Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1902. 



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CROCUS. 



This brilliant and universally admired spring flower will thrive in any soil or 

 situation, but to be brought to the highest perfection it should be grown in an 

 open bed or border of deep, rich, sandy loam. When planted in large groups 

 or lines of distinct colors, the effect is very striking, and the bulbs are now offered 

 so cheap as to justify their liberal use. They are invaluable for pot culture. To 

 secure a succession of blooms commence planting early in October, 6 or 8 bulbs 

 in a pot (the named varieties are best for this purpose), using rich soil, and 

 planting about an inch deep. Place the pots on a surface of ashes, cover the top 

 one inch deep with soil, until the leaves appear, when they may be removed to 

 the house. ■ 



NAMED CROCUS. 



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GIANT CYCLAMEN. 



There are few winter flowering bulbs 

 more attractive than the Cyclamen, 

 being an ideal plant either for green- 

 house or window decoration. Not 

 only are they beautiful when in flower, 

 but the foliage is also highly orna- 

 mental, being beautifully mottled, and 

 they are therefore highly decorative 

 even when not in flower. The Giant 

 strain here offered is much superior to 

 the old type ; being of more robust 

 growth and throwing the large flowers 

 well above the handsome foliage. 



It is ofien a hard matter to get dry 

 bulbs started into growth. We have, 

 therefore, concluded to send out only 

 nicely started bulbs, which we feel 

 sure will produce grand results, having 

 been grown from our own choice strain 

 of seed. 

 Pure White. 

 White, with carmine eye. 

 Rose, with dark eye. 

 Crimson. 



Price any of the above, 25 cts. each ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 

 flixed varieties, 20 cts. each ; $2.00 



per doz. (If wanted by mail, add 5 



Cts. each for postage.) 



SpectabiliS (Bleeding Heart). A well- 

 white and pink heart-shaped flowers. 



Eximia {Plumy Bleeding Heart). A d 

 cut ornamental foliage, growing about 

 showy pink flowers. April to August. 

 Dielytras by mail 5 cts. 



These are large bulbs of the best varieties, and are remarkable for ri 

 of color and size of their flowers. 



Doz. 



Albion. Dark violet, striped white $0 10 



Baron Brunnow. Bright purple 10 



Cloth Of Silver. White, striped lilac 10 



Cloth of Gold. Yellow, veined brown ]0 



Caroline Chisholm. Pure white 10 



David Rizzio. Fine, dark purple 10 



Sir Walter Scott. White, striped purple 10 



Large Yellow. Fine bulbs 10 



Mammoth Yellow. Extra large bulbs 12 



MIXED CROCUS. 



100. 



1000. 



$0 60 



$5 50 



60 



5 50 



60 



5 50 



50 



4 00 



60 



5 50 



60 



5 50 



60 



5 50 



50 



4 00 



80 



7 00 



Doz. 



Blueand Pur- 

 ple $0 10 



Striped and 

 Variegated. 10 



White 10 



Mixed. All 

 colors 10 



100. 



$0 40 $3 50 



40 

 40 



50 

 50 



35 3 00 



Giant Cyclamen. 



AUTUMN FLOWER- 

 ING CROCUS. 



Colchicum Autumnale (Meadow 

 Saffron). Very effective and hand- 

 some hardy plants, the flowers of 

 which come through the ground 

 without the leaves in the fall, the 

 leaves appearing the following spring. 

 The flowers comprise many shades 

 of white, purple, rose, striped, etc. 

 5 cis. each ; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 

 per 100. 



Colchicum Parkinson!. A distinct 

 and beautiful sort, remarkable for 

 the peculiar arrangement of color in 

 its flowers, they being checkered 

 with dark purple on a white ground, 

 unique. 4 cts. each ; 40 cts. per 

 doz.; $3 00 per 100. 



DIELYTRA. 



{Ready in November .) 

 known beautiful plant, which blooms early in spring, producing racemes of delicate 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 warfer growing species, with finely 

 15 inches high, and producing its 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 per root extra. 



ERANTHIS HVEMAEIS. 



(Winter Aconite.) 



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

 ing and contrasting well with the Snowdrops, which are the only flowers to 

 keep it company at the early season in which it blooms. 2 cts. each ; 20 cts. 

 per doz.; $1.00 per 100. 



ERYTHRONIUM GRANDIFEORUM. 



A beautiful hardy plant, especially suited to moist, shady situations ; the 

 leaves are handsomely variegated, flower stems about a foot high, bearing 8 

 to 10 cream-colored, lily-like blossoms; does well in pots. 3 cts. each; 

 30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100- 



]>1HL"YTRA SpECTABUIS. 



