D. M. FERRY & CO, DETROIT, MICH, 



13 



cRocas 



Among the earliest to blossom in spring 

 is this beautiful little flower, lifting its 

 head almost before the snow has disap- 

 peared. Blooming at a time when the 

 ground is destitute of foliage or flower, it 

 is a welcome visitor. The Crocus succeeds 

 when grown in pots, and tolerably well in 

 glasses, for which purpose the best-named 

 varieties should be selected. They pre- 

 sent the best appearance, however, when 

 grown in masses in a bed, for which large ' 

 quantities should be used, say from one 

 hundred to five hundred in a bed. 



A desirable effect is produced by setting 

 Crocuses here and there over the lawn. 

 It is only necessary to lift the turf and in- 

 sert the bulbs about two inches deep. 

 They will care for themselves, blooming 

 very early amid the grass and dying down 

 to the bulb in ample time to be entirely out of the way of the lawn mower. They may 

 be planted with Scilla Siberica, the blossoms of these two earliest flowering bulbs show- 

 ing very prettily together. Once planted, they will remain uninjured in the ground 

 and bloom for years. The Crocus should be planted in the autumn, in any good garden 

 soil, about three inches deep and about two inches apart, if in beds or borders. As they 

 are entirely hardy, they may remain undisturbed for years. 



Indoors, the Crocus can be easily forced, planted from six to a dozen bulbs in a pot 

 of ordinary soil, or in small glasses, kept cool, well watered and given plenty of fresh 

 air. It may also be grown in water on tea plates or larger plates with a little sand, only 

 one variety on each plate, the bulbs placed close together. In the house they bloom a 

 month earlier than outdoors. 



CROCUS. 



DOZ. 100 1,000 



Mammoth Yellow $0.20 $1.25 $7.50 



Large Yellow 15 i.io 6.50 



Mixed White 10 .65 4.00 



Mixed Blue $0. 



Mixed, Striped 



Mixed, all colors 



GMOIGB INAMBD GROGUS 



Albion, striped $0 



Baron von Brunow, blue 



Cloth of Gold, brown and yellow 



Cloth of Silver, light blue striped. . 



David Rizzio, blue 



Qrootvorst, white , 



La Majesteuse, striped 



Lord Fielding, striped 



DOZ. 100 1 



5o 



12 So 



8S 





12 



8s 





12 



85 





15 



qo 





12 



8s 





12 



8^ 





12 



8s 





12 



85 



A species 



Madame Mina, striped 



Mont Blanc, white 



Non Plus Ultra, blue 



Prince Albert, dark rich blue 



Queen Victoria, white 



Sir Walter Scott, white with purple 

 stripes, yellow inside 



of Crocus, producing its flowers 



100 



1,000 



$0.65 



$4.00 



■65 



4.00 



.60 



3-50 



DOZ. 



100 



$0.12 



So. 85 



.12 



.85 



.12 



.85 



.12 



.85 



.12 



.85 



late in 



the leaves fallen. 



V A^ .LjV^n.lV,> w 1 1 autumn, after all the other flowers have perished and 



'~ ■^'^- ■■ i:-ii-.- /p-j^Q following spring the plant throws up its foliage and 



ripens its seed. Six or eight flowers are produced from 

 one bulb. Their culture is the same as given for Crocus, 

 except they should be set out earlier. They are perfectly 

 hardy and will endure the coldest weather. The bulbs are 

 large and should remain a long time without being 

 ^disturbed. Colchicum Autumnalum, each 'jc; doz. yoc. 



■^ULBOCODIUM IM^ts: 



"^■■^ flower of the Bulbocodium or Spring Colchicum. It is 

 one of the earliest to flower of the spring blooming bulbs, 

 coming in bloom a few days earlier than the favorite 

 Crocus. The flowers are of a rich, dark purple color, 

 some specimens having black purple veins or markings. 

 Plant the bulb two inches deep, in a Hght, sandy soil, early 

 in October; it will produce finer bloom if undisturbed for 

 several years. Bulbocodium Vernum, each 6c.; doz. 60c. 



BULBOCODIUM. 



Above prices per dozen and 100 include postage. The 1,000 rate is by express, at purchaser's expense. 

 Not less than 25 of any one variety supplied at 100 rates, and not less than 250 at the 



,000 rates. 



