
Bulbs for Fall, 1941 
THOMAS J. GREY CO. 

POETICUS NARCISSI 
If by parcel post, add postage at zone rates. Weight | lb. per 
doz., 8 Ibs. per 100. 
Glory of Lisse. Small, white perianth with broad, dark crimson 
cup. Doz. $1.00, 100 $7.50. 
HORACE. Free-flowering, splendid forcing variety. Pure white 
perianth with conspicuous red eye. Doz. $1.10, 100 $8.00. 
Poeticus (Poet's or Pheasant's Eye). Pure white with orange 
crown, edged with scarlet. One of the best sorts for naturaliza- 
tion. Doz. 70c, 100 $6.50. 
AMARYLLIS 
GIANT AMERICAN HYBRIDS. Strong bulbs for growing in 
the house. Flowers range in color from bright red to salmon. 
Also striped and veined on white ground. Each 65c, Doz. $7.00. 
POLYANTHUS NARCISSI 
If by parcel post, add postage at zone rates. Weight, 2 lbs. per 
doz., 12 Ibs. per 100. Ready in September. 
Excellent for forcing or growing in water, bearing tall trusses 
of delicately scented flowers. They are not hardy. 
Paper-White Grandiflora. The largest, earliest, and best of all 
for forcing. Snow-white flowers in large trusses. It is superior 
to the Chinese or any other Narcissus for growing in water with 
pebbles in shallow dishes. Mammoth bulbs, doz. 60c, 100 $4.50. 
Extra mammoth bulbs, doz. 80c, 100 $6.00. 
Grand Soleil d'Or. This popular variety of the Polyanthus type 
is easy to grow in pebbles and water. The color is a clear 
yellow with orange cup. Mammoth bulbs, doz. $1.50, 100 
$12.00. 
CALLA LILIES 
(Richardia) 
If by parcel post, add postage at zone rates. 
Weight, 3 lbs. per doz. 
A rich soil, warm temperature, plenty of 
light and water are desirable for Callas. 
Allow them to rest from June to last of 
August. 
WHITE CALLA OR _ LILY-OF-THE-NILE 
(R. aethiopica). Largest sized bulbs. 
Each 50c, doz. $5.00. 
ELLIOTTIANA (Golden Calla). Rich, clear, 
golden yellow, the dark green foliage 
spotted with white. Each 50c, doz. $5.00. 
HARDY LILIES 
CANADENSE FLAVUM. Bright yellow 
spotted with black, 2 to 3 ft. June and 
July. Each 20c, doz. $1.35, 100 $10.00. 
HANSONI. Deep golden yellow flowers, 
July. Each 40c, doz. $4.00. 
KRAMERI. Beautiful, delicate pink. Fra- 
grant, trumpet-shaped flowers. 3 feet. 
July and August. Each 35c¢, doz. $3.50, 
100 $25.00. 
LILIUM TENUIFOLIUM. Bright scarlet 
flowers and recurved petals. Excellent 
for rockeries and pot culture. Early June. 
Height about 18 inches. Doz. $2.00, 100 
$15.00. 
REGALE. White, slightly suffused with 
pink, with a beautiful shade of canary- 
yellow at the center of the trumpet. Per- 
fectly hardy. Mammoth Bulbs. Doz. 
$4.50, 100 $35.00. 
PHILIPPINENSE FORMOSANUM. = Au- 
tumn-flowering. Pure white, trumpet- 
shaped flowers, slightly reddish brown 
outside with a yellow flush at base of 
petals and pure yellow anthers. Doz. 
$3.50, 100 $25.00. 
DUTCH IRIS 
HUCHTENBURG. Falls ~~ orange-yellow; 
standards palest blue, passing to white. 
Doz. 80c, 100 $6.00. 
WHITE EXCELSIOR. 
Doz. 80c, 100 $6.00. 
YELLOW QUEEN. 
forcing variety. 
Extra large white. 
Popular early yellow 
Doz. 80c, 100 $6.00. 

NARCISSI FOR 
NATURALIZING 
A mixture of named sorts of all 
types, making an excellent blending 
of varieties for naturalizing in the 
woodlands, along the driveway, or 
among the shrubbery. Doz. 65c, 
100 $4.50, 1000 $40.00. 

GRAPE HYACINTHS 
One of the prettiest early spring flower- 
ing bulbs, perfectly hardy. Excellent for 
naturalizing and for edgings or clumps in 
the shrubbery border. 
No charge for mailing. 
HEAVENLY BLUE. 
70c, 100 $5.00. 
FORCING IRIS 
WEDGEWOOD. | Beautiful Wedgewood- 
blue; large flower on tall stalks. May be 
had in bloom early if planted in Sep- 
tember in deep flats. Grown in tem- 
perature about 55 degrees. Doz. $1.50, 
100 $11.00. 
FILIFOLIO IMPERATOR. Brilliant blue; 
large flowers. Doz. $1.00, 100 $7.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
The bulbs resemble tiny clumps of Dahlia 
roots. They are grown much the same as 
Anemones. Should be grown in a cool 
greenhouse. Plant about 8 roots in a 6- 
inch bulb pan. 
TECOLOTE GIANTS MIXTURE. Flowers 
very double, blended with semi-double 
colors of orange, red, yellow, pink. Doz. 
75c, 100 $5.50. 
SPIREA - Astilbe 
Ready About November I5th 
GLADSTONE. 
flowers. 
GLORIA PURPUREA. Much darker rosy 
red than ''Gloria.'' Forces well. 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA. A popular variety 
of a pale pink color. 
Large, sky-blue. Doz. 
Large spikes of pure white 
Strong clumps of any of the above varieties: 
Each 75c, doz. $7.50. 
ANEMONE 
These popular flowers of French origin 
are useful as a decorative plant for house 
or garden and fine for cutting. Plant in 
October or November. 
ST. BRIGID. Semi-double 
85c, 100 $6.00. 
mixed. Doz. 
IXIA 
Half-hardy, late blooming spring bulbs. 
Splendid cut flower and excellent forcer. 
SPLENDID MIXTURE. Doz. 45c, 100 $3.00. 
OXALIS 
Particularly adapted for pots and hang- 
ing baskets in the house or conservatory. 
Plant 4 to 6 bulbs an inch deep in a 5-inch 
pot, using sandy loam. Grow and bloom 
best in a moderate temperature. These 
bulbs reach us about August Ist and if 
planted about that time should be in flower 
about Christmas and continue throughout 
the winter, 
No Charge for Mailing 
BUTTERCUP. Pure bright yellow. 
moth bulbs. Doz. 50c, 100 $3.50. 
GRAND DUCHESSE. Of dwarf, sturdy 
habit, with large flowers in the greatest 
profusion on strong stems well above 
the foliage, from November until June. 
Excellent pot plant. In four colors: 
Lavender, Pink and Pure White. 
Doz. 45c, 100 $3.00. 
Mam- 
WINTER RYE AS A COVER CROP 
There are hundreds of gardens that can 
be benefited by a Fall planting of Winter 
Rye. Sown at the rate of 5 lbs. to a space 
40 by 40, raked in and allowed to grow 
until April. Winter Rye will produce an 
abundance of roots and foliage that will 
not only restore fertility to soils, but im- 
prove them by adding a lot of desirable 
humus. 
Rosen Winter Rye. Ib. 15c, 5 Ibs. 50c, 
14 Ibs. $1.00, 56 Ibs. $3.00. 
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