ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT— BULBS 
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HYACINTHS 
The most beautiful and fragrant of early 
spring-flowering bulbs, much used for winter 
forcing. Too well known to need description. 
Large assortment of colors and varieties. 
IRIS 
Germanica (German Iris.) The true “Fleur de 
Lis,” the national flower of France. They are 
perfectly hardy, thrive anywhere, grow and 
blossom luxuriantly, particularly if plentifully 
supplied with water or if planted in moist situ- 
ations, as on banks of ponds, etc. Plants well 
established produce from 50 to 100 spikes of 
bloom, deliciously fragrant and fine for cutting. 
In beauty the flowera rival the finest orchids, 
colors ranging through richest yellows, intense 
purples, delicate blues, soft mauves, beautiful 
claret-reds, white, primrose and bronzes of ev- 
ery imaginable shade. 
Kaempferi (Japan Iris.) Finest of all the Iris 
family. The flowers are of immense size, from 
6 to 8 inches in diameter, and of the most beau- 
tiful and delicate shades. They are perfectly 
hardy, and flower in great profusion during June 
and July. A well-established plant gives a dozen 
or more flower-stolks 2 to 3 feet high, each stalk 
producing 2 to 4 enormous blooms. The Iris 
thrives best if planted in a moist soil; if this can- 
not be had, should be plentifully supplied with 
water while growing and flowering. 
JONQUILS. Narcissi 
Pretty varieties of the Narcissus, having a 
very agreeable fragrance; adapted to either pots 
or out-door culture. The bulbs being small, six 
or eight may be put in a 6-inch pot. 
LILLY-OF-THE-VALLEY 
( Convallaria majalis) 
The Lily-of-the-Valley is as hardy as any plant 
can possibly be, and when planted in the open 
ground will increase rapidly. For the house we 
have what are called “pips” — young roots with 
flowering stems, that will bloom in a few weeks 
after planting, and will flower well in baskets of 
damp moss, or potted. For the garden we can 
ship either in the spring or autumn. 
LILIES. Liiium 
No class of plants capable of being cultivated 
out-of-doors possesses so many charms; rich and 
varied in color, stately and handsome in habit, 
profuse in variety, and of delicious fragrance, 
they stand prominently out from all other hardy 
plants. They thrive best in a dry, rich, well- 
drained soil where water will not stand in winter. 
After planting they require very little care, and 
not be disturbed for several years; established 
plants blossom more freely than if taken up 
annually. 
Auratum (Gold-banded Lily of Japan.) Flowers 
very large, of a delicate ivory-white color, thick- 
ly dotted with rich chocolate-crimson spots, with 
a bright golden band through the center of each 
petal. The finest of all Lilies. 
Elegans atrosanguineum. Dark blood-red. Erect. 
Harrisii (the Bermuda Easter Lily.) Flowers 
large, trumpet-shaped, pure waxy white, grace- 
fully formed and delightfully fragrant. The ease 
with which it can be forced into flower in winter 
has made it wonderfully popular as a winter 
flower. Tens of thousands of it are grown every 
year for church decorations at Easter. 
Longiflorum. A well-known beautiful variety, 
with snow-white trumpet-shaped flowers that 
are very fragrant. It is quite hardy and blos- 
soms freely in the open ground in June or July. 
It is also used largely for forcing for the Easter 
holidays; the flowers having more substance and 
lasting longer than the Bermuda Lily. 
Tigrinum fl. pi. (Double Tiger Lily.) Bright 
orange-scarlet, with dark spots; a strong-grow- 
ing showy variety, and entirely hardy. Succeeds 
well everywhere. 
Speciosum rubrum. White, beautifully spot- 
ted red; flowers in August. This is one of the 
most useful of the Lily family, perfectly hardy, 
and flowering well under all circumstances. 
Speciosum album. Very fragrant, large flowers; 
pure white, with a green band running through 
the center of each petal. One of the best. 
NARCISSI 
We have a choice collection of these fragrant 
winter-blooming plants. 
TIGRIDIA 
One of the most showy of all summer bulbs, 
and blooms from midsummer until frost, growing 
3 feet high; with large wide-open triangular 
blooms, 4 to 6 inches across. The colors and 
markings are very brilliant and peculiarly odd 
and attractive, and clumps of them in the border 
have a most gorgeous effect. It is difficult to 
name a flower of such unique and exquisite beauty 
as a Tigridia, the superb spotting being so dis- 
tinctive and handsome. They are easily grown 
and always more than satisfactory. 
TUBEROSE 
( Polyanthus tvberosa) 
These deliciously fragrant, white, wax-like 
plants should be in every garden. This valley 
is particularly adapted to their successful culture. 
TULIPS 
Owing to the late spring frosts in the colder 
sections, bedding plants connot be safely planted 
in such localities before the early spring flower- 
ing bulbs are through blossoming. Without these 
bulbs, for one or two months of beautiful spring 
weather, our garden would present a bare ap- 
pearance. We know of nothing that for the 
money invested will give a more gorgeous show 
during early spring, and there is nothing more 
easily grown than the Tulip. They thrive well 
in almost any soil. Should be planted in October 
and November. 
