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Spring-Flowering Crocus. 



I HE Crocus is one ot the earliest flowers o£ spring and 

 * occupies a prominent place in every garden. When 

 planted as an edging in triple lines of one or more colors, 

 the eflect is striking. No spring display surpasses that 

 ot Crocus; the broad wavy bands of golden-yellow, 

 striped, purple, or of pure white, when they e.xpand their 

 blossoms in February and March, are incomparable. In 

 lawns planted in the grass, the Crocus is e.xtremely ef 

 lective. They are easily planted indiscriminately in the 

 turf with the aid of a dibber — alter lall rains have made 

 the sod moist. The flowers and foliage are gon before 

 the lawn needs mowing, so they do not interfere with 

 the summer beauty ot the lawn. 



The flowers of the large-flowering named varieties are 

 ornamental when flowered in pots. Six or eight roots 

 should be planted in a pot of about five inches diameter. 

 They will not flower if exposed to heat, nor must severe 

 lorcing be attempted. Crocuses are often grown in 

 fancy designs, such as beehives, hedge-hog pots, columns, 

 etc.. made for the purpose {see page 58), and are curious 

 and attractive when so grown. 



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Large-Flowering Named Crocus. 



Our bulbs of Named Crocus are selected largest size and will produce 

 several flowers each. 



Prices, delivered "iree in U S. 15c. per doz.. 75c. per 100, 86.00 per 1000. 



Lilaceus. Light lilac blue. 

 Mammoth Yellow. Large golden- 

 yellow flowers. 

 Mont Blanc. Large, pure white. 

 Ne Plus Lltra. Purple, variegated 



white. 

 Princess of Wales. Large, pure 



white. 

 Sir Walter Scott. Striped purple 

 and white. 



Mixed Spring-FloNA^ering Crocus. 



Our bulbs of Mixed Crocus are all of large size and will produce several 

 flowers each. 



Prices, delivered free in UI. S. 



Blue and purple mixed. . 



Variegated and striped. . 



White, mixed 



Yellow, (\stsizc) 



All colors, mixed . . ...... 



S3. 50 

 3 oO 

 3 50 

 4.00 

 3.00 



Autumn-Flowering Crocus. 



Colchicum Autumnale (Meadow Safjron.) Very effective and hand- 

 some hardy plants, the flowers of which come through the ground 

 v.'ithout the leaves in the fall the leaves appearing the following 

 spring. The flowers comprise many shades of white purple, rose, 

 siriped etc. They make lovely borders or margins to beds. Mixed 

 sr.rrs 6c. each 6oc. per doz.. .54 ,50 per 100. 



Six Bulbs of one variety are supplied at the dozen rate, 25 at the 

 100 rate, 250 at the 1,000 rate. 



