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COLCHICUIVI (Autumn-flowering Crocus) 
Very effective and handsome, hardy plants, the flowers of which come through the ground without 
leaves in the Fall, the leaves appearing the following Spring. 
Autumnale fl. pi. (Meadow Saffron.) Each 10c., doz. $1.00, 100 $7.00. 
Autumnale, Mixed. All colors. Each 10c., doz. 50c., 100 $4.00. 
CRINUM 
Splendid, large-flowering bulbs, closely allied to the Amaryllis. The most suitable soil is a compost of 
turfy loam, cow-manure and some sand. They should be grown in large pots or tubs, about three-fourths 
of the bulb being out of the soil. 
Powelli. It produces long stems, bearing at the top five to eight large, dark rose, bell-shaped flowers 3 to 4 
inches long. Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
Powelli album. Pure white. Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 
CROCUS 
(For Pots and Borders) 
The bulbs should be set 3 inches deep, and be planted in October or early in November to insure success. 
The Crocus can also be grown indoors either in pots or bulb pans in loam, or in dishes filled with wet moss, 
in which the bulbs are set closely, half an inch below the 
surface. 
Hybrid Named Crocus 
These are composed of all the best and most beautiful 
varieties and are remarkable for richness of color and the 
immense size of their flowers. 
Albion. Fine striped. 
Baron von Brunow. Dark purple. 
Cloth of Gold. Golden yellow, striped brown. 
David Rizzio. Purple. 
Golden Yellow. 
King of the Blues. Very large. 
King of the Whites. Pure white. 
Mont Blanc. Finest of all the whites. 
Non Plus Ultra. Blue, white-bordered. 
Sir Walter Scott. Variegated. 
Price: Doz. 20c., 100 $1.50, 1000 $12.00. 
Mixtures of Crocuses 
Large-flowered, White. 
Large-flowered, Blue and Purple. 
Large-flowered, Striped and Variegated. 
Large-flowered, Golden Yellow. 
Mixture of all Colors. 
Price: Doz. 10c., 100 75c., 1000 $6.00. 
Mixed Crocus 
Cyclamen Persicum Glganteum 
CROWN IMPERIAL 
Stately growing plants for outdoor culture, with 
dark green foliage and flowers of various shades of 
yellow and crimson. Mixed colors. Each 15c., 
doz. $1.50. 
CYCLAMEN 
(Ready in November) 
Among the many charming plants which grace the 
greenhouse and sitting-room during the Spring and 
Winter months, few, if any, are so pretty and ac¬ 
commodating as the Cyclamen. The simplicity of 
its culture brings it within the reach of even those 
who can command no better accommodation than 
a sitting-room window. 
Album. Purest white. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
Roseum. Soft pink. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
Rubrum. Dark crimson. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
Finest Mixed. Each 10c. doz. $1.00. 
