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Summer Flowering Bulbs— Continued 



Tuberoses 



Double Pearl. One of the most delightfully fragrant and 

 beautiful of the summer flowering bulbs. For flowering in 

 the open, plant about the middle of May, or as soon as the 

 ground becomes warm. Strong flowering bulbs, 10 cts. 

 each; 75 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Mexican Everblooming. This charming single pure white 

 variety begins to flower in July and continues throughout 

 the season, each bulb throwing from 2 to 5 flower spikes in 

 succession. Delightfully fragrant. 10 cts. each; 75 cts. per 

 doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Zephyranthes 



(Zephyr Flower or Fairy Lilies) 



Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plants, very effective for massing 

 in the border flowering with great profusion during the 

 summer. They are also suitable for pot culture. 



Alba. Purewhite. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Rosea. Large rose-colored. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Hardy 



Summer Flowering Lilies 



A choice collection of Lilies, varieties that will succeed under 

 ordinary garden conditions, are offered on page 186. 



The Dreer Collections 

 of Choice Dahlias are 

 fully described and 

 illustrated on pages 

 156 to 167. 



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Ismene Calathina 



(Peruvian Daffodil) 



A grand summer flowering bulb, producing with great freedom large Amaryllis-like, pure 

 white, fragrant blossoms. Keep the bulbs in a dry, warm place, and plant out in June. Bulbs 

 can be taken up in October, and, after a few weeks' rest, potted and flowered in the house in 

 the winter, or kept over for planting out another season. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Sprekelia Formossima 



(Jacobaean Lily) 



Closely allied to the Amaryllis, bearing showy brilliant crimson flowers. Dormant bulbs 

 planted in the border early in May will flower within 3 or 4 weeks after planting, or they 

 may be flowered as pot plants in the house during the early spring months. 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



Xigridia (Tiger or Shell Flower) 



Showy, bulbous plants suitable for the mixed border, which can be handled the same as 

 Gladiolus, growing about 18 inches high and producing their showy flowers throughout the 

 summer. 



Conchifiora. Golden yellow spotted crimson. 

 Pavonia Grandiflora. Bright crimson, centre spotted yellow. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Double Pearl Tuberose 



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