New Floral Guide — Autumn, 1900. 



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FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS (GUINEA HEN FLOWER) 



THESE new Fritillarias are remarkably beauti- 

 ful and satisfactory bulbs, both for pot culture 

 and open ground. The plant is neat and handsome, 

 with bold and striking flowers of most brilliant 

 colors, curiously checkered and variegated in dis- 

 tinct patterns ; they are entirely hardy and suc- 

 ceed well everywhere. We recommend our friends 

 to plant them liberally, both in pots and for bed- 

 ding out. 

 Fritillaria Meleagris— Finest mixed, 2 for 5 



cts., 4 for 10 cts., 12 for 25 cts., postpaid. 

 Trillium Sessile— A fine hardy perennial, with 

 handsome mottled foliage, and large, pure white 

 lily-like flowers; very handsome and desirable for 

 a partially shaded place where it will form a per- 

 manent bed, and increase in size and beauty from 

 year to year. 10 cts. each, 3 for 25 cts., $1.00 

 per doz., postpaid. 

 Babiana— These little bulbs are beautiful for 

 winter bloom, five or six in a medium size pot 

 make a lovely parlor ornament. They grow six to 

 nine inches high, throwing up charming spikes 

 of nodding graceful flowers; rich self colors, 

 ranging from deep crimson to brightest blue. 



Fine Mixed Colors, 3 for lOc, 35c. per doz., postpaid. 



The Calochortus. . . . 



Called also the butterfly Tulip or Mariposa Lily, is a 

 lovely bulbous flower, brought from the mountain forests 

 of California, where it thrives in partial shade and plenty 

 of rich mellow leafy soil. A half dozen bulbs can be set 

 in a medium size pot; they will bloom quickly and the 

 colors are marvelously beautiful, real butterfly shades and 

 markings ; there are two kinds, the large- and small- 

 flowered, iDoth very beautiful. 



Splendid Mixed Calochortus— All colors, large and 

 small. 4 cts. each, 3 for 10 cts., 12 for 30 cts., postpaid. 

 Christinas Rose (Helleborus Niger) — A beautiful 

 hardy bulbous plant, blooming finely in all ordinary 

 situations. When planted in pots in the house it blooms 

 in December and continues through the winter, and if 

 set in open ground will bloom profusely for weeks in 

 the early spring. The flowers are two to three inches 

 in diameter, and pure waxy white, quite rare and not 

 often seen. Strong blooming bulbs, 30 cts. each, $3.00 

 per doz., postpaid. 



Tritonia 



When making up your order don't 

 fail to include a few of the lovely 

 New Tritonias, they are quite new and fresh and greatly 

 admired; fine graceful sprays of soft, richly colored 



flowers, ranging from 

 white , through salmon , 

 orange and scarlet. 



Fine mixed colors, 3 

 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per 

 doz., postpaid. 



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Brodia Cocciuea. 



Brodia COCCinea Floral Firecracker Plant. 



This is a particularly nice house plant, and entirely different from 

 everything else; treat the same as other house bulbs. The stems bear 

 pretty clusters of long tubular-shaped flowers, deep rich crimson, 

 tipped with white, very pretty and interesting. Price, 5 cts. each, 3 

 for 12 cts., 40 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



