“ See the purple tritiums blooming 
Rich and stately every where."—Dora Read Goodale. 
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GbADIObUS. 
The Gladiolus is the most beautiful of the 
Summer or Tender Bulbs, with tall spikes of 
flowers, some two feet or more in height, often 
several from the same bulb. The flowers are of 
almost every desirable color, brilliant scarlet, 
crimson, creamy white, striped, blotched and 
spotted in the most curious manner. Set the 
bulbs from six to nine inches apart, and about 
four inches deep, riant from middle of April 
to first of June. In the fall, before 
hard frosts, take up the bulbs, remove 
the tops, leave to dry in the air for a 
few days, and store in some cool place, 
secure from frost until spring. 
4 They know the time to go! 
The fairy clocks strike their inaudible hour 
In field and woodland , and each punctual flower 
Bows at the signal an obedient head 
- And hastens to bed."— Susan Coolidge. 
A full and complete descriptive 
list of our grand named collection, em¬ 
bracing all the latest French novelties, 
will be mailed Free on application. 
Each. 
Gladiolus Ceres, white, marbled and 
striped with rose and purple . 10 
Charlotte Cushman, brilliant 
scarlet, beautiful large white throat, 
white line in each petal . 10 
Ch ristopher Colu mbus, rosy car¬ 
mine, flamed with red, violet red blotch 
on lower petals . 15 
Eugene Scribe, flower large and 
wide, rose, blazed with carmine red; 
very fine . 10 
Eva, white, slightly tinged with rose and 
pale lilac . 10 
Fenelon, rose, violet tinged, flamed 
with carmine . 10 
■Holm es, clear rose, striped with darker 
rose, large white blotch, flushed with 
lemon . 10 
I m peratrice, white, striped and 
dashed with carmine . 10 
Isaac Buchanan, fine yellow. 10 
James Carter, light orange red, 
very bright, with a large, pure white 
throat . 10 
GLADIOLUS. 
UNNAMED GLADIOLUS. 
Choice American Seedlings. 
These seedlings are grown from seed that 
is saved from the best named varieties only. 
They will grow vigorously and produce as large 
spikes of beautiful flowers as the named sorts. 
All Colors mixed, 20 bulbs for 50 cents; 
$2.00 per 100. 
Light Colors and ^TVhite, all shades, 14 
bulbs for 50 cents; $3.00 per 100. 
■Red and Scarlet, all shades, 16 bulbs for 
50 cents. 
Not less than 50 at 100 rates. 
HELIOTROPE. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Each. 
Gladiolus Addison, dark amaranth 
with white stripes . 10 
Agrius, bright salmon, slightly feath¬ 
ered at the outer edge with vermilion; 
blotch cream color . 10 
Amalthee, white, streaked with gar¬ 
net, large garnet blotch . 10 
Ambroise Verschaffeit, carmine, 
garnet flamed . 15 
And romede, rose, slightly tinted with 
carmine, and streaked with white; large 
yellow blotch. 10 
Antigone, delicate rose, flamed with 
carmine. 10 
A n ge I e, white, lightly striped with lilac, 10 
3 ry a n t, rose, heavily striped and flaked 
with deep scarlet; blotch lemon color ; 
each petal has a distinct white line; the 
whole flower has a rich velvety appear¬ 
ance . 10 
Joconde, cherry rose, fringed bright 
carmine, streaked white, clear throat... 10 
Le Poussin, light red, white ground ; 
very pretty . 10 
Lowell, rose shaded with scarlet, a shade 
of garnet in the throat . 10 
Mad. Monneret, delicate rose, car¬ 
mine blotch . 10 
Pactole, yellow, tinged with rose at the 
edges, blotch of darker shade . 10 
Panorama, lilac, shaded and mottled 
with brilliant carmine, throat creamy 
white, white line in each petal . 15 
Romulus, brilliant dark red, large 
white blotch . 10 
Trium phans, cherry, shading off to 
currant red . 10 
HELIOTROPE. 
“A strange iiivisUtle perfume hits the sense." 
— Antony & Cleopatra. 
Well-known plants grown for their exquisite 
fragrance. They make handsome plants when 
bedded out, blooming moderately through the 
summer, and in great profusion early in the fall. 
They are also very desirable for house culture, 
a single plant filling a whole room with per¬ 
fume. Each, 15 cents; $1.50 per dozen. 
Heliotrope Albert *Delaux, foliage ir¬ 
regularly blotched and marked yellowish- 
green ; flowers light lavender, novel, and 
pretty. 
Lady Cook, dark violet. 
Louise Belaux, rose, shaded with violet. 
Mrs. Lewlngton, very dark purple. 
Mad. de Blonay. pure white. 
