GLORIOSA ROTHSCHILDIANA—Glory Lily. Big blos¬ 
soms of gorgeous ruby, gold-margined. Will bloom freely 
in garden, or may be forced. See description on page 19. 
Good tubers. Each 35c; 3 for $1.00. 
ACIDANTHERA BICOLOR—Pretty Ethiopian rarity, easy 
if handled just like Gladiolus. Lovely and graceful cream- 
colored blossoms, chocolate blotched. Long in bloom. Two 
feet. Each 25c; 3 for 65c. 
ACIDANTHERA MURIELAE—New species from western 
Abyssinia, taller growing than the last, to forty inches. 
Long-tubed, wide-spreading blossoms of purest white, with 
rich maroon-black blotch. Botanists disagree as to classifi¬ 
cation of this species, some making it a Gladiolus; but what 
odds, in either genus it is still a beauty. Each 50c; 3 for $1.25. 
HYMENOCALLIS SPECIES—White chalice-flowers, rag¬ 
ged edged and fragrant. Excellent for cutting or garden 
decoration. Likely more than one species here, but all 
good. Gladiolus culture. 3 for 25c; 9 for $1.00. 
WINE CUPS—This is Callirhoe involucrata, a magnifi¬ 
cently showy half-trailer for the front of the border, the 
rockery, the terrace, or to carpet a dry bank. Big cups 
of showy wine-crimson for months. Revels in heat and 
drought. Good solid tubers, each 25c; 3 for 65c; 5 for $1.00. 
COMMEL1NA COELESTIS—Sky Flower. Bluest of all 
blues. Blooms for months. Tubers like those of Dahlia, and 
stored over winter in same manner. For further description, 
see listing in The Treasure Chest. Illustration on page 9. 
3 for 40c; 8 for $1.00. 
COMMELINA COELESTIS WHITE PANSY — Enamel 
white. Not related to Pansy, but gives Bush Pansy effect. 
3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. 
GLADIOLUS AVALON BLEND—An actual blending of 
newer and finer named sorts: rose, pink, apricot, salmon, 
orange, bronze, copper, tangerine, buff, golden, and primrose, 
with red, scarlet and maroon. Then there are all the rich 
“pansy” shades, velvet purple, violet, amaranth, blue and 
lavender, with others mauve or opalescent; and white, of 
course, pure or tinted. I make this mixture up myself. 
Only large-flowered sorts of robust habit are included. It is 
really a unique blend. Nothing quite like it has been 
offered. 10 for 50c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.50. 
GLADIOLUS DIVERSITIES—Here arc those curiously 
tinted and oddly marked kinds that fit no other classification: 
smokies, ashes of rose, weird overlays, contrasting blotch- 
ings, with marbled and peacock-eye types. Some are 
brightly starred, others netted, pin-striped, or with rainbow 
variegations; and there will be the always distinctive mauve, 
purple and violet shades, with other strange beauties. You 
will scarce believe your own eyes when the Diversities 
come into bloom. 9 for 50c; 19 for $1.00; 100 for $4.50. 
GLADIOLUS BYZANTINUS—A winter-hardy species, 
but in north, or exposed locations, better mulch planting 
with straw or litter in late autumn. Long spikes of rich 
amaranth-red flowers, individually not large, but neverthe¬ 
less showy. Makes a striking hardy border accent. Each 
35c; 3 for $1.00. 
GLADIOLUS DRACOCEPHALUS—A species with most 
curious flowers, neither large enough nor bright enough to 
be beautiful; weird rather. It is well-named, for the flowers 
are of pinched “dragon-head” form. The ground color is an 
odd green-yellow, closely pin-striped with purple. Its major 
value will be as a parent in hybridizing experiments, to 
introduce unusual color effects. 4 for 25c; 9 for 50c; 19 
for $1.00. 
CRINUM LONGIFOLIUM—A beautiful and interesting 
flowering bulb of the Amaryllis family, with wide, arching, 
ribbon-like leaves two to three feet long, giving an exotic 
and tropical effect. In early summer robust flower-stalks 
appear, each crowned with a cluster of thick waxen trum¬ 
pets, white or palest blush, shading to deep rosy pink. Lasts 
a long time in blossom, and sometimes flowers again in au¬ 
tumn. Seems to be fully winter-hardy at Philadelphia and 
New York, if mulched with litter, but to be on the side of 
safety, better plant deeply in a not overly exposed location. 
In colder areas planting in cold frame might be good in¬ 
surance, or the bulbs may be dug in late autumn, and stored 
in dry sand or soil in cellar over winter. Big, flowering- 
size, bulbs. Each 65c; 2 for $1.25; 5 for $3.00. 
J^****-* 1 ^ BLEND—The lovely and varied Shell-flowers. 
