Hardy Plants from a Hardy Climate 
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rrythroniums 
(Dog’s-Tooth Violets) 
Early-blooming:, bulbous plants, which must be set in autumn. 
They come up among: the first flowers of spring, and are very in¬ 
teresting, both in flower and leaf. 
Add 3 cents per dozen if by post 
Each Doz. 
Erythronium Americanum (Common Adder-Tongue). 
Handsome bright yellow flowers; hardy.$0 OS $0 50 
FRITILLARIAS 
These like a sandy or gravelly soil, with good drainage. 
Add 5 cents per dozen for postage for those without stars, and 10 cents 
for those marked with a star 
Each Doz. 
*Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial).$0 15 $1 30 
F. Meleagris. Various shades of purple, light 
yellow, etc. 05 40 
HYACINTHS FOR BEDS 
Hyacinths like a light, loamy soil and full sun. A light coat¬ 
ing of well-composted manure, if the ground is not already well 
supplied, will be of value. Plant about 3 inches deep, and if the 
best flowers are desired the bulbs should be from 7 to 9 inches 
apart. 
Add 16 cents per dozen for postage if by mail 
Each Doz. 
Double Mixed.*0 10 $0 80 
Double White and Blush. 10 85 
Single Mixed. 09 70 
Single Red and Rose. 10 80 
Single White. 12 100 
Single Yellow. 12 1 00 
TRILLIUMS 
American Wood Lily, Indian Shamrock, or Thrcc-Lcavcd 
Nightshade 
For lho Shady Cornor 
Like most early-blooming plants, Trilliums give better results 
the following spring when planted in autumn in time to make 
their regular root-growth, winch seems to take place a few weeks 
after the steins have died. They form a very pretty group, which 
comes into bloom early, and whose leaves mnke a good display 
after the (lower has passed. Trilliums like a light soil, with a 
mixture of leaf-mold or peat, and for most of them a little well- 
rotted manure will be beneficial. Although they may, as a rule, 
