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DREEK'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS. 



LARGE CROCUS— FINE ASSORTED VARIETIES, 



20 cents per dozen. $1.00 per 100. 

 White. i Striped. Yellow. | Saffron. Autumn flowering. 



Blue. 



Purple. 



Cloth of gold. I Mixed. 15 cts. doz. 80 cts. per 100. 





SNOWDROPS. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



Sn.OT*7"cLzops. 



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. 



Double, 60 cts. per doz. ; $3.50 per 100. Single, 30 cts. per doz. ; $1.75 per 100. 

 JLucojum aestivum. Large Snow-Flake. Flowers white, with bright green spots, re- 

 sembling the Snowdrop, but much larger. 10 cents. $1.00 per dozen. 



XjI137" of tih-e "Valle-ST. 



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. Deliverable after Nov. 1st. 



BACH. DOZ. 



Convallaria majalis flore 

 pleno. Double, white 15 $1.50 



Convallaria majalis f o 1 i i s 

 variegatis. Single, white ; gol- 

 den-striped foliage 25 2.50 



EACH. DOZ. 



Convallaria majalis. Single, 

 white. Per 100, $2.50 05 $0.50 



Convallaria majalis. Single, 

 white, fine large pips, 3 years old, 

 selected for forcing. Per 100, $3. 06 0.60 



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

 in the open ground. (The clumps are not mailable) 50 5.00 



nSTaxcissnjLS. 



All the varieties are extremely hardy and popular either as a border or florists' 

 flower. The Single Narcissus is quite an attractive flower, the central cup being 

 of a very different color from the six petals. Some have the petals of a light yellow and the 

 cup orange ; others have the petals white and the cup yellow ; while the Poet's, or Pheas- 

 ant's Eye Narcissus is snowy white, with red cup. The Double varieties are very desirable. 

 The well-known Daffodil is of this class. Its true name is Van Sion. 



The Polyanthus Narcissus are very attractive and showy flowers, producing on a tall stem 

 large clusters of white and yellow cup-shaped blossoms, and are particularly admired for 

 their sweet jasmine perfume ; they contrast finely with the Hyacinth, for garden, pot or glass 

 culture, and require the same treatment. They are now extensively grown as a florist flower, 

 particularly the Dubius Single and the Double Roman. 



