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WILLIAM N. CRAIG, WEYMOUTH 
EREMURUS (FOXTAIL LILY) 
These strikingly beautiful hardy desert -plants 
come to us from the mountains of Western and Cen¬ 
tral Asia. My first planting of them in Massachu¬ 
setts was as long ago as 1900. Their large octopus¬ 
like roots should be planted in the fall preferably in 
well drained soil which should contain nlenty of either 
peat moss or leaf mold with a good addition of sham 
sand. Cover the roots about 5 inches and the central 
crown rather less. Growth starts very early in the 
snring and to prevent injury to the shoots draw earth 
about them and tuck some sort of evergreen branches 
around them to protect them. Soikes will rise to a 
height of 10 feet or more on well established rdants 
and their sturdy stalks from which nushes 2—3 feet 
of flowers in late May are thrilling to all flower lov¬ 
ers. Lay a piece of tar paper over crowns in winter 
to shed water although they usually do not require 
this care. Protect with salt hay or leaves over 
winter. We only offer strong flowering sized roots. 
Each 
Bungei. Golden yellow, a dwarfer grower than 
others.SI.50. $2.00 
Flwesianus. Very robust, flowers are soft nink 3.00 
Elwesianus Albus. A lovely pure white form, 
verv good grower. 3.00 
Himalaicus. An extra vigorous grower, color 
nure white . 2.00 
Him-Rob. A charming hvbrid intermediate be¬ 
tween Himalaicus and robustus, has great 
vigor . 3.00 
Robustus. Extremely huskv grower, color rich 
rosv nink . 2.00 
Shelford var. Tsobel. Pink with orange shading 2.50 
Shelford var. Rosalind. Lovely bright pink. . . . 3.00 
Shelford White Beauty. Splendid and new 
white . 3.00 
Sir Michael. Another of the more recent hy¬ 
brids, lively golden vellow. 3.00 
Tnbergeni. One of Van Tubergen’s fine hy¬ 
brids. rich yellow, late bloomer. 3 00 
LEUCOJUlVr 
The summer snowflake carries several of the large 
snowdrop like white bells to a stalk, in foliage and 
bulbs suggestive of narcissus. Eujovs rather moist 
ground but thrives in an ordinarv perennial border. 
Doz. 100 
Aestivum. Grows 18 inches in height 
producing its neudulous flowers on 
sturdy stems in May . $ .75 $6.00 
Yemura (Soring Snowflake!. An early 
bloomer only 6—8 inches high carry¬ 
ing nretty nodding green and white 
flowers. The Leucoiums are better 
left undisturbed from year to year. . .85 6.50 
COLCHICUM 
These fall flowering meadow saffrons are often 
called “fall croons” but thev differ materially from 
the latter making auite large bulbs which carry a 
number of flowers each, they also grow taller than 
the true crocus and produce their large leaves the 
following snring. the regular flowering time is late 
September and October. 
