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Of All The 



BOOKS 



My New Guide 

 on the care and 

 cultivation of 

 Flowers, Plants, 

 Bulbs and Seeds 

 is the latest and 

 best. It is an up- 

 to-date text book 

 for the Amateur. 

 Price 50c. post- 

 paid, or FREE 

 with an order 

 amounting to 

 $1.50 or upwards 

 if requested on 

 the order. 



Gloxinia, Emperor Frederick 



New Giant Orchid Flowering Gladiolus 



GIANT ORCHID FLOWERING 

 GLADIOLUS 



Gorgeous Colors and Marvelous Alarkings. Flowers Size ot Tea Plates 



This new race of extraordinary beautiful Gladiolus represents 

 the perfection of this genus since its introduction. The flowers have 

 reached enormous dimensions, often 7 to 9 inches across, far surpass- 

 ing any others and much resembling Orchids of the brightest hues 

 and most curious designs. Every color Icnovifn among Gladioli is rep- 

 resented, many having beautifully mottled and spotted throats, 

 made up of white, crimson, pink, yellow, etc., of unsurpassed beauty. 

 Alixed, lOc. each; $1.00 per doz., postpaid. 



Buckbee's Famous Rockford Mixed Gladioli 



I make a feature of Gladioli, importing bulbs as well as raising 

 tliose that I am sure will be clioice. My Gladiolus garden is almost a 

 small farm, and in it I am able to discover the varieties that are the 

 best and will be most certain to please. I am now able to offer choice 

 bulbs in mixture of mv own growing at exceedingly low prices. Post- 

 paid, 4 for lOc; 25c. per doz.; .50 for $1.00; 100 for $1.75. By express 

 at buyer's expense, $1.25 per 100. 



Childsii Gladiolus Mixed Colors 



' This elegant class of Gladioli is famed for size of spike, flower and 

 vigorous blooming. The colors are varied and exceedingly brilliant. 

 6c. each; 3 for 15c.; 55c. per doz.; 100 for $4.00, postpaid. 



Graff's Lemoines Gladioli Mixed Colors 



Tlie noted Butterfly Hybrids. I offer the finest of this type in 

 mixture. The rich colorings rival the finest orchids. Postpaid, 5c. 

 each; 3 for 10c. ; 35c. per doz.; 100 for $2.00. By express, buyer's ex- 

 pense, $1.75 per 100. 



Kelways* Hybrid Gladioli 



The celebrated English hybridizer has given us a fine assortment 

 of Gladioli with immense spikes and an endless variety of coloring. 

 Sc. each; 50c. per doz., postpaid. 



Buckbee's Famous Grand Twelve Named Gladioli 



The following selections are 

 giving the widest range of colors, 

 complete collection (12 varieties) 

 .African — Black Crimson. 

 Chameleon — Slate, orange, wiiite 



and violet. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh — Purplish 



rose carmine stripe, i 

 Grand Rogue — Flaming scarlet. 

 Isaac Buchanan — Canary yellow. 

 Lord Byron — Red, white bloicli. 

 Martha Washington — Yellow, 



tinged with ro.se. 



the finest and most distinct .sorts. 

 Price, each 5c., or one each of the 

 for only 50c., postpaid. 



iMay — White, crim.son penciling. 



Meyerbeer — Bright scarlet, flani- 

 ed with vermillicn. 



Octoroon — Salmon pink. 



President Lincoln — Blush white, 

 suffused with rose. 



Shakespeare — White, 

 with carmine ruse. 



sufifu.'-ed 



IMPERIAL GLOXINIAS 



' Beyond All Question One of the Most Beautiful 

 Flowers that Blooms 



The Gloxinia is a grand flower and the handsomest ot our summer 

 flowering plants, presenting, as they do, such a variation of rich and 

 exquisite coloring, equal to the orchid in novelty and beauty. 



It makes a lovely pot plant as easily grown and cared for as many 

 of the common flowers. Without seeing them no one can appreci- 

 ate their unrivaled beauty; they are of large size, beautiful shape and 

 profuse bloomers. They will bloom in six to eight weeks from time 

 dry bulbs are planted. The flowers will last in water, when cut, over 

 two weeks in perfect condition. 



They succeed well with ordinary care, and should be grown in 

 a moderately shad.y place, as the sun burns the foliage when wet, 

 causing brown spots to appear. Plant bulbs in a mixture of light 

 loam, manure and sand, equal parts, giving but little water imtil signs 

 of life appear. You will have a succession of bloom from June to Sep- 

 tember, and words cannot describe the rare beauty of these flowers 

 to one who has never seen them. When done blooming, dry gradually, 

 and keep in pots over winter in a warm place. 

 EMPEROR FREDERICK— Red, with a pure white border. 

 MONT BL.ANC — Pure white, enormous size, opening flat and wide. 

 DEFIANCE — Rich crimson scarlet. The finest and brightest colored. 

 EMPEROR WILLIA.M— Violet-blue, with white throat tinged and 



spotted. 



LEOPARD — Various colors, all beautifully tigered and spotted. 



Price, for above named varieties, ready for immediate growth 

 and bloom. Each 15c.; 3 for 40c.; doz. $1.50, postpaid. Mixed Strong 

 Bulbs, 10c. each; 3 for 25c.; I doz. $1.00, postpaid. 



Golden Trumpet (Chlidanthus Fragrans) 



NOVEL, BEAUTIFUL AND FRAGRANT 



A variety of the well- 

 known Amaryllis family of 

 free flowering habit, which 

 starts growth and blooms 

 as soon as potted. The flow- 

 ers are borne in clusters of 4 

 to 6 and are in color the 

 brightest golden yellow, and 

 such fragrance! Strong and 

 delicious without being in any 

 way ranlv or -offensive as is 

 the case with many highly 

 scented flowers, being a com- 

 bination between the Lilac 

 and the Tuberose. Two or 

 three spikes of these exquisite 

 large yellow blossoms are pro- 

 duced at each bloomiiig 

 period. Pot the bulbs at 

 anytime, winteror spring, and 

 they will soon be in bloom. 

 A truly magnificent thing. 

 ■Strong bulbs, 8c. each; 4 for 

 ^fet. ._-a gag---3q^- ^ 25c.; 12 for 50c., postpaid. 



Golden Trumpet 



