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The finding of these Crocus in bloom is one of the genuine delights of 
life. Though we may eventually plant them by the thousands or may have 
been so long at gardening that little surprises us, yet that first Crocus is a 
great event. And we suggest that in every garden, no matter how large 
or how small, there be some definite Crocus corner which we con watch 
during those early days of March. Prices quoted ore for top size bulbs. 
The larger the bulb, the greater the number of blooms. 
NEW GIANT-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
♦Amethyst Doz. $0^5,100 $3.25 
Fine porcelain, with lighter stem; very brilliant. 
Blizzard Doz. $0.60, 100 $3.50 
Pure white, globular flowers of great beauty. (Color illustration, page 
R.) 
♦Enchantress Doz. $0.60, 100 $3.50 
Clear porcelain-blue, large flowers; very pleasing; early. 
♦Golden Goblet Doz. $0.65,100 $3.75 
Giant golden yellow flowers in great quantities. (Color illustration, 
page R.) 
Grand Lilac Doz. $0.55, 100 $3.25 
Pure lilac. Largest lilac flower known; early. 
♦Ivanhoe Doz. $0.55, 100 $3.25 
Dark violet-blue; deep and intense coloring. 
♦L’Innocence Doz. $0.55, 100 $3.25 
Pure white, large flowers in great quantities; early. 
♦Midnight Doz. $0.55, 100 $3.25 
Dark blue; medium early. Lovely dark variety. (Color illustration, page 
R.) 
Queen of the Blues 
Dark blue; one of the best. 
♦Striped Beauty 
Lilac, striped white, early. 
Striped Queen 
Blue, striped white, late. 
Doz. $0.60, 100 $3.50 
Doz. $0.55,100 $3.25 
Doz. $0.55,100 $3.25 
Vanguard Doz. $0.70, 100 $4.25 
(New.) A lovely free-flowering light blue variety blooming two weeks 
earlier than any listed in this group. This is the first year it is offered 
by us. Quite rare and most attractive. 
STANDARD VARIETIES 
♦Baron Von Brunow 
Large bluish mauve; very free flowering. 
♦Purpurea grandiflora 
Large purple-blue; late. Beoutiful. 
King of the Whites 
Large, white. One of the best whites. 
♦Maximilian 
Very large, pure porcelain blue; very delicate. 
♦Mont Blanc 
Pure white. Fine standard variety. 
♦Mammoth Yellow 
Golden yellow flowers in abundance. 
♦Sir Walter Scott 
White striped lilac. 
Doz. $0.50,100 $3.00 
Doz. $0.60,100 $3.50 
Doz. $0.50, 100 $3.00 
Doz. $0.50,100 $3.00 
Doz. $0.50, 100 $3.00 
Doz. $0.60,100 $3.50 
Doz. $0.50,100 $3.00 
♦Mixed Colors of the Standard Varieties—No. 1 size 100 $2.75 
♦Mixed Colors of the New Giant-Flowering Crocus 100 $3.25 
25 bulbs at 100 rate 
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Species 
(September, October, November Flowering) 
♦Asturicus Doz. $1.15, 100 $7.75 
A very showy species from the Asturia Mountains. Pale mauve to purple- 
lilac with darker stripes at base. 
Hyemalis Doz. $1.85, 100 $2.00 
Many small white flowers, exterior marked with few black lines. 
Iridiflorus (Byzantinus) Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Large, purple outer segments, inner segments pale lilac, much branched; 
lilac anthers, distinct and handsome. 
Laevigatus Fontenayi Doz. $2.60, 100 $18.75 
Beautiful soft ageratum-violet flowers, exterior bronzy feathered, flow¬ 
ering December. 
Longiflorus melitensis Doz. $1.60, 100 $11.25 
Soft lilac, feathered deep yellow at base, anthers yellow; stigmata 
orange-red. Violet-scented. 
Medius Doz. $2.30, 100 $15725 
Flowers lovely rich violet with handsome purple veining at base; stig¬ 
mata rich glowing orange-red; one of the handsomest. 
Nudiflorus Doz. $1.60, 100 $11.25 
Flowers rich clear purple. At one time naturalized in the Midland Coun¬ 
ties of England. 
♦Pulchellus Doz. $1.15, 100 $7.75 
Lavender-blue with white anthers and orange-spotted throat; a lovely 
species found growing in the heathy thickets bordering the Bosphorus. 
Salzmannl Doz. $1.20, 100 $8.00 
Lilac, dark feathered, delighting in a damp soil. 
Crocus Biflorus 
Crocus Susionus 
Crocus Speciosus Albus 
Crocus Sieberi 
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