The Tender or Summer Bulbs, in all places subject to winter frosts, must be planted in the 
spring. In August or September they are in perfection. Before hard frost the Bulbs must be 
taken up and stored away in some place secure from frost until spring. We need say nothing 
more of the great beauty of this class of Bulbs than merely to mention the fact that the Gladiolus, 
the Dahlia and the Tuberose are its leading members. When Seeds and Bulbs are ordered 
together, the Seeds will be sent at once, and the Bulbs as soon as possible without danger of 
injury from frost. A few of the Plants under this head are not strictly bulbous. 
GLADIOLUS. 
The Gladiolus 
is the most 
beautiful of our 
Summer Bulbs, 
with tall spikes 
of flowers .some 
two feet or 
more in height, 
and often seve¬ 
ral spikes from 
the same bulb. 
The flowers are 
of almost every 
desirable color, 
brilliant scar¬ 
let, crimson, 
. creamy white, 
striped, blotch¬ 
ed and spotted 
in the most cu¬ 
rious manner. 
Set the bulbs 
from six to nine 
inches apart, 
and about four 
inches deep. 
Plant from mid¬ 
dle 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 
i 
in some cool place, secure from frost until spring. Al- ! 
though the new, high priced sorts are very fine, many j 
older, cheap varieties are nearly or quite as good. In- J 
deed, some of the comparatively old sorts are unsur- J 
passed. Where the selection is left to us, we will try 
to give the greatest amount of beauty for the least money, i 
The Gladiolus is becom¬ 
ing exceedingly popular in 
all parts of the world, and 
while no flower has shown 
such wonderful improve¬ 
ment in the twenty years 
past, none has shown such 
a rapid advancement in 
public favor. Our own 
seedlings often rival the 
most costly French sorts in 
beauty. We sell no flower 
with more pleasure, because we know that while those 
who have plenty of means can indulge in new, costly, 
and really magnificent varieties, those who have but 
little can secure a dozen bulbs that will be a delight and 
a joy through half the summer. We give engravings 
showing the different forms and sizes of bulbs. Some 
kinds have a large flat bulb, and others one that is small, 
and somewhat conical. In fact, seedlings generally 
have the egg-shaped form and are small. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF BEST NAMED VARIETIES. 
Addison, dark amaranth with white stripes, . . $0.50 
Adonis, light cherry, lower petals yellow with crim¬ 
son blotch, . x 5 
Agatha, large flower; rose, orange-tinged, blazed 
with amaranth and yellow spotted,. 20 
Albion, white, slightly tinged with lilac,.2.50 
Amalthee, white, streaked with garnet, large gar¬ 
net blotch, . I - 5 ° 
Amaranthe, violet rose, flaked with carmine, . . 1.50 
Ambroise Verschaffelt, carmine, garnet flamed, 1.50 
Andromede, rose tinted with carmine, striped with 
white, yellow blotch, . 3- 2 5 
Anna, cherry, orange tinged, lower petals striped 
with carmine on white ground,. 1 00 
Antigone, delicate rose, flamed with carmine, . . 75 
Aramis, long spike, large flowers, rose, tinged with 
orange,.edged with carmine cherry ; lower divi¬ 
sion white, striped with bright carmine, . . . 1 .co 
Arethuse, white, rose tinted, carmine striped, --.75 
Argus, fire-red, center and lower petals white, . . 75 
Ariane, white ground, bordered and flamed with 
carmine rose,. 3 -°° 
Arlequin, new, salmon rose, striped and flamed 
with bright carmine; carmine blotch on golden 
yellow ground, . 3 - 5 ° 
Armida, white, slightly tinged with carmine, . . ..coo 
Arsinoe, satin rose, flamed with carmine, .... 75 
Astree, white, with carmine blotch, beautifully 
striped ; extra, . 200 
Athalia, large flowers, violet, slightly tinted with 
rose, blazed with purple, . 100 
Beatrix, white ground, flushed with carmine lilac, 2.00 
Belladonna, white, tinted with lilac, lower petals 
striped with carmine, .' 3 °° 
Benvenuto, orange red, with white blotch, . . . 1.50 
Bernard de Jussieu, violet, shaded cherry and 
purple with purple blotch,. *5 
Bijou, light cherry, flamed with scarlet,. 15 
Blandina, new, delicate creamy lilac, slightly 
tinged with light rose, . 3 - 5 ° 
Bowiensis, vermilion scarlet; very tall spike; in 
flower a long time,.. • *5 
Brcnchleyensis, vermilion scarlet ; fine old variety 10 
Calypso, flesh colored rose, blotched with carmine, 15 
Camille, large flowers, magenta lilac, feathered 
with darker lilac,. 3 - 5 ° 
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