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PETER HExXDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



SPIREA ASTILBOIDES FLORIBU.VDA. 



• . SPRING COLCHICUM. . . 



{Bulbocodiu7n Vernuvt^ or Meadoiv Saffron^ 

 A charming, early, spring-blooming plant, in flower two weeks be- 

 fore the Crocus. Producing masses of rose-purple flowers, very 

 beautiful for edgings a-nd patches here and there, breaking up 

 through the snow in juxtaposition with Snowdrops, it is a charming 

 sight ; clumps of them dug up and potted in the winter and placed in 

 a Piinny window will socn be a mass of bloom. 3 for lOc, 25c. per 

 doz., $1.50 per 100, by mad, $1.75 per 100. 



. . SPRING SNOWFLAKES. . . 



Leucojum Vernum. These produce flowers like monster Snow- 

 drops, having the delicate fragrance of the Violet. It is one of our 

 earliest spring flowers, with white blossoms distinctlytipped green, 

 handsome in outline and prized for bouquets. Very graceful in 

 gro^vth, they should be grown in quantities in the borders or in 

 clumps on the edges of shrubbery, where they are beautifully ef- 

 fective, and when established produce enormous quantities of 

 flowers. They can also be slowly forced in, pots for.wmter bloom. 



• (See cut.) 3 for lOc, 25c. per doz., $1.75 per 100. 



We Give Free our pamphlet on RULB CULTURE ^vith 

 ;very order for $i.00 worth of bulbs from this catalogue. 



^ SPIR/EA, or A5TILBE. ^ 



Ready for Shiptnent in Novetnber. 



Astilboides Floribunda. This new variety is a great im- 

 provement over Spirea Japonica. The flowers are borne in 

 large, feathery panicles of purest white, and last a long time 

 in bloom. It is dwarfer in habit, earlier and more profuse in 

 bloom This is iindoubtedly one of the most beautiful and. 

 graceful_ subjects grown, its foliage and flowers combined 

 making it one of the finest gems for winter and spring decora, 

 tion in the house and conservatory, while for grace and elegance- 

 as a cut flower it is vmequalled. The few florists who have 

 tried it are enthu;..astic in its praise. Fine cltunps, 25c. each. 

 $2.5Uperdo- Pc'>age,\(lc. per clump extra. {See cut,) 



Japonica. In garden culture it flowers freely duringthe sum- 

 mer, and is perfectly hardy, but its great value is when grown 

 In pots for window and greenhouse decoration, and it is indis- 

 pensable for forcing for cutting. The flowers are borne in 

 large, feathery panicles of white, and last a long time in bloom. 

 One of the finest plants for winter and spring blooming. Fine 

 clumps, ICc. each, $1.00 per doz., §6.00 per 100. Postage, loc. ptr- 

 clump extru. 



Aurea Reticulata. Flowers pure white, in large clustera, 

 foliage beautiful green, elegantly veined with yellow, very- 

 handsome. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. Postage, \Q:. per clump extra. 



Nana Compacta Multiflora. Its merits consist in com- 

 pact growth, ample foliage of brilliant green, and its wonder- 

 fully free production of feathery white flowers, borne in plume- 

 like panicles of magnificent proportions. 15c. each, $1.50 pei 

 doz. Postage, lOr. per clump extra. 



SPRING S^OWFLAkE 



STPRNBERQIA, 



MT. ETNA LILY, or ♦ 



♦ LILY OF THE FIELD. 



One of the most charming and useful of autumnal flowering bulbs. 

 The flowers, which are produced from September to November, are 

 much like a Crocus, but larger, and the petals more fleshy and of 

 s-ach firm texture that they withstand any amount of bad weather, 

 brightening up our gardens long after other flowers are gone. They 

 are not only very hardy but increase rapidly. 



S Lutea. Large, pure yellow Crocus-like flowers, which are pro- 

 duced with the leaves during late autumn. This is supposed by 

 some writers to be the true lily of scripture as it grows abundantly 

 in the vales around Palestine, etc. 3 for 10c, 25c. doz., $1.75 per 100. 

 S. Macrantha. A new and valuable addition to our small list of 

 hardy autumn flowering bulbs; the flowers are nearly six inches 

 across when wide open under the influence of the bright sunlight, 

 and of a bright golden yellow, slightly flaked with emerald when 

 they first open. The leaves are produced after the flowers. lOc 

 each, ^1.00 per doz. 



6 soi^ at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO rates, 250 at 1 ,000 rates. Postat'e free, except where noted. 



