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HWA DREER-PHILADELPHIA PA-BULBS' FOR gALL PLANTING- 
Fki 1 illakia Mkleagris. 
FKITILL.4KIA. 
Meleagris (Snake's Heady or 
Guinea Hen Flower). An ele¬ 
gant species, growing from 10 to 
18 inches high, bearing in spring 
curious drooping bell-shapec dow¬ 
ers, most of which are very oddly 
marked, many being checkered 
and splashed white and purple, 
cream and maroon, etc., etc. 
(See cut.) Perfectly hardy and 
splendid for naturalizing, espec¬ 
ially in semi-shady places. Mixed 
colors, 3 for 10 cts.; 30 cts. per 
doz.; $2.00 per 100. 
Recurva. A beautiful and distinct 
sort from California, producing as 
many as a dozen brilliant, clear 
scarlet flowers, spotted with orange 
in the throat, on stalks 18 to 24 
inches high; excellent for natur 
alizing. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per 
doz.; $3 00 per 100. 
FlINKIA (Plantain Lily). 
The Plantain Lilies are among the easiest plants to manage ; their broad, 
foliage makes them attractive subjects for the border even when not in flower ; 
deserve extensive cultivation. 
Ccerulea. Blue, broad, green leaves. 
Glauca. Large, showy, glaucous-green foliage, lilac flowers. 
Robusta elegans varlegata. A decided improvement on all variegated 
eties, producing foliage fully double the size of the popular F . undulata media 
picta , which in variegation it closely resembles. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Subcordata grandiflora. Pure white, lily-shaped, fragrant flowers. 
Undulata media picta. Green and white variegated foliage, purple flowers. 
Thos. Hogg. Broad, glaucous foliage, with white border. 
Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1 50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
EUEMURUS. 
Robustus. A noble and rare bulbous plant from Turkestan 
and one of the choicest subjects for the permanent hardy 
border. They thrive best in a well-drained, sheltered, 
sunny position, and prefer a deep, sandy loam, to which has 
been added a liberal quantity of well-rotted cow manure. A 
covering of 4 or 5 inches of leaves or litter will be beneficial 
and save the young shoots, which start early, and are liable 
to be damaged by late hosts. It produces immense flower 
stems, 6 to 10 feet high, bearing a dense raceme of flesh- 
pink flowers, erch nearly 2 inches across. (See cut.) Extra 
strong-flowering roots (ready in October) $1.50 each; 
$15.00 per doz. 
Himalaicus. Another noble variety from the temperate 
Himalayan mountains, 4 to 8 feet high. Raceme nearly 2 
feet long, of lovely pure white flowers as large as a fifty-cent 
piece. This is peihaps the hardiest and easiest grown of 
this magnificent genus. Strong-flowering roots (ready in 
October), 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
FREESIA. 
This is one of the most beautiful of all 
Cape bulbs, possessing a peculiar grace of 
form, and its fragrance is most delightful, 
one pot of five or six bulbs being sufficient 
to perfume a whole house. As cut flowers 
they are extremely valuable ; the unex- 
panded blooms, opening in water, fill the 
air with the most delicate perfume, and their 
endurance is really remarkable. They force 
very easily, and can be had in flower at 
Christmas, and continue in succession until 
June. When potted these should not be 
placed in a dark place like most other bulbs, 
but should be put directly in the light. 
Refracta Alba. Pure white; delightfully 
fragrant. 
Mammoth bulbs } 25 cts. per doz.; $1 75- 
per 100 ; $15.00 per 1000. 
Selected bulbs, 20 cts. per doz.; $1.25 per 
100; $10.00 per P'00. 
Leichtllnil. Large, pure yellow ; fragrant. 
25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 
Ekkmurus Robustus. 
Set 
6 varieties for $1.00. 
Frf.ksia Refkacta Alba. 
