BLETIA. 
Terrestrial or earth-rooting orchid 
of great beauty and value. The 
leaves are narrow and grass-like. 
The pretty, hyacinth-like purple 
flowers are freely produced after the 
plant is well established. An ex- 
cellent cut flower. Height, 1 foot. 
20 cents; 5 for 50 cents. 
BUTTERFLY ORCHID. 
An air plant, growing in a little 
moss, without soil or pot, and hav- 
ing no roots of the ordinary sort. It 
demands good light, but not exces- 
sive or prolonged sunshine, and will 
do well in an ordinary window. The 
moss must be kept wet, or at least 
watered frequently, and the leaves 
of the plant kept free from dust. 
) The odd flowers are delicate and 
butterfly-like, and are gracefully 
borne, aS Shown in the illustration. 
The blossoms are pink and green, 
changing with age to yellow and 
chocolate. Strong blooming size, = 
20 cts. each; 8 for 50 cts.; 7 for $1.00. BUTTERFLY ORCHID. 
JAPANESE IRIS. Tris Kempferi. 
JAPANESE IRIS The flowers of these irises are enormous, being 6 or 
8 inches across, and are of charming hues and colors, 
embracing white, crimson, rose, lilac, blue, lavender, 
and violet, each flower representing several shades. 
Flower stalks 2 to 3 feet high. A golden yellow 
blotch on each petal adds to the color effect of the 
flower. The Japanese irises are perfectly hardy, 
and bloom profusely during a period of five to 
seven weeks in midsummer. They attain greatest 
perfection if supplied with an abundance of water 
“— at the time of flowering. All the above colors 
in mixture, 10c. each; 3 for 25c.; 90c. per dozen. 
GERMAN IRIS. Iris Germanica. 
The German irises are of unparalleled 
beauty, thought to exceed even the celebra- 
ted Japanese irises, and to be comparable 
with nothing except tropical orchids. 
The colors include blue, yellow, mahog- 
any, purple, white, ete., variously com- 
bined. They are certainly of rare and § 
wonderful loveliness, not only in color 
and shape of flowers, but in the decora- 
tive value of the plants for borders and § 
edgings. They are perfectly hardy and 
Y will thrive in any good soil. The illustra- 
tion gives a fair, though partial, idea of 
} the peculiar markings of this splendid 
group or class of irises. Set the roots 3 
inches deep. Mixed colors, 5 cents each; 
6 for 25 cents; 45 cents per dozen, postpaid. 
MILLA BIFLORA. Star Flower. 
: Extremely pretty. Flowers in pairs, of 
Bil : pure waxy white, 2 inches across. Admir- 
able for cutting. Each root produces 5 to 8 
flower stalks. Flowers delightfully fragrant, 
lasting for days if cut and placed in water. 
5 cents each; 6 for 25 cents; 40 cents per dozen. 
The Best Results 
Insured. 
There is probably no one man 
in America today more compe- 
tent to tell my friends and custo- 
mers how to get the besi results 
from summer flowering bulbs 
than Prof. W. F. Massey, one of 
the most noted horticulturists of 
the day. Prof. Massey has writ- 
ten for me an essay on “How to 
Grow Bulbs for Best Results,” in 
which he tells just exactly what 
to do, and how to do it. A copy 
will be enclosed with every order 
for bulbs received in 1904, and by 
following the plain and simple 
directions laid down therein, the 
culture of the most tender bulb 
offered in this catalogue can be 
safely accomplished and results 
secured that will surpass any- 
thing my customers have hereto- 
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The Maule Almanac for 1904 
. uda Easter Lily, as flowering bulbs. Stron 5 y é E 
Ismene Calentha Grandiflora. DuIbe DicentsleachaSitons0\cents! 3 With complete weather forecasts for the en- 
This is really one of the most beautiful of all 4 M DEI A VIN tire year, and full details oi garden work 
the amaryllis tribe. Flowers are of very large A R. E. month by month, is free to all my customers 
of 1904. It will be mailed postpaid to others 
on receipt of 25 cents. If you remit 25 cents 
for the Almanac and afterwards favor mej 
with an order, you can select 25 cents worth 
over and above amount of your order. 
size, novel form and snowy whiteness. Bulbs This is an old favorite climbing mignonette, 
frequently begin to flower three weeks after | bearing clusters of pure white fragrant flowers. 
planting. A superior pot plant, and especial- | A very free bloomer, with thick, glossy leaves. 
ly desirable as a garden bulb treated like glad-| Suitable for trellis, rock work, hanging bas- 
jolus. By many considered superior to the Ber- | kets, etc. 5c. each; 6 for 25c.; 40c. per dozen. 
GLOXINIA, XG CINNAMON VINE. 
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a AW or more in length in a remarkably short 
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YN 5% SS sion of vine covered with handsome foli- 
Ste ye age and bearing great numbers of white 
ee a) DP blossoms, which emit a cinnamon fra- 
\\ pi: AA grance; 5c. each; 6 for 25c.; 25 for $1.00. 
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AY, GLOXINIA BULBS. 
These gorgeous plants can be grown 
successfully with ordinary care, flower- 
ing in six to eight weeks after the bulbs 
are placed in the soil. They should be 
Started in a greenhouse, hotbed or sunny 
window. They will bloom until late 
summer, when they should be dried off, 
letting the leaves die. The bulbs must be 
kept out of reach of frost. Gloxinias are 
among the most ornamental of our ten- 
der flowering plants. No window garden 
or conservatory is complete without a 
few plants of them. a) 
Spotted or Tigered. New and very 
choice sorts, with spotted flowers. - Hach, 
15c.; 2 for 25c.; $1.00 per dozen. postpaid. 
Crassifolia. A class with peculiarly 
rich flowers borne high above the foliage. 
Each, 15 cents; 2 for 25 cents; $1.00 per 
dozen, postpaid. 
Mixed. Including very handsome types, 
shades and markings. 10 cents each; 
3 for 25 cents; 85 cents per dozen. 
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