BULB FLOWERS 
For Spring Planting 
PLEASE NOTE—Bulbs are not post-paid. If wanted by 
mail, add 5% east of Pittsburgh and north of Potomac, 
10% beyond to the Mississippi, and 15% for destinations 
further west, to cover packing and postage. ( If no such 
allowance is made, I shall understand that shipment by col¬ 
lect express is desired.- I guarantee safe arrival and freedom 
from freezing in transit, when shipping date is left to my 
option. 
ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR—Pretty Ethiopian rarity, easy 
if handled like Gladiolus. Graceful cream-colored blossoms, 
blotched chocolate. Two feet. Each 25c; 3 for 65c. 
AMARYLLIS FORMOSISSIMA—Garden Amaryllis. Large 
and fantastic flowers of rich crimson, with golden glints, 
Blooms splendidly in the garden, or may be forced. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. As easy to grow as Gladiolus, and 
may be handled same way. 3 for 40c; 8 for $1.00; 25 
for $2.75. 
AMARYLLIS JOHNSONI—A particularly easy and sure 
Amaryllis for pot culture, with clustered flowers of rosy 
red, but each petal widely striped with white. Also will 
bloom in garden. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
BESSERA ELEGANS—Coral Drop. Big open clusters 
of coral blossoms, striped white. Long in bloom. 30 inches. 
Easy. Gladiolus culture. Rare. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
CALLA ALBO-MACULATA—A satisfactory garden Calla 
Lily, with arrow-shaped leaves, white-spotted, and flower- 
spathes of richest cream, velvety crimson-purple deep in 
throat. Each 30c; 3 for 75c; 6 for $1.35. 
CALLA ELLIOTTIANA—The great Golden Calla Lily. 
Will bloom freely in garden, and tubers may be dug in 
fall and stored in cellar over winter. Most striking. Each 
35c; 3 for $1.00. 
CHLIDANTHUS FRAGRANS — Gold Flower. A minia¬ 
ture garden Amaryllis. Rich yellow trumpets, sweetly per¬ 
fumed. Size B, 3 for 25c; 8 for 50c; 18 for $1.00. 
CINNAMON VINE—Quick-growing and handsome glossy¬ 
leaved vine. Roots fully winter hardy, and permanent. 
Particularly effective on fence or trellis. 3 for 25c; 10 
for 70c. 
COOPERIA PEDUNCULATA — Evening Star. Richly 
perfumed white flowers, pink tinged, all summer. Long 
stems. Lovely. Gladiolus culture. 3 for 40c. 
CRINUM LONGIFOLIUM—A beautiful and interesting 
flowering bulb of the Amaryllis family, with wide, arching, 
ribbon-like leaves two to three feet long, giving an exotic 
and tropical effect. In early summer robust flower-stalks 
appear, each crowned with a cluster of thick waxen trum¬ 
pets, white or palest blush, shading to deep rosy pink. Lasts 
a long time in blossom, and sometimes flowers again in 
autumn. Seems to be fully winter-hardy at Philadelphia and 
New York, if mulched with litter, but to be on the side of 
safety, better plant deeply in a not overly exposed location. 
In colder areas planting in cold frame might be good in¬ 
surance, or the bulbs may be dug in late autumn, and given 
Dahlia storage in cellar over winter. Since the bulbs are 
rather heavy, I am offering only size “B” to keep dqwn 
shipping weight. Many of these should flower first season, 
all the second. Each 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
GLORIOSA ROTHSCHILD I AN A—Glory Lily. Big blos¬ 
soms of gorgeous ruby, gold-margined. For full descrip¬ 
tion, see listing under General Seed Offer. Good tubers. 
Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS—Giant Summer Hyacinth. 
Stately four-foot spikes of creamy bells. 3 for 25c; 10 for 75c. 
HYMENOCALLIS SPECIES—White chalice-flowers, rag¬ 
ged edged and fragrant. Excellent for cutting or garden 
decoration. Likely more than one species here, but very 
similar, and all good. Gladiolus culture. 3 for 35c; 9 
for $1.00. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY—Everyone knows this lovely 
perfumed flower with its drooping bells of dainty waxen 
whiteness. It is hardy, increases rapidly when once it feels 
at home, and really prefers those shady corners (if the soil 
be not dry and baked) where it is hard to get other things 
to grow. Try it on the north side of the house, or colonize 
it where shrubbery arches. Sturdy individual pips, field 
grown, 10 for 40c; 30 for $1.00; 100 for $2.65. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY PINK BELLS—In this truly 
rare variety, the blossoms are suffused with pink. Good 
pips, 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. 
MILLA BIFLORA—The scarce White Star Lily of Mex¬ 
ico. A very fine thing. See description in • General Seed, ! 
