SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
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summer flowering bulbs. 
_ 2 he word Bulb sends a thrill to the heart of every lover of flowers whenever it is heard. No other word in 
horticulture seems to indicate so much or raise in one's mind such vivid pictures of grace, brilliancy and deli¬ 
cate beauty*. In mr mind we see long spikes of Gladiolus of brilliant , fascinating and varied colors; great 
flaming Amaryllis of indescribable beauty; Gloxinias spotted, marked and colored most exquisitely; great 
spikes of waxy Tuberoses of wonderful purity* and fragrance; lovely*, graceful , charming Zephyr anthes and 
Mexican Gem's; exquisite Dahlias and fantastic Tigridias. 
Bulbs are favorites with all and they are planted by* many* who will not grow any* other class of flowers. 
They* are so easily grown and so satisfactory* to everyone that they* are invaluable. Summer-flowering bulbs 
require no skill and very* little attention to grow them to perfection. Blunt them in the garden in Spring after 
severe freezing is passed and they will soon be up and will flourish and bloom all Summer. In Autumn, after 
early* freezing the bulbs should be lifted, dried and stored in a cellar or some other position away from frost, 
for planting again the following Spring. We are headquarters for Summer Flowering Bulbs and grow and sell 
more of them than any* other two houses in the world. 
^irjaryllis. 
A royal family of bulbs, with large umbels of raagnifi- i 
cent lily iiKe flowers of largest size and richest coloring. 
Besides the pure white, pale flesh and soft pink shades, are j 
many intense and brilliant shades of crimson, scarlet,orange i 
and vermilion, either self-color or boldly striped with white, 
green or red. Can be kept in pots the year round, or plant¬ 
ed out in open ground during summer. Alternate rest and 
growth is the secret of big Amaryllis blossoms, and lots of 
them. While growing give them all the sun and moisture 
possible; but while at rest give very little water or none at 
all. The finer varieties increase so slowly as to be always 
high in price: but if our customers wore to compare our 
prices with the leading European firms, who ask eight, ten, 
fifteen and twenty dollars per bulb for what we ask from 
fifty cents totwodollars for, they would think our prices ex¬ 
tremely low for such rare and fine varieties. Each. 
Belladonna —Elegant blush colored blooms of great 
fragrance and beauty. .g 25 
Aulica Platipetala—Large, vigorous grower. Bulbs 
and flowers of enormous size; color, deep blood crim¬ 
son, shaded black. A grand varietv. 75 
Empress of India— A famous European variety which 
usually sells at $10 each. Color deep scarlet, banded 
orange shaded to white. Enormous size_ 2 00 
Hamilton Hybrids— Extra fine hybrids which bloom at 
all times of the year. Flowers largo and well formed 
and of two colors—scarlet and white, variegated. 1 00 
J. L. Childs Outside petalsgrayish white, inside bright 
pink, striped and suffused with pure white. Flowers 
very large and produce freely at all times of year. 
A most exquisitely beautiful flower. 1 50 
«Chnsonil—A grand old sort, always popular. Flowers 
large and very beautiful, deep red striped white. 40 
Formoslsslma— There is hardly a flower which has 
such a deep, rich, velvety, crimson color, a color so 
intensly brilliant as this. It is a tree bloomer and 
succeeds well either in pots or in the open ground, 
and blooms*- very soon after planting. Few flowers 
can equal il'in richness and beauty of color, and it 
generally blooms within a month after planting. 15 
Phadranassalirorloea— 
The flowers are borne 
in pendulous clusters 
and an odd mingling of 
colors—green, orange, 
scarlet, etc. Always ad¬ 
mired, for it is a very 
odd and exeedingly in¬ 
teresting plant. The 
clusters of fine, droop¬ 
ing blossoms are en¬ 
tirely unlike any other 
Amaryllis. 15 
-utea Small, like a 
Zenhyrant.hes, but fine 
golden yellow. Hardy 
and a fall bloomer.. . 10 
Mixed Hybrids Fine 
large flowering seed- 
lings of beautiful 
colors. Many are near¬ 
ly as fine as above nam¬ 
ed sorts. Will give 
ttreat satisfaction, 'i for 
SL 00. 40 
