SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 15 
Various Bulbs for Fall Planting 
CROCUS arc among the very earliest of spring flowers, and most pleasing either in 
pots or in the open ground. I have not seen them successfully naturalized in grass, but 
they do well mixed with tulips, Spanish irises or anything but narcissi. They make a 
pleasing ground-cover. 1 have extra-line bulbs in white, striped, blue, purple and yellow 
at 30 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
IXIAS. These are small plants with very pretty flowers, borne freely on long 
slender stems. They come in shades of white, red, scarlet and yellow, and are excellent 
cut-flowers. They like a warm situation, good drainage, and prefer a light warm soil 
I make a mixture of ten line varieties for 25 cts. per do/.., Si. 25 per 100. 
MUSCARI, or GRAPE HYACINTHS. Heavenly Blue is the best of the Chape 
Hyacinths, the bluest of blues, and is a delightful little flower. I have a thousand 
of these dotting a slope with light green carpeting, and the result is exquisite. In 
smaller numbers, or in pots, they arc just as fine. 25 cts. per doz. 
Plumosus is the Plume Hyacinth and very different, with its odd purple flower 
more like a feather than a flower. 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz. 
SPARAXIS are cousins of the gladioli and ixias, with very bright flowers, and 
need the same culture as ixias. The common sorts are 8 inches to a foot high, and well 
worth growing. Of them I offer a very fine mixture at 20 cts. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 
EREMURUS Himalaicus is a striking plant, with large leaves something like an 
agapanthus, and a very stout stalk, growing 6 to S feet high, with many pure white- 
flowers. The bulbs are large and cost $1.25 each. 
GLADIOLI FOR FALL PLANTING 
SMALL-FLOWERED EARLY SORTS 
All of this class are most satisfactory for beds or for cutting. They should be 
planted by the hundreds. Words fail to tell how handsome they are, with their long 
spikes and richly colored flowers of white, red and pink. As 1 watch them unfold their 
beauties day after day, 1 naturally feel that I would like to have all my friends know 
and grow them. 
Culture. They like light and loose soil, and demand plenty of water before and 
during blooming period, and to be dried off about a month after flowering. They can 
remain in the ground if reset every second or third year. The bulbs of the Bride, Nanus 
and Ramosus should be planted before Christmas. 
The pure while Bride is the florist's standby and a splendid flower. Blushing Bride 
is pinkish and as good, while the exquisite little Nanus in its various shades of white and 
pink is simply delightful. Do not fail to buy some. Quite different is Ramosus, a much- 
branched species with richly marked flowers in shades of red, the spikes often 2 to 3 
feet high, and splendid for large bouquets. 
Bride and Blushing Bride, at the same price, 25 cts. per doz., Si. 25 per 100; Nanus 
and Peach Blossom are 40 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100; Ramosus is 50 cts. per doz., 
S3 per 100. 
The Gladiolus is one of the Ernest flowers for cutting that 1 know of, and it is growing 
very popular for that purpose. If the spikes are cut when the first flowers open, they 
will keep for a week or more in water, and day by day the buds will open until the long 
stem is aglow. 
SUMMER-FLOWERING GLADIOLI 
For these I refer you to my Hardy Plant Catalogue. I deliver in either spring or 
fall, but recommend spring planting. 
CARL PURDY 
The Terraces UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
The McFarland Publicity Service, Barrisburg, Pa. 
