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MISCELLANEOUS BULBS 
CHIONODOXA Luciliae (Glory of the Snow). 25 <*ts. per doz., $1.60 
per 100, $12 per 1,000. 
GALANTHUS nivalis (Single Snowdrops). 15 cts. per doz., $1 per 
100, $h.25 per 1,000. 
IRIS Anglica (Mont Blanc). English Iris. Pure white; large and 
fine. This is the variety so largely grown in England for cut- 
flowers. 55 cts. per doz., $5.25 per 100. 
I. Anglica, Fine Mixed. 50 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100. 
IRIS Hispanica (Spanish Iris). The Spanish Irises are worthy of far 
more attention than they receive. They are perfectly hardy, and 
nothing can be finer for cutting, and they make a beautiful dis¬ 
play in the garden in June. Their coloring is excellent. 
I. Hispanica, Blanche Fleur. Pure white. The best white Spanish 
Iris. 25 cts. per doz., $1.25 per doz. 
I. Hispanica, Chrysolora. The best yellow, and the variety so largely 
grown for Covent Garden Market in London. 25 cts. per doz., 
$1.25 per 100. 
1. Hispanica, Count of Nassau. The finest dark blue. 25 cts. per 
doz., $1.25 per 100. 
I. Hispanica, Louise Beautiful shade of light blue. 25 cts. per 
doz., $1.25 per 100. 
I. Hispanica, Fine Mixed. 15c. per doz., 55c. per 100, $5.50 per 1,000. 
MILL A uniflora. This charming spring-flowering bulb is almost un¬ 
known in this country, but we know of nothing lovelier. We first 
saw it in the garden of the late Mr. Chas. A. Dana, "Dosoris,” 
Long Island, and was delighted with it, as we are sure every one 
will be that tries it. It likes a rather moist soil and should he 
planted where it can remain permanently. It can also be bloomed 
in the house with the same treatment as hyacinths. For this pur¬ 
pose several bulbs should be planted in a 6- or 7-inch pot. 
Charming white, star-like flowers with beautiful foliage, which 
covers the ground like a carpet. One of the choicest hardy bulbs 
and should be used in every garden. 20 cts. per doz., 75 cts. 
per 100. 
M. uniflora violacea. Same as above, with violet flowers. 25 cts. 
per doz., $1 per 100. 
SCILLA Sibirica. Finest sky-blue. Scitla Sibirica is one of the 
loveliest spring flowers. It lias a color almost as deep as the sky 
itself. It is quite hardy, and flowers outdoors at the same time 
as the snowdrop, in front of which it has a charming effect. It 
is fine for planting in the grass. If planted in pots and kept in¬ 
doors it may be had in bloom as early as Christmas. Its magnifi 
cent bright blue color makes it suitable for any decoration what¬ 
ever. 25 cts. per doz., $1.60 per 100, $15 per 1,000. 
Gardening Books and Papers 
At last we have a gardening magazine in this country worthy of the name. The name of the new magazine is The Carden Magazine. 
It covers every branch of gardening, is ably edited and beautifully printed and illustrated, and in every way is most helpful to the amateur 
gardener. It is a monthly, and the subscription price has been placed at the extremely low rate of $1 per year. We shall be glad to forward 
subscriptions for customers. 
It is hardly now necessary to call attention to that splendid magazine Country Life In America, published by Doubleday, Page & Co., 
of New York. This is hardly a gardening magazine, but considerable space is devoted to gardening matters, and it is altogether the most 
beautiful and interesting magazine that I find on my library table. This magazine has been run on a liberal scale, the publishers believing 
that there is ample field for a magazine appealing to the better class of country-lovers. 1 am glad to say that their experience has borne 
out, this hope, and the magazine has prospered so that it now has a regular circulation of above 50,000 copies. Its continuation on its pres¬ 
ent, scale should he a satisfaction to every country-lover and every person connected with the country. The price is $5 a year, it is printed 
on coated paper, most superbly illustrated, and in every way worth what the publishers charge. 
The best hook on gardening ever published, and worth more than all other hooks on gardening and landscape-gardening, is Win. Robin¬ 
son’s The English Flower Carden, now in its eighth edition. Whatever success 1 have made as a landscape gardener I owe to the inspi¬ 
ration of this book. It not only teaches good gardening, but, what is quite as important, condemns bad, giving reasons that are convincing 
for both. This book has done more to improve the gardening in England than all other influences combined, and 1 wish it were in my power 
to secure its reading by all thoughtful, intelligent people in this country. The book is very comprehensive, treating of the arrangement of 
various styles of gardens, and contains descriptions of almost every tree, shrub, plant and bulb of value used in ornamental gardening. It 
is profusely illustrated by the best English artists with pictures made in hundreds of English gardens. The price is $6. It may be ordered 
from any bookseller, or I will forward it on receipt of the price. 
A delightful book recently published in England is Wood and Carden, by Miss Jekvll. The book hasn’t much to say about culture, 
but is full of good suggestions for arrangement, and the illustrations, from photographs made by the Author, are a delight, and should do 
much toward the banishment of ugly and inartistic gardens. It is charmingly written by an enthusiastic amateur, and should be read and 
owned by every lover of a good garden as well as by those who know nothing of the pleasures of a garden. The hook can he obtained through 
any bookseller. A later book written by Miss Jekyll. Wall and Water Cardens, tells most interestingly of two of the most fascinating 
phases of gardening. The pictures are superb, and should do much to improve the gardens of England and America. Still another book by 
Miss Jekyll is Lilies for English Cardens. A friend complains that he finds no good lily illustrations. Well, he will find them here, and 
the best and most exhaustive work on lilies yet written. 
A Book About Roses, by the late Dean Hole, is the most delightful gardening hook ever written, and one that has had the largest 
sale. It is a classic that should be in every library. Sent prepaid on receipt of $1. 
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