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THE

BOOK OF GARDENS

A TREATISE ON AMERICAN AND
FOREIGN BULBS FOR OUTDOOR
AND INDOOR CULTURE

CHOICE OF FLOWERS

And new Creations do the old succeed,

As late and unknown beauties rise f rom seed.

For Flow’rs their Titles must to merit owe
In Flora’s Commonwealth, as they shall blow;

Must loose their Peerage, if they run away
From their true colours, and the false display.

— Paradice Regain’d, or The Art of Gardening. A Poem. 1728.

Published by

JOHN SCHEEPERS, Inc.

522 Fifth Avenue (Cor. 44th St.)
NEW YORK CITY

Copyright, 1920, by John Scheepers, Inc.

COLLABORATORS

MRS. EDWARD HARDING
MRS. FRANCIS KING
MRS. LOUISE BEEBE WILDER
THE REV. JOSEPH JACOB

Drawings and Decorations by

MISS BEATRICE STEVENS

Photographs by

REGINALD MALTBIE, F. R. P. S.

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PROLOGUE

“There be delights,” says a writer of ancient
times, “that will fetch the world around from sun
to sun, and rock the tedious year as in a delightful
dream.” One of these delights is the growing of
bulbous plants. No week of the “tedious year” but
may be enlivened by the freshness and beauty of a
flower that has found its way upward from the
heart of a bulb.

Throughout the snowbound months, window-
ledges and conservatories may blaze with the wealth
of varieties that submit to forcing. The first mild
days arouse the Snowdrops and Scillas from their
slumbers in sheltered corners of the garden, and
these are the precursors of a gracious throng —
Crocuses, Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips, Camassias —
that lead us onward to the flowering of the earliest
planted Gladioli and Summer Hyacinths. Summer
days are alight with Lilies, and late-planted Gladioli
make bright the way to the quaint flowering of
Autumn Crocuses, that in turn guide our steps to
the first pots of Roman Hyacinths and Paper- White
Narcissi. Thus is the world “rocked as in a delight-
ful dream” — a dream that has no awakening to dull
disappointment, for of all garden enterprises the
planting of bulbs is the most certainly productive
of happy results.

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BULBS FOR THE ROCK-GARDEN

Of all forms of cultivating flowers, rock-gardening is the most
fascinating. Within a small space you may grow innumerable dainty
plants which would be swallowed up or would not thrive in the
border — delicate alpines, little creeping vines, cool mosses, rare
orchids, and much of the minute and charming flora of the woods
and mountains. — George Ellwanger.

Many of the most delightful flowers for the rock-garden are to be found among
the bulbs. Just any bulb, however, will not do; great Daffodils and flaunting
Tulips, or even the rotund little Dutch Crocuses are out of place among the small
and dainty folk to be found in a well-furnished rock-garden. Choice should be
made among the tiny Daffodils, the little wild Tulips from hither and yon, dainty
Crocus species, dwarf Irises, fairy Calochorti from California, choice Erythroniums,
the smaller Lilies, and, if we can get them, Scillas, Chionodoxas, and Snowdrops.
All these, while they may be grown amidst the strenuous life of the borders, are
made doubly happy and secure in pockets or bays of a rock-garden where a fair
depth of good loam, leaf-mold, and grit may be provided for them.

Tiniest among the Daffodils is Narcissus minimus, and it is one of the earliest
to bloom. Its perfect little trumpet is pure golden yellow, carried on a two- to
three-inch stem. The Hoop-Petticoat Daffodil, N. Bulbocodium, is one of the
most delightful. Its widely expanded trumpet, like a little spread petticoat, is
delicately crinkled, and the foliage is narrow and grass-like. Then there are the
lovely N. triandus albus, or Angel’s Tears, the dainty N. cyclam neus, “clear and
stainless with its wings folded back,” the sweet Musk Daffodil, N. moschatus, and
the sturdy little N. minor, very reliable and easy to grow. These are flowers for
sunny nooks and corners where they will be safe from rough winds. Planted in
colonies of a dozen or more, with a ground-cover of clean gravel or some minute
creeper to shield the blossoms from spattering mud, these small sprightly members

of the Narcissus tribe present a most bewitching spectacle. Somewhat taller than
the foregoing, but still in character with their surroundings, are A7. Johnstonii
Queen of Spain, and N. albicans, the latter asking for a partially shaded corner.
The small bulbs should have at least three inches of soil over them, and, once
comfortably established, will seed themselves, starting dainty colonies in unex-
pected places that add rare delight to the early display in the rock-garden.

