MISCELLANEOUS 
ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM (Dog's Tooth Violet). 
These are charming woodland plants, producing in early 
April small, lily-like flowers whose colors run in delicate 
tints of white, pink, cream, bright yellow and rose. They 
thrive in shaded corners or crevices of rockwork. Their 
beauty is enhanced by their richly mottled leaves. They 
like a light, rather damp, hut well-drained soil. Plant the 
corms a bout 5 inches deep. $1 for 10; $7.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM CALIFORNICUM. Creamy white, 
often four to five flowers to a stem. Leaves are richly 
mottled. $1 for 10; $7.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM CALIFORNICUM (var. “White Beau¬ 
ty”). An exquisite, almost pure-white form of the type; 
richly handed maroon at the base. $1.50 for 10; $12.50 
per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM CITRINUM. Slightly stronger grower 
than the variety Californicum.” Creamy white on out¬ 
side with citron center. $1.50 for 10; $12.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM GIGANTEUM (Watsonii). White, 
beautifully spotted brown. $1.75 for 10; $15 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM GRANDIFLORUM ROBUSTUM. 
These flowers are of the brightest buttercup yellow. $1.25 
for 10; $ 10 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM HENDERSONII. Similar to “Californi¬ 
cum,” hut the flowers are of a light purple with the cen¬ 
ters a deep maroon. $1 for 10; $7.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM JOHNSONII. Perhaps the most lovely 
of all Erythroniums ’; of an exquisite rose-pink. $2 for 
10; $17.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM PR/^ECOX. An early-blooming, un¬ 
usually fine variety. Leaves are mottled brown; flowers 
are large, of a very fine rich cream color, handed maroon. 
One of the finest of the “Erythronium” family. $2 for 
10; $17.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM. Large flowers which 
upon opening are white tinted lilac and which may be¬ 
come purplish as they age. Very robust. $2 for 10; 
$ I 7.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM (var. "Pink Beauty”). 
These are of a soft pink with occasional flowers coming 
up white. $2 for 10; $17.50 per 100. 
FRITILLARIAS 
For stateliness and distinctiveness the fritillarias are 
supreme. Coming into flower in late April, they provide 
an interesting color accent. The tall-growing varieties, F. 
Imperialis (Crown Imperial), are of especial value on ac¬ 
count of the height reached by them'. It is the tallest 
flower blooming at that time of the year. The bulb forms 
a vermin repellant and a few clumps planted among tulips 
found to be a protection against mice. The dwarfer¬ 
growing varieties of Fritillaria meleagris form interesting 
subjects for naturalizing along woodland paths, for fore¬ 
ground plantings in your borders or in front of shrubbery 
plantings. 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS MAXIMA RED (Crown Im¬ 
perial). A very charming lily-like flower. These old- 
fashioned flowers are splendid for border planting. $6.25 
for 10; $60 per 100. 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS MAXIMA YELLOW (Crown 
Imperial). The golden-yellow form of the above. Very 
scarce. $12.50 for 10. 
FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS (Guinea Hen Flower or 
Checkered Lily). The se produce in early April dwarf, 
pendent, bell-shaped flowers in various shades of color, 
curiously checkered, striped and splashed. They are very 
effective in colonies, requiring a somewhat dry situation. 
Invaluable for mass planting and for naturalizing. $4.25 
per 100; $40 per 1000. 
FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS ALBA. This is the pure- 
white form of this interesting type. Plant four inches deep. 
$4.25 per 100; $40 per 1000. 
GALANTHUS (Snowdrops). These are particularly effec¬ 
tive under hedges, under cedar trees and in thin wood¬ 
land, along the walk or in the rock garden. They are the 
first to open in spring and are very lovely. They dislike 
being moved and should be left alone to naturalize them¬ 
selves. Plant two inches deep; mulch in winter with leaf 
soil, leaves or well-decayed manure. The single-flowering 
snowdrops, if they are left alone, soon take to producing 
double flowers. The differences and shadings in the vari¬ 
eties of snowdrops are so comparatively slight that it does 
not seem worth while to offer them in variety. $3.50 per 
100; $32.50 per 1000. 
LEUCOJUM VERNUM (Spring Snowflake). This is one 
of the earliest and most attractive spring flowers. Growing 
from 6 to 8 inches high they bear dainty, nodding flowers 
which are white tipped with green. They should he 
planted in early fall in a good, light, well-drained soil in 
which they may be buried 2 inches deep, in masses or 
bold clumps, to be effective 4 inches apart, and then be 
left alone to bloom year after year. $10 per 100. 
LEUCOJUM /ESTIVUM. The summer-flowering snow¬ 
flake. Three or more bells like giant snowdrops appear on 
stem. Very scarce. $20 per 100. 
MERTENSIA VIRGINICA (Blue Bells). This is indispen¬ 
sable in the garden for color effect; a lovely soft pink and 
porcelain-blue combination. The plant grows from I to 2 
feet high bearing a panicle of flowers about one inch long 
in short pendent clusters. It is splendid for the open 
border or for naturalizing along the woodland path, in the 
dell, along the brook or pond; it flowers from the time the 
daffodils are in bloom, continuing while the May-flower¬ 
ing tulips are at their best. We urge all garden lovers to 
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