Nerine (Guernsey Lily) 
I2eueojnm • Snout flake 
*Aestivum (Summer Snowflake) Doz. $1.1 5, 100 $7.75 
A very handsome, hardy, robust growing plant, producing spikes of 
elegant drooping white flowers in May. Greatly prized for cutting, on 
stems about 14 to 18 inches high. Same culture as for Narcissi. 
®Vernum (Spring Snowflake) Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.25. 
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. Plant in early fall in a good, light, well- 
drained soil 4 or 5 inches apart in masses of bold clumps, 2 inches deep. 
If left alone will bloom year after year. 
f^eucocoryne • £flory-of=the-Sun 
■" Ixioides odorata Doz. $1.45, 100 $9.75 
Flowers exquisite light blue on tall, wiry stems and of very long-lasting 
quality, with faint heliotrope fragrance; for greenhouse culture or out¬ 
doors in warm states. March and April flowering. Unquestionably one 
of the loveliest new bulbs introduced. We predict it to be as much used 
as Freesias as soon as the price permits its free planting. (Color illus¬ 
tration, page S). 
fVily = of= the - Valley 
4Lily-of-the-Volley for Forcing, Berlin Forcing Pips 
25 $3.00, 100 $10.00, 250 $22.50 
Sure to flower. Twelve to eighteen pips may be planted in a 6-inch 
container. Keep the crowns just above the soil. Place them in a tem¬ 
perature of about 70 degrees. Keep constantly moist. Blooms three 
weeks after planting. 
S'Lily-of-the-Volley for Garden Planting. See page 50. 
w /rLoraea 
An interesting group most of which are natives of South Africa, many 
being new to cultivation. Some are useful for cutting, others for the peren¬ 
nial garden and others still for pot culture and rock gardens. All listed 
below flower in spring. They show a wide range of colors and vary in height 
from 6 inches to 3 feet. On most of fhem the foliage is not important. 
Same culture as for Freesias. 
Glaucopis (Iris Pavonia) Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Often called Peacock Iris. Flowers white or light blue with peacock eye 
at base of outer segments. Stems 10 to 15 inches high. Excellent for 
cutting, forcing, rock gardens and pots. 
Polystachya Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
New introduction. Slender plant 18 to 24 inches high with many wiry 
branches. Well covered with flowers looking at a distance like a close 
group of butterflies. The outer segments of the flowers are light mauve, 
penciled with Parma violet, with a bright yellow spot at the base, inner 
segments light mauve with little penciling. Starts flowering 6 weeks 
after planting and keeps on 3 to 4 months. Blooms can be had through¬ 
out the year in the milder climates by making successive plantings 
about every 2 months. Very useful in the colder climates as a window 
pot plant in the winter and out of doors in the spring and summer as 
soon as danger of heavy frosts is over. Planted in clumps it provides 
a mass of color over a long period and should be very useful in the bor¬ 
der especially as a supplementary plant in Iris gardens. Corms can be 
held in cold storage at 40 degrees to make successive plantings over a 
long period. 
Isopetala Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
New introduction. Slender well-branched plant 6 to 8 inches high. Flow¬ 
ers similar to Moraea polystachya but lavender in color. Most useful 
in pots and rock gardens. 
tcrlensia Vlrginicci 
(Virginia Blue Bells) 
This is indispensable in the garden for color effect; flowers are 
porcelain-blue; buds pink at opening. The plant grows from 1 to 
2 feet high, bearing a panicle of flowers about 1 inch long in short 
pendent clusters. It is splendid for the open border or for natural¬ 
izing along the woodland path. We know of no other spring flower 
which does so well in deepest shade. It flowers from the time Daf¬ 
fodils are in bloom, continuing while the May-flowering Tulips are 
at their best. Use this delightful plant in quantities, as it is perma¬ 
nent and so helpful to create beautiful pictures, especially in shady 
places. (Color illustration, page Q). 
'(‘Flowering Roots for immediate effect for naturalizing 
100 $10.00, 1000 $95.00, 25 plants at 100 rate 
We guarantee this root to bloom 100 per cent. 
'(‘Choice Selected Roots for use in the garden when space is limited and 
there is only room for the best. 
Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
erme 
'('Sarniensis (Guernsey Lily) Doz. $1.15, 100 $7.75 
From 10 to 20 flowers are borne on slender scapes 1 to 1 1/2 feet high in 
early autumn. They are bright crimson in color, about 1 1/2 inches across; 
the sickle-shaped segments being scarcely crisped; filaments are bright 
red. The leaves appear after the flowers. They are easily grown indoors, 
in the North, but in the South may be grown outdoors in ordinory good 
garden soil. 
Grn it hoy alum 
(Star of Bethlehem) 
Very easily grown bulbs, especially Umbellatum, which multiplies rapidly 
under any conditions. 
'('Arabicum Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.25 
Makes a large umbel of small white flowers with black base produced 
on a tall spike. Hardy and very prolific in the extreme south but must 
be protected or forced in the North. 
Aureum Doz. $1.85, 100 $12.00 
This new South African bulb has created a sensation with its large, rich 
golden flowers which will keep for an exceptionally long time after cut¬ 
ting. It is a splendid pot plant for growing indoors during the winter 
months, carrying its large cupped, brilliant gold flowers in clusters sup¬ 
ported on stems 12 inches high. Requires a cool, well-lighted position 
and a pot or pan of if gives a magnificent long-lasting effect. 
'('Thyrsoides Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.25 
This is the famous Chincherinchee, from South Africa. The flowers are 
pyramidal shape with the buds of straw color changing to pure white. 
^Umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem) Doz. $0.85, 100 $5.50 
This is the small white hardy variety that is seen in great profusion and 
around many of the old gardens. It propagates readily and adapts itself 
splendidly to naturalizing. It does well over a wide temperature range 
and blooms profusely each season with little or no care. 
Moraea Glaucopis (Iris Pavonia) 
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