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[If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per dozen for postage.) 

 The most attractive of all summer flowering bulbs are the Gladioli. Wonderful improvements have been made in recent years 

 in the size and beauty of these flowers, and our list comprises only the best selections, both in our mixtures and named sorts. 

 Their cultivation is very simple, as they will thrive in any ordinary garden* soil, but amply repay care and liberal feeding by 

 enhanced size and beauty. A succession of bloom may be had from July to September by planting at intervals from April to June. 

 The strongest bulbs should be kept for the latest planting. Pl.int six inches apart in beds or double row, and three inches deep. 

 They are very effective when planted among roses, shrubbery, etc. In the fall, before frost, the bulbs should be lifted, dried and 

 stored in a cellar or some other position away from frost, for planting again the following spring. 



SUPERB NEW GLADIOI^US "WHITE EADY." 



{Awarded a First-class Certificate of Ale)- it by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society August 21, 1897.) 

 This beautiful pure white sort was gained by crossing the best so-called white varieties. Having compared "White Lady" 

 with all the newest, white varieties of German, English, American and French origin, we are positive that this novelty is the very 

 best white known. The flowers are large, of finest substance and of the purest white imaginable, the lower petals are slightly 

 tinged with pale yellow; this pale yellow is so delicate and so clear that it does not impair the white of the flower in the least, on 

 the contrary it enhances upon the white. The buds are light yellow before opening. The plants are of a remarkably strong 

 growth and will generally produce several flower spikes. Height 2i to 3 feet when in full bloom. Strong bulbs $1.50 each. 



DREER'S GRAND NAMED GEADIOLUS. 



The following are sorts which can be depended upon to give good 

 results, each variety being the acknowledged leader of its color : 

 Africaill. Black crimson, with pure white blotch on throat, the darkest 



colored of all. 10 cts. each; $100 per doz. 

 Bl«euchleyeiisis. An old variety, but still the best vermilion-scarlet 



for massing. .5 cts. each; 25 cts. p^r doz.; gl.-iO per 100. 

 Etliel. Beautiful soft rose color, with white and crimson throat. 10 



cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 

 Orailtl Koilge. Enormous spikes of large flaming scarlet, the finest 



of its color. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 

 Hesperide. Blotched and flaked bright rosy-salmon on pure white 



ground. 10 cts. each; §1.00 per doz. 

 Lord Uyroil. Brilliant scarlet with a distinct pure white blotch. 10 



cts. each; §1.00 per doz. 

 Martlia Waslling-tou. Fine soikes, light yellow, lower petals 



tinged with rose. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 

 May. White ground, penciled with crimson. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 



per doz. 

 IVEullOllk. Dark pink, shaded orange and flaked with maroon. 10 cts. 



each ; §1.00 per doz. 

 Octoroon. A beautiful shade of salmon-pink, quite distinct. 10 cts. 



each ; §1.00 per doz. 

 Pepita. Bright golden yellow, slightly flaked with carmine at the 



edges. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 

 President Lincoln. Blush white, suffused with bright rose. 10 cts. 



each ; §1.00 per doz. 

 Princeton. Large flaming red, with violet and white mottlings in 



throat ; immense spike. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. 

 Sliakespeare. A fine variety, white, slightly suffused with carmine- 

 rose, large rose blotch. 10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. ; §7.50 per 100. 

 Snow AVllite. Grand spike of snow-white flowers, a magnificent 



variety. 20 cts. each ; §2.00 per doz. 

 SPECIAL OFFER. One each of the above fifteen Grand Varieties, 



each variety separate, for $1.00; by mail, $1.10. 



GI^ADIOI^US IN MIXTURE. 



Our mixtures are made up from fine varieties, and are all selected first- 

 size bulbs, and are sure to give the best results. each. doz. 



Scarlet and Crimson shades mixed 05 .25 



White and Lig-llt " " 05 .35 



Yellow Shades Mixed " " 05 .40 



Striped and Variegated " " 05 .35 



Pink " " 05 .35 



Extra Choice Mixed, American Hybrids. . .05 .30 



Lenioine'S Butterfly Hybrids mixed. This mixture is made up 

 of named sorts which we imported from the originator. The remark- 

 able richness of the colorings of this class rival the finest orchids. 5 cts. 

 each ; 30 cts. per doz. ; $2 00 per 100. 

 Kelway's Choice Hybrids, grown from stock of the celebrated 

 English hybridizer, produce immense spikes in great variety of color- 

 ing. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



]\EW GIANT GL,ADIOEUS (Oladiolus Nanceanus). 



A magnificent new race of exraordinary size and remarkable beauty. 

 These new varieties are twice the size of the Gladiolus Gandavensis varie- 

 ties, while possessing the long-lasting properties and the beautiful mark- 

 ings of the Lemoinei section. Mixed varieties, 8 cts. each ; 75 cts. per 

 doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



(If Gladiolus are wanted by mail, add 10 cts. per dozen for postage. Single 

 bulbs mailed free at catalogue price.) 



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 add lo cts. 

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