Ornithogalum 
ARABICUM. Tall spikes made up of pure 
white florets, each set off by a gleaming 
black pistil. Many flowers on a stem. 
90 cts. for 10, $8.00 per 100 
AUREUM. Rich apricot-orange and yellow. 
The cut flowers will keep over a month in 
water while if used as a pot-plant each 
spike will last for several months. Produces 
3 or 4 spikes of flowers from Iate December 
to March. Stems 2 to 21% feet tall. 
$1.30 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
THYRSOIDES, DOUBLE. The famous 
Chincherinchee of South Africa. Remark- 
able for its long-lasting qualities when cut. 
Double light straw-color flowers, changing 
to pure white. Not hardy about New York, 
where it is recommended for forcing. 
95 cts. for 10, $8.50 per 100 
UMBELLATUM (Star-of-Bethlehem). Um- 
bel-ltke corymbs of 1-inch white flowers 
margined with green, white outside. Plant 
outdoors and do not disturb. 
60 cts. for 10, $5.00 per 100 
Oxalis - Shamrocks 
Attractive foliage as well as pretty flowers 
make these especially good for pots or hang- 
ing-baskets, and advantage should be taken 
of their low price to have a number of these 
blooming all winter. The three-leaved foliage 
is popular for St. Patrick’s Day. Ordinary 
good potting soil makes them happy. 
Bermuda Buttercup. Yellow. 
Grand Duchess. Lavender. 
Hirta. A lovely pink variety. 
40 cts. for 10, $3.50 per 100 
Ranunculus 
Ss. & W. CO.’s CALIFORNIA HYBRIDS. 
We have tested many of the finest strains 
of this lovely flower, both domestic and 
foreign, and believe we have the best. We 
offer the following colors as well as a mix- 
ture of all the colors enumerated. Fine, 
strong, 2-year-old corms. 
Rich Yellow Rich Red Pure Gold 
Salmon-Pink Orange White 
Also in Mixed Colors 
75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 

MERTENSIA VIRGINICA. See page 18 




Scilla campanulata 
The Spanish Bluebells or Wood Hyacinths 
are delightful May-blooming bulbous plants 
which bear their lovely bells mn clusters on 
15- to 18-inch stems above profuse deep 
green foliage. They like a woodsy soil and do 
well in partial shade. Plant 3 to 4 inches deep. 
ALBA MAXIMA, White. 
BLUE QUEEN. Porcelain-blue. 
PEACH BLOSSOM. Lilac-rose. 
80 cts. for 10, $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000 
Scilla sibirica - Siberian Squill 
This charming bulbous flower blooms just 
after the chionodoxa, connecting the flower- 
ing season of the crocus with that of the nar- 
ciss1. They are fine for naturalizing under 
trees or in the open woodland, producing 
drooping, bell-like flowers on stems 3 to 4 
inches in height. Blooms very well in the 
rock-garden. Plant 3 inches deep in shade, 
half-shade, or in full sun. Splendid to plant 
among narcissi. 
BLUE. Rich deep blue. 
WHITE. Pure white, a variety sometimes 
used for imterspersing with the blue. 
Either of the above varieties, 
70 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 
Snowdrops - Galanthus 
There just isn’t anything in the plant 
world to take the place of these lovely little 
harbingers of spring. In our northern gardens 
they often push through the late snows and 
dot the scenery when the snow has melted. 
They will do well most anywhere but prefer 
moist, cool soil and are especially pleasing 
under tree and shrubs. If undisturbed and 
the tops allowed to ripen each season, they 
will last for years. Plant thickly for best 
effects. 
NIVALIS. This ts the old-fashioned fa- 
vorite. Its pretty white nodding flowers 
bloom before the frost is out of the ground. 
80 cts. for 10, $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000 

LEUCOJUM estivum. See page 18 


Sparaxis 
Graceful spikes of spectacular flowers. 
Plant 2 to 3 inches deep in late fall and mulch 
heavily in the North. For winter bloom in- 
doors, pot and store outside until cold weather, 
then bring inside. Six corms will be enough 
for a 6-inch pot. 60 cts. for 10, $5.00 per 100 
Trillium 
GRANDIFLORUM. This beautiful native 
woodland plant grows from 8 to 12 inches 
high and produces large white flowers, 
turning lilac. Large, strong clumps. 
80 cts. for 10, $7.00 per 100, $65.00 per 1000 
ST YLOSUM. Somewhat smaller; pink flowers. 
$1.10 for 10, $10.00 per 100, $90.00 per 1000 
Triteleia 
UNIFLORA VIOLACEA (Milla uniflora 
violacea). Deliciously fragrant little flowers 
of pale violet-blue, with white centers, on 
3-inch stems in early spring. If protected 
over winter will spread rapidly. Fine for 
rockery. 60 cts. for 10, $5.00 per 100 
Tritonia 
CROCATA. Usually treated as a green- 
house plant and handled like the freesia. 
Lively orange-red flowers in racemes on slen- 
der stems. 60 cts. for 10, $5.00 per 100 
Veltheimia 
VIRIDIFOLIA. Broad shiny green leaves 
and spikes of 40 to 60 pink, drooping, 
tubular flowers. The flower-spikes are 
from 15 to 18 inches high. An especially 
fine pot-plant (use 8-1nch pots). Easy to 
grow in a cool greenhouse. 
75 cts. each, $7.00 for 10, $65.00 per 100 
Winter Aconite - Eranthis 
In northern gardens these are the first 
bulbous flowers of the year. They succeed al- 
most anywhere. The bulbs are perishable and 
should be planted as soon as received. Once 
established they are quite permanent. 
HYEMALIS. The common Winter Aconite. 
Clear yellow. Very early. Good for the 
rock-garden, under sedums or trees. 
70 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100, $60.00 per 1000 
Zephyranthes 
GRANDIFLORA (Z. carinata). Rose or 
pink flowers 4 inches across appear in 
spring and summer. Narrow leaves 1 foot 
high. Store bulbs over winter In cold 
regions. 70 cts. for 10, $6.00 per 100 

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