16 Carl Purdy, Ukiah, California 
RANUNCULUS. Stems 6 to 10 inches high, bearing very bright, double flowers in all 
colors. Very pretty indeed. The soil must be very rich and loose and well watered, 
with very light shading. All colors mixed, 15 cts. per doz., $1 per 100. 
SCILLAS. Grassy leaved plants, with blue and pink racemes of graceful little flow- 
ers. They will take care of themselves in grass or any odd corner, and are worth 
while. In pink, blue and white, at 20 cts. per doz., $1 per 100. 
SNOWDROPS. Dainty, low-growing bulbs, among the first to flower in spring. Of 
these, Elwesii is best. 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100. 
SPARAXIS. Showy, low-growing bulbs related to the iris. Fine open flowers in many 
bright colors. They love a light, warm soil. 20 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
SPRING SNOWFLAKE. These are very much like immense Snowdrops; very graceful 
in growth with large flowers tipped with green. They should be grown in quantities 
for cutting. 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2 per 100. 
TIGRIDIAS. Most showy summer-flowering bulbs. They must have a very light warm 
soil; sandy is better. Plant in spring and lift in fall when ripe. Few flowers are more 
brilliant. Six colors, 50 cts. per doz., for any of them. 
TRITOMA Pfitzeri (Red-hot Poker). A most striking perennial plant, with long grassy 
leaves and a long, stout stem, tipped with a long mass of orange-scarlet flowers. 
A most showy plant and one that will stand endless neglect and grow in dry, hot 
places, yet which appreciates good treatment. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
WATSONIAS. These very fine new bulbs are in the way of Gladioli but more refined 
in shape and color. The long spikes of pure white flowers are very satisfactory for 
any purpose. Plant like the gladiolus. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
The great orange-colored Ori- 
ental Poppy is becoming fairly 
well known, but very few people 
are aware that the same mag- 
nificent flower can be had in 
pink, glowing crimson and other 
shades of red. Flowers of im- 
mense size and the most bril- 
liant of all Poppies. They are 
best planted in early autumn. 
I am importing roots this 
fall at the price of 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz., in any of the 
colors following: Nancy, Car- 
mine-scarlet; Mrs. Perry, 
orange-apricot; Princess Ena, 
pale salmon-rose; Princess Vic- 
toria, soft salmon-rose; and 
Mary Studholme, salmon and 
carmine. 
They must have a warm situa- 
tion and a loose, deep soil is the 
best. I grow them 10 inches 
across. 
LILIES 
For Californian Lilies and full 
descriptions and prices of the 
following, send for my catalogue 
of Californian bulbs. 
Lilium candidum, tigrinum 
Fortunei, Thunbergianum, au- 
ratum, speciosum album, spe- 
ciosum rubrum and longiflorum 
giganteum. 
The McParland Publicity Service, Harrisbufg, Pa. 
ORIENTAL POPPIES 
