Summer-Flowering Bulbs and Tubers. 



BEGONIAS. 



Very handsome snmmer-flowering bulbs, of late greatly increased 

 in size and improved in form and beauty of color. They bloom con- 

 tinuously throughout the summer. For bedding outdoors or for pot- 

 culture they give excellent satisfaction. Single Bed shades, Yellow 

 and White, 10 cts. each, 3 for 25 ots., 90 cts. per doz., $6 per 100. 

 Double Bed shades. Orange and White, 15 cts. ef ch, 2 for 25 cts., 

 $1,50 per doz., $10 per 100. 



BESSERA ELEGANS. 



(MEXICAN CORAL DROPS.) 



Blooms shortly after being planted in the open ground, and will 

 keep on blooming until frost. The flower-stems are from 1 to 2 feet 

 high, and support a dozen or more bell-shaped flowers of a bright 

 coral-scarlet, with white cups and dark blue anthers. Foliage is thin 

 and rush-like, 10 to 12 inches long. 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz., 

 $2.50 per 100. 



DAHLIAS. 



This stately and handsome autumn flower will always be popular 

 wherever display is wanted, because of its perfect form and wide 

 range of color. Plant the tubers out in the spring after all danger 

 of frost is past, and at the end of the season winter them over in a 

 dry and cool cellar. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 



GLADIOLUS. 



These fine summer-blooming bulbs produce flowers of every shade 

 of color, and some of them are marvels of beauty. They are of the 

 easiest culture, and their brilliant spikes appear the first year. As 

 soon as the ground is sufficiently warm and dry, make plantings at 

 intervals of two weeks during the spring months, thus providing a 

 succession of bloom from midsummer until frost. In the fall the 

 bulbs can be taken up and stored over winter in any dry plane, and 

 will be ready for planting next season. No bulbs give finer results 

 in comparison with the moderate amount of care and expense re- 

 quired than Gladioli, and in the past few years the flowers have been 

 greatly improved by hybridization. Plant a hundred or two bulbs, 

 and you will have a rich and beautiful display. Sent, postpaid, at 

 prices given for single bulbs. 



Each Per doz. 100 



Superb Mixed $0 03 $0 30 $2 00 



Pink i 40 2 50 



White and Light Mixed 5 50 3 00 



Yellow Mixed 6 50 3 00 



JAPANESE IRIS (kaempferi). 



The most beautiful of the Iris family, and certain to become very 

 popular when bet- 

 ter known. Many 

 of ' the flowers 

 measure 10 to 12 

 inches in diameter, 

 and are magnifi- 

 cent in their rich 

 colorings and mark- 

 ings. They come 

 in bloom in July 

 and continue for 5 

 or 6 weeks. They i 

 should have a moist 

 situation, and are 

 perfectly hardy. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 

 per doz. ; set of 50, 

 in 50 varieties, $9. 



CANNAS. 



New Large- 

 flowering Dwarf. 



For grouping on 

 lawns or for large 

 beds no plants are 

 more effective. 

 They commence to 

 flower early, and 

 are a mass of gor- 

 geous colors until 

 frost. Named sorts, 

 15 cts., $1.50 per 

 doz. ; unnamed 

 sorts, 10 cts. each. Begonias. 

 $1 per doz. 



LILIES. 



LILIUM AURATUM. The Golden-Bayed Lily of Japan is the 

 most regal of all Lilies. Its array of ivory and gold is familiar 

 to most flower-loving people, who can quickly distinguish it by 

 the rays of yellow through its broad, crimson spotted petals, and 

 the delightful odor which it breathes around. Extra large bulbs, 

 15 cts. each, by mail, 19 cts.; per doz., by express, $1.50. 

 L. speciosum rubrum. This very popular and widely grown 

 variety has rose-colored flowers, spotted with crimson. Extra 

 large bulbs, 15 cts. each, by mail, 19 cts.; per doz., by express, 

 $1.50. 



L. — album. Graceful, fragrant flowers of pure white. Extra 

 large bulbs, lo cts. each, bv mail, la cts. : $l.oO per doz. 



Lillam auratum. 



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