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CROWN 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.."i0 per doz. 

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

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



cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 



DIEI.YTRA, or DICENTRA. 



{Ready in Nooember.) 



Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart, Seal Flower, or Lyre Flower). An 

 old-fashioned favorite, equally well adapted for forcing as for planting 

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

 flowers are always attractive. 



15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ERAISTHIS H\E:»IAI.IS. 



(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 

 J 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. 



CKOwN Imperials. 



Eranthis Hvemalis 



Erfmurus Robustus. 



Erytliroiiiuni. 



(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. 



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 

 immense flower stems, to 10 feet high, bearing a dense raceme of fle.sh-pink 

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

 (ready in October), $1.00 each; $0.00 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), 

 $1.00 each; $9.00 per doz. 



The Narcisiiu illustrated on the cover of this .Catalogue are extra fine. See pages 14 to 16. 



