Eranthis hyemalis 



HARDY FLOWERING BULBS -Continued 



Lycoris squamigera 



Eranthis A o 



Winter Aconite 

 40-735 Hyemalis. Showy large golden 

 yellow Buttercup-like blooms above 

 a crown of rich preen leaves. Blooms 

 together with the Snowdrops in 

 February or March. 70c per doz.; 

 $4.50 per 100 ; $40.00 per 1000. 



Fritillaria o 



Mission Bells, Checker Lily, 

 Snake^s Head, Guinea Hen Flower 



40-225 Meleagris, Mixed. Very 

 unique and attractive spring flowers 

 with large pendent bell-shaped 

 blooms in various colors and most 

 of them marked with a checker 

 board design of a contrasting shade. 

 75c per doz. ; $5.00 per 100 ; $45.00 

 per 1000. 



Muscari 



Grape Hyacinth A O 



One of the prettiest of early spring 

 flowering bulbs, growing about 6 inches 

 high, and throwing up numerous spikes 

 of flowers which resemble a miniature 

 inverted bunch of grapes. They are 

 perfectly hardy. 



40-640 Armeniacum. An effective, 

 long-stemmed Grape Hyacinth of 

 deep cobalt blue, enlivened by white 

 lacing at the aperture of the bells. 

 Wonderfully fragrant. Perfectly 

 hardy. 65c per doz, ; $4.00 per 

 100 ; $36.00 per 1000. 



40-643 Heavenly Blue. Showy clear 

 light blue bells on a sturdy little 

 spike. 65c per doz.; $4.00 per 100; 

 $36.00 per 1000. 



40-641 White (Pearls of Spain). 

 Graceful little spikes set with dainty 

 pure white bells closely arranged at 

 the upper part of the stem. 75c per 

 doz.; $5.00 per 100; $46.00 per 

 1000. 



40-645 Plumosum (Plume or Feath- 

 ered Hyacinth) . A very interesting 

 form with large lilac blooms cut into 



slender threads. 75c per doz. ; $5.00 

 per 100. 



Lycoris 



The Beautiful Hardy 

 Amaryllis Halli 



45-025 Squamigera. As unusual as it 

 is attractive. In late summer the 

 bulbs produce a sturdy strong 

 flowerspike set with exquisite large 

 Lily-lika fragrant pink blooms ar- 

 ranged in showy clusters. The foli- 

 age develops in the spring and dies 

 down by mid-summer. $l-.00 each ; 

 3 for ?2.7S; 12 for $10.00. 



Erythronium 



Erythronium A o 



Dog's Tooth Violet, Trout 

 Lily 

 40-740 Mixed. Delightful, large, star- 

 shaped, nodding blooms in several 

 bright colors. They bloom in May, 

 are perfectly hardy, and do best in 

 moist soil and a shaded position. 

 Our mixture is composed of the 

 free-flowering varieties from our 

 western states where they present a 

 wonderful sight in the spring mead- 

 ows. Even when not in bloom their 

 foliage is attractive. 90c per doz. ; 

 $6.00 per 100 ; $54.00 per 1000. 



Leucojum ^ 



Snoicflake 

 40-545 Aestivum. Graceful flower- 

 stems 14 to 18 inches long carrying 

 several showy pendent white bells 

 marked with rich apple-green at the 

 tips. A vigorous grower, fully hardy, 

 and permanent if the bulbs are 

 planted 4 to 5 inches deep in a 

 semi-shaded place. $1.15 per doz.; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



Leucoj um — Snowflake 



For Hardy Garden Lilies, see inside back cover page. 

 For Forcing Lilies, see poge 21. 



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