Treasure Chest for full description. Exceedingly showy 
While variations of red, orange and yellow will dominate 
there will be a proportion of pink and rose, with even oc¬ 
casional white or lavender. Plant bulbs as soon as possible 
after receiving them. 2 for 25c; 6 for 65c; 10 for $100* 
25 for $2.25. 
I UBiiROSE EARLY MEXICAN — Flowers that seem 
carved from white wax. Orange blossom perfume. Fine 
for border or cutting. 10 for 40c; 22 for 75 c. 
TUBEROSE SPECIAL STRAIN—Grows taller than Mex¬ 
ican Tuberose, and possibly flowers longer. Blossoms, 
though, are much the same, but foliage, every leaf, is mar¬ 
gined with a sharply defined band of creamy white. The 
plants are most decorative in border or garden. A splendid 
strain. 3 for 25c; 10 for 70c; 25 for $1.50. 
CALLA ALBO-MACULATA—A satisfactory garden Calla 
Lily, with arrow-shaped leaves, white-spotted, and flower- 
spathes of richest cream. See illustration, page 9. Each 25c* 
5 for $1.00. 
CALLA ELLIOTT I AN A—The great Golden Calla Lily. 
Will bloom freely in garden, and tubers may be dug in 
fall and stored in cellar over winter. Most striking. Each 
35c; 3 for $1.00. 
VARIEGATED BULB GRASS—A pretty ornamental grass 
with striped and variegated leaves. Excellent for edgings, 
or for border clumps. Botanically it is Arrhenatherum 
elatius tuberosum variegatum, but don’t let this linear name 
keep the very real beauty of the plant from you. Just call 
it Variegated Bulb Grass, as I do. Hardy. 18 inches. 
Grows from Crocus-like tubers. 8 for 25c; 25 for 65c; 
45 for $1.00. 
THE EXQUISITE FAIRY LILIES 
Dainty and charming flowers over a long season, with 
easiest cultural habits, mark this group of closely related 
bulbs. Delightful in the garden, but will do wonderfully, 
too, in pots or window boxes. They bloom profusely after 
each shower. Water well in drought. Store bulbs in winter, 
as you would those of Gladiolus. 
COOPERIA PEDUNCULATA—Evening Star. Richly per¬ 
fumed flowers of pink-tinged white, all summer. Long stems. 
Illustrated, page 9. 3 for 35c; 9 for $1.00; 25 for $2.50. 
CHLIDANTHUS FRAGRANS—Gold Flower. A miniature 
garden Amaryllis. Rich yellow trumpets, sweetly perfumed. 
Size B, 3 for 25c; 8 for 50c; 18 for $1.00. 
ZEPHRYANTHES CARINATA — The blossoms, a full 
three inches across, open a rich shade of rose that gradually 
softens to clear pink. An exquisite beauty. Blooms after 
each shower from June to November. 2 for 25c; 5 for 50c; 
II for $1.00; 25 for $2.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES AJAX—Primrose Lily. Creamy yellow 
blossoms, blu&h-tinted, in uttermost profusion for many 
months. Each clump of it becomes a graceful foot-high sheaf 
of bloom. 4 for 35c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.85. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CANDIDA—Crocus Lily. Large blos¬ 
soms of snowy whiteness, from August on. Rich green 
foliage. Edgings or rockeries. 4 for 25c; 10 for 50c; 25 fbr 
$1.00; 100 for $3.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CITRINA—Citron Lily. A rare species, 
with blossoms of pure citron yellow, bronze-shaded in re¬ 
verse. 2 for 25c; 5 for 50c; 11 for $1.00. 
FAIRY LILY BLEND—A mixture made up from the six 
kinds offered above. Here is surprise-ful enjoyment at low 
cost. Not less than 50c worth sold. 8 for 50c; 17 for $1.00; 
100 for $5.00. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
Everyone knows this lovely perfumed flower, with its droop¬ 
ing bells of dainty waxen whiteness. It is hardy, increases 
rapidly when once it feels at home, and really prefers those 
shady corners (if the soil be not dry and baked) where il 
is hard to get other things to grow. Try it on the north 
side of the house, or colonize it where shrubbery archea. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY WHITE BELLS—Charming 
white bells, pendant in graceful sprays. Sturdy individua. 
pips, field grown. 10 for 40c; 30 for $1.00; 100 for $2.65 
LILY OF THE VALLEY PINK BELLS—In this truly 
rare variety, the blossoms are suffused with pink. GoOc 
pips, 3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. 
BULBS ARE NOT QUOTED POSTPAID. See 
note under heading on preceding page for instructions 
for postage and packing remittance in case bulbs are 
desired by mail. 
CINNAMON VINE—Quick-growing and handsome glossy¬ 
leaved vine. Roots fully winter hardy, and permanent. 
Particularly effective on fence or trellis. 3 for 25c; 10 
for 70c. 
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