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SUIVIIVIER FLOWERIMG BULBS 



LILY BULBS. 



Auratum. (The Golden-rayed Lily of Japan.) The grandest of all the Lily 

 family. Flowers pure white, with crimson spots, while through the centre 

 of each petal runs a clear golden band. Flowers measure nearly a foot 

 across, produced abundantly; deliciously fragrant. 3 to 5 feet. 

 First Size Bulbs, 15c. each, SI. 50 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 

 Extra Large Bulbs, 20c. each, S2.00 per doz., $15.00 per 100. 



Elegans Erectum Robustom. Succeeds anywhere; flowers very large, erect and 

 borne in clusters; orange, spotted maroon; l'a feet; blooms in June and 

 July. 15c. each, SI. 50 doz., S12.00 per 100. 



Henryi. A strong, healthy grower, and without doubt one of the best Lilies 

 for garden culture and massing. The flower stalks, 3 to 5 feet high, carry 5 

 to 8 large flowers each, the color, a rich apricot-yellow, lightly spotted 

 with brown. SI ,00 each, $10.00 per doz. 



Longiflorum. Well-known, beautiful, snow-white, fragrant, hardy garden Lily, 

 flowers trumpet shaped, 6 to 8 inches long. Height, \}-j to 5 feet. Blossoms 

 in June and July. Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $8. per 100. 



Speciosum or Lancifolium. Perhaps the most popular Lilies grown, being easy 

 of cultivation, and produce large flowers of delicate beauty on strong stems. 

 Height, from 2 to 4 feet, bloom in August. 



Speciosum Album. White. Price, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. 



Speciosum Roseum. White, shaded and spotted with rose and red. Price, 20c. 

 each, $2.00 per doz., S15. 00 per 100. 



Speciosum Melpomone. Rich blood-crimson, heavily spotted. Price, 20c. each, 

 $2 00 per do* 815 00 per 100. 



Speciosum Magnificum. A beautiful new variety; flowers nearly double the 

 size of other varieties and of taller, sturdy growth. It is a close ally of 

 Speciosum Melpomone but of much larger size and richer coloring; rich red 

 heavily spotted. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



Tigrinum Splendens. {Improved T%g/tr Lily.) The grandest of the Tigers, 

 black polished stem, sometimes 6 feet high Very large pyramids of flowers, 

 orange-red. spotted with black. 3 to 5 feet. Blooms in August. Price, 12c. 

 each. $1.25 per doz.. $11 > 100. 



Tigrinum Flora Plena, (Double Tiger Lily.) This is a plant of stately habit, 

 growing from 4 to fj feet high, bearing an immense number of double bright 

 orange-red flowers, spotted with black. Blooms in August. Price, 15c. each, 

 II 50 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 



Umbellatum. (Davurkum.) One of the best of the hardy Lilies; sturdy 

 habit. 2 to 3 feet high, large showy flowers held in upright clusters at the 

 summit; of easy culture, thriving under ordinary garden conditions, flowering 

 in June and July. The colors range from rose to blackis.h-crimson, yellow, 

 buff, apricot, orange, etc., many being beautifully spotted. 



Umbellatum, Mixed Colors. Price. 12c. each, $1.25 per doz., S9.00 per 100. 



MILLA BIFLORA, 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS 



A luxuriant growing, summer-flowering plant, 

 spreading 2 to 3 feet, throwing spikes 4 to 5 feet in 

 height, each bearing 20 to 30 large white, bellshaped 

 flowers, splendid for groups. If planted in the 

 centre of beds of scarlet Gladiolus, the effect is 

 magnificent. (See cut.) Price, 8c. each, 75c. per 

 doz., $5.00 per 100. 



MEXICAN STAR 



or FROST FLOWER. 

 A beautiful Mexican summer-blooming bulb. A group of them is always in 

 flower after the middle of summer and very attractive. Flowers star-shaped, 

 _' mi lies across, clear waxy-white, of great substance, enlivened by a frost-like 

 sparkle: the fragrance is delightful. Place a stalk in water and the flowers 

 will all open; wc have seen 11 stalks shoot up successively from one bulb. The 

 bulbs flower profusely and with great certainty. Height 12 to 18 

 inches. For an effective display, group of 12 to 25 or more 

 should be planted about <> inches apart in a sunny bed. 

 Price, 5c. each, 50c. per doz., $4.00 per 100. (See cut.) 



MONTBRETIA. 



The Montbretia is one of the most floriferous and 



showy of summer-flowering bulbous plants. A 



dozen or more bulbs planted 6 inches apart in a 



group in a sunny position and allowed to remain 



will form magificent clumps from 2 to 3 feet 



across, producing, in great numbers, graceful 



spikes 8 to 12 inches long, each spike bearing 



from 18 to 30 exceedingly showy star-shaped 



flowers. 1' 2 to 2 inches across. They flower 



freely the first season, but clumps of 2 or 3 



years' standing are required to bring out their 



great merits. (See cut.) Montbretia mixed 



hybrids. Price, 5c. each, 50c. doz., $3.00 per 100. 



I MADEIRA VINE. 



The old favorite, "Climbing Mignonette. 

 So much prized for porches and arbors, on ac- 

 count of its rapid growth and freedom from 

 insects. Thick, glossy leaves, and long, hang- 

 ing stems of feathery, fragrant, white flowers. 

 The tubers we offer are selected large size. 

 Price, 5c. each, 50c. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 



OXALIS, 



SUMMER- FLOWERING. 



Valuable for edging walks, flower beds. etc. 

 Bulbs planted 3 inches apart from rounded 

 rows of delicate foliage, about 1 foot high, 

 which produces flowers in endless succession. 

 Lasiandra. Rosy-pink. Price, 15c. doz., 



$1.00 per 100. 

 Peippa. Rosy-white. Price. 15c. doz., $1.00 



per 100. 



MONTBRETIA. 



HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE, 



Revised and Enlarged Edition, 

 described on page 195, 



PRICE, 50c 



given FREE if asked for 

 with orders to value of not less than 



$3.00. 



