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LACHENALIAS, continued 



Each Doz. 



Quadricolor. Brij^ht green, red and 3ell()\v flowers; very pretty $o 25 $2 50 



Tricolor. Red. yellow and green 25 250 



Versicolor. Foliage lieavilv spotted brown; flowers yellow, tipped with green and red ; ver\- pretty for 



massing. / '. ' ' 25 2 50 



Hybrids Mixed T 20 2 00 



MONTBRETIAS 



READY IN NOVEMBER 



Hardy, suinmer-flovvering, bulbous plants that are becoming ni(jre popular every year. Their brightly colored 

 flowers are borne on long, graceful spikes in the greatest profusion, and they are most valuable for cutting and 

 general decorative purposes. They should be planted in groups and left undisturbed. Ordinary garden soil and 



a sunny position suit them. The following are the handsomest and most distinct varieties : Each Doz. 100 



Bouquet Parfait. Large; bright vermilion flowers, with deep yellow center $0 05 So 40 $2 00 



Crocosmiaeflora. Large; bright orange, tinged scarlet 05 30 i 50 



Elegans. Bright yellow, outside streaked with vermilion ; extra fine 05 40 2 00 



Etoile de Feu. Bright vermilion, with deep yellow center; large flowers 05 40 2 00 



Germania. Very large, orange-scarlet. The best tiezc variety 10 90 6 00 



Golden Sheaf. Bright yellow 05 40 2 00 



Pottsii. Orange and scarlet ; very free-flowering 05 30 i 50 



Soleil couchant (Sunset). Golden yellow 05 40 2 00 



Sunbeam. Rich yellow, spotted brown ; large flowers 05 40 2 00 



Mixed Seedlings 05 30 i 50 



NERINE 



READY IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 



Very beautiful greenhouse bulbous plants succeeding best in pots in light soil — say a compost of loam, 

 leaf-mould and sand. Frequent repotting is not advisable, but an annual top-dressing of new soil before the 



flowering season is recommended. During the growing season the}' succeed best in a frame with some bottom 

 heat. After the leaves die they should be kept quite dry in a cool place until they begin to grow again. Each 



Corusca. Brilliant scarlet flowers $1 75 



Crispa. Very handsome scarlet flowers i 00 



Flexuosa. Bright crimson-scarlet, tinged with orange i 40 



Fothergilli. Bright, glittering scarlet, in a many-flow^ering umbel i 25 



" major. A magnificent plant for house or conservator}'. The flowers are of the most intense 



shining scarlet, and by artificial light the crystalline cells of the petals sparkle like jewels. 



It flowers very freely 2 00 



Sarniensis (True Guernsey Lily). Flowers brilliant crimson, in large clusters. The best known sort 75 



Undulata. Rosy purple, wavy flowers ; very handsome i 25 



OXALIS 



READY IN SEPTEMBER 



A very pleasing class of small bulbs, producing vast quantities of brilliant flowers during the autumn and 



winter months ; they are especially desirable for planting in hanging baskets. They are easily grown in a sandy 

 soil, seven or eight bulbs in a 4- or 5-inch pot. Pot in September, and remove indoors early in October; keep in 



moderate temperature. Each Doz. 100 

 Buttercup. A splendid winter-blooming plant for pot culture. The flowers are pure bright yel- 

 low, and produced in great abundance. It is very easily cultivated, and, being a strong 



grower, only one or two bulbs sliould be planted in a 5- or 6-inch pot. First size 5o 05 $0 35 5i 75 



Second size 2for5cts... 25 i 50 



Bowiei. Crimson 05 35 i 75 



Grande Duchesse. grandiflora alba. White 05 40 2 00 



" " " lavender 05 40 2 00 



Lutea Single. Yellow 2for5cts... 25 125 



" Double. Yellow 05 40 2 00 



Mammoth Pink 10 75 5 00 



Multiflora alba 05 35 i 75 



Rubella. Purple 05 35 i 75 



Versicolor. Red, violet and white 2for5Cts... 25 i 25 



Mixed 3 for sets... 15 75 



