PLANT DEPARTMENT. 



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OF this free flowering bulb we offer in this list only 

 those wliicli have jiroven valuable for )iurity of 

 color and disriiiet marking. Many more good sorts 

 might be listed, bui we have aimed to enter only those 

 possessing the higliest merit in tlieir class. 



Our mi.xtures will be found very tine, as they also have 



been bi'ought up to the same standard of e.'^eellenoe. A 



succession of bloom may be had iVom July to September, 



by jilanting at intervals from April to June, )>reserving the 



strong;'st buUis for the latest ])lanting. 'flieir oiiltnre is verv 



simple; they will grow in any ordinary garden mould, but 



succeed best in good earth, well manui'ed. The bulbs are 



taken ti|) in the fall and j)laced in a dry cellar, protected 



fiom frost. 



Angele. White; show)' and effective. 

 Buiiavd de Jussit'U. Violet, shaded cherry and purple; 



purple blotch on wliite ground. 

 Bi I nchleyensis. Bright vermilion scarlet. 

 talyi)s<>. Flesh colored, streaked with rose and blotched 



carmine. 

 Ccies. Pure white, spotted purplish rose. 



Chcis. Dickens. Delicate rose, tinted with buff, striped car- 

 mine rose. 25 cts. each. 

 Eiisene Scribe. Flower verj' large and perfect; soft rose 



1)1 i.zed uitii carmine red. 

 relitien David. Cherry, light carmine feathered, white 



blotch. 

 Gland L<ilas. Tall sjiilces of large, perfect flowers, of a delicate 



Iliac color, dark shaded edges. 25 cts. each. 

 Ida. White gi-ound, slightly tinted rose, flamed carmine, lower 



Oct lis yellow. I 



Isaac Buchanan. The finest yellow Gladiolus. 

 John Bull. White, slightly tinged sulphur. 

 La tandeur. Wliite, striped carmine violet. This is the purest 



white Gladiolus yet introduced. 

 Le I'ouissin. Light red, white blotch. 



Lord Bwon. Brilliant scarlet, blotched and flaked pnre white. 

 Mad. Moiineret. Delicate rose, striped white, caniiiiic blotch on 



s ilmon ground. 

 Mario Duinortier. White, slightly streaked with rose, violet ]iur- 



lik hi >teh. 

 3Iartha V^ ashingrton. Pure light yellow, lower petals tinged rose, 



long spikes. 25 cts. each. 

 Me^crbcel. Brilliant scarlet, flamed vermilion, amaraiitli blotch. 



25 cts eich. 

 Napoleon III. Bright scarlet, striped white in centre of petals. 

 !Nell>. AN lute, flamed carmine rose, blotched dark carmine. 

 Norma. Pure white, occiisionally suffused jjale lilac. 

 Ophii. Duk yellow, ])ur|ile blotch. 

 Penelope. Blush white, lower ]ietals tinted yellow and streaked car- 



niiiK 

 PhflLbiis. Biillinnt red, large pure white blotch. 25 cts. each. 

 Prince Imperial. White, tinged flesh color, carmiue violet blotch. 

 Princess of Wales. White, flamed carmine rose, dark carmine blotch. 

 Robert Fortune. Orange-lake, shading to |iur|)lisli crinisnn, veined white. 

 Bomuliis. \'ery brilliant dark red, large, pure white blotch. 

 Sappho, Cherry, tinged orange; pure white blotch feathered with red. 

 Schiller. Sulpiiar, large carmine blotch. 



Semiramis. Carmine rose, white ground, flamed bright carmine. 

 Shakespeare. White, suffused carmine rose, large rose blotch. 25 cts. each. 

 Stella. White, tinged yellow and rose, flamed carmine. 



Sultana. Bright satiny rose flamed with carmine purple blotch on white ground. 

 Van Dyck. Crimson amaranth, strijied white. 



15 cts. each ; .'sl.50 per doz., except where noted. 



GLADIOLUS IN ASSORTMENTS-^INVARIABLY OUR SELECTION. 



These selections have been made with sjieciiil reference to contrast of colors, time of Howeriii; , r .id quality of bloom. 

 No. A — 12 sorts, named, -SI. 50. B — 12 sorts, named, .?2.0fJ. C — 12 sorts, mixed, all colors, ;5 cts. D— 12 sorts, 

 mixed, light colors. ."iil.OO. E — 12 sorts, Tiiixed, seedlings, §1.00. 

 GLADIOLUS IN MIXTURE. 

 We offer very fine sorts mixed, many of them cr|ual to the named sorts, at the following low rates. To gain nn effect 

 with Gladiolus they should be planted in n liberal manner and well manured. In no other ])lant is there such diversity 

 of color combined with freedom of bloom and easy cultivation. 



All colors, mi.xed, 50 cts. per doz. ; $3.50 i)er 100. Light colors, mixed, 75 cts. per doz. ; $5.50 per 100. 



