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Preer's Autumn Catalogue, 1897. 



MISCELLANEOUS BULBS AND ROOTS. 



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Agapanthus. 



ANEMONES. 



These charming hardy spring flower 

 are becoming better known and mor 

 popular as a garden flower. Both 

 double and single are equally de- 

 sirable, and no garden should be 

 without them. They are suit- 

 able for pot or border culture, 

 and when planted in masses are 

 most effective. They succeed 

 best in a light, rich, well- 

 drained loam. Plant in October 

 or November, or as soon as the 

 ground can be worked in the 

 spring. If planted in the autumn, 

 they should be covered with leaves, 

 straw or long manure on the ap 

 proach of winter. For pot culture, 

 fill with any rich, porous compost, with 

 good drainage, planting 4 roots in a 5-inc 

 pot; place in a cold frame, or any moder 

 ately cool situation, giving very little water 

 until the plants appear, then remove to 

 the greenhouse or sitting-room window. 



DOUBLE ANEMONES. 



Duchess of Lorraine. Deep % D °z. doz. 



Rose 



Harold. Blue 



I/Kclair. Scarlet 



White Ceres. White, tinted 



rose 



Rosette. Delicate Rose 



Double Mixed St "5 per 1UU 



.$v to 



10 



10 



10 

 10 

 10 



AGAPANTHUS (African lily. 



Splendid ornamental plants, bearing large clusters of bright blue 

 and pure while flowers on long flower stalks, and lasting a long 

 time in bloom. There is no finer plant than this for outdoor, 

 decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on the lawn, terrace or 

 piazza. It does well in the house or greenhouse in winter, re- 

 quiring but slight protection. It is a rapid grower and gross 

 feeder, and the chief point in its cultivation is to divide the plants 

 before the pots or tubs become overcrowded with roots. Strong 

 clumps. Ready in November. 



UmbellatllS. Bright blue. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 

 UmbellatllS albus. Pure white. 40 cts. each, $4.00 per 



doz. 



ALLIUMS. 



Bulbous plant of the very easiest culture, requiring little atten- 

 tion and giving good returns. 



NeapolitailllUl. An excellent variety for winter flowering, 

 extensively forced by florists for cut-flowers. Its flower-stems 

 are 20 inches high, supporting a large cluster of delicate white 

 starry flowers ; sure to bloom splendidly in any window. 3 for 

 10 cts., 25 cts. per doz.. $1-25 per 100. 

 Herilietti graildinoruin. A variety similar to the pre- 

 ceeding, but dwarfer, and more adapted for pot culture. 3 for 

 10 cts., 30 els. per doz., S2 00 per 100. 



Alireillll ( Golden Allium). Perfectly hardy ; blooms 

 in June. 3 for 10c, 25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 



AMARYLLIS. 



Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable for green- 

 house, room or garden cultivation. For in- 

 door use they shonld be grown in pots, well- 

 drained, in a soil of equal parts of peat, leaf- 

 mold and loam. After flowering, the bulbs 

 must be ripened off by discontinuing water as 

 the foliage shows signs of dying. When at 

 rest, store away in a dry, cool place, leaving 

 the bulbs in the pots. 



Belladonna major (Belladonna Lily). 

 Rose, shaded purple. 15c. each, $1.50perdoz. 

 Formosissima (Jacobaean Lily). Crim- 

 son ; blooming early in the summer. 10 cts. 

 each, SI. 00 per doz. 

 JolmSOllii. Very large flower, of a rich 

 crimson-scarlet color striped with white. 25 

 cts. each; extra large bulbs, 40 cts. each. 

 Regilia (Queen Lily). Red and white. 25 cts. each. 

 Vittata Hybrids. Beautiful red and white striped 

 varieties ; procured from one of the leading European 

 specialists. 50c. each. 1 each of the 5 Amaryllis forSl.00. 



$i> so 

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 30 



40 



25 



AMARYLLLIS JoHNSONII 



Allium Neai>olitanum. 



SINGLE ANEMONES 



Single Brilliant doz. 100 



Scarlet $0 20 $\ 00 



Single White 25 1 25 



Single Mixed 20 1 00 



ANEMONE ^ 



-^ FULGENS. 



The Anemone Fulgens is 

 one of the most attractive and 

 desirable flowers for winter 

 forcing or early spring bloom- 

 ing. Its dazzling vermilion 

 flowers are very pretty, and 

 are borne in profusion. 3 for 

 10 cts. ; 30 cts. per doz. ; 

 $2.25 per 100. 



jgg^Anemones free by mail 

 at dozen rates; 15 cts. addi- 

 tional per 100. 



Single and Double Anemones. 



