New Floral Guide — Autumn, 1904. 



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TULIPA GREIGI 



THE ROYAL TULIP, also called 

 THE QUEEN OF TULIPS 



JT^HIS isa rare and costly variety, but is as 

 easily grown as any tulip, and requires the 

 same treatment, whether in pots or in open 

 ground. The large handsome foliage is curiously 

 spotted with dark rich maroon ; the flowers are 

 remarkably rich and handsome; color, brilliant 

 orange scarlet, with yellow and black centre, 

 undoubtedly the grandest of all tulips. 12 cts. 

 each, £1.25 per doz., postpaid. 



FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS 



Fine bulbs for bedding out, also for 

 house culture, large pendant bell=shaped 

 flowers of many different colors, 

 Yellow, White, Black, Purple, Varie- 

 gated, etc. Entirely hardy, need no 

 protection and bloom on from year to 

 year, 4 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per doz. 



TULIPA GRFIGI 



Babiana— Beautiful little Bulbs for Winter bloom. Five 

 or six in a medium size pot make a lovely parlor orna- 

 ment. They grow six to nine inches high, throwing up 

 charming spikes of nodding graceful flowers, rich solid 

 colors, ranging from deep crimson to brightest blue. 

 Fine mixed colors, 3 for ioc., 35c. per doz., postpaid. 



Christmas Rose— (Helleborus Niger), a beautiful hardy 

 bulbous plant bearing pure white waxy flowers two to 

 three inches across — will bloom in December when potted 

 or very "early in Spring in open ground. Large roots, 

 30 cts. each, $3 00 per doz., postpaid. 



The Calochortus 



Called also the Butterfly Tulip or Mariposa Lily, is a 

 lovely bulbous flower, brought from the mountain forests 

 of California, where it thrives in partial shade and plenty 

 of rich mellow leafy soil. A half dozen bulbs can be set 

 in a medium size pot ; they will bloom quickly and the 

 colors are marvelously beautiful, real butterfly shades and 

 markings; there are two kinds, the large and small- 

 flowered, both very beautiful. 



Splendid Mixed Calochortus — All colors, large 

 and small, 4 cts. each, 3 for 10 cts., 12 for 30cts., postpaid. 



RI^^Hinn H£>2rt (Dicentra Speetabilis) 



L2ICCUmy ll^Clll Considered one of the most 

 beautiful Spring flowering Plants. Elegant deep green 

 foliage and magnificent long drooping racemes of ex- 

 quisite pink and white heart-shaped flowers. Plant in 

 garden where it is to remain. It is entirely hardy and 

 will bloom splendidly every Spring. Strong roots, 25 cts. 

 each, $2.50 per doz., postpaid. 



Tfltnni^l ^'hen making up your order don't fail 

 BIB IV?BB Id to include a few of the lovely New Tri- 

 tonias, they are quite new and fresh and greatly admired ; 

 fine graceful sprays of soft, richly colored flowers, rang- 

 ing from white, through salmon, orange and scarlet. 



Fine mixed colors, 

 3 for 10 cts., 25 cts. per 

 doz., postpaid. 



BRODIA COCCINEA 



Floral Firecracker Plant 



(Brodia Coccinea) 



This is a particularly nice house plant, and entirely different from 

 everything else ; treat the same as other house bulbs. The stems 

 bear pretty clusters of long tubular-shaped flowers, deep rich crimson, 

 tipped with white, very pretty and interesting. 3 for 10 cts., 25 cts. 

 per doz., $1.50 per 100, postpaid. 



