BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING. 11 



CROCUS 



These dainty little flowers are among the first to break 

 through the bands of winter and are cheerful heralds of 

 approaching spring. No better show of delicate bloom at 

 this transition point between bleak barrenness and reviving 

 vegetation can be obtained at so trifling an expense, as an 

 assortment of Crocus planted the preceding autumn in the 

 lawn or in rows along the edges of walk. Beds arranged in 

 alternating rows of blue, golden-yellow, striped purple and 

 pure white, make a splendid show. Established in the lawns, 

 they are through blooming before it is time to use the lawn- 

 mower. , 



CHOICE NAMED 

 LARGE FLOWERED CROCUS 



Doz. 100 



Albion. Blue striped purple $ . 20 $2 . 00 



Baron Bruno. Deep blue 30 2 . 00 



Cloth of Gold. Yellow . . 30 2 . 00 



Giant Yellow. Extra large golden yellow 30 2 . 00 



Mont Blanc. Large white 30 2 . 00 



Purpurea Grandiflora. Dark purple .30 2.00 



Queen Victoria. White 30 2 . 00 



Any oi above by express, $17.50 per 1000. 

 250 at thousand rate. 



MIXED CROCUS 



Blue, White, Yellow, Striped, 25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100; 

 $ 12.00 per 1000, by express. 



OXALIS 



Very graceful and pretty subjects for winter baskets and 

 pots,, the dainty, fresh green, attractively cut foliage alone 

 being worth the expense. Should be potted as early as possible 

 in good light sandy loam and put away in the dark for two or 

 three, weeks to allow good root growth; after which place in 

 sunny windows. The bulbs are so small, that for good effect 

 they should be potted 4 to 5 in a 5-inch pot. Early potting 

 should produce bloom in December, which will continue 

 throughout most of the winter. r 

 Buttercup. Always a prime favorite; grows and flowers well 

 everywhere. Flowers are of purest possible shade of butter- 

 cup yellow. 4 bulbs for 20 cts. ; 50 cts. per dozen. 

 Grand Duchesse. Beautiful California Oxalis, with large 

 double flowers well displayed above the foliage, growth 

 dwarf and sturdy. Your choice of three varieties. 

 — White. 4 for 20 cts.; 50 cts. per doz. 

 — Fink. 4 for 25 cts.; 70 cts. per doz. 

 — Lavender. 4 for 20 cts.; 50 cts. per doz. 



FREESIA 



These are strictly an inside proposition, not sufficiently 

 hardy to plant out-doors. 



The beauty and freedom of their flowers, their exquisite 

 perfume, lasting qualities, and the ease with which they may 

 be forced, make this species of great importance among winter 

 blooming bulbs. 



A succession may be maintained from Christmas until June. 

 Plant 6 or 8 bulbs in a 5-inch pot and (contrary to usage with 

 most bulbs) set directly into the light. 



Purity. Blooms in long racemes of five to eight large, tubular 

 florets, pure white. Cut flowers will expand and keep 

 in water for two weeks, scenting the entire house. 



■ — Extra Select Bulbs, 6 bulbs for 30 cts.; 18 bulbs for 55 cts. 

 $2.25 per 100. 



— Mammoth Bulbs, 6 bulbs for 40 cts.; 18 bulbs for 90 cts. 

 $4.00 per 100. 



Freesia — Purity 