“Some essentials for a rock-garden Tulip,” says S. Arnott, “are that it
should not require annual, or even occasional, lifting and drying off, and that in a
permanent position it will thrive and bloom with freedom every year. Another
consideration is that it should be dwarf.” There are numerous species of Tulips
that answer these requirements, and they have a special charm not inherent in the
border varieties, for all their splendor. One of the most delightful is T. jpersica,
that usually unfolds, from a five-inch stem, two warm yellow blossoms in the late
spring. T. sylvestris, the British Wild Tulip, also has the proper qualifications,
making itself most flatteringly at home when comfortable and starting colonies all
about. The stem grows about six inches tall and curves gracefully under the weight
of the long bronze bud that opens into a wide butter-yellow blossom, scented like
Violets. This Tulip is happy in partial shade and usually requires a whole season
to become established before blossoming. The Lady Tulip, T. Clusiana, a vivid,
upstanding beauty, with grey-blue leaves and a blossom gaily striped in bright rose
and white, is one of the most fascinating of the small species. It requires a warm
position and some protection in winter in very cold climates.

Other small Tulips that may be left to themselves to increase in beauty year
after year are, T . saxatilis, T. dasystemon, T. australis, T. Batalinii, T. linifolia,
T. Oculus-solis, and T. prccstans.

Tulip species with larger flowers, that may be grown on the outskirts of the
rock-garden or in borders, or the shrubbery, are the beautiful Water-Lily Tulip,
T. Kaufmanniana, with several fine varieties, and the brilliant T. Greigii.

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All these wild Tulips deserve to be better known in American gardens. They
are full of charm and grace and when once established are no trouble at all.

For warm, sheltered nooks in the rock-garden, no flowers are more delightful
than the wild Crocuses. The first relenting days of the year tempt these frail
flowers forth, and how inexpressibly welcome they are to eyes seeking a sign of
spring. Many of them increase rapidly if left undisturbed and create patches of
soft color for several weeks of the very early spring. Crocus Sieberi is a gem, with
lavender flowers and bright orange stigmata; C. Imperati is pale buff without and
lilac within; C. susianus has a brown jacket but opens out like a spatter of gold
upon the earth; and other lovely sorts are C. Tommasinianus, C. bifiorus, and
C. chrysanthus. Some fall-flowering sorts that are no less indispensable in the
rock-garden are C. zonatus and C. speciosus.

Lilies are not always included as rock-garden plants, but the dwarf er varieties
are finely available for such usage, and their needs are often more easily ministered
to than in less-restricted regions. One of the most striking Lilies for the rock-
garden is Liliuun tenuifolium, with dazzling scarlet “Turk’s Caps” carried on a
slender stem. It likes a sunny situation in rather dry soil. Its beautiful variety,
Golden Gleam, a fine apricot-yellow in color, is somewhat taller and more robust,
but may be grown in a more open portion of the rock-garden; a situation in partial
shade where the soil is slightly damp is best suited to it. Lilium rubellum, with pink
flowers, makes a lovely picture grown among ferns in soil containing a good deal
of sand and leaf-mold. Other Lilies that will thrive and blossom under the same
conditions are, L. philadelphicum, L. concolor, L. Coridion, L. chalcedonicum,
L. pyrenaicum, and L. japonicum ( Krameri ).

Lilies grown in the rock-garden should have their stems protected by ferns or
low shrubs in the same manner as elsewhere. For this purpose use may be made
of dwarf Lavender, white- or blue-flowered Hyssop, English Thyme, Sun Roses,
low-growing Daphnes, Cotoneasters, Vacciniums, and Andromedas.

The dwarf Irises are among the most indispensable of rock-garden decorations.
Many are as easy to grow as the common purple Flag, and in reward for a mere
foothold will spread sheets of bloom such as will arrest the most indifferent eye.

In exposed, windy situations, the small Iris pumila thrives exceedingly as does
I. Chamceiris, slightly taller and with several good forms. Other species and varie-
ties for the same situation are I. lurida, I. bosniaca, I. Reichenbachiana, I. lidescens,
and I. olbiensis. In the vicinity of New York all these Irises bloom during the last
weeks of April. They are fairly indifferent to soil conditions but require to be
planted with rhizomes partly exposed. The little southern I. cristata is a delight-
ful subject for the lower tiers of the rock-garden, where, if the soil be good, it will
ramble about, forming great colonies in a short time. Iris lacustris is very like it
and requires the same treatment. Two other American Irises suited for the pur-
pose are I. prismatica and I. fulva, the latter bearing striking copper-colored
blossoms, and both requiring a rich, peaty corner in sunshine. Iris graminea is a
good plant for a bold position. — Louise Beebe Wilder.

A BULB

I placed it in the earth — this bulb of mine —

And from its narrow prison-house of night
It struggled forth to reach the air and light;

And as it rose and blossomed to the sight.

Its absolute perfection seemed divine !

