D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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SCILLA 



A beautiful class of 

 small bulbs, with pink, 

 white and blue flowers, 

 following the Crocus in season; are entirely hardy and 

 need not be disturbed oftener than once in three or 

 four years. They will thrive in almost any garden soil, 

 and should be planted in October or November, about 

 two inches deep, and in clumps or 

 masses, placing the little bulbs about 

 an inch apart. The flowers appear in 

 spring before the leaves, and when 

 these come they should not be dis- 

 turbed so long as they are fresh and 

 green. The destruction of these leaves 

 is almost the only thing likely to injure 

 the bulbs. Scillas are well adapted to 

 growing in pots or pans in the house, 

 and treated in this way will flower 

 in February. Place six to a dozen 

 bulbs in a pot close to the surface of 

 the soil; good gardener's earth is 

 the best. Allow them to root in the 

 cold before removing to the warmer 

 room, and water as often as the earth 

 shows dryness. 



Scilla Campanulata {Wood Hyacinth), pink, white and blue, in separate 

 colors, 2 for 5 cents; 20 cents per dozen, postpaid. 



Q^;l1a Q;KA«.;^a ^^^^ is the best Scilla for forcing indoors, coming mto 

 OClIlA OlOeriCa ^loom with Roman Hyacinths. The flowers are true 

 ultramarine blue and are borne on graceful spikes of six to twelve blooms each. 

 The bulbs are hardy and may be left in the ground for several years without 



taking up. This variety is very 

 JWaX^T^irCX (Bleeding "^ST^ ^^^^^^ edgings or planting in 



J^lGiyXl Clf Heart) <r^^l^ small beds. Their pretty star 



^ ^^•'^ ^^^ shaped flowers appear in earliest 



spring and make a 

 beautiful contrast 



Scilla Siberica. 



Charming hardy perennial 

 plants with much cut foli- 



age, blooming in the early 

 spring; favor- 

 ably known al- 

 most every- 

 where. 



They require 

 only the ordin- 

 ary culture of 

 border plants, 

 and like a rich, 

 light soil. Roots 

 planted in au- 

 tumn will flower 

 freely the fol- 

 lowing spring. 

 The roots should 

 be divided every 

 third year. The 

 flowers are a 

 delicate pink 

 color, graceful 

 and produced in 

 great abun- 

 dance. 



Dielytra 

 Spectabilis, 



10 cents each; 

 |i.oo per dozen, 

 postpaid. 



with the Snowdrop 

 and Crocus. 3 cents 

 each; 30 cents per 

 dozen; |i.ooper 100, 

 po st - 

 paid. 



