James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
Tender Plants and Bulbs 
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SINGLE AND DOUBLE TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
AMARYLLIS 
The Amaryllis produces showy flowers that are handsome and very attractive, 
resembling Lilies. The bulbs should be potted in a rich, sandy loam, with good 
drainage. They require abundant moisture when growing, but at their season 
of rest water should be given sparingly. 
Fragrans. Flowers three to four inches long ; yellow ; fragrant; stalks 15 to 
18 inches high. Each, 10 cents. 
Regine (Equestre). One of the best of the Amaryllis family for winter¬ 
blooming. Flowers large, bell-shaped; color light scarlet, throat or center 
white. Each, 10 cents. 
Johnsoni. An elegant pot plant, with crimson flowers five inches in diameter, 
each petal striped with white. Flower-stalks two f<_et high, with clusters of 
three to five blooms. Each, 50 cents. 
Formosissima (Jacobean Lily 1. Eight to t n inches high. Flowers dark 
crimson. The bulbs are dormant during the winter. Each, 15 cents. 
Lutea. Flowers yellow, cup-shaped; f.ee bloomer; very desirable. Each, 
10 cents. 
Atamasco alba. Flowers upright, with broad petals, pure white. Each, sets. 
CALADIUM 
Pancy-Folia^cd. The fancy-foliagcd varieties are very satisfactory for 
summer decoration. Leaves striped, blotched, an.! spotted with white, crim¬ 
son,and pink; in fact, the variety of color is something wonderful. In the 
fall they die down, and the bulbs should be kept in the pots in a warm place. 
Each, 20 cents ; dozen, £2.00. 
Esculentuill — Elephant's Ear. One of the handsomest of the orna¬ 
mental-leaved plants. Roots obtained in the spring will makegood plants in 
the summer, and in the fall they should be taken up and stored in the cellar. 
Leaves three feet or more in length, nearly as broad. There is nothing so 
good as this Caladium for a grand bed of foliage in the garden. Medium¬ 
sized bulbs, each, 15 cents; dozen, $1.50. Large-sized bulbs, each, 25 cents; 
dozen,$2.50. Mammoth-sized bulbs, each, 35 cents; dozen, $3.50. 
GLOXINIA 
Gloxinias are among the handsomest of our summer-blooming greenhouse 
plains. The flowers are gorgeous, and the foliage has a velvety appearance. 
Bulbs should be started in spring in a warm place. They require partial shade 
and a liberal supply of water when growing. After blooming, water should be 
withheld and the bulbs remain dry through the winter. 
Red, White, Blue, and Spotted. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents; four 
for 40 cents. 
OXALIS 
Free-blooming bulbs, fine for pots, vases, or for edging walks and beds. 
Plant three inches apart. Dozen, 15 cents; hundred, $x.oo; by mail prepaid. 
Lasiandra. Rosy crimson. Tetraphylla, (Deppei). Rosy lilac. 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
No class of plants has so marvelously improved in the past few years as the 
Tuberous Begonias. Persons familiar with the old sorts of Begonias would 
scarcely recognize this section as belonging to the Begonia family; for, in 
addition to the marvelous bcatity of the flowers, the foliage has been greatly' 
improved, and one will hardly' find any two plants with the same kind of leaves. 
The flowers are brilliant and large, handsomely formed, and of wonderful size, 
often measuring from four to six inches in diameter. The plants bloom freely all 
summer, and are fine either as pot or bedding plants, being easily raised and 
requiring but little attention. They succeed best in a partially shaded situation, 
but should be protected from severe winds if possible. After the blooming 
season is over the tubers are dried and either left in the pots or placed in dry 
sand and kept until the spring, to be started again in February or March. 
Double—White, Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, and Yellow; each, 20 cents; 
two for 30 cents; five for 60 cents ; dozen, $1.25. 
Single—White, Crimson, Scarlet, Rose, and Yellow; each, 10 cents; 
three for 25 cents; dozen, 75 cents. The set of five for 40 cents. 
