18 Di M. \FERRY & C63 DETROPM, (Mle: 
FREESIA 
Ready in August 
One of the most popular and easily grown of 
the winter blooming bulbs, exceptionally val- 
uable for cutting. The flowers are white, last a 
long time and have a delightful fragrance. The 
habit of growth is distinctive. The five to seven 
upright tubular flowers are borne upon a jointed 
axis bent back almost at right angles to the long 
stem. 
The bulbs force easily and will come into bloom in 
January and February in the greenhouse. They also 
grow well and bloom freely in an ordinary sitting room 
if placed near a window and not kept too hot. They 
will stand a slight freezing without injury. 
Freesias appear to the best advantage when four or 
five bulbs are set inlight, rich soil, in a 6-inch pot, kept 
in a warm, moist place until the plants are well started. 
Be careful to have good drainage. There is danger in 
watering too freely until the plants are in flower. The 
leaves and stalks are tender and itis desirable to sup- 
port them with small stakes. 
Freesia Purity. Very attractive snow white 
flowers of largesize and great fragrance. 4c. 
each; 30c. per 10; $2.50 per 100 postpaid. 
FREESIA 
PEONIES 
(DOUBLE CHINESE) 
Ready in September 
The Peony, of all the list of bulbous or 
tuberous-rooted plants, is perhaps the oldest 
and best known inhabitant of the flower garden 
and in the improved double Chinese forms 
(Paeonia Chinensis) offered by us the flowers 
are perfectly double, many being very fragrant 
and all of massive size, The abundant dark 
green foliage is exceptionally clean and attrac- 
tive. 
Peonies will do well in almost any garden soil, but 
the better enriched the soil, and the more liberal the 
space allowed for each plant, the more vigorous the 
growth. In planting the roots cover the crown with 
two inches of soil. A deep lively loam is preferable 
and the ground about the plants, as with roses, should 
be worked well. 
Early in the fall is the best time to procure and 
transplant the roots, although this may be done in 
the spring. A better growth is maintained, and the 
plants more floriferous if the ground is mulched in 
summer for the purpose of keeping the roots moist, 
and if some coarse litter is kept over the plants in 
winter to prevent severe freezing, as well as alternate 
freezing and thawing; also it is well to apply in No- 
vember an annual top-dressing, to be forked into the 
soil the next spring. 
Crimson . .4oc. each; $3.50 per ten postpaid. 
Rose... vnqos. i (350 - « 
. White ... .4oc. S 3.50 66 « 
Wiixed :. .cc4oe,. 3.50 “ “ 
PEONIES By express at purchaser’s expense, $3.00 per ten. 
