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Fritlllaria Meleagris. 
The newer varieties of this 
charming bulbous plant pro¬ 
duce flowers of great and 
peculiar beauty and they are 
really among the most desir¬ 
able ot' all fall bulbs for any 
purpose. They are superb 
for flowering in pots during 
winter, and for early spring 
blooming in the garden. 
The large, curiously colored 
flowers always attract great 
attention. They are of vari¬ 
ous colors and 'shades, but 
all are regularly and dis¬ 
tinctly checkered. 2 for 5c.; 
20c. per dozen. 
Scilla Siberica. 
Hardy and fine. Blooms at 
the very edge of winter, and 
laughs at storms and sleets. 
Beautiful spikes of deepest 
blue flowers, freely pro¬ 
duced and for a long time. 
Everyone who possesses a 
foot of ground ought to 
gro w this. It shou 1 d a 1 wavs 
be planted in groups, either 
in house or open ground. 
Nothing finer for pots. 2 for 
6c.: 15c. per doz.: $1 per 100. 
JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, 
Triteleia Uniflora 
This is the “ Starflower,” 
now becoming so popular for 
both winter and spring 
blooming. The flowers are 
white, tipped and faintly 
striped lilac-blue, and are 
re mar k a b i y s weet-scen ted. 
A fine window plant if sev¬ 
eral bulbs are planted to a 
pot, as they bloom steadily 
for two months, and need no 
fussing with to succeed. One 
of the most charming fairy¬ 
like white flowers for win¬ 
ter. Price, 2 for 5c.; 20c. 
per dozen. 
Calochortus, 
The flowers are very large, 
borne on long stems and are 
of the most charming butter¬ 
fly colors,white, yellow,buff, 
crimson, purple, spotted and 
shaded in a charming man¬ 
ner. For winter bloom they 
require only to be potted (4 
or 5 in a five-inch pot.) and 
treated like Hyacinth or 
Crocus. When in bloom they 
will be a marvel of beauty 
and last a long time. 
Splendid Mixed -All colors 
large and small. 2 for 5c.: 
12 for 25c. 
FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Erythrcnium Hartwegii. 
This new variety is the 1 
finest yet introduced and , 
should be extensively plant¬ 
ed for wiuter blooming as 
well as for the garden. Per¬ 
fectly hardy. Flowers very 
large, light yellow borne on ! 
long, slender stems, each j 
bulb sending up 5 or 6 blooms > 
as shown in cut. Foliage as j 
well as the blossoms is ex¬ 
ceedingly handsome and j 
several bulbs will make a i 
most unique and graceful 1 
pot of bloom. Fine large 
bulbs, 6c. each; 3 for 15c.; 
12 for 50c. 
C0PYRIGt->- 
1898 
) DOUBLE ANEMONE:. | 
Anemones, 
Very beautiful and bril¬ 
liant spring flowering bulbs, 
which should be found in all 
gardens. They possess a 
beautiful range of very fine 
colors, such as brilliant scar¬ 
let, red, blue, rose, striped, 
carnation, etc. For pot cul¬ 
ture they are very fine in- ! 
deed. The time has now- 
come for Anemones to be 
grown extensively, both for 
winter blooming and for the 
garden. For either purpose i 
they are magnificent. 
Double Mixed -All colors. 
3 for 5c.; 15c. per dozen. 
Camassia Esculents 
A beautiful bulbous plant 
with tall spikes of fine blue 
flowers in late spring. Sev¬ 
eral can be planted in a pot 
together for winter bloom¬ 
ing, and will make a fine 
display. In the garden they 
increase rapidly and soon 
show great masses of their 
star-like flow r ers. Fine to 
cut for vases or large bou¬ 
quets. A remarkably fine 
winter-bloomer often called 
Celestial Lily. Try a good 
lot of them, both for pots 
and the garden. 3c. each; 4 
for 10c.; 12 for 25c. 
Star of Bethlehem, 
A superb bulb for winter 
blooming in pots, or for the 
garden. Perfectly hardy, 
and blooms early in spring. 
Flowers star-shaped, pure 
white and borne in clusters. 
For pots it blooms a long 
time in midwinter and is 
very attractive. Try it by 
all means, both for garden 
and for pots; it will be sure 
to please you greatly. 2 for 
5c.: 12 for 20c. 