Offer. 75c each, 3 for $2.25. 
MONARCH OF THE EAST—Sauromatum guttatum. Un¬ 
usual Arum Lily, with marbled stems and most ornamental 
foliage. Grow in garden, but store in cellar in winter. 
Throws its great rose-tinted, purple-streakei^-flower-spathc-s 
from the dry tubers in early spring, before planting* time. •' 
Of rare interest. Size B, 60c; 2 for $1.00. i 
MONTBRETIA BLEND— It will give border* of 
flaming gorgeous coloring in continuous ancP'profuse show¬ 
ing from mid-summer to latest autumn. Nothing brighter. 
This mixture has varied shades of yellow, salmon, orange 
and scarlet. Do not let bulbs dry out before planting. 
They can be put in as early as the ground can be worked. 
Almost hardy, but safest way is to dig bulbs in fall, and 
store over- "winter, packed in sand or soil, in the cellar. 
3 for 25c; 10 for 70c; 25 for $1.50. 
OXALIS BLEND—Everblooming and bright. Deep pink, 
old rose, white and violet in mixture. Richly ornamental 
foliage. In flower for months. For edgings, beds, rockeries 
or the border. Gladiolus culture. Highly recommended. 
10 for 25c; 25 for 50c; 55 for $1.00. 
TIGRIDIA BLEND —The lovely and varied Shell Flower,,,: 
See description in General Seed Offer. Good bulks. -3' for 
25c; '/ for 50c: 15 for $1.00. tt — lliifn^~ 9S 
TUBEROSE EARLY MEXICAN — Flowers that'' seem 
carved from white wax. Oramge blossom perfume. . Fine 
for border or cutting. 10 for 40c; 22 for 75c. 
TUBEROSE SPECIAL STRAIN—Gr^UllgiAhan Mex¬ 
ican Tuberose, and„,possibly flowers' longer.'' 1 Blossoms, 
though, are much the same, but fopftige, every leaf, is mar¬ 
gined with a sharply defined band of creamy white. The 1 
plants are most decorative in border or garden. A splendid 
strain. 3 for 25c; 10 for 70c; 25 for $1.50. 
VARIEGATED BULB GRASS—A pretty ornamental grass 
with striped and variegated leaves. Excellent for edgings, 
or for border clumps. Botanically it is Arrhenatherum 
elatius tuberosum variegatum, but don’t let this linear name 
keep the very real beauty of the plant from you. Just call 
it Variegated Bulb Grass, as I do. Hardy. 18 inches. 
Grows from Crocus-like tubers. 8 for 25c; 25 for 65c; 
45 for $1.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES AJAX—Primrose Lily. Creamy yellow 
blossoms, blush-tinted, in uttermost profusion for many 
months. 3 for 25c; 8 for 50c; 18 for $1.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CANDIDA—Crocus Lily. Large 
soms of purest snowy white, from August on. jrRiclLgreefi'’ 
foliage. Edgings or rockeries. 4 for 25c; 10 for 50c; 
25 for $1.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CARINATA—Pink Fairy Lily. Ex¬ 
quisite clear pink flowers, three inches across, all summer 
long. For garden growing, or window box. 3 for 25c; 
7 for 50c; 16 for $1.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CITRINA—Citron Lily. Here pro¬ 
fuse blossoms are rich citron yellow, brongershaded in re¬ 
verse. Rare. 10c each; 6 for 50c; 15 for $1.00. ' 
FAIRY LILY COLLECTION * 
Three bulbs each of Zephyranthes Ajax and carinata, four 
of Chlidantnus fragrans, six of Zephyranthes Candida, one 
of Zephyranthes citrina and one of Cooperia pedunculata, 
18 bulbs in all, separate labeling, value at regular rates 
$1.45, for only ONE DOLLAR in the collection. No 
changes can be made, and postage should be added as above. 
All the bulbs in this offer are relatives of Amaryllis, that 
will do wonderfully in the garden. In late autumn, dig 
and store like Gladiolus. 
AVALON BULB SPECIAL 
Five bulbs of Hyacinthus candicans, eight of Amaryllis 
formosissima, eight of Mexican Tuberose, 25 Oxalis Blend, 
and three Hymenocallis. Forty-nine fine flowering bulbs 
for the garden, $2.55 value separately, for only TWO DOL¬ 
LARS in the collection. No changes made in this list. 
Add postage according to note above. All these bulbs need 
precisely same handling as Gladiolus. 
WEATHERPROOF PLANT LABEL—I have found 
this label satisfactory. It is a green composition 
label, easily marked with a steel stylus, this cutting 
through the green coating to the white base. 100 
labels, 3x ! /5 inches, with copper wires for attaching, 
stylus included, for $2.50. 
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