined purple. 
Sir Walter Scott. Striped, very distinct. 
Amazonne. Light blue, fine. 
Purpurea Grandiflora 
Biue. Extra-large blos- 
soms. 
FINEST MIXED 
15 cts. per doz.; $1.00 
per 100, prepaid. 
jMixed White. Different 
7 varieties. 
Mixed Purple and Blue. 
P different varieties. 
ix Mixed Strip- 
~_ ed. Differ- 
ent varieties. 
_ Mixed Yellow. 
Different 
g varieties. 
e All Colors. 
/ Mixed. Dif- 
ferent vari- 
eties. 
. Monster 
y Yellow Crocus 
Bulbs very large and 
7 flower early; profusion of 
‘a bloomisremarkable, fifteen 
» totwenty-five large flowers com- 
-/ ing fromone bulb. 25 cts. doz.; 
$2.50 per 100. 
NEW MONSTER 
BLOOMING CROCUSES 
These varieties are a great im- 
provement over the older sorts, 
both in size and bloom and color- 
ing. KHach bulb produces several 
blooms of immense size (note the 
above illustration). Magnificent 
for Winter blooming indoors in 
pots or pans. 
King of the Whites. Purest 
white flowers of immense size 
and magnificent form, with large 
orange, 
Striped in various colors on 
doz. Shades of purple to 
orange anthers. Extra fine. 
Price, 25 cts. doz.; $2.00 per 
100. 
White Lady. Magnificent 
large cup-shaped flowers, 
pure white with deep 
orange anthers. 
Price, 25 cis. per 
doz.; $2.00 
per 100. 
