HERALDS OF SPRINGTIME 
Y2 doz. minimum sale except where noted 
The above heading may suggest a multitude of the early flowering bulbs which 
herald the return of color in the garden and prepare us for the mass display of 
bloom which soon follows in the well planned garden. Those listed below are 
most worthy of your efforts and so simple in their requirements that every gar- 
dener should become better acquainted with them. 
<i CROCUS 
Plant them in groups in lawns, flower beds and rockeries. Their cheery colors 
will dominate for several weeks and they will reappear each Spring for many 
years. Plant 2 to 4 inches deep. 
PURPLE — BLUE — STRIPED YELLOW — WHITE 
Doz. 45c; Per 100 $3.50 Doz. 65c; 100 $5.00. 
DUTCH IRIS LEUCOJUM VERNUM—> 
Bulbous type iris blooming about mid- (Snowflakes) 
May. Spikes average 15 to 20” topped April blooming white bells tipped with green. Plant 3 to 4” 
deep. Doz. 65c; 100 for $5.00. 
FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS 
The Crown Imperial or Persian Lily. 
by beautiful orchid-type blooms. Excel- 
Carries a large cluster of pendant lent for cutting. Plant in full sun 3” 
brick-red bells on the top of the deeb iColorsidece PROM Rene GALANTHUS (Snowdrops) 
sturdy 3-foot stem. Very hardy. Plant . Truly the advance guard of Spring! Similar to Snowflakes above 
3 inches deep. Ea. 39c; 3 for $1.10; white or yellow. Doz. 69c; 100 for 
Doz. $4.00 but one month earlier. Doz. 55¢; 100 for $4.00. 
rae a $5.00. Asstd. colors 1 doz. bxd, 59c. 
CHIONODOXA SCILLA CAMPANULATA 
Charming little star shaped sky-blue flow- Also known as Wood Hyacinth. Lovely 
ers with lighter centers, borne in clusters. loose clusters of bell-shaped flowers ap- 
Especially suited to the rockery and bor- pearing in early May. They do not object 
der. They naturalize readily. Doz. soe: | y° partial shade. Pink, White, Blue and 
100 for $3.75. mixed colors. Doz. 50c; 100 for $3.75. 
ses 
GRAPE HYACINTHSt 
Pert little spikes resembling tiny 
bunches of grapes. They not only 
persist year after year but multiply 
freely. They bloom with the daffo- 
dils and last for weeks. Blue Doz. 
40c; 100 for $3.00; White Doz. 50c; 
100 for $3.75. 
# scuLLA (Spring Beauty) 
Intense blue flowers appearing as the 
crocuses fade. About 6” tall, they bloom 
for weeks. Plant 2 to 3” deep. They 
naturalize readily and increase under 
favorable growing conditions. Doz. 50¢; 
100 for $3.75. 
