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GtiADlOIjUS Froebeli. Flowers white, 
with carmine blotch and a yellow border . fo 20 $2 00 
G. Lcmoinei. Creamy white, tinged with 
red and spotted with deep crimson ... 20 2 oc 
G. purpureo-auratus. A fine species ; 
bright-yellow flowers, spotted with 
purple 10 I 00 
G. Sandcrsii. Flowers large, bright red, 
striped, and spotted with white. A very 
showy, recently introduced species ... 25 2 50 
HYACINTHS, Dutch. Perliaps the most popular of 
all the Holland bulbs, both for spring-flowering and 
winter forcing, The fragrant, wa.ven flower spikes 
have a wide range of color. 
Best Named Varieties. AH colors, single and dou- 
ble. $2 per dozen, $12.50 per 100. 
Separate Colors. White, Pink, Red, Light and Dark 
Blue ; single and double. $1 per dozen, $6 per 100, 
$50 per 1,000. 
HYACINTHUS caiidicans. See Galtonia, page 126. 
IRIS, Bulbous and Tuberous-rooted Species. In 
all this genus of showy plants there are none which 
e-xcel the delicate beauty and coloring of this division, 
and as most of them are easily grown and low in 
price, there is no reason why they should not be more 
generally cultivated in this count 
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reticulata. Golden Netted Iris. One 
of the most charming of the early flower- 
ing Irises, Flowers deep violet blue, 
netted with fine golden-yellow lines. 
Fragrant ; easily grown in pots. Hardy . $0 30 $3 00 
I. Susiaua. Mourning Iris. Bluish flow- 
era, tinged with brown, and closely net- 
ted with dark lines. This is hardy in the 
middle states, but will not be so further 
north. It is a fine species for pot-culture 20 i 00 
liltilUM:. The beautiful Lily Family. Lilies are uni- 
versal favorites, and in every garden may be found a 
place where some of the species will grow. Even the 
rarer sorts are not diflicult to grow, and have lately 
been placed within reach of all. In selecting a spot for 
planting Lilies, be careful that it is well drained, so that 
water standing about the bulbs may not cause them to 
decay. Any fertilizers used in enriching the soil must 
be thoroughly decomposed, and sand and leaf-mold or 
peat mixed with it will be beneficial if the soil is loamy. 
The majority of species are planted about six inches 
deep ; California varieties not less than ten. In plant- 
ing, leave room for the clumps to grow large, remem- 
bering that, once well planted, the bulbs should not be 
disturbed for years. A mulch of hay or leaves spread 
over the soil about them in autumn forms a good winter 
protection. We have a fine stock of both rare and 
coiiimon varieties. 
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Li. auratuin. Golden-Banded Japan Lily. 
The <iueen of all hardy Lilies. The 
immense flowers, are pure white, spotted 
with maroon, and a bright yellow band 
runs down the center of each petal ; very 
fragrant and lasting $0 25 $2 50 
E.vtra large bulbs 50 5 00 
lilLrUM Bat emanni. A beautiful Japanese 
species, with flowers of clear, unspotted 
apricot yellow. Fine bulbs $0 20 
Ij. Canadense. Showy, nodding flowers 
of orange-yellow, spotted with brown . . 15 
Ij. rubruin. Deep red flowers. Both of 
these sorts should be planted in moist 
soils 25 
li. candidum. Madonna Lily. The well- 
known Lily of the gardens, with fragrant 
white flowers 
Ij. croceuin. Orange Lily. Flowers or- 
ange, spotted with black 25 
Tj. excelsum. Flowers dull yellow, nodding 
and fragrant jo 
Ij. Grayi. Gray's Lily. A species recently 
discovered in Virginia and North Caro- 
lina. It somewhat resembles L. Cana- 
dense, but has smaller horizontal flow-ers 
of a deep reddish orange, thickly spotted 50 
Li. Hansoni. Of this rare early-flowering 
species we offer very fine bulbs. The 
flowers are bright yellow, with crimson 
spots ; of easy cultivation i 00 
li. Humboldtli. One of the finest of the 
California Lilies, having large orange-red 
flowers with claret-colored spots 30 
Xi. longiflorum. Flowers long, funnel- 
shaped, pure white and very fragrant. 
Fine for forcing ; a great favorite .... 15 
li. Harrisii. This wonderfully prolific va- 
riety is well adapted for forcing, and also 
for planting outdoors. It blooms from 
one to three times from the same bulb 
during the season, and bears from i to 12 
flowers to a stalk 20 
E.Ytra large bulbs 30 
Ii. Pardalinuin. Flowers orange-scarlet ; 
large and numerous. One of the best and 
easiest grown of the California species . . 25 
L. ponipoiiium. Scarlet Turban. Flowers 
bright scarlet ; very early ; easily grown 
and very fine 
Li. rubescens. Pale lilac or almost white 
flowers, which gradually become rose- 
purple. From California 50 
Ij. speciosuni album praeco.x. The best 
pure white form of the favorite Japan 
Lily ; petals recurved. Of easy growth, 
and well adapted to general cultivation. 
Extra fine 30 
Ij. speciosum roseum. White, tinged with 
rose and spotted with crim.son 20 
Ij. superbuiH. Turk's Cap Lily. Flowers 
bright orange, with dark purple spots and 
beautifully recurved. Fine for naturaliz- 
ing in moist spots, or planting among 
low-growing shrubs 15 
Li. teiiuifolium. A dwarf species, 10 to 15 
inches tall, with narrow leaves and fiery- 
scarlet flowers very early 30 
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