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Fritillaria Meleagris. 



FRITILLARIA. 



Meleagris {Snail's Head, 

 Guinea Hen Flower). An ele- 

 gant species, growing from 10 to 

 18 inches high, "bearing in spring 

 curious drooping bell-shapec flow- 

 ers, most of which are very oddly 

 marked, many being checkered 

 and splashed white and purple, 

 cream and maroon, etc., etc. 

 (See cut.) Perfectly hardy and 

 splendid for naturalizing, espec- 

 ially in semi-shady places. Mixed 

 colors, 3 for 10 cls.; 30 cts. per 

 doz.; $2.00 per 100. 



Recurva. A beautiful and di.'itinct 

 sort from California, producing as 

 many as a doz^n brilliant, clear 

 scarlet flowers, spotted witli orange 

 in the throat, on stalks 18 to 24 

 inches high; excellent for natur- 

 alizing. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per 

 doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



FUNKIA (Plantain tily). 

 The Plantain Lilies are among the easiest plants to manage ; their broad, massive 



foliage makes them attractive subjects for the border even when not in flower ; they 



deserve extensive culiivation. 



Coerulea. Blue, broad, green leaves. 



QIauca. Large, showy, glaucous-green foliage, lilac flowers, 



Robusta elegans variegata. A decided improvement on nil variegated vari- 

 eties, producing foliage fully double the size of the popular F. unJulata media 

 picta, which in variegation it closely resembles. 50 cts. each : $5.00 per doz. 



Subcordata grandiflora. Pure white, lily-shaped, fragrant flowers. 



Undulata media picta. Green and white variegated foliage, purple flowers. 



Thos. Hogg. Broad, glaucous foliage, with white border. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each ; f 1 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100, 



6 varieties for $1.00. 



EREMURUS. 



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 lileral 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 damagetl by late fiosts. It produces immense flower 

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

 nk flowers, erch nearly 2 inches across. (See cut.) Extra 

 strong-flowering roots (ready in October) $1.50 each ; 

 $15.00 per doz. 



Himalaicus. Another noble variety from the temperate 

 Himalayan mountains, 4 to 8 fett 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 

 October), 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



FREESIA. 



This is one of the most beautiful of all 

 Cape bulbs, possessing a peculiar grace of 

 form, and its fragrance is most delightful, 

 one pot of five or six bulbs being sufficient 

 to perfume a whole house. As cut flowers 

 they are extremely valuable ; the unex- 

 panded blooms, opening in water, fill the 

 air with the most delicate perfume, and their 

 endurance is really remarkable. They force 

 very easily, and can be had in flower at 

 Christmas, and continue in succession until 

 June. When potted these should not be 

 placed in a dark place like most other bulbs, 

 but should be put directly in the light. 

 Refracta Alba. Pure white; delightfully 



fragrant. 



Mammoth bulbs, 25 cts. per doz.; $1.75 

 per 100 ; $1K00 per 1000. 



Selected bulbs, 20 cts. per doz.; $1.25 per 

 100; $10.00 per IC^OO. 

 Leichtlinil. Large, pure yellow ; fragrant. 



25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 



Ekemurus Robustus. 



Set of 



Freesia Refracta Alba. 



