WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERING BULBS AND PLANTS 



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Dingee's Early-Blooming Crocus 



Since the poet sang "A soft breeze kissed the ex- 

 pectant morn, a bluebird sang a witching strain, a 

 Crocus bloomed and Spring was, born," this charming 

 little flower has been noted as the first of the Spring- 

 time. The attractive flowers mark the coming of 

 Spring and, with their beautiful shades, tone the 

 deepening green of the lawn. It is entirely hardy and, 

 left undisturbed, will continue to bloom each year. 



The best results with Crocus are obtained when 

 they are given a rich, dry soil and sunny location. 

 The bulbs should be planted about three inches deep, 

 2% inches apart; set singly or massed in beds. A 

 favorite plan is to raise the soil with a spade or 

 trowel to the depth of three 

 inches, place the bulb beneath 

 the sod and press back into 

 place. Crocuses are also groat 

 favorites for house culture, 

 giving very satisfactory re- 

 sults. For bloom- 

 ing indoors the 

 pots or pans in 

 which they are 

 planted should 

 be plunged out- 

 doors until a 



hard freeze or so. The bulbs we offer are of im- 

 proved strains of the leading and finest varieties, 

 and are superior as regards both form and color. 



Finest Named Varieties 



25 cts. per doz., $1.75 per 100, postpaid. 

 Albion. Fine striped; large and good. 

 Caroline Chisholm. The best white. 

 David Rizzio. Magnificent dark purple. 

 Lord Byron. Superb blue 

 Queen Victoria. Splendid pure white. 

 Clotii of Gold. Golden orange, suffused with brown. 

 Clotli of Silver. Same as the preceding, except the 



color is beautifully silver-shaded. 

 Saffron. Violet-colored, variously striped and frag- 

 rant. 

 Scotch. Striped in various colors on white ground. 

 Versicolor. Shades of purple to white, veined purple. 

 Sir Walter Scott. Striped, very distinct. 



Amazone. Light blue, fine. 

 Purpurea Orandiflora Blue, 

 Extra-large blooms, 



FINEST MIXED 



18 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 



100, prepaid. 

 Mixed White. Different va- 

 rieties. 

 Wixed rurple and Blue. 



Different varieties. 

 -ti ftfixed Striped, 



Different va- 

 rieties. 

 Mixed Yellow. 

 Different va- 

 rieties. 

 All Colors, Mix- 

 ed. Different. 



Monster 

 Yellow 

 Crocus 



Bulba very large and 

 flower early; profusion of 

 bloom is remarkable, fif- 

 teen to twenty-five large 

 flowers coming fronn one 

 bulb. 35 cts. doz.; $2.00 per 100. 



New Monster Bloom- 

 ing Crocuses 



These varieties are a great im- 

 provement over the older .^orts, both 

 in size of bloom and coloring. Each 

 bulb produces several blooms of im- 

 mense size (note the above illustra- 

 tion). Magnificent for Winter 

 blooming indoors in pots or pans. 

 Kathleen Parlow. Purest white flow- 

 ers of immense size and magnifi- 

 cent form, wath large orange an- 

 thers. Extra fine. Price. 35 cts. 

 doz.; .$2.00 per 100. 



White Lady. Magnificent large 



cup-shaped flowers, pure 



white with deep orange 



anthers. Price, 35 



cts. per doz. ; 



$2.00 per 



100. 



