CHINESE SACKED LILY 
The &elebtczted Joss Flower 0¥ The &elesiials 
» 4k K^iXm 
This “Flower of the Gods” js 
used by the Chinese to decorate the 
temples of their gods, and, as you can 
readily imagine, possesses rarely 
beautiful decorative qualities to be 
selected for this, to these wonderful 
and artistic people, great and sacred 
honor. The botanical name is Nar¬ 
cissus Orientalis and one of its mar¬ 
velous characteristics is the great 
rapidity with which it grows an4 
blooms. It is exclusively for indoor 
blooming, and does well in pots 015 
pans of earth, sand, fiber or moss; 
but the most interesting and usual 
way is in shallow bowls of water 
with just enough pretty pebbles to 
keep the growing plant from toppling 
over. 
The flowers are profuse, pure, sil¬ 
very white with golden centers borne 
on stroug, upright stalks, exquisitely 
pretty and very highly and delight¬ 
fully perfumed. 
We import the Bulbs directly from 
China, they are always large, firm and 
healthy, and grow for anyone, any 
where. No one who once grows a Chin¬ 
ese Sacred Lily, fails to order a supply 
each autumn. They bloom in from f Qui¬ 
to six weeks, and by bringing out one 
or two at a time you can enjoy their fas¬ 
cinating bloom and fragrance all thro¬ 
ugh the winter. 
BRICE, Postpaid; 20 el# eaeh; 
tkree for SO fts; a rtoasen; 30 
Kolbs, delhered to you still in tlio 
Chinese woven basket exactly as we 
receive tliean. parcel post charges 
paid by us, §4.00. Quite often there 
are more than 30 Bulbs in tile bas- 
§? liet - al! {rood, large, fine Bulbs. The 
HP baskets make unique waste paper 
'fH baskets for the bouse. 
NOTE. Sometimes a hasty 
glance at quantity prices in our Cata¬ 
logue and in the Catalogues of an odd 
competitor here and there might lead 
one to think there was no saving buy¬ 
ing from us. But read carefully and 
H you will find others ask you to pay 
postage or express charges in addi- 
to Q do °so n ? t shi P by’ express'uSesWspecSuy^kJd 
_ Q „ i because deliveries have been so uncertain for the past several years, 
parcel post reliable and reasonably prompt. 
<bile we find 
WONDERFUL, NAMED MAMMOTH CROCUSES 
Largest, Most Handsomely (Colored Bulbs 
harbingers of spring, blooming often before the snow has gone, their bright, 
co 013 driving away the last dread of the long, dreary winter. Planted in rows of the same 
t " e .y are 7, ery showy, popping up here and there through the grass on lawn they are fairy 
^scattered around in wild and semi-w.ild places they are ever so pretty. As an edg- 
thfv hlofmhftFura^, Hyaci ° t h beds they are remarkably effective, and when set among these Bulbs 
they bloom heloie them and their grass-like foliage makes a nice background for the Bulbs when 
mfonnlvn Crocuses accommodate themselves to any soil and all locations, and are abso- 
y ‘ Set t hem one to two inches apart, as you wish, and from two to three inches deep. 
m? m ever y four h ve years. We like to see Crocuses blooming in masses of one solid 
hey are also used m pots and m water same as Hyacinths, Tulips and Narcissus, hut must 
be kept cool, away from fire and where gas is seldom used, until ready to bloom, when they may 
be brought into the sitting room. ’ * y 
r T ,.„'^| lese f a ? 1 e ^he largest Crocus Bulbs imported from Holland, and will please you very much 
® lz ? ?• t ie Slant flowers will surprise anyone who has not grown the improved, giant-flower¬ 
ing vaaieties. All named Bulbs are wrapped separately and labeled with name and color. (26) 
