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CAMASSIAS 
Whether 
which meet 
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The finest of 
world's Fritilh 
orange and scarl^ 
on the Pacific Coast, in the East, or in Europe, there are few bulbous plants 
climatic or soil conditions better, or give a more attract i\ e bloom. They arc 
' hardy without protection, and thrive either under 
ordinary garden conditions or when natiu-alizcd in 
open moist woods, or* on the sides of ponds or 
streams, or in not too dense a grassy growth. In 
the West they thrive where they are submerged all 
iter. All eastern and European customers praise 
them highly. It is better to plant them not over 4 
inches apart in masses of from twelve to hundreds. 
Plant from October to January in any fair soil, and 
3 to 4 inches deep. Water liberally when growing 
flower, but it does not matter whether they 
re dried off afterward or not. 
he foliage is excellent. It 
is not at all necessary 
Tt when done flow- 
-ing, and they can be 
■ft alone for years. , 
Esculenta is the 
purple form. It is 
very rich in color, 
and grows as high 
as 2 feet in the best 
soils. It is very 
showy in masses. 
My prices, 3 cts. 
each, 25 cts. per doz., $1 per 100; 
(lowering bulbs to naturalize, $5 
per 1 ,000 not delivered. 
The variety Leichtlinii comes 
in three colors. In deep purple, il 
is a fine plant that may grow to 4 
feet in height, with as many as a 
hundred flowers, of the finest, even 
form, star-shaped, ' and as large as an 
inch and a half across. It flowers in long 
succession. These at 6 cts. each, 60 cts. 
per doz., or $4 per loo. In cream-color, 
Leichtlinii is as large as in purple, but with the 
different colored flowers. It, too, is a very fine 
plant, and when well established reminds one ol 
the Erepieri. 6 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz., or $4 
per 100. Leichtlinii in clear sky-blue, not as tall 
as the others, but has fine flowers. These at 5 
cts. each, 50 cts. per doz. 
A Michigan ctistomer writes: "Camassias are per- 
fectly hardy without protection." He planted the bulbs 
wild, and they grew so well, and the flowers were so 
much of a novelty that his garden soon became one of the 
famous places of the town. To sectire the most pleasing 
ellects the bulbs should be planted in groups and ma.sses 
— you cannol expect the best results if only a few bulbs 
are tised. The price is .so small that one can well afford 
to plant al least a hundred bulbs. 
