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PANCRATIUM CALATHreUM. 



CRINUM KIRKII. 



This magnificent variety produces flowers of the 

 greatest beauty. Usually, two flower stalks of dark 

 purplish color are sent up at the same tims, each 

 bearing a large umbel composed of a dozen or more 

 • enormous lily-like flowers of wondrous beauty and fra- 

 grance. The petals are broad and pur white, witha deep 

 reddish purple stripe through the centre. The variety 

 is so beautiful that it invariably elicits general admira- 

 tion. (See cut.) £xtra large bulbs, ea.ch, $1.25. ll/by mail, 

 $1.10.) 



CRINUM AMERICANUM. 



A beautiful variety that rivals the above in stateliness 

 and grandeur. The flowers, produced in great abun- 

 dance, are pure white, waxy-like and fragrant. Strong 

 flowering bulbs, each, 50c., $5.00 per doz. [1/ by mail, 

 add 10c. each extra.) 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 



(Giant Summer Hyacinth.) Luxuriant, free-growing, 

 enmmer-flowering plant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, throwing 

 np great, tall spikes 4 to 5 feet in height, each bearing 

 20 to 30 large white bell-shaped flowers; of easiest culture 

 and splendid for groups. If planted in the centre of 

 beds of scarlet Gladiolus, such as Brenchleyensis, the 

 effect is magnificent. {See cut.) 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 

 Postage, 3c, per bulb extra. Seed, per packet, 10c. 



MADEIRA VINE. 



The old favorite "Climbing Mignonette." Thick, 

 glossy leaves, and long, hanging stems of feathery, 

 fragrant white flowers. 5c. each, 50c. a doz. 



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MONTBRETIAS. 



These form luxuriant, bushyclumps, bear- 

 ing long spikes of star-like flowers an inch 

 or more across, which continue in bloom 

 for mouths, making a magnificent display. 



Crocosmiseflora. (^cpa^e 92.) 



Rosea. Charming rose color. (See cut 



each, $2.00 per doz. 



OXALIS, SUMMER FLOWERING. 



Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, etc. Bulbs 

 planted 3 inches apart form rounded rows of delicate 

 foliage, about 1 foot high, which produce flowers in 

 endless succession. 



Ziasiandra. Rosypink. 15c. perdoz., $1.00perl00. 



Deippi. Rosy white, 15c. per doz., $1.00 per lOo! 



PANCRATIUM CALATHINUM. 



(Peruvian White Sea Daffodil.) A Peruvian bulb, bear- 

 ing handsome clusters of large, striking, very fragrant 

 pearly white flowers. Bulbs should be kept warm and' 

 dry, and planted out in the middle of May. They will 

 then commence flowering in July. It is also admirably 

 adapted for pot culture, and can be forced into flower 

 in 6 to 8 weeks' time. {See cut.) 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 

 (If by mail, add 5c. each extrafor postage.) 



TIGRIDIAS. 



(Peacock Flower or Mexican Shell Flower.) Extremelv 

 handsome summer flowering bulbs, growing about 2 

 feet high, producing large, gorgeous flowers, exquisitely 

 spotted : they flower very freely throughout the sum- 

 mer, particularly if the bulbB are planted in a warm, 

 sunny position. (See cut.) 



Coachiflora. Dark yellow, large red spots. 5c 



each 30c. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Pavonia Grandiflora. Very large bright crim- 

 son, centre mottled with yellow. 5c. each, 50c. per 

 doz., $3.00 per 100. 

 Grandiflora Alba. (Seepage^2.) 



DOUBLE PEARL TUBEROSE. 



This pure white, perfectly double, delightfully fra- 

 grant flower, invaluable for bouquets, is too well known 

 to need any description. It delights in a strong, rich, 

 deep, well-drained, warm soil ; manure, heat and water 

 are essential to its perfect development. This variety, 

 which we introduced and named, grows only twenty- 

 four inches, about half the height of the old double 

 sort, and the flowers are nearly twice the size (often two 

 inches in diameter), and imbricated like a camellia ; 

 deliciously fragrant. (See cut.) Extra size bulbs, 8c. 

 each, 75c. per doz., $4.00 per 100. [Add for postage 10c. 

 per doz. extra.) 



Orange Flowered Tuberose. 



Deliciously fragrant star-like flower, 1>^ inches across, 

 pearly white, borne on stems 3 to 4 feet high ; the single 

 tuberose flowers several weeks earlier than the double 

 sorts. Price, 8c. each, 75c. per doz., $4.00 per 100. (// 

 by mail, add for postage 10c, per doz.) 



ZEPHYRANTHES: 



'•Zephyr Flowers" and " Flowers of the West Wind," 

 amonu our most beautiful dwarf bulbous plants, very 

 efl'ective for planting out in masses in Mav. flowering 

 with great profusion during the summer. They are also 

 most suitable for pot culture ; 6 to 12 bulbs clustered in 

 a 6-inch pot in the autumn will give a fine display of 

 bloom during the winter in the window garden or con- 

 servator}-. 1 foot high. 

 Atamasco. White, suffused with flesh color; hardy. 



We know of borders of it as far north as Connecticut, 



which have stood the colds of several winters. 5c 



each, 60c. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 Bosea. (See page 92.) 

 Texanos. Bright yeUow. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



