BULBS AND PLANTS 
For Autumn Delivery 
The kinds offered here may, or should, all be planted in 
the autumn, to blossom the following spring, or, in the case 
of forcing bulbs, during this coming winter. Usually avail- 
able, unless otherwise stated, from early September until 
past the middle of November, but better mention an alterna- 
tive kind or two on orders sent in after the middle of Oc- 
tober, for naturally stocks of some sorts become depleted. 
Garden hardiness may be inferred, unless statement or im- 
plication to the contrary appears, but of course some pro- 
tection of straw or leaves may be advisable in very exposed 
northern locations. We guarantee that stock will reach you 
in good growable condition. 
All bulbs will be the full blooming size natural to that 
particular kind, but note, please, that certain kinds are 
always tiny, as Calochortus, Brodiaea and the like, even 
though their flowers be large. That’s the way they are made, 
and there is nothing we can do about it. We are sending 
them to you as large as they regularly come. 
Bulbs and Plants are not prepaid. If you want 
them by mail, add 5% to your remittance for points 
east of Pittsburgh and north of Potomac, 10% to 
the Mississippi, and 15% west of the river. This 
is to cover postage and packing. We shall assume 
that shipment is desired by express, collect, if no 
allowance for postage accompanies order. 

BRODIAEA BLEND—We like their slender swaying grace, 
the soft colorings of their trumpet flowers that sometimes 
are in loose and airy umbels, but that may again be gath- 
ered into tight capitate clusters. There will be pure and 
suffused white, lavender, lilac, mauve, indigo purple, with 
others in rosy pink or salmon-toned yellow. Of about same 
winter hardiness as the Tulip. 12 to 20 inches. Long in 
bloom. Amazingly pretty. Bulbs always tiny. 4 for 25c; 
9 for 50c; 20 for $1.00; 50 for $2.25. (Illustrated page 14:) 
CALOCHORTUS BLEND—Called Mariposa, or Butterfly, 
Tulip, but of course it is not a Tulip at all, though lovelier 
than most Tulips. Blossoms to five inch diameters, never 
less than two inches, in rainbow hues, often banded, 
blotched or embossed in contrasting color tones. A white, 
pink-suffused or pale lavender ground is usual, with crim- 
son, mahogany, chocolate or mulberry super-imposed, but 
others will be rich yellow or all lavender. Bulbs naturally 
small. Pretty hardy when established, but first year we sug- 
gest good mulching of straw or other litter. 4 for 25¢ 9 for 
50c; 20 for $1.00; 100 for $4.00. (Illustrated page 7.) 
MERTENSIA VIRGINICA—The lovely and loveable Virginia 
Bluebell, with its silken and changeable exquisite colorings, 
pink in the bud, but lucent blue-sapphire when the flowers 
cpen. Nodding blossoms in gracefully arching sprays, over 
decoratively glaucous leaves. Of complete winter hardiness, 
getting bigger and better each year. Sun or shade. Dor- 
mant tubers, 2 for 25c; 9 for $1.00; 22 for $2.00; 100 for 
$8.25. (Illustrated page 3.) 
FRITILLARIA PLURIFLORA—A dainty little Lily cousin, 
to ten inches, with blossoms that are lovely, wide bells of 
pure deep rose. Spring, of course, and though adaptable to 
the open, it will repay by long life, a bit of light shade. 
Each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50. 
FRITILLARIA PUDICA—Nodding bells of living gold while 
spring still is young; soon vast numbers of them, for it 
increases with certainty and speed if given well-drained 
position in full sun. 3 for 40c; 10 for $1.25; 25 for $2.75. 
CAMASSIA LEICHTLINI—A magnificent Camas Lily that 
will reach, conditions right, to five feet or more, great 
“Eremurus” spikes of big star-flowers. A well-grown spike 
may carry a hundred blossoms. Of equal hardiness and ezse 
of growing with the Tulip. BLUE STRAIN — varying 
tones of lavender, blue and violet, 3 for 25c; 10 for 70c; 25 
for $1.60. WHITE AND CREAM STRAIN—A delightful 
strain, but not plentiful. 3 for 30c; 10 for 85c; 25 for 
$1.85. (Illustrated page 7.) 
BLUE CAMAS LILY—tThis is Camassia quamash. Blossoms 
that are wide, informal stars, carried in loose spikes to two 
feet. From soft blue, through indigo, to deep violet. Of full 
hardiness, living and flowering for years. Valued for mass 
plantings, great rippling wave-plantings of it can be spec- 
tacular, even small group-clumps will delight. Long-time 
beauty never cost less. 16 for 50c; 33 for $1.00; 100 for 
$2.50; 500 for $11.00. 
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