FALL CATALOGUE OF BULBS THAT BLOOM FOR 1897. 
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Dw’arf EVerbloorqiqg 
1 1 i ... nr good fortune to have come into possession of 
IhU in., i valuable of all Callas. The following facts will 
anyone of its great superiority over the old sort. 
It In of ii <1 warf habit and does not grow tall and scraggly 
llki- ( hr old variety, but is strong and compact with a great 
aoiindunrr of lustrous dark green foliage. It is a true ever- 
Mooiiier, Its flowers appearing in great abundance both sum- 
•irr mid winter when grown in pots, or it will bloom pro¬ 
fit Muy all summer long in open ground and being potted 
In Him it ember, will continue blooming without intermission 
Nil winter. The same plant will grow and bloom for years 
^rttliMiit mi Hie ceasing, and the quantity of bloom which a 
fo««l plant, will produce is astonishing. It is estimated that 
•l« iiInnf.N of the old sort will not produce so many flowers 
in tlir course of a year as will one plant of this new dwarf 
prkly. A large plant is hardly ever without one or more 
1,1 ' "nl its dwarf compact habit makes it a much more 
(•airabb- pot plant than the old variety. Its flowers are of 
* f H'’ "*' n and snowy white in color. All in all it is one of the 
1 1»m.| ruble plants we ever offered. Strong plants for 
VMC’ttilng at once. 30c. each; 3 for 75c. 
The NeW Black G^lla. 
'.in recent bulb introductions we doubt if there has, 
w years, been anything brought out which is so emi- 
Mtiii. . 1 . ■.Irable as this. It is a bulb which has come to stay 
....I id. I Itn way rapidly Into every collection of winter 
r n We say winter flowers, as it is strictly a winter 
' ' »nd will bloom no other time. Its flowers are 
•**" , fully a foot in length; color, clear coal-black, eo- 
dial It. really shows a brilliancy, and as may well 
lii.a.rlinal. it is a flower of most striking oddity and 
**«.||. \ person who possesses a bulb of this Calla has, 
‘ « treasure which will be the envy of the entire 
**•»}' "'rbiHMl. The bulbs are large, and should be pottedin 
"I'd when growth commences set in a window 
1 ."dug, the foliage will die down, and the bulb 
•“'•I ' 1,1 ' • 1*1 dry for planting again in the fall. Inaddition 
If Its X ' •">* beauty and oddity, it has a fine fruitv fragrance. 
i» u .. ..a-1ve of the Holy Land. 20c. each; 3 for 60c. 
iim.i California Callas— Large florwering Callas, which 
raune from California, are now extensively grown and 
»■ '' i-'t"ilar. The bulbs are of a large size, start quickly 
• I..1 a I e MM,a In bloom, and continue in bloom all winter. 
Flower, large and snow-white. 20c. each; 3 for 60c 
■EW BLACK CALLA. 
