502 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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Indoor Garden Bulbs 



Freesia 



Popular and fragrant blooms for indoor cul- 

 ture onlv. Soil should be light and friable, 

 good top' soil mixed with a fourth leaf mold 

 and a fourth sand is excellent. Plant a dozen 

 bulbs in a six-inch pot about an inch deep, 

 water thoroughly and plunge the pots to the 

 rims outdoors if'the weather is mild, other^vise 

 in ashes in the cellar. When the tops are an 

 inch high, bring into a light, cool room, tem- 

 perature of which should be under 65 degrees. 

 Keep well watered at all times. 

 Purity, Large, pure white flowers borne in 



clusters; wonderfully fragrant. Extra large 



bulbs, 60c per doz.; S4.00 per 100. Jumbo 



bulbs, Sl.OO per doz.; S7.00 per 100. 

 California, Best of the new Freesias. Bright 



golden vellow, on strong stems. 10c each; 



$1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 

 Carrie Budau. Fine large lavender-pink, deeper 



than General Pershing. 15c each; SI. 50 per 



doz.; SIO.OO per 100. 

 General Pershing. A strong and robust grower 



and one of the best of the colored Freesias. 



Large, lavender-pink flowers with yellow 



throat. 9c each; 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Marc Peter, Deep rosy salmon, lower 



petals blotched orange. 15c each; SI. 50 per 



doz,; SIO.OO per 100. 

 Olivette. Rich carmine-red. 10c each; Sl.OO 



per doz.; S7.00 per 100. 

 Splendens. Beautiful, clear, deep lavender, as 



large as Purity and borne on strong stems. 



10c each; Sl.OO per doz.; $7.00 p^r 100. 



TRITONL\ Crocata (Lapirosa). Deep tanger- 

 ine orange, flowers greatly resembling the 

 Freesia in appearance and sometimes re- 

 ferred to as the Orange Freesia. 10c each; 

 Sl.OO per doz.; S7.00 per 100. 



Spirea 



A favorite Easter plant not to be confused 

 with the shrub Spirea. Grows 18 inches high 

 and bears large, graceful, plumelike flower 

 heads. Easily forced indoors in a cool room 

 and perfectly hardy outdoors. 



Each Doz. 



America. Lilac-rose Sl.OO $10.00 



Gladstone. Pure snow-white 1.00 10.00 



Peach Blossom. Delicate pink . . . 1.00 10.00 

 Queen Alexandra. Bright pink . . 1.00 10.00 



Calla Lilies 



Satisfactory and easy to grow at home. Plant 

 the bulbs in deep pots of rich soil in early 

 Fall and give them plenty of light, warmth, and 

 moisture from the start. After blooming allow 

 the plants to dry off and remain dormant all 

 Summer. 



POSTAGE. If wanted by parcel post, add 5c 

 each. 



Aethiopica (Lily-of-the-Xile). The familiar 

 white Calla Lily. Large bulbs, 25c each; 

 S2.50 per doz. Mammoth bulbs, 50c each; 

 So. 00 per doz. 



EUiottiana TThe Golden Calla). Beautiful va- 

 riety having the same growth as the "White 

 Calfa. The flowers are deep golden yellow 

 and the leaves spotted with white. Mammoth 

 bulbs, 50c each; S5.00 per doz. 



Godfrey. Smaller flowers than the Aethiopica 

 but more free blooming. One bulb will often 

 bear .3 to 5 blooms. Large bulbs, 50c each; 

 S5.00 per doz. 



French White Roman 

 Hyacinths 



These charming Winter flowering bulbs are 

 only surpassed in ease of culture by the Paper- 

 white Narcissus and their graceful spikes of 

 loosely arranged bells together with their spicy 

 fragrance help to make a pleasing variety in 

 vour Winter garden. 



POSTAGE. If wanted by parcel post, add 10c 

 per doz. 



Extra large bulbs, 30c each; $2.75 per doz. 

 Large bulbs, 25c each; $2.50 per doz. 



Gladiolus for Forcing 



GLADIOLUS NANUS. For forcing. A superb 

 small-flowering type of these popular flowers 

 that is unexcelled for forcing during the 

 Winter months. 



Blushing Bride. White with crimson 

 blotches. Sl.OO per doz.; S7.00 per 100. 



Peach Blossom. Exquisite light pink. $1.00 

 per doz.; S7.00 per 100. 



Oxalis 



Charming Winter blooming plants for pots 

 or hanging baskets. Graceful drooping clover 

 leafed foliage, bearing myriads of pretty little 

 flowers. Colors, lavender, pink, white or yel- 

 low. Can be supplied separatelv or mixed. 

 50c per doz.; S3. 50 per 100. 



How to Pot Bulbs for Winter 

 Blooming 



A. Place piece of broken pot over hole so that it won't 



become clogged. 



B. 1 to 11-2 inches pebbles, coarse ashes or other rubble 



for drainage. 



C. Fill to here with soil or bulb fibre first, then 



D. Place bulbs so tops are about level with top of pot 



E. Fill in soil or bulb fibre around bulbs, pressing same 



firmly, 



F. Tops of bulbs should barely show above soil. 

 GENERAL. Water thoroughly and place in dark 6 to 



10 weeks to make root-growth. Bring into light cool 

 room. Bulbs may be expected to bloom in 6 to 7 weeks 

 after bringing into light. 



