BEAUTY FOR A DAY 
That is a near-literal translation of the name Hemerocallis, 
and it fits well, for any one blossom is beautiful for but a 
day. What it does not tell, though, is that each day for 
many, many weeks new blossoms will show; the tall and 
graceful st^s swaying with their lovely load of bud and 
bloom. Few hardy plants are as safe, as sure, as spectacu¬ 
larly delightful as the newer Day Lilies, whether for cut¬ 
ting or for decoration in garden or border. We offer one- 
year plants, sturdy and ready for blooming. The seed 
from which these plants were grown was saved from finest 
named varieties, and from hand-pollenized crosses of species. 
They should show in their flowering marvelous tones of 
lemon, buff, gold, orange and copper, with tawny shading 
and ruddy overlays. Many will be fragrant; all hardy. Each 
25c ; 3 for 70c. 
DOLLAR BULB SPECIAL—Here are delightful bulbs 
for the summer garden. All are of easiest culture, 
handled just like Gladiolus. Included are 8 Exquis¬ 
ite Fairy Lilies Mixed, 2 Garden Amaryllis form- 
osissima, 10 Gay Summer Oxalis (mixed colors), and 
3 Hyacinthus candicans, the Giant Summer Hya¬ 
cinth. Altogether there are 23 bulbs, four separately 
labeled kinds, for only ONE DOLLAR. (See note 
re postage and packing, top opposite page). 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS—Giant Summer Hyacinth. The 
towering spikes, hung with pendant, creamy Hyacinth 
bells, may reach five feet. Rightly placed, it will be a 
striking accent. Groups of three or four bulbs together, 
in the hardy perennial border, will give splendid decora¬ 
tive effects. Illustrated, page 40. 3 for 25c; 10 for 70c. 
ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA—Butterfly Flower. Showy and 
long-blooming tuberous perennial. Clustered flowers of bril¬ 
liant orange. Sometimes sulphur yellow or scarlet forms ap¬ 
pear. Good cut flower. Fully hardy. 2 for 35c ; 6 for 75c. 
BEGONIA EVANSIANA—It is a handsome tuberous rooted 
species of decided winter-hardiness in the open ground. 
At Philadelphia it needs but the slightest of protection, 
but farther north, or in particularly exposed locations, 
it should be given a mulching of straw or litter in late 
autumn. It is loaded for months with large flowers of 
delightful pink. Bulbs planted directly in border in April, 
will give long autumn bloom. Available only until April 
20th. Illustrated, page 65. Each 60c. 
MILLA BIFLORA—The desirable White Star Lily. See 
illustration, page 40. Rare. Give garden and storage hand¬ 
ling of Gladiolus. Each 35c. 
IRIS DELTA BLEND—A splendid new class of Irises dis¬ 
covered; but a few years ago in the lower Louisiana Delta 
area. Flowers of largest size in wonderful range of color¬ 
ings. More than 200 variations have been recorded. They 
show the clearest of skyblues, then lavender to purple, red- 
violet, lilac or cerise. And there are tawny shades, pink 
tones, old rose, mahogany and ruddy orange, with others 
that are close to red. Offered in mixture only. The bloom¬ 
ing begins as the “German” Irises are fading, and lasts 
until the Japanese Irises are past their prime. The flow¬ 
er-form is rather that of the Japanese type. Fully hardy 
in northern gardens. Divisions. Each 26c; 3 for 65c; 10 
for $2.00. 
IRIS DICHOTOMA—Vesper Iris. August is its season of 
bloom, but it starts in late July, and continues here into the 
first week of September. It grows branchingly to four 
feet, with sprays of blossoms in shades of lavender and 
purple, or sometimes in white, but always with markings 
of rich brown. There is the added charm of dainty fra¬ 
grance. So different this from other Irises that it scarce 
seems an Iris at all, but rather a cousin to the attractive 
Blackberry Lily, Belamcanda. Each 20c; 3 for 60c; 7 for 
$ 1 . 00 . 
GYPSOPHILA OLDHAMIANA — It is the hardy Baby’s 
Breath of the autumn months; enormous bushy tangles of 
airy, misty blossoms in the daintiest, most exquisite of 
pinks, all through September and October. Makes a splen¬ 
did border showing, and, of course, it will cut. Solid tu¬ 
berous roots, 3 for 60c. 
BLACKBERRY LILY — Belamcanda chinensis. High-held 
blossoms in slender branching sprays, apricot-tinged orange 
with dottings of crimson. After the flowers come orna¬ 
mental seed-clusters like great glossy blackberries. These 
are often dried and \iscd in winter decorations. The bloss¬ 
oms, too. make pretty cut flowers. Belamcanda is hardy, 
a close relative of Iris. Good rhizome divisions, each 20c; 
3 for 50c; 7 for $1.00. 
TUBEROSE EARLY MEXICAN—Flowers that seem carved 
from white wax. Orange blossom perfume. Fine for bor¬ 
der or cutting. 10 for 40c; 22 for 75c. 
