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Arthur T. Boddington . 342 West 14th St.. New Vork City 



Winter- blooming CrocuBes (Colchicum) 



Autumn- and Winter-Bloommg Crocuses 



Exceedingly beautiful Crocus-like flowere flowering from September to November. Tteae are worthy of a place in every garden. 

 Bulbs are ready for delivery in August and must be planted immediately. 



Are 3'ou not astonished to learn that there are hardy Crocuses which will bloom outdoors in the North between November and March 

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

 dates given 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. 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 believe, also, that they will succeed even in Canada, though blooming at the end 

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

 certainty about the time of bloom, 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 the very latest introductions. 



Species of Colchicum 



100 1,000 



50 



75 

 50 



25 



3 50 



4 00 

 3 00 



7 5" 



30 00 



28 00 



Antumnale major (commonly called Meadow Doz. 



Saffron). The rosy lilac blossoms appear from 



September to November $i oo $7 50 $60 00 



Antamnale album. A white variety of above. 

 Autumnale roseum plenam. Double rose ... 



Autumnale, Mixed 



Agrippinum. Large lilac flowers which are 



checkered with dark purple; attractive i 



Parkinson!. Peculiar checkered markings on 



violet-purple flowers. Petals reflexed. Flowers 



in October 



Montanum. Mixed varieties. The beautiful 



winler-llowering Crocus from Turkestan 25 



40 2 00 15 CO 



75 15 00 



Species of Crocus Autumnale 



For the winter garden these are invaluable. Robinson says : 

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

 do not doubt that ere long species recently intrndiued 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 and lilac petals, anthers yellow. Ap- 

 pears in January Each, 20c.. $2 00 $15 00 



SPECIES OF CROCUS AUTUMNALE. continued 



Hyemalis. White, the outer petals lilac-banded; Doz. 100 1,000 

 throat orange-colored. Flowers appearing from 

 December to April $0 30 $2 00 



Imperati. Often seen in January but will con- 

 tinue up to March. Color lilac, the surface of the 

 outer segment is coated with rich buff, suffused 

 with purple feathering 50 2 75 i'25 00 



Iridiflorus. From Banat and Transylvania. 

 Bears in September and October bright purple 

 flowers before the leaves I 00 7 50 70 00 



Medius. A beautiful purple flower from the Mar- 

 itime Alps. Flowers 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 three. Flowers in October and 

 November 30 2 00 15 00 



Speciosus. Flowers at the end of September 

 and early in October. The peculiar segments 

 are rich bluish purple, suffused with darker 

 purple veins 30 2 00 15 00 



Zonatus. From the moinitains of Cilicia. Bright 



vinous lilac (lowers, golden at the base, about 



the middle of September 40 2 50 20 00 



Vitellinus. Orange-yellow flowers, appearing 



from December to February 60 4 00 30 00 



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