Winter Flowering Crocus Species Page 61 
Tomasinianus, a pretty shade of pale saphire-lavender with silvery-grey outside, 
a charming early flowering variety and one of the best to naturalize in grass, 
woodlands, etc. 33 cts. per doz.; $ 2.50 per 100 
Tomasinianus Whitewell Purple, a very lovely reddish-violet form, very free 
flowering, very charming. 35 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100 
Tomasinianus Barr’s purple, a pretty purple-lilac form with orange stigmata, like 
the other members of the Tomasianus-group it is free flowering. 
35 cts. per doz.; $ 2.50 per 100 
Vernus Haarlem Gem, a distinct form with lilac-blue flowers of medium size. A 
hybrid of C. Tomasinianus and not unlike this species in appearance although later 
to bloom. 60 cts. per doz.; $ 4.00 per 100 
Vernus Vanguard, a new, very early flowering Crocus of a most distinct and charming 
color, pretty ageratum-blue, outside of flower french-grey, a very interesting 
hybrid which we can strongly recommend for naturalizing. It is easily brought 
in flower by Xmas when potted early. 40 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100 
Versicolor picturatus (Cloth of Silver), white prettily feathered ruby purple, a 
gem for the rock-garden. 40 cts. per doz.; $ 3.00 per 100 
Eranthis Hyemalis (Winter Aconite) 
The earliest of all Spring-flowers. The golden buttercup-like blossoms resting on 
emerald green cushions of leaves are very beautiful and produce a charming effect in 
the early days of the year, they can be wonderfully well associated with Snowdrops, 
Chionodoxa, Scilla Sibirica etc. 
It likes to left undisturbed for years. The bulbs increase from seed. 
Eranthis Hyemalis, bright yellow. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100 
Eranthis cilicica, a very lovely species from Asia Minor, deep yellow, foliage bronzy 
and more finely cut as E. hyemalis, it also blooms a little later. 
35 cts. per doz.; $3.75 per 100 
Eranthis Tubergenii, a very beautiful new hybrid with large golden-yellow flowers 
of great size. Flowers are sterile and thus last a long time, much recommended. 
90 cts. per doz.; $ 6.50 per 100 
Freesia 
Freesias are praised for their delightfully fragrant, graceful flowers, which last longer 
in water than almost any other flower. 
The colored Freesias are wonderfully decorative, but they should not be planted 
before the third week in September and flower in winter and early spring. They like to 
grow in a cool house at a tempeature of about 45 degrees Fahrenheit, which gradually 
may rise to 50 degrees towards flowering time. 
Colored varieties, Mixed all deliciously scented. This mixture of our colored 
Freesias is made up from named varieties and contains many lovely shades such 
as rose, pink, ruby, salmon, apricot, coppery-bronze, yellow and lavender.We 
recommend this mixture very highly because they are so wonderfully decorative 
and delightfully fragrant. 70 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100 
Albatre, one of the largest pure white Freesias, wide open flowers of perfect form borne 
on stiff stems, sweetly scented and very beautiful. $ 1.45 per doz.; $ 10.75 per 100 
Apotheose, splendid variety of sturdy habit, flowers carmine, flushed silvery-white 
with throat, one of the best Freesias under cultivation, highly recommended. 
Award of Merit, R.H.S. $ 1.00 per doz.; $ 7.00 per 100 
Buttercup, a very charming and refined variety, color primrosy-yellow with orange 
shading, very attractive flower of splendid substance, this robust variety had an 
Award of Merit in 1927, no one should be without this particularly good Freesia, 
strongly recommended. 80 cts. per doz.; $5.75 per 100 
Celeste, this is an outstanding variety on account of its very large, open perfectly shaped 
flowers of a beautiful delicate lilac-blue shading down to nearly white in the throat, 
fine for pot-culture. $ 1.10 per doz.; $ 8.00 per 100 
