Bulbs to Plant for Spring Beauty 



ANEMONE • Windflower 



If planted outside in fall, bulbs must 

 have protection. Spring planting is 

 also satisfactory. 



EXCELSIOR MIXTURE. Plants are 

 taller than St. Brigid and flowers more 

 single, in blue, white and scarlet. 

 10 for 75c; 25 for $1.75; 100 for $6.25 

 HIS EXCELLENCY. Large, bright red, 

 semi-double, black center. 

 ST. BRIGID. (Creagh Castle Strain.) 

 Single flowers in range of brilliant colors. 

 BLUE POPPY. Produces large, single, 

 poppy-like flowers in shades of blue. 

 THE BRIDE. Pure white of St. Brigid 

 ' type. 

 The above four varieties, 10 for 90c; 

 25 for $2.00; 100 for $7.50 



BRODIAEA 



Mixed colors, including yellow, blue 

 and violet-purple. Plant 3 inches deep. 

 10 for 90c; 25 for $1.90; 100 for $6.25 



CALOCHORTUS 



Mariposa Lily or Butterfly Tulip 



Single, cup-shaped flowers on wiry, 

 branched stems. Plant bulbs in well- 

 drained spot with mulch before ground 

 ' freezes. A mixture including pink, gold, 

 yellow, orange and cream color. 

 10 for 90c; 25 for $1.90; 100 for $6.50 



CAMASSIA 



For border planting and cut flowers. 



; Set bulbs 4 to 5 inches deep in early fall. 

 CUSICKII. Hardy bulbs producing 2 

 to 4-foot flower spikes in May and June. 



■ Florets, with narrow pale blue petals 

 set apart, open in long succession. 

 10 for $1.25; 25 for $2.70; 100 for $9.00 

 ESCU LENTA. Purple flowers and 

 broader petals in l 1 -^ to 2-foot spikes. 

 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.00 



CHIONODOXA 



Glory-of-the-Snow 



Bulbs should be 3 to 4 inches deep, 

 2 to 3 inches apart. 



LUCILI/E. Sky-blue, flowers, white 

 I centers in loose, 5-inch spikes. 

 10 for 40c; 25 for 85c; 100 for $3.00 

 LUCILI/E ALBA. White variety of 

 Lucilise. 



10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.00 

 SARDENSIS. Gentian-blue flowers with 

 form similar to above species. 

 10 for 40c; 25 for 85c; 100 for $3.00 



COLCHICUM 



Giant Autumn-Flowering Crocus 



Large flowers resembling the common 

 crocus. If planted in August or September, 

 the flowers will appear in a short time 

 but the foliage not until spring. 

 AUTUMNALE ALBUM. White. 

 10 for $1.75; 25 for $4.00; 100 for $14.50 

 AUTUMN QUEEN. Hybrid with huge 

 clusters of rose-purple flowers. 

 10 for $3.85; 25 for $8.75; 100 for $33.00 

 BORNMUELLERI. Rosv lilac. 

 10 for $2.50; 25 for $6.00; 100 for $22.50 

 LILAC WONDER. Extra-large: mauve. 

 10 for $3.25; 25 for $7.25; 100 for $27.50 

 THE GIANT. One of the largest pure 

 I lilac varieties. 

 10 for $3.25; 25 for $7.25; 100 for $27.50 

 VIOLET GEM. Large; lilac-violet. 

 10 for $2.50; 25 for $6.00; 100 for $22.50 



CYPRIPEDIUM 



(October Delivery) 

 ACAULE (Pink Lady-Slipper or Moc- 

 casin-Flower). A plant requires a damp 

 situation and shade of deciduous trees. 

 Flowers are rose colored and supported 

 singly on 12-inch stems. Bulbs should be 

 3 inches deep covered with a mulch of 

 pine or hemlock needles. 

 10 for $2.25; 25 for $5.00; 100 for $17.50 

 PUBESCENS (Yellow Lady-Slipper or 

 Moccasin-Flower) . Slipper-shaped flow- 

 ers on leafy stems, along a woodland path. 

 10 for S3. 00; 25 for $6.25; 100 for $22.50 



ERANTHIS HYEMALIS 



Winter Aconite 



Buttercup-yellow flowers against a 

 ruff of green leaves on 5 to 8-inch stems 

 February or March. 

 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.00 



EREMURUS • Foxtail Lilies 



For the back of a perennial border, pro- 

 ducing broad spikes of star-shaped flow- 

 ers in May and June. 

 SHELFORD HYBRIDS MIXED. A 

 mixture of coppery pink, pale yellow, 

 orange and pink flowers. 