— Isidore G. Aschor in “105 Sonnets”

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BULBS FOR THE HARDY BORDERS

Here in this sequestered close
Bloom the Hyacinth and Rose;

Here beside the modest stock,

Flaunts the flaring Hollyhock;

Here without a pang, one sees
Ranks, conditions and degrees.

— Austin Dobson.

An argument occasionally brought forward against growing quantities of bulbs
in the hardy borders is that, when they have blossomed and died down, distressing
bare places are left at a time when the garden should be most floriferous. This
difficulty is, however, easily disposed of and, indeed, turned toward charming and
useful ends by the employment of a little thought and trouble.

Nearly all bulbs are tolerant of a lightly rooting ground-cover grown above
them. There are many little plants to use for this purpose, and they play a double
and often a triple role in the life of the border. For small bulbs in particular, these
little creepers are a real boon, for they shield the delicate blossoms from the mud
spattered by spring rains, and in winter provide a covering that keeps them from
being thrown out of the ground by the frost. Some of them bloom with the bulbs
and others later, providing a second crop of flowers from the same piece of ground.
And, meanwhile, there are no blanks left by the departed bulbs.

Plants to grow above small bulbs are Thymus Serpyllum lanuginosus, T. Ser-
pyllum coccineus, Sedum glaucum, S. album , S. anglicum, Linaria Cymbalaria,
L. hepaticce folia, Herniaria glabra, Veronica repens, and V. prostrata. One of the
very prettiest and most satisfactory plants for the purpose, particularly in the
half-shaded places enjoyed by Scillas and Snowdrops, is our small, sweet white
Violet, Viola blanda, that gives its tiny, sweet blossoms with the earliest bulbs,
and thereafter maintains a fresh green carpet above their heads.

For the larger bulbs the ingenious gardener will work out many happy associa-
tions. Plants suitable to use for the purpose are Arabis, Forget-me-nots, Wall-
flowers, Aubrietia, creeping Phloxes, Linum perenne, Nepeta Mussinii, Cheiranthus
Allionii, Stachys lanata, Heucheras, Thrifts, Viola cornuta, and many Pinks.

Mauve Tulips are charming grown among the sky-blue Flax flowers; scarlet
Tulips with white Flax; purple Tulips above the grey velvet leafage of Stachys
lanata; pink ones with Nepeta Mussinii. Daffodils are lovely with Viola cornuta,
Aubrietias in tones of lavender or purple, or with the creeping Phloxes, such as
the white Nelsonii or the silvery G. F. Wilson. Hyacinths may be grown with
Forget-me-nots or among tufts of Thrift or Arabis.

For bulbs in shady borders, nothing is prettier than small ferns or Viola blanda,
but Corydalis lutea may be used, or Dicentra eximia and Thalictrum minus.

Bulbs planted in borders should be kept toward the front. If planted back
among the sturdy perennials, they are apt to be forgotten during the summer and
injured or dug out. Moreover, they require the heat of the sun to fully ripen them,
and must not be shaded by heavy foliage. — L. B. W.

Show me a garden where lilies grow
I’ll show you a house where the
Plague may not go.

— Roumanian Superstition.

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CROCUSES

Crocus blows before the shrine
At vernal dawn of St. Valentine.

— Old Rhyme.

Coming when the snowdrops begin to droop and fade, the Dutch Crocuses
embroider the pale spring garden with warm color. Gerade describes the yellow
Crocus as having “flowers of a most perfect shining color, seeming afar off to be a
hot, glowing coal of fire.” Purple Crocuses are deep and warm of hue, and the
striped lilac and white ones are as crisp and dainty as a little girl’s fresh frock.

Crocuses should be splashed upon the landscape with a broad brush — great
irregular patches of purple ones, softening to lavender, then the striped sorts, like
Mme. Mina, then pure white ones flashing into burning yellows. They grow and
increase wonderfully in grassy places and nowhere show to better advantage, but
the planting must be free and natural. A good way is to take a basket filled with
the bulbs and walk about over the area it is desired to plant, casting the bulbs
hither and yon, and dibbling them in where they fall. Much of their lovely effect
is lost if they are planted “mixed.” The varieties should be kept to themselves and
blended, one into the other. The bulbs should be planted only about an inch
beneath the soil.

Ribbons of Crocuses running through the garden borders are very pretty.
They should be kept close to the edge and will be safe from disturbance if Sedum
album is planted above their heads. This close-creeping little succulent serves to
keep the corms from being thrown out of the ground by the frost in winter, pro-
tects them from splashing mud in spring, and in summer spreads a pretty, flowery
garment above their resting-place.

