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BRODIAEAS. 



Ready in September. 



Very pretty, hardy, bulbous plants from the Pacific coast. TJiey have narrow, grassy leaves, slender 

 and a head or umbel of lily-like flower.s. Su-itable for forcing or outdoor culture. They do l»ost in rich 

 loam. If grown in pots a compost of loam, leaf-mould and sand is recominonded. 



EhcIi Per doz. Km 



Bridgesil. Kich reddish purple flowers $0 08 $0 05 $4 50 



Callfornica. Large, pure waxy pink flowers 08 



Candida. Fine white 10 



Coccinea (Floral Fire Cracker). Rich blood-crimson, 



tipped white 0^^ 



Capitata. Handsome deep violet flowers in compact 



umbels, borne on long, slender stems 05 



Capitata alba. Very beautiful, pure waxy white 08 



Crandiflora. Dwarf, sky-blue, hardy 05 



Howelli. Milky white to blue; very pretty small flowers. 10 



Ixloldes. Bright yellow flowers, banded with brown 05 



ixioldes splendens. Large, light yellow flowers 08 



Lactea. White, with green stripes 05 



Laxa. Tall, with large blue flowers 05 



Multiflora. A tall species with fine purple flowers 08 



Peduncularls. Porcelain-white flowers in immense umbels. 08 



Stellarls. Flowers rich purple, with white center 05 



Volubills ^Twining Hyacinth) . Lovely waxy pink flowers. 08 

 Mixed. All sorts 05 



stems, 

 sandv 



BEGONIA GRANDIFLORA, tuberous-rooted. 



Ready in November. 



Splendid pot-plants for the house or greenhouse and especially valuable for bedding, flowering in the 

 greatest profusion throughout the summer. For bedding they should be started in hotbed in March and 

 April. The hollow end of the biilb should be up and but slightly covered. They should get very little water 

 until the plants are growing. 



Each Per doz. 100 



Single Crimson $0 10 $0 80 $4 50 



•« Scarlet 10 80 4 50 



Rose 10 80 4 50 



" White 10 80 4 50 



" Yellow 10 80 4 50 



•' Pink 10 80 4 50 



Each 



Single Mixed $0 10 



Double White 15 



" Yellow 15 



" Rose 15 



Mixed 15 



Per doz. 100 

 $0 75 $4 00 



1 50 

 1 50 

 1 50 

 1 50 



10 00 

 10 00 

 10 00 

 ;> 00 



Fritillaria recurva. 



FRITILLARIAS. 



Ready in September. 



Graceful, hardy, spring-floweriug, bulbous plants, thriv- 

 ing in good, rich, well-drained soil. They are effective in 

 mixed flower borders, and they also make excellent i)f)t- 

 plants. 



Each Per doz. lUO 

 Biflora. Low-growing species; brown 



ground, prettily lined $0 08 .$0 80 $t; 00 



Coccinea. Narrow, tubular flowers of a 



<leep. glowing red color 08 80 5 00 



Lanceolata. Tall flowers, with large, 



greenish l)ells. mottled with yellow and 



purph' 08 80 G 00 



Lilacea. Flowers white; easih' grown . . 08 80 <> 00 

 Pluriflora. Large, strong-growing plant. 



with l)eautiful reddish purple flowers, 



blooming very early 08 80 « 00 



Recurva. The finest of all the Fritil- 



larias. The flowers are between tubu- 

 lar and bell-shaped, and of a brilliant 



orange-scarlet color 05 50 3 00 



Meleagris (Guinea Fowl Flower). Mixed 



colois 05 40 2 50 



Fritillaria imperialis. See Crown Imperials, on page 22. 