Bearded Begonia (B. grandiflora erecta cristata . This curious strain of 
Begonia has .single flowers, of good size, bearing on each petal a dense crest 
or beard composed of curiously twisted threads, which gives the flower a 
gay r and puzzling aspect. Highly interesting. Mixed colors; each, 20 cents; 
dozen, $2.00 
CALLA 
Richardia Africana. The well-known large white-flowering Callas are 
winter-blooming bulbs, and should be potted in the fall. We will accept 
orders for strong dormant bulbs for September delivery. Each, 20 cents ; 
dozen, $2.00. 
Little Gem. A dwarf variety of the old Calla, ten to twelve inches high ; free 
bloomer. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
Alba maculata, or Spotted Calla. Beautiful for pot culture. The foliage 
is marked in the same manner as that of the Yellow Calla. The bulbs must 
be kept in dry sand in the winter. Each, 10 cents; dozen, $1.00. 
Yellow Calla (Richardia Elliottiana). 'Phis plant, like the Common 
White Calla, is a native of Africa. In mode of growth it is quite like the 
African or Egyptian Calla, but its leaves are marked with pure white spots. 
The flowers are nearly' as large as those of Richardia Africana, but more 
urn-shaped, and the color is a rich canary-yellow. Its usual blooming time 
is late in the spring, and *he culture of the plant very much the same as 
that of the White Calla. Each, 75 cents. 
Black Calla. A remarkable variety, flowers large, velvety, purplish black, 
with coal-black spathe. Each, 20 cents ; dozen, £2.00. 
TIGRIDIA 
Tigridias are beautiful flowers, delicate as orchids, and showing wonderful 
blendings of colors. Plant bulbs in May and give the same care as to Gladi¬ 
olus for winter. 
Conchiflora. Yellow and orange, with dark spots. Each, 5 cents ; dozen, 
40 cents. 
Grandiflora alba. A beautiful variety, with large showy' white flowers, 
marked at the base of each division with spots of a reddish brown color 
on y'ellow ground. Each. 5 cents; dozen, 40 cents. 
Grandiflora lilacea. Beautiful large flower, lilac, purple, and white spots in 
center. Each, 5 cents : dozen 40 cents. 
New Giant Hybrids. A beautiful large-flowering strain in a great variety 
of colors. Each, 10 cents; dozen, $1.00. 
WATER LILIES—Nymphaeas 
Nympha:as can be grown in any swampy piece of ground, and even in tubs 
of water sunk in the ground, or on the surface, and in aquariums in the house, 
with soil or mud at the bottom. For ponds, if a soft, muddy bottom, tie the root 
to a stone to sink it, and drop it in near the shore in two or three feet of water. 
Nymphsea odorata. Common white Water Lily,very fragrant. Each, 20 cents; 
dozen, $2.00. 
Odorata rosea (Cape Cod Pink.) The choicest of all pink varieties. It is 
a most satisfactory plant to grow, on account of its profusion of bloom all 
summer and being as hardy as an oak. Each, 35 cents. 
Alba candidissima. The large-flowering variety of Europe. Whenever an 
abundance of bloom is desired it has no equal. The flowers often measure 
ten inches across; petals very broad, rounded at the point, and waxy white. 
Perfectly' hardy anywhere. Each, 50 cents. 
Alba Gladstoniana. The finest white Nymphaca ever offered. Large, 
strong grower ; blooms abundantly from spring till frost. The flowers 
are of the largest size—from six to eight inches across—with broad, thick, 
pure, sparkling white petals. Each, 60 cents. 
Marliacea chromatella. Flowers eight inches across, are delightfully fra¬ 
grant, and freely produced. Both stamens and petals are a beautiful lemon- 
yellow at their bases, exquisitely softening into light creamy yellow at their 
tips. Leaves dark green, irregularly blotched with brown. Each, 35 cents. 
The set of five for $1.85. 
