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FLOWEI^NG BULBS 



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STOKES' SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS, continued 



GLADIOLI 



Of summer-blooming plants for general gar- 

 den decoration, the Gladioli are deserving of 

 special attention. Requiring but little room 

 for growth, they are exceedingly useful for 

 planting among shrubbery in the border, 

 while for massing in large beds, where a bril- 

 liant and effective display is desired, they are 

 invaluable. They succeed best in good loam, 

 enriched with well-rotted manure. The bulbs 

 should be planted about 3 inches deep and 

 6 inches apart. 



Stokes' Novelty $1 Collection 



BERLINIA. Beautiful shell-pink, marked 



with strong carmine. Flowers extra-large. 

 ELDORADO. Deep cream - yellow, lower 



petals spotted with maroon and black ; me- 

 dium-sized flower. 

 GENERAL DE NANSOUTY. Rich bluish 



purple, marked with vivid crimson and 



lemon-yellow. 

 MEADOWVALE. A very fine white, tinged 



in the throat with crimson, and lower petals 



slightly marked with faini pink. 

 NILREB. Dainty pink, blending almost to 



white, marked with a strong shade of same 



color. Flowers large. 

 TACONIC. Bright pink, flecked and striped with shades of same 



color, markings of lower petals deep crimson, running into pale 



lemon-yellow. 



Price of each of the above Superb Gladioli 20 cts. each. $2 per doz., 

 or one bulb each by mail, postpaid, for SI 



Ten Named Gladioli for 60 cts., postpaid 



These ten varieties, tested and tried, give a wide range of colors 

 and markings. I will send the entire collection for 60 cents, post- 

 paid. It will surely give you satisfaction. 



Angasta. Lovely pure white with blue anthers. Strong, straight 

 spike often having two or three branches. 



Senator VoUand. Pure blue, dark violet blotch, with a yellow 

 stain, striped blue. 



Brenchleyensis. Vermilion-scarlet; an old variety, but much 

 planted on account of brilliant color. 



Eugene Scribe. Medium-sized, well-opened flower ; tender rose, 

 blazed carmine-red. 



Gil Bias. Early-flowering plant of dwarf habit ; flowers salmon- 

 rose with a red blotch of primrose ground. 



George Paul. Large flowers; deep crimson, slightly stained yel- 

 low, spotted with purple. 



Prophetesse. Large; round, pearly white blooms with a conspicu- 

 ous crimson throat. 



May. Lovely pure white flower, finely flaked bright rosy crimson ; 

 strong spike. Good forcing variety. 



Mrs. Beecher. Beautiful deep rosy crimson. Large, well-opened 

 flower, with white throat, freely marked. 



Snowbank. Fine spike of well-formed flowers, pure white, save 

 for a slight strain of red at base of petals. 



Price of each of above fine Gladioli 10 cts. each, or $1 per doz., 

 postpaid, or one bulb each for 60 cts., postpaid 



Gladioli in Mixture 



Single bulbs 6 cts. each 



Floracroft Mixture No. 1. A very choice strain of grand flower- 

 ing sorts. Mostly light shades, very few red or purple. By mail, 

 postpaid, 30 cts. per doz.; by express, $1 50 per 100, $12 per 1,000. 



Floracroft Mixture No. 2. Same as above but smaller bulbs. 

 By mail, postpaid, 25 cts. per doz.; by express, $1 per 100, $S per 

 1,000. 



Groff's Hybrid Seedlings. Flowers of largest size, finest form 

 and highest quality, with colors in the most delicate tints and un- 

 excelled brilliancy. By mail, postpaid, 40 cts. per doz.; by ex- 

 press, $2.50 per 100, $20 per 1,000. 



Floracroft Mixture Gladiolus 



Each 

 $0 10 



Blae 



Crimson 10 



Violet, White 

 Border 10 



Gladioli in Separate Colors for 

 Florists 



Shades of Pink Mixed. 35 cts. per doz., 

 postpaid; gi.50 per 100, $12 per 1,000, by 

 express. 



