
You owe it to yourself to grow some of these beautiful new Madonna 
They are diseese free and produce excellent 
spikes 3 to 4 feet in height with many blooms to a stem. They make a or 
wonderful show in the garden and are fine as cut flowers for the home. 
Nice big bulbs, 7 to 8 inches, that will bloom next year. Each bulb is 
carefully wrapped with special paper and with full planting instructions. 
Lilies in your garden. 
3 for $2.00; 6 for $3.75; 12 for $7.00; 75c each. 
NEW! NEW! NEW! Offered for the first time this year—White 25 for 
Elf, a new dwarf form of the above. The entire stem of the full-grown rs 
Flowers are beautifully pro- 
portioned; foliage is a healthy deep green. Even the bulbs are much 
smaller than the mother plant, but this does not stop them from pro- 
ducing excellent blooms. Stock is very limited. $3.25 each; 2 for $6.00. 
plant is not more than 24 inches high. 
CROCUS 
For a bright spot in the 
flower bed, for the rock garden 
lawn, nothing equals the 
cherry spring Crocus. We offer 
Carroll Gardens finest top-size 
bulbs in five colors: blue, 
purple, striped, white and yel- 
low. Any color, 12 for 70c; 
$1.25 50° for - 
$4.00 per 100. 
Special Collection Offer: 
25 bulbs, 5 of each, $1.50; 
50 bulbs, 10 of each, $2.50; 
100 bulbs, 20 of each, $4.50. 
Special Blend of Mixed 
Colors: 50 for $2.00; $3.50 per 
100; 200 for $6.00; 500 for 
$14.00; $26.50 per 1000. 
These autumn-flowering bulbs are among the most beautiful of woodland flowers and 
are at home in any sunny spot in the garden or rock garden. Each bulb produces a number 
of large Crocus-like blossoms which appear during September and October. Plant the bulbs 
where they can be left undisturbed to increase each year. 
bloom during September in the window without soil or 
If kept indoors, the bulbs will 
rater and after blooming may be 
planted outdoors. Plant about 4 inches deep. We offer giant size bulbs; each will send up 
several blooms. These should be planted early. Order as soon as possible. 
3 of any one variety for 85c; 6 for $1.50; 12 for $2.85, except where noted 
Autumnale Album. Pure white. Increases very 
quickly and forms good strong clumps. 
Autumnale Album Plenum. Large, double 
white flowers. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 
Autumnale Major. 
purple. 
Autumnale Roseum Plenum. Double rosy lilac 
flowers. 
Autumn Queen. Rich _ violet-mauve, finely 
blotched. The earliest to blossom, with very large 
owers. 3 for $1.25; 6 for $2.25; 12 for $4.25. 
Bornmuelleri. Fine cup-shaped, long-tubed 
flowers of rosy lilac. Early flowering. 
Massive flowers of rosy 



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COLCHICUM (Meadow Saffron; Giant Fall Crocus) 
“The Wonder Bulb” 

Conquest. New. Dark violet. 50c each; 3 for 
$1.25. 
Gigantea. Pale mauve; late flowering. 
Guizot. New. Very large; dark violet. 75c each; 
3 for $2.00. 
Lilac Wonder. An exceptional variety of beauti- 
ful mauve-violet. 
Premier. New. Soft pinkish mauve; large white 
center. 50c each; 3 for $1.25. 
President Coolidge. Very large, mauve flowers 
on tall stems. 75c each; 3 for $2.00. 
Speciosum. Large, deep rosy purple; stout and 
fine. 
Speciosum Album. New. Very large; 
pure white. Very beautiful. $2.50 
each; 3 for $6.00. 
The Giant. Deep lilac-mauve, fine 
white base. Thelargest late flowering. 
Violet Queen. Deep violet-purple; 
very beautiful. 
Waterlily. New and very scarce. 
Very large, full double, bright lilac- 
mauve. $3.50 each; 3 for $9.00. 
COLLECTION OF FOUR 
VERY CHOICE VARIETIES 
Autumnale Roseum Plenum 
Autumn Queen 
Speciosum 
The Giant 
4 bulbs, 1 of each, $1.25; 8 bulbs, 
2 of each, $2.25; 12 bulbs, 
3 of each, $3.00 
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LYCORIS, Radiata 
Often misnamed Nerine sarniensis. 
From ten to twenty flowers are borne 
on slender scapes 1 to 11% feet high in 
early autumn. They are bright crimson 
in color, about 11% inches across, the 
sickle-shaped segments being scarcely 
crisped; filaments are bright red. The 
leaves appear after the flowers. They 
are easily grown indoors in the North, 
but in the South may be grown out- 
doors in ordinary good garden soil. 
6 for $1.00; 12 for $1.85; 25 for $3.50. 

FOXTAIL LiL*= 
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Complete cultural information on 
these aristocrats of the garden may be 
found in our Fal! 1949 Catalog. 
SHELFORD HYBRIDS 
Probably the most beautiful strain 
Pastel shades—coppery pink, orange, 
pale yellow, pink, etc.—excellent for the 
garden and as cut flowers. These grow to 
an average height of 6 feet and make a 
stunning show in the garden, as well as 
indoors when cut, lasting two to three 
weeks in water. 
Isobel. Coppery orange. 
Moonlight. Pale yellow. 
Rosalind. Bright pink. 
White Beauty. Pure white. 
$2.50 each; any 3 for $6.75; any 6 for 
$12.50; any 12 for $24.00 
Shelford Mixed Hybrids. $2.00 each; 
3 for $5.00; 6 for $9.50. 
TWO NEW BEAUTIES 
Tubergeni. Tall. Pale yellow spikes. 
$4.50 each; 3 for $12.00. 
Warei. Tall, elegant spike with flowers 
of coppery rose, suffused and shaded 
orange. $4.50 each; 3 for $12.00. 
OTHER CHOICE EREMURUS 
Bungei. Elegant golden yellow spikes. 
Late. $2.50 each; 3 for $6.50. 
Elwesianus. Tall spikes of lovely pale 
pink. Early June. $3.00 each; 3 for 
$8.00. 
Elwesianus Albus. A white form. $3.00 
each; 3 for $8.00. 
Him-Rob. Pale blush-pink. Very tall. 
$2.50 each; 3 for $6.50. 
Robustus. Giant Eremurus. Gigantic 
spikes of deep pink. Late. $3.00 each; 
3 for $8.00. 










EREMURUS (Foxtail Lily) 
HARDY 
AMARYLLIS 
MAGIC LILY 
(Not illustrated) 
(Lycoris 
Halli squamigera).® 
when it ripens and disappear 
About a month [ater the flow 
stalks rise 2 to 3 feet, develop- 
ing 8 to 12 large, lily 
flowers of delicate lilac 
Perfectly hardy. Cover crown 
4 inches. $1.25 each; 3 for 
$3.25; 6 for $6.00. 
SMALL BULBS 
for Your Garden 
Here is a collection of 100 bulbs to brighten 
your rock garden or wild garden in early spring. 
These lovely miniature flowers can be planted 
2 to 4 inches apart, between low plants; there- 
fore, not much space is required. Ten each of 
the following ten: Miniature Tulips, As- 
sorted Miniature Daffodils, Assorted Snow- 
drops, Assorted Scilla, Chionodoxa, Crocus, 
Grape Hyacinths, Winter Aconite, Pusch- 
kinia and Fritillaria. 100 bulbs for $4.95. 
These varieties may be ordered individually at 
75c for 12 of any one kind, or $1.35 for 25 of 
any one kind, 

