
ALPINE HYACINTHS FOR ROCKS 
Here are distinctive smaller Hyacinths for the rock garden, 
or for edgings, or shrub-edge colonies. 
HYACINTHUS AMETHYSTINUS—Delightful alpine from 
Spanish mountains with loose and graceful spikes of waxen, 
crispy bells in amethystine blue. Mid-spring. Rock garden. 3 
for 20c; 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25. 
HYACINTHUS AMETHYSTINUS ALBUS—Lovely, informal 
spikes of snowy white bells. 3 for 25c; 10 for 65c; 25 for $1.35. 
HYACINTHUS AZUREUS—Dainty rock garden or bedding 
species. In bloom at our Nursery in March, miniature spikes 
of clear, intensified sky blue. A true Hyacinth, as are all here 
save the Plume Hyacinth. 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.25; 50 for $2.25. 
HYACINTHUS SAWRISICI—A rare and pretty little rock 
garden Hyacinth, unique in that it is autumn blooming, while 
all the others bloom in the spring. Very many feathery flower 
spikes in soft pink-lilac. The bulbs are naturally small. 3 for 
70c; 10 for $2.00. 
THE PLUME HYACINTH—Here are ostrich plumes of blos- 
soms, bowing gracefully with their own weight. The usual bell- 
shaped florets have their petals finely shredded curled and 
crisped until the whole spike becomes a_ delightful lilac- 
lavender plume. A rare beauty, but not truly a Hyacinth; 
instead an aberrant giant Muscari. Illustrated above as 
Hyacinthus plumosus. 4 for 25c; 10 for 50c; 25 for $1.00; 50 
for $1.75. 
THREE BULB IRISES 
The three offered here grow from true bulbs. The flowers are 
of distinctively graceful form, and many oddly rich color com- 
binations appear that are not found in other iris groups. They 
cut well. Full winter hardiness. 
IRIS RETICULATA—This dainty charmer has been called most 
delightful of early spring bulb-flowers. The big, upfacing blos- 
soms are of a rich purple-violet, touched with gold. Sweet 
fragrance of violets. At our New Jersey Nursery it is fully 
winter-hardy without protection, and blooms in March, 6 inches. 
Valued both in the rock garden, and as a winter pot bulb, 
for it forces rather easily. 3 for 45c; 8 for $1.00; 25 for $2.65. 
IRIS ENGLISH MIXED—None more desirable, either for 
decorative garden plantings, or for cutting. Big blossoms in 
varied rich, sometimes bizarre, colorings, running to pansy- 
purple and red-violet tones, often with contrasting color splash- 
ings. Showy. 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.40; 25 for $3.00. 
IRIS DUTCH MIXED—Here are gay Maytime blossoms in 
Orchid reminder. Wonderful for cutting, but just as fine for 
garden decoration. They will force well, too, for winter indoor 
flowers. Color range is rich in russet and bronze tones, with 
varied blues, yellows, suffused whites. 5 for 35c; 10 for 60c; 
25 for $1.25; 100 for $4.70: 
OFFER 210A—We will send 28 bulbs, 8 of Reticulata and 10 
each of the English and Dutch strains, for $3.00. ~ 
BABY LILY SPECIAL 
Here are seedling Lily bulbs, mostly of one season growth 
and not large enough as yet to bloom. These are from seeds 
sown last autumn, that is one year before autumn of 1950 
‘when we dig and sell them. The bulbs are sound and healthy, 
but just baby-size as yet. That means that some of the kinds 
in this Blend won't be much larger than a pea, but others 
may be as big as a hazel nut, some of them as large as a 
walnut, for they vary naturally in size from species to species. 
Most of them will need two years of growing in order to 
flower, but a few are likely to blossom even the first year. 
There will be not less than six kinds in the Blend (but prob- 
ably more), our choice and not necessarily in equal proportions. 
All will be good ones, and there will be much contrast in color 
and form. We put this BABY LILY SPECIAL up in lots of 
30 bulbs, each lot packed in peat and wrapped in wax. paper. 
Price is ONE DOLLAR per lot of 30 bulbs. 3 lots (90 bulbs) 
for $2.75. 
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