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Arthiir XBoddington, 3^2 West 14th St.. New Vork City 



MISCELLANEOUS BULBS FOR OUTDOOR PLANTING, continued 



CHIONODOXA "''"' ^""f ""-'-^"^" '• "^'^^ '""^"^ beauti- 

 fill of dwarf bluo spring flowers, resem- 

 bling those of Scilla Sibin'ca, but larger, slightly taller, and more 

 handsome. The Chionodoxa is very hardy, thriving in any ordinary 

 garden soil and in almost any situation. The bulbs continue to 

 flower from year to year. It is also excellent for forcing. 

 Laciliae. Flowers of brilliant sky-blue, with a white Doz. 



center .' per l,ooo, $ii . .$0 



Sardensis. Intense deep gentian blue, very beautiful. 



per l.ooo, $8. . 20 

 Gigantea. Unusually large flowers of lovely lilac-blue, 



with conspicuous white center per 1,000, $10. . 20 



100 



$1 50 

 I 25 



I 25 



( FriliHaria imperiali s ) . 

 Flowers range in color from 



CROWN IMPERIALS 



pure yellow to deep shades of orange and reddish buff, 



Ten Splendid Varieties, to name each, 25c.. .$2 25 $20 00 



Finest Varieties, iviixeu each, 15c... i 25 10 00 



J)JgL"YTRA spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). One of the most 



ornamental of hardy sprmg-flowering plants, 



with elegant green foliage and long drooping racemes of heart- 

 shaped tlowers. This is deemed one of the finest of all hardy garden 

 plants. Ready in November. Magnihcent racemes of pink and white 

 flowers, loots, each, %i per doz., S7.50 per 100. 



gR^^'PJJIS hyemalis (Winter Aconite). The Winter 

 Aconite is the very "firstling" of the year, cov- 

 ering the ground with gilt spangles in the bleakest days of February. 

 Any soil or situation will suit this flower, and it should be planted in 

 large patches within view from the windows. 15 cts. per doz., $1 per 

 100, $8 per 1,000. 



ERYTHRONIUM (Giant Dog's-tooth Violet). Beautiful 



plants, perfectly hardy ; the foliage is 



usually charmingly variegated, and a mass of fifteen or twenty plants 

 is a pretty sight even when not in flower, but when the graceful 

 flowers are in bloom the effect is matchless. The plants lu.xuriate in 

 rather moist, partially shady positions, and do very nicely when 

 grown in pots for winter blooming. 



Americanum. Large cream-colored flowers with ma- Doz. 100 

 roon band at base; leaves richly mottled ; six to ten 

 flowers on a stem are common $0 50 $2 50 



Dens canis. Mixed varieties 15 i 00 



FRITILLARIA Meleagris (Snake's Head, or Guinea Hen 



Flower). An elegant species, growing from 



10 to 18 inches high, bearing in spring curious drooping bell-shaped 



Muscaria, or Grape Hyacinth 



flowers, most of which are very oddly marked, many being checkered 

 and splashed white and purple, cream and maroon, etc. See illus- 

 tration. Perfectly hardy and splendid for naturalizing, especially in 

 semi-shaded places. Ten named varieties. 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per 

 doz., $2.50 per 100; mixed colors, 10 cts. for 3, 30 cts. per doz., $2 

 per 100. 



Fritillaria Meleagris alba. Pure white. 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per 

 doz., $2. 50 per 100. (See illustration.) 



FEATHERED, GRAPE and MUSK HYA- 



CINTHS These Hyacinths will grow in any good garden soil 



and are admirably adapted for borders that are 



shaded by trees. They should be planted in large clumps and be 

 allowed to remain several years undisturbed. . 

 Muscaria plumosa. Beautiful Feathered Hyacinth .. .$0 15 

 " botryoides alba. White Grape Hyacinths. 15 

 " botryoides coerulea. Light blue Hya- 

 cinth 15 



" botryoides monstrosus. Giant blue Hya- 

 cinth 25 



" racemosum. Blue starch Hyacinth 25 



100 

 I 00 

 I 00 



75 



I 25 

 I 50 



Fritillaria Meleagris alba 



" moschatus major (Musk Hyacinth). Gray- 

 ish yellow ; very fragrant 3 75 35 00 



L^UCOTUlVl Produces flowers like monster snowdrops; 



very graceful in growth, having the delicate 



fragrance of the violet. It is one of our earliest spring flowers, with 

 white blossoms distinctly tipped green, handsome in outline and 

 prized for bouquets. They should be grown in quantities in the bor- 

 ders or in spots on the edges of shrubbery, where they are beauti- 

 fully effective, and when established produce enormous quantities of 

 flowers. Doz. 100 1,000 



Vernum (Spring Snowflake) So 20 $1 25 5io 00 



AEstivum. A snow-white flower resembling 

 the snowdrop, but larger 15 1 00 9 00 



LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY. L^'-ff ,^'>"^f °f Liiy-of- 



tlie-Valley for outside 



planting and naturalizing. These clumps will throw from fifteen to 

 twenty spikes of flowers. 25 cts. each, $2. 50 per doz., $20 per 100. 



