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LEL'COJUM, OR SNOWFLAKE. 



MISCELLANEOUS BULBS.-(^' --^o 



HtPAIlCAa. Are among our finest hardy, early spring-flowering bulbous plants, 

 of the easiest culture, thriving in any ordinary garden, but particularly adapted to 

 wild, semi-shaded situations. The plants form tufts about 9 inches high, and are 

 completely smothered with flowers. 



Angulosa. Sky-blue single flowers as large as a half dollar 



.Alba. Large pure white flowers 



Rubra. Rosy-red fiowers 



HEMEROCALLIS. day lily. 



Very ornamental hardy plants, having elegant foliage and handsome flowers; they are 

 of the easiest culture in any ordinary garden soil, and form admirable clumps. The 

 flowers are somewhat ephemeral but are produced successively and in great abundance. 

 Height, 2 to 3 feet. {Ready in November.) 



Flava. The old favorite " Yellow Day Lily." Flowers bright yellow, delicately per- 

 fumed 



IKlS. .ALATA. {Scorpion Iris.) About one foot high, with broad leaves. The flowers 

 are very large (4 to 6 inches across), of lilac-blue with blotches of bright yellow spotted 

 with a darker shade. It commences to bloom in October, producing a second crop of 

 flowers in December if the weather be not too severe. Admirably, adapted for pot 

 culture 



English Iris, (.'\nglica.) Large handsome flowers, with rich purple, blue and lilac 

 colors predominating; grows 18 to 20 inches high. Perfectly hardy. Mixed Colors. . . 



Florentina. Very beautiful pure white, slightly shaded with blue and with a yellow 

 beard ; deliciously violet scented 



Lorteti. One of the most beautiful. The flowers are very large and the coloring fine. 

 A creamy-white ground with crimson-purple spots and veins, concentrated at the 

 centre into a dark, crimson-purple " signal." The standards are pure white with 

 violet lines. Blooms in June 



Peacock. (Pavonia.) Pure white with a bright blue spot on each petal. Fine for 

 pots or garden culture. 1 foot .' 



Susiana. (The JMourning Ins.) A remarkably handsome species with immense flowers', 

 blush color, tinted with brown and covered with a network of dark lines; May-flowering. 

 Height, 1 foot 



Spanish Iris. Iris Hispanica. This type is well adapted for pot culture and forcing, 

 blooming in the winter. The flowers are of great beauty, and cut in the bud state last 

 from one to two weeks in bloom. If planted in boxes and placed in cold frames until 

 they shov\' bud, then brought into heat, they can be had m bloom from March on. 

 and will give great satisfaction. The Spanish Iris also succeeds nicely as a garden 

 plant, requiring protection in cold latitudes. Mixed Spanish Iris 



German Iris. Iris Qermanica. {See page 26.) 



Japan Iris. Iris Kaempferi. {See page 27.) 



IXIAS. 



The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with low, slender, graceful spikes of 

 bloom. The colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the centre always differing in color 

 from the other parts of the flower, so that the blossoms, expanding in the sun's rays, 

 present a picture of gorgeous beauty. Mixed Colors 



LACHENALIA NELSONI. Beautiful early spring-flowering bulbs for the 

 greenhouse or window garden. Of the easiest culture; treated as Hyacinths and 

 grown cool they will flower for two months — w'ith wonderful freedom. Bear long 

 racemes of brilliant golden-yellow flowers, which, with the spotted foliage, render them 

 exceptionally striking ■. . . 



LEUCOJUM VERNUM. spring snowflake. 



Produces flowers like monster snowdrops; very graceful in growth, having the delicate 

 fragrance of the Violet. It is one of our earliest spring flowers, with white blossoms 

 distinctly tipped green, handsome in outline and prized for bouquets. They should 

 be grown in quantities in the borders or in spots on the edges of shrubbery, where 

 they are beautifully effective, and when established produce enormous quantities of 

 flowers. They can also be slowly forced in pots for winter bloom 



LYCORIS. JAPANESE^AMARYLLIS. _ These beautiful bulbous plants are adapted 

 for pot culture in the greenhouse or window garden 



Japonica, or Radiata. Flower stems about a foot long with clusters of from 8 to 12 fiery- 

 red lily-like flowers about 2 inches across 



Aurea. Flower stems about 18 inches high, surmounted with from 12 to 18 deep j-ellow 

 lily-like blossoms 



Sanguinea. Bears a cluster of large Crocus-like, scarlet flow-ers on 12-inch stems 



NAEQELIA. mixed varieties. Greenhouse plants of much beauty, flowering 

 continuously for 6 months. The leaves are covered with short crimson hairs, which 

 give them a rich, velvet-like appearance. They have erect racemes of large showy 

 flowers 



PRICES 

 Delivered in U. S. 



{except noted). 



Each. Doz. 



15c. 

 15c. 

 15c. 



20c. 



4c. 

 5c. 



60c. 



4c. 



3c. 



20c. 



3c. 



30c. 

 12c. 



1.50 

 1..50 

 1.50 



2.00 



7oc. 

 40c. 

 50c. 



6.00 

 35c. 



2.. 50 



20c. 



2.00 



30c. 



8c. 7oc. 5.00 



3.00 



1.25 



100 



10 00 

 11.00 

 11.00 



10.00 



5.00 

 2.50 

 3.50 



2.00 



1.50 



1.25 



15.00 



2.00 



12c. 1.25 8.00 



20.00 

 9.00 



SSx Bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates. All Bulbs are delivered free in the U. S. unless otherwise noted. 



