SEED CATALOGUE • 1937 
Bulbs 73 
Tuberose 
Tigridia 
TIGRIDIA 
Tiger or Shell Flower 
One of the most showy of sum¬ 
mer-flowering bulbous plants. It 
blooms from midsummer until 
frost, grows about 2 feet high, and 
produces large, wide-open, trian¬ 
gular blossoms often 4 to 6 inches 
across. The colors and markings 
are very brilliant combinations of 
yellow, scarlet, and pink. Clumps 
of them, planted in the border, 
are most gorgeous. The culture is 
the same as for gladiolus. 
Mixed. 20 cts. each; $1.75 per 
doz.; $12 per 100. 
ZEPHYRANTHES 
Zephyr Flower; Fairy Lilies 
Rush-like foliage, about 6 
inches high, from which rise 
open-petaled, crocus-like flowers 
in various colors. Fine for spring 
planting in borders and rocker¬ 
ies. They start blooming in 
August and continue to send us 
fairy cups until frost. Also excel¬ 
lent for pot-culture. 
Alba. Pure white. 10 cts. each; 
$1 per doz. 
Rosea. Large; rose-colored. 20 
cts. each; $2 per doz. 
Hyacinthus candicans 
SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS AND PLANTS, continued 
DIELYTRA 
Spectabilis (Bleeding-Heart). Fine for spring planting in the peren¬ 
nial border and as pot-plants. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
HYACINTHUS 
Candicans. A hardy summer-flowering Hyacinth, producing erect 
spikes, 3 feet high, of pure white, bell-shaped flowers. It is very 
effective when planted in clumps among shrubs. 15 cts. each; 
$1.50 per doz. 
ISMENE CALATHINA 
Pancratium Lily or Peruvian Daffodil 
A handsome, summer-flowering bulb producing in great abun¬ 
dance its amaryllis-like, pure white, fragrant flowers. The bulbs can 
also be potted and flowered in the house during winter. 
Large bulbs, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
MADEIRA OR MEXICAN VINE 
A beautiful and popular vine much prized 
for porches and arbors because of its rapid 
growth and freedom from insects. Thick, 
glossy leaves of a light green color and 
racemes of feathery white flowers of delight¬ 
ful fragrance. Selected roots, 10 cts. each; 
$1 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
OXALIS 
Summer-flowering bulbs with brilliant 
flowers and dark foliage. Suitable for mass 
bedding, rockeries, hanging-baskets, or vases. 
Deppei. Small; white. 
Lasiandra. Rosy pink. Beautifully cut 
foliage. 
Shamrock. Pink flowers. Clover-like foliage. 
25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100 
Ismene Calathina 
TUBEROSES 
Excelsior, White Pearl. The Tube¬ 
rose is one of our finest summer¬ 
flowering bulbs. The flowers are 
waxy white, double, and exceedingly 
fragrant—a single flower will per¬ 
fume a room. They do best in a 
rich, warm soil and a sunny situa¬ 
tion. Each Doz. 100 ' 
First-size bulbs... $0 06 $0 60 $4 00 
Mammoth bulbs.. 11 1 15 8 00 
Single Mexican Everblooming. A white 
single-flowering form of Tuberose which 
begins to flower in July and continues 
throughout the season. Very fragrant. 
6 cts. each; 60 cts. per doz.; $4 per 100. 
BOOK OF BULBS 
giving complete directions for the tfO AA 
growing of all kinds of bulbs. 
