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tion to our collection of bulbous plants; 
40c. per dozen. 
Calla Aetheopica. Lily of the Nile. 
As a winter blooming bulbous rooted pot 
plant there is hardly anything to come 
up to the beautiful Calla Lily. The plant, 
which is of an easy culture, will bloom 
in the green-house as well as in a room 
near the window, or even on the veranda, 
as long as it is kept frost free. It may 
also be grown in a fish-pond or tank in a 
green-house and produce its large pure 
white flowers. Bulbs should be potted 
in the month of October. November, 
December and January, and may be had 
to bloom from Christmas to March; 20c. 
each; $2.00 per dozen. 
Black Calla Lily. Arum Sanctum. A 
handsome pot plant, producing a flower 
similar in shape to the White Calla Lily, 
Calla Aetheopica, but of a dark purplish 
maroon color. 
culture, requiring the same treatment as 
the White Calla, and blooms equally as 
freely. Price per bulb, 25c.; per dozen, 
$2.00. January till March. 
Spotted Calla. Leaves dark, rich 
green, exquisitely dotted with white 
marks. Ornamental even when not in 
flower. Beautiful white flowers with deep 
black throat; 25c. each. January till 
March. 
Ranunculus. French Double. The 
roots can be planted during fall and win- 
ter either in the open ground or in pots. 
The French varieties are more robust | 
than the Persian, and flowers are larger. 
The ground should be rather dry, and if 
planted in open ground it will be well to 
have the spot a little higher than the bed 
or border. 25c. per dozen. 
This plant is of an easy | 
Double Tulip. 
Tulips. Double and single. Should not 
be planted later than February, and 
placed very shallow in the ground; not 
more than one-third of the bulb should 
be covered. When near flowering they 
require a good deal of moisture. 50c. per 
dozen. Sentember to March. 
Scilla Peruviana. 
Scilla Peruviana. These are green- 
| house bulbs at the North, but here they 
are hardy and do well in the open ground. 
| There are two varieties, the blue and the 
white. They throw up a shoot, on the- 
end of which the flowers appear, forming 
a truss. Plant from October till March; 
20 cents each. 
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Tuberoses. Double Flowering. They 
are ornamental for the garden and very 
valuable for making bouquets. on account 
of their pure white color and great fra- 
grance. Plant during the spring months. 
| Strong bulbs, 5c. each; 40c. per dozen. 
Plant Sunflower for Chicken Feed and Steckler’s Grass Seed Mixture. 
