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MARSHALL’S MATCHLESS BULBS 
Iris, Siberian 
Narrow, glossy foliage, delicate flowers on tall 
stems. Excellent for cutting as the blooms keep 
well in water and can be used with other flowers. 
Sibirica orientalis. Purplish blue. 2 to 3 ft. 
3 for $1.50, 10 for $4.00 
Sibirica, Perry’s Blue, A large flower of clear 
blue with horizontal falls. 4 ft. 
3 for $2.50, 10 for $7.00 
Sibirica, Snow Queen. Flowers snow white. 
A very attractive plant. .3 for $1.50, 10 for $4.00 
Ixias 
Desirable bulbs for forcing or outside borders. 
If planted outside the^ require coverings during 
the Winter. 
Bridesmaid. White with carmine eye. 
Crateroides major. True bright scarlet. Forces 
well. 
Clitus. Golden yellow, dark center. 
Viridiflora. A beautiful shade of green. 
Wonder. Beautiful double rose 
White Swan. A superb white. 
Finest Mixed. All colors. 
Prices of the above; Doz. 80c., 100 $5.00 
Lachenalia 
Pendula Superba 
(See Back Page Cover) 
The finest of all the Lachenalia family and 
most suitable as an attractive Christmas pot 
plant. The pendulous flowers are produced on 
thick fleshy stems about 10 to 12 inches in 
height and remain a long time in bloom. The 
color is a most beautiful velvety shading of 
orange-red with a blending of purple at the tips. 
Cultural Directions —The bulbs may be plant¬ 
ed five or six in a five-inch pot in a compost of 
two parts sandy loam and one part leaf mold, 
placing them in a layer of sharp sand. Water 
only once until growth is started. Place in cold 
frame until weather becomes too cold then move 
to a cool greenhouse. Water may be used 
frequently in growing stage and liquid manure 
can be used while in bud. 
House Culture —Follow the above directions in 
potting, then place in a cool room and when 
growth is well advanced the pots may be placed 
in a warm sunny window for flowering. 
Prices, flowering bulbs; 4 for $1.00 25 for $5.75; 
$22.00 per 100. 
Lachenalia ^elsoni 
Produces flowers in March with a delightful 
shading of green and yellow. 
Prices, flowering bulbs; 4 for $1.00; 25 for $5.75; 
$22.00 per 100. 
Leucojum 
(Spring Snowflake) 
Charming, early flowering bulbs, producing 
flowers like Giant Snowdrops on stems 1 foot 
high. Perfectly hardy. Doz. $1.00, 100 $6.00. 
Leucocoryne 
(Ixioides Odorata) 
A fine cut flower for the cool greenhouse. 
Flowers light blue with white center on tall 
stems with a faint fragrance. Culture similar 
to Freesias. Doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. 
Lily-of-the-v alley 
For forcing, the pips are to be preferred, be¬ 
ing grown under conditions tending to promote 
vigorous and early blooming. Twelve to eigh¬ 
teen pips may be planted in a 6-inch pot, with 
all the fibrous roots carefully preserved, and 
keeping the crowns above the soil. Place them 
in a temperature of about 80 degrees, cover 
the crowns with loose moss and keep them con¬ 
stantly moist with tepid water. 
Marshall’s Matchless Pips. The earliest, largest 
and best for forcing. Extra strong pips with 
long roots producing flowers with 15 to 20 
bells and fine foliage. $5.00 per 100, $16.00 per 
250, $60.00 per 1000. Ready in December. 
Field Grown Clumps. We recommend Fall plant¬ 
ing of Lily-of-the-Valley for outdoor culture 
and can supply exceptionally vigorous, field 
grown clumps at 40c. each, $3.50 for 10. 
Lily-of-the-valley Pips 
From Cold Storage 
We have in storage a large quantity of Dres¬ 
den Pips for forcing at any season of the year. 
Lily-of-the-valley can be forced in about four 
weeks from cold storage pips. We cannot sup¬ 
ply less than 250 pips. 
Marshall’s Matchless Pips. Case of 250 for 
$17.50. 
Lycoris Squamigera 
A perfectly hardy bulb of the Amaryllis family. 
They produce attractive green foliage in the 
early Spring, which later dies away, and about 
a month later the flower stalks appear, growing 
about 2 feet high and developing an umbel 
of large Lily-shaped delicate pink flowers shaded 
with clear blue. 
Extra Large Flowering Bulbs. Each $1.00, doz. 
$10.00, 100 $70.00. 
Lycoris Purpurea 
The bud is wine-color changing to royal purple 
when expanded, giving a startling and beautiful 
effect, Perfectly hardy. 18 inches high. 
Strong Flowering Bulbs. Each $1.25, doz. $12.00, 
100 $75.00. 
