THE BLUE BOOK OF BULBS 
APRICOT. Bicolor Trumpet. 3. Perianth creamy white, with 
narrow segments; the trumpet opens primrose and changes 
inside to pinkish apricot; long, narrow and sweet-scented. A 
small but very distinct Daffodil, showing a new color among 
the Trumpet Narcissi. For borders or pot culture. Height 
16 in. 10 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $14. 
ARGENT. Double Incomparabilis. 3. Very pale primrose peri¬ 
anth with double row of petals; chrome-yellow cup. A fine 
new double Daffodil with a strong stem. Height 14 in. 10 bulbs 
$3.25; 100 bulbs, $31. 
ARIADNE. Leedsii. 3. Perianth ivory-white; cup pale amber- 
yellow passing to white; broad, saucer-shaped and most 
regularly and beautifully frilled; a good-sized flower of ex¬ 
quisite beauty, lasting long in bloom. Splendid for the border 
and a good forcer. Height 15 in. 10 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 bulbs, 
$7.50. 
ASPASIA. Poetaz. 3. Perianth pure white, with soft yellow eye; 
three or four flowers on a stem. One of the best of this class, 
being especially bright in color. Height 18 in. 10 bulbs, 
45 cts.; 100 bulbs, $3.50; 1,000 bulbs, $32. 
AUTOCRAT. Incomparabilis. 3. Broad perianth of primrose- 
yellow, tending to reflex; aureolin yellow cup, widely expanded 
at the mouth. A very handsome, free-flowering variety for 
the border, and the best of its type for pots. Height 20 in. 
10 bulbs, 30 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.50; 1,000 bulbs, $20. 
BEAUTY. Incomparabilis. 3. Perianth sulphur-yellow, with 
slight yellow bar down the center; cup deep yellow, margined 
orange-scarlet. A striking flower for borders and fine for 
naturalizing. Strong-growing and free-flowering. Height 17 in. 
10 bulbs, 60 cts.; 100 bulbs, $5; 1,000 bulbs, $45. 
BEDOUIN. Incomparabilis. 4. Perianth glossy white, with 
broad, overlapping petals; cup chrome-yellow with deep band 
°f orange-scarlet, broad and well expanded. A flower of won¬ 
derful substance and lasting qualities, keeping its color better 
than most reds. Height 20 in. Single bulb, $2; 10 bulbs, $18. 
BEETHOVEN. Yellow Trumpet. 1. Perianth transparent 
chrome-yellow, with narrow, spreading petals; long, narrow 
trumpet of chrome-yellow, deeply cut and crimped at mouth. 
A variety remarkable for the purity of color and the slashed 
trumpet brim. Splendid for the border or for early forcing. 
Height 14 in. 10 bulbs, 50 cts.; 100 bulbs, $4.25; 1,000 bulbs. 
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