Special and Import Prices for Fall of 1903 
LARGE-FLOWERED CROCUSES. 
CROCUSES IN THE, GRASS 
There is no reason why everybody, even if only the possessor of the smallest strip of grass, should not have it filled with Crocuses. 
The cost is but a trifle, and once planted they are no further trouble, and bloom beautifully year after year and do not interfere with the mow¬ 
ing or care of the lawn ; but grass should not be mown for two weeks after flowering of Crocuses, and it does not need mowing earlier 
than this. They should be planted in the fall and set from 1 to 2 inches below the surface of the ground; they can be planted with a narrow 
trowel or stiff-hladed knife. Mowing the grass in the spring after the Crocuses are done blooming will not injure them in the least. 
The Crocus is the first flower to bloom in the spring, and it is no unusual sight to see the ground covered with snow and the Crocus in 
bloom at the same time, They are entirely hardy, do not deteriorate, and may be left undisturbed for years. It is a good plan to plant tulip 
and hyacinth beds full of them, as they bloom and are out of the way before the other bulbs flower. 
Carpet-beds with designs worked out with Crocus are very effective in early spring. Crocuses should be planted 1% to 2 inches apart, 
and for this purpose Mixed Crocuses should never be used. 
My advice would be always to plant Named Crocuses; they are very superior to Mixed sorts 
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SELECT NAMED CROCUS 
Prices quoted are for orders booked by July 1, 1903. Not less than 50 of a 
kind will be supplied 
Per 100 1.000 
Albion. Striped blue and white.$0 00 $5 00 
Baron von Brunow. Dark blue. 60 5 25 
Caroline Chisholm. Pure white. 00 5 25 
Cloth of Gold. First size; golden, striped brown. 45 4 00 
Cloth of Silver. First size; white, violet-striped. 05 5 50 
Grand Lilac. Lilac; very early and very fine. SO 7 00 
Grootvorst. White and violet. 00 5 50 
Ida Pfeiffer. Striped. 55 4 75 
King of the Blues. Dark purple. 75 0 50 
King of the Whites. Large; snow-white; splendid new 
variety. 80 7 00 
La Majesteuse. Striped. 00 5 00 
Lord Fielding. Striped. 00 5 25 
Mont Blanc. White; best. 00 5 00 
Mad. Mina. Light blue, striped; very early; extra fine . 05 5 50 
Ne Plus Ultra. Blue, white border. 05 5 50 
Prince Albert. Blue. 05 5 50 
Queen Victoria. White.... 65 5 50 
Sativus. Very interesting, as the stamens of the flow¬ 
ers are the well-known saffron. 1 25 7 50 
„ Per 100 1,000 
Scotch. Earliest of all.$1 75* $12 00 
Sir Walter Scott. Striped; finest. 00 5 00 
Sir John Franklin. Large; dark purple. 75 0 25 
Speciosus. The only true blue Crocus; autumn-flower¬ 
ing. A most beautiful Crocus. 4 00 
Xerxes. Lilac; extra large. 80 0 75 
CROCUS IN SEPARATE COLORS 
Per 100 1.000 
Purple. One variety.$0 55 $4 75 
White. One variety. 45 .‘I 75 
Striped. One variety. 45 3 75 
Large Yellow. Mammoth bulbs, first size. 85 7 50 
“ “ Second size (usually sold as Mammoth) . 05 5 75 
4< “ Third size. 45 5 50 
MIXED CROCUS 
While . 
Blue . 
Striped . 
All Colors .... 
40 5 00 
40 :i oo 
40 ;i oo 
55 2 75 