TUBEROSE SPECIAL STRAIN—Blossoms much like those 
of Mexican Tuberose, but greater height and longer bloom- 
season. Clumps give stately decorative effect. Each leaf is 
margined with a sharply defined band of white. 3 for 
25c; 10 for 75c. 
TRITOM A TUCKI—The very hardiest of the Red-hot Pok¬ 
ers, dependable well north. Dense spikes, lemon, that deep¬ 
ens to coppery red, top tall stems. Will reach five feet. 
Each 25c; 3 for 65c. 
HYMENOCALLIS SPP. — White chalice-flowers, ragged 
edged and fragrant. Excellent for cutting, or in the gar¬ 
den. Seem to be two or more species here, but all good. 
Gladiolus culture. 3 for 25c; 10 for 75c. 
THE EXQUISITE FAIRY LILIES 
Dainty and charming flowers over a long season, with 
easiest cultural habits, mark this group of closely related 
bulbs. Delightful in the garden but will do wonderfully, 
too, in pots or window boxes. They bloom profusely after 
each shower. Water well in drought. Store bulbs in win¬ 
ter, as you would those of Gladiolus. 
COOPERIA PEDUNCULATA—Evening Star. Richly i)er- 
fumed flowers of pink-tinged white, all summer. Long 
stems. Illustrated, page 4. 3 for 25c; 9 for $1.00. 
ZEPHRYANTHES CARINATA—The blossoms, a full three 
inches across, open a rich shade of rose that gradually 
softens to clear pink. An exquisite beauty. Blooms after 
each shower from June to November. 2 for 25c ; 5 for 60c ; 
11 for $1.00; 25 .for $2.00. 
ZEPHYRANTHES AJAX—Primrose Lily. Creamy yellow 
blossoms, blush-tinted, in uttermost profusion for many 
months. Each clump of it becomes a graceful foot-high 
sheaf of bloom. 4 for 36c; 12 for $1.00; 25 for $1.85. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CANDIDA—Crocus Lily. Large blos¬ 
soms of snowy whiteness, from August on. Rich green 
foliage. Edgings or rockeries. 6 for 26c; 26 for 85c; 100 
for $2.85; 250 for $6.50. 
ZEPHYRANTHES CITRINA—Citron Lily. A rare species, 
with blossoms of pure citron yellow, bronze-shaded in re¬ 
verse. Illustrated, page 65. Each 20c; 3 for 60c. 
FAIRY LILY BLEND—A mixture made up from the six- 
kinds offered above. Here is surprise-ful enjoyment at low 
cost. Not less than 60c worth sold. 8 for 60c; 17 for 
$1.00; 100 for $5.00. 
OXALIS FOR THE CARDEN 
There is an elfin daintiness about the exquisitely formed 
blossoms of Oxalis, and an unrestrained prodigality of color¬ 
ful blooming, that gives them an appeal beyond that of 
many a more ambitious flower. Beside their value for edg¬ 
ings, to which, by the way, the rich beauty of their lush 
foliage) recommends them, as well as their spendthrift flow¬ 
ering, they are particularly intriguing when clumped in the 
rock garden. Then those who like bedding effects will like¬ 
wise find them surprisingly good material. They are in 
flower for months. Dig in late autumn, giving frostproof 
winter storage. Illustrated, page 65. 
OXALIS LATIFOLIA—^Rather rare summer-flowering Ox¬ 
alis of high merit for edgings, rock gardens, bedding, or 
window boxes. Ever-blooming. Clover-like foliage. Pretty 
blossoms of violet-lavender in great profusion. 8 for 25c; 
26 for 50c; 50 for $1.00. 
OXALIS DIEPPI ALBA—Another excellent summer Ox¬ 
alis, this time with flowers of diaphanous white. 10 for 25c; 
25 for 60c; 60 for $1.00. 
OXALIS TETRAPHYLLA- —Clustered blossoms of soft old 
rose, above brown-banded foliage in four-leaf-clover effect. 
Splendid edger. 7 for 25c; 15 for 60c. 
OXALIS LASIANDRA—Rather large blossoms of deep 
pink, clustered on sixteen-inch stems. Radiating leaflets in 
odd effect. Vigorous, 6 for 25c; 12 for 45c.: 
OXALIS MIXED—The above in blend. Note that bulb 
size will be widely variable, according to kind. 10 for 25c ; 
25 for 50c; 60 for $1.00; 100 for $1.60; 600 for $6.50. 
WINTER-PROOF COLLECTION 
Here are five kinds that will stay put, being winter- 
hardy: 3 Blackberry Lily, 3 Oriental Bell-flower, 3 Iris 
Delta Blend, 3 August Iris (Iris dichotoma), and 2 Asclepias 
tuberosa, each kind packed separately, for only TWO 
DOLLARS. See top opposite page for note re postage, etc. 
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