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FOR SPRING PLANTING 



Are of the easiest possible culture, sure to grow and bloom in lavlslj 



abundance, producing flowers of the richest colors and quaintest forms ; their popularity 



is rapidly widening. The bulbs are easily kept in paper bags in any cool closet until 



planting-out season in May. In the autumn when the bulbs are thoroughly ripe, which 



is indicated by the foliage dying down, the bulbs can be lifted and kept for the next sea- 



sons planting. 



T.TT.V BTJLBS. {-idd for postage 3c. per lulb.] 



cultivation, and produce large flowers of delicate 

 beauty on strong stems ; grows from 2 to 4 feet high, 

 and blooms in August. The Tarieties are : 



Albtun. Purest white, 30c each, $3.00 per doz. 



Sosetun. White shaded and spotted with rose. 



20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 

 -^Subrtim. White shaded with deep rose and 



spotted red. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 

 Ti^rintuu Splendens. (Improved Tiger Lily.) Very 

 large flowers ; orange-salmon spotted black. 25c. 

 each, $2.50 per doz. 

 Tigrimun Plore Fleno. Pouble Tiger Lily.) Im- 

 mense double bright orange-red flowers, spotted with 

 black. 3 to 5 feet. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 

 Fardaliutun. Scarlet, shading to rich yellow, freely 

 spotted with purple-brown ; 3 feet ; July and August. 

 25c. each, S2.50 per doz. 

 Wasliingiioniantiin. A beautiful California variety, 

 growing stiff and erect ; flowers white, tinted with 

 purple and lilac ; 8 to 9 inches across when fully ex- 

 panded. 3 to 5 feet high ; blooms in the summer. 

 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



AuratTim. {See cut.) (The Golden Eayed 

 LUy of Japan.) This peerless variety is, 

 beyond question, the grandest of all the 

 Lily family. The flowers are pure white, 

 thickly studded with crimson spots, while 

 through the centre of each petsl runs a clear 

 golden band. Flowers measure nearly a foot 

 across, produced abundantly; deliciously fra- 

 grant. 2 to 5 feet. First size bulbs, 25c. each, 

 $2.50 per doz. 

 Atiratuni RuTormn Vittattun. Magnificent 

 flowers 12 inches across. Waxy white, beau- 

 tiful spotted crimson with a crimson stripe 

 through each petal; fragrant. $1.25 each, 

 $12.00 per doz. 

 Humboldti. (Bloomerianum.) A •emarkably fine va- 

 riety, attaining the height of from 3 to 5 feet, and 

 producing freely large flowers of golden yellow color, 

 spotted with purple. A native of California ; July. 

 60c. each, $5.00 per doz. 

 Iiancifolinm or SpeciosTim. These varieties are 

 perhaps the most popular LUes grown, being easy of 



AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERI. 



A very remarkable and showy plant, with enormous 

 palm-like foliage spreadingin the shape of an umbrella. 

 The stem of deep green is marbled with brown and 

 white ; a desirable plant for specimens or groups on a 

 lawn. The flowers are very large, of deep red. and are 

 produced before the leaves appear. It is chiefly grown, 

 however, for the luxuriant tropical effect of the foliage. 

 It should be planted out in May. Price, extra large 

 bulbs, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. Postage, 5c, extra per bulb. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 



(Elephant's Ear.) Grand tropical-looking plant, pro- 

 ducing enormous leaves 3 to 4 ft. long 

 for specimens on the lawn. F " 



Circumference. 



Extra size bulb, 

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 Third size 



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10 to 12 inches. 



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6 to 7 " 



4 to 5ii " 

 Cooperia Srtmuiiondi. {Evening Star Floxoer.) 

 Planted out in the garden in the spring, a clump of 

 12 to 25 or more 4 to 6 inches ajmrt will bloom 

 successively from May to September; the flowers are 

 star-shaped, with long tubes, pure white and 

 exquisitely fragrant with the odor of primroses. 10c. 

 each, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. 



THE CHINESE SACRED LILY. 



Known also as Joss Flower, or Flower of the Gods, 

 and the " Shui Sin Far," or "Water Fairy Flower," as 

 it is sometimes called by the Celestials, is a bulb, bearing 

 in the greatest abundance silvery white flowers with a 

 bright golden yellow cup in the centre of each. They 

 are of entrancing beauty and emit a delicious perfume. 

 It is grown by the Chinese to herald the coming of their 

 New Year and as a symbol of good luck. While the 

 bulb can be grown in a pot, the most novel and beauti- 

 ful way is to grow it in a shallow bowl of water with 

 enough pebbles to prevent it from toppling over when 

 the immense spikes of flowers are developed. The 

 short time required to bring the bulbs into full bloom 

 — 4 to 6 weeks after planting — and the fact that it can 

 be grown everywhere and by anybody, is certain to se- 

 cure a permanent popularity for the " Sacred Lily." A 

 dozen bulbs, planted one a week, will give a supply of 

 flowers from February to May. (See cut.) 



Large bulbs of the true sort, direct to us from China, 

 we offer for 26c. each, $2.60 per doz. Free by mail. 



Cinnamon Vine. {Dioscorea batatas.) Beautiful sum- 

 mer climber; glossy foliage and fragrant flowers ; 

 stem dies down in winter, but the root is hardy. 

 Large selected roots, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 



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