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Abundance. Creamy yellow with darker cup. 
10c each. $1.00 doz. 
Orange Cup. Pale yellow, with deep orange 
cup. 15c each. $1.50 doz. 
JONQUILS 
Look like small “trumpet daffodils”, but are 
quite fragrant and have three or more flowers 
on a stem. Very hardy growers, increasing 
rapidly. 
Campemelle Regulosus. A great improvement 
on the original type. Four for 30c. 85c doz. 
Campemelle Giganteus. In size, perfume and 
foliage superior to all. A dozen stems make a 
fine bouquet. 15c each. $1.50 doz. 
NARCISSUS BARGAIN 
We have a mixed lot. Contains Grand Mon- 
arque. Paper White, Trumpet Daffodils, etc., but 
no Chinese lilies. 
SPECIAL: 30 bulbs for $1.00. Prepaid to 
Zone 3. Beyond that add 25c postage or we will 
send by express. 
SPANISH AND DUTCH IRIS 
Bulbous lias (Spanish and Dutch). These are 
the most popular Iris for cutting, having a tex¬ 
ture that makes them “good keepers” like gladi¬ 
oli. 
Culture. Plant in fall with tulips, etc. They 
are hardy in the North. Plant larger bulbs 3 
or 4 inches deep, small a little less. In cold 
climates a winter mulch is advised. Plant in full 
sun or partial shade. They do best with plenty 
of moisture. They may be left in ground when 
dormant. 
Hart Nibbrig. Clear blue. 10c each. 50c doz. 
Imperator. Large, brilliant blue. 10c each. 
50c doz. 
White Excelsior. Best pure white. 10c each. 
60c doz. 
Yellow Queen. Clear golden yellow. 10c 
each. 65c doz. 
SPECIAL OFFER. Mixed varieties, some not 
listed above, per doz. 35c; 40 bulbs for $1.00. 
Cheapest way to buy. One each of named will 
identify part. 
BEARDED IRIS 
Iris were rightly named for the Goddess of 
the rainbow. No flower could show a wider 
range of colors, more exquisite blending or more 
grace in form. 
Culture. Plant in sunny place not over one 
inch deep and about 1 foot apart. Keep soil 
moist, not soggy, until growth begins. Then 
water very freely to get large blooming plants 
quickly. No fertilizer. 
Bobby Houdyshel. Ground color white, flushed 
phlox pink. Feathered and dotted with deep 
phlox pink. This is the color arrangement of 
the “Plicata type.” Dwarf. As exquisite as an 
orchid. 25c each. 
Cecil Houdyshel. One of the finest plicatas 
and hardy in the North. Standards, deeply 
flushed lavender. Falls, white, edged and frilled 
lavender. Tall and graceful. 50c each. 
Eleanor Brooks. Seedling of Bobby H. Deeper 
and richer in color, taller and larger in flowers. 
Yellow blended in throat. 75c each. 
Fairy Gold (Tom Metcalf). Pure golden yel¬ 
low like a daffodil. The purest color I have 
seen in yellow iris. Medium height and size. 
Best of all, it is, I believe, the nearest to an 
EVERBLOOMING IRIS so far introduced. Here 
it has bloomed in seven successive months, cer¬ 
tainly a better bloomer and ten times better 
flower than the famous Eleanor Roosevelt. We 
congratulate Tom for this iris. He has made 
an important contribution to the improvement 
of Iris. $2.50 each. 
IRIS BARGAIN 
Seedling Iris from two talented breeders, one 
of whom originated “Fairy Gold”. Not quite 
good enough to introduce in competition with 
new sorts selling at $5.00 or more. Some too 
much like sorts already named. Will average 
in quality with 50c sorts now on market. 
50 for $1.00. Not prepaid. Postage 25c up 
to Zone 3. Farther, express is cheaper. 
Iris Stylosa. Bargain. We are overstocked 
on this lovely little lavender winter bloomer. 
Usual price 25c. Special 10c each. 7 5c doz. 
IRIS BARGAIN LIST 
If interested send for mimeograph copy. 
Nearly 200 varieties at truly “cut rate” prices, 
many as low as 5c. 
FREESIAS 
Freesias are most popular both as garden 
flowers and for pots. They are deliciously fra¬ 
grant. Originally white with a yellow throat, 
they have now been developed into pure white 
and a great variety of color tones ranging from 
pure yellow to pink, rose and blue. 
Culture. In California and the south plant in 
the garden in Fall, preferably early. Plant 
close, not over 2 or 3 inches apart, the same 
depth, and keep ground moist. A good way is 
to plant 2 or 3 rows in a furrow, about 15 bulbs 
to the foot. 
In cold climates they are not hardy, but are 
most ideal for window culture. They come into 
bloom in 12 weeks from planting and may easily! 
be had for the holidays. Plant 6 bulbs in a 5-in.I 
pot. Use good sandy fibrous loam potting soil.! 
