• MISCELLANEOUS BULBS • 



HOLLAND CROCUS 



Spring-Flowering 



Top-size bulbs, 9 cm. and up in circumference 



One of the earliest of flowers to bloom in 

 the spring. Crocus will grow in the lawn, in 

 flower borders, on the slopes of terraces. 

 Baron Von Brunow. Rich deep purple. 



55c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 

 Remembrance. Dark blue. 55c. per doz.; 



$4.00 per 100. 

 Kathleen Parlow. White. 70c. per doz.; 



S5.00 per 100. 

 Striped Beauty. 70c. per doz. ; S5.00 per 100. 

 Yellow. 55c. per doz.; S3 .75 per 100. 



Special Crocus Mixture 



Contains 100 large-size Crocus bulbs 

 (8 to 9 cm. in circumference) in mixed 

 colors, packed in a lithographed bag. 

 SPECIAL PRICE, $2.95 per 100 



SPECIES CROCUS 



Sieberi, Violet Queen. A pleasing light 

 lilac-colored species type producing a 

 mass of bloom. 55c. per doz.; S3. 50 per 

 100. 



Autumn-Flowering 



Plant Now — Bloom This Fall 



Given a sheltered and sunny position in 

 the rock garden, they add color at a time 

 when most rock-garden plants are out of 

 bloom. 



Sativus (Saffron Crocus). Beautiful purple 

 flowers feathered with white and adorned 

 with bright orange anthers. 70c. per doz.; 

 S5.25 per 100. 

 Speciosus. lilac-blue flowers with con- 

 trasting orange-red anthers. 50c. per doz.; 

 $3.25 per 100. 

 Zonatus. Rosy lilac with a yellow center 

 surrounded by a bright orange zone. 50c. 

 per doz.; $3.25 per 100. 



COLCHICUM autumnale major (Meadow 

 Saffron). Autumn flowering. The rosy 

 purple flowers of this unusual plant re- 

 semble the Crocus. If planted in August 

 or September the bulbs will flower in a 

 very short time, but the foliage will not 

 appear until spring. They will bloom, 

 without soil or water, in a sunny window. 

 65c. each; 6 for $3.60. 

 ERYTHRONIUM dens-canis purpureus 

 (Trout Lily; Dogstooth Violet). Flowers 

 like little stars in early April. Very 

 hardy. 3 for 50c; $1.75 per doz. 

 FREESIA. Produces large sprays of very 

 fragrant flowers. Plant the bulbs in a 

 mixture of loam and coarse sand, with a 

 little bonemeal. 



White, Yellow, Lavender, Pink, Red 

 or Mixed. 10c. each; SI. 00 per doz.; 

 $8.00 per 100. 

 FRITILLARIA meieagris (Snake's Head 

 or Guinea-Hen Flower). Pendent, bell- 

 shaped flowers oddly marked and 

 checkered. 10 to 18 inches high. 50c. 

 per doz.; S3.25 per 100. 

 DUTCH IRIS. One of the most easily grown 

 bulbous plants. Place bulbs 4 to 6 

 inches deep in good sandy loam. Blooms 

 in early June. 



Bronze Beauty. Dark bronze, large 

 flower. 85c. per doz.; S6. 50 per 100. 



Imperator. Brilliant deep blue with a 

 golden yellow blotch on each standard. 

 75c. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 



Golden Harvest. Both the standards and 

 falls are bright golden yellow. 80c. per 

 doz.; S6.00 per 100. 



King Mauve. Orchid-lavender, very 

 large flower. 85c. per doz.; $6.25 per 100. 



White Perfection. The finest white 

 Dutch Iris in existence. 75c. per doz.; 

 $5.50 per 100. 

 IRIS reticulata. Rich pansy-violet. Blooms 

 in very early spring. About 10 inches 

 tall. 60c. per doz.; S4.50 per 100. 



Tingitana, Wedgwood. Graceful large 

 flowers of a beautiful deep blue color. 

 Very early. 85c. per doz.; $6.25 per 100. 



IXIA (African Corn Lily). Brilliant mixture. 



45c. per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 

 LEUCOJUM aestivum, Capitola Giant 



(Snowflake). Strong stems bearing 

 large clusters of pendent white flowers 

 tipped with green. Mav-flowering. 

 3 for 35c; $1.25 per doz. 

 LYCORIS radiata. Bright red flowers in 

 autumn. Plant indoors in the North. 

 15c each; $1.75 per doz. 

 MUSCARI, Heavenly Blue (Grape Hya- 

 cinth). Numerous spikes of light blue 

 flowers during April. Can be planted 

 in masses or in the rock garden, in 

 either shade or sun. 45c per doz.; S3. 00 

 per 100. 

 Botryoides album. Pure white Grape 

 Hyacinth. 60c. per doz.; S4.00 per 100. 

 OXALIS. Suitable for pot-culture and 

 winter blooming. Keep close to light to 

 prevent foliage growing too long. 

 Bermuda Buttercup. Yellow. 

 Grand Duchess, Lavender. 

 Grand Duchess, White. 

 Hirta. Pink. 

 Each of above. 60c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100 

 RANUNCULUS, Supreme Mixed. Large, 

 turban-like heads of fully double flowers 

 in a good range of color. Bulbs, 3 for 

 40c; $1.50 per doz. 

 SCILLA campanulata (Wood Hyacinth). 

 Bears bell-like flowers on 15-inch spikes 

 during early May. 

 Myosotis. Blue. 65c per doz.; $4.75 per 



100. 

 Queen of the Pinks. 65c per doz.; $4.75 



per 100. 

 White Triumphator. 85c per doz.; 

 $6.25 per 100. 

 SCILLA sibirica. Spring Beauty. Ex- 

 quisite rich blue flowers in early spring. 

 S1.00 per doz.; S7.50 per 100. 

 SNOWDROPS. May be used effectively in 

 the center or at the edge of a bed. 

 Single. Large, lovely single white bells. 



75c per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 

 Double. Same as the single, but large, 

 handsome double flowers. $1.15 per 

 doz.; S8.75 per 100. 

 STERNBERGIA lutea. A fall-blooming 

 bulb resembling Autumn Crocus, but has 

 larger blooms on 6 to 8-inch stems. Rich 

 Hardy and permanent. 

 25c each; S2.75 per doz. 

 WINTER ACONITE (Erantbis hyemalis). 

 Golden blossoms look charming resting 

 on an emerald-green cushion of leaves. 

 Does well in a moist situation, such as 

 under trees. 50c per doz. ; $3.75 per 100. 



