NEW GIANT-FLOWERING CROCUS (E ^ r * e 
Crocuses are most effective when planted in masses on the lawn, or arranged in three or four rows of one color in the border. 
They are perfectly hardy, and may be left in the ground for three or four years after planting, without being disturbed. The best 
method is to scatter the bulbs about the lawn and use an ordinary garden dibble or “Slim Jim” trowel, inserting several bulbs in 
each spot. This makes a very pretty effect in early spring, and the foliage and tops may be safely cut along with the grass when 
the first mowing is made. They are very ornamental when flowered in pots of eight to ten bulbs to a 5 -inch size. They will not flower 
if exposed to heat, nor must too severe forcing be attempted. After potting set bulbs in a cool cellar and water well. Leave them 
about six weeks until they are thoroughly rooted and then bring to the light of the conservatory or sunny window. Care should be 
taken to cover the bulbs only about 1 inch, whether planted outdoors or in pots, as planting too deep causes them not to flower. 
We are pleased to announce to lovers of this delightful spring-blooming bulb, so useful on account of its great adaptability to many 
positions in the garden, and on account of its welcome earliness, that bulbs can now be obtained at much lower prices, due to stocks 
having been increased since the serious loss of bulbs which took place during the spring freeze in Holland in 1929. 
We offer a select list of New Giant-Flowering Crocuses that are much superior to the older varieties. 
Ten Fine Giant-Flowering Varieties 
Amethyst. Bright pale lavender. Grand Lilas. Beautiful shade of lilac. Ivanhoe. Rich, dark blue. 
Enchantress. Bright porcelain-blue. Innocence. Large; pure white. Purpurea Grandiflora. Deep purple-blue. 
Striped Queen. Narrow lavender stripes on white ground. 
Striped Beauty. Violet-blue ground, striped white. 
The Sultan. Rich bright purple. 
Yellow Mammoth. Deep rich yellow. 
Crocus Species 
Korolkowi. A very pretty species from Turkestan and Bokhara. 
It blooms before the varieties listed above. Pretty, starry flowers 
of yellow with bronze-brown flush on the outside of the petals. 
A gem for rockeries. 60 cts. per doz., $4.50 per 100, $40 per 1,000. 
Early Spring-Flowering Crocus 
Charming for rock-garden planting and are frequently in bloom in 
February. 
Imperati. Exterior buff, lined with purple; interior rich violet. Ex¬ 
tremely early flowering. 90 cts. per doz., $7 per 
100, $65 per 1,000. 
Sieberi. Very early; bright blue-purple with golden 
throat. 50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100, $30 
per 1,000. 
Tomasinianus. Very pale laven¬ 
der-blue, shading to silver-gray 
on the exterior. Unusually free- 
flowering. 60 cts. per doz., $4.50 
per 100, $40 per 1,000. 
Price of any of the above varieties, 40 cts. per doz., 
$3 per 100, $27.50 per 1,000 
S. &W. Co/s Giant-Flowering Mixture. ^ rep ™ 1 ^ u [^ 
our own bulb warehouse by experts to include all the beautiful 
colors that occur in this delightful spring bulbous plant, from palest 
lilac through the shades of blue to deepest purple, striped, white 
and deepest yellow. 35 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100, $22.50 
per 1,000. 
A planting of Crocuses 
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STUMPP & WALTER CO 
