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C O | C lh | oe: Uu mM (Meadow Saffron) (Autumn Flowering) 
Colchicums are very beautiful in the rock-garden. In September and October they throw up 
their masses of large Crocus-like flowers, covering the ground with an abundance of blossom. If left 
undisturbed they come up year after year, while in spring they produce decorative foliage. If kept 
indoors, they will also flower in a dry state without any earth or water. 
Bulbs cannot be supplied after August 15th. 
autumnale (minor), rosy-purple, early. 30 cts. each; $ 3.00 per doz. 
autumnale alba, the pure white form. 30 cts. each; $ 3.00 per doz. 
autumnale roseum plenum, double rosy-lilac flowers, late. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
speciosum, deep rosy-purple, very large. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
COLCHICUM HYBRIDS (very Large-Flowering) 
Autumn Queen, rich violet-mauve. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
Disraeli, light blue, large well-formed flowers. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
Lilac Wonder, one of the best, color violet-mauve, late. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz- 
The Giant, deep lilac-mauve with white base. 60 cts. each; $ 6.00 per doz. 
Violet Queen, F.C.C., Haarlem, deep rosy-lilac. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
Autumn-Flowering Crocus 
These dainty flowers light up the garden in autumn long after most other flowers are finished 
for the year. Fine for naturalizing in grass or in the rock-garden. 
Bulbs not avatlable after August 15th. 
asturicus atropurpureus (Spain), a charming species with flowers of deep violet, one of the 
latest to bloom, in our Nurseries it blooms late October. $ 1.00 per doz.; $ 7.00 per 100 
longiflorus (syn. Odorus) (Southern Italy), a charming fragrant variety with lavender rounded 
flowers and brilliant orange-scarlet throat and anthers, very hardy and reliable. 
$ 1.00 per doz.; $ 7.00 per 100 
longiflorus melitensis (Malta), a very pretty form in which the lilac flowers are striped and 
feathered with purple, flowering in October/November. $ 1.00 per doz.; $ 7.00 per 100 
medius (Riviera), light lilac-purple flowers with orange-red stigmata, one of the finest and 
showest of all autumn-flowering species, blooms in October. $ 1.00 per doz.; $ 7.00 per 100 
ochroleucus (Syria), pretty flowers creamy-white with bright orange base, a charming variety 
forming a lovely picture when naturalized in grass. 50 cts. per doz.; $ 3.50 per 100 
pulchellus (Turkey), very charming cool lavender flower with creamy-white anthers and a golden 
yellow throat, flowering in September/October. 70 cts. per doz.; $ 5.00 per 100 
sativus (Italy to Kurdistan), the Saffron Crocus of the ancient world, which has been cultivated 
and prized since the time of Solomon for its scented stigmata, color reddish-lilac feathered with 
violet and deep orange-red stigmata, it is only of value to collectors and industry, as it has no 
decorative value, blooms in October. 70 cts. per doz.; $ 5.00 per 100 
speciosus (Eastern Europe and Asia Minor), beautiful upstanding bright blue goblets with a 
vivid orange stigmata, very charming for the rockery in September, plant deeply. 
45 cts. per doz.; $ 3.50 per 100 
speciosus albus, a very lovely pure white form, it has a distinct rich scarlet stigmata, indeed one 
of the most beautiful in this section, blooms in September. 70 cts. per doz.; $ 5.00 per 100 
speciosus globosus, the latest of the speciosus growp to bloom in November, color bright deep blue. 
60 cts. per doz.; $ 4.00 per 100 
zonatus, a very lovely and hardy species with large lavender flowers, which are made particularly 
charming by the orange colored band by which the base of the interior of the segments is 
painted, blooms about a fortnight earlier than the speciosus 
60 cts. per doz.; $ 4.00 per 100 
