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Summer Flowering Bulbs — Continued 

 New Giant Montbretias 



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These magnificent new hybrid Montbretias are remarkable for their giant size and beautiful rich colors. The flowers are nearly 

 three inches in diameter and are borne on slender branching stems frequently over three feet high and are gay and attractive in the garden 

 in late summer and fall and invaluable for cutting. The bulbs or started plants should be set out during April or May and may be 

 wintered out of doors with careful protection but it is better to lift the bulbs in the fall, pack them away in dry sand and store in a low 

 temperature just above freezing. 



His Majesty. The largest of the collection, very substantial, widely-expanded flowers with rich yellow centre shading to brilliant 



scarlet, with the segments heavily covered towards their tips with a good rich crimson. 

 Queen Alexandra. A splendid large reflexed light golden orange with distinct crimson bars, a strong, vigorous grower. 

 Una. A charming, very floriferous growing variety about two and a half feet high with flowers of medium size, of a light orange with 



crimson reverse, the inner surface of the flower marked with crimson. 

 Price. Any of the above varieties, 35 cts. each; set of 3 bulbs, 1 of each variety, $1.00; set of 9 bulbs, 3 of each variety for $2.25, 



$3.00 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Montbretia General Collection 



Fire King. Bright scarlet. One of the showiest. 

 George Davidson. Very large chrome-yellow. 

 Golden West. Pure golden yellow. 

 Strong bulbs, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



King Edmund. Rich yellow with carmine blotched centre. 

 Lady Hamilton. Apricot yellow, very distinct. 

 Lord Nelson. Rich deep crimson-scarlet. 

 3 each of the six sorts, 18 in all, for $2.00. 



Zephyra nthes 



(Zephyr Flower or Fairy Lilies) 



Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plants, very effective for massing in the border 

 flowering with great profusion during the summer. They are also suitable 

 for pot culture. 



Alba. Pure white. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 Rosea. Large rose-colored. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



TlGRIDIA 



Sprekelia Formossima 



(Jacobaean Lily) 



Closely allied to the Amaryllis, bearing showy brilliant crimson 

 flowers. Dormant bulbs planted in the border early in May will 

 flower within 3 or 4 weeks after planting, or they may be flowered as 

 pot plants in the house during the early spring months. 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



Tigridia (Tiger or Shell Flower) 



Showy, bulbous plants suitable for the mixed border, which can be 

 handled the same as Gladiolus, growing about 18 inches high and pro- 

 ducing their showy flowers throughout the summer. 

 Pavonia Grandiflora. Bright crimson, centre spotted yellow. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Tuberoses 



Double Pearl. One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful 

 of the summer flowering bulbs. For flowering in the open, plant 

 about the middle of May, or as soon as the ground becomes warm. 

 Strong flowering bulbs, 10 cts. each; 65 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Mexican Everblooming. This charming single pure white variety 

 begins to flower in July and continues throughout the season, each 

 bulb throwing from 2 to 5 flower spikes in succession. Delightfully 

 fragrant. 10 cts. each; 65 cts. per doz. ; $4.00 per 100. 



Mexican Everblooming Single Tuberoses 



Dreer's Choice Gladiolus are offered on pages 153 to 155 



