1891 



1")reer'S -Autumn (Catalogue. 



19 



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ALSTRCEMERIAS. 



deep. 



Mixed varieties, 15 cts. each 



( Peruvian Lilies.} 

 A very inter- 

 esting and showy 

 family, rapidly 

 rising in favor 

 since they are 

 becoming better 

 known. In dry 

 well drained po- 

 sitions they are 

 one of the most 

 useful groups in 

 cultivation; 

 hardy when well 

 established, and 

 very varied in 

 B colors; orange, 

 §j yellow, scarlet, 

 = pink, white and 

 black, beautifully 

 blended. Free 

 bloomers. Plant 

 che tuberous 

 roots one foot 

 ; $1.50 per dozen. 



ANTHERICUM LILIASTRUM MAJOR. 



( St. Brimos Lily.) 

 The pure white flowers with which this plant seems 

 to be covered all summer are of the most exquisite 

 odor, and have proved most valuable to florists for 

 cut-flower purposes. While the foliage is quite 

 dwarf the flower spikes are long, a great advantage 

 in many cases. 40 cts. each ; $4.00 per dozen. 



APIOS TUBEROSA. 



Elegant climbing tuberous plant. Large clusters 

 of brownish purple, sweet flowers in July. Plant in 

 tall. 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen. 



BULBOCODIUM VERNUM. 



A pretty little plant with rose, purple flowers, re- 

 sembling a crocus, and thriving and flowering well in 

 the spring border under the same treatment. 5 

 cts. each ; 50 cts. per dozen. 



DIELYTRA SPECTABILIS. ( Bleeding Heart.) 



A well-known beautiful plant, which blooms early 

 in spring, producing racemes of delicate white and 

 pink heart-shaped flowers. It will endure the coldest 

 winter without protection, and is suitable for forcing 

 into early bloom. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per dozen. 



ERANTHIS HYEMALIS. 



The Winter Aconite is a pretty little yellow flower, 

 valuable for its early blooming and contrasting well 

 with the Snowdrops, which are the only flowers to 

 keep it company at the early season at which it 

 blooms. 30 cts. per dozen ; $1.50 per 100. 



FUNKIA JAPONICA. (Day Lily or Plantain Lily.) 



Blue flowers borne in long panicles. 

 $2.00 per dozen. 



2d cts. each ; 



FUNKIA JAPONICA ALBA. ( White Day Lily.) 

 Pure white, lily-like, fragrant flowers. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2.50 per dozen. 



GALTONIA CANDICANS. (HyacinthusCandicam) 

 A very showy plant, producing in July and August 

 flower stems 3 to 4 feet high, covered with pure 

 white, pendant, bell-shaped flowers. Perfectly 

 hardy. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per dozen; by mail, 60 cts. 



HEMEROCALLIS FULVA. {Orange Lily.) 

 One of the very best plants for mixing in shrub- 

 bery or planting on the edges of ponds or streams. 

 Flowers large, orange with bright yellow centre. 25 

 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen. 

 Double Oranere Lily. Of same character as the 



single variety, but bears double flowers. 30 cts. 



each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



Gladiolus. Early flowering hardy varieties. By- 

 zantinus, Col villi, Communis, &c, mixed. 5 

 cts. each ; 40 cts. per dozen. 



HELLEBORUS NIGER (The Christmas or Lenten Rose) . 

 A beautiful, hardy herbaceous plant, flowering 

 early in spring, and, if grown in the house or in 

 frames, will bloom during the Christmas holi- 

 days. (Eeadv in November). ' 30 cts. each ; 

 $3.00 per dozen. 



SPIREA JAPONICA. (Astute.) 



A splendid plant for forcing in the greenhouse or 

 the conservatory, where it produces beautiful sprays 

 of silvery-white flowers during February and March. 

 It is perfectly hardy, and when planted outside it 

 blooms in June. Clumps, 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per 

 dozen ; $10.00 per 100 ; by mail, 30 cts. each. 



TRITELEIA UNIFLORA. {Spring Satin Flower.) 

 Among the first bulbs to bloom in the spring. It 

 is a perfect little gem for the garden (being quite 

 hardy) or for early blooming in the house. A dozen 

 bulbs, or less, planted ill a spot will soon produce a 

 mass of star-shaped, pure white flowers lined with 

 celestial blue, lasting a long time in bloom. 25 cts. 

 per dozen. 



