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PETER HEflDEHSOrl & CO.— SUMMER FLiOWERlflG BUliBS. 



Grand Columbian Collection of 



SUMMER 

 FLOWERING 



Bulbs, 



AS SHO"WX 0?« THE OPPOSITE PIRATE. 



Summer flowering bulbs {for spring planting) are being more largely grown each season ; their great 

 merits— ease of culture, certainty of bloom, adaptability to all soils, added to their wonderful beauty and 

 the abundance of their flow^ers — are placing them in the front rank of summer blooming garden plants. 



To more widely popularize this handsome class, w^e have shown on the opposite plate a few of the 

 many other equally beautiful varieties, offered on pages 88 to gi, and offer them at the lowest possible prices,- 

 hopmg thereby to induce all our customers to try at least a few this season, as we know^ they w^ill give 

 the highest satisfaction. 



TUBEROSE, ''SILVER LEAF." 



(Folianthes tuberosa, fol. var.) 



No. 1 on plate opposite. — This beautiful variety deserves to be 

 largely grown, as it is always showy and effective even when not in 

 bloom; the foliage being distinctly striped, white and green. Each 

 bulb frequently throws up two or more spilies 3 to 4 feet high, 

 each bearing from 25 to 40 pure white, waxy flowers, much like an 

 orange flower or Stephanotis, with a delicate and enchanting per- 

 fume. They flower several weeks earlier than double tuberoses, 

 and the bulbs bloom j-^ar after year. 



Price, 15c. each, $1.23 per doz., free by mail; or by express or 

 freight,) buyer paying charges, at S6.00 per 100. 



For other varieties of Tuberose, see page 89. 



MEXICAN CORAL DROPS. 



{Bbssera elegans.) 



No. 2 on plate opposite. — Exnuisite and free-blooming, a 

 native of the mountains of southern' Mexico. Its coral-like, bell- 

 shaped flowers are borne in graceful umbels of 12 to 20, on 

 stems 1 to 2 feet high, and open in succession during fully 

 two months of summer and autumn. As a bulb frequently 

 throws up from 6 to 10 spikes in succession, the abundance of its 

 charming flowers can be imagined. Color, bright vermilion scarlet, 

 marked with rosy white on the inner surface, the beauty of the 

 coloring being intensified by the bright purple of the anthers. For 

 an effective display, at least 12 to 25 or more bulbs should be grown 

 in groups in a sunny bed, planted about 6 inches apart. 



Price, 10c. each, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, free by mail. 



WHITE MEXICAN SHELL FLOWER. 



(Tigridia pavonia grandifiora alba.) 

 No. 3 on plate opposite. — These are extremely beautiful sum- 

 mer flowering bulbs, forming bushy plants about 2 feet high, which 

 commence blooming in July and continue until frost. The flowers 

 are borne in great profusion, are of large size, 4 to 5 inches across, 

 and of an exquisite pearly white with a yellow cup gorgeously 

 spotted with crimson. For an effective display, the bulbs should 

 be grown in a sunny bed in groups of from 12 to 25 or more, planted 

 about 6 inches apart. 



Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., free by mail; or by express or 

 freight, buyer paying charges, at S6.00 per 100. 



For other varieties of Tigridia, see page 89. 



The Pink Fairy Lily or Zephyr Flower. 



(Zephyraytthes rosea.) 



No. 4 on plate opposite. — One of our most beautiful dwarf sum- 

 mer blooming bulbs, forming tuft-like plants about 6 inches high, 

 producing continually, from summer until frost, large flowers 3 to 4 

 inches across of the most exquisite rose pink. Grown in suniiy 

 beds in groups of 12 to 25 or more, they are strikingly effective 

 and are equally well adapted for pot culture. 6 to 12 bulbs clus- 

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

 during the winter in the window garden or conservatory. 



Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100, free by mail. 

 For other varieties of Zephyranthes, see page 89. 



MONTBRETIA CROCOSMIFLORA. 



No. 5 on plate opposite. — This is one of the most floriferous and 

 showy of autumn flowering plants, and destined to great popularity. 

 When properlj' grown — i. e., a dozen or more bulbs planted 6 inches- 

 apart in a group in a sunny position and allowed to remain un- 

 disturbed for several years, protecting with a few inches of manure 

 in winter — they will form magnificent clumps from 2 to 3 feet 

 across, producing, in great numbers, graceful spikes 8 to 12 inches 

 long, each spike bearing from 18 to 30 exceedingly showy star- 

 shaped flowers, about 11^ inches across, of a gay orange suffused 

 with red. They flower freely the first season, but clumps of two 

 or three years' standing are required to bring out the great merits. 



Price, 10c. each, 75e. per doz., $5.00 per 100, free by mail. 



MEXICAN STAR or FROST FLOWER. 



{Milla biflora.) 



No. 6 on plate opposite. — A beautiful Mexican Summer bloom- 

 ing bulb. A group of them is always in flower after the middle 

 of summer and very attractive. Flowers star-shaped, 2 inches- 

 across, clear waxy white, of great substance, enlivened by a frost- 

 like sparkle ; the fragrance is delightful. Place a stalk in water and 

 the flowers will all open ; we have seen 11 stalks shoot up suc- 

 cessively from one bulb. The bulbs flower profusely and with great 

 certainty. Height, 12 to 18 inches. For an effective display, groups- 

 of 12 to 25 or more should be planted about six inches apart in a. 

 sunny bed. 



Price, 10c. each, 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100, free by mail. 



PRICE OF OUR. GRAXD " COI.UMBIAX COI.LECXIOX " OF SUMMER FLO'WERING BULBS. 



Price, free by maiL 



Full Collection, containing 24 bulbs each of the 6 varieties offered above, and 1 Gladiohts, " Pres. Carnot," 145 bulbs in all $8.00 



Half Collection, " 12 " " " " " 72 bu\hs in ftll [Gladiolus omitted) 4.00 



Quarter Collection, " 6 " " " " " 36 " " " " 2.50 



(T%e price of single bulba of any individual variety is given under its description above.) 



LEMOINE'S NEW GIANT GLADIOLUS, PRESIDENT CARNOT. 



No. 7 on plate opposite. 



This is one of. the most beautiful of a new race of Gladiolus {Hybridus Nanciamie), and represents the grandest achievement In the' 

 perfection of this genus since its introduction, the flowers having reached enormous dimensions, far surpassing any others — this variety 

 measuring, when properly grown, five to seven inches across. The principal color is cherry red, suffused with darker shades, the lower 

 petals ornamented with a scarlet blotch, surrounded by numerous red stripes on a yelloic ground. PRICE, $1.50 each. 



One Bulb of Gladiolus, " Pres. Carnot," given free with the FULL Grand Columbian Collection of Bulbs for $8.00, as offered above. 



