CROCUSES 
AUTUMN-FLOWERING CROCUSES 
Plant in August 
T HE great pleasure of having quantities of these lovely flowers in our gardens, in the lawn, 
along the bank or driveway or in forgotten corners in great variety, flowering there through 
September into October, and some varieties even flowering until severe frost puts an end to all 
this gayety, is easily within our grasp. 
They are also very attractive grown in pots indoors. 
These crocuses grow very successfully in ordinary soils, but for the rare species we recom¬ 
mend adding a small quantity of well decayed leaf mold to the soil and surrounding the bulbs 
with a little sharp sand. They are thankful for a little mulching. 
You need only to reserve some of these now, for planting during late August or early September; 
these gems will flower within two or three weeks after planting, blossoming luxuriantly from 
year to year. 
ASTURICUS: A very large showy species from 
the Asturia Mountains; pale mauve to purple- 
lilac with darker stripes at base. $2.65 for 10; 
$24 per 100. 
IRIDIFLORUS (Byzantinus): A native of Hun¬ 
gary, Western Transylvania, and the Banat; 
large purple outer segments, inner segments 
pale lilac, very floriferous; lilac anthers, very 
distinct and handsome. $2.65 for 10; $24 per 100. 
NUDIFLORUS: Flowers rich clear purple; a 
native of the Asturia Mountains, the Pyrenees, 
Landes and Cervennes, etc., and at one time 
naturalized in the Midland Counties of England. 
$1.75 for 10; $15 per 100. 
PULCHELLUS: Lavender-blue with white an¬ 
thers and orange spotted throat; a lovely species 
found growing in the heathy thickets bordering 
the Bosphorus. $1.75 for 10; $15 per 100. 
SALZMANNI: A native of Tangier; lilac, dark 
feathered, delighting in a damp soil. $1.75 for 
10; $15 per 100. 
SPECIOSUS: Bright violet-blue, prettily veined, 
having orange-red anthers and light yellow 
throat; large, handsome and showy, one of the 
best for naturalizing in grass and massing in 
borders or in rockwork. $.55 for 10; $3 per 100. 
SPECIOSUS AITCHISONI: Long, handsome 
flowers, with sharp tapering petals, lavender, 
prettily feathered a darker shade and with 
silvery flush to outer petals. Very late. $1 for 
10; $7.50 per 100. 
SPECIOSUS ALBUS: A very fine white-flowered 
variety. $1.45 for 10; $12 per 100. 
SPECIOSUS ARTABIR: A beautiful variety with 
large pale blue flowers and dark veinings. $.85 
for 10; $6 per 100. 
SPECIOSUS GLOBOSUS: Very late dark blue. 
$.85 for 10; $6 per 100. 
SPECIOSUS POLLUX: Pale violet-blue exterior 
shaded silvery white. Very large flowers. A 
beautiful introduction. $.85 for 10; $6 per 100. 
ZONATUS: Rose-lilac, yellow center and orange 
zone; ethereal in its lovely coloring. $.55 for 10; 
$3 per 100. 
While we recommend that you always plant the largest bulbs for finest effects, yet for exten¬ 
sive naturalistic plantings which require many thousands of bulbs, we can offer a smaller size, 
good flowering bulb in fine varieties at $25 per 1000. 
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