THE BLUE BOOK OF BULBS 
HERO. Dark, glistening purple; very large flower. Superb for 
pots. 
KATHLEEN PARLOW. Purest white; of fine substance; 
large flower. 
LORD DUNCAN. Very pale lavender-blue; a little later than 
Dorothea. 
MADAME MELBA. Pale mauve, striped dark violet; large 
flower and very early. 25 bulbs, 70 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.20* 
1,000 bulbs, $18. ’ 
MATADOR. Dark purple, shaded violet at center; large flower. 
Fine, profuse-blooming variety for pots. 
MEN ADO. Broad stripes of dark violet on a lilac ground; large 
flower of good substance, many of the flowers having extra 
petals; conspicuous orange anthers. 25 bulbs, 90 cts.; 100 bulbs, 
$3.25; 1,000 bulbs, $28. 
MINERVA. Lavender-blue, veined darker, inside soft lavender. 
Very fine for pot culture. 
PALLAS. White ground, with fine stripes of light lilac; large 
flower. 
PEARL. White suffused dark lilac, edged white; very large, 
fine flower. Handsome in pots. Early. 
RAPHAEL. Soft lilac, tipped white; small flower but very dis¬ 
tinct. Rather late. 
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SURPRISE. White, faintly striped dark violet. Fine in pots as 
well as in the garden. 
TILLY KOENEN. Very fine, pure white, with bright orange 
anthers; flower of good substance, with dark stem. 
WHITE GIANT. Snowy white, a few inconspicuous stripes of 
violet on inside of petals. Fine for pots. 
LARGE YELLOW. Golden yellow. Better outdoors than when 
grown in pots. Particularly good for growing in the grass 
on the lawn. Extra-size corms. 
CREAM QUALITY MIXTURE. 25 bulbs, 30 cts.; 100 bulbs, 
$1; 1,000 bulbs, $9. 
Price, except where otherwise noted, 25 bulbs, 60cts.; 100 bulbs, 
$2; 1,000 bulbs, $16. Not less than 25 bulbs of one variety sold. 
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