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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



CROCUS 



CROCUS 



Among the earliest to blossom in spring 

 is this beautiful little flower, lifting its 

 head almost before the snow has disap- 

 peared. Blooming at a time when the 

 ground is destitute of foliage and flower, 

 it is a welcome visitor. The Crocus suc- 

 ceeds when grown in pots, and tolerably 

 well in glasses, for which purpose the 

 best named varieties should be selected, 

 They present the best appearance, how- 

 ever, when grown in masses in a bed, 

 for which large quantities should be used, 

 say from one hundred to five hundred in 

 a bed. 



A desirable effect is produced by setting 

 Crocuses here and there over the lawn. 

 It is only necessary to lift the turf and 

 insert the bulbs about two inches deep. 

 They will care for themselves, blooming 

 very early amid the grass and dying down to the bulb in ample time to be entirely out 

 of the way of the lawn mower. They may be planted with Scilla Siberica, the blossoms 

 of these two earliest flowering bulbs showing very prettily together. Once planted, they 

 will remain uninjured in the ground and bloom for years. The Crocus should be planted 

 in the autumn, in any good garden soil, about three inches deep and about two inches apart 

 if in beds or borders. As they are entirely hardy, they may remain undisturbed for ^-ears. 

 Indoors, the Crocus can be easily forced, planted from six to a dozen bulbs in a pot 

 of ordinary soil, or in small glasses, kept cool, well watered and given plenty of fresh 

 air. It may also be grown in water on tea plates or larger plates with a little sand, only 

 one variety on each plate, the bulbs placed close together. In the house it blooms a 

 month earlier than outdoors. 



DOZ. lOO 1,000 



Mammoth Yellow $0.20 Si. 25 $8.00 



Large Yellow 15 i.io 6.50 



Mixed White 10 .65 4.00 



DOZ. 100 



Albion, Striped $0.15 S0.85 



Baron von Bruno w, blue 15 .85 



Cloth of Gold, brown and yellow 12 .75 



Cloth of Silver, light blue striped 15 i.oo 



David Rizzio, blue 15 .85 



Qrootvorst, white 15 .85 



La Hajesteuse, striped 15 .85 



Lord Fielding, striped 15 .85 



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perished and the leaves fallen. The following spring the 

 plant throws up its foliage and ripens its seed. Six or 

 eight flowers are produced from one bulb. Its culture is 

 the same as given for Crocus, except that it should be set 

 out earlier. It is hardy and will endure the coldest 

 weather. The bull)s do better if left undisturbed for 

 several years. Colchicum Autumnalum, 7 cents each; 

 JO cents per dozen, postpaid. 



BUbBOGODIUM Very attractive and 

 pretty is the flower of 



the Bulbocodium or Spring Colchicum. It is one of the 

 earliest to flower of the spring blooming bulbs, coming in 

 bloom a few days earlier than the favorite Crocus. The . ^ ._, _,,,^- . . 



flowers are of a rich, dark purple color, some specimens _ > - - _ \ . "" . 



having black purple veins or markings. Plant the bulb BULBOCODIUM '" 



two inches deep in a light, sandy soil, early in October; 



it will produce a finer bloom if left undisturbed for several years. 



Bulbocodium Vernum, 10 cents each; go cents per dozen, postpaid. 



Crocus prices per dozen and 100 iiichtde postage. The J ,000 rate is by express, at purchaser's expense. 

 Not less than 25 0/ any one variety supplied at 100 rates, and not less than 230 at 1,000 rates. 



DOZ. 100 



Mixed Blue So. 10 S0.65 



Mixed, Striped — .10 .65 



Mixed, all colors 10 .60 



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Madame Mina, striped §0.15 



Mont Blanc, white 15 



Non Plus Ultra, blue 15 



Prince Albert, dark, rich blue . 15 



Queen Victoria, white 15 



Sir Walter Scott, white, with purple 



stripes, yellow inside 15 



S4.00 

 4 00 

 3 75 



100 

 $0.85 

 .90 

 .85 

 •85 

 . .85 



.85 



A species of Crocus, producing its flowers late 

 the other flowers have 



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