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THE DINGER & CONARD COMPANY, WEST GROJ'E PA. 



Dingee's Early-Blooming Crocus 



Since the poet sang "A soft breeze kissed the expect- 

 ant morn, a bluebird sang a witcliing strain, a crocus 

 bloomed and Spring was born," this charming little 

 flower has been noted as the first of the Springtime. 

 The attractive flowers mark the coming of Spring and, 

 with their beautiful shades, tone the deepening green 

 of the lawn. It is entirely hardy and, left undis- 

 turbed, 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. Cro- 

 cuses are also great favorites for / 

 house culture, giving very satis- 

 factory results. For 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 

 of improved strains 

 of the leading and 



finest varieties, and are superior as regards both form 

 and color. 



Finest Named Varieties 



25 cts. per doz., $2 per 100, postpaid. 

 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. Golden orange, suffused with brown 

 Cloth of Silver. Same as the preceding, except the 



color is beautifully silver-shaded. 

 Saffron. Yiolet-colored, variously striped and fragrant 

 Scotch. Striped in various colors on white ground 

 Versicolor. Shades of purple to white, veined Durolp 

 Sir Walter Scott. Striped, very distinct 

 Amazon ne. Light blue, flne. 



Purpurea Grandiflora 

 Blue. Extra-large blos- 

 soms. 



FINEST MIXED 



15 cts. per doz., $1 per 



100, prepaid. 

 Mixed White. Different 



varieties. 

 Mixed Purple and Blue. 

 Different varieties. 



Mixed Striped. 

 Different va- 

 rieties. 

 Mixed Yellow. 

 Different va- 

 rieties. 

 All Colors. 

 M I X ed . 

 Different 

 varieties. 



Monster 

 Yellow Crocus 



Bulbs very large and 



flower early; profusion 



of bloom is remarkable, 



fifteen to twenty-five 



rge fiowers coming 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 mag- 

 nificent form, with large orange 

 anthers. Extra fine. Price, 3( 

 cts. doz.; $2.50 per 100. 



White Lady. Magnificent larg( 



cup-shaped flowers, pun 



white with deep or 



ange anthers 



Price, 30 cts 



per doz. 



$2.50 pe 



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