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five years. 
LiLium 
AURATUM 
\ 25 cents each, 
Lilium Longiflorum—The pure white flowers resemble the 
well known Bermuda Easter lily, and are very fragrant. 
15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Auratum—The glorious gold-banded lily of Japan, 
and one of the grandest plants in cultivation. Its immense 
ivory-white flowers are thickly studded with yellow and 
crimson spots, while in the center of each petal is a golden 
band, fading at its edges into the white. 20 cents each, 
$2.00 per dozen. 
Lilium Batemanni—-A rare and beautiful lily from Japan, 
bearing large, apricot-tinted flowers of great beauty. 20 
cents each, $2.00 per dozen. 
ally admired spring flower- 
Lily of the Valley ing plants, equally well 
adapted to winter flowering, in the parlor or conservatory. 
The flowers are pure white, bell-shaped, freely produced and 
powerfully fragrant. Any lover of flowers can have a great 
deal of pleasure from a little clump of Lily of the Valley, at 
the cost of but very little labor. All that is neces- 
sary to do is to set a few pips in a moist shady situ- 
ation and the plants will rapidly increase and furnish 
an abundance of bloom. They are 
perfectly hardy and need no protec- 
= tion. Best Berlin Pips, 40c per doz. 
? $2.50 per 100, postpaid. 
TRITOMA 
Well known and univers- 
bulbs 
quets, 
Way: 
Bt / BE bulbs 
doors. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
$1.50 per 
The Lily is admired for its queenly beauty, majestic 
grandeur and faultless purity. Nearly every variety 
will withstand the severity of our winters, and many 
are among the most hardy of our garden flowers. 
Their culture is simple and with a 
little care failure is impossible. 
bulbs should be planted as soon as 
the frost is out of the ground—the 
Select a well 
drained spot, dig the soil deep, and 
make it fine, enriching it abundantly 
with very rotten cow manure, adding 
a liberal mixture of sand. Set the 
bulbs from three to five inches deep, 
according to size. During the winter 
it is advisable to cover the sur- | 
‘Mp. face of the bed with a thin layer 
+) of manure, which will afford a 
and also materially enrich the 
soil. In spring the manure may 
be removed or dug in between 
the rows. Care should be taken 
| that they have proper drainage, 
SS no water being allowed to stand 
established, they should not be 
disturbed oftener 
To produce extra 
fine specimens plant the bulbs 
in pots early in spring and raise them in the green house or house. 
Lilium Speciosum Rubrum—No words can overstate the brilliant beauty of 
these famous Japan lilies. 
dotted with rose or carmine spots, and the graceful form, brilliant color and 
exquisite fragrance make them very effective and desirable. 
‘ . $2.00 per dozen. 
\ Lilium Speciosum Album—Pure white flowers with a greenish band through 
\ the center of each petal. 
pe icuiees called Red Hot Po- 
er. 
pretty, hardy, tough, requiring some protec- 
tion through winter. The flowers are produced 
in large spikes of rich, orange-red tinted flower 
tubes. Plant two feet apart, and in Novem- 
ber cut the plants back near 
the ground, and cover the 
remove inthe spring. 15cts. 
each, $1.50 per dozen. 
TUBEROSE.. @ 
The flowers of this popular plant 
are waxy-white, double,and so fra- 
grant that they perfume the whole at- 
mosphere for some distance around. 
They are useful in button-hole bou- 
specimens. A good way to grow Tube- 
roses is to fill five-inch pots half-full of 
well rotted cow manure, and the re- 
mainder with good rich,sandy soil. Plantthe 
“ and hasten growth by putting in a warm, 
light place. 
warm, plunge the pots in the earth out of 
=" weather; if they do not, the pots can be 
- brought in,and they will bloom in the house. 
Double Dwarf Pearl, extra large bulbs, 5c each, : 
50c per doz., $2.25 per 100. Wewill supply &% 
second size bulbs 3 for 10cts; 35 cts. per doz.; 
D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
The 
to the bulbs 
Once firmly 
than once in 
DOUBLE TIGER LILY. 
The six broad white or pink petals are thickly 
20 cents each, 
They are of great substance and very fragrant. 
$2.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Tigrinum, Splendens (Improved Single Tiger Lily). 
Has very large flowers of excellent form; color, orange- 
salmon with dark spots. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Lilium Tigrinum, flore pleno, (Double Tiger Lily). This mag- 
nificent lily is of stately habit, bearing clusters of very large 
double flowers on tall, strong stems; color, bright orange- 
red, spotted with black. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Jacobean Lily (Amaryllis Formosissima). The brilliant, 
deep scarlet flowers are often eight inches across and in 
purity and brillianey of color are unsurpassed. 20 cents 
each, $1.75 per dozen. - 
Tuberous 
MADEIRA VINE rooeoa° 
climber, with glossy green leaves, 
and delightfully fragrant, white 
blossoms. Sometimes called Mig- 
nonette Vine. It is of rapid growth, 
and from a few tubers, vines will 
be produced sufficient to cover one 
side of a cottage in a single season. 
The tubers are tender and 
must be protected from 
frost during winter. 5 
cents each, 50 cents per 
dozen. 
It is really a fine plant, 
— 
with dry litter, which SS 
in large bouquets, or as single 
in this, in April, water moderately, 
When weather has become 
They will usually flower before cold 
TUBEROSE. 
100. The 100 rates are by express at purchaser’s expense. 
About September Ist next we will issue our Annual Catalogue of CHOICE DUTCH BULBS AND SEEDS FOR FALL 
PLANTING. 
It will be sent free to all customers without ordering it, and to others who apply for it. 
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