New Floral Guide, Autumn, 1909 



21 



VALUABLE BULBS IN VARIETY 



Snow Drop 



Brodiaea 



Iris 



Ranunculus 



Scilla 



IRIS 



(See cut No. 3) 



IRIS FLORENTINA-Pure white with 

 elegant blue and yellow markings, . . 



PEACOCK IRIS ( PAVONI A) -Very beau- 

 tiful and fine for pots and garden 

 culture 



PALESTINE IRIS-Flowers large and 

 remarkable— rivaling the finest or- 



• chids in beauty and variety of color- 



' ing and markings, especially recom- 



I mended for house culture. We offer 

 4 varieties, as follows : 



Iris Atropurpurea— Extra large flowers, 

 deep dark purple, almost black, . . . 



Iris Histrio— Deep sky blue variegated 

 with shades of white, yellow and 

 brown, 



Iris Marie— Bright lavender pink, shad- 

 ed violet, 



Iris Sari Nazarenae— Rich canary, ele- 

 gantly variegated with crimson and 

 blue 



OFFER No. 21—4 above for 

 12c. f ppd., or 12 y 3 each, 30c. 

 SPANISH IRIS 



Iris, Belle Ch:onise— Deep golden yellow, 

 very fine 



Iris, the Queen— Large pure white flow- 

 ers, 



Iris, the Darling— Azure blue and royal 

 purple with yellow markings, • • 



ins, Prince of Orange— Orange yellow 

 with purple spots, 



OFFER No. 21a— 4 above, 10c. , 

 or 3 each, 2Sc» 



SPANISH IRIS (Iris Hispanica)-Fine 

 for pot culture and bedding out. 

 Mixed colors, 



BABIANA — Charming little Winter 

 blooming bulbs, delightfully sweet 

 scented, . . 



BRODIAEA COCCINEA (Floral Fire 

 Cracker) — Flowers deep rich crim- 

 son, tipped with white. (See cut 

 No. 2) 



CALOCHORTUS, or Mariposa Tulip-Of 



^rnany beautiful colors, 



GLADIOLUS, THE BRIDE-These are 



. very fine for Winter flowering in the 

 house, six bulbs can be planted in 

 one six-inch pot. The flowers are 

 large, pure snow-white, and borne in 

 long slender spikes, very beautiful 

 and largely used for cut flowers, 

 fine blooming bulbs 



IXIAS— Beautiful little Winter-flower- 

 ing bulbs, throwing up slender spikes 

 Of bloom. Many different colors. . . 



&PARAX1S — Many beautiful colors. 

 Spotted, streaked and flushed. Fine 

 for pot culture, 



Prices delivered 

 free in U. S. A. 



3 for 



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$2.00 



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 1.50 



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 1.25 

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 1.25 



1.00 



2.00 



1.35 



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.75 



SNOW DROPS 

 (QALANTHUS) (See cut No. 1) 



SNOW DROPS are the earliest of all 

 Spring flowers, as they bloom a few 

 days before the Crocus and Scilla. 

 Their drooping white blossoms are 

 exceedingly pretty and graceful. 



SINGLE SNOW DROPS, $7.50 per 1,000, 



DOUBLE SNOW DROPS-Flowers per- 

 fectly double and pure snow white, 



GIANT SNOW DROPS (Elwesi)— The 

 largest and most beautiful of all 

 Snow Drops, flowers pure snow white 

 and deliciously sweet, extra fine for 

 pots and bedding. $8.00 per 1,000, . . 



GLORY OF THE SNOW (Chionodoxa 

 Luciliae)— Very early. A lovely vari- 

 ety producing large clusters of beau- 

 tiful azure blue flowers with clear 

 white center, very handsome and 

 desirable. $8.00 per 1,000 



GIANT SNOW DROP (Chionodoxa Gi- 

 gantea)— Much larger flowers than 

 the above, lovely violet blue with 

 white eye, very striking and beauti- 

 ful. $8.00 per 1,000, 



RANUNCULUS (Fair Maids of France)- 

 These sturdy dwarf-growing plants 

 are highly valued for pot culture and 

 bedding out. They bloom quite early 

 and will produce large double bril- 

 liant colored flowers. We offer 3 

 varieties. (See cut No. 4.) 



DOUBLE TURBAN MIXED-Large and 

 early. Many brilliant colors, . . . . 



DOUBLE GIANT FRENCH MIXED- 

 Strong vigorous growers, bearing 

 immense gorgeous flowers. 



DOUBLE PERSIAN MIXED - Rose- 

 shaped flowers, very double, rich, 

 handsome colors, 



SCARLET FREESIA (Anomatheca 

 Cruenta)— (Ready in November) — 

 This resembles the White Freesia in 

 many respects, except that its flowers 

 are bright scarlet, shaded crimson, 

 and though it does not flower quite so 

 early, it is very bright and handsome, 



TRITONIA — Fine graceful sprays of 

 soft richly colored flowers,- • . . 



TRITELIA UNIFLORA (Spring Star 

 Flower)— Charming fairy-like white 

 flowers for Winter bloom, also bed- 

 ding out, 



TRITELIA BLUE— Like the above ex- 

 cept flowers are lovely violet blue, 



ZEPHYRANTHUS, or Fairy Lilies- 

 Beautiful dwarf lilies, flowering 

 abundantly in pots in Winter or in 

 open ground in Summer, two varie- 

 ties. 



Z. ATAMASCO-Pure white 



Z. ROSEA — Clear rose pink, 



Prices delivered 

 free in U.S. A. 



3 for 



$0.05 

 .10 



.08 



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 .08 



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.75 



.25 



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.30 

 .50 



2.00 

 4.00 



OFFER 

 No. 21b 



15 



r3 Palestine Iris (selected) 

 j 3 Snow Drops, Single , 



■! 3 Brodiaea (Floral Fire Cracker) ^postpaid 

 3 Ranunculus (Giant French) 

 ,3 Scilla Siberica J 



25 



c. 



OFFER 

 No. 21c 



1 



4 



<l 



4 



Arabian Star of Bethlehem 

 Grape Hyacinth (Blue) 

 Jonquils Single, p. li 

 Poeticus Omatus, p. 12 

 Spanish Iris 

 Glory of the Snow 



OFFER No. 21d—2 Above Offers (21b and 21c), 33 Bulbs, for 50c., p99tpaid. 



