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•iincess Alice. Flower very larpe 

 and wide, perlect, tender lilac, slightly 

 tiiue<l with rose, very large white 

 stains; new and charming shade; 

 first-rate dwarf plant 



Princess ( lotliilde. Beautiful sal- 

 mon-rose; very large . 



Prince Imperial. Blush - white, 

 blotched with carmine 



Preniices de .llontrouge. Brilliant 

 red; dwarf 



Rossini. Flower large, perfect, very 

 long spike, dark amaranth-red, stained 

 with white; very good variety . 



Raphael. Deep and vermilion . 



Rebecca. White, shaded with lilac . 



Rembrandt. Very bright deep scarlet 



Sulphureus. Sulphur-yellow 



Soltatere. Rich Jonquil - yellow; 

 large 



Stephenson. Large; fine form; su- 

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1.60 



1.00 

 .15 



.30 



1.05 



.26 

 .26 

 .30 

 .60 



.40 



Sir William Hooker. Very large 



and well-opened flower, perfect shape, 

 light-cherry color, rose-carmine stain 

 on pure white ground; plant of a 

 great effect 76 



Stella. Flower large, well shaped; 

 ground white, slightly tinted with 

 yellow and rose, and blazed with car- 

 minate-red 



Triomphe d'Enghein. Rich-flamed 

 crimson ...... 



Velleda. Soft rc;e, blotched with lilac 



Vesta. Pure white, with violet-car- 

 mine spots on yellow ground 



OTHER SORTS OP GLADIOLUS. 



Gandavensis (the original variety). 



Vermilion, shaded with yellow . .$0.10 

 Rnmosus (original). Rose and white . .20 

 Pisittacinns. Yellow and brown . .10 

 Floiibundas. White, with rosy stripe 



along the centre of each petal . . 20 



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CHOICE MIXED VARIETIES. 



We have a fine collection of mixed varieties, saved from seedlings, and others where the 

 names have been lost, which we offer at SI. 00 to $2.00 per doz., by mail, postpaid, $6.00 per 

 100. 



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GLADIOLUS LYONII. 



Cardinalis habit. Flowers large spreading petals of good form; color pure white, vividly 

 Baked with bright scarlet; very free bloomer, and altogether a most exquisite variety, 

 spikes of bloom were exhibited at the Rose show at the Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 cietv last June, attracting great attention; highly recommended for pot-culture. Price 

 75 cts. to $1.00 euch. f 



TIGRIDIAS. 



A genus of Mexican bulbs; grows about one foot and a half high, producing flowers of 

 the most exquisite beauty; the flowers large, about four inches across, of singularly curious 

 shape, and the color of each variety gorgeous, and purely contrasted. No flower can ex- 

 ceed it in beautv. In bloom from July to the first of October. In autumn, take up the 

 bulbs, and keep them in a dry place, away from frost, until the time of planting in the 

 spring. Tigridias by mail, postpaid. 



f'onchiflora. Orange and golden-yellow, spotted with black. 15 cts. each; $1.25 per doz. 

 Pavonia. Richest scarlet, tinged and spotted with yellow. 15 cents each : SI. 25 per doz. 



DOUBLE TUBEROSES. 



The Tuberose Ca one of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful of summer-flowering 

 bulbs, throwing up small spikes of double white flowers, two to three feet high, which re- 

 main In bloonTa long period. The bulbs mav be planted from February to May. When 

 thev are needed very earlv, thev mav be planted in the greenhouse or hotbed in February 

 or March; and, for a succession of flowers, in April and May. In planting, remove the use- 

 less small offsets around the main root, and place a single tuber in a pot four or five inches 

 wide. Use good loam and leaf-mould, with good drainage. Start them slowly upon a tem- 

 perate heat, in the hotbed or forcing-pit, or later in the season in a frame. Water slightly 

 at first: and, when the bulbs begin to grow, increase the quantity. Those started early 

 should be supplied with a good bottom-he.at till Mav, when they may be shifted into pots six 

 or seven inches wide. By the first of June, all may be plunged out in a warm border, 

 staking eich plant to prevent their being broken by the wind. On the approach of cool 

 weather. In September, those remaining in bloom should be removed to trie conservatory or 

 parlor, where thev will continue In flower for a long period. 



Fine bulbs. SI. 50 to $2.00 per dozen; bulbs started in pots in May, $3.00 per dozen. 



