AUTUMN EDITION, DINGEE GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE 



New Crocus •'Kathleen Parlow' 



Dingee Early-Blooming Crocus 



Since the poet sang-, "A soft breeze kissed tlie expectant morn, a bluebird sang a 

 witching- strain, a Crocus bloomed and Spring was born," this charming little flower 

 has been noted as the first of the spring-time. The attractive flowers mark the coming 

 of spring and, with their beautiful shades tone the deepening green of the lawn. It is 

 entirely hardy and, left undisturbed, will continue to bloom each year. 



The best results with Crocus are obtained when they are given a rich, dry soil and sunny 

 location. The bulbs should be planted about 3 inches deep, 21/2 inches apart; set singly 

 or massed. in beds. A favorite plan is to raise the soil with a spade or trowel to the 

 depth of 3 -inches, place the bulb beneath the sod and press back into place. Crocus are 

 also great favorites for house culture, p-iving very satisfactory results. For blooming 

 indoors the pots or pans in which they are planted should be plunged outdoors until a 

 hard freeze or so. The bulbs we offer are of improved strains of the leading and finest 

 varieties, and are superior as regards both form and color. 



Finest Named Varieties 



12 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $7.00 per 

 1,000, postpaid. 



Albion. Fine striped; large and good. 



Caroline CMsliolin. The best white. 



Da-Tld Bizzio. Magnificent dark purple. 



lord B3rron. Superb blue. 



Queen Victoria. Splendid pure white. 



Cloth of Grold. Golden orange, suffused 

 with brown. 



Cloth of Silver. Same as the preceding, 

 except the color is beautifully silver- 

 shaded. 



Saffron. Violet-colored, variously striped 

 and fragrant. 



Scotch. Beautifully striped in various 

 colors on white ground. 



"Versicolor. Shades of purple to white 

 veined with purple. 



Finest Mixed 



10 cts. per doz., 50 cts. per 100, $4.50 per 

 1,000, prepaid. 



Mixed White. Different varieties. 



Mixed Purple and Blue. Different varie- 

 ties. 



Mixed Striped. Different varieties. 



Mixed Yellow. Different varieties. 



All Colors, Mixed. Different. 



Glory-of-the-SnOW (Chionodoxa) 



Ziuciliae. A lovely flower, producing 

 spikes of beautiful azure-blue, white cen- 

 ter. 2 for 5 cts., 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 

 per 100, postpaid. 



Gig-antea. Large flowers. Beautiful light 

 blue with white center 2 for 5 cts 25 

 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100, postpaid. 



New Monster Blooming 

 Crocuses 



We offer our customers for the first 

 time the following varieties of Monster 

 Blooming Crocuses. These varieties are a 

 great improvement over the older sorts 

 both in size of bloom and coloring. Each 

 bulb produces several blooms of immense 

 size (note the above illustration). Magni- 

 ficent for winter blooming indoors in pots 

 or pans. 



Kathleen Parlow. Purest white flowers 

 of immense size and magnificent form, 

 with large orange anthers. Extra fine. 

 Price, 20 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 

 White Lady. Magnificent large cupshaped 

 flowers, pure white with deep orange 

 anthers. Price, 25 cts. per doz., $1.75 per 

 100. 



Monster Yellow Crocus 



Bulbs very large and flower early; profu- 

 sion of bloom is remarkable, fifteen to 

 twenty-flve large flowers coming from one 

 bulb. 6 for 10 cts., 15 cts. per doz., $1.00 

 per 100, $9.00 per 1,000. 



Allium 



Neapolitanum. Plant in the flower-beds 

 for early spring flowers, and in pots for 

 winter blooming. The large clusters of 

 delicate white flowers remain perfect for 

 weeks. Plant three to five bulbs in a 5- 

 inch pot. 3 for 5 cts., 12 cts. per doz., 

 75 cts. per 100, postpaid. 



Pendulinum. A bulb will produce as 

 many as nine spikes, with five to ten white, 

 bell-shaped pendulous flowers, each petal 

 having a well-defined "-reen stripe down 

 the center. 3 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per doz. 



M0I7. In fine contrast to the above 

 named sorts; color clear golden yellow. 2 

 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per doz., postpaid. 