Shades of Red Mixed. 30 cts. per doz. , post- 

 paid ; $1 .25 per 100, $ioper 1,000, by express. 



Shades of Orange and Yellow. 40 cts. per 

 doz., postpaid; $2.50 per 100, j2o per 1,000, 

 by express. 



Shades of Striped and Variegated. 40c. 



per doz., postpaid; $2.50 per 100, $20 per 



1,000, by e.xpress. 

 Shades of White and Light. 35 cts. per 



doz., postpaid ; $2 per 100, $18 per 1,000, by 



express. 



Lemoine's Mixed. 30 cts. per doz., post- 

 paid ; I1.50 per 100, $12 per 1,000, by express. 



GLOXINIA (Large-flowered) 



Magnificent for house culture, producing in 

 great profusion beautiful flowers of the richest 

 and most beautiful colors. They succeed best 

 in sandy loam and peat, and require a moist 

 heat. After blooming, dry off gradually, let 

 the bulb remain in the pot without water, and 

 keep in a warm place until they show signs of 

 starting again. Good strong bulbs. 



Doz. 100 Each Doz. 100 



$1 00 «7 00 White So 10 $1 00 $7 00 



, ^„ i Red, White 



I 00 7 00 T»„_J 



' Border 10 i 00 7 00 



Spotted 10 I 00 7 00 



I 00 7 00 Mixed 10 I 00 6 00 



IRIS (Flower-de-Luce) 



Japanese. Perfectly hardy, beautiful flowers, all colors. Exqui- 

 sitely mottled and veined. Bloom in July, and need a moist, sunny 

 situation. 10 cts. each $1 per doz. 



German. These rival the orchid in variety of coloring, shape and 

 shading. Perfectly hardy and adapted to all situations. Bloom in 

 June. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 



LILY-OF-THE- VALLEY 



Selected 3-year-old Berlin Pips (sand-grown). For forcing, 25 

 cts. per doz.; bundles of 25 for 40 cts.; $1 50 per 100, $12 per i,oqo. 

 If wanted by mail, add s cts. per doz. for postage. 



Cold Storage Pips. We are prepared to offer Cold Storage Pips 

 all through the summer season Price on application. 



SUMMER-FLOWERING OXALIS 



The bulbs, when planted about 3 inches apart, produce an un- 

 broken row of elegant foliage and pretty flowers, and, as they bloom 

 in a very short time after planting, furnish a neat and attractive 

 border the whole season. 10 cts. per doz., 50 cts. per 100. 



PEONIES (Hardy Herbaceous) 



' These have become indispensable in every garden. They are all 

 hardy and admirably adapted to our northern climate, growing in 

 almost all situations, and even flourishing under shade trees. 

 Festiva Maxima. The grandest of all white varieties ; a few 

 small flakes of red near center Exceedingly rich and rare. Of 

 large size and exquisite form. 60 cts. each, $6 per doz. 



Each Doz. 100 



Shades of Red jSo 20 $2 00 $10 00 



Shades of Pink 20 2 00 10 00 



Shades of White 20 2 00 12 00 



Mixed Sorts 15 i 50 8 00 



TUBEROSE 



Excelsior Pearl. We offer choice large-flowering bulbs at 5 cts. 

 each, 6 for 20 cts., 35 cts. per doz., 25 for 70 cts., 100 for $2.50, by 

 mail, postpaid ; by express, 25 cts per doz., 25 for 40 cts., 100 for 

 $1.25. Largest size selected bulbs, by mail, at 5 cts. each, 6 for 25 

 cts., 50 cts. per doz , S3 per 100, postpaid. If ordered shipped by 

 express, purchaser to pay charges ; largest size selected bulbs, 

 $1.75 per 100, 200 for $3.25, or $15 per 1,000. 



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