﻿Miscellaneous 
  BULBS 
  & 
  ROOTS 
  

  

  We 
  are 
  offering 
  in 
  this 
  section 
  a 
  great 
  variety 
  of 
  

   different 
  bulbs 
  and 
  roots 
  which 
  are 
  of 
  the 
  greatest 
  

   importance 
  to 
  every 
  florist. 
  You 
  will 
  find 
  many 
  in- 
  

   teresting 
  new 
  kinds 
  besides 
  the 
  old 
  favorites. 
  Particu- 
  

   larly 
  interesting 
  are 
  Colchicum 
  and 
  the 
  Autumn 
  Flower- 
  

   ing 
  Crocus 
  because 
  planted 
  now 
  they 
  will 
  produce 
  

   flowers 
  within 
  a 
  month 
  or 
  two. 
  Sternbergia 
  also 
  is 
  

   another 
  fall 
  flowering 
  bulb 
  which 
  is 
  comparatively 
  little 
  

   known. 
  Every 
  grower 
  should 
  give 
  the 
  lesser 
  known 
  

   bulbs 
  a 
  trial 
  including 
  both 
  the 
  kinds 
  that 
  are 
  grown 
  

   in 
  the 
  greenhouse 
  or 
  in 
  frames 
  and 
  the 
  hardy 
  kinds 
  

   which 
  bloom 
  outdoors 
  during 
  early 
  spring. 
  

  

  Amaryllis 
  — 
  Hippeastrum 
  

  

  Giant 
  American 
  Hybrids. 
  A 
  magnificent 
  strain 
  which 
  

   produces 
  strong, 
  sturdy 
  flower 
  spikes 
  carrying 
  from 
  

   5 
  to 
  6 
  flowers 
  of 
  really 
  enormous 
  size. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  un- 
  

   usual 
  for 
  the 
  blooms 
  to 
  measure 
  10 
  inches 
  across 
  

   and 
  frequently 
  there 
  are 
  2 
  stems 
  to 
  a 
  bulb. 
  The 
  color 
  

   range 
  is 
  beyond 
  description. 
  There 
  are 
  selfs 
  and 
  

   striped 
  varieties 
  ranging 
  from 
  white-ground 
  variega- 
  

   tions 
  to 
  rich 
  orange, 
  scarlet, 
  cherry, 
  crimson, 
  and 
  

   maroon. 
  The 
  results 
  to 
  be 
  had 
  from 
  these 
  bulbs 
  are 
  

   most 
  outstanding. 
  We 
  can 
  supply 
  them 
  in 
  mixture 
  

   only. 
  $4.50 
  per 
  doz.; 
  $35.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Babiana 
  Hybrids 
  

  

  These 
  bulbous 
  plants 
  belong 
  to 
  the 
  Iris 
  family 
  and 
  

   they 
  are 
  native 
  to 
  south 
  Africa. 
  They 
  have 
  dark 
  green 
  

   leaves, 
  thickly 
  covered 
  with 
  downy 
  hair 
  and 
  produce 
  

   very 
  showy 
  flower 
  spikes 
  in 
  colors 
  ranging 
  from 
  pink 
  

   through 
  shades 
  of 
  lilac 
  and 
  light 
  blue 
  to 
  deep 
  blue 
  and 
  

   deep 
  red. 
  They 
  are 
  not 
  hardy 
  but 
  are 
  splendid 
  for 
  

   growing 
  in 
  pots 
  in 
  a 
  cool 
  room 
  or 
  outdoors 
  in 
  the 
  cold 
  

   frame 
  65c 
  per 
  doz.; 
  $4.50 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Growers 
  everywhere 
  have 
  come 
  to 
  realize 
  that 
  

   there 
  is 
  a 
  decided 
  demand 
  for 
  the 
  rare 
  varieties 
  

   of 
  flowers 
  which 
  always 
  bring 
  a 
  good 
  price. 
  You 
  

   will 
  find 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  these 
  rare 
  and 
  new 
  kinds 
  

   offered 
  in 
  this 
  catalog. 
  We 
  suggest 
  that 
  you 
  give 
  

   them 
  a 
  trial. 
  

  

  St. 
  Brigid 
  Anemone 
  

  

  Poppy-Flowered 
  Anemones 
  

  

  Giant 
  French 
  (De 
  Caen). 
  Contains 
  a 
  wonderful 
  ransre 
  

   of 
  colors, 
  including 
  blue, 
  rose, 
  white, 
  scarlet, 
  etc. 
  

   Jlixed 
  colors 
  onlv. 
  Extra 
  selected 
  bulbs. 
  35c 
  per 
  

   doz.: 
  $2.25 
  per 
  100; 
  $18.00 
  per 
  1000. 
  

  

  St. 
  Brigid 
  (Creagh 
  Castle 
  Strain). 
  A 
  celebrated 
  Irish 
  

   strain 
  of 
  semi-double 
  flowering 
  Poppy 
  Anemones 
  in 
  

   a 
  multitude 
  of 
  charming 
  colors 
  ranging 
  from 
  pure 
  

   white 
  to 
  deepest 
  maroon, 
  including 
  all 
  intermediate 
  

   shades, 
  such 
  as 
  rose, 
  red. 
  pink, 
  blue. 
  etc. 
  Mixed 
  

   colors 
  onlv. 
  45c 
  per 
  doz.; 
  $3.00 
  per 
  100; 
  S25.00 
  per 
  

   1000. 
  

  

  Blue 
  Poppy. 
  Large 
  single 
  blue 
  flowers. 
  45c 
  per 
  doz.; 
  

   $3.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  His 
  Excellency. 
  Large 
  single 
  Poppy-like 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  

   deep 
  scarlet. 
  Thick 
  petalled 
  blooms 
  on 
  long 
  stems. 
  

   45c 
  per 
  doz.: 
  $3.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  For 
  Begonia 
  Bulbs, 
  see 
  page 
  15 
  

  

  Brodiaea 
  — 
  A 
  native 
  of 
  our 
  Far 
  West 
  

  

  Brodiaea 
  

  

  Mixed. 
  These 
  are 
  lovely 
  little 
  bulbous 
  plants 
  native 
  to 
  

   our 
  western 
  states. 
  They 
  bloom 
  during 
  the 
  spring 
  

   and 
  early 
  summer, 
  doing 
  well 
  in 
  a 
  sunny 
  or 
  semi- 
  

   shaded 
  position 
  or 
  in 
  the 
  gritty 
  crevices 
  of 
  a 
  deep 
  

   rock 
  garden 
  pocket. 
  They 
  bear 
  their 
  showy 
  blooms 
  

   on 
  stiff 
  slender 
  stems 
  8 
  to 
  15 
  Jnches 
  long 
  which 
  makes 
  

   them 
  valuable 
  for 
  cutting. 
  Some 
  varieties 
  in 
  this 
  

   mixture 
  have 
  lovely 
  star-shaped 
  blooms 
  whereas 
  

   others 
  produce 
  long 
  trumpets 
  with 
  the 
  petal 
  tips 
  

   flaring 
  at 
  the 
  ends. 
  Plant 
  them 
  outdoors 
  early 
  in 
  the 
  

   fall 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  hardy. 
  50c 
  per 
  do/..; 
  S3. 
  50 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

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