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Summer-Flowering 
Bulbs 
for Spring Planting 
This class includes some of our showiest garden flow¬ 
ers. They are of (he easiest culture; planted in spring in 
good garden soil they flower with great certainty during 
summer and fall. The hardy sorts may remain in the 
ground over winter, but the tender sorts are to lie taken 
up after the foliage has ripened in the fall, and the bulbs 
stored away in a dry, cool place until planting time the 
next spring. 
A M ORPMOPHALL US, 
A. Rivieri. Is a showy plant, with enormous palm-like 
leaves, 3 to 4 feet in diameter, spreading in the shape of 
an umbrella; the green stem is marbled brown and white; 
a desirable plant for specimens or groups on a lawn. The 
large, deep red flowers are produced before the leaves 
appear. It is chiefly grown, however, for the luxuriant 
tropical effect of the foliage. Plant out in May. Price, 
75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 
BESSERA ELEGANS. 
Exquisite and free-blooming. The flowers are borne 
in graceful umbels of 12 to 20, on stems 1 to 2 feet high, 
and open in succession during fully two months of summer 
and autumn. A bulb frequently throws up from 6 to 10 
spikes in succession. Color, bright vermilion marked 
with rosy-white. For an effective display, at least 12 
to 25 or more bulbs should be grown in groups in a sunny bed, planted about G 
inches apart. Price, 5c. each, 50c. per doz., S3.50 per 100. 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 
{Elephant'8 Ear .) Grand tropical-looking plant. A favorite for specimens 
on the lawn, or for bordering large sub-tropical groups. In deep, rich soil, if 
freely watered, they produce enormous leaves, frequently 4 feet long by 3 feet 
wide. Height, 4 to 5 feet. {See cut.) 
Circumference. Price. Postage extra • 
Extra size.12 in. and over.30c., $3.00 doz. . 15c. each- 
First “ . 9“ “ .20c., 2.00 “ ..10c. 
Second" . 6" “ .10c., 1.00 " .. 5c. " 
CINNAMON VINE . 
CliL IDANTHUS FRAGRANS. 
A South American bulbous plant that bears very fragrant and pretty bright 
yellow flowers of open star-like form, with long tubes; the flowers are carried in 
upright clusters on stems 12 to 16 inches high. The bulbs may be planted in 
the garden in spring; they will then flower during the summer and should be taken 
up in the fall and stored away like Gladiolus bulbs, or they may be flowered in 
pots if desired. Price, 10c. each, S1.00 per doz. 
COOPERIA DRUM M ON DIE 
Planted out in the garden in the spring, a clump of 12 to 25 or more, 4 to 6 
inches apart, will bloom successively from May to September; the flowers are 
star-shaped, with long tubes, pure white and exquisitely fragrant with the odor 
of primroses. 5c. each, 50c. per doz., $3.00 per 100. 
A most beautiful and satisfactory hardy climber for covering trellis, piazzas, 
screens or anything on which the vines can twine; it grows from 15 to 30 feet 
high, and when the roots become large and established the vines attain a much 
greater length. The leaves are green, thick and glossy, always clean, healthy 
and free from insects. The white flowers are borne in clusters and, while in¬ 
significant, they emit a most delightful cinnamon-like perfume. The roots are 
thoroughly hardy, remain in the ground for years, increasing in size and vigor, 
but the vine dies down every winter, shooting up with great rapidity in the 
spring. Price, extra large 2-year-old roots, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz.; strong 
1-year-old roots, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., >.7.00 per 100. 
CRINUM KIRKII. 
This magnificent variety produces flowers of the greatest beauty. Usually 
two flower stalks of dark purplish color are sent up at the same time, each bear¬ 
ing a large umbel composed of a dozen or more enormous lily-like flowers of 
wondrous beauty and fragrance. The petals are broad and pure white, with a 
deep reddish-purple stripe through the centre. Extra large bulbs, 50c. each, 
$5.00 per doz. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS . 
{The Giant Summer Hyacinth.) A luxuriant-growing, summer-flowering 
plant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, throwing up great, tall spikes 4 to 5 feet in height, 
each bearing 20 to 30 large white, bell-shaped flowers, of easiest culture and 
splendid for groups. If planted in the centre of beds of scarlet Gladiolus,such 
as Brenchleyensis, the effect is magnificent. Price, 8c. each, 75c. per doz., 
$5.00 per 100. 
LILY BULBS. 
Aura turn. {The Golden-Frayed Lily of Japan.) The grandest of all the Lily 
family. Flowers pure white, with crimson spots, while through the centre 
of each petal runs a clear golden band. Flowers measure nearly a foot 
across, produced abundantly; deliciously fragrant. 3 to 5 feet. 
First Size Bulbs, 15c. each. $2.00 per doz. 
Extra Large Bulbs, 20c. each, S2.00 per doz. 
Philippine Lily. (L. Philippinense.) Large, pure white, funnel-shaped 
flowers, 10 to 12 inches long, very fragrant, borne on slender but strong 
stems about 1 foot high. Beautiful for either garden or pot culture; 
flowers freely, healthy grower. Price, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Speciosum or Lancifolium. Perhaps the most popular Lilies grown, being 
easy of cultivation, and produce large flowers of delicate beauty on strong 
stems. Height, from 2 to 4 feet; bloom in August. 
Speciosum Album. White. Price. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Speciosum Roseum. White, shaded and spotted with rose and red. Price, 
20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Speciosum Melpomone. Rich blood-crimson, heavily spotted. Price, 20c. 
each, $2.00 per doz. 
Tigrinum Splendens. {Improved Tiger Lily.) The grandest of the Tigers, 
black polished stem, sometimes 6 feet high. Very large pyramids of 
flowers, orange-red, spotted with black. 3 to 5 feet. Blooms in August. 
Price, loo. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Tigrinum Flora Plena. (Double Tiger Lily.) This is a plant of stately habit, 
growing from 4 to 6 feet high, bearing an immense number of double bright 
orange-fed flowers, spotted with black. Blooms in August. Price, 15c. 
each, SI .50 per doz. 
Umbellatum. ( Davuricum.) One of the best classes of the hardy Lilies; 
sturdy habit, 2 to 3 feet high, large showy flowers held in upright clusters 
at the summit; of easy culture, thriving under ordinary garden conditions, 
flowering in June and July. The colors range from rose to blackish-crimson, 
yellow, buff, apricot, orange, etc., many being beautifully spotted. 
Umbellatum, Mixed Colors. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
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