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FOUR PRETTY LITTLE CROCUSES

How true it is that one-half of the world does not know how the other half lives.
Do half the gardens of the States know these exquisite little Crocuses, Sieberi,
Tommasinianus, Imperati, and Susianus? Why is the question asked? Because
they come into flower so very early in the year and because they are so pretty and
dainty looking. Those who know only the fat, large, Dutch varieties have no
conception of the fascination of these alluring little people.

Imperati is the first of the four to open. In England we often have it in
full bloom in warm, sunny, sheltered corners and nooks in January. It varies when
raised from seed, but the color is some shade of mauve or pale purple with the
exterior of the three outside segments a rich fawn.

The next to come into bloom is Tommasinianus. It follows close on the heels
of Imperati. The flower is not so large and has a more delicate look, while in color
it varies from a pale mauve to quite a rich purple. This variation is one of its
great attractions.

Sieberi, small, deep heliotrope, with several shades which pass insensibly one
into the other in every bloom, follows next, and has as a companion the deep rich
yellow Susianus, which is even more attractive in the bud stage, with its dark,
rich brown flames on the exterior of the segments, than when it is fully open.

Both Sieberi and Susianus can stand a good deal of rough weather. They do not
grow above 2 to 2^ inches high and their individual blooms are small. Once planted
they will take care of themselves for many years. — Rev. Joseph Jacob.

Here on the grassy banks, in gala dress,

In tinted robes of fragrant breathing spring,

In yellow, gold and purple blossoming.

They woo the nipping air in loveliness.

— Isidore G. Ascher in “105 Sonnets.”

THE YELLOW CROCUS

“This is one of the many plants which are spoilt by too much
meddling. If the gardener too frequently separates the offsets, the
individual blooms may possibly be finer, but the lover of flowers will
miss the most striking charms of the humbler and more neglected
plant. The reason is this : the bloom when first opening is of a deeper
orange than afterwards, and this depth of hue is seemingly increased
when the blossoms are small from crowded growth.” — Forbes
Watson in “Flowers and Gardens,” 1872.

SPRING-FLOWERING VARIETIES

Biflorus (Scotch Crocus). White with lilac
stripe. 50 cts. for 10, $3.50 per 100,
$30 per 1,000.

Caroline Chisholm. Spotless white. 50 cts.
for 10, $3 per 100, $25 per 1,000.

Dorothy. Beautiful mauve. 50 cts. for 10,
$3 per 100, $25 per 1,000.

Grand Yellow. Golden yellow for outdoor
planting. 50 cts. for 10, $3.50 per 100,
$30 per 1,000.

Imperati. Fine shade of mauve; exterior of
the three outside segments a rich fawn.
$1 for 10, $6.50 per 100, $60 per 1,000.

Julia Culp. Large purple-blue; late. Beau-
tiful. 60 cts. for 10, $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000.

Kathleen Parlow. Pure white; large
flower; fine substance. 60 cts. for 10,
$4 per 100, $35 per 1,000.

Mme. Mina. Very fine violet, striped. 60 cts.
for 10, $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000.

Purpurea grandiflora. Very large; pur-
ple-blue. 50 cts. for 10, $3.50 per 100,
$30 per 1,000.

Sieberi. A gem; lavender flowers with bright
orange stigmata. 60 cts. for 10, $4 per
100, $35 per 1,000.

Sir Walter Scott. White with pale lilac
stripes. 50 cts. for 10, $3 per 100,
$25 per 1,000.

Susianus. Most attractive, deep, rich yellow
with dark rich brown flames on exterior of
segments. 50 cts. for 10, $3 per 100,
$25 per 1,000.

Tilly Koenen. Very fine pure white; bright
orange anthers; of splendid .substance.
60 cts. for 10, $4 per 100, $35 per 1,000.

Tommasinianus. Flower varies from a pale
mauve to a rich purple. 60 cts. for 10,
$4 per 100, $35 per 1,000.

AUTUMN-FLOWERING VARIETIES

Speciosus. Lovely blue-lilac — the Tyrian blue; petals veined like butterflies’ wings with
fine pencilings of deeper color and its brilliant bunch of central saffron wide open to the
sun. 50 cts. for 10, $3.50 per 100, $30 per 1,000.

Zonatus. Large pale rosy lilac, tinted orange. 50 cts. for 10, $3 per 100, $25 per 1,000.

These are most truly to bee reckoned Vernal plants, for that they
rise not out of the ground until the spring bee come in, and are gone
likewise before it bee past, remaining under ground all the rest of the
y eare . — Parkinson .

God gave all men all earth to love,

But since our hearts are small,

Ordained for each one spot should prove
Beloved over all;

That as He watched creation’s birth,

So we, in God-like mood,

May of our love create our earth
And see that it is good.

. — Rudyard Kipling.

