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Miscellaneous Bulbs 
Alphabetically arranged for Easy Reference 
Allium 
The ornamental Garlics are a very showy family of the Spring and Summer flowering bulbs. 
They are hardy and will thrive anywhere and live for ever. Their colored blooms in flat and round 
umbels, gloves and swinging tassels strike a note of marked distinction in the border in early Summer. 
albo-pilosum, large bold umbels 9 to 12 inches in diameter of star-shaped lilac flowers, downing 
white foliage in June, height 2 ft. Valuable for cutting. 20 cts. each; $ 2.00 per doz. 
azureum, a lovely tall growing variety, producing round heads of a pleasing shade of sky-blue, 
flowers in July, very pretty, height 26 in. 45 cts. per doz.; $ 3.00 per 100 
giganteum, a very ornamental variety of colossal size, bearing in July large heads of violet rose 
tinted flowers; undoubtedly the most impressive variety in this section. Height 4 feet, not 
strongly scented. $ 1.00 each; $ 10.00 per doz. 
karataviense, this is a very distinct Allium, producing very broad, flat leaves, the scapes are about 
6 inches high and bear dense umbels of pink-colored flowers in May. 
15 cts. each; $ 1.50 per doz. 
Moly (Golden Garlic), producing compact umbels of bright yellow flowers in Spring, height 
7 in. 35 cts. per doz.; $ 2.00 per 100 
neapolitanum, bearing graceful heads of white flowers, recommended for naturalizing, height 
15 in. 35 cts. per doz.; $ 2.00 per 100 
ostrowskianum (Oreophyllum), a pretty dwarf species, flowering in June, with fairly large 
heads of rose-colored flowers, height 6 in. 45 cts. per doz.; $ 3.00 per 100 
Rosenbachianum, handsome plant, bearing in early Summer large heads of purple-rose flowers, 
recommended for cutting, height 3 ft. 15 cts. each; $ 1.50 per doz. 
sphaerocephalum (descendens) an interesting and handsome plant, producing in June—July 
close round compact heads of purple-lilac flowers this pretty thing deserves much more 
popularity, height 2% ft. 40 cts. per doz.; $ 2.50 per 100 
Royal Dutch Amaryllis cippessteum 
Through generations of skilful plant breeding a few Dutch growers have produced hybrid 
Amaryllis of magnificent proportion and breathtaking beauty in a good range of clear colors. Each 
color grown from one exhibition type bulb by means of vegetative scale production method, which 
assured that every bulb in a given color blooms exactly like another bulb of the same color. 
We are to offer a fine collection of named varieties, which are all tested in the Valleevue 
Test Garden of Cleveland (U.S.A.) 1950. 
Anna Paulowna, glistening light salmon-red with deep red in throat, fades as it ages. 2-3 scapes 
26” tall with 4 eight inch florets. Rating 1950-B. $ 3.00 each 
Bordeaux, clean light orange scarlet, blending to deep scarlet in throat, 2 scapes 26” tall with 4 
ten inch florets. Rating 1950-A. $ 3.50 each 
Joan of Arc, pure glistening white with green in throat. 2-3 scapes 24” tall with 4-6 seven and 
one half inch blooms. Rating 1950-A. $ 3.50 each 
King of the Stripes, frosty pale pink to white with two broad undefined lines of carmine shading 
to vermilion in throat on each petal. 3 scapes 24” tall with 3—4 five inch blooms. Rating 
1950-A. $ 3.50 each 
Moreno, medium dark red with slight suffusion of rose-red in throat. 3 scapes 26” tall with 4 eight 
inch florets. Rating 1950-AA. $ 5.00 each 
Mount Tacoma, pure white with faint green tinge in throat. Petals are winged at base, 3 scapes 24” 
tall with 4 seven inch blooms. Rating 1950-A. $ 4.00 each 
Mystery, rose red, blending to deep red in throat. Midribs and tips of petals are rose. 2 scapes 20” 
tall with 4 seven inch florets. Rating 1950-B. $ 3.00 each 
