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Giant-Flowering Colored Freesias 
Selected Top-Size Bulbs 
These beautiful novelties are rapidly winning favor for their 
lovely and unique colorings. Very fragrant and free flowering. 
Apotheose. A giant lavender-pink of waxy substance on long, 
strong stem. Vigorous grower. Excellent lasting qualities. $1.15 
per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Golden Daffodil. Large, deep golden yellow flowers of great sub¬ 
stance; long, wiry stems. 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Golden Treasure. New giant yellow Freesia of great merit. Edges 
of petals flushed lavender. Flowers very large; exceptionally 
strong grower. 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Maryon. (Plant Patent No. 32). A real true blue Freesia of robust 
habit. Very large flowers on strong stem. $2.25 per doz.; 
$15.00 per 100. 
Mrs. Marc Peters. Very attractive deep rosy salmon, with lower 
petals blotched orange and yellow. 85c per doz.; $6.00 per 1 00. 
Miss Blanche Blue. (Plant Patent No. 98). Fine deep bluish lav¬ 
ender. No variety in this color on the market today compares 
with it in size of flower, length of stem, clearness of color, 
earliness, and freedom of growth. Awarded Gold Medal at the 
National Flower Show. $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Rosy Morn. Rosy pink, suffused with gold at base of petals. Very 
early. $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Red Riding Hood. (Patent applied for). Entirely new and distinct 
color in Freesias—blood-red, with cadmium-yellow throat lined 
with blood-red. Under average greenhouse conditions it will 
grow to a height of 33 inches; the growth is upright, stems rigid, 
and each bulb produces from 3 to 4 laterals, which lengthens 
the season considerably. $1.20 per doz.; $8.50 per 100. 
Ruth Chatterton. (Plant Patent No. 128). The color is distinctly 
new to Freesias—the upper portion of the petals both inside and 
outside, is Tyrian rose, shading down to Tyrian pink; shot with 
delicate streaks of cadmium-yellow, becoming solid yellow down 
into the perianth. The flowers and sprays are gigantic, four to 
five flowers open at one time, supported by long, heavy stems 
with two and three long laterals. 90c per doz.; $6.50 per 1 00. 
Sunset. An entirely new color in Freesias—flame-orange. A won¬ 
derful flower. $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Tangerine. New. Large flowers of pure tangerine-orange on long, 
wiry stems Without a doubt, the finest of this color. $1.15 
per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 
Gladiolus, Early-Flowering 
These Baby Gladious are extensively used for winter forcing, 
can be forced by the end of March, and come in very useful when 
most other bulbs have gone. Noted for their lasting qualities. 
Colvillei 
Slender stems and dainty, orchid-like flowers. 
Blushing Bride. White, marked crimson. 
Brilliant. Crimson, marked white. 
Peach Bossom. Lovely soft pink. 
The Bride. Pure white. 
85c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Tecolote Hybrids 
A very beautiful new strain of Baby Gladiolus. Early flowering. 
The strong stems carry dainty flowers with the characteristic 
diamond-shaped markings on the lower petals. Separate colors: 
Lavender-Orchid, Salmon, Rose, Scarlet, Orange. 85c per doz.; 
$6.00 per 100. 
Tristis Concolor 
A most interesting species; flowers creamy white, borne on long, 
wiry stems. Sweet scented. $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Ixias 
The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with long, 
slender, graceful spikes of bloom. Its colors are rich, varied, and 
beautiful, the center always differing in color from the other parts 
of the flower, so that the expanding blossoms present a picture of 
gorgeous beauty. Desirable for pots. Mixture of best named varieties. 
Extra-Large Jumbo Bulbs. 65c per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 
1000. 
Leucocoryne 
Ixioides odorata (Glory-of-the-Sun) . Recent introduction from 
Chile. Blooms in late winter. Heads of large, fragrant, light blue 
flowers with white centers and golden stamens, carried gracefully 
on a wiry stem 1 to 1 Vz feet tall. Requires same culture as 
Freesias. Its beauty and long-lasting qualities as a cut flower 
and its ease of culture make it an outstanding new plant. (Color 
illustration, page 42). $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
Lily-of-the-Valley 
Cold Storage, for Growing in the House 
Few people realize how easily the dainty Lily-of-the-Valley can 
be brought to perfection in the house in three weeks, with longer 
stems and larger flowers than any grown outdoors. 
By planting our specially prepared roots successively in fiber, 
peat, or soil, and giving them gentle heat and plenty of water, 
these delicately lovely, highly fragrant flowers may be had in pro¬ 
fusion throughout the winter and early spring. 
About the Lily-of-the-Valley 
We believe our Cold-Storage Lily-of-the-Valley Pips are abso¬ 
lutely the finest grade of pips that it is possible to procure from 
Germany. 
It has been our good fortune to supply the finest estates in the 
country with these pips. Ready for immediate delivery. 
Waterer's Exhibition Strain. An extra fine grade for forcing, which 
we carry in cold storage for immediate delivery. $1.25 per doz.; 
$9.00 per 100. Case of 250, $22.50; 500, $42.50; 1000, 
$80.00. 
If wanted by parcel post, add 1 0c per doz.; 25c per 1 00, postage. 
Fresh Pips. Ready in December. $8.00 per 100; $70.00 per 1000. 
Lachenalia 
Pendula superba. A new bulb in this country, although well known 
in England under the name of Cape Cowslip. They have from 
12 to 18 pendulous firecracker-like flowers about 1 inch in 
length, brilliant coral-red, tipped green and purple, on stems 6 
to 9 inches high. An excellent pot plant for Christmas flowering. 
Culture same as for Freesias. $4.25 per doz.; $30.00 per 100. 
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