Hardy Bulbs for Winter and Spring Blooming 
1 2 
CROCUS 
The First to Bloom in 
the Spring 
The Crocus and the Snow¬ 
drop are the first flowers to 
appear in our gardens ; they 
come as soon as the frost is 
out of the ground and while 
frosty nights still occur, but 
they arc brave and hardy 
little heralds of the spring. 
The bulbs should be planted 
so as to cover quite a space 
on a flower border, or they 
may be set about /(wo inches 
apart in a row as an edging. 
After flowering, the bulbs 
may be taken from the 
ground and kept in a dry 
place until planting time in 
the autumn, or may be al¬ 
lowed to remain in the 
ground ; it will make no dif¬ 
ference, except that those 
remaining undisturbed will be 
likely to flower a week or ten 
days earlier than those which . 
have "been replanted. 
A very pretty effect is se¬ 
cured by planting the bulbs 
in large numbers on the lawn 
or front grass plat. They 
can be set in by thrusting 
down a narrow spade or a trowel and spreading the opening a little, sufficient to place in the bulb, and then crowding it 
together. In this way they are quickly planted and the sod is not disturbed. In early spring the flowers appear 
above the grass, and in our northern country it is a surprise to see the faces of these bright bloomers as soon as 
winter has gone, liy the time it is necessary to run the lawn mower over the grass the flowers will have disappeared 
and no harm will come to them from the mower, but the bulbs will remain to send out again their flowers each succeed¬ 
ing spring. 
NAMED CROCUS—Large Bulbs CROCUS IN COLORS 
DOZ. 
100 
DOZ. 
100 
IOOO 
Albion. Striped. 
. 2 for 5 
J 5 
75 
Blue and Purple. 
10 
45 
$3 00 
Baron von Brunow. Dark blue . 
. 2 for 5 
15. 
75 
White. 
10 
3 00 
David Rizzio. Dark purple .... 
. 2 for 5 
*5 
75 
Striped and Variegated . . . 
10 
3 00 
King of the Blues. Purple. . . . 
. 2 for 5 
15 
75 
All colors mixed. 
JO 
40 
2 75 
Lord Palmerston. Blue . 
• 2 for 5 
15 
75 
Large Yellow. 
10 
50 
3 5 ° 
Mammoth. White . . 
. 2 for 5 
15 
75 
Mammoth Yellow. Flowers of 
Mont Blanc. Pure white . . . 
. 2 for 5 
15 ' 
75 
enormous size.2 for 5 
20 1 
00 
Non Plus Ultra. Variegated . . . 
. 2 for 5 
15 
75 
Cloth of Gold.2 for 5 
15 
IS 
President Grant. Striped .... 
. 2 for 5 
J 5 
75 
Cloth of Silver.2 for 5 
is 
7 S 
Queen Victoria. White . . . 
. 2 for 5 
is 
75 
We do not pay postage on 100 lots. 
If wanted by mail 
Robert Peel. Light blue. 
. 2 for 5 
15 
75 
add 20 cents per 100, otherwise we will 
send bv express. 
Sir Walter Scott. Variegated . . 
2 for 5 
15 
75 
not paid. 
CHIONODOXA 
Spring flowering plant, producing Scilla-likc flowers ; 
hardy and early. Excellent for winter blooming in the 
house, and also for cut flowers. 
Chionodoxa Lucilliae. Azure blue. Two for 5 cents ; 
per dozen, 20 cents ; per hundred, $1.25, postpaid. 
Sardensis. Fine dark blue. Two for 5 cents; per doz¬ 
en, 25 cents; per hundred, $1.50, postpaid. 
CROWN IMPERIAL 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS. 
A well-known, stately, hardy plant, which throws up a 
tall, vigorous stem, and in early spring produces a cluster 
of large, drooping, bell-shaped flowers, surmounted by a 
tuft of glossy green leaves. Bulbs should be planted 
four or five inches deep, and about afoot apart. 
Mixed Varieties. Each 15 cents; per dozen $1.35. 
COLCHICUM 
THE AUTUMN-FLOWERING CROCUS 
The Golehicum, Autumn Crocus, is a curious and inter¬ 
esting flower. The leaves appear in the spring, anti the 
flowers in the autumn. The bulbs are perfectly hardy. 
Each bulb gives quite a cluster of flowers, generally six 
or eight, and so persistent is it-.in its determination to 
flower that if taken up early in the autumn before the time 
for flowering, and placed in a pot or basket, it will bloom 
just as well as if left in the ground. 
Colchicum autumnale. Pink. Each, 10 cts.; doz. $1.00. 
FRITILLARIA 
Very early flowering bulbs, producing large, bell-shaped 
flowers of various colors. Suitable both for the open gar¬ 
den and for pot culture. 
Meleagris (Guinea Hen Flower). Mixed varieties. 3 
for 10 cents; per dozen, 35 cents; per hundred, $2.00. 
Imperialis. See Crown Imperial. 
