THE BLUE BOOK OF BULBS 



KATHLEEN PARLOW. Purest white; of fine substance; 

 large flower. 



LORD DUNCAN. Very pale lavender-blue; a little later than 

 Dorothea. 



MADAME MELBA. Pale mauve, striped dark violet; large 

 flower and very early. 25 bulbs, 70 cts.; 100 bulbs. $2.20; 

 1,000 bulbs, S18. 



MATADOR. Dark purple, shaded violet at center; large flower. 

 Fine, profuse-blooming variety for pots. 



MENADO. Broad stripes of dark violet on a lilac ground; large 

 flower of good substance, many of the flowers having extra 

 petals; conspicuous orange anthers. 25 bulbs, 90 cts.; 100 

 bulbs, $3.25; 1,000 bulbs, $28, 



MINERVA. Lavender-blue, veined darker, inside soft lavender. 

 Very fine for pot culture. 



PALLAS. White ground, with fine stripes of light lilac; large 

 flower. 



PEARL. White sufl"used dark lilac, edged white; very large, 

 fine flower. Handsome in pots. Early. 



RAPHAEL. Soft lilac, tipped white; small flower but very dis- 

 tinct. Rather late. 



SURPRISE. White, faintly striped dark violet. Fine in pots as 

 well as in the garden. 



TILLY KOENEN. Very fine, pure white, with bright orange 

 anthers; flower of good substance, with dark stem. 



WHITE GIANT. Snowy white, a few inconspicuous strip^es of 

 violet on inside of petals. Fine for pots. 



LARGE YELLOW. Golden yellow. Better outdoors than when 

 grown in pots. Particularly good for grow^ng in the grass 

 on the lawn. Extra-size corms. 



CREAM QUALITY MIXTURE. 25 bulbs, 30 cts.; 100 bulbs, 

 $1; 1,000 bulbs, $9. 



Price, except where otherwise noted, 25 bulbs, 60 cts. ; 100 bulbs, 

 $2; 1,0()0 bulbs, $16. Not less than 25 bulbs of one variety sold. 



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