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Sptr-ea. Gladstone 



TRILLIUM. 



(Wood Lily, or Wake Robin.) 



Excellent plants for shady posi- 

 tions in the hardy border, or in a 

 sub-aquatic position, flowering in 

 early spring. 



Erectum. This is the purple 

 wood-lily, the earliest to flower. 



Grandiflorum. The large white; 



probably the handsomest. 

 10 cts. each; $1 per doz. $6 per 100. 



TRITELEIA. 



Uniflora {Spring Star Flower'). 



A pretty little plant, suitable 

 either for pot culture or open 

 border, grows about 6 inches 

 high and bears star-shaped flow- 

 ers of a delicate blue-white; frag- 

 rant. 15 cts. per doz.; 75 cts. 

 per 100; $6. 00 per 1 000. T™*™ Uk,plo RA . 



( WATSONIA ARDERNEI white Bugle Lii y >. 



A bulbous plant from the Cape of Good Hope, closely allied to and similar in 

 growth to the Gladiolus. It can be grown as a pot plant and flowered in the conserv- 

 atory or greenhouse, but succeeds best when planted on benches like Carnations or 

 Roses; does finely out of doors in summer. It grows about 4 feet high with branched 

 stems, there frequently being as many as five or six branches on a stem, and bearing 

 many long-tubed open flowers, 2 inches across, of the purest glistening white. As i 

 cut flower for vases it is considered very choice. Extra strong bulbs, 15 cts each; 

 $1.50 per doz ; $10 00 per 100. 



ZEPHYRANTHES Zephyr Flower., or Fairy Lilies). 



Beautiful dwarf bulbous plants, somewhat resembling the Crocus in appearance; 

 very effective for planting in the border in May, flowering with great profusion during 

 the summer. They are also most suitable for pot culture. bulbs clustered in a t>- 

 inch i>ot in the autumn will give a fine display during the winter ami spring. [Ready 

 in Oct obi- r.) 



Alba. Pure white. 



Rosea. Large rose-colored flowers. 



Price, either of the above, 5 cts. each; 40 cts. per doz ; $3.00 per 100. 



SPIR-^A OR ASTILBE. 



(Ready In November.') 



Queen Alexandra. A beautiful new variety, entirely dis- 

 tinct, the color being a soft pink. A strong grower, free 

 flowering and forces almost as easy as the other sorts. Whe« 

 grown indoors it should be kept cool when flowers are de- 

 veloping, this being necessary to bring out the delicate col- 

 oring. 40 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 



Gladstone. This grand variety is a favorite with the leading 

 growers, who are unanimous in declaring it the finest in ex 

 istence. The plants form very symmetrical, bushy speci- 

 mens, and are remarkably free -flowering, a single clump 

 producing from 25 to 40 large snow-white trusses; can be 

 forced even easier than the ordinary Japonica. (See cut.) 

 Strong clumps, 25 cts. each; $1.75 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Japonica. A splendid plant for forcing in the greenhouse or 

 the conservatory, where it produces beautiful sprays o{ 

 silvery-white flowers from February till May. It is perfectly 

 hardy, and when planted outside it blooms in June. Strong 

 clumps, 15 cts. each; $1 00 per doz ; Si). 00 per 100, 



Japonica compacta multiflora. A dwarf, very compact 

 growing variety, with very large, silvery white sprays. 

 Strong clumps, 20 cts. each. $1.25 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



Astilboides f loribunda. Large, fluffy, pure white plumes. 

 20 cts. each; $1.25 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



Palmata. One of the most striking and 

 beautiful hardy plants in cultivation: 

 bright crimson flowers, charming whe« 

 forced. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 SS.00 per $1.00. 

 Spiraas can only be sent by express or 

 freight ut customer's expense. 



VALLOTA. 



Purpurea (Scarborough Lily). A val 

 uable free-flowering summer and autumn 

 blooming Amaryllis; color rich rea. It 

 is one of the few really good window 

 plants. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 







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