82 JOHN SAUL'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



GLADIOLUS, SPECIES, &c. 



Class II. 



Each, 

 Lemoinei. Upper petals of a creamy white color tinted with salmon red, the lower 

 ones spotted with deep purplish crimson, hordered with bright yellow and salmony 

 red 75 



Marie Lemoine. Upper divisions of a pale creamy color flushed with salmon-lilac, the 



lower divisions spotted with purplish violet and bordered deep yellow 75 



Purpureum Auratum. A distinct Cape species, flowers yellow, blotched with purple... 25 



Saundersonii. Another fine species from the Cape of Good Hope, a brilliant scarlet, white 



centre, the brightest of all Gladiolus 75 



The Bride, (Colvillii Alba.) The finest pure white Gladiolus, nearly or quite hardy.... 10 



^LILIVMS. 



.Among the hardy bulbous-rooted plants, the Lilies are the. most beautiful. Nearly 

 all are perfectly hardy. 



Auratum. "White ground, rayed with golden yellow and spotted with red 25 to 50 



Bulbiferum Auranticum. Orange red, with black dots 25 



Candidum. Large white Lily, grows about four feet high ; this is the well-known 



white Lily. 20 



Pleno Monstrosum. A double variety of the last 30 



Chalcedonicum, (Scarlet Turk's Cap.) Grows three or four feet high, flowers brilliant 



scarlet.. 75 



Columbiana. Grows 1^ to 2 feet high, flowers small, petals turned strongly backward, 



orange yellow spotted with purple, an exceedingly neat and interesting dwarf Lily, 25 



Croceum. Brilliant orange color 25 



Major. A large variety of the last 50 



Fulgens (Atrosanguinea or Davuricum) Umbeilatum. Grows two or three feet high, 



flowers erect, brilliant red, dotted with black 15 



Erectum. Very erect, brilliant red, spotted black 15 



Immaculatum. Orange, with large black spots 15 



Fulgidum. Very brilliant red, spotted black 15 



Grandiflorum. A large flowered variety, with black spots 20 



Incomparable. Brilliant red, spotted black 20 



Maculatum. Brilliant red, large spotted 20 



Humboldti, (Bloomerianum.) A fine California species — color rich orange yellow, with 

 spots of deep blood red, grows five to six feet high. A beautiful species and quite 



hardy 50 



Japomcum Brownii. Very large flowers of the purest white on the inside, purple on 



the outside . 1 50 



Eximium. Very large flowers of the purest white, a fine variety 25 



Harrisii. A variety of Eximium, a profuse bloomer. The small bulbs 



will bloom'freely 75 



Longiflorum. Stem two feet high, flowers pure white 20 



Longiflorum Floribundum. A very free blooming variety, admirable for 



forcing 75 



Takesima. Vigorous grower and free bloomer of the purest white, like 



the last 30 



Leichtlinii. Canary yellow, with crimson spots 1 00 



Martagon Flora Alba, (Turk's Cap Lily.) A pure white Turk's Cap Lily, verv beau- 

 tiful 1 50 



Pardilinum. A fine California Lily, four to five feet high, yellow centre, densely 



spotted with crimson, reflex of petals deep orange, very fine 25 



Philadelphicum. Stem two to three feet high, color yehowish red, with purple dots.... 25 

 Pomponicum (Little Turk's Cap Lily) Kubrum. Stem two to three feet high, flowers 



vermilion red 40 



Luteum. Flowers yellow , 40 



Purpureum. Purple , 40 



Parryii. Pure canary yellow, without spots, very fragrant 1 00 



Pyrenaicum. Flowers yellow, spotted with black 50 



Speciosum Kubrum Verum. Very fine, deep color, beautiful « 1 00 



