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Crocus flower 

 well in fibre. 

 See page 50. 



Spring -Flowering CROCUS. 



Crocus will always be popular on account of their earliness of bloom, 

 hardiness and adaptability to most soils in sunny situatons as in the sod, 

 on grassy slopes in the lawn, garden border, stream side banks, etc. If 

 planted with liberality their masses of color, white, blue, yellow, purple, 

 striped etc. are very cheery and welcome — appearing as harbingers of 

 spring almost before the snow has disappeared. When "naturalized" 

 in grass the bulbs should be planted in irregular colonies or masses the 

 bulbs being strewn by hand to fall thickly in some places then dibble 

 them in where they fall when the turf is moist and soft. 



As undergrowth among tulips, hyacinths, daffodils etc., they are very 

 effective- the flowers being over when the other bulbs begin blooming, thus 

 lengthening the floral display and then the crocus foliage forms a beauti- 

 ful grass like setting for the later flowering bulbs. 



As edgings to beds — and bordering walks — lines of different colored 

 crocus are most effective. The bulbs should be planted about 1 inch 

 apart and 2 inches deep. As a new bulb (corm) is formed each year 

 above the old one, which withers away, the Crocus therefore eventually 

 works to the surface of the ground and must be taken up and replanted 

 every few years. 



Crocus are also easily flowered in the house in winter, grown in pots and 

 pans of soil or in dishes or shallow bowls of "Henderson's Prepared Fibre" 

 (offered on page 50) plant the bulbs thickly, almost touching one an- 

 other and plunge the pots or bowls in the open ground or in frames in ashes, soil 

 or sand up to the rims only. When well rooted removed from the plunge, place 

 in any airy situation, and give water very freely at the roots. They should be kept 

 in any airy room without a fire, where gas is seldom burnt and where they can get 

 plenty of light. When the bulbs are coming into bloom they may be brought into 

 the sitting-room. 



We have discontinued offering the cheap mixtures of Crocus as the larger bulbs 

 — at but little higher price — produce more and larger flowers. 



// by Parcel Post add postage @ Zone Rales. Weight 

 2 ib^. per 100. Dozens mailed free. 



WHITE CROCUS. 

 King of Whites. A grand new variety, producing long 



snow-white flowers 



May. An extra fine new seedling of great size; lovely 



round petalled pure white flowers 



Mount Blanc. An old favorite, large pure white 



Queen of the Netherlands. A large round petalled pure 



white 



STRIPED CROCUS. 

 Albion. A fine large lavender striped white and violet. .. . 

 Cloth of Silver. White feathered and striped with lilac 



and purple 



Fantazy. A new hybridjimmense flowers of light gray 



striped dark blue 



Lothair. An extra fine deep purple-striped on white 



ground 



Surprise. A new seedling, white striped lightly with lilac; 



blue base 



Doz. 



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1000 



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1.50 



12.00 



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1.25 



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1.00 



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.25 



1.50 



12.00 



.25 



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// by Parcel Post add postage © Zone Rates. Weight 









2 lbs. per 100. Dozens mailed free. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 



BLUE AND PURPLE CROCUS 











.25 



1 25 



10 00 



David Rizzio. Deep lavender shaded purple 



.25 



1.25 



10.00 



Hero. A new hybrid ;dark glossy purple. Extra large and fine 



.25 



1.50 



12.00 



Maximilian. Beautiful sky-blue flowers, very distinct . . . 



.25 



1.50 



13.0) 



Purpurea Grandiflora. Large handsome, deep purple . . . 



.25 



1.60 



14.00 



Triumph. New, large blue flowers shaded violet 



.25 



1.50 



12.00 



YELLOW CROCUS. 









Cloth of Gold. The earliest of all, small but prolific flowering. 











20 



1 00 



7.50 

 10 00 



Yellow First Size. Large golden yellow flowers 



.25 



1.25 



Yellow Mammoth. The largest bulbs of above producing 











.30 



1.60 



12.00 



MIXED GIANT FLOWERING CROCUS. 



All colors and shades including many new hybrid seed- 









lings of great beauty so far out classing the ordinary 









trade mixtures that we have discarded the latter 



.20 



1.00 



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