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LACHENALIAS, continued 



Pendula. Very handsome, large and showy species, with broad foHage and rich red flowers tipped Each Doz. 



with black $o 40 $4 00 



Quadricolor. Bright green, red and yellow flowers ; very pretty 35 350 



Tricolor. Red, yellow and green 35 350 



Versicolor. Foliage heavily spotted brown ; flowers yellow, tipped with green and red ; very pretty for 



massing 45 4 50 



Hybrids Mixed 25 2 50 



MONTBRETIAS 



READY IN NOVEMBER 



Hardy, summer-flowering, bulbous plants that are becoming more 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 Parfail. Large; bright vermilion flowers, with deep yellow centers $0 05 $0 40 $2 00 



Crocosmiaeflora. Large ; bright orange, tinged scarlet 05 40 2 00 



Elegans. Bright yellow, outside streaked with vermilion ; extra fine 05 40 200 



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



Germania. Very large; orange-scarlet. The best of the w^z£/<?r varieties 10 75 5 00 



Golden Sheaf. Bright yellow 05 40 2 00 



Pottsii. Orange and scarlet ; very free-flowering 05 40 2 00 



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



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



Mixed Seedlings 05 30 1 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 they 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. gach 



Corusca. Brilliant scarlet flowers $1 50 



Crispa. Very handsome scarlet flowers i 00 



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



Fothergilli. Bright, glittering scarlet, in many-flowering umbels i 25 



" major. A magnificent plant for house or conservatory. 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 i 75 



Sarniensis (True Guernsey Lily). Flowers brilliant crimson, in large clusters. The best known sort 50 



Undulata. Rosy purple, wavy flowers ; very handsome i 00 



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. 



Buttercup. A splendid winter-blooming plant for pot culture. The flowers are pure bright yel- Each Doz. 100 

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



grower, only one or two bulbs should be planted in a 5- or 6-inch pot. First size $0 05 |o 35 $1 75 



Bowiei. Crimson 05 40 2 00 



Grand Duchesse, grandiflora alba. White 05 40 2 00 



" " " lavender 05 40 2 00 



" " " rosea 05 40 2 00 



Lutea, Single. Yellow 2 for 5 cts. . . 25 i 40 



" Double. Yellow 05 40 2 00 



Mammoth Pink 10 75 5 00 



Multiflora alba 05 40 2 00 



Rubella. Purple 05 35 i 75 



Versicolor. Red, violet and white 2 for sets... 25 100 



Mixed 3 for 5 cts... 15 75 



