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RANUNCULUS. 
strikingly beautiful flowers, well adapted to pot 
culture, in the house. The individual flowers are 
about two inches in diameter, as full and double as 
the finest Camelia or Rose, and as a cut flower, quite 
as useful as the Rose itself. 
Like Anemones, they do best planted in very rich 
soil, having a northerly exposure to escape our 
sharp winds and too much sun. The beds should 
have good drainage, and the soil be light and warm. 
Plant three inches deep, in October or November, 
and press the earth close around them. They will 
amply repay all care bestowed upon them. Ranun- 
culus bulbs are peculiarly shaped and should be 
handled carefully, but if kept quite dry when out 
of the ground, they will last almost any length of 
time. 
Ranunculus. French, Persian and Turban, finest 
mixed varieties, per dozen, 15 cts.; per 100, $1. 
RANUNCULUS. (Fine named). 
Grootvoorst. Bright crimson; 20 cts. per doz. 
Hercules. White; extra; 40 cts. per doz. 
Turban Qrandiflora- Crimson and yellow; 20 cts. 
per doz. 
Turban Virdiflora- Green center, scarlet and yel- 
low border; 20 cts. per doz. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
One of the most charming of our spring flowering 
plants, bearing slender stems set with tiny bells. 
Powers freely and powerfully fragrant. They are 
largely used for forcing in winter. 
For pot culture, use the buds or pips, pot them 
in well-drained pots, covering the bottom with a 
layer of fibrous moss and filling with sandy soil, 
slightly mixed with the moss which will hold the 
moisture, which is essential to success. Cover the 
bulbs to the depth of half an inch. Cover.the top 
w'ith moss and keep in a cool place till they are 
thoroughly rooted, then remove most of the moss 
and bring to light to perfect the flowers. They are 
perfectly hardy in the open ground if in a cool, 
shaded situation. Clumps of 50 or more, 75 cts.; 
single, 5 cts. 
Tuberose. Pearl. Each, 10 cts.; per doz., $1. 
Dahlia Bulbs. All colors; 25 cts. each; per dozen, 
HIELYTRA. 
(Bleeding Heart.) 
Tuberous-rooted plants, blooming in the early 
spring; favorably known almost everywhere. They 
require only the ordinary culture of border plants. 
The roots should be divided every third year. 
Roots planted in autumn will flower freely. The 
flowers are a delicate pink color, graceful; produced 
continuously from May to July. 
Dlelytra, Spectabilis. Pink; 25 cts. each; $2.50 
per dozen. Alba white, 50 cts. each. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Per dozen, fifty cents. 
Floribundis. Pink, very fine; per dozen, 50 cts. 
I arge Bulbs. Per dozen, 50 cts. 
Gandavensis. Scarlet and yellow; large bulbs; 
price per dozen, 50 cts. 
Seedlings. Mixed; per dozen, 50 cts; 
The Bride. A lovely pure white form of the Gladi- 
olus Colvilli. The flowers are freely borne on the 
long stems and can be forced into bloom at a time 
when flowers are scarce. Ten cents each; $1 per 
dozen. 
LILIES. 
Lilium Auratum (golden rayed Queen of Lilies.) 
This magnificent variety ha.s become one of the 
standard favorites of the Flower Garden, and is 
considered by many, the finest of all Lilies. The 
immense blooms, measuring nearly a foot in width 
when fully expanded, are produced in great pro- 
fusion and are deliciously fragrant. Choice large 
bulbs, 25 cts. each, per doz. $2.50. 
Candidum. A well-known hardy garden lily; 
commonly called (St. Joseph’s.) Snow-white, fra- 
grant blossoms. One of the best varieties for forc- 
ing, and an established favorite. 20 cts. each, per 
dozen $2.00. 
Longiflorum. The well-known beautiful snow- 
white fragrant lily. Fine for forcing and handsome 
in the garden. 20 cts. each, per dozen $2.50. 
I ancifollum Album. Pure white and very fra- 
grant. 25 cts. each; per dozen, $2.50. 
Lancifolium Rubrum. White spotted red beauti- 
ful. 25 cts. each; per dozen, $2.50. 
Lilium Harrisii. (Bermuda Easter Lily.) This 
beautiful lily was introduced a few' years ago from 
Bermuda. The flowers are large, trumpet-shaped, 
pure white and very' fragrant. This mammoth 
white trumpet lily with flowers four to five inches 
long, is pre-eminently the best of all winter lilies 
for forcing and flowering. As a pot plant it is tall 
and stately, the spike thickly studded with bloom, 
which are lovely as cut flowers, and keep a long 
time in water. 25 cts. each; per doz. $2.50. 
Tigrinum. (Tiger Lily.) Orange salmon spotted 
black. 12)4 ct>*- each; per doz. $1.25. 
Humboltll. Flowers golden yellow, spotted with 
purple. 
Pardalinum. Scarlet, shading to rich yellow; 
spotted with purple brown. 20 cts. each; per doz. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Washingtonianum. White with small purple dots; 
very fragrant and beautiful. 25 cts. each; per dox. 
$2..50 
Atrosanguineum. Rich blood crimson spotted 
with black. 15 cts. each; per doz. $1.60. 
