WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERING BULBS AND PLANTS 



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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 l A 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 



blooming indoors the pots or 

 pans in which they are planted 

 should be plunged outdoors s 

 until a hard freeze or so. The] 

 bulb? we offer are 

 improved strains of 

 the leading varie- 

 ties, and are su- 

 perior as regards 

 both form and; 

 folor. 



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New 

 Crocus 

 King of 

 the Whites 



Finest Named Varieties 



25cts. per doz.; $2.50 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 orange, 

 suffused with brown. 



Cloth of Silver. 30 cts. doz. Same as the preced- 

 ing, except the color is beautifully silver-shaded. 



Saffron. 30 cts. doz. Violet colored, variously 

 striped and fragrant. 



Scotch. 30 cts. doz. Striped in various colors on 

 white ground. 



Versicolor. 30 cts. doz. Shades of purple to 

 white, veined purple. 



Sir Walter Scott. Striped, very distinct. 



Amazonne. Light blue, fine. 



Purpurea Grandiflora 

 1 Blue. Extra-large blos- 



jg J ^&t soms. 



/(. ffk FINEST MIXED 



§M (20 cts. per doz.; $1.50 



1 per 100, prepaid. 



J Mixed White. Different 



0j varieties. 



'7 / Mixed Purple and Blue. 

 \^% ^different varieties. 



Mixed Strip- 



- ^ ed. Differ- 



• t ent varieties. 



*L_- Mixed Yellow. 



^ Different 



W/ varieties. 



7 All Colors. 

 * / Mixed. Dif- 



/ ferent vari- 



eties. 



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Monster 

 Yellow Crocus 



/ Bulbs very large and 

 / flower early; profusion of 

 / bloom is remarkable, fifteen 

 to twenty-five large flowers com- 

 ing from one 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. Each 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 anthers. Extra fine. 

 Price, 25 cts. doz.; $2.50 per 

 100. 



White Lady. Magnificent 



large cup-shaped flowers, 



pure white with deep 



orange anthers. 



Price, 25 cts. per 



doz.; $2.50 



per 100. 







