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ble. The bulbs should be planted in spring as soon as 

 the frost is out of the ground until first of May — the 

 earlier the better. Select a well drained spot, dig the 

 soil deep, and make it fine, enriching it abundantly with 

 very rotten cow manure and adding a liberal mixture of 

 sand. Set the bulbs from three to five inches deep, 

 according to size. During the winter it is advisable to 

 cover the surface of the bed with a thin layer of manure, 

 which will not only afford a slight protection to the 

 bulbs, but will materially enrich the soil. In spring the 

 manure may be removed or dug in between the rows. 

 Care should be taken that they have proper drainage, 

 no water being allowed to stand around the roots. Once 

 firmly established, they should not be disturbed oftener 

 than once in five years. To produce extra fine speci- 

 mens, plant the bulbs in small pots (4-5 inches) early in 

 spring, and raise them in the green g house or house. 



EACH. DOZ. 



Auratum, golden Japan lily, large bulbs. ... 30 3 00 

 Brownii, magnificent, large, white inside, 



purple outside 1 75 



Lancifoliujn, album, white Japan lily 50 5 00 



" roseum, rose spotted Japan lily 25 2 50 



" rub-rum, white and red spotted 25 2 50 



Chalcedonicum, brilliant scarlet, recurved 



blossoms 1 00 10 00 



Longiftorum, pure white, very fragrant 20 2 00 



Tigrinum (Tiger Lily), orange, spotted 



black 15 1 50 



Lilium, Tigrinum Flore Pleno. 



EACH. DOZ. 



Tigrinum flore pleno (Double Tiger Lily), 

 extra large bulbs, giving from twenty to 

 thirty flowers 25 2 50 



Jacobean (Amaryllis Formossissima), deep 



scarlet 20 2 00 



MADEIRA VINE. 



Tuberous rooted climber, with glossy, green leaves, 

 and delightfully fragrant, white blossoms. Sometimes 



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called "Mignonette Vine." It is of rapid growth, and 

 from a few tubers vines will be produced sufficient to 

 cover one side of a cottage in a single season. The tub- 

 ers are tender and must be protected from frost during 

 winter. each, doz 

 Madeira Vine, tubers 10 75 



TRITOMA. 



Sometimes called "Red Hot Poker." It is really a 

 fine plant, pretty hardy, though requiring some protec- 

 tion through winter. The flowers are produced in large 

 spikes of rich, orange-red tinted flower tubes. Plant 

 two feet apart, and in November cut the plants back 

 near the ground, and cover the bulbs with dry litter, 

 which remove in the spring. each. doz. 

 Tritoma uvaria 30 3 00 



TUBEROSE. 



The flowers of this well-known and popular plant are 

 waxy white, double, and so fragrant as to perfume the 



Tuberose. 



whole atmosphere for some distance around. They are 

 useful for forming button-hole bouquets, in large bou- 

 quets, or as single specimens. Each bulb flowers but 

 once, but the smaller bulbs can be set out for future 

 flowering when their growth is completed. A good way 

 to grow Tuberoses is to fill five-inch pots half full of 

 cow manure, and the remainder with good, rich earth, 

 mixed with sand. Plant the bulbs in this in April, water 

 moderately, and hasten growth by putting in a warm, 

 light place. When weather has become warm, plunge 

 the pots in the earth out of doors. They will usually 

 flower before cold weather in autumn; if they do not, 

 the pots can be brought in, and they will bloom in the 

 house. The bulbs cannot be safely sent by mail before 

 April 1st. 



ALL FLOWERING BULBS. 



EACH. DOZ. IOO. 



Double White, tall 10 75 3 50 



Pearl, double dwarf white 10 75 4 00 



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