AUTUMN Catalogue, 1908. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS. 



Coccinea. {Kaffir Lily or Crimson Fiag.^ An excellent 

 half-hardy plant for winter forcing, with long slender 

 Gladiolus-liice spikes of deep scarlet flowers. Ready Jl) 

 delivery in Xo-cember . 



Each, lo cents; Dozen, 50 cents; 100,33.00. 



SNOWFLAKE. {Leucojum.) 



The Snowflakes produce llowers like monstrous Snow- 

 drops on stems about a foot high. They are perfectly hard\ 

 and have the odor of violets. 



Doz. 100 



Spring Snowflake. (Z. Vemum.) White, 



drooping flowers S0.30 Si. 75 



Summer Showf lake. /..7^'v?r«w.) White , .35 | 2.00 



SPARAXIS. 



Charming little bulbous plants for pot culture in the con- 

 servatory or window, closely resembling Ixias, but dwarfer 

 and more compact. Eight to twelve bulbs may be planted 

 in a si.x-inch bulb-pan, covering them one inch. 



Doz. 100 



Choice Named Sorts. The most beauti- 

 ful grown $0.25 



Choice Sorts, Mixed. In great variety . \ .10 



SPIR/EA. {Astilbe.) 



.60 



Ready for delivery in November, by express or freight 

 only. 



Japonica. One of the best plants for winter and spring 

 forcing. Its rich, dark-green, fern-like foliage is sur- 

 mounted with a profusion of pure white flowers, rising in 

 erect feathery panicles. It is equally valuable as a 

 decorative pot plant, and for cutting. Being 



succeeds well in the open 

 early in summer. Large 



Each Doz. 



So. 1 5 



$1.00 



I.2S 



•15 



1.50 



•25 



1.50 



S6.00 



6. so 



6.00 



perfectly hardy, it 



garden, blooming 



clumps 

 Compacta Multiflora. {Gmndijiora.) A variety 



of Japonita of compact growth, and the flowers 



somewhat larger; excellent for forcing . 

 Astilboides Floribunda. The habit of growth 



is dwarf, with erect, long flower sprays of 



purest white in delicately formed panicles . 

 Hybrida Gladstone. A new large flowering 



variety with immense trusses of snow-white 



flowers borne on long stalks. Excellent for 



forcing and as a cut-flower is unequalled . 

 Aurea Reticulata. The dark-green leaves are 



veined with golden yellow ; flowers white ; a 



charming plant for forcing and out-door culti- 

 vation 



Palmata. A beautiful hardy variety, with large, 



rosy-crimson, feathery flowers; very elegant 



when forced 



Queen Alexandra. This beautiful new pink 



flowered variety was named in honor of the 



Queen of England, who, having seen it at one 



of the London exhibitions was enthusiastic in 



her admiration of it and made inquiry as to its 



origin. It was awarded a Silver Medal bv the 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society last spring. 



The color is almost identical with' that of the 



Bridesmaid Rose 60 



TRITONIA. 



Ver)- attractive bulbous plants for pot culture; free blooming and 

 easy of cultivation. They grow from 1 5 inches to 2 feet in height, of grace- 

 ful habit, and varj- in color from rosy-white to orange-scariet. Six bulbs 

 may be planted in a six-inch bulb-pan or pot, one inch deep. 



Aurea. Golden yellow 50.50 Sj-SO 



Crocata Type. Shades of orange and scarlet . . . . 1 1.25 I 8.00 

 Fine Mixed. Many colors | '~ya\ 2^00 



6.00 



7.50 



8.00 



45.00 



Spirea Queen Alexandria. 

 TRILLIUM. ( Wood Lily or Trinity Flower.^ 



Very beautiful, hardy, native plants, delighting in moist shady 

 situations. 



Doz. 100 



Grandiflorum. {Giant American Wood Lily.') Flowers 



pure white, changing to delicate rose; height, one foot $0.60 %\oo 

 Erectum. The common purple-flowered wood lily, one 



of the earliest .60 ' 4.00 



Erythrocarpum. Large white flowers, height, one foot i.oo 6.00 

 Sessile Album. A very fine white variety from Califor- | i 



nia. having beautifully mottled leaves ...... 1.50 10.00 



Sessile Rubra. Flowers reddish-purple 1.50 10.00 



TRITELEIA. ( spring star Flo~a:er. ) 



Charming little tuberous plants either for forcing or out-door culture. 

 For forcing plant ten or twelve tubers in a six-inch bulb-pan, covering 

 them one inch ; in the open garden the tubers should be set 4 inches deep 

 and protected with litter during winter. 



Uniflora. Porcelain blue 50.15 ' S0.75 



Violacea. Violet blue 15 ' .75 



TROP/EOLUM. 



Charming climbing plants for pot cultivation in the conser\atorv or 

 window; with delicate foliage and elegant flowers. Thev are usually trained 

 over balloon-shaped trellises. Plant three or four bulbs in an eight-inch 

 pot. covering them one and a half inches. 

 Jarrattii. { Tr {color mn.) Scarlet, yellow, and black. Each, 15 cents; 



per dozen, ^1.50: per 100, gio.oo. 



WATSONIA ARDERNEI. 



This new white variety was recently introduced from South .Xfrica and 

 is likely to become ver)- popular. The bulbs resemble gladioli, sending up 

 stems to a height of 3 to 4 feet, each stem bearing about a dozen snow- 

 white flowers. Fine for forcing in the greenhouse or planting out doors in 

 spring like the gladioli. Each 50 cents ; dozen, J5.00. 



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