“I do assure the young Gardeners, if they follow the path that is
here chalked down, they will speedily get into the High Road that
leads to a Garden, which in all Seasons of the Year will present ’em with
such Objects as feast the Eyes and refresh the Mind; and which
will prove an agreeable Seat of Happiness, where they may enjoy
the highest of Pleasures in an inoffensive Way.” — Van Oosten in
“The Leyden Gardener,” 1711.

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FREESIAS

The home of the Freesia is South Africa. From there came Freesia refracta in the
early years of last century, and from there, between eighty and ninety years
afterward, came F. Armstrongii , a rosy pink, which is the source from whence have
come the new colored race of roses, pinks, mauves, purples, and coppery reds. If
to these we add F. anrea, a small rich yellow which was sent to Messrs. Wallace &
Company, of Colchester, England, in 1901, and F. Leichtlinii, a beautiful pale yel-
low with a conspicuous orange blotch, which was found by Max Leichtlin, of
Baden, in the botanical garden at Genoa, we have the four original varieties from
whence have sprung all the American and European hybrids which are going to
take flower-lovers by storm.

When we are showing our floral treasures to our friends, it adds greatly to their
pleasure if we can manage to be interesting and if we have some little anecdote
or some bit of history to tell them. The old nursery rhyme,

“Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess —

They all went together to seek a bird’s nest.

They found a bird’s nest with five eggs in;

They all took one and left four in”

hits off the change of name, which was the lot of our flower in the early years of
its history. It was Gladiolus refractus in Redonte’s “Les Liliacees.” Then in the
Botanical Register of London it was Tritonia refracta (1816). Then it became, in
the Botanical Cabinet (1830), Freesia odorata, until finally the nail was driven
home by F. W. Klatt in “Linnsea” in 1865-66 and Freesia it still is. The rhyme
may also be applied to the varieties which have been mentioned, F. refracta,
F. aurea, F. Leichtlinii, and F. Armstrongii.

J. G. Baker, of Kew, who has made the family to which the Freesia belongs
in a special sense his own, considers that all the four are but one. In other words,
F. refracta is Elizabeth and F. aurea, F. Leichtlinii, and F. Armstrongii are “Elspeth,
Betsy, and Bess.” So much for the past. What the future has in store is in the
lap of the gods.

Both in America and in England, Holland, and Italy, the genus has been
seriously taken in hand, and, in my humble opinion, the end is by no means as
yet in sight. What have the Van Fleets and Fishers of America, and the Van
Tubergens, Raggionieris, Chapmans, Dalrymples and Jacobs of Europe got up
their sleeves? And what may they have in two or three years’ time? We may
confidently expect developments, not only in color, but in the shape, style, and
size of bloom, and in their height and habit of the plant as a whole.

Rocks ahead ! Although the culture of Freesias is simple and easy, there are
rocks ahead which it is to be hoped we will be able to avoid, or, at any rate,
to minimize with longer and more varied experience.

The individual blooms in the mauve, blue, and reddish shades have a habit of
becoming striped, or, if we may use a tulip term, of becoming “broken.” The two
flowers have this peculiarity in common, and, as yet, we are just as much at sea
as to its cause in the one as in the other.

The other rock is the irritating way the corms have of going on a strike for a
whole season. You may plant a nice plump one which looks the picture of health
and from which you expect great things, but for a whole twelve months it gives
no sign of life, then after that it will start away as if nothing had happened.

As a setoff, mention must be made of the ease with which new varieties may
be raised from seed. But few varieties are sterile, and, as they are easily crossed

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with one another, this should be done in the hope of raising some variety which is
in some way or another an improvement on those already existing. If the seed is
sown in 7-inch pots in early August, each seed being an inch from any neighbor, a
proportion of the resultant seedlings may be expected to bloom in March or
April following, while in every case there will be good corms for potting for another
year’s display. — Rev. Joseph Jacob.

COLORED FREESIAS

A great advance has been made at the San Gabriel, Calif., establishment owned
and operated by Rudolph Fischer,* the originator of “Purity,” toward widen-
ing the range of color in these most desirable flowers for decorative purposes. The
same object is still being pursued, and, with it, the enlargement of the blooms.
Already there are some most interesting seedlings of distinct color and of much
larger size and better constitution. Some of these seedlings, which in course of
time will be accessible to the public, surpass anything heretofore seen, in color as
well as in size of blooms. One of these has large, open flowers, a lovely shade of
mauve with a small yellow blotch, which disappears in two or three days, leaving
a beautiful self-mauve. This variety is a decided acquisition, of splendid consti-
tution, with strong, branching stems, which carry the blooms very well.

