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PETER HKNDERSOX & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



CROCUS 



"The 



Harbingers 

 of Spring/' 



THE CROCUS is one of the earliest flowers of spring, 

 and occupies a prominent place in every garden. 

 When planted as an edging in triple lines of one 

 or more colors, the effect is striking. No spring display- 

 surpasses that of Crocus ; the broad wavy bands of golden- 

 yellow, striped, purple, or of pure white, when 

 they expand their blossoms in February and 

 March, are incomparable. In lawns and pleasure 

 parks, planted in the grass, the Crocus is ex- 

 tremely effective. They are easily planted indis- 

 criminately in the turf with the aid of a dibber — 

 after fall rains have made 



the sod moist. The flowers 

 and foliage are gone before 

 the lawn needs mowing, so 

 they do not interfere with 

 the summer beauty of the 

 lawn. For several years 

 past Crocus, Snowdrops, 

 Daffodils, etc., have been 

 planted in our parks and 

 lawns, in wild places, wood- 

 land walks, etc., to the 

 great delight of visitors 

 and enhanced decoration of 

 the parks. In one of the 

 parks thousands of Crocus 

 were used in the grass, and 

 the effect was matchless. 



Mixed Crocus 



COLORS SEPARATE. 



Delivered Free 

 in U. S. 



Buyer paying 

 Transit, 





Doz. 

 "iocT 



10c. 

 10c. 

 12c. 

 10c. 



100. 



100. 



1,000. 



Blue and purple, mixed.. 

 Variegated and striped... 



White, mixed 



Large yellow {1st size)... 

 All colors, mixed 



6<>c. 

 60c. 

 60c. 

 75c. 

 55c. 



45c. 

 45c. 

 45c. 

 60c. 

 40c. 



§3.50 

 3.50 

 3.50 

 5.00 

 3.25 



Yellow, iiammotll, Large bulbs, each producing a numberof 

 extra large golden-yellow flowers. This variety can also be 

 grown in Crocus glasses, or In dishes in sand and water 



Yellow First Size. Bright yellow 



Cloth, of Gold, Golden-yellow, striped brown, small flowers, 

 but very profuse 



LARGE NAMED WHITE CROCUS. 



Caroline Chisholm. Pure white 



Princess of Wales. Splendid, large, pure white 



Mont Blanc. Large and flue white 



Theba. The purest of whites, very free-blooming 



LARGE NAMED STRIPED CROCUS. 

 Albion. Violet, striped lavender and white, extra large flower. 

 Cloth of Silver. Silvery white, striped lilac, small flowers, 



but very profuse 



Imperati. Flowers in January, bluish-white, purple stripe, 



yellow throat, sweetly scented 



La Majesteuse. Immense white flowers, striped lilac 



Sir Walter Scott. White striped, purple, extra 



Ne Plus Ultra. Purple, variegated with white 



LARGE NAMED BLUE AND PURPLE CROCUS. 



Baron Von Drunow. Large, purple 



David Rizzio. Large, dark purple 



Garibaldi. Extra large, dark purple 



Iiilaceus. Light blue, extra 



15c. 

 12c. 



12c. 

 15c. 

 15c. 

 15c. 



12c. 



15c. 

 15c. 

 12c. 

 15c. 



12c. 

 15c. 

 15c. 

 15c. 



§1.00 

 .75 



.60 



.75 

 .85 

 .85 

 .75 



.75 

 .85, 



.75' 

 .85 

 .85 



.85 



85c. 

 60c. 



60c. 

 70c. 

 70c. 



70c. 



60c. 



85c. 

 70c. 

 60c. 

 70c. 



60c. 

 70c. 

 70c. 

 70c. 



§7.50 

 5.00 



5.50 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



5.00 



7.50 

 6.00 

 5.50 

 6.00 



5.50 

 6.00 

 6.00 

 6.00 



COLCHICUM, The Autumn-Flowering Crocus. 



AUTtJMN-FLOWEBING CBOCU8, PARKINSON!. 



Colchicum Autumnale. (Meadow Saffron.) Very effective 

 and handsome hardyplants.the flowers of which come through 

 the ground without the leaves in the fall, the leaves appearing 

 the following spring. The flowers comprise many shades of 

 white, purple, rose, striped, etc. They make lovely borders or 

 margins to beds. Mixed sorts 



Parkinsoni. A beautiful rare variety from the Greek Archipel- 

 ago ; large flowers of white, tessellated and barred with rose 

 and purple, like a checker-board ; very odd. {See cut.) 



Delivered free 

 in U.S. 



Eacb. Doz. 



6c. §0.60 



10c. 1.00 



Buyer paying 

 Transit 



Doz. 



90C. 



100. 



§4.00 



7.00 



6 bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates, 250 at 1,000 rates. 