$1.50 each; 10 for $13.50 



ERYTHRONIUM 



Dog-tooth Violet 



AMERICANUM. Small, lily-like flowers 



in white, pink, bright yellow, rose and 



cream above mottled leaves. 



10 for 70c; 25 for $1.50; 100 for $5.00 



ERYTHRONIUM MIXTURE. For 



naturalizing or in light shade. 



10 for 85c; 25 for $2.00; 100 for $7.25 



FRITILLARIA 



MELEAGRIS (Guinea-Hen Flower). 



A Dutch species with broad, bell-shaped, 

 nodding flowers checkered reddish brown 

 or purple and borne on foot-high stems. 

 April or May flowering. Bulbs may be 

 forced like Freesias. 

 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.35; 100 for $4.50 



GALANTHUS NIVALIS 



Snowdrop 



Plant under shrubs close to the house; 

 will flower in February or March. 

 10 for 70c; 25 for $1.50; 100 for $5.00 



IXIA 



Slender spikes of fascinating wide open 

 flowers in shades of yellow, white, pink, 

 scarlet and crimson, the center color 

 often being in definite contrast. Bulbs 

 are set 4 to 6 inches apart and 3 inches 

 deep. 

 10 for 90c; 25 for $1.90; 100 for $6.25 



LEUCOJUM AESTIVUM 



Spring Snowflake 



Flowers resemble snowdrops but are 

 larger and grow to 8 inches high in rich 

 soil. April-flowering. 



10 for $1.20; 25 for $2.65; 100 for $9.00 

 GRAPE HYACINTH. See Muscari. 



LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY 



Ideal as a ground cover in heavy shade. 

 Pips should be planted 4 inches apart 

 with tops just beneath the surface of soil. 

 Select, 2-year pips for outdoor planting. 

 10 for 75c; 25 for $1.75; 100 for $6.00 



LYCORIS 



SQUAMIGERA (Amaryllis Halli). In 

 : August or early September the foliage 

 fades and flower stalks 2 to 3 feet high 

 spring up and support an umbel of 8 to 

 12 lavender-pink flowers. 



60c each; 10 for $5.00 

 RADIATA. From 10 to 20 crimson 

 flowers are produced in early fall on a 

 stalk 1 to m feet high, following the 

 disappearance of foliage. 

 10 for $2.75; 25 for $5.50; 100 for $20.00 



MERTENSIA 



VIRGINICA. Panicles of blue flowers 



on 1 to 2-foot plants. 



10 for $3.00; 25 for $6.50; 100 for $25.00 



RANUNCULUS 



Showy double flowers in clear colors 

 and combinations. Bulbs may be set in 

 protected frames early in the fall or 

 planted outside in spring. 

 TECOLOTE IN SEPARATE COLORS. 

 Golden Yellow, Orange Shades, Red 

 Shades, Pink Shades and White Shades. 

 TECOLOTE GIANTS ASSORTED. 

 Flowers are very double, blended with 

 giant semi-doubles. 



Any of above, 10 for $1.00; 25 for $2.25; 



100 for $8.00 



SCILLA HISPANICA 



(Campanulata) 



Spanish Bluebell or Squill 



Racemes of nodding little bells in May 

 and June. Partial shade is preferred, and 

 bulbs should be 3 to 4 inches deep. 

 BLUE GREEN. Bright blue. 

 EXCELSIOR. Deep blue. 

 LA GRANDESSE. White. 

 Any of above, 10 for 50c; 25 for $1.00; 



100 for $3.50 

 QUEEN OF THE PINKS. Rose-pink. 

 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.00 



SCILLA SIBIRICA 



Siberian Squill 



Early, sometimes flowering in March 

 and April. Grows 3 to 6 inches high. 

 BLUE. Rich deep blue. 

 10 for 50c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.00 

 WHITE. Pure white. 

 10 for 50c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.00 

 SPRING BEAUTY. Flowers in large 

 racemes, deep blue, on 4 to 5-inch stems. 

 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.00 



TRILLIUM 



The three-petaled flowers are borne 

 singly on a stem above a whorl of three 

 pointed leaves in May or June. 

 GRANDIFLORUM.' Large white flow- 

 ers, turning lilac with age, in large, 

 strong clumps. 8 to 12 in. 

 10 for $1.35; 25 for $3.00; 100 for $11.00 

 STYLOSUM. A smaller species with 

 pink flowers. 

 10 for $1.65; 25 for $3.75; 100 for $13.50 



TRITELEIA 



Spring Starflower 



Brodiaea uniflora violacea 



Fragrant little flowers, pale violet- 

 blue with white centers, on 3-inch stems 

 early in the spring. Some protection will 

 be necessary where winters are severe. 

 10 for 35c; 25 for 65c; 100 for $2.00 



