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Giant Montbretiaa 



New Giant Montbretias 



These magnificent new Hybrid Montbretias are remarkable for 

 their giant size and beautiful rich colors. The flowers are nearly 

 three inches in diameter and are borne on slender branching 

 stems fftquently over three feet high. They are gay and attrac- 

 tive n the garden in late summer and fall, and invaluable for 

 cutting. The bulbs or started plants should be set out during 

 April or May and may be wintered out of doors with careful 

 protection, but it is better to lift the bulbs in the fall, pack them 

 away in dry sand, and store in a low temperature just above 

 freezing. 

 Apricot Queen. A very early-blooming and free-flowering 



variety with medium-sized flowers of a rich golden apricot 



color — a shade always very much admired. 

 Fiery Cross. Large open flowers of good substance with broad 



petals. Intense glowing fiery orange with large primrose center 



and small crimson blotch surrounding the eye. 

 Indian Chief. Fine broad-petaled flowers of a dear glistening 



orange with the center suffused crimson and blotched maroon. 



Has clear golden throat and the reverse of the petals are shaded 



with bright orange-scarlet. 

 His Majesty. A glorious variety with very large flowers 



composed of broad petals of a deep velvety scarlet shading 



down to gold. The reverse of the petals is dark crimson also 



shaded with gold. Blooms very early. 

 J. Cross. Very large, fully open flowers with broad, rounded 



petals of an intense bright golden apricot shade. The center 



is blotched and sufiused with rosy crimson. 

 Una. Golden apricot flushed orange and blotched with crimson. 



The reverse of the petals is deep golden orange, flushed crimson. 



A very free blooming and strong Montbretia. 



Any of the above new Giant Montbretias: 



25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Set of the 6 varieties, 1 each, $1.25. 



If you want your bulbs shipped by parcel post will you 

 please include in your remittance the additional amount as 

 requested on page 113 to cover the cost of the postage and 

 special packing. Always open packages of bulbs as soon 

 as received. If the bulbs cannot be planted without delay 

 keep them in a cool, frost-proof, and dark place. 



Sprekelia formosissima 



Jacobaean Lily 



This is a plant closely related to the Amaryllis. It has as 

 beautiful, showy, and brilliant flowers of richest crimson imagin- 

 able. Dormant bulbs planted in the border early in May will 

 flower in 3 to 4 weeks after planting. Planted in pots they may 

 be flowered in the house during the early spring months. 35c 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



Mexican Everblooming 

 Tuberose 



Tigridia 



Tigridia— Tiger or Shell Flower 



Pavonia grandiflora. A very showy, large, oddly 

 shaped bulbous plant suitable for the mixed border. 

 Can be handled in the same way as Gladioli. Grows 

 about 18 inches high and blooms all summer long. 

 The l)looms are bright crimson, spotted yellow in 

 the center. 25c each; S2. 50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Tuberoses 



Double Pearl. One of the most delici- 

 ously fragrant and most beautiful of 

 the summer-flowering bulbs. Plant in 

 the open about the middle of May or as 

 soon as the ground becomes warm. 

 Strong flowering bulbs, 10c each; 65c 

 per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Mexican Everblooming. This 

 is the single Tuberose which many 

 gardeners prefer to the double kind 

 because of its graceful habit. The 

 pretty, white, fragrant blooms begin 

 to appear in July and continue 

 throughout the season. Each bulb 

 develops from 2 to 5 spikes in 

 succession. 10c each; 65c per doz. ; 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Zephyranthes 



Zephyr Flower or Fairy Lilies 



Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plants, 

 very effective for massing in the 

 border, flowering with great profusion 

 during the summer. They are also 

 suitable for pot culture. 

 Alba. Pure white. 10c each; $1.00 



per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 Rosea. Large rose-colored. 20c 



each; $2.00 per doz. 



The Book of Bulbs (Rockwell). 



Gives complete directions for the growing of all kinds of bulbs. 

 $2.00 per copy, postpaid 



