CROW1S IMPERIALS. 



(Fritillaria Imperialis.) 



Very showy and stately early spring-blooming 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 the 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.) 



Crown Upon Crown. Bright red. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Yellow. Canary-yellow. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Superfine nixed. Including red, yellow and shades of orange. 15 



cts. each ; §1.25 per doz.; §7.50 per 100. 



DIELYTRA, or DICENTRA. 



{Ready in November.) 



Spectabilis {Bleeding Heart, Seal Flower, or Lyre Flower). 

 An old-fashioned favorite, equally well adapted for forcing as for plant- 

 ing in the open border ; its long racemes of graceful heart-shaped pink 

 flowe*s are always attractive. 



Form jsa {Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with 

 finely-cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and produc- 

 ing its showy pink flowers from April to August. 



15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz.; §10.00 per 100. 



ERANTHIS HYEMALIS. 



(Winter Aconite.) 



The Winter Aconite is a pretty yellow flower, valuable for its early 



blooming and contrast- 

 ing well with the Snow- 

 drops, which are the 

 only flowers to keep it 

 company at the early 

 season in which it 

 blooms. 20 cts. per 

 doz.; §1.00 per 100; 

 §8.00 per 1000. 



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Crown Imperials. 



Eranihis Hyemalis. 



Erytlironium. 



(Dog's Tooth Violet.) 



Beautiful hardy plants, 

 especially suited to moist, 

 shady situations ; the leaves 

 are handsomely variegated, 

 flower stems about a foot 

 high, bearing lily-like blos- 

 soms of different colors ; 

 does well in pots ; mixed 

 varieties. 20 cts. per doz.; 

 §1.25 per 100. 



EKEMI'RUS Robustus. 



EREMURUS. 



Robustus. A noble and rare bulbous plant from Turkestan and one of the 

 choicest subjects for the permanent hardy border. They thrive best in a well- 

 drained, sheltered, sunny position, and prefer a deep, sandy loam, to which 

 has been added a liberal quantity of well-rotted cow manure. A covering of 

 4 or 5 inches of leaves or litter will be beneficial and save the young shoots, 

 which start early, and are liable to be damaged by late frosts. It produces im- 

 mense flower stems, 6 to 10 feet high, bearing a dense raceme of flesh-pink 

 flowers, each nearly 2 inches across. (See cut.) Extra strong-flowering 

 roots (ready in October), §1.00 each ; §8.00 per doz. 



Himalaicus. Another noble variety from the temperate Himalayan mount- 

 ains, 4 to 8 feet high. Raceme nearly 2 feet long, of lovely pure white 

 flowers as large as a fifty-cent piece. This is perhaps the hardiest and easiest 

 grown of this magnificent genus. Strong flowering roots (ready in October), 

 75 cts. each : §6.00 per doz. 



We call special attention to the May-flowering Tulips offered on pages 10 and 11. 



