14 DREER’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 
GREENHOUSE BULBS AND TUBERS. 
AMARYLLIS, 
Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable for the greenhouse, or room culture. They should be grown 
in puts, well drained, in a soil of equal parts peat, leaf-mould, and loam. They are showy Lily 
shaped flowers. 
EACH 
4 EACH 
AULICA, ark CEIMISOR; trascccany-escseshor0s. $1.00 | Jounsonu, scarlet and white..............0... 1.00 
Cuoice Hysrips, imported from Ghent.... 1.50 | Prince or Orange, bright orange, large, 1.50 
CRISPAM. varescnsee ceoesensccsestecuametee Bre Meee cette 301 VirraTa, white, striped with bright rose.. 1.50 
CYCLAMEN, 
Few plants are more showy than the Cyclamen; 
blooming in the Winter and early Spring months in 
the greenhouse, the flowers being singular in shape, 
of various colors, with beautiful foliage. The soil 
should be very light and rich, containing a good 
part of peat and sand, with well-rotted cow manure. 
EACH 
Persicum AusumM, (Aleppicum), pure white...$0.65 
es RosEun, & rosy red...... 60 
MAcuLATUM VARIEGATUM, (Aleppi- 
cum), spotted and variegated..............ccs00 60 
Coun, flowers brilliant red®...0).....¢-sss.2-nceeees 65 
EUROPEAN ALBUM, pure White..............00eseees 50 
ae ROSEUM, rose Colored.........seceseceet 50 
HEDERAEFOLIUM RusruM, very large, rosy 
PULL Uy CASO oseaebencntnEieA ase Sop cocsdel dead tice ma-cebeSSe 1.00 
PyRENAIcUM OpoRATUM, (Neapolitanum), red, 
feaerant)sra-os-ce So TU SERSENS Honnonnaee ae roses cee - 40 
CALADIUM, 
This class of beautiful variegated foliage plants, margined and delicately traced with various 
rich colors, and elegantly spotted and mottled, give them a rare beauty... When alone or inter- 
mingled with other plants, they are valuable for summer decoration of the conservatory or 
greenhouse, and require a moist, warm atmosphere. The tubers require to be kept in a warm, 
dry place during the winter, and must be started in the spring in a warm house or hot-bed, with 
bottom heat—some of the hardier varieties can be planted in a shady situation out of doors. 
50 cents to $1.00 each. Assortments from $5.00 to $10.00 per dozen. 
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The best season for planting these beautiful flower-bulbs is during the autumn months; 
being small, they are most effective when planted in stores of three, four, or six, in each pot, of 
four or six inches in diameter. 
EACH.  DOZ. EACH. DOZ. 
Named varietiesiv.ie. et ek. 202 $2. OGh aMa xed tssaemetee oe wales ser Vacs haat 10 $1.00 
OXALIS, 
These are profuse bloomers, and very attractive in the greenhouse during the winter. Plant 
three or four bulbs in a pot; the pots should be kept near the glass to prevent the foliage from 
growing too long. 
BACH. _ DOZ. | EACH.  DOZ. 
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SPARAXIS, 
Their treatment is similar to the Ixia. 
KACH, DOZ. EACH. DOZ 
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