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All bulbs will be sent by mai , if desired, at prices affixed, unless otherwise noted. 



A bulb may be regarded as the most compact and forceful form of plant life — gathering up and 

 storing away, as it does, for months, ofttimes for years, the strength obta ned from sunshine and ram, 

 the dews of night and the fertility of the soil, to yield up in producing a grand burst of exquisitely 

 beautiful and delightfully fragrant flowers. Ages of practice has brought the commercial growing 

 of bulbs to well nigh perfection — making it possible for us to supply them in the finest varieties and 

 of the highest' quality at the remarkably low prices we do. 



Nothing can exceed the simplicity of culture or treatment necessary for certain success with 

 bulbs; and frr the outlay nothing can compare with them for imparling cheerfulness to a home dur- 

 ing the short dark days of winter. With a view to inducing a great many to join us in enjoying 

 them the coming winter (for we realize times are extremely hard and money difficult to obtain we 

 have prepared the following collections. In them we have included onlv such varieties as are espe- 

 cially adapted to window gardening, all of which we have purchased in large quantities in order to 

 obtain the very lowest possible prices for bulbs of first quality. But at these reduced rates we can 

 make no changes or alterations in them. 



POPULAR BULB COLLECTION NO. 1. 



50 BULBS (for Window Culture) FOR $1.00. 



12 Crocus — named varieties. 



4 Splendid named Hyacinths. 

 2 Roman Hyacinths, 

 8 Tulips — finest named. 



2 Polyanthus JNarcissus — named. 

 1 Narcissus Borsfleldii bicolor. 

 1 Chinese Sacred Lily. 



3 Allium NeapoHtanum. 

 6 Ixias — finest mixed. 



4 Triteleia uniflora. 



6 Freesia rtfracta alba. 

 1 Bermuda Easter Lily. 



POPULAR BULB COLLECTION NO. 



200 BULBS (for Window Culture) FOB $3.00. 



2. 



12 Choicest named Hyacinths, single and double. 

 12 Roman Hyacinths, assorted. 

 24 Tulips, forcing varieties, named. 

 6 Due Van 1 hoi Tulips. 

 6 Polyanthus Narcissus, named. 

 6 Narcissus, forcing varieties, named. 

 2 Qhiuese Sacred Lily. 



6 Jonquils, single, two sorts. 

 25 Crocus, finest named. 

 12 Freesia refracta alba. 



2 Little Gem Calla. 



12 Allium Neapolitanum, 



1 Cyclamen Persicum gig-anteum. 

 12 Ixias, fine mixed. 

 12 Oxalis, finest named. 

 12 Triteleia uniflora. 



2 Bermuda Easter Lily. 



12 Ornithog-alum Arabicum. 

 12 Iris Bispanica. 



12 Ranunculus, assorted. 



At regular rates, low as they are, these would cost §6.75. 



SPANISH IRIS. 



(Iris Hispanica). 



This lovely class of bulbous Irises has not been half appreciated 

 in the past but is now winning its way into popular favor by 

 sheer force of merit. They are perfectly hardy and form beauti- 

 ful beds or groups in the border, but their greatest value lies in 

 the ease with which they may be flowered in winter. Plant four 

 to six bulbs in a six inch pot and keep cool and dark until thor- 

 oughly rooted, when they may be brought to the window garden. 

 No description can do justice to the beauty of their flowers. In 

 form they are as quaint and beautiful as gothic carvings, yield a 

 pleasant fragrance and present every color of the rainbow and 

 pure white, which colors are wonderfully pure, clear and strong 

 and exquisitely blended. So floriferous that a pot of it is a mass 

 of bloom for a long period. The beautiful Spanish Iris is so val- 

 uable as to justly entitle it to the distinction we give it — the first 

 place in our catalogue. Mixed colors, ea., 3c; doz., 20c: 100, $1.2/). 



