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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE BULBS AND PLANTS, ROCKFORD, ILL, 
Hardy Clematis 
The most popular climbing plant of the day, 
and is constantly growing in popularity, is 
hardy, standing our most severe winters with 
but slight protection, grows rapidly and blooms 
freely. 
•Jsiclcnia.nii magnificent and showy 
vine in existence; of strong, 
healthy growth, perfectly hardy and sure to 
succeed anywhere. Flowers four to six inches 
in diameter, of a rich, deep, velvety purple, 
distinctly veined. It is a prince among all 
hardy flowering vines. It is especially adapted 
to open lawns or house fronts in the city or 
country; blooms the entire season, from July 
to October, bearing beautiful and lasting flow¬ 
ers. Large, strong plants, each $1.00. 
Paniculata This small-flowered variety 
of Clematis is one of our 
most beautiful, hardy, fall-blooming vines. 
The flowers which are pure snow-white, are 
produced in immense clusters, fairly covering 
the plant with a mass of fleecy white. They 
have a delicious fragrance. The plant is of 
extreme rapidity of growth. Large extra 
strong plants, 40c each. 
Hardy Lilies 
Aiivafiim The Golden-Rayed Lily of 
/Auracum 3 to 5 feet high. 
Its deliciously fragrant flowers are 
nearly a foot wide when fully expanded 
and are produced in profusion. The colors 
and markings of this magnificent lily 
surpass all others. The flowers are pure 
white, spotted with chocolate crimson, 
and each petal banded with golden yel¬ 
low. Each 25c, 3 for 65c. 
Speciosum Roseum flower 
^ has a pure 
white ground, stained and spotted with 
rose, resembling Speciosum Album ex¬ 
cept in color. It thrives excellently in 
our climate. 25c each, 3 for 65c. 
Runs from 3 to 6 feet 
in height, its nodding 
crests adding to the general brilliance of 
July, with from five to forty handsome 
orange-red blooms. 20c each, 3 for 50c. 
Double Tiger Lily A ^ perfectly 
lily, of stately habit, bearing lovely 
orange red flowers, spotted with black. 
25c each, 3 for 65c. 
Ismene Calentha Grandiflora J|Jy*®des*irabj“^7iow-’ 
ers snowy white and of novel form. Buds bloom quickly. A 
superior pot plant or grant for planting in the open ground. 
Not hardy. 30c each. 
Superbum 
ISMENE Calentha Grandiflora. LILY 
Hardy Perennial 
Phlox 
Absolutely proof against 
frost, becoming more beau¬ 
tiful each year. These 
phloxes attain a height of 
2 or 3 feet, and their 
floral trusses are of noble 
proportions. Four varie¬ 
ties : White, pink, rose 
shaded, violet and scarlet. 
Either variety, 25c each. 
The Regal Lily 
The Regal Lily 
(Lilium Regale.) A beautiful 
lily, of recent introduction 
from China. The exquisitely perfumed flowers are 
white, slightly suffused with pink; with a beautiful 
glow of canary yellow at center, which continues 
part way up the trumpet. In the garden it com¬ 
mences to bloom in June, with the main crop in 
July. Hardier than most kinds. 20c each, 3 for 55c, 
Doz. $2.00. 
One of the very best 
classes of the hardy 
garden Lilies; strong sturdy habit, growing from 
2 to 3 feet high, having large, showy flowers. Colors 
range from deepest red through all shades of crim¬ 
son rose, yellow, buff and apricot. They are of easy 
culture. Splendid bulbs. Each 30c, 3 for 80c. 
Lilium Umbellatum 
Perfectly hardy showy plants, bush¬ 
like in growth with great flowers almost 
rivaling the rose in color and perfection 
of bloom. They are deeply and pleas¬ 
antly fragrant. The plants should have 
good soil, but require little or no care 
from year to year, though well repaying 
an annual application of rotted manure. 
The Paeony is well adapted for grouping 
with shrubbery or for separate planting 
on lawn or in garden. Always found in 
old-fashioned gardens. 
White Pure white. 30c each, 3 for 
Pink 
Delicate as a rose. 
for 75c. 
30c each, 3 
Crimson Red ^ 
Spirsea (^Bridal WreatJi). 
One of each of the 3 Paeonies 
75c, postpaid 
Spirea 
Anthony Waterer 
The pink spirea. 
Forms a round 
compact bush 18 inches high. Begins to 
bloom early and continues until fall. 35c each. 
Van Houttei One of the most beautiful. 
An immense bloomer. Flow¬ 
ers pure white and borne in elegant plume¬ 
shaped clusters. 35c each. 
IRIS 
Hardy Mixed Sorts ^ flower, hand¬ 
some and as many hues 
as some of our finest orchids. Perfectly hardy. They 
bloom in May and June, when there is always a scar¬ 
city of flowers. Plant three inches deep. Mixed colors 
20c each, 6 for $1.00, postpaid. 
Japanese Iris. Kaempferi ueaves of Japan- 
^ ese Ins are nar¬ 
row in place of broad; their flowers are of different 
shape and are produced after the German Iris has 
passed away, continuing in bloom for several weeks. 
They are among the most beautiful summer blooming 
plants. Assorted colors, 20c each, 6 for $1.00, postpaid. 
