EREMURUS 
A noble group of hardy plants from the Himalayas. The 
enormous, stately flower stalks, often 6 to 10 feet tall, rise 
majestically from a tuft of long narrow leaves and are crowded 
by flower spikes 2 to 3 feet long. These spikes are composed 
of hundreds of closely set, starlike flowers in beautiful shades of 
rose, yellow, bronze and white. 
Eremurus should be planted in the early fall, 4 inches deep. 
They enjoy a well-drained, rich soil and a sunny location, and 
may be left undisturbed for years. Although perfectly hardy, 
they should have a heavy mulch of salt hay or leaves the first 
year after planting. When fully established, a mulch of old 
cow manure is sufficient. When flowering time is over, the plant 
disappears entirely, but reappears very early in the spring, when 
it is advisable to place a paper bag or flower pot over the young 
crown to protect it from late frost. 
BUNGEI. Golden yellow flowers borne on spikes 5 to 6 feet high. Very 
beautiful. $2.50 each, $30 per dozen. 
ELWESIANUS. Pink flowers thickly set in enormous spikes. Very vigorous. 
Blooms the beginning of June. Height, 8 to 10 feet. $2.50 each, $30 
per dozen. 
ELWESIANUS ALBUS. Pure white flowers on superb spikes. Same habit 
as Elwesianus, but blooms one week earlier. Height, 8 to 10 feet. $2.50 
each, $30 per dozen. 
OLGAE. Deep pink, sweet scented and densely set. A distinct species 
from Turkestan, with narrow leaves. Height, 8 feet, $2.50 each, $30 per 
dozen. 
ROBUSTUS. Tall, strong plant and one of the finest. Flowers of rosy 
pink, a darker tone than that of Elwesianus. Will grow to a height of 
10 feet when fully established. $2.50 each, $30 per dozen. 
SHELFORD. The exterior of the coppery yellow flowers is tinted ruddy 
bronze. The flower spikes are 3 feet in length and closely set as in 
Bungei. Blooms just after Warei. Height, 6 to 7 feet. $2.50 each, $30 
per dozen. 
WAREI. Myriads of fine coppery pink flowers shot with bronze cover the 
3-foot flower spikes. Flowers just before Bungei. Height, 6 to 8 feet. 
$2.50 each, $30 per dozen. 
Above prices are based on extra heavy roots 
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