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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 ; §2.50 per doz. 

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

 Superfine nixed. Including .»d, yellow and shades of orange. 12 



cts. each ; $1.25 per doz.; §7.50 per 100. 



If Crown Imperials are wanted by mail, add 2 cts. each for postage. 



DIELYTRA, or DICENTRA. 



{Ready hi November.) 



Spectabilis {Bleeding Heart, Seal Flower, or Lyre Flower). 

 An old-fashioned favorite, equally well adapted for forcing as for plant- 

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

 flowers are always attractive. 



Formosa {Plumy Bleeding Heart). A dwarfer-growing species, with 

 finely-cut ornamental foliage, growing about 15 inches high and produc- 

 ing its showy pink flowers from April to August. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 

 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ERANTHIS HYEMALIS. 



(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 

 Only flowers to keep it 

 company at the early 

 season in which it 

 blooms. 20 cts. per 

 doz.; 81.00 per 100; 

 $8.00 per 1000. 



Crown Imperials. 



Eranthis Hyemalis. 



Erythronium. 



(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. 



EREMURITS. 



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 im- 

 mense flower stems, 6 to 10 feet high, bearing a dense raceme of flesh-pink 

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

 roots (ready in October), 75 'cts. each ; $7.50 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 OctoberJ, 

 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 



We call special attention to the May-flowering Tulips shown on the cover of this Catalogue and offered on pages io and IX. 



