SEED CATALOGUE. 1938 
Bulbs 73 
SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS AND PLANTS, continued 
Ismene calathina 
ISMENE CALATHINA 
Pancratium Lily or 
Peruvian Daffodil 
A handsome, summer-flowering bulb 
producing in great abundance its 
amaryllis-like, pure white, fragrant 
flowers. The bulbs can also be potted 
and flowered in the house during 
winter. Large bulbs, 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100. 
Summer-flowering bulbs with bril¬ 
liant flowers and dark foliage. Suitable 
for mass bedding, rockeries, hanging- 
baskets, or vases. 
Deppei. Small; white. 
Lasiandra. Rosy pink. Beautifully 
cut foliage. 
Shamrock. Pink flowers. Clover¬ 
like foliage. 
25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100 
MADEIRA OR MEXICAN 
VINE 
A beautiful and popular vine much 
prized for porches and arbors because 
of its rapid growth and freedom from 
insects. Thick, glossy leaves of a light 
green color and racemes of feathery 
white flowers of delightful fragrance. 
Selected roots, 10 cts. each; $1 per 
doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Gloriosa superba 
TIGRIDIA 
Tiger or Shell Flower 
One of the most showy of sum¬ 
mer-flowering bulbous plants. It 
blooms from midsummer until 
frost, grows about 2 feet high, and 
produces large, wide-open, trian¬ 
gular blossoms often 4 to 6 inches 
across. The colors and markings 
are very brilliant combinations of 
yellow, scarlet, and pink. Clumps 
of them, planted in the border, 
are most gorgeous. The culture is 
the same as for gladiolus. 
Mixed. 20 cts. each; $1.75 per 
doz.; $12 per 100. 
Excelsior, White Pearl. The 
Tuberose is one of our finest 
summer-flowering bulbs. The 
flowers are waxy white, double, 
and exceedingly fragrant—a 
single flower will perfume a 
room. They do best in a rich, 
warm soil and a sunny situation. 
Each Doz. 100 
First-size. . .$0 06 $0 60 $4 00 
Mammoth. . 15 1 50 10 00 
Single Mexican Everblooming. 
A white single-flowering form of 
Tuberose which begins to flower 
in July and continues throughout 
the season. Very fragrant. 8 cts. 
each; 75 cts. per doz.; $5 per 100. 
Hyacinthus candicans. See page 72 
ZEPHYRANTHES 
Zephyr Flower; Fairy Lilies 
Rush-like foliage, about 6 inches high, from which 
rise open-petaled, crocus-like flowers in various colors. 
Fine for spring planting in borders and rockeries. They 
start blooming in August and continue to send us fairy 
cups until frost. Also excellent for pot-culture. 
Alba. Pure white. 10 cts. each; $1 per doz. 
Rosea. Large; rose-colored. 20 cts. each; $2 per doz. 
Tuberose 
