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Fottler* Fiske, Fawson Co., Boston 
Colchicum, Autumnale Major 
Blooms Without Soil or Water 
By Parcel Post add postage at Zone rates, (see page 1). 
Weight 4 oz. each, 4 lbs. per doz. 
The Colchicum (Meadow Saffron) is a real curiosity in 
the plant world. The bulbs possess the peculiarity of pro¬ 
ducing a mass of beautiful, delicately colored, fragrant 
flowers in September, without any food at all. Simply 
place the bulbs without earth or w'ater (or without any 
other food) on a mantelpiece, table or desk, and in a very 
short time they will produce their large, Crocus-shaped 
flowers. When the flowers have faded, the bulbs should 
lx‘ planted in the garden, where they will develop their fo¬ 
liage in the Spring; dig up the bulbs after the foliage has 
died and have them dried and cleaned. Once again you 
can enjoy the beautiful flowers in still greater abundance 
in the Autumn on your mantelpiece or desk; and the same 
fascinating method will repeat itself year after year. 
Bulbs are procurable from September until November. 
Each 10c., doz. $1.00, 100 $8.00. 
Colchicums in Variety 
Autumnale major. (Commonly called Meadow Saffron.) 
The rosy, lilac blossoms appear from September to No¬ 
vember. Doz. $1.00, 100 $7.50, 1000 $60.00. 
Autumnale album. A white variety of above. 
Doz. 60c., 100 $4.00, 1000 $35.00. 
Autumnale plenum. Double rose. Doz. 75c., 100 $4.00. 
Colchicum autumnale major blooming In fern dish 
Colchicum blooming on a saucer 
Agrippinum. (Parkinsoni.) Large lilac flowers, which 
are checkered with dark purple; attractive. 
Doz. $1.25, 100 $7.50. 
Bornmuelleri. Rich, rosy lilac and white; immense flow¬ 
ers; early blooming. Fine sort for flowering in vessels of 
stones and water. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
Cilicicus. Flowers with white vase and soft pink petals, 
inside lilac. Appears from October to December. 
Doz. 50c., 100 $3.00. 
Speciosum. Large, rosy-purple flowers appear in Sep¬ 
tember. Each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00. 
Crocus 
Fall and Winter Blooming 
Colchicums and Fall-flowering Crocus are the choicest 
of the bulbous plants for August and September blooming. 
They are very effective when grown among stones in water; 
and also with ferns and mosses in ferneries for table use. 
No charge for mailing. 
Hyemalis. Flowers white, the outer lilac banded, throat 
orange colored. Doz. 30c., 100 $2.00. 
Imperati. Color lilac, the outer surface of the outer seg¬ 
ment coated with rich buff, suffused with purple feather¬ 
ing. Doz. 50c., 100 $2.75, 1000 $25.00. 
Medius. A beautiful purple flower from the Maritime 
Alps; flowers in October. Stigma bright scarlet and 
much branched. Each 20e., doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00. 
Sativus. Beautiful light blue, long, narrow flowers in 
clusters of three. Flowers in October and November. 
Doz. 30c., 100 $2.00, 1000 $15.00. 
Speciosus. Flowering at the end of September and early 
in October. The peculiar segments are rich, bluish pur¬ 
ple, suffused with darker purple veins. 
Doz. 30c., 100 $2.00, 1000 $15.00. 
Zonatus. Bright, vinous, lilac flowers, golden at the base; 
about the middle of September. 
Doz. 10e., 100 $2.50, 1000 $20.00. 
