AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1923. 



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GRAPE HYACINTHS. {Muscari.) 



Verj- hardy, dwarf, Spring-flowering bulbs succeeding in almost any situation, 

 and suitable for edgings and clumps in shrubbery and hardy perennial beds. They 

 also produce a splendid effect and thrive planted in the grass in the same manner 

 as Crocuses. They are also excellent for pot culture. 



Doz 



Blue Grape Hyacinths $0.35 



White Grape Hyacinths 45 



Heavenly Blue Grape Hyacinths. A new type with 

 larger flowers of rich bright blue : desirable for cutting oi 

 for massing in the garden or border 50 



100 

 52.25 

 3.00 



3.25 



1000 



$20.00 



25.00 



30.00 



IXIAS. 



Charming bulbs for Winter-blooming, of easy culture and producing very 

 brilliant flowers. The colors include many shades of yellow, white, pink and red. 

 The centre of the' flower is always distinct in color from the other parts of the 

 flower, the effect of which is very striking. Plant six or eight bulbs in a six-inch 

 bulb pan, covering them one inch. 



Doz. 

 Aurantiaca IVIajor. Golden yellow with large dark eye . . . $.40 



Bucephalus. Dark red . r. 40 



Emperor of China. Rich yellow with dark eye 40 



Morning Star. Bright rose 50 



Rosea Plena. Soft rose; double 40 



White Swan. Pure white with purple eye 50 



100 

 $3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.50 

 3 00 

 3.50 



COLD-STORAGE LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



We are prepared to furnish from cold-storage our Selected Lily of the 

 Valley for forcing at any time after March 1st, 1924. Put up in cases of 

 250 and 500. 



Price per case of 250 $15.00 



*' per ease of 500 28.00 



Prices subject to Market Fluctuation. 



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OXALIS. 



Lovely little bulbous plants for hanging pots and baskets. The bulbs should be 

 planted an inch deep, six or eight in a 5-inch pot. They need a sunny situation. 



Bermuda Buttercup. Flowers clear yellow ; very beautiful . 



Boweii. Large rosy-crimson flowers and handsome foliage 



Grand Duchess Oxalis. These Californian varieties are most de- 

 sirable for window culture, blooming all Winter. The plants are 

 of dwarf habit, producing exquisite flowers on long stems 



White, Pink and Lavender 



Doz. 



$0.40 



.40 



.35 



100 



$3.00 



3.00 



2.50 



SCILLAS. 



Extremely hardy, early-flowering bulbs thriving in any situation and worthy of 



general cultivation. The bulbs S. siberica should be planted three inches deep; those 



of companulata and nutans four or five inches deep. 



Siberica {Amoena or Praecox.) Flowers charming bright 

 blue, of compact growth five to six inches high; beautiful 

 in combination with snowdrops or Crocuses, also excel- 

 lent for forcing in pans. If grown in masses their flowers 

 fairly carpet the ground . . *■ 



Camp'anulata Blue. A beautiful Spring-flowering bulb 

 producing bright blue bell-shaped flowers. One of the 

 finest bulbs for naturalizing. Height 1 ft 



Campanulata Rose. Delicate rose-pink 



Campanulata White. Pure white, waxy bells .... 



Campanulata Excelsior. Deep blue; large bells 



Nutans Coerulea. {The Bluebell or Hyacinth of English 

 Woods.) Elegant spikes of bright blue hvacinth-like 

 flowers. Height 1 ft 50 



Nutans alba. Pure white 50 



Nutans Rosea. Pink 50 



Doz. 



80.60 



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 .60 

 .60 

 .85 



100 



$4 



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75 



1000 



$42.00 



32.00 

 32.00 

 32.00 



32.00 

 35.00 

 35.00 



Scillas. 



SNOWDROPS. 



These well-known favorites are among the hardiest and earliest of Spring flowers. 

 The bulbs should be planted three inches deep ; they thrive in almost any soil and 

 situation. 



Single Snowdrops. 60 cts. per doz.; $3.76 per 100; $35.00 per 1,000. • 

 Double Snowdrops. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.50 per 100; $42.00 per 1,000. 



WINTER ACONITE. (Eranthis Hyemalis.) 



The earliest Spring flower; the large golden yellow Buttercup-like blossoms often 

 expanding in the snow ; height six inches. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100; $22.00 per 

 1,000. 



Six bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rate; 23 at lOO rate; 230 at 1000 rate. 



