Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Garden Requisites. 



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any 



are quite hardy, and easily cultivated, growing in 

 good soil; very suitable for growing in pot8. 



Amcena. Very fine blue. 5c. each; 20c. perdoz.; 



per 100. 

 Siberica. Blue, very early. 5c. each; 20c. per doz. 



per 100. 

 Peruviana. Large pyramidal heads of bright blue flow 



ers, excellent for pot culture. 15c. each; $1.50 per doz 



By mail postpaid. 



75c. 



75c. 



SPIR^A. ASTILBOIDES. 



SNOWDROPS. 



These beautiful little snow-white flowers, the earliest 

 of all spring-flowering bulbs, are most suitable for plant- 

 ing on margins of beds or borders and on lawns, where 

 a fine effect may be obtained by dibbling holes into the 

 grass about a foot apart and 4 inches deep and planting 

 a bulb in each hole. This method of planting will give a 

 splendid effect in spring. 



Single Flovirering. 



1000. 



15c. per doz.; 85c. per 100; $6.00 per 



Double Flowering. 25c. per doz.; % 

 per 1000. 



By mail postpaid. 



^75 per 100; $10.00 



SPAR AXIS. 



These differ from the Ixias in their dwarf habit, time 

 of flowering and brilliancy of coloring, ranging through 

 the various shades of crimson, scarlet and white; mottled, 

 striped and splashed in every conceivable manner. They 

 require similar cultivation to the Ixia. 5c. each; 20c. per 

 •doz.; $1.00 per 100. 



By mail postpaid. 



SPIRAEA. 



Spiraea astilboides. Bronze leaved; pure white flowers. 

 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Spirsea astilboides floribunda. (New.) Very large, pure 

 white plumes. 20c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Spiraea Japonica. A remarkably elegant and graceful 

 plant, with large, feathery, pure white, sweet-scented 

 flowers. Excellent for forcing and cutting. Fine 

 large clumps for forcing or outdoor planting. 10c. 

 each; $1.00 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Grandiflora Compacta. Flowers larger than the above 

 plants, more compact in growth. 15c. each; $1.50 

 per doz. 



By mail, 10 cents per root extra. 



TUBEROSES. 



For Fall and Spring delivery. 



Planted in succession from the end of December till 

 June, a supply of blooms may be had from May to Novem- 

 ber. The bulbs should be potted flrmly in rich loamy soil 

 and kept in a temperature of not less than 60 degrees; 

 water should not be given until the foliage appears, when 

 it should be given freely. 



Dwarf Pearl, 

 per 100. 



Excelsior Pearl. Extra flne large flowering bulbs, 

 each; 50c. per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



By mail postpaid, at single and dozen rates. 



Largest size, 6c. each; 50c. per doz.; $2.00 



6c. 



