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SlEBRECHT & WaDLEY'S CATALOGUE OF 
Hardy Flowering Bulbs and Tubers. 
O CLASS of plants can give more genuine pleasure to their owner than those which spring from hardy bulbous 
or tuberous roots, a delightful stimulus to the work of planting and caring for them being the fact that they 
are sure to flower, not only the first season but for years afterward, the number of flowers increasing as the 
clumps grow in size. So large, varied and adaptable is this class of plants that their flowers brighten every season of 
the year— Crocus, Snowdrop, and a train of magnificent Dutch Bulbs usher in the early spring, other genera and 
species equally as handsome flower through summer and autumn, and potted Dutch bulbs bloom readily in winter. 
Immensely popular as these bulbs and tubers are, many more of them would be planted if planting and flowering time 
came in the same season. The spring and summer display of their brilliant blossoms at once causes a great demand 
for the roots, for which the proper planting time is in autumn. We ofler a select list of all the best Hardy Flowering 
Bulbs and Tubers. 
ALLiIUM. Bulbs of easy cultivation, many of them pro- 
ducing beautifully colored flowers. Each Dozen 
A. cernaum. Flowers red, produced in au- 
tumn ; very showy So 15 $1 50 
A. Ciisickii. A dwarf species, with dense 
umbels of white flowers 15 i 50 
A. Geyeri. Flowers rose-colored 15 i 50 
A. Moly. B oad leaves and bright yellow 
flowers ; very show'y ; spring-flowering . 10 i 00 
A. Viotorialis. A tall - growing Siberian 
plant, with large heads of white flowers . 20 2 00 
BULBOCODIUM verniim. Spring Meadow Saffron. 
The earliest-flowering hardy bulb, with purple, crocus- 
like flowers in March and April. Plant in fall So 10 $1 00 
CAMASSIA ang:usta. Quamash. A pretty, hardy bulb, 
with long stems, clothed with white Each Dozen 
flowers in summer $0 20 $2 00 
C. Ciisiokii. A new species from Oregon with 
immense heads of pretty sky-blue flowers 
in early summer. The finest of the genus. 
Strong bulbs 35 3 50 
C. esculeiita. Edible Quamash. Flowers 
in spikes, large, purple, and showy ; 
spring 10 I 00 
CHIONODOXA Lucilia;. Glory of the Snow. A beau- 
tiful hardy bulb from the mountains of Asia Minor. It 
grows from 4 to 8 inches high, and in early spring is 
covered with spikes of beautiful sky-blue, white cen- 
tered Rowers. Home-grown bulbs. 10 cts. ea., $1 per doz. 
COOPERIA. A genus of Texan bulbs, with fine, white, 
very fragrant flowers. The bulbs must be lifted each 
autumn and stored in dry soil. 
C. Drumnioildii. Flowers half an inch Each Dozen 
across, blooming only at evening . . ■ lo 15 $1 50 
C. pedunculata. Much larger and finer 
than the last 15 i 50 
CONVAIiLAKIA majalis. Lily-of-the- Valley. One 
of the daintiest and best loved white flowers of 
spring. 
Single Crowns, Ijarge-Flowering German. First 
quality. $2 per 100 ; $15 per 1,000. 
Clumps. With many crowns. $25 per 100. 
CROCOSMI.'V aurea. A showy autumn-flowering 
plant, resembling the Montbretia in growth, with 
numerous spikes of large orange-colored flowers. 
Hardy with protection south of Washington ; treated like 
gladiolus northward. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
CROCUS. Our earliest spring flower, and very showy, 
bright and cheery. 
Best Named Sorts. Blue, White, Striped, Lilac. *! 
per 100, $7.50 per 1,000. 
Cloth of Gold. Brown and yellow ; distinct and pretty. 
$1 per 100, $8 per 1,000. 
Cloth of Silver. Striped silvery blue. ?i per 100, $8 
per 1,000. 
Mixed Colors. All shades of the Crocus colors. 75 cts. 
per 100, $5 per 1,000. 
EIRYTHRONIUM. Dog's-Tooth Violet. A showy 
dwarf genus of early spring flowering bulbs, well suited 
for planting in borders or naturalizing in moist places. 
Each Dozen 
E. albidum. Large white flowers $0 10 Si 00 
E. Americanuni. Bright golden yellow 10 i 00 
FRITIIjLiAKIA. Crown Imperial. Lilia- 
ceous plants, bloomingquite early inspring ; 
bright and decorative. 
F. Meleagris. The pure white form of this 
species 35 4 <x3 
F. varicgata. Crimson flowers' foliage 
variegated with yellow i 00 
Single Varieties. Red and yellow .... 50 
Double Varieties. Red and yellow ... 50 
Mi.ved Varieties. All colors 25 
GAIjANTHUS. Snowdrop. Well-known early spring 
flowering bulbs of easy culture. Flowers white, bell- 
shaped and drooping. Way be planted in clumps amid 
the grass, or naturalized in shady places. 
G. Elwesii. Large-flowering ; very distinct 
and early, blooming often in January . . ?o 15 |i 50 
G. nivalis. The ordinary form 5 50 
G. nivalis flore pleno. Do ible 5 50 
GAJjTONI.'V candicans. Frequently classed as 
Hyaciiilhns candicans. Flowers white and bell-shaped, 
in large spikes ; blooms in summer and fall. Requires 
a heavy winter mulch if left out doors ; or may be stored 
in cellars during the wihter. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
GLADIOLUS. Within the last few years the hardy species 
of the Gladiolus have come prominently into notice. 
Many of them are very showy, and being perfectly 
hardy as far north as New York city, they have be- 
come quite important in the bulb garden and borders. 
They need a rich, sandy soil. The less hardy sorts 
need to be lifted in autumn and keplj in a cool, dry 
place where they will not freeze. 
G. Bronclileyensis. Bright scarlet. loc. ea., |i per doz. 
