C ROCUSES will always find a place in every garden because 
of their earliness. It is enough merely to see their cheerful 
blue and white and yellow in March or early April; the 
garden has indeed begun to be a thing of beauty. Whether 
Crocuses are planted as an edging to beds, in irregular breadths 
throughout the border, in careless patches in the grass, in masses 
among trees and shrubs, or, best of all, perhaps, on the slopes of 
terraces, their attractiveness is unchanged. In pots, planting 
twelve to fifteen corms in a 6- or 7-inch pan, they are very lovely 
and a revelation to those who have not grown them in this way. 
Named sorts should be chosen, for mixtures are never satisfac¬ 
tory. 
The named varieties in the following list are all new seedlings 
far superior to most of the older kinds in size or color. 
Culture. Plant 2 inches deep in rich, well-drained soil, and 
in a sunny situation. For a natural effect, it is a good plan to 
drop the corms by handfuls, and plant them where they lie. 
BEAUTY. Pale lilac, inside soft violet-blue; large and early. 
Fine in pots. 
DISTINCTION. Soft reddish violet, a very distinct colors ' 
among Crocuses; small flowers. 
DOROTHEA. Very soft lavender-blue; a fine self-color for pots; 
not a large flower. 
EDINA. Striped mauve, on white ground, with white margin 
and purple base and stem; fine, large flower. 25 bulbs, 85 cts.; 
100 bulbs, $3; 1,000 bulbs, $25. 
FANTASY. Grayish white ground, heavily striped dark purplish 
blue; large flower. A striking sort for pot culture and massing 
under shrubs. 
HARBINGER OF SPRING. Shining dark purple; extra-large 
flowers. A new variety reputed to flower two weeks earlier 
than any other Crocus. 
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