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Spring Flowering Crocus Species 
Besides the Dutch Crocuses there are certain species that bloom very 
much earlier in the year, often before the snow has gone. And what is 
more, all are permanent, coming up season after season without care. 
Crocus Imperati, pale liluc with buff jackets, often flowers in late 
February, and is closely followed by Crocus Sieberi, a fuller, purer 
mauve sort; it has as a companion the deep rich yellow Crocus Susi- 
anus, 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 Tom- 
masinianus, 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 
Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
‘Doz. $1.50, 25 $2.75, 100 $9.50 
Pale yellow. 
*Biflorus Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
White, outside purple lined. Slightly scented. 
Biflorus argenteus Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
White, violet shaded, very free. 
Biflorus pusillus Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
Doz. $1.30, 25 $2.40, 100 $8.75 
White, orange throat, small flowers. 
Chrysanthus, Canarybird 
Orange-yellow cup with bronze tints on the exterior of the flower petals. 
Exceptionally free flowering. A very choice variety giving additional 
shades of yellow so much needed in Crocus. You will like this. 
Chrysanthus, E. Aug. Bowles Doz. $2.50, 25 $4.65, 100 $16.50 
Butter-yellow, outside base bronzy gray tinged, large and beautifully 
rounded blossoms, the most beautiful of all Crocus species. 
Etruscus Doz. $1.05, 25 $1.95, 100 $7.25 
Self-colored mauve flowers. 
Fleischeri Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.75 
White, anthers orange-red. 
*Imperati Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
A very beautiful early-flowering species. 
and feathered with purple lines, 
earliest species to open its flowers. Specially recommended. 
*Korolkowi Doz. $1.85, 25 $3.35, 100 $12.00 
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, 
ee exterior of the petals is shaded bronze; the very earliest of spring 
owers. 
*Sieberi Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.75 
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. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
Orange, exterior marked with a few black lines. 
*Susianus (Cloth of Gold) Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.75 
Bright golden yellow flowers, outside brown striped, produced in great 
profusion. Specially recommended for naturalizing. 
*T ommasinianus Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.50 
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. 
Tommasinianus, Whitewell Purple Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.50 
A charming variety with many small reddish purple-colored flowers, yery 
free. 
*Versicolor picturatus (Cloth of Silver) 
Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.75 
White outside, purple feathered, very pretty and free. 
The outside petals are buff 
inside rich violet. It is one of the 

Crocus Chrysanthus, E. Aug. Bowles 

Crocus Biflorus 
Autumn : lo wextng Grocits Species 
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**Speciosus globosus 
**Speciosus, Pollux 
*Z onatus 
Order Promptly as They Must Be Planted Earlier Than Any of the 
Other Spring Flowering Bulbs—September, October, 
November Flowering 
The Crocus offered under this heading bloom in the autumn. They 
grow in sun or light shade and are permanent. Once planted, they 
increase without care as the years roll by. They are wildings and 
prefer to be left alone. Outstanding in the group are all the Speciosus 
varieties, especially Speciosus Albus, which is a beautiful Crocus, 
particularly handsome coming through some low growing Sedum. 
Zonatus is a great favorite. Sativus, the Saffron Crocus, is also very 
popular and useful. Its golden yellow pistil is the Saffron of Com- 
merce, which when used in cooking rice or potatoes, gives them a 
lovely golden color. Only a few pieces are required to obtain this 
result, 
Order Autumn-Flowering Crocus at once, same as Colchicums. They 
must be planted early for best results. 
* A sturicus Doz. $1.85, 25 $3.35, 100 $12.00 
A very showy species from the Asturia Mountains. Pale mauve to purple- 
lilac with darker stripes at base. 
Laevigatus Fontenayi Doz. $4.25, 25 $8.00, 100 $30.00 
Beautiful soft ageratum-violet flowers, exterior bronzy feathered, flow- 
ering December. 
Longiflorus melitensis Doz. $2.50, 25 $4.50, 100 $15.50 
Soft lilac, feathered deep yellow at base, anthers yellow; stigmata 
orange-red. Violet-scented. 
Medius Doz. $2.50, 25 $4.50, 100 $16.00 
Flowers lovely rich violet with handsome purple veining at base; stig- 
mata rich glowing orange-red; one of the handsomest. 
*Pulchellus Doz. $2.25, 25 $4.00, 100 $14.00 
Lavender-blue with white anthers and orange-spotted throat; a lovely 
species found growing in the healthy thickets bordering the Bosphorus. 
Salzmanni Doz. $1.85, 25 $3.35, 100 $12.00 
Lilac, dark feathered, delighting in a damp soil. 
*Sativus (Saffron Crocus) Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.75 
Habitat Italy to Kurdistan. Large flowers, purplish lilac, feathered vio- 
let, with showy orange stigmata, slightly scented. Flowering freely when 
established. 
**Speciosus Doz. $1.00, 25 $1.85, 100 $6.50 
Large bright blue flowers, beautifully veined, orange-red anthers and 
bright yellow throat; a very fine autumn Crocus. (Color illustration, 
page 21.) 
*Speciosus Aitchisoni Doz. $1.10, 25 $2.00, 100 $7.50 
Long, handsome flowers, with sharp tapering petals, lavender, prettily 
feathered a darker shade and with silvery flush on outer petals. Very 
late. 
Speciosus albus Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.25 
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. 
Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.00 
large flowers. This variety contrasts well 
**Speciosus, Artabir 
Pale blue, dark feathered, 
with the white form. 
Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.00 
Bright blue, very late and most useful in prolonging the flowering period. 
Doz. $1.25, 25 $2.30, 100 $8.00 
Pale violet-blue, exterior silvery white; very large, new, most attrastive. 
Doz. 80c, 25 $1.45, 100 $5.00 
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 planted under trees between Vinca, Pachysandra, or other ground 
covers. Easily grown indoors. (Color illustration, page 21.) 
