.CHOICE FLOWERING BULBS.. 



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GLAt)IOLUS. 



Our Grand Mixed Gladiolus is compose<l of clioice varie- 

 ties only. We grow them in enormous quantity on our own 

 grounds, and every care is exercised to weed out undesirable 

 .sorts, an<l our customers can depend upon getting a large and 

 magnirtoent variety of colors and markings. They cannot be 

 too highly praised. 



3 for 10c. ; 30c. per doz.; 50 for St. 00; «1.75 per 100, 

 post-paid. By express, $1.5U per 100; S12. 00 per 1000. 



GLADIOLI CNDKR COLOR. 



PINK. This diss comprises a wide range of colors, from 

 light orange and very deep rose through various shades of pink 

 to light rosy blush ; large, well-formed flowers. Each, 5e. ; 40c. 

 per doz.; $3.25 per 100. 



SALMON AND BUTT. Tliis very rare class of Gladioli 

 colors in a bouquet are very effective and pleasing ; Ihey are all 

 of the most be.iutiful shades of salmon and buil'. Each, 5c.; 60c. 

 per doz.; S4.25 per 100. 



SHADES OF RED MIXED. This mixture embraces 

 various shades of red, and makes a very bright eil'ect in bed- 

 ding. Each, 3c.; 2.'ic. per doz; 81.75 per 100. 



WHITK AND LIGHT. Containing the very lightest 

 colors in Gladioli, ,=onie of them very nearly pure white. Each, 

 5c.; oOc. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



YELLOW. Various shades of yellow and golden; among 

 the most beautiful of all Gladioli. Each, 5o.; 40c. per doz.; 

 62.75 per 100. 



JStS' All the above will be delivered, post-paid, \ipon receipt 

 of price, except where express price is given. They will be 

 found very useful for bedding, and also for cut flowers in abun- 

 dance. 



IRIS {Floiver-de-Lucc). 



I. Kaempferi. These .Tapanese Iris often ha%'e flowers ten 

 inches in diameter; bloom in July ; prefer a moist, sunny situa- 

 tion. All colois mixed. Each, 10c. ; $1.00 per doz. 



I. Gerinanica. These rival the orchid in variety of color- 

 ing, shape and shading. Perfectly hardy and adapted to all situ- 

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



GLADIOLU.S. 



CHIKESE SACRED LrLY. 



Spotted Leaf Calla 



{Richardia Alba 

 Maciilaia.) 

 This Calla resem- 

 bles the White Calla, 

 but is of a some- 

 what smaller habit. 

 The leaves are of 

 a glossy deep green, 

 with numerous white 

 spots, niakingit very 

 ornamental at all 

 times, even when not 

 in bloom. It makes 

 a splendid plant for 

 borders or beds. 

 Price, first size, dry 

 roots, each, 15c.; 4 

 for 50c. 



THE QMINE5E 5/ICREb LILT. 



These bulbs are very large, and each one sends up from five to eight spikes, 

 which bear clusters of large, perfect, waxy white blos.soms, with a yellow centre, 

 assliown in our illustration. They have a powerful and delicious fragrance, 

 which is not excelled by any flower, and grow well in pots of soil, but the most 

 popular way of blooming them is t'.'.e Chinese method, as follows: Fill a bowl 

 or some similar vessel with pebbles, in which pLiee the bulb, setting it about one- 

 half its depth, so that it will be held fjrinly ; then fill with water to the tjp of the 

 pebbles and place in a warm, sunny window. The bulb will at once com- 

 mence a rapid growth and blooin in four to fi\ e weeks. Price, by mail, 15c. each, 



TUBEROSES. 



One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of the summer-flowering 

 bulbs,- throwing up spikes of double white flowers! three feet high, which 

 remain in bloom a long period. For flowering in the open border plant about 

 the first of Mav. Post-paid, each, 5e. ; 50c. per doz. Express, each, 4c.; 35c. per 

 doz.; $--.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 



b/IHLI/15. 



We offer a very choice assortment of Dahlia Roots, containing the very finest 

 formsof all the popular iolors. Each, 15c.; Si. 50 per doz. 



SPOTTED LEAP CALLA. 15c. each. 



