DREER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS, ETC. 17 



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BULBS &HD TUBERSj 



For Planting in the Spring. 



Bulbs ready for delivery in October, and planted from April to June. 



A noble plant, belonging to the bulbous-rooted section, with evergreen foliage. A large 

 plant, under good treatment, will frequently send Dp a flower stalk three feet high, crowned 

 with a heal of twentv or thirty flowers, which come into blossom in succession. It blooms 

 during the summer, and forms" a fiue ornament to an architectural terrace, or a lawn. 



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Umbellatus African Blue Lily. According to size, 25 cents to $1.00 



Albu.s. White rlowers According 1 50 cents to 1.00 



Foliis Yakiegatus. Variegated foliage 1.00 



FOBMOSISSIMA (Spreikelia). Commonly known as ~\ /*%- ^^ 



the Jacobcea Lily. Beautiful crimson-velvet col- \ \ " > "x 



ored flowers, haying a most graceful and charming \_ . , Jr?s 



appearance, flowering about the first of June. 23 "~ \ • ^y \ W-47 



cent-. §2.5 per dozen. VoT t^Vxxi^v $ I » 7>T^L '• 

 Vallota Purpurea Supeeba. Somewhat of a k3-^S? } '7 y '// 



misnomer as regards color, for the flowers are of < <^^=-?-«§x /A , )j)rf//~7 

 a brilliant scarlet, resembling the Amaryllis, the \ \ \ ^\\tt/ / / 



bulb throwing up its strong stems about one foot Vr\ \ Y / / 



high, with from five to eight of its lily-like flowers ; /O* \ \ 3 / 



very ornamental for bedding out, or cultivation in • i -\^ \ fr / 

 pots. Unlike many other bulbs, it requires no sea- ^"""^\ \" I / / 



son of rest, but can be kept constantly in a growing \ \ I j / 



condition. The soil should be equal parts of peat, v "a 



leaf-mould, and loam, and care taken not to over- »^2\ 



pot, as they flower better when pot-bound. Price r^^A^ 



from 50 cents to -$1.00, according to size of bulb. VaJuLOIA Purpurea 



A charming flower, with brilliant colors, and exceedingly rich stripes; both double and 

 single are equally desirable. To be planted in the open ground in early spring, and bloom 

 in July. Also good for pot culture in the house, it planted in November or December. 



DOUBLE ANEMONES. 

 --^\ / ^r£$&h - cents each. 80 cents per dozen. 



"'' iM^ J Admiral Zoutman. Blue. 



.Jt^Mr'-vaS Agnabiur White; very large. 



Couleur de Sang. Bright scarlet. 



A*i^~ Luchesse de Lorraine' Led ; large flower. 



Feu Supep.be. Dazzling fiery red. 



L'Eclaire. Lai ge. very fine "scarlet. 



I '1^^ Ornament be la Nature. The best dark blue. 



; * '■•^ — J"i~$ v ■ Ka Peine DE8 Pays-Bas. White and rose. 



's~^ Mixed varieties, o cents. 5o cents per dozen. 



SINGLE ANEMONES. 



^Xw^jP''^- 1 ^n^-2a^ 8 cents. 80- cents per dozen. 



M 4T'f V\\, Scarlet. 



^ \ /<• ; J Hortensis. Bed. 



jMy% * y%|^ ■ " 'i HdBTENSIS. Violet. 



J^'i C- Mixed varieties. 5 cents. 50 cents per dozen. 



Anemone Fti.gens. Flowers large, of a dazzling vermilion. 30 cents. $3 per dozen. 

 Anemone J aponica. Dark rose. 20 cents. $2 per dozen. 



Double French Chrysanthemum Floweb-ed. Splendid Tar. mixed. 20 cents. $°perdoz 

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