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DREER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 



TtfE CROCUS. 



As one of the earliest ornaments of the flower garden, 

 it is a universal favorite, being neat, dwarf and com- 

 pact, and varied in all the essential shades of color for 

 producing harmony of effect. The principal adaptation 

 of this bulb consists in its suitability for planting near 

 the edge of flower borders, etc., so as not to require re- 

 moval, or in forming lines or edges entirely of such, 

 which, after blooming, may be removed ; as the leaves 

 show maturity of growth by fading in color. 



The principal months for planting are October, No- 

 vember and December, in ordinary rich garden soil, 

 placing the bulbs about two inches deep, and four to six 

 inches from the edge ; each group of six to eight bulbs 

 being planted in its own relative color, or in blended 

 varieties. These improve for some years if not dis- 

 turbed. To secure a succession of blooms in pots, com- 

 mence early in the first-named month with six or eight 

 bulbs in each well-drained pot, using the same rich soil, and planting about an inch deep, 

 and, thus planted, place the pots on a surface of ashes, covering them over one inch deep 

 witli soil, tan, or dry leaf-mould, until the leaves appear through the soil, when they may 

 be removed to the house. 



CROCUS— SPLENDID NAMED VARIETIES. 



30 cents per dozen. $1.75 per 100. 



BLUE. 



Alexander. 



Baron Yon Brunow. 



Grand Vedette. 



NoN Plds Ultra. 



Orestes. 



Prince Albert. 



WHITE. 



Caroline Chisholm. 

 Charlotte Corday. 

 comtesse de morny. 

 Grossfurst. 

 ;Mont Blanc. 

 Virgin Queen. 



STRIPED. 

 Albion. 

 Gallic. 



La Majestueuse. 

 Madame Mina. 

 Versicolor Albertine. 

 Walter Scott. 



Large White. 

 Large Blue. 



CROCUS— PINE ASSORTED VARIETIES. 



20 cents per dozen. $1.00 per 100. 

 I Large Striped. I Large Yellow. I Mixed. 15 cts. doz. 80 cts. per 100. 



I Large Purple. | Cloth of Gold. 1 Saffron. Autumn flowering. 



The pretty Snowdrop, " in habit white and plain," is the 

 first of all flowers to herald the approach of spring. Long 

 before any other flower, it shoots up its slender stem, and dis- 

 plays its white, drooping corols, while the spotless snow still 

 covers the shady recesses of the garden. They flourish well 

 in any soil, and bloom best if not transplanted oftener than 

 every three years. Being dwarf, they should be set near the 

 edge of walks, where they show to advantage. They also 

 flourish well in sand or moss, or in pots or baskets. 



PEB DOZ. PER 100. 



Double flowering 60 $3.50 



Single " £0 2.00 



LUCOJUM iESTivUM (Large Snow-Flake). Flowers white, 



with bright green spots, resembling the Snowdrop, but 



much larger. 10 cents. $1.00 per dozen. 



iliY or TttE VilUEY. 



One of the most charming of our spring flowering plants, whose slender stems set with 

 their tiny bells, diffusing a delicious odor, have rendered it a universal favorite. Also largely 

 used for forcing in the winter, for the cut-flower trade. 



EACH. DOZ. 



EACH. DOZ. 



Convallaria Majalis Flore 



Pleno. Double, white 10 $1.00 



Convallaria Majalis Foliis 

 Variegatis. Single, white ; gol- 

 den-striped foliage 30 3.00 



Convallaria Majalis. Single, 



white 05 $0.50 



Convallaria Majalis. Single, 

 M^hite, fine large pips, 3 years old, 

 selected for forcing; deliverable 



after Nov. 1st. Per 100, $3 06 0.6(i 



Convallaria Majalis. Single white, strong clumps for forcing or planting out 

 m the open ground 50 5.00 



