PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



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ADIOL 



OF this free flowering bulb we offer in this list only 

 those which have proven valuable for purity of 



color and distinct marking. Many more good sorts 

 might be listed, but we have aimed to enter only those 

 possessing the highest merit in their class. 



Our mixtures will be found very fine, as they also have 



been brought up to the same standard of excellence. A 



succession of bloom may be had from July to September, 



by planting at intervals from April to June, preserving the 



strongest bulbs for the latest planting. Their culture is very 



simple; they will grow in any ordinary garden mould, but 



succeed best in good earth, well manured. The bulbs are 



taken up in the fall and placed in a dry cellar, protected 



from frost. 



Angele. White; showy and effective. 

 Bernard de Jussieu. Violet, shaded cherry and purple; 



purple blotch on white ground. 

 Brenchleyensis. Bright vermilion scarlet. 

 Calypso. Flesh colored, streaked with rose and blotched 



carmine. 

 Ceres. Pure white, spotted purplish rose. 

 Chas. Dickens. Delicate rose, tinted with buff, striped car- 

 mine rose. 25 cts. each. 

 Eugene Scribe. Flower very large and perfect; soft rose 



blazed with carmine red. 

 Felicien David. Cherry, light carmine feathered, white 



blotch. 

 Grand Lilas. Tall spikes of large, perfect flowers, of a delicate 



lilac color, dark shaded edges. 25 cts. each. 

 Ida. White. ground, slightly tinted rose, flamed carmine, lower 



petals yellow. 

 Isaac Buchanan. The finest yellow Gladiolus. 

 John Bull. White, slightly tinged sulphur. 

 La Candeur. White, striped carmine violet. This is the purest 



white Gladiolus yet introduced. 

 Le Poussin. Light red, white blotch. 



Lord Byron. Brilliant scarlet, blotched and flaked pure white. 

 Mad. Monneret. Delicate rose, striped white, carmine blotch on 



salmon ground. 

 Marie Dumortier. White, slightly streaked with rose, violet pur- 

 ple blotch. 

 Martha Washington. Pure light yellow, lower petals tinged rose, 



long spikes. 25 cts. each. 

 Meyerbeer. Brilliant scarlet, flamed vermilion, amaranth blotch. 



25 cts. each. 

 Napoleon III. Bright scarlet, striped white in centre of petals. 

 Nelly. White, flamed carmine rose, blotched dark carmine. 

 Norma. Pure white, occasionally suffused pale lilac. 

 Ophir. Dark yellow, purple blotch. 



Penelope. Blush white, lower petals tinted yellow and streaked car- 

 mine. 

 Phoebus. Brilliant red, large pure white blotch. 25 cts. each. 

 Prince Imperial. White, tinged flesh color, carmine violet blotch. 

 Princess of Wales. White, flamed carmine rose, dark carmine blotch. 

 Robert Fortune. Orange-lake, shading to purplish crimson, veined white. 

 Romulus. Very brilliant dark red, large, pure white blotch. 

 Sappho. Cherry, tinged orange; pure white blotch feathered with red. 

 Schiller. Sulphur, large carmine blotch. 



Semiramis. Carmine rose, white ground, flamed bright carmine. 

 Shakespeare. White, suffused carmine rose, large rose blotch. 25 cts. each. 

 Stella. White, tinged yellow and rose, flamed carmine. 



Sultana. Bright satiny rose flamed with carmine purple blotch on white ground. 

 Van Dyck. Crimson amaranth, striped white. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz., except where noted. 



GLADIOLUS IN ASSORTMENTS— INVARIABLY OUR SELECTION. 



These selections have been made with special reference to contrast of colors, time of flowering, and quality of bloom. 

 No. A — 12 sorts, named, $1.50. B — 12 sorts, named, $2.00. C — 12 sorts, mixed, all colors, 75 cts. D — 12 sorts, 

 mixed, light colors, $1.00. E — 12 sorts, mixed, seedlings, $1.00. 



GLADIOLUS IN MIXTURE. 



We offer very fine sorts mixed, many of them equal to the named sorts, at the following low rates. To gain an effect 

 with Gladiolus they should be planted in a liberal manner and well manured. In no other plant is there such diversity 

 of color combined with freedom of bloom and easy cultivation. 



All colors, mixed, 50 cts. per doz. ; $3.50 per 100. Light colors, mixed, 75 cts. per doz. ; $5.50 per 100. 



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