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GRIFFITH £ TURNER CO., BALTIMORE, MD. 



COLLECTIONS OF TULIPS FOR BEDS 



mAXY charming eflFects in color are possible 

 with Tulips that cannot be produced with 

 any other plant, and at a very moderate cost. 



COLLECTION NO. 1.— 40 Artus, scarlet ; 40 Cry- 

 solora, yellow : 40 Cottage Maid, pink; 40 Potte- 

 bakker, white. By express for $1.65. 



COLLECTION NO. 2.— 40 Crimson King, scar- 



let : 40 Crysolora, yellow; 40 Crimson King, scar- 

 let ; 40 Crysolora, yellow. By express for $1.25. 



A very handsome solid bed of Tulips is made 

 of Kaiser Kroon— 160 for $1 .75 ; 250 for $2.75. 



There are many other combinations that can 

 be made according to the taste, by selecting 

 varieties of the same height and earliness. 



CHIffiSE SACRED LILY 



OR JOSS FLOWER. 



CHIS is avariety of Polyanthus Xarcissus. grown by the 

 Chinese from time immemorial to decorate their sa- 

 cred temples or joss houses on their New Year's day. 

 which occurs in February. By methods of culture origi- 

 nal to them, they succeed in growing large, solid bulbs, 

 which produce a profusion of bloom in an incredibly 

 short time ; usually not more than four to six weeks from 

 the time of planting. The growth of foliage is exceedingly 

 plentiful and luxuriant alidof a dark green color, which, 

 surmounted by a wealth of large, satiny white flowers 

 with golden yellow cups, lends to the whole an aspect 

 of tropical magnificence of which the eye never wearies. 

 This splendid flower increases in popularity every year, 

 and immense quantities of bulbs are annually imported 

 into this country. 



Culture.— Being partially aquatic, this plant must 

 have plenty of water. If grown in soil, make it light 

 and sandy, but they are usually grown in vases or dishes 

 of water.' Put an inch or two'of sand and gravel in the 

 dish in which they are to be grown, set the bulbs on 

 this, and put enough gravel around them to keep from 

 falling over: flll the dish with water and set in a dark 

 closet for a few days until the roots start freely, then 

 bring to the light and keep in any ordinary living room. 

 A dozen bulbs started this way at intervals will give 

 a succession of bloom throughout the winter. 



The bulbs offered by us are the true Chinese, 

 large, solid, and zcell matured, which are superior 

 to those groii'u elsezchere. 



Prjce, 8c. each ; 4 for 25c.; basket of 30 bulbs, $1.60. 

 Postage, Sc. each extra. 



CHi>tSK bACKEI) LILY. 



