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ST. BRIGID ANEMONES. Many find the cultivation of these 
lovely flowers difficult, and needlessly so, for their require- 
ments are few and simple. I find that they soon die if left in 
the ground for more than one year, so that it pays to get 
fresh corms every year, either from seedsmen or by raising 
them. Seed sown in early spring on well-prepared ground 
begins to flower in September and goes on as long as frost 
keeps off to g_ve a lovely display in spring. Being difficult to 
thin after germ nation, the seeds should be sown so thinly 
that this operation will be unnecessary. When the foliage is 
drying off in summer. lift the corms carefully and diy off. 
replanting in the September following, and discarding ihem 
after they have flowered for the second time. 
St. Brigid. Fall plant’ng is best as the Anemone is a very early 
spring bloomer. Jumbo size, 75e per doz.; 3 doz. for $2.00, 
postpaid. Stock of this size is not large. First size, 1 year od 
bee bloom), 50¢ per doz.; $2.00 for 50, £3.50 per 100, post- 
paid. 

LEUCOJUM (SNOWFLAKE) 
DUTCH AND SPANISH IRIS BULBS 
These Iris bulbs vary in price according to the size of the 
bulbs. We sell only the large size, first quality of bulbs sure to 
bloom outdoors in your garden, so don’t be misled by lower prices, 
the bulbs will certainly be smaller in size. 
Bulbs must be planted in October or November (not later)— 
to remain in the ground for two or three years, when the colonies 
then formed must be divided in August, and replanted in Sep- 
‘tember. It will be found that the blubs have tripled and quad- 
rupled. 
Plant these Iris bulbs in well-drained, light, sandy loam. if 
possible, fertilize with bone meal at planting time, and mulch 
well during the winter in cold climates. 
Contrary to the general belief. these beautiful bulbous Iris, 
which are annually forced by the millions in florists’ greenhouses 
for the cut flower trade, are entirely hardy out-of-doors; all they 
need in cold climates is a liberal mulch of dead leaves or straw 
during the coldest winter months. A customer grows them suc- 
cessfully year after year in Montreal, Canada, where the ther- 
mometer goes way below zero. In milder sections of the country 
they need no protection whatever. The Spanish Iris makes an 
early fall growth, so do not be alarmed when you see the tiny 
onion-like leaves appear in November. 
Since some of the bulbous Iris are always sold out before the 
last orders come in, please order in July or August. Later always 
name one or two substitutes in case one or two of the varieties 
you are ordering are sold out. : 
Please note particulalry the Dutch, Spanish and English Irises 
are not for sale in the spring, and we usually plant what is left 
on hand in November, the latest. Hence you cannot obtain any 
of these after they have been planted. 

ENGLISH IRIS BULBS 
First or Top Size. 
Very handsome large flowers; the last Iris to bloom. 
IN MIXTURE ONLY: 75c per doz.; 3 doz. for $2.00. Per 100 $5.00. 
DUTCH IRIS (Finer New Varieties) 
First Size Bulbs. No Less Than 6 of a Variety Sold. 
LEONARDO DA VINCI. Standards creamy white, falls canary 
yellow with orange stripe. Very early flowers. Ht. 28 inches. 
POGGENBEEK. Standards and falls uniform dark blue. Great 
improvement on Imperator. Ht. 30 inches. 
THEO. WYCK. 20 in: tall. Standards and falls uniform corn- 
flower blue, with narrow orange stripe; very beautiful. You 
will love it. 
WHITE EXCELSIOR. Uniform pure white, falls very broad. 
Very good form and substance. Ht. 22 inches. 
YELLOW QUEEN. 28 in. tall. Both the standards and falls 
golden yellow. Perfectly lovely. Prices for any of the above: 
75¢ per doz.; 6 for 40c; 3 doz. for $2.00; 50 for $2.50 All Postpaid. 
Per 100 by express, charges collect, $4.00. (Of one variety.) 
MIXTURE. A well blended mixture of all the above and others. 
65¢e per doz., postpaid; 3 doz. for $1.80, postpaid; $3.00 per 100 
by express, charges collect. 
TINGITANA HYBRID “WEDGEWOOD”,. The handsomest of 
all. Not hardy outside in the coldest sections of New England, 
but a great Iris for forcing or for milder climates. A large, 
clear, light blue self color. Large bulbs, 95¢ per doz., postpatd. 
Smaller flowering size, 60c per doz.; per 100 (50 at same rate) 
but not 25, size 8 to 9 em. circumference, $3.00; size 9 to 10 cm., 
$6.00. Express charges collect. 
PLEASE NOTE: If you lose your bulbs during the winter 
and they fail to come up, it is not our fault nor the bulbs’, so do 
not ask us to replace them the following year. If you plant the 
bulbs early—by November 1ist—in well-drained soil, then upon 
approach of cold weather mulch them will, you won’t lose them. 
