NEW FLORAL GUIDE, AUTUMN, 1917 
Sparaxis 
Many beautiful colors, spotted, 
streaked and flushed. Fine for pots. 
3 for 5c., 12 for 15c., 100 for 75c., ppd. 
2 Triteleias 
Uniflora (Spring Star Flower). 
Charming, fairy-like, white flow¬ 
ers for winter'bloom, also bedding 
out. 3 for 5 cts., 12 for 15 cts., 100 
for 85 cts., postpaid. 
Blue. Violet-blue. 3 for 5 cts., 12 
for 15 cts., 100 for 85 cts., ppd. 
2 Zephyranthes filS 
Candida. White. 3 for 15 cts., 12 
for 50 cts., postpaid. 
Rosea. Rose-pink. 3 for 20 cts., 12 
for 75 cts., postpaid. 
Iris 
Florentina. White, marked blue and 
yellow. 3 for 15 cts., 12 for 50 cts. 
Peacock Iris (Pavonia). Beautiful 
colors. 3 for 10 cts., 12 for 40 cts. 
Belle Chinoise. Golden yellow. 
^-The Queen. Glistening white. 
The Darling. Blue and purple. 
Prince of Orange. Orange-yellow. 
The 4 above, 3 for 8c., 12 for 20c. 
SPANISH IRIS, Mixed. 3 for 5 cts., 
12 for 15 cts. 
Ixias 
Beautiful, little, winter-flowering 
bulbs, throwing up slender spikes of 
bloom. Many different colors. 3 for 
8 cts., 12 for 20 cts., postpaid. 
Ranunculus 
3 for 5 cts., 12 for 15 cts., 100 
for $1, postpaid. 
Double Turban. Brilliant 
colors. Mixed. 
Double Giant. Gorgeous flow¬ 
ers. Mixed colors. 
Double Persian. Rich colors. 
Scillas 
Sibirica. Perfectly hardy and 
sure to bear an abundance 
of bright blue flowers. It 
will bloom indoors from 
Christmas to April. 3 for 
6 cts., 12 for 15 cts., 100 for 
$1, postpaid. (See cut.) 
Clusii (Peruvian Hyacinth, or 
Cuban Lily). Bears one 
enormous pyramidal cluster 
of rich, bright blue, star¬ 
shaped flowers. Blooms a 
longtime. 10cts. each,3 for 
25 cts., 12 for $1, postpaid. 
Snowdrops 
Galanthus 
Single Snowdrops. 3 for 5c., 
12 for 15 cts., 100 for $1, 
1,000 for $7.50, ppd. 
Double Snowdrops. 3 for 10 
cts., 12 for 30 cts., 100 for 
$2, postpaid. 
Giant Snowdrops, Elwesii. 
The largest and most beau¬ 
tiful of all Snowdrops. 3 for 
8 cts., 12 for 20 cts., 100 for 
$1.10, i,ooo for $8, ppd. 
^Illinois Self-Watering Flower-Boxes 
TRY THEM THIS WINTER FOR YOUR WINDOWS—GUARANTEED NOT TO LEAK 
The boxes are made of heavy galvanized iron, 
which is painted an attractive green, and are pro¬ 
vided with a self-watering device which renders 
attention unnecessary, except 
at intervals of from ten to 
twenty days. Through the 
tube in the corner water is 
poured into the reservoir (e) 
underneath the false bottom 
(d) which supports the soil (b). 
Sponges (cc) touch the extreme bottom of box 
and extend upward into the soil in which the flowers 
are planted, thus supplying water by sub-irrigation. 
Careful trials have proved 
that plants treated this way 
thrive much better, blooms 
will be larger and foliage 
heavier than in ordinary sur¬ 
face-watered boxes. Makes a 
splendid Christmas present. 
SELF-WATERING FLOWER- 
BOXES 
Patented Jan. 29, 1907; June 22, 1909 
SELF-WATERING HANGING- 
BASKETS 
High 
Wide 
Long 
Reservoir 
No. 
inches 
inches 
inches 
quarts 
Price 
0 
6 
6 
16 
I 
$1 25 
I 
8 
9'A 
23 
2>2 
i 75 
2 
8 
9 A 
25 
3 
1 90 
3 
8 
9 X A 
27 
3 ^ 
2 10 
4 
8 
9 j A 
29 
4 
2 25 
5 
8 
9'A 
31 
4 ^ 
2 50 
6 
8 
9 l A 
33 
5 
2 60 
7 
8 
9'A 
35 
5 j A 
2 75 
8 
8 
9A 
37 
6 
2 90 
9 
8 
9'A 
39 
3 10 
10 
8 
9 l A 
4 i 
7 
3 40 
Height Width 
Water 
No. inches inches Length 
capacity 
Price 
8 
6 
8 
square 
I qt. 
$1 
IO 
IO 
7 
10 
square 
I ]4 qts. 
I 
50 
12 
8 
12 
square 
2 A qts. 
I 
75 
H 
9 
14 
square 
3 A qts. 
2 
00 
Prices include hooks for hanging, but no chain. 
Chain for Hanging-Baskets. Per ft., 6 cts. 
One No. 8 Self¬ 
watering Hanging - 
Basket and 5 choice Ferns (our selection), in¬ 
cluding 1 Asparagus plumosus and 1 Asparagus 
Sprengeri, 4 hooks, 1 ceiling hook and 8 feet 
of chain the entire lot for $2, by express. 
COFFER > • 33 
Hanging-Basket 
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