RETAIL BULB CATALOGUE; AUTUMN 1917 
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LARGE DOUBLE or SIX PETALLED JAPANESE IRIS 
(All varieties have yellow throats) 
Blue Danube. Pure deep blue. 
Chameleon. Lavender, mottled purple. 
Coronet. Deep blue. 
Delight. Liglit blue, with white lines. 
Gold Band. White with gold bands. 
Hannibal. White with blue veinings. 
La Favorite. White, penciled blue. : 
Mahogany. Dark mahogany red. 
Mount Fell. White with faint blue veinings. 
Mount Hood. Light and dark blue with yellow ribs. 
Ondine. White, lightly tinted blue. 
Oriole. Purplish crimson with pure purple veins. 
Othello. Very dark blue. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Deep purplish blue. 
Pyramid. Light violet blue, with lighter violet veins. 
Robert Craig. French gray with violet blue veinings. > 
Spotted Beauty. Light lavender, with purple spots. 
Templeton. Light violet, flaked with white and pink. 
Victor. Liliac white, with blue pencillings. 
Price of any of the above double varieties strong roots. Each 25c.; doz. $2.25; 100 $16.50. 
IXIAS 
Ixias resemble miniature Gladioli. The flowers are in many shades of yellow, scarlet, 
crimson and pink. They are not hardy in the North, but are suitable and ’valuable 
for pot culture indoors. 
Alba. White, purplish-crimson eye. Each 3c.; doz. 25c.; 100 $1.35. 
Aurantiaca Major. Golden yellow with dark eye. Each 3c.: doz. 30c.; 100 $1.75. 
Crateroides Major. Vivid scarlet, forces well. Each 3c.; doz. 25c.; l6o $1.35. 
Mozart. Rich yellow, dark eye. Each 4c.; doz. 45c.; 100 $2.70. 
Snowflake. Pure white. Each 4c.; doz. 50c.; 100 $2.75. 
Sunbeam. Deep orange with crimson stripes. Each 3c.; doz. 25c.; 100 $1.35. 
Viridiflora. Sea-green with a black eye. Each 3c.; doz. 25c.; 100 $1.35. 
Choicest mixed varieties. Doz. I5c.; 100 65c.; 1000 $5.40. 
IXIOLIRION TARTARICUM 
Half-hardy bulbous plants for pot culture or cold frame culture in Spring or Summer 
culture in garden. Produces rich purple flowers, shaded sky-blue, bell-shaped on 
stems about 2 feet tall. Doz. 30c.; 100 $2.25. 
LEUCOJUM (SNOWFLAKE) 
These hardy bulbous plants related to the Snowdrop, but more vigorous, bear beautiful 
white flowers tipped with green; particularly suitable for shady nooks. 
Vernum. Bears in very early Spring, white flowers tipped green. Each 3c ; doz 30c • 
100 $1.90; 1000 $17.00. 
Carpathicum. White flowers, tipped yellow. Doz. 25c.; 100 $1.35; 1000 $10.75. 
Aestivum. Drooping white flowers on tall spikes in May. Doz. 25c.; 100 $1 35- 1000 
$10.75. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
(Ready in November) 
This old time favorite needs no description. Thrives out-doors in a shaded, moist loca¬ 
tion, and is forced easily into flowers indoors in Winter. Specially selected Single 
Crowns or Pips. Bundle 25 crowns 85c.; 100 crowns $3.00; 1000 crowns $25.00. 
Fortin’s Giant. Suitable only for outdoor culture; very large pure white bells; a very 
superior variety. Bundle 25 crowns 90c.; 100 crowns $3.00; 1000 crowns $25,000. 
Large Clumps. For planting in open ground; gives better results than single crowns 
Each 30c.; doz. $3.00; 100 $22.00. 
VALLEY FROM COLD STORAGE 
For forcing only. Flower in about 22 days. Case 500 pips $11.00; 1000 pips $20.00. 
