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CROCUS 
Crocuses are among the earliest of spring flowers, and 
are most efTective when planted under the sod about the 
lawn. 
They can be strewn thickly over the surface and 
should be planted just as they fall, merely lifting the sod 
with a knife or trowel, slipping the bulbs underneath and 
pressing the sod back into place. Planted in this way 
they will live for years, and are always a most welcome 
harbinger of spring. They can also be used in design beds, 
in which case none but the named varieties should be 
planted. 
Mixed Crocuses, in separate colors, Blue, White, and 
Striped, or all colors together. 15 cts. per doz., 65 cts. 
per 100, $6 per 1,000. 
Named Crocus 
15 cts. per doz., 95 cts. per 100, $9 per 1,000, except where 
noted. Crocuses by mail, 10 cts. per doz. extra. 
Albion. Dark violet, striped. 
Baron von Brunow. Dark blue. 
King of the Whites. Large; snow-white. 
Mammoth Yellow. Top roots; extra-heavy. 25 cts. per 
doz., Si.25 per 100, Sio per 1,000. 
Mammoth Yellow. First size. 
Mont Blanc. White; one of the best. 
Purpurea grandiflora. Purple. 
Sir Walter Scott. Striped white. 
IRIS, Bulbous-Rooted 
The following Irises are all species with bulbs or roots, 
which in most cases ripen and become dormant in summer. 
All of the species belonging to this group must be planted 
in the fall. They are perfectly hardy, but many of them 
bloom so early that they must be planted in a sheltered 
place where they will be protected from frosts and cutting 
winds. A few of the species have fleshy rhizomes, the 
leaves of which do not entirely disappear. 
The first to flower are the Reticulata group, including 
