BULB AND PLANT SPECIALTIES. 
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LILIES. Those who desire flowering plants that will, after planting, practically take care of themselves, find in 
this beautiful family almost everything desired. The Japanese sorts are in large demand, and may be 
styled the cream of the list. 
Lillium Wallachianum Superbum. 
“ The variety Superbum of the Indian Lily is much 
superior to the type both in vigor of constitution and 
in the size and beauty of its flowers.”— Garden and 
Forest , Aug. 27, 1890. 
This is beyond question the most beautiful of all 
the Trumpet Lilies, the flowers being of purest white, 
the tube being about 10 inches long and shaded a most 
lovely primrose yellow at the base. 
Strong flowering bulbs, price, each, 50 cts.; per 
doz., $4.00. 
Lilium Auratum. Golden Banded Lily of Japan. 
Immense white flowers, each petal marked with a 
wide gold band and spotted with maroon. Each, 
20 cts.; per doz.. $2.00. 
Lilium Lancifolium Rubrum. White with rich 
crimson spots. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 
Lilium Lancifolium Roseum. White stained and 
spotted rose. Each, 15 cts.; per doz., $1.50. 
Lilium Lancifolium Album. Large pure white 
flowers. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 
MILLA BIFLORA. Beautiful white waxy flowers 
with pale lemon anthers. Deliciously fragrant. 
Plant outdoors in May and take up bulbs in Fall 
like Gladioli. Each, 10 cts ; per doz., 75 cts. ; 
per hundred, 55.00. 
MADEIRA VINE. A beautiful rapid-growing 
climber, bearing in profusion very fragrant white 
Lillium Wallachanium Superbmn. flowers. Each 5 Cts.; per doz., 50 Cts. 
MONTBRETIA. Crocosmiaeflora. Very large flowers of fine shape. Base of flowers is bright orange, sprinkled 
with purple spots, arranged like Tigridia. Each, iocts.; per doz., 75cts. 
P/EONIES. We can furnish these well-known, old favorites in all the 
newest varieties. 
Hardy Herbaceous Sorts, named. 50 cts. each. 
Hardy Herbaceous, assoi ted colors ; large flowering roots. 50 cts. each. 
Hardy Herbaceous, large, double, white. 50 cts. each. 
ROSES. The following are new sorts well worthy the attention of all 
growers of the “ Queen of Flowers.” 
Crimson Rambler. A new Japanese climbing variety introduced last 
year. It has proved perfectly hardy, and on account of its rapid 
growth, quantity and quality of flowers and fragrance, it is destined 
to become the leader among climbing sorts. Plants, each, according 
to size, 25 and 50 cts. 
Hybrid Rugosa. Madame G. Bruant. Double white. A cross be¬ 
tween Rugosa and Tea. Very fragrant, large white, semi-double 
flowers, shaped like Niphetos. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 
Madame Chas. Worth. Similar to preceding except color, which is 
reddish carmine. 50 cts. each ; $5.00 per doz. 
New Afghan Yellow. A new and beautiful yellow rose from India. 
The plant is of bushy growth 
and very productive. 50cts. 
each. 
SMILAX. A beautiful climber 
for greenhouse or window 
culture. Plants from 2inch 
pots. 15 cts. each ; 5i.oo per 
doz. 
TIGRIDIA. (Shell Flower). 
Beautiful, large, shell-like flowers, produced from July until frost, 
require similar treatment to the dahlia. 
Conchiflora. Orange and crimson spots. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz. 
Grandiflora. Crimson. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz. 
Gi andiflora Alba. White flowers spotted with maroon and rose. 5 cts. 
each ; 50 cts. per doz. 
Pavonia. Red with crimson spots. 5 cts. each ; 50 cts. per doz. 
TUBEROSES. These are universal favorites and very easily grown. 
Before potting, remove the small offsets. Use rich loam and start in 
hot bed or in house. Do not set out until all danger from frost is past. 
Tuberose. Excelsior Double Pearl. 5 cts. each ; 25 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 100. 
Tall, Double. 5 cts. each ; 25 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 100. 
Albino. This variety is hardier and earlier than the others. The flowers are single, white; large and fragrant. 
5 cts. each ; 30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100. 
Tigridia. 
They 
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