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BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING^ 





New Giant Flowering Crocus. 



We herewith offer our customers a set of Giant Flowering Crocus — new seedlings 

 — and great improvements on older varieties both in size of flowers and in coloring. 

 The bulbs of these new giants are very large, most of them covering a silver half 

 dollar or larger, and each bulb is capable of producing several flowers each. For 

 ■winter flowering in pots — grown cool — they are magnificent, as well as for out door 

 culture. 



King of the Whites. 



Crocus. 

 King of the Yellows. 

 King of the Purples. 



purples. 

 King of the Lilacs. 



base; extra large. 

 King of the Stripes. 



flower. 

 King of the Pinks. 



color in Crocus. 



Purest white; long elongated flowers, the largest of all white 



D»ep golden yellow, several immense flowers from each bulb. 

 Dark'shining purple; extra large flowers, the largest of all 



Inside of flower blue, outside lilac, striped blue, with dark 



Outside striped blue on light ground; inside blue; immense 



Very large flowers of soft purplish pink; a rare and distinct 



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Price for any of the above varieties of King Crocus (delivered free in the V 

 25c. per dbz., SI.50 per 100, SI 2.00 per 1000. 



Giant Flowered Crocus. Mixed Colors, blended exclusively from the largest flow-ring 

 varieties and new hybrid seedlings, 20c. per doz., 81.25 per 100. 810.00 per 1000. 



The Crocus is one of the earliest flowers of spring and occupies a promi- 

 nent place in every garden. When planted as an edging in triple lines of 

 one or more colors, the effect is striking. No spring display surpasses that 

 of Crocus; planted in large groups of golden-yellow, striped, purple, or of 

 pure white, when they expand their blossoms in February and March, are 

 incomparable. In lawns planted in the grass, the Crocus is extremely ef- 

 fective. They are easily planted indiscriminately in the turf with the aid 

 of a dibber — after fall rains have made the sod moist . The flowers and fo- 

 liage are gone before the lawn needs mowing, so they do not interfere with 

 the summer beauty of the lawn. 



The flowers of the large-flowering named varieties are ornamental when 

 flowered in pots. Six or eight roots should be planted in a pot of about 

 five inches diameter. They will not flower if exposed to heat, nor must 

 severe forcing be attempted. Crocuses are often grown in fancy designs. 

 such as bee-hives, hedge-hog pots, columns, etc., made for the purpose (see 

 page 56), and are curious and attractive when so grown. 



Large-Flowering Named Crocus. 



Our bulbs of Named Crocus are selected largest size and will produce 

 several flowers each. We do not import any cheap " seconds." 



Prices (delivered free in U. S.), 15c. per doz., 85c. per 100. S7.00 per 1000 



Mont Blanc. Large pure white. 

 Ne Plus Ultra. Purple variegated 



white. 

 Princess of Wales. Large, pure 



white. 

 Queen of the Netherlands. Beauti- 

 ful large, round, pure white 

 flowers, very floriferous. 

 Sir Walter Scott. Striped purple 

 and white. 



Albion. Violet striped lavender and 



white. 

 Baron von Brunow. Deep rich purple. 

 Cloth of Gold. Golden-yellow, striped 



bronze. 

 Cloth of Silver. Silvery- white, striped 



lilac. 

 David Rizzio. Large, dark purple. 

 Lilaceus. Light lilac blue. 

 Mammoth Yellow. Large golden- 



vellow flowers. 



Mixed Spring-Flowering Crocus. 



Our bulbs of Mixed Crocus are all of largest size and will produce several 

 flowers each. W r e do not import any cheap " seconds." 



Prices, delivered free in U. S. 



LiOZ. 



1(H) 



1000 



Blue and purple mixed. 1st size bulbs, not seconds 



S.12 



S.60 



S5.00 



Yariegated and striped 



.12 



.60 



5.00 



White, mixed. 



.12 



.60 



5.00 



Yellow Us' sise). 



.15 



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6.00 



All colors, mixed. 



.12 



60 



5.00 



Autumn-Flowering Crocus (Colchicum). 



Colchicum Antumnale. (Meadow Sa ron.) Very effective and handsome 

 hardy plants, the flowers of which come through the ground without the 

 leaves in the fall, the leaves appearing the following spring. The flowers 

 comprise many shades of white, purple, rose, striped, etc. They make 

 lovely borders or margins to beds. Mixed sorts, 5c. each. 50c. per doz., 

 S3.50 per 100. 



Colchicum \utumnale Speciosum. New. Immense flowers of magenta-rose. 

 10c. each. SI. 00 doz.. SS.00 per 1C0. 



Parkinsoni. A beautiful rare variety from the Greek Archipelago: large 

 flowers, of white, tessalated and barred with rose and purple like a 

 checker board, very odd. 5c. each. 50c. per doz.. S3.50 per 100. 



Six bulbs of one variety are supplied at the dozen rate, 25 at the 100 rate, 

 250 at the 1.000 rate. 



