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AUTUMN-FLOWERING CROCUS (SPECIES)—Continued 
*Sativus (Saffron Crocus) Doz. $0.65, 100 $3.75 
Habitat Italy to Kurdistan. Large flowers, purplish lilac, feathered vio¬ 
let, with showy orange stigmata, slightly scented. Flowering freely 
when established. 
*Speciosus Doz. $0.60, 100 $3.50 
Large bright blue flowers, beautifully veined, orange-red anthers and 
bright yellow throat; a very fine autumn Crocus. (Color illustration, 
page R.) 
*Speciosus Aitchisoni Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Long, handsome flowers, with sharp tapering petals, lavender, prettily 
feathered a darker shade and with silvery flush on outer petals. Very 
late. (Color illustration, page R.) 
Speciosus albus Doz. $1.60, 100 $10.50 
Grand pure white variety, large snow-white flowers are produced in 
abundance and are marvelous when seen coming through dwarf Sedums 
or springing up as from nowhere under the shrubs. 
*Speciosus, Artabir Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Pole blue, dark feathered, large flowers. This variety contrasts well 
with the white form. 
*Speciosus globosus Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Bright blue, very late and most useful in prolonging the flowering period. 
*Speciosus, Pollux Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Pale violet-blue, exterior silvery white; very large, new, most attractive. 
*Zonatus Doz. $0.65, 100 $3.75 
Flowers rose-lilac with yellow throat, freely produced. One of the most 
satisfactory kinds, lovely in the rock garden or under tall shrubs. Does 
well plant^ under trees between Vinca, Pachysandra, or other ground 
covers. Easily grown indoors. (Color illustration, page R.) 
Golclilcum - ^'tea^ow Saffron. 
(Giant Autumn-Flowering Crocus) 
Colchieum are autumn-flowering bulbs with large Crocus-like blossoms 
which appear during the months of September and October, without foliage. 
The foliage, however, appears early in the spring about the same time the 
Tulips and Hyacinths are in bloom and disappears in June. They are espe¬ 
cially recommended for planting between the taller growing rock plants 
such as Cerastium, Vinca, Pachysandra, and the various Sedums, where 
their bold, checkered Crocus-like blossoms are seen to the best advantage. 
Blooming in September and October when flowers in the rockery are scarce, 
they are esp>ecially valuable. They may also be planted in the open woods 
or in naturalistic plantings of any sort. The bulbs, if kept indoors, will 
bloom during September and October in the window without any earth or 
water and after blooming, the bulbs may be planted in early November 
outdoors, and will not suffer in the least. 
Agrippinum (Parkinson!) Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Checkered rosy purple. 
* Autumnale Each $0.25, Doz. $2.50 
Commonly called the Autumn Crocus; very free-flowering; of easy 
culture. 
Autumnale alba Each $0.30, Doz. $3.00 
Pure white, increasing fast; free flowering. 
Autumnale alba plena Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Large, double white flowers. 
Autumnale major Each $0.30, Doz. $3.00 
A large variety with massive flowers of rosy purple. 
Autumnale rosea plena Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Double, rosy lilac flowers. (Color illustration, page R.) 
^Bommuelleri Each $0.45, Doz. $4.50 
Fine cup-shaped, long-tubed flowers of rosy lilac coloring; one of the 
finest species; early flowering. 
Giganteum Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
Large, soft violet, white center, late flowering. 
’^Speciosum Each $0.30, Doz. $3.00 
Deep rose-purple; very large, stout and fine. (Color illustration, page R.) 
Speciosum album Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
White, very large. 
Speciosum, Autumn Queen Each $0.50, Doz. $5.00 
An outstanding large flowered hybrid, gives huge clusters of flowers of 
deepest rose-purple. i , ^ 
Speciosum, The Giant ' Each $0.75, Doz. $7.50 
Truly a giant, makes a fine show growing in a ground cover such as 
Vinca. The immense flowers are pure lilac. 
Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Doz. $1.15, 100 $7.75 
Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Doz. $0.80,100 $5.00 
Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Doz. $0.80,100 $5.00 
Doz. $6.00, 100 $43.00 
Spring ~0^lowenn^ Grocas Species 
Besides the Dutch Crocuses there ore certain species that bloom very 
much earlier in the year, often before the snow has gone. 
Crocus lmp>erati, pale lilac with buff jackets, often flowers in late Feb¬ 
ruary, and is closely followed by Crocus Sieberi, a fuller, purer mauve sort; 
it has as a companion the deep rich yellow Crocus Susianus, which is even 
more attractive in the bud stage with its dark, rich brown flowers on the 
exterior of the segments. Once planted, they will take care of themselves 
for many years. Then comes Crocus Tommasinianus, an exquisite vaselike 
form, in color varying from a pale mauve to quite a rich purple. 
Charming in the rock garden planted between Sedum or other creeping 
plants. 
Aureus (Moesiacus) 
Deep golden yellow. 
Aureus sulphureus concolor 
Pale yellow. 
*Biflorus 
White, outside purple lined. Slightly scented. 
Biflorus argenteus 
White, violet shaded, very free. 
Biflorus pusillus 
White, orange throat, small flowers. 
Biflorus Weldeni 
White, outside grayish blue shaded. 
Biflorus Weldeni albus 
White. 
Chrysanthus, E. Aug. Bowles 
Butter-yellow, outside base bronzy gray tinged, large and beautifully 
rounded blossoms, the most beautiful of all Crocus species. 
Etruscus Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
Self-colored mauve flowers. 
Fleischer! Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
White, anthers orange-red. 
*Imperati Doz. $0.80, 100 $5.00 
A very beautiful early-flowering species. The outside petals are buff 
and feathered with purple lines, inside rich violet. It is one of the 
earliest species to open its flowers. Sp>ecially recommended. 
*Korolkowi Doz. $1.15, 100 $7.75 
This unusually fine early species is invaluable for the rock garden, for 
clumps in the border or for grouping near the terrace or house and 
under trees. The color is brilliant golden yellow shading to orange, 
while exterior of the petals is shaded bronze; the very earliest of spring 
flowers. 
*Sieberi Doz. $0.65, 100 $3.75 
This is a very lovely spring-flowering variety which will bloom as early 
as February. The graceful flowers are a delicate blue with gold in the 
throat. Potted in October they will bloom for Christmas. Can be grown 
easily in pebbles or peat in water throughout the winter, same as Paper- 
White Narcissus. 
Stellaris Doz. $0.90, 100 $6.25 
Orar>ge, exterior marked with a few black lines. 
*Susianus (Cloth of Gold) Doz. $0.55, 100 $3.25 
Bright golden yellow flowers, outside brown striped, produced in great 
profusion. Specially recommended for naturalizing. (Color illustration, 
page R.) 
*Tommasinianus Doz. $0.55, 100 $3.25 
Pale lavender, outside silvery gray, a very charming species which 
blooms with numerous flowers in early spring; one of the best for natur¬ 
alizing, especially in woods or shady places. No other Crocus does as 
well and multiplies or flowers as freely from one year to another with¬ 
out care or attention. (Color illustration, page R.) 
Tommasinianus, Whitewell Purple Doz. $0.70,100 $4.25 
A charming variety with many small reddish purple-colored flowers, very 
free. 
Vernus albus Doz. $2.30, 100 $15.25 
Dainty white flowers. 
* Versicolor picturatus (Cloth of Silver) Doz. $0.60, 100 $3.50 
White outside, purple feathered, very pretty and free. 
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