cralds of Spring 


PUSCHKINIA LIBANOTICA. Produces a wealth of white 
flowers marked with china-blue stripes. Grows 5 inches tall. 
Blooms in April. Does well in sunny and shady positions. 
12 for 35c; 25 for 60c; 100 for $2.00 
CHIONODOXA. Will produce in early spring an abundance 
of pretty, star-shaped, lively blue flowers with white hearts. 
Grows 5 inches tall. 
12 for 30c; 25 for 55c; 100 for $1.75 
BLUE GRAPE HYACINTHS. Excellent for edgings, group 
planting and for the rock-garden. Grows 6 inches tall and | 
blooms in April and May. 
12 for 40c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.50 
SCILLA SIBIRICA. Produces several spikes of intense blue 
COLLECTION T 
25 ee each of the above 100 for 
illustrated four Heralds of 
Spring varieties .....-. $2.50 
ERYTHRONIUM (Dog’s-Tooth Violet). Plants with richly mottled Ieaves and small, 
lily-like, yellow flowers. Particularly suited for woodlands and shaded corners of the 
rockery. Grows 6 inches tall and blooms in April. 
12 for $1.05; 25 for $2.00; 100 for $7.50 
FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS. Produces in April pendent, bell-shaped flowers in 
curiously checkered shades of white, yellow, purple and brown on stems 12 inches tall. 
12 for 35c; 25 for 65c3 100 for $2.25 
GRAPE HYACINTHS (Muscari) 
Armeniacum. Finest and clearest blue. 
Album. Pure white 
flowers 4 inches tall. Ideal for naturalizing and rock-garden 
planting. Blooms in April. 
12 for 50c; 25 for 90c; 100 for $3.50 
SCILLA CAMPANULATA. Erect spikes of open campanulate flowers. Valuable for 
wild gardens and woodlands, where they should be largely naturalized. 
Blue, White or Pink 12 for 55c; 25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.75 
Mixed Colors 12 for 50c; 25 for 90c; 100 for $3.25 
SNOWDROPS. The lovely white nodding blooms appear before the frost is out of the 
ground. Once planted they remain for years. 
12 for 75c; 25 for $1.35; 100 for $5.00 | 
WINTER ACONITES (Eranthis byemalis). They form a wreath of green leaves, above 
which the golden yellow flowers rise in great numbers. If left undisturbed, the | 
quantity of flowers will crease each year. 
12 for 35c; 25 for 60c; 100 for $2.00 
12 for 40c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.50 
12 for 80c; 25 for $1.50; 100 for $5.50 
HYACINTHUS PLUMOSUS. Unique feathery flowers in the shape of a plume; the 
color is beautiful violet-blue. Fine for rockery. Grows 8 to 10 inches tall and blooms 
m May. 12 for 55c; 
25 for $1.00; 100 for $3.75 
DUTCH IRIS 
Large flowers on strong stems, which make 
them not only preferable for cutting but also 
effective in the flower garden, in beds and groups. 
For best effect plant them close together. They 
come into bloom in June. Dutch Iris may be 
left in the ground for years in succession if planted 
in a sunny location. 

Golden Harvest. Soft golden yel- 12 100 
OW ee ee era ic ates iselehie $0 50 $3 25 
H. C. Van Vliet. Sky-blue with 
Vellowsblotcherare reenter: Ei 8} 17/53 
Imperator. Dark blue _ with 
orange-yellow blotch.......... 50 ROE O 
Wedgwood. Standards dark blue; 
falls pale blue. Fine for forcing. 65 4 50 
White Excelsior. Pure white.... SEL SO 
Inexpensive Mixture of Dutch Iris. This 
mixture of all colors is very reasonably priced 
so you can plant them generously. If you do 
so with a view to cut flowers, you will have a 
wealth of blooms for cutting. 
25 for 85c; 100 for $3.00 
COLLECTION VU 10 bulbs each 
Separately packed and labeled of the above 
5 Dutch Iris varieties... 50 for $2.10 
HARDY LILIES 
Lilies do best in the hardy border or among 
shrubbery. Any rich garden soil with good 
drainage will do. Most Lilies delight in a sunny 
location but prefer to have the soil around the 
base of the plant somewhat shaded. Once es- 
tablished, they will increase in beauty each year. 
Candidum (Madonna Lily). Pure 3 12 
white. Blooms June. Height 4 
feeties 5 te ee Oe $1 30 $4 75 
Henryi. Apricot-yellow. Blooms 
August. Height 3 to 5 feet...... 200 7 50 
Longiflorum (Easter Lily). Pure 
white, trumpet-shaped flowers 
on 2-foot stems. Blooms July... 1 15 
Regale. White, outside lilac-pmk. 
Blooms July. Height 3 to 5 feet.. 1 10 
Speciosum Rubrum. Rose-pink, 
spotted crimson. Blooms August— 
Sept. Height 3 to 4 feet........ 2D) 
Tenuifolium (Coral Lily). Coral- 
red. Blooms June. Height 18 
Inches, tae ae oenic oe ee 70 
4 00 
3 75 
9 75 
2 50 
COLLECTION V Onebulbeach 
Separately packed and labeled of the above 
6 Lily Varieties. ...2.. 6 for $2.80 



























