Fall Blooming Bulbs 
Order Your Bulbs of these Now for delivery in July 
or August, which is their proper planting season. 
Colchicum autumnale major 
Colchicum—Meadow Saffron 
Plant bulbs when received and cover 
5 to 6 inches deep with rich sandy soil. 
They will bloom this fall and make 
foliage next spring. Fine for the garden 
or for growing in saucers without water. 
After blooming indoors transplant the 
bulbs to the garden. August delivery. 
40-072 Autumnale Major. Exquisite 
large Crocus-like flowers of an ap- 
pealing bright lavender color. Blooms 
during the month of October. 
50c each; 3 for $1.35; 12 for $5.00. 
40-070 Bornmuelleri. This is the giant 
among the autumn flowering Colchi- 
cum bearing extra-large and well- 
formed cup-shaped blooms of a love- 
ly rosy lilac color giving a splendid 
effect during October. Perfectly hardy 
and long lived. 60c each; 3 for $1.65; 
12 for $6.00. 
40-071 Lilac Wonder. An appealing 
uniform shade of lilac-mauve. Very 
large and extremely free flowering. 
60c each; 3 for $1.65; 12 for $6.00. 
Fall-Flowering Crocus 
Order these fall-flowering Crocus 
now for delivery in August. Planted 
at that time they will give a pro- 
fusion of blooms this fall. Perfectly 
hardy. 
46-120 Sativus. (Saffron Crocus) 
Fragrant purple-lilac feathered with 
white. 
40-125 Speciosus. Graceful bright 
violet-blue flowers with orange-red 
anthers arising from a yellow throat. 
40-130 Zonatus. Rosy lilac, yellow 
center with bright orange zone. 
40-133 Mixed. A well-balanced mix- 
ture of all fall-flowering Crocus. 
Any of the above: 12 of the same 
variety 75c; 25 of the same variety 
$1.35; 100 of the same variety $5.00. 
Sternbergia 4 
Autumn Daffodil 
40-885 Lutea. Very pretty, dwarf 
autumn-flowering bulbs with blooms 
like a glorified yellow Crocus. Should 
have a rather dry, sunny position 
and well-drained lime soil. Cover 4 
inches deep. Provide a layer of leaves 
for winter protection. July Delivery. 
3 for 75c; 12 for $2.70; 25 for $5.00. 
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40-630 Lycoris radiata 
September Spider Lily 
Order now for July delivery and 
plant upon receipt to secure flowers 
this year. A splendid plant with showy 
carmine-rose flowers carried on grace- 
ful strong stems. Blooms between early 
September ard November. Often er- 
roneously called Nerine or Guernsey 
Lily. Mammoth Bulbs: 3 for 40c; 12 
for $1.40; 25 for $2.50; 100 for $9.00. 
Sternbergia lutea 
Lycoris radiata 
Helpful 
Garden Books 
You'll enjoy your own garden li- 
brary in addition to the help it will 
give you to make your garden efforts 
more successful. Remember, too, books 
are splendid gifts. 
Begonias and How to Grow Them. 
(V. R. Buxton). 128 pages; 16 half- 
tones and 3 sketches. All you want 
to know about growing Begonias. 
$2.25. 
The Book of Bulbs. (F. F. Rockwell). 
284 pages; 31 full page halftones 
and numerous sketches. $3.00. 
Garden Guide. A real help to every 
gardener. 576 pages and 300 illus- 
trations. $2.00. 
Garden Magic (R. E. Biles). 324 
pages, 8 color plates, and numerous 
helpful sketches. $3.00. 
How to Landscape Your Grounds. 
(L. R. Johnson). 232 pages and 147 
illustrations. $2.75. 
Plants and Flowers in the Home. 
(K. Post). Tells you everything you 
want to know. 200 pages of -up-to- 
date information. $2.00. 
Plant Propagation. (A. C. Hottes). A 
highly interesting book full of value- 
able information, 236 pages. $2.00. 
The Book of Annuals. (A. C. Hottes). 
A splendid volume. 180 pages and 
122 illustrations. $1.50. 
Soils and Fertilizers for Greenhouse 
and Garden. (Laurie and Kiplinger). 
A book every gardener should have. 
119 pages. $2.50. 
The Book of Perenniais. (A. C. 
Hottes). Gives full information 
about hardy plants. 280 pages; 117 
illustrations. $2.00. 
The Book of Shrubs. (A. C. Hottes). 
446 pages; describing the most 
popular and rare shrubs together 
with cultural information; 184 illus- 
trations. $3.00. 
The Book of Trees. (A. C. Hottes). 
A splendid companion volume to the 
preceeding. 448 pages and 193 illus- 
trations. $3.50. 
Pruning Trees and Shrubs. (E. P. 
Felt). An important guide to the 
serious gardener. 237 pages and 94 
illustrations. $2.00. 
The Flower Encyclopedia. (A. E. Wil- 
kinson). 524 pages. An unusual value 
and very complete. $1.00. 
The Vegetable Encyclopedia. (V. A. 
Tiedjens). To the point, up-to-date 
information on growing all kinds of 
vegetables; 307 pages. Many line 
drawings for only $1.00. 
Weeds of Lawn and Gardens. (J. M. 
Fogg). The 175 illustrations enable 
you to identify all important weeds. 
211 pages. $2.50. 
1001 Garden Questions Answered. 
(A. C. Hottes). 386 pages with 214 
interesting illustrations. $2.50. 
The prices quoted are postpaid but 
subject to changes by the publishers. 
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