There is a pale yellow variety, with very large, bold blooms on strong stems, a
nice bit of color and of beautiful form. Then, there is another large yellow, with
a suffusion of pale yellow and deep orange, having large trusses on strong stems;
an extremely effective color.

One that will undoubtedly rank as the best is a very pleasing shade of pink,
paling to the throat. It has large blooms which are borne gracefully. As exclusive

*The great Freesia wizard.

distributors of Mr. Fischer’s productions in colored Freesias, we hope to introduce
a very limited quantity of this fine pink variety this season.

The creations of Mr. Fischer, put on the market by us for the first time last
season, and which have been extremely well received, are again offered as follows:

Katherine Watkins. The flower of this va- Freesia in Separate Shades of lavender,
riety is not so large, but it is the Freesia mauve, orange, pink, purple, salmon, and

par excellence for color — beautiful salmon- yellow. $10 per 100, $90 per 1,000.

buff; from four to six buds open at one r, ,Tr , n n/r -n- i > x ,

time. It grows nearly 2 feet tall, with Pdb;Tt' We handle Mr. Fischer s own stock
narrow, stiff foliage on wiry stems. A which, as the originator lie has, of course,

great keeper; highly fragrant. Truly a keP‘ In. “f h«hf ‘ Perfection. Purity is

wonderful flower. $20 per 100. not ? sln«‘e yarlety and must therefore be

_r „ most carefully grown by the producer ol

Mrs. Charles Hamilton. Of beautiful bulbs, to insure delivery of the finest selec-

appearance and a most pleasing shade of tion to his clients. We offer these in three

soft, pinkish lavender, which reaches well sizes as follows-

down the throat; very large flowers, seven ’ 100 1 000

to eight carried on long, stiff stems, hold- No . j ** JO $50 00

mg flowers erect; fragrant. $20 per 100. No g 4 50 40 00

Mrs. Charles Pike. Remarkably fine, . No. 3 3 50 30 00

large, wide-open white flower, with a

l34-inch band of reddish lavender running Although the very large bulbs offered as

around the edge. A strong grower with No. 1 are apt to produce several flower-

stems 18 to 20 inches long, standing up spikes, and make a good impression upon

well; has from eight to ten buds; very reaching you, we much prefer to grow the

fragrant. Foliage luxuriant, coming well somewhat smaller bulbs offered under

up the stem. A splendid keeper. $2.50 No. 2, as these seem to produce the finest
for 10, $20 per 100. flower-spikes.

Our Freesias are shipped in their original cloth bags, in quantities of 100 and 250 bulbs,
packed in California .in the Fischer establishment. For this reason we would ask that you
kindly order multiples of 100 or 250, if at all possible, to save rehandling.

Mr. Fischer has promised us that he will put in each bag of 250 bulbs, 10 bulbs of his
fine colored seedlings gratis, in order to make his beautiful creations better known.

DAFFODILS

The writer of this article has been asked so often if there is any difference
between a Daffodil and a Narcissus; or, put somewhat differently, “What is a
Daffodil?” and, “What is a Narcissus?” that he thinks it may be well to try
and explain the meanings of the two words.

Fundamentally, they both mean the same thing. Daffodil is the English name
for a large family of plants, which, in botanical classification, are placed in the
natural order of Amaryllidacese, and Narcissus is the Latin name. In other words,
a Daffodil and a Narcissus are the same thing. Custom, however, has decreed that
in popular usage they do not mean the same thing, and it is in consequence of this
that the difficulty and confusion has arisen.

A similar case is that of the delphinium and the larkspur. The former is the
Latin and the latter the English name for the same family, but it is now usual to
speak of delphiniums when we mean the tall and stately perennial varieties, and
restrict larkspur to the annual border plants.

In a similar way, the word Narcissus is generally confined to that beautiful,
pure white-petaled division, of which the old-as-the-hills Sweet Nancy, or Poet’s
Narcissus, is a type, and to those bunch-flowered varieties of which, perhaps,
Soleil d’Or or the early-flowering “Paper- White” are well-known examples. All
other members of the family are in popular language Daffodils.

The grand, large, yellow trumpet Emperor is a Daffodil; so is Barrii conspicuus;
so is pale-flowered Mrs. Langtry; so is the quaint petticoat-shaped Corbularia, or
“hoop-petticoat Daffodil;” and so is the long-lost cyclamen-shaped Cyclamineus.

This, however, has not always been so. If we turn the pages of the famous
“Paradisus,” which was written by John Parkinson in 1629, a man who seemingly
made a specialty of the family and collected and cultivated in his own garden in

London all the different varieties he could get together, we will find that he took
as his typical Daffodil one of those with a cup or chalice, like Barrii conspicuus,
but that when “the middle cup is altogether as long and sometime a little longer
than the outer leaves that doe encompasse it, so that it seemeth rather like a trunke
or long nose” he calls the flower a “ Pseudo narcissos” or a bastard Daffodil. These
are the varieties which we now think of as being Daffodils — the real Simon pure sorts.