Unlike most bulbs, they do not have to be kept 
cool and dark at first. Set them in a window 
and they are up in a few days. Enjoy fragrance 
and beauty in mid-winter. A window full of 
beauty, color and fragrance for a few dimes. 
Purity Superflora. An improved Purity. Pure 1 
white, early. 25c doz. 
Baker’s Super White. New. The largest, 
tallest, purest white. Later. 5 0c doz. 
Golden Daffodil. Clear yellow with orange 
blotch. 30c doz. 
Golden Treasure. Large, golden yellow, 3 5c 
doz. 
Kramer's Pink Supreme. New. The finest, 
clear pink yet produced. 45c doz. 
Mrs. Marc Peters. A beautiful rose, tinted 
orange. 3 5c doz. 
Wild Rose. Darker than Pink Supreme. 40c ; 
doz. 
Wistaria. Violet blue. 35c doz. 
FREESIA BARGAIN. Above prices are low. 1 
but if names are not wanted we offer 40 mixed 1 
for $1.00, the lowest price we have ever seen for 1 
freesias. 
HYACINTHS 
Hyacinths are fine for either garden or house 
culture. They are winter hardy. 
Culture. In the garden, plant 4 or 5 inches 
deep, preferably in a rich sandy loam. They 
may be grown for the house in pots or in hya¬ 
cinth glasses usually obtainable at dime stores. 
Fill glass with water until it does not quite touch 
bulb. Keep in dark until considerable top 
growth is made or stems will be short. We 
prefer potting in soil. 
Gertrude. Deep pink. 
Grand M ait re. Porcelain blue. 
La Yictoire. Red. 
LYnnocence. Pure white. 
Prices: 15c each, $1.50 per doz. 
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MUSCARI or GRAPE HYACINTHS 
These little flowers are exquisitely dainty and 
beautiful. Hardy anywhere. 
Culture. Plant about 3 inches deep. In Cali¬ 
fornia they come up in the fall. For house ' 
culture plant 6 bulbs in a 5-in. pot. 
Heavenly Blue. There is so little difference L 
in the varieties that we are listing only this one 
as it seems to be the best and most popular. , 
Exquisite, deep sky blue. 5c each. 40c doz. 
CALLA LILIES 
Culture. All are suitable for pot culture, j 
Fhrfft 1 inch deep in a 4 to 6-in. pot depentrfnif j 
on size of bulb. Pot any time after about Dec. j 
1. Water only slightly until growth begins, t 
then plenty. 
The black calla must be planted early in pots ] 
for the East and outside in California. They ( 
begin to grow by Sept. 1. Bloom about Febru¬ 
ary. They will not grow in the summer but f 
other callas may be kept dormant and planted f 
outside in spring in very light semi-shade. Keep 
wet. j 
Zantedeschia aethiopica, var. “Baby Calla”. < 
Daintiest, smallest Calla. 40c each. 
Z. aethiopica, var. Godfrey Calla, the popular 0 
dwarf calla but twice as large as “Baby”. 20c j. 
to 30c each. 
Z. albo maculata. The “spotted leaf” calla. 
The foliage and flowers are very attractive. 25c 
to 40c each. 
Z. elliotiana. Golden yellow. 20c to 35c each, f 
Z. rehmanni. The plant is dwarf, 10 to 12 in. a 
high with dainty rose or pink flowers. 50c, 75c 
to $1.00 for extra large bulbs. 
Arum palaestinum. The true “Solomon’s „ 
Lily”. Foliage like white calla but the flower is ( 
purple-black, large. Blooming size 40c. Very j 
large 75c each. r 
SPECIAL OFFER. One each of Pink, Yellow ], 
and Black Callas for $1.00. 
ORNITHOGALUM 
O. thyrsoid.es. Cape chinlcerichee. A large ' 
umbel of white flowers that will keep for over a s 
month when cut. 3 for 20c. 65c doz. 
LILIES 
It is best to plant these in the fall as soon as 
dormant. Send your order now and the bulbs 
will be sent at the proper time to plant. 
Culture. Most lilies prefer deep planting 
about 5 to 6 inches deep, except bulbs that are 
one inch or less in diameter should be a little 
less. They prefer the partial shade of shrubs or 
trees but the following do very well in full sun, 
especially Elegans and Regale. Use no fertilizer 
except thoroughly decayed and pulverized ma¬ 
nure and bone meal mixed with soil. Do not 
allow ground to dry out when they are dormant 
and water liberally when growing. A ground 
mulch is very good. 
L. elegans, var. “Best Red”. The name de¬ 
scribes it. 15" to 24" tall, just right to transfer 
from garden to pot for Mother’s Day, when it 
blooms here. Very hardy and easy to grow. 20c 
each. 3 for 50c. 7 for $1.00. 
L. regale. Fragrant white flowers, delicately 
suffused pink with sulphury throat. The hardiest 
and most easily grown lily. 15c each. 4 for 50c. 
L. tigrinum. Single. Old, well-known lily 
blooming late summer. 15c each. 4 for 50c. 
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