CHAMPION CITY GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
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Tender Bulbs—Concluded 
Dahlias 
price fine assortment * See pa&e 23 for description and 
Dwarf Excelsior Pearl Tuberose 
We have procured the finest lot of Tuberoses it has ever 
been our pleasure to handle. Every bulb should throw an 
immense spike of bloom. Dozen, 25 cents: hundred, $1.25; 
thousand, $10.00. * 
Gloxinias 
These are among the most beautiful of all our summer 
blooming plants. The rosette of velvety green leaves is 
surmounted with a cluster of lovely, trumpet-shaped flow¬ 
ers as large as Gladioli blooms. The coloring is exquisite. 
T < r < Li ST0Und work many is pure white, with throats 
of blue, scarlet, rose, crimson or velvety purple, while 
others are beautifully flecked and striped with the bright¬ 
est colors, and the tubes are of a bright color with white 
throat. The bulbs should be started in a warm place, 
greenhouse, hotbed or sunny window. They will bloom 
until late in summer, when they should be dried off, let¬ 
ting the leaves die. The pots can be kept over winter in 
a cellar free from frost. They are very easily grown. 
rine bulbs of choicest varieties, 40 cents per dozen; $3.00 
per hundred. 
ivioniDretias 
Small bulbs that produce Gladioli-like flowers in the 
greatest profusion. The bloom and bloom spike resemble a 
Gladiolus, but the displays are entirely different, opening 
up an entirely new field in colors. They are used abroad 
by the hundred of millions. They are cheap; try them 
Everybody can grow them. Montbretias are splendid for 
cut flowers. $1.00 per hundred. 
ETOILE DE FEU (Star of Fire)—Vermilion and scarlet. 
FIRE KING—Bright scarlet; elegant; distinct. 
GF.RBE I)’OR (Golden Sheaf)—Golden-yellow; extra. 
METEOR—Rich crimson; very striking. 
ROSEA—A clear rose, yellow throat. 
TRANSCENDENT—Dark orange, golden throat; superb. 
Tigridias, or Shell Flowers 
We offer a fine assortment of these most beautiful bulbs. 
50 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. 
Hardy Vines and Climbers 
Ampelopsis Veitchii 
Boston Ivy—This is one of the finest climbers we know 
for covering walls, as it clings firmly to the smoothest sur¬ 
face, covering it with overlapping leaves, which form a 
perfect mass of foliage. The color is a fresh, deep green 
in summer, changing to the brightest shades of crimson 
and yellow in autumn. It is quite hardy and becomes 
more popular every year. 2*4-inch pots, dozen, 50 cents; 
hundred, $3.00. Field-grown plants, first size, three to 
four feet, $2.50 per dozen; $16.50 per hundred. Second 
size, 18 to 24 inches, $1.50 per dozen; $12.00 per hundred. 
Third size, well rooted for lining out, 50 cents per dozen; 
$4.00 per hundred. 
Aristolochia Sipho 
Dutchman's Pipe. 
A very rapid growing hardy climber. The flowers are 
long and shaped like an old Dutch pipe. An old-time fa¬ 
vorite. Extra strong plants, three to four feet long, well 
stooled, $3.50 per dozen; $25.00 per hundred. 
Clematis Paniculata 
Japanese Virgin’s Bower—One of the most beautiful of 
our hardy flowering vines. The flowers are pure white, and 
are borne in large panicles or clusters of bloom, fairly 
covering the plant, so that it is a mass or sheet of fleecy- 
white. The fragrance is delicious, resembling the English 
Hall's Japan Honeysuckle, 
Hawthorn blossoms. It is a strong, rapid grower, quickly 
reaching a height of from fifteen to twenty feet, and 
spreading out when trained to wires or string It is per¬ 
fectly hardy in all sections of the country. Price, 2%- 
inch pots, 50 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred; $25.00 
per thousand. Field-grown, one-year, 60 cents per dozen; 
$4.50 per hundred; $40.00 per thousand. Strong, field- 
grown, 75c per dozen; $6.00 per hundred; $55.00 per 1000. 
Chinese Cinnamon Vine 
Its rapid growth, abundant foliage and modest, sweet- 
scented flowers, give it supremacy over all foreign and 
domestic climbers. The handsome, glossy, heart-shaped 
leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers make a 
window arbor or veranda a perfect bower of beauty. 
They stand the severest winter, and burst forth in all 
their beauty and splendor very early in the spring. Price, 
30c per dozen; $2.00 per hundred. 
Large-Flowering Clematis 
Strong two-year-old imported pot-grown plants. These 
are much superior to field-grown roots, as the fatality 
after planting that occurs in field-grown roots does not 
occur with pot-grown Clematis. Price for strong two- 
year roots, 25 cents each; $2.00 per dozen; $15 per 100. 
DUCHESS OF EDINBURG—This is without doubt the 
best of the double whites.. Very free flowering, very 
fragrant. 
JACKMANII—From four to six inches in diameter, intense 
violet-purple, with a rich velvety appearance and dis¬ 
tinctly veined. The best. 
BANCHOLM BELLE—Flowers are large, six to nine 
inches in diameter. Pure white. One of the best. 
VILLE DE LYON—This beautiful Clematis is much 
sought after, but is very scarce. The color is a bright 
rosy-red, entirely distinct from any other sort. A grand 
variety. 
GIPSY QUEEN—A unique shade in Clematis. A pretty 
lavender-pink, a fine contrast to the strong colored 
sorts. Rapid in growth and slender, graceful habit. 
SIEBOLDII—Lovely shade of lavender. Very beautiful* 
distinct. 
Honeysuckles 
Price, 50 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. 
HALL'S JAPAN—The most constant bloomer of the class, 
being literally covered all summer with beautiful yel¬ 
low and white flowers. 
SCARLET TRUMPET or RED CORAL—A rapid grower, 
bright red, with trumpet-shaped flowers. This is the 
old, well-known variety. 
YELLOW TRUMPET—Same as Scarlet Trumpet, only 
flowers are golden-yellow. 
CHINESE EVERGREEN—An old favorite Honeysuckle. 
AUREA RETICULATA—Golden-leaved Honeysuckle. 
English Ivy 
This is the old hardy variety that clings to walls, trel¬ 
lises, etc. Price, 50o per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. 
