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ble. The bulbs should be planted in spring as soon as 
the frost is out of the ground until first of May—the 
earlier the better. Select a well drained spot, dig the 
soil deep, and make it fine, enriching it abundantly with 
very rotten cow manure and adding a liberal mixture of 
sand. Set the bulbs from three to five inches deep, 
according to size. During the winter it is advisable to 
cover the surface of the bed with a thin layer of manure, 
which will not only afford a slight protection to the 
bulbs, but will materially enrich the soil. In spring the 
manure may be removed or dug in between the rows. 
Care should be taken that they have proper drainage, 
no water being allowed to stand around the roots. Once 
firmly established, they should not be disturbed oftener 
than once in five years. To produce extra fine speci¬ 
mens, plant the bulbs in small pots (4-5 inches) early in 
spring, and raise them in the green-house or house. 
EACH. DOZ. 
Auratum , golden Japan lily, large bulbs. ... 30 3 00 
Brownii , magnificent, large, white inside, 
purple outside.1 75 
Land folium , album , white Japan lily. 50 5 00 
“ roseum , rose spotted Japan lily. 25 2 50 
“ rubrum, white and red spotted. 25 2 50 
Chalcedonicum , brilliant scarlet, recurved 
blossoms. 00 10 00 
Longiforum, pure white, very fragrant. 20 2 00 
Tigrinum (Tiger Lily), orange, spotted 
black. 15 1 50 
Lilium, Tigrinum Flore Pleno. 
EACH. DOZ. 
Tigrinum fore pleno (Double Tiger Lily), 
extra large bulbs, giving from twenty to 
thirty flowers. 25 2 50 
Jacobean (Amaryllis Formossissima), deep 
scarlet. . 20 2 00 
MADEIRA VINE. 
Tuberous rooted climber, with glossy, green leaves, 
and delightfully fragrant, white blossoms. Sometimes 
called “Mignonette Vind!” It is of rapid growth, and 
from a few tubers vines will be produced sufficient to 
cover one side of a cottage in a single season. The tub¬ 
ers are tender and must be protected from frost during 
winter. each, doz 
Madeira Vine, tubers . 10 75 
TRITOMA. 
Sometimes called “Red Hot Poker.” It is really a 
fine plant, pretty hardy, though requiring some protec¬ 
tion through winter. The flowers are produced in large 
spikes of rich, orange-red tinted flower tubes. Plant 
two feet apart, and in November cut the plants back 
near the ground, and cover the bulbs with dry litter, 
which remove in the spring. each. doz. 
Tritoma uvaria. 30 3 00 
TUBEROSE. 
The flowers of this well-known and popular plant are 
waxy white, double, and so fragrant as to perfume the 
Tuberose. 
whole atmosphere for some distance around. They are 
useful for forming button-hole bouquets, in large bou¬ 
quets, or as single specimens. Each bulb flowers but 
once, but the smaller bulbs can be set out for future 
flowering when their growth is completed. A good way’ 
to grow Tuberoses is to fill five-inch pots half full of 
cow manure, and the remainder with good, rich earth, 
mixed with sand. Plant the bulbs in this in April, water 
moderately, and hasten growth by putting in a warm, 
light place. When weather has become warm, plunge 
the pots in the earth out of doors. They will usually 
flower before cold weather in autumn; if they do not, 
the pots can be brought in, and they will bloom in the 
house. The bulbs cannot be safely sent by mail before 
April 1st. 
ALL FLOWERING BULBS. 
EACH. DOZ. IOO. 
Double White , tall. 10 75 3 50 
Pearl, double dwarf white. 10 75 4 00 
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