and most daintily tinted in red, pink, white, cream, or yellow according to 
species. 
They are perfectly hardy wit h a protection of leaves in the winter, and for 
naturalization in woodlands or on shaded rock, for the fern corner or any 
sheltered spot are unrivalled. 
It is in regions where the springs are cloudy or foggy as in Oregon or Eng¬ 
land that they are at their best. There with their fitting wood companions, the 
leaves carpeting the ground, and the flowers t wo or three inches across, and 
borne on stems a foot or more high, they form a beautiful sylvan picture. 
'Their culture as pot plants is easy. (live them a soil rich in leaf soil, good 
drainage, shelter, ami moderate moisture, and success is assured. 
The Pacific Coast produces species far excelling others. In comparison 
with the others the names Giganteum and grandiflorum are most fitting. Sup- 
lies sure. Delivery September 1st. 
Grandiflorum. 'The type of this species is from high mountains, or subalpine in 
the Rockies and the great mountains of Oregon and Washington. 'There it 
shoots up in a brief summer, and deserves its name of GREAT FLOWER¬ 
ED. My collectors have seen it two feet high. 'The leaves are light green 
and not at all mottled, the flowers the brightest of buttercup yellow. A 
most beautiful plant hut with a tendency in California to flower too quickly, 
and with a short stem. $2.25 $15.00 
Robustum. 'This grand species has all of the beauties and none of the faults of 
the type. Produces line tall stalks and the most pleasing large, bright yel¬ 
low flowers. I consider its discovery one of my best achievements 
$3.00 $20.00 
CITRINUM. Leaves finely mottled, flowers cream colored with the birghtest 
vellow of centers. 'This fine species has been distributed as Howellii, from 
which it- materially differs. $3.00 $20.00 
GIGANTEUM. < hie of the Very Rest. 'The leaves are most beautifully mot¬ 
tled, the flowers two to three inches across, cream colored with reddish 
brown markings at the base. Stems stout, bearing from a few to over a 
dozen flowers, Exceptionally Easy to Grow. $1.50 $10.00 
HARTWEGGII. Each of the fine light yellow flowers is borne on its own slen¬ 
der stem, several in a sessile umbel. Very Early and \eiy Hardy. It will 
grow in dryer soils than any other and better resists heat. 
The short heavy bulbs can be handled dry and are as easily shipped as 
tulips are, in dry packing. Especially good for thegeneial trade. 
$1.50 $10.00 
HOWELLII. Rare. Supply sure. $d.50 $30.00 
HENDERSONII. With the beautifully mottled leaves of Giganteum, it has a 
flue light purple flower with a very dark purple center above which is a 
zone of yellow. Lovely and striking. $3.0(1 $20.00 
The Revolutum. Supply Sure 
'These form a group with distinct habits and likings as to soils. 
Asa rule the leaves arc not so darkly mottled as in Giganteum. 
The leaves 
