
GOLDEN Crown LiLy. Harpy CYCLAMEN. HyYAcINTHUS CANDICANS. 
SIX HANDSOME FLOWERING AND DECORATIVE BULBS. 
GO._DEN CROWN LILY. Double Hemerocallis. GAY QUEEN. Named Gay Queen from the beauty 
This is a double day lily of most beautiful type, and 1} of the flower. The illustration gives an idea of the 
expect to see it make its way rapidly into public favor. | plant’s habit. It bears clusters of showy flowers three 
lt has large golden yellow double flowers, each flower | to four inches long, of various colors, the tints includ- 
having a carmine ring toward the centre. It is a per-| ing purplish rose, yellow and green, exquisitely tipped. 
fectly hardy garden plant. 25 cents each; 3 for 60 cents. | The gouee ae handsome, mae ie desirable pot 
HARDY CYCLAMEN. [listed this desirable plant plan 3 ough quite as availa le for the open ground. 
some apy, ago, and am compelled to restore it to my Always admired. 30 cts. each; 2 for 50 cts.; 5 for $1.00. / 
eatalogue. It has a large, solid bulb, and blooms easily| FANCY=LEAVEDCALADIUM. Especially desir- / 
and quickly, the colors being whiteand pink. In many | able for green house or window culture or for out of doors |f 
localities this bulb or root is perfectly hardy, and while | decorative effect. Easily grown, thriving in pot or box, 
I cannot insure that it will live in any particular place | or in shady situation in garden or lawn. The root 
over winter I can recommend that it be given further | should besetin fairly enriched sandy loam. If grownin 
wide trial, and am sure that many culturists will suc-| open air the bulb should be dried off in October and 
eeed in naturalizing it,and that such people will be} kept warm and dry during winter. There is a wide 
well rewarded. If treated as a perennial it should have | range of colorand markings, the handsome leaves being 
a warm situation, partially sheltered from the north] spotted and variegated with white, pink, scarlet, ete. 
by buildings, trees or bushes, on well drained land. It/| 1 have the choicest strain of this fancy-leaved caladium. 
is well worth growing as an annual. Strong bulbs, 15 cts. | 30 cents each; 3 for 75 cents; $2.75 per dozen. 
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each; 2 for 25 cts.; 5 for 60 cts.; $1.25 per dozen. CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. Elephant’s Ears. = 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. Giant Summer: | A handsome plant of tropical aspect, bearing leaves = 
Flowering Cape Hyacinth. A very showy bulbous-| sometimes a yard or moreinexpanse. Effective asa 
rooted plant blooming in August and September, the| single plant on a lawn, or in groups; also useful for = 
foliage somewhat resembling yucca. Flower spikes} decorative effect near streams or ponds. Bulbs can be 
four to five feet high, bearing from 20 to 30 large, bell-| stored in dry sand in winter and kept from year to 
shaped, pure white fragrant blossoms. Effective for| year. Desirable and widely popular. Large bulbs, l5e. 
centre piece of bed. 5c. each; 6 for 25c.; 45c. per dozen. each; $1.50 per dozen, postpaid. By express, $10.00 per 100. Fancy LeAveD CALADIUM. 
One bulb of each of the above 6 Handsome Flowering and Decorative Bulbs postpaid, for only $1.00. 







GLOXINIA BULBS. This class 
of gorgeous summer - blooming 
bulbous-rooted plants can be grown 
successfully with ordinary care, 
flowering in six to eight weeks after 
the bulbs are placed in the soil. 
They should be started in a green- 
house, hotbed or sunny window. 
They will bloom until late summer 
when they should be dried off, let- 
ting the leaves die. The pots con- 
taining the bulbs, or the bulbs them- 
selves must be kept out of the reach 
of frost or severe freezing. They are 
natives of tropical America, and are 
among the most ornamental of our 
tender-flowering plants, having been 
wonderfully improved by culture. 
See illustration. Mixed colors, in- 
cluding many handsome shades of 
pink, blue and white. 15 cents each; 
2 for 25 cents, postpaid. 
CRINUM KIRKY. A plant having a 
heavy bulb and producing large, lily-like 
flowers of the greatest beauty and fra- 
grance. Two flower stalks of purplish 
color are frequently sent up at the same 
f@ time, each bearing an umbel of numerous 
fm flowers. The petals are white, with a deep 
@ reddish purple stripe through the centre 
Q ofeach. The plantin bloom always attracts 
admiration. In potting the bulb use rich 
fibrous loam. See illustration. Extra large 
bulbs, 80 cents each; 2 for 50 cents; 5 for 
$1.00 postpaid. 
Address all orders to WM. HENRY MAULRE, No. 1711 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. A. 





















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JAPANESE FERN BALLs. 
JAPANESE FERN BALLS. A most 
curious novelty. These very interesting 
ferns are independent of both soil and 
moisture. The former they do not require, 
as they are rooted in moss; and when 
the latter is withheld’ they simply dry up 
and go to sleep, to re-awaken when mois- 
ture again reaches them. They are grown 
suspended in the air, like other air plants, 
and are six inches or more in diameter, in 
their dormant or dry state, in the moss. 
They will live for years under proper 
treatment, alternately resting and grow- 
ing, according to circumstances. They are 
very satisfactory as house ferns, and at- 
tract much attention and interest. It is 
best to treat them with some degree of 
regularity, giving them water two or three 
times a week during their growing season, 
and no water at all during their resting 
period. These periods can be arranged at 
convenience, but each should cover say 
two or three months or longer. The green 
foliage is light and beautiful. If desired, 
the root-filled bunch of moss may be di- 
—iee——— ==— vided and pied in a fern dish, but the 
ee eee SOU aanging position is more graceful. I do 
—————S SS not know of a prettier or more interesting 
= — house plant among recent introductions. 
Crinum Kirky, Per ball, 75 cents each ; 2 for $1.25, post paid. 
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