BOTANICAL BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING © 
Tulip Species 
We list below rare and hard to secure 
species of Tulips, anyone of which will be 
an attractive addition to your garden; 
many of the small and dainty flowered 
kinds are recommended for the rock gar- 
den. If you have never grown these beau- 
tiful little flowers before, at least plant a 
collection of them this year, that you may 
be able to order your favorite next year. 
TULIP. 
PRICES: 25 and 50 at 100 Price; 6 at Dozen 
Price. Prepaid. Dozen 
—Acuminata. 100—$i4.00 $2.50: 
The Horned Tulip; long curiously twist- 
ed petals of red and yellow makes thig 
little gem an interesting cut flower; 22”. 
—Batalini. 100— $18.00 $2.40 
Charming in April, dainty flowers of 
pretty form and distinct color, soft chrome 
yellow with deeper yellow center, beauti- 
ful companion to T. linifolia; beautiful as 
it is rare; 6 inches. 
—Biilora. 100—$7.00 $1.40 
Probaby is the smallest Tulip grown 
bearing on branching stems small white 
flowers with yellow centers; give it a warm 
sunny spot in the rock garden for March 
flowers. 
—Chrysantha. 100—$6.50 $1.25 
A pretty little species similiar to T. clus- 
iana, yellow with red on outside of petais; 
perfect drainage, warm place, with pocket 
of sand under each bulb; 16 inches. 
—Dasystemon. 100—$10.00 $2.60. 
Very attractive low growing species, 3-5 
flowers on a Stalk, yellow edged with 
white, very pretty for rock garden; 6’. 
—Eichleri. 100—$7.00 $1.40 
Large dazzling scarlet flowers with cent- 
er of yellow, edged black and a most satis- 
factory flower in the border, lasting a long 
time; sun; 12 inches. 
—Fosteriana Red Emperor. 100—$11.00 $1.25 
This variety is beyond description, it has 
the largest flowers of any Tulip and 
claimed positively the best Tulip in culti- 
vation; the loveliest shade of glowing scar- 
let imaginable, base yellowish; 22 inches. 
—Greigii. Each $2.00 
One of the best wild Tulips, very beauti- 
ful with its glowing vermilion-scarlet flow- 
ers, with yellow base and large maroon- 
black blotches, flowers are large; give a 
warm place and sandy soil; 9 inches. 
—Hageri. 1p0—$12.60 $2.30: 
Quaint little globular flowers of copper 
color with black base, edged yellow, now 
very rare; April flowering; 9 inches. ~ 
—Kaufmanniana. 100—$7.00 $1.25 
Water Tulip. This is one of the finest 
botanical Tulips, being amongst the earl- 
iest to flower, April, color soft creamy 
white, center slightly marked with car- 
mine red. The petals reflex upon opening’ 
and appear much like a Nymphaea; they 
are especially recommended for groups in 
the rock garden, where they wil) last and 
flower for years; 6 inches. 
—-—Scarlet Elegance. 100—$16.00 $2.00 
This is a very brilliant variety with its 
numerous small scarlet flowers with ex- 
terior orange-red, very early and well 
recommended; 5 inches. 
—-—tThe First. 160—$10.00 $1.40 
The earliest to flower of the Kaufmann- 
ian; deep cream-yellow passing to white 
exterior of flower scarlet; 8 inches. 
—Kolpakowakiana. 100—$10.00 $1.70 
This has become rather rare; very pretty 
with slender stems and yellow flowers 
with exterior markings of red; 14 inches. 
—linifolia. 100—$9.00 $1.25 
One of the most beautiful of the dainty 
species flowering in April; small brilliant 
scarlet-vermilion flowers with black base; 
makes a beautiful sight with Sedum glau- 
cum or in groups with the Batalini species 
in the rock garden; 8 inches. 
—Marjoletti. 100—$9.00 $1.30 
An especially fine cutting flower, soft 
red; 18 inches high. 
—Orphanidea. 90¢ Each $10.00 
A very rare April flowering Greek spec- 
ies with orange flushed bronze and green 
center, 3 to the stem, the purplish foliage 
forming a rosette on the ground; 12 inches. 
—Ostrowskilana. Each 50¢ 
A really beautiful species with orange- 
red flowers gracefully reflexed petals on 
slender stems; 8 inches. 
——persica. 100—$20.00 $4.00 
Breyniana. A very valuable rock garden 
species, late blooming, flowers glowing 
yellow with copper flushed on exterior, 
fragrant and produces several flowers on a 
stem; 8 inches high. 
—Praestans. 100—$9.00 $1.75 
An interesting April flowering species, 
producing 3-4 flowers per stem of the 
loveliest orange-scarlet imaginable; 16’. 
—pulchellia humilis. 50¢ Each $5.00 
This is a very rare and beautiful species 
which always attracts attention; Crocus- 
like flowers of a pretty violet-pink shade 
with very large and distinct yellow base 
making an ideal flower in the rock garden 
or border; 6 inches high. 
—saxatilis. 100—$18.00 $2.40 
Another very rare species from Crete 
bearing 1-3 pretty pure lilac flowers with 
a deep yellow center; plant where it will 
be dry during the summer or they may be 
lifted and stored in a dry warm place 
till planting time in the fall; 4 inches. 
—tarda. 100—$9.00 $1.25 
Dasystemon. A fine rock garden spec- 
ies, starry white flowers with yellow eye, 
3-5 to the stem; exterior shaded green or 
grey; 6 inches high. 
—turkestanica. 100—$7.00 $1.25 
A very pretty species closely allied to 
T. biflora but more robust in habit and 
with 5-9 flowers on a stem, creamy white 
with a green or bronzy flush on the exter- 
ior and with great lasting qualities; 10’. 
Narcissus Species 
The various species of Narcissus make a 
beautiful showing in both the border and 
the rock garden and every well planted 
garden should have specimens of each; 
they are all easily grown. If some sand 
can be worked into the soil during the 
summer months, before planting, that it 
will be on the ‘loose’ side, you will have a 
better growth on these small bulbs; this ig 
especially true if your soil is clay. 
PRICES: 25 at 100 rate; 3 at Dozen. 
Postpaid. per Dozen. 
—bulbocodium. 100—$8.00 95¢ 
Hoop Petticoat Narcissus. This is a dis- 
tinct yellow type with a long wide mouth- 
ed trumpet, shaped like an old fashioned 
hoop skirt; for a warm spot in the rock 
garden and a pretty dainty flower in pots; 
6 inches high, 
—canaliculatis. 100—$9.00 $1.00 
Like a miniature Polyanthus Grand Mon- 
arque with several tiny flowers on 
dwarf stem; very fragrant, small white 
petals and bright golden cup, interesting 
for the rock garden; six inches. ~ 
—Cyclamineus. 160—$15.00 $2.75 
The Cyclamen-flowered Daffodil with 
small clear yellow flowers and a much 
refiexed perianth. 
—triandrus albus. 100—$10.00 $1.30 
Angel’s Tears Daffodil. Small rush-leaf 
Daffodil from Spain. An exquisite flower 
for the rock garden; slender growth and 
producing a cluster of elegant little creamy 
white flowers with globular cup and the 
perianth refiexing like the Cyclamen; 7’. 
Flowering Alliums 
Flowering Onion. They are beautiful 
flowering subjects for the garden and many 
are especially fine for the rock garden, 
where small dwarf plants are wanted. 
They are easily grown and make an inter- 
esting display. We offer a very extensive 
list of these flowers in seed but the follow- 
ing species are easily secured in the bulb 
orm. 
PRICES: 25 at 100 rate; 3 at Dozen. 
Postpaid. Per Dozen, 
—albopilosum. 100—$10.00 $2.00 
Flowers lilac, 8 inches across in umbels; 
3 feet high; Persia. 
—azureum. 100—$6.00 $1.40 
(caeruleum) Flowers deep blue in dense 
globose umbels 2 inches across; 4 feet. 
—Moly. .100—$6.00 $1.40 
Bright yellow, star-like, in many flower- 
ed umbels 3 inches across; 18 inches high. 
$1.00 
in umbels 3 
—neapolitanum grandiflorum. 
100—$5.00. White flowers 
inches across; 1 foot high. 
—Ostrowskianum. 100— $5.00 $1.00 
Maroon flowers; 6 inches; Turkestan. 
—RHosenbachianum. 100—$9.00 $1.60 
Purple flowers in large globose umbels; 
2 feet; Turkestan. 
—spharecephalum. 100—$6.00 $1.30 
Reddish purple fiowers in dense globose 
umbels; 3 ft. 
Eranthis 
Winter Aconite. The earliest of Spring 
flowers); golden Buttercup-like flower, 
resting on emerald-green cushions of leav- 
es that produce a charming and pretty ef- 
fect in the very early days of Spring 
when planted with Snowdrops, Chion- 
doxa, Scilla siberica, etc., wonderful dis- 
plays can be had. They do best in shady 
places, under trees and in moist. spots 
where few other plants will thrive, where 
it will densely carpet the ground with its 
bright green foliage. It increases readily 
from seed; plant about 3 inches deep and 
4 inches apart; order early and plant im- 
mediately upon receipt, they must be 
planted early. 
—cilicia. 100—$4.00 50¢ 
A very lovely species from Asia Miner, 
deep yellow, foliage bronzy and more fine- 
ly cut than E. hyemalis, and later. 
—hyemalis. ’ 100—$4.00 50¢ 
Very early; bright golden yellow flowers. 
—Tubergenii. 100—$11.00 $2.00: 
A very pretty new hybrid with large 
golden yellow flowers that , being sterile, 
last much longer. 
Fritillarias 
They produce a fine effect when natur- 
alized in the grass on banks, in shady 
places or under large trees and are es- 
pecially charming in groups in the border 
and rock garden; they bloom in May; plant 
3-4 inches deep, 3 inches apart and immed- 
jately upon receipt. Order these early and 
it is advisable to mulch when possible, the 
first winter. They last indefinitely when 
once established. Common names  Check- 
ered Lily, Guinea Hen Flower. 
—alba. 100—$5.00 715¢ 
