BULBS FOR^LLPIsANTINCr-liy 23 



CROWN IMPERIAI.S. 



(Fritillaria Iinpeiialis.) 



Very showy and stately eaily spring-ljlooming plants. The flowers are 

 bell-shaped, and are borne in a whorl at the top of the plant, which grows 

 from 3 to 4 feet high. The Crown Imperial will grow well in any good 

 .garden soil, and if it can be said to have preferences, it is for a deep loam. 

 At the time of planting ihe soil should be deeply trenched and well manured. 

 They should be planted 2 or 3 in a clump, 6 inches deep, and then left alone 

 for years. When established they flower abundantly, and the stems should 

 not be cut off, but allowed to decay naturally. A slight covering during the 

 winter is beneficial. (See cut.) 



Superfine Mixed. Including red, yellow and shades of orange. 12 

 CIS. each; $1.25 per doz.; $7.50 ])er 100. Add 2 cis. each for postage if 

 wanted by mail. 



DREER'S GIANT CYCLAMEN. 



There are few winter-flowering bulbs more attractive than the Cyclamen, 

 being an ideal plant either for greenhouse or window decoration. Not only 

 are they beautiful when in flower, but the foliage is also highly ornamental, 

 being beautifully mottled, and they are therefore highly decorative even 

 when not in flower. The Giant .strain here offered is much superior to the 

 old type, being of more robust growth and throwing the large flowers well 

 above the handsome foliage. It is often a hard matter to get dry bulbs 

 started into growth. We have, therefore, concluded to send out only 

 nicely started plants, which we feel sure will produce grand result""., having 

 been grown from our own choice strain of seed. V\''e can furnish in any 

 ■of the following colors: 



Crown Impeimals 



PURE WHITE 

 BLOOD RED 

 DEEP ROSE 

 WHITE, with carmine eye 



Price, any of the above in e.xtra 

 fine plants, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per 

 doz. 



ERYTMRONItlM. 



(Dog's Tooth Violet.) 



Beautiful hardy plants, especially 

 suited to moist, shady situations; the 

 leaves are handsomely variegated, 

 flower stems about a foot high, bear- 

 ing lily-like blossoms of different 

 colors; does well in pots; mixed 

 varieties. 4 for 10 cts.; 25 cts. per 

 doz.; $1.50 per 100. 



Giant Cyclamen. 



ERANTHIS 

 HYEMAEIS. 



CWinter Aconite.) 



DIEEYTRA, or 

 DICENTRA. 



(/\\'(!i/v in A'ovenibe?-.) 



Spectabilis [Bleeding 

 Hta?/, Seal Flower, or 

 Lyre Flower). An old- 

 fashioned favorite, equally 

 well adapted for fcjrcing 

 as for planting in the open 

 border; its long racemes 

 of graceful heart-shaped 

 [link flowers are always 

 attractive. (See cut.) 



Formosa {Flumy Bleeding 

 Heart). A dwarfer- 

 growing species, with 

 finely-cut ornamental fo- 

 liage, growing about 15 

 inches high and produc- 

 ing its showy pink flow- 

 ers from April to August. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz.; 

 ?]0.00 per 100. 



NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. 



We call special ^ittention to the eight splen- 

 did sorts illustrated on the cover of this cata- 

 logue, and which are described and offered on 

 pages 14 to 18. 



The Winter Aconite is a 

 pretty yellow flower, valu- 

 able for its early bloomii^g 

 and contrasting well with 

 the Snowdrops, which aie 

 the only flowers to keep it 

 company at the early sea- 

 son in which it blooms. 

 20 cts. per doz.; $1.00 per g 

 100; $8.00 per lOOU. 





DiELVTRA Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). 



EliANTHIS HyEMALIS. 