As we turn over the eight pages of illustrations of different kinds or types of
Daffodils, we find nearly all the shapes with which we are familiar at the present
time. This fact sometimes makes one wonder if the modern developments of the
last thirty years have been quite the novelties that we first supposed them to be.
Because, not only in Parkinson’s “Paradisus,” or “Garden of Pleasant Flowers,”
are such to be found, but in several of the other famous picture-books of flowers
published almost at the same time; for example, in Pierre Vallet’s “Lejardin du
Roy tres chretien Loys XIII” (1623) and in Basilius Besler’s “Hortus Eystettensis”
(1613). From those early times until Dean Herbert, of Manchester, began his
experiments in hybridization, about the years 1830 to 1837, nothing seems to have
been done to get new and varied sorts, except with one great section of the family,
viz., that which we now speak of as the Bunch-flowered or Polyanthus Narcissus.
These for a long time were all the rage, and until Peter Barr, of London, in the early
eighties of the last century, began his great work of popularizing the other sections
of the family, they practically had no rivals in public esteem.

However, the seed sown by the Dean was not all cast upon the desert air. A
little took root; and so we find William Backhouse, of Leeds (the father of Henry
Backhouse, who is now president of the Midland Daffodil Society, of Birmingham,
England), and Edward Leeds, of Manchester, taking up the work of hybridizing
between 1860 and 1875, to be in turn succeeded by the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, the
bellwether of a numerous tribe of raisers in Great Britain, Holland, Australia,
and New Zealand.

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Writing without accurate local knowledge, I can only guess, but I have a shrewd
suspicion that the “yellow fever,” as we call it, has already infected the States.
One hopes it is so. The raising of new varieties from seed is so intensely interest-
ing when taken up as a hobby, and so profitable when it is followed as a business
proposition, that if only an exhibition of a really up-to-date collection of the
choicest modern varieties could be set up in New York, it would not be long before
American flower-lovers became Daffodil enthusiasts.

Revenons a nos moutons. We began this little history with something about the
difficulties of nomenclature. As the Daffodil has got on in the world, these diffi-
culties have not become less, but greater. However, Daffodil culture presents
no great difficulties, and what there are only serve as a relish to our enterprise.
It would be very dull work if there were no problems to master. And, to cut a
long story short, the Royal Horticultural Society of England has done its best to
straighten out the naming, and has issued a garden and show classification, which
helps those unfamiliar with any particular variety to get a general idea what it
is like when it is referred to any particular group.

The following is the classification:

Division I. Trumpet Daffodils.

Trumpet or crown as long or longer than
the perianth segments.

(а) All yellow.

(б) All white, or almost white.

(c) Bicolors.

Division II. Incomparabilis.

Cup or crown not less than one-third, but
less than equal to the length of the perianth
segments.

(а) All yellow, with or without red in the

cup.

(б) Bicolors.

Division III. Barrii.

Cup or crown less than one-third the
length of the perianth segments.

(a) All yellow, with or without red in cup.

( b ) Bicolors.

Division IV. Leedsii.

Perianth white; cup or crown white,
cream, or citron; embraces all sizes as found
in the Incomparabilis and Barrii classes.

(a) Incomparabilis sizes.

( b ) Barrii sizes.

N.B. It will be noted that the Leedsii
Division depends solely on color.

Division V. Triandrus hybrids.

All varieties obviously containing N. trian-
drus blood. Queen of Spain is an example.

Division VI. Cyclamineus hybrids.
Division VII. Jonquilla hybrids.

Division VIII. Tazetta and Tazetta hybrids.

This includes the new Poetaz varieties
and the old Polyanthus Narcissus varieties.

Division IX. Poeticus varieties.

A rich pure white perianth is the essential
character.

Division X. Double varieties.

Division XI. Various.

Narcissus Bulbocodium, N. gracilis, N. tri-
andrus, N. cyclamineus, N. viridiflorus, etc.,
are all included.

SPECIES SECTION

In writing the above I have not kept to the actual wording of the Royal Horticul-
tural Society’s classification in the less-important details, as I have tried to make it
more simple and useful to the “man in the street.” To further these ends, I now
give a list of some of the best-known flowers in the most important divisions and
subdivisions :

(a) Emperor. Division IV.

(b) Empress.

(c) Mme. de Graaff. Division VIII.

(a) Sir Watkin.

\b) Stella superba. Division IX.

Division III. (a) Barrii conspicuus. Division X.

( b ) Seagull.

Division I.

Division II.

(a) White Queen.

