502 LIBERTY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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Bulbs for Growing Indoors 



Freesia- 



Popular and fragrant blooms for indoor cul- 

 ture only. 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 covering an inch deep, 

 water thoroughly and plunge the pots to the 

 rims outdoors if the weather is mild, otherwise 

 in ashes in the cellar. When the tops are an 

 inch high, brinjg 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. First size 

 bulbs, 45c per doz.; $3.50 per 100. Extra 

 large bulbs, 60c per doz.; S4.50 per 100. Jum- 

 bo bulbs, 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 California. Best of the new Freesias. Bright 

 golden yellow, on strong stems. 11c each; 

 $1.19 per doz.; 88.00 per 100. 

 Carrie Budau. Fine large lavender-pink. 13c 



each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 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. 10c each; 95c per doz.; 87.00 per 100. 

 GOLDEN DAFFODIL. A superb new golden 

 yellow Freesia, delightfully fragrant. 20c 

 each; $2.00 per doz.; 815.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Marc Peter. Deep rosy salmon, lower 

 petals blotched orange. 17c each; $1.65 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Olivette. Rich carmine-red. 13c each; $1.25 



per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 

 Splendens. Beautiful, clear, deep lavender. 

 10c each; 95c per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



TRITONIA Crocata (Lapirosa). Deep tanger- 

 ine orange, flowers greatly resembling the 

 Freesia in appearance. 10c each; $1.00 per 

 doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



Lily-of-the'Valley 



Selected Cold Storage Pips for Forcing. 250 

 pips, $18.00; 500 pips, $35.00; 1000 pips, 

 $65.00. Cannot be furnished in less than lots 

 of 250. 



Oxalis 



Charming Winter blooming plants for pots 

 or hanging baskets. Graceful drooping clover 



leafed foliage, bearing myriads of small flowers 

 in lavender, pink, white or yellow. Supplied 

 separately or mixed. 45c per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



Calla Ulies. 



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 

 plants to dry and remain dormant all Summer. 



POSTAGE. If by parcel post, add 5c each. 

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

 white Calla Lily. Large bulbs, 25c each; 

 $2.50 per doz. Mammoth bulbs, 40c each; 

 $4.50 per doz. 

 Elliottiana (The Golden Calla). Beautiful va- 

 riety having the same growth as the White 

 Calla. The flowers are deep golden yellow 

 and the leaves spotted with white. Mammoth 

 bulbs, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Godfrey. Smaller flowers than the Aethiopica 

 but more free blooming. One bulb will often 

 bear 3 to 5 blooms. Large bulbs, 40c each; 

 .$4.50 per doz. 



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 

 or perfectly hardy outdoors. Each Doz. 



America. Lilac-rose $1.00 $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 



How to Pot Bulbs for Winter 

 Blooming 



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



become clogged. 

 1 to 1^ inches pebbles, coarse ashes or other rubble 



for drainage. 

 Fill to here with soil or bulb fiber first, then 

 Place bulbs so tops are about level with top of pot 

 Fill in soil or bulb fiber around bulbs, pressing same 

 firmly. 



Tops of bulbs should barely show above soil. 

 GENERAL. Water thoroughly and place in dark 6 to 

 14 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. 



