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CROCUS 
Splendid for Rock Gardens 
This brilliant and universally admired spring flower will thrive in any soil or situation, 
but to be brought to the highest perfection it should be grown in an open bed or border 
of deep, rich sandy loam. 
Giant Named Crocus 
Caesar. Very large flowers of rich purple. 
Kathleen Parlow. The finest pure white, extra large cup-shaped flowers with orange 
anthers. 
King of the Whites. 
Mammoth Yellow. 
Pallas. 
The best pure white of the older sorts. 
Golden yellow, producing a mass of flowers. 
Prettily striped lilac on a white ground; orange anthers. 
Purpurea Grandiflora. The richest purple of the standard sorts. 
Price. Any of the above, in selected bulbs, 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 
Collection of Giant Crocus 
6 each of the 6 Giant Named sorts, 
12 each of the 6 Giant Named sorts, 
25 each of the 6 Giant Named sorts, 150 bulbs.. 
Giant Mixed. A grand mixture 
made out of the above named 
sorts. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 
100; $35.00 per 1000. 
Mixed Crocus 
The bulbs offered under this head 
are smaller than the Giant Named 
sorts, but are quite satisfactory for 
planting in the grass or for any 
position out of doors. 
Blue and Purple sorts. 
Striped sorts. 
White sorts. 
Large Yellow, good bulbs. 
Price. Any of the above, 40 cts. 
per doz.; $2.75 per 100; $25.00 
per 1000. 
All Colors Mixed. 35 cts. per 
doz.; $2.50 per 100; $22.00 per 
Crocus IN THE Grass 
ROCK GARDENS (Rockwell). Full information on this popular subject, $1.00 per copy, postpaid. 
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ERANTHIS HYEMALIS 
Eranthis Hyemalis 
Winter Aconite 
A pretty yellow flower, valuable for its 
early blooming and contrasting well with 
the Snowdrops. Splendid for Rock 
Gardens. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100; 
$20.00 per 1000. 
Fritillaria 
Splendid for Rock Gardens 
Meleagris (Snake's Head or Guinea Hen 
Flower). An elegant species, growing: 
from 10 to 18 inches high, bearing in 
spring curious drooping bell-shaped 
flowers, most of which are very oddly 
marked, many being checkered and 
splashed white and purple, cream and 
maroon, etc., etc. Perfectly hardy and 
splendid for naturalizing, especially in 
semi-shaded places. Mixed colors, 75 
cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100; $50.00 per 
1000. 
Prepared Bulb Fibre 
This material, specially prepared for home use, is 
ideal for growing Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Amaryl- 
lis, Callas, Crocus, and all other miscellaneous bulbs 
grown indoors during the autumn and winter months. 
Can be used in any receptacle, without drainage. 
cts. per 3 peck; $1.00 per peck, postpaid; $2.50 per 
bushel, at purchaser’s expense. ; 
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and thereby insure receiving them as soon as they 
arrive from the growers in August and September, 
when they are in perfect condition; and if there is 
a short crop of any variety you avoid being dis- 
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