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Dog's-Tooth Violets 
(ERYTHRONIUM) 
Had these enchanting woodland plants no other beauty 
than that of the richly mottled leaves, they would more than 
deserve a spot in your garden. 
So much more so do they enchant the flower lover with 
their lily-like flowers in delicate tints of white, pink, cream, 
lavander, bright kellow and even deepest rose. 
The bulbs should be planted in a moist, loamy soil, set 
upright, with 2 to 3 inches of soil covering the tips; two inches 
apart will give room enough. The bulbs are delivered in 
October and they bloom throughout the month of April. 
ERYTHRONIUM CALFIORNICUM. Large cream colored flow- 
ers; richly mottled leaves. DieUOstOrelO ne /eoUsper.l0U: 
ERYTHRONIUM HENDERSONII. Like Californicum, but the 
flowers are a lovely light purple, with centers a deep maroon. 
1.00) for 10, 5 7:00 per 100: 
ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM. A most lovely strain, the very 
large flowers in delicate blending shades of white tinted 
lavender; deep lavender-pink and pink. 
61:00 tor 10, 6 7.50 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM REVOLUTUM ROSE BEAUTY. Very striking 
deep pink flowers; blooms very early. 
$1.25 for 10, $10.00 per 100. 
Mertensia Virginica 
(VIRGINIA BLUE BELLS) 
As an early Spring flower, requiring hardly any care, 
Mertensia is most useful, regardless of the type of planting. 
The plant grows from one to two feet high bears a panicle of 
flowers about one inch long in short pendent clusters of a 
porcelain-blue and soft pink combination. 
In the border, the rockgarden, or for naturalizing in the 
woods it makes a lovely companion for the Daffodils, being in 
bloom at the same time, continuing into the month of May. 
The roots should be planted immediately upon delivery, 
about two to three inches deep and without further care they 
will establish themselves and increase. , 
Largest roots $2.65 for 10, $24.00 per 100. 
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