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BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLAIXTIIM CT^ 



Ornithogalum Arabicum 



STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 



A beautiful variety, throwing up a tall spike bearing 

 numerous large, milk-white, star-shaped flowers, with 

 a black centre, and having a distinct aromatic per 

 fume. They are decidedly pretty and interesting 

 when grown in the garden — but are more largelj 

 grown for greenhouses and window decoration, 

 being of the easiest culture. Largely forced 

 by florists now for cut flowers. 30c. doz.; 

 $2.00 per 100 or delivered $2.50 per 100. 



PANCKATIUM. 



CALATHINUM. 

 Robust-growing, bulbous plants, pro- 

 ducing handsome clusters of large, fra- 

 grant white flowers on tall, stiff stems. 

 They are admirably adapted for pot 

 culture flowering during the late winter 

 months, or the bulbs can be kept warm 

 and dry; and planted out in the garde i 

 in the middle of May; they will then 

 commence flowering in July. 10c. each; 

 $1.00 doz.; or delivered 12c. each, 

 $1.25 per doz. 



PUSCHKINIA. 



SCILLIOIDES 



; A hardy bulbous plant of great beauty, 

 flowers white striped with pale blue, oi 

 spikes. It succeeds well in pots for winter 

 blooming, and is admirably ■ adapted for 

 edgings and forming patches in front or mix 'd 

 borders, flowering in April and May. Height 

 4 to 8 inches. 20c, doz.; $1.25 per 100 or de 

 livered $1.50 per 100. 



OXALIS. 



Charming little half-trailing or bushy plants particularly 

 adapted for pot culture and hanging baskets, the foliage 

 alone is very attractive and when in flower they are ex- 

 ceedingly pretty. 



Bermuda Buttercup. This is one of the finest 

 winter-flowering plants for pot culture, it is 

 a strong luxuriant grower, and the great pro- 

 fusion of bloom produced in uninterrupted 

 abundance for weeks is astonishing. The 

 flowers are of the purest bright buttercup yel- 

 low. 4c. each; 40c. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 



Double Buttercup. This new double- 

 flowering variety of the above. Of 

 compact habit forming plants about 

 4 inches high by 6 inches in diameter. 

 The flowers are densely double, and are 

 borne in clusters on 6 to 8 inch stems. 

 Color rich golden-yellow with orange 

 timings. 5c. each; 50c. per doz.; $4.00 

 per 100. 



Grand Duchess. Californian varie- 



: ics of great beauty; of dwarf sturdy 



growth, throwing large, exquisite flowers 



well above the foliage. Extremely frcc- 



flowering, from November till June. 



Price for either GRAND DUCHESSE 



WHITE, or GRAND DUCHESSE PINK, 



4c. each; 40c. doz.; $2.50 per 100. 



VARIOUS OXALIS. 

 Boweii. Vivid rosy-crimson, large flower, 5c. 

 ach; 50c. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 

 Lutea. Splendid large canary-yellow, 3c. each; 

 30c. per doz.; $2.00 per 100. 

 Alba. White, 5c. each; 50c. per doz.; $2.50 per 

 100. 

 Mixed Colors. 3i 



each; 



per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 



Ranunculus. 



Among dwarf flowers these 

 are unrivaled for lovely form 

 and bright attractive colors, 

 ranging through gorgeous 

 shades of crimson, white, 

 yellow, purple, black, many 

 of them being beautifully 

 marked with other shades. 

 Tiny flower profusely in pots 

 in the house during the winter 

 or if grown in frames in the 

 spring. 



Double Turban, Mixed Colors. 

 Peony-formed flowers, large 

 and early, vivid colors and 

 compactly double. 20c. 

 doz.; $1.25 per 100; or 

 delivered $1.50 per 100. 

 Double Giant French Mixed. 

 Remarkably vigorous grow- 

 ers with immense and gor- 

 geous, loosely double flowers 

 20c. doz.; $1.25 per p0, 

 or delivered, $1.50 per 100. 

 Double Persian Mixed. Cam- 

 ellia or rose-shaped flowers, 

 very double, rich variety of 

 colors. 20c. doz.; $1.25 per 

 100, or delivered $1.50 per 

 100. 



Growing bulbs in fibre is an 

 interesting, easy, and cleanly 

 method of flowering them 

 in the house in Winter. See 

 page 66. 



