RETAIL BULB CATALOGUE; AUTUMN 1917 
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NARCISSI OR DAFFODILS—Continued 
Grand Soleil d’or. 
forcing . 
Grand Monargue. 
POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS 
Yellow, orange cup, excellent for early 
Pure white flowers, canary-yellow cups.. 
Each 
D 
oz. 
100 
1000 
$ 
.75 
$5.00 
.$40.00 
.05 
.55 
4.00 
35.00 
PAPER WHITE GRANDIFLORA 
Pure snow white flowers of large size and good substance and very fragrant, and 
borne in large clusters. This is the variety so much grown in pebbles and water, and 
also in soil and “Prepared Fibre” in the winter. 
Select bulbs .. $ .05 $ .45 $2.00 $. 
Mammoth bulbs . 07 .55 3 00 
CHINESE SACRED LILY OR JOSS FLOWER 
This so-called Lily is a Polyanthus Narcissus. Each bulb throws up 5 to 8 flower 
stems each bearing several silvery white fragrant flowers with golden cups. Usually 
100pebbles and water. Large selected bulbs 15c. each; $1.70 per doz.; $13.00 per 
DOUBLE NARCISSI 
This class is made up of the old fashioned double Daffodils with their pleasing 
f] cigi cince, including those old favorites Von Sion and Phoenix. They are equally good 
lor outdoor or pot culture. 
Alba Plena Odorata. Snow-white, fragrant. Gardenia-like 
double flowers . 02 
Incomparabilis. (Butter and Eggs.) Light yellow and orange .03 
Orange Phoenix. (Eggs and Bacon.) White and orange.. .03 
Sulphur or Silver Phoenix. (Codlins and Cream.) White 
and Sulphur yellow. .03 
Von Sion. The old favorite yellow double Daffodil Mam¬ 
moth Double Nosed Bulbs. .07 .70 
Select bulbs . .06 .60 
First size.05 .30 
.25 
.30 
.25 
1.25 
2.00 
1.75 
5.00 
4.50 
2.00 
10.00 
18.00 
15.00 
.30 2.00 17.00 
45.00 
40.00 
15.00 
CROCUS 
The Crocus is among the earliest of Spring flowers. It is hardy and may be planted 
not only in the border and bed, but also in a grass lawn, by digging up very small 
pieces of turf here and there and putting one or two bulbs to each place, and covering 
them about 1 inch deep. 
NAMED VARIETIES SELECTED BULBS, EXHIBITION SIZE 
Albion. Blue, striped white. 
Baron Von Bruno. Dark blue. 
Cloth of Gold. Gold and brown. 
Cloth of Silver. Lilac and white. 
David Rizzio. Dark purple. 
Dandy. Clear blue. 
Golden Yellow. Yellow. 
King of the Blues. Dark blue purple. 
La Majesteuse. White, violet striped. 
Lilaceus Superbas. Lilac... 
Mme. Nina. White striped. 
Mont Blanc. Snow white. 
Mammoth White. Pure white, mammoth flower. 
Mammoth Yellow. Pure yellow, mammoth flower. 
Ne Plus Ultra. Violet, bordered white. 
Othello. Deep purple. 
Purpurea Grandiflora. Dark purple, extra large flower.... 
Queen Victoria. White . 
Sir Walter Scott. White striped purple. 
Named Varieties. First size. 
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8.00 
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