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Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



CALLA LILIES. 



White Calla {Richardia ^E/hiopica). The White Calla, or Lily of the 



Nile, is a well-known plant of easy culture, and in winter is one of our 

 best window plants. To aid profuse blooming keep them dormant from 

 the middle of June to last of August, repot in good rich soil, using a 6 to 

 8-inch pot, give water, light and heat in abundance, and the result will be 

 most satisfactory. (See cut.) Good roots, 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 

 Extra large roots, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. Mammoth roots, 25 cts. 

 each ; §2.50 per doz. 



•'Little Gem " Calla. A miniature variety of the White Calla, growing 

 from 9 inches to 1 foot in height; it is very free-flowering and fine for pot 

 culture. The flowers are less than one-half the size of the common variety; 

 and can be used to good advantage in bouquets, etc. 10 cts. each ; SI -00 

 per doz. 



Black Calla [Arum Sanctum}. This interesting variety from the Holy 

 Land resembles in habit and foliage the White Calla, with flowers of a rich 

 purple color over a foot in length and 4 to 6 inches across; the spike or 

 spadix is about 10 inches long, and of an ebony-black color. (See cut.) 

 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



Spotted-leaf Calla I Richardia alba maadata). The leaves of this variety 

 are deep green, with numerous white spots, which give the plant a very 

 ornamental appearance. The flowers are pure white, with a black centre ; 

 they grow freely either indoors or out. (Ready in October.) 10 cts. each ; 

 $1.00 per doz. 



Golden Yellow Calla (Richardia Elliottiana). Entirely distinct and 

 unlike all other forms of yellow Callas ; it has the same habit of growth as 

 the ordinary white variety, with flowers of 

 same size and shape, but of a rich, clear, 

 lustrous golden-yellow color; the foliage is 

 dark green, with a number of translucent 

 creamy white spots, which add much to its 

 beauty. Strong bulbs, $1.50 each. 



CHIONODOXA. 



(Glory of the Snow.) 



These are among the most beautiful of our 

 early spring flowering bulbs, coming into 

 flower soon after the snow is gone. Grows 

 well in any good garden soil, and when once 

 planted requires no further care. Looks best 

 when planted in lines or clumps of 100 or 

 more bulbs. 



Lucilia?. Flowers of a brilliant sky-blue 

 color, with white centre. (See cut.) 15 

 cts. per doz.; $1.00 per 100; $3.00 per 

 L000. 



Lucilia; Gigantea. A very distinct and 

 beautiful species, with very large flowers of 

 soft lavender-blue, with white centre, 25 

 cts. per doz.; $150 per 100; $12 00 per 

 1,000. Black Calla. 



Sardensis. A strikingly beautiful, brilliant gentian-blue flower. A gem 

 among spring bulbs. 15 cts. per doz.; $1.00 per 100; $8. 00 per 1,000. 



Tmoulsi, A comparatively new sort, bearing very large flowers of deep 

 indigo blue. 25 cts. per doz.; $i 50 per 100. 



CL.IVIA. (Imantophyllura). 



niniatum. A pretty lily-like plant of the 



easiest culture, and most desirable house 



plant ; it flowers during the spring and 



summer months, remaining in bloom for 



a long period. The 



flowers are about 2 



inches long, and are 



borne in dense clusters 



of from ten to twenty 



flowers on each ; in 



color it is of a fine 



orange-red shading to 



buff. Extra sirong 



l^C?~^:-?^r plants in 6-inch pots, 



„ T 75 cts. each. 



Chionodoxa Lucille;. 



White Calla. 



CROWN IMPERIALS. 



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. To cut them 

 away is to rob the plant of some of its 

 strength. It has also been noticed that the 

 bulbs flower better after a hot summer, 

 the supposition being that they become 

 well ripened after a hot, dry season. A 

 slight covering during the winter will be 

 beneficial. (See cut.) 



Superfine Mixed. Including red, yel- 

 low and shades of ornnge. 10 cts. each ; 

 $1.00 per doz. Add 2 cts. each for 

 postage. 



Ckown Imperials. 