(b) Mrs. Langtry.

Soleil d’ Or and Elvira.
Ornatus.

Telamonius plenus , or Double
Van Sion.

When daffodils begin to peer.

With heigh ! the doxy o’r the dale
Why, then comes in the sweet o’ the year.

— Shakespere.

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“BURBIDGEI” AND “EN GLEHEARTII”

Previous to the issue, by the Royal Horticultural Society of England, of the
classification of Daffodils in 1909, two of the sections into which the family was
usually divided for show purposes were called by the above names. A “Burbidgei”
was a flower with a very small cup; a size larger made a Barrii, and, a size larger
still, an Incomparabilis.

The division is now included in the Barrii section. F. W. Burbidge, for whom
it was named, was the Curator of Trinity College Gardens, Dublin; the author, in
conjunction with J. G. Baker, of a standard work, “The Narcissus”; and an
excellent judge whose services were in great request at all shows.

An “Engleheartii” was a flower with a large, flat center, more like an eye than
a cup. It was named after the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, who may safely be said to
be the greatest raiser of new Daffodils that the world has ever seen. As with Wren,
“Si monumentum quseris, circumspice.” White Lady, White Queen, Seagull,
Lady Margaret Boscawen, Great Warley, Horace, Cassandra, Virgil, and Will
Scarlett are some of the magnificent varieties which he has produced.

NARCISSUS C Y CLAMINEU S

This striking little plant may be called the “lost sheep” of the Daffodil family.
It was known in the early part of the seventeenth century, and we find it figured
in “Le jardin du roi tres chretien Loys XIII” (1623), where it is called “ Narcissus
hyspanicus minor amplo calice foliis reflexis and also in the Theatrum Flora (1633).
Then it was lost, and Dean Herbert (1837) alludes to it as “an absurdity which
will never be found to exist.” He counted his chickens before they were hatched,
for in the year 1887 it was rediscovered growing wild in Portugal. It revels in
damp and shade.

ANGEL’S TEARS

This is a popular English name for N. triandrus. The pretty, delicate, drooping
flowers would make anyone think that the name was a sentimental one, and that
it was derived from the tears of the weeping angels of Scripture, the little white
drooping flowers look so delicate. Not so, however; it had a much more matter-
of-fact origin.

When Peter Barr, the Daffodil king, was collecting bulbs in Spain, on one
occasion he left behind, by accident, a considerable quantity of A7, triandrus bulbs.
One of the men who accompanied him was called “Angel.” When he was told to
go back and fetch them, he was so overcome he began to cry like a child, hence
the name “Angel’s Tears.”

PETER BARR

Peter Barr has well been called the “Daffodil King.” He was the man who
may be said to have made the Daffodil. Just as the name of Eckford will always
be associated with the sweet pea and that of Voorhelm with the hyacinth, and
Hole with the rose, so Barr will always be joined to the Daffodil. He saw visions
and dreamed dreams of gardens full of all manner of lovely Daffodils, and, accord-
ingly, he got hold of the collections of Backhouse of Darlington and Leeds of
Alanchester. Although it was a case at first of plowing a lonely furrow, he cata-
logued his new acquisitions and so successfully did he “stump it and thump it and
blow the daffodil trumpet,” that when he died in 1909 he had the satisfaction of
seeing the flower firmly established as a garden favorite.

DON’T BE AFRAID OF DAFFODILS

There are very many beautiful varieties of Daffodils for garden decoration —
Daffodils that everyone with a garden can’t help wanting — varieties like Lady
Margaret Boscawen, White Lady, Virgil, Horace, Duke of Bedford, Argent, Cas-
sandra, Blackwell, Whitewell, Bernardino, Great Warley, King Alfred, Norah
Pearson, Olympia, Cleopatra, St. Olaf, Florence Pearson, Torch, and Van Waveren’s
Giant. Don’t be afraid to go for them if you want them.

Jean Ingelow, it was too bad of you to frighten people. It really was. Perse-
phone was a silly young thing without much ballast. At any rate, she was not an
American, I am sure. The Daffodil leads level-headed people to fairer scenes.

She stepped upon Sicilian grass,
Demeter’s daughter fresh and fair,
A child of light, a radiant lass.

And gamesome as the morning air.
The daffodils were fair to see.

They nodded lightly on the lea,
Persephone — Persephone !

Lo ! one she marked of rarer growth
Than orchis or anemone;

For it the maiden left them both
Anti parted from her company.
Drawn nigh she deemed it fairer still,
And stooped to gather by the rill
The daffodil, the daffodil.

“O light, light, light!” she cries, “farewell.
The coal-black horses wait for me.

O shade of shades where I must dwell,
Demeter, mother, far from thee !

Ah, fated doom that I fulfil !

