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Each. 

 Homer. Very long spikes of very large, perfect flowers of a light ama- 

 ranth, blazed with very bright purple, a vigorous plant, magnificent, 1 00 

 Horace Vernet. Very long spike of large and well opened flowers, red 



purple, very bright, very large spots, pure white, striated with red.... 2 00 



Lacepede. Very long spike, flowers very large, rose colored, tinged with 



cherry and violet, fine plant 1 50 



La Candeur. Very long spike of very large well opened flowers of a 



perfect white, lightly striped with carmine violet, perfection 1 50 



Le Phare. Very long spike of large perfect flowers, expanding ; very 

 brilliant fire red, very striking and showy, splendid middle sized 

 plant 2 CO 



L' Unique Violet. Dark lilac, tinted with violet, flamed dark carmine, 



peculiar sh«de, perfection 2 50 



Leda. Bright flesh, striped with lilac-carmine, very beautiful 3 00 



Lulli Bright cherry, tinged with orange, lower petals streaked with car- 

 mine, very showy, perfection 2 00 



Mary Stuart. Very long spikes of large well-opened and well-inserted 

 flowers, white, very slightly tinged with rose, and biased with very 

 bright carmine cherry color, perfection 1 25 



Mme. Desportes. Very vigorous plant, very large and wide spike, flowers 

 very large, well opened, of a very pure white, the interior divisions 

 slightly striped with violet, splendid variety 2 00 



Mr. Legouve. Very long spike, flowers very large, perfect, bright fire 

 red, the superior divisions divided by a while line; on the inferior 

 divisions a pure white stain 1 25 



Margarita. Very long spike, large flowers, white ground, slightly blazed 



with bright carminate. very vigorous plant, middle sized 1 50 



Norma. Pure white, occasionally slightly suffused with light lilac 75 



Orpheus. Vigorous plant, very long and magnificent spike; of large 

 flowers, rose colored, blazed with carmine, very tine stains, carmine 

 purple, perfection 1 50 



Phoebus. Pine spike of large fine red flowers, very striking, large pure 

 white stains, of great effect, splendid late variety, much recommended 

 for the striking brilliancy of its color, unique ... 2 00 



Pericles. Light ro-e, flamed with carmine purple, large pure white 



blotches, perfection 1 50 



Robert Fortune. Very long fine spike, of a carmine red color, largely 

 bordered and blazed with crimson red, ground very clear violet 

 tinged pure white lines on all the divisions 1 00 



Rosea Perfecta. Long spike of large flowers of a fine rose color, tinged 

 violet, centre very light colored, pure white lines on all the divisions, 

 perfection 1 00 



Saundersonii. This is a special from the Cape of Good Hope. Color a 

 b iilliant scarlet, white centre. The brightest of all Gladiolus; a 

 superb plant 1 50 



Virginalis. Long spike of large flowers, verv pure white, bordered ana 



blazed with carminate tender rose, small plant, very fine and delicate. 2 50 



Variabilis. White, with or without blotch, flamed lilac 2 50 



Urania. Flower large, very wide, very pure white, largely blazed with 



carminate bright rose, very fine and brilliant variety 75 



LILIU3IS. 



Among the hardy bulbous-rooted plants, the Lilies are the most beauti- 

 ful. Nearly all are perfectly hardy. 



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



Bulbiferum Auranticum. Orange red, with black dots 25 



Candidurn. Large white Lily, grows about four feet high, this is the well 



known white Lily 20 



Pleno or Monstrosum, a double variety of the last 40 



Croceum. Brilliant orange color 25 



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