Winter- Blooming Crocuses (Colchicums) 



Autumn- and Wmter-Blooming Crocuses 



Exceedingly beautiful Crocus-like flowers flowering from September to November. These are worthy of a place in every garden. Bulbs 

 are leady for delivery in August and must be planted immediately. 



.\re you not astonislied to learn that there are hardy Crt)cuses which will bloom outdoors in the North between November and March 

 witli no protection whatever? Mo.st of them are from the Holy Land, and all should be planted as early as possible in the autumn. The 

 dates -iiven below are the earliest they have been known to flower, but even if they do not bloom until March they are well worth while, 

 for they will usually be seen in bloom amid the snow, as accompanying illustration will show. The bulbs should be extensively planted 

 and the risk of losing them can be greatly lessened by planting them in the sunniest and most sheltered nooks. 



We heartily recommend their use by the thousands on southern estates, especially winter homes in the Carolinas and Georgia, where they 

 will glorify the otherwise barren month of January. We Ijelieve also, that they will succeed even in Canada, though blooming at the end 

 of winter. The time of bloom depends cliietly upon the openness of the winter. Winter flowers are certainly exciting, because of the un- 

 certainty about the time of blooms, and what can be more interesting than to find flowers outdoors in bloom in your own home grounds 

 right in the middle of winter ! Several of these varieties are offered here now for the first time. 



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Species of Colchicums 



Autumnale major (commonly called Meadow Doy.. loo i.ooo 

 SalTroiii. The rosy, lilac blossoms appear from 

 Sci)ti-nil)er to November $l oo $7 50 $60 00 



Autumnale album. A white variety of above. 60 4 m 35 00 



Autumnale plenum. Double rose 



Autumnale, Mixed 



Agripplnum. Large lilac flowers which are 

 chei IcL-rL-d with dark purple.; attractive i 



Parkinson!. Peculiar checkered markings on 

 viokt purple flowers. Petals reflexed. Flowers 

 in October 40 2 00 15 00 



Speciosum. Large rosy purple flowers appear 



in September Each, 20c.. 2 00 15 00 



Species of Crocus Autumnale 



Kor the winter garden these are invaluable. Roliinson says: 

 "Crocuses flower at a time when every flower is of value, ancl we do 

 not doubt that ere long species recently introduced will add largely 

 to our means of garden decoration during the dull months." 



Cancellatus. From .Asia Minor. Flowers with white Doz. 100 

 and soft pink atid lilac petals, anthers yellow. .Ap- 



pears in Jamiary . 



.Each, 20c.. $2 00 $15 00 



SPECIES OF CROCUS AUTUMNALE. continued 

 Hyemalis. Flowers white, the outer lilac banded, Doz. 100 i,oco 

 throat orange-colored. Flowers appearing 



from December to April 5° 30 $2 00 



Imperati. Often seen in January but will con- 

 tinue up to March. Color lilac, the outer surface 

 of the outer segment is coated with rich buft', 

 suft'used with purple feathering 50 2 75 $25 00 



Iridiflorus. The Banat and Transylvania. Bears . 



in September and October bright purple flowers 



before the leaves i co 7 50 70 00 



Medius. A beautiful purple flower from the 



Maritime .Alps; (lowers in October. Stigma 



bright scarlet and much branched. . .Each, 20c.. 2 00 15 00 

 Sativus. Beautiful light blue, long narrow flow- 

 ers in clusters of tim e. Flowers in October and 



November 30 2 <k> 15 00 



Speciosus. Flowering at the end of September 



and early in Oclolx i . The peculiar segments 



are rich bluish purple, suffused with darker 



purple veins 30 2 00 15 00 



Zonatus. From the mountains of Cilicia. Bright 



vinous lilac flowers, golden at the ba.se, about 



the middle of September 40 2 50 20 co 



Vitellinus. Orange-yellow flowers, appearing 



from December to Februar\- 60 4 00 30 co 



