SUMMER FI^OWERING BULBS 



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Summer Flowering Bulbs 



TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 



Tlie Tuberons-rootcd Begonias are 

 among- the handsomest of our sinnnier 

 flowering bulbs. They are not grown 

 to the extent they should be. They 

 blooni continuously throughout the 

 summer, till frost cuts them. Planted 

 either in the rockery or flower border, 

 tliey rival the rose with their rich and 

 varied colors, ranging from the most 

 delicate shades of white, yellow and 

 salmon to the most striking crimson and scailet. 



PRICES TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. 



Each. Doz 

 Single. Scarlet, Orange, Crim- 

 son, IMnk, ^\aiite. Yellow, . 80 15 $1 50 810 00 

 Single. All colors mixed, ... 10 1 00 8 00 

 Double. All colors mixed, . . 25 2 50 20 00 



IRIS (Flower-de-LvKe). 



This beautiful genus of plants obtained its title of 

 Iris — which is the Greek name for the r.iinbow — from 

 the ancients, as tlie most appropriate because of the 

 varied hues and tints of the flowers. Robust grow- 

 ing, flowering in midsummer, varying in shades of 

 white, maroon, deep blue, yellow, carmine and violet, 

 beautifully veined and mottled. They are perfectly 

 hardy, and when once planted will increase in size 

 and br'autv every vear. 



JAPANESE IRIS. These Japanese Iris often 



have flowers ten inches in diameter ; bloom in 



JAPANESE IRIS. July; prefer a moist, sunny situation. All colors 



mixed. Each, 10c. ; $1.00 per doz. 



GERjVIAN iris. These rival the orchid in variety of coloring, shape and shading. 



all situations. Bloom in June. Each, lOc; $1.00 per doz. 



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CINNAMON VINE. 



A beautiful rapid-growing summer climber, with clean, 

 glossy foliage and spikes of delicious cinnamon-scented 

 flowers ; perfectly hardy, the stem dying 

 down in winter, but growing with great 

 rapidity in the spring. Insects do not trouble 

 it. Roots, 10c. each; 81.00 per dozen, all 

 post-paid. 



Summer Flowering Oxalis. 



Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, 

 etc. Bulbs planted 3 inches apart form 

 rounded rows of delicate foliage, about one 

 foot liigh, which produce flowers in endless 

 succession. lOc. per doz.; 50c. per 100. 



LrLIUM AURATUM. The Golden 

 Banded Lily of Japan. This queen of 

 lilies has immense 

 blooms, measu ring- 

 nearly afoot across. The 

 large white petals are 

 thickly spotted with rich 

 chocolate crimson, and 

 have a bright golden 

 yelloiv band through 

 the centre of each. Each, 

 loc; 2 for 2.5c ; 81.25 per 

 doz., post-paid. 



SPOTTED tEAF 

 CALLA {Richardia Alba 

 Macxlata). This Calla re- 

 sembles the White Calla, 

 but is of a somewhat 

 smaller habit. The leaves are of a glossy deep green, with 

 numerous wliite spots, making it very ornamental at all 

 times, even when not in bloom. It makes a splendid plant 

 for borders or beds. Price, first size, drv roots, eacli, loc; 4 

 for 50c. 



For Dahlias and Paeonies, see page 76. 





By 



Post-paid. 



Exp. 



Each. Doz. 



100. 



80 04 SO 30 



81 75 



4 40 



2 75 



4 30 



2 00 



5 50 



3 00 



4 40 



2 50 



Doz. 100. 



1000. 



CINNAMON VINE. Each, 10c. 



TUBEROSES. 



One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of the 

 fiumuier-flowering bulbs. By skilful management a succes- 

 sion of flowers may be obtained all the year round. For 

 early flowers they can be started in February or March, in 

 the greenhouse or hot-bed ; and for a succession they can be 

 planted at intervals as late as August. For flowering in the 

 open border, plant about the first of May. 



Excelsior Pearl. Extra large bulbs, 4c. each ; 2.5c. per 

 doz.; 81.50 per lOO. 



Tall Double. 4c. each ; 25c. per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 



Tuberoses by mail, 10c. per doz.; 50c. per 100 additional. 



Perfectly hardy and adapted to 



GLADIOLUS. 



This magnifieent family contains hundreds of varieties, 

 comprising- all imaginable colors, shades and variegations, 

 from tlie most gorgeous and dazzling to the softest and most 

 delicate shades. They deserve to be grown in every garden, 

 no matter Iiow large or small. There is nothing in the florai 

 kingdom so easy of culture and so sure to succeed as the 

 Gladiolus. 



(In Separate Colors. 



Shades of Red Mixed, 80 04 



" " White mixed, 



" " Pink mixed, 



" " Yellow mixed, 



" " Striped mixed, 



Extra choice mixed. A mixture of fine 



sorts, light shades predominating, . .80 30 $175 815 00 



CALADIUMS 



(Elephants Ears). 



A very effiecti ve plant 

 and suitable for either a 

 singleplanton thelawn , 

 masses in beds, or for 

 margins of water, its 

 very distinct, apron- 

 like leavesoften attain- 

 ing tlie length of three 

 feet by twenty inches 

 wide. Bulbs can be 

 stored in dry sand in 

 winter, and kept from 

 year to year. First size, 

 10c. each ; 81.00 per 

 dozen. Second size, 

 15e. each; $1.50 per 

 dozen . Extra large 

 bulbs, 25e. each; $2.50 

 per dozen, po.st^paid. 



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 Bulb Collection. 



For 25c. we will send free, by 

 mail, 1 sweet-scented Cinnamon 

 Vine Root, 2 beautiful Gladiolus, 

 2 sweet Tuberoses, 1 Japanese Iris, 

 4 Oxalis. 



For 50c. 



( Free by MaU. 



1 Caladium, 2 Gladiolus, 2 Tube- 

 roses, 1 Cinnamon Vine, 1 German 

 Iris, 1 Rose-scented Pseony, 1 Chi- 

 nese Sacred Lily, 1 Tuberous 

 Rooted Begonia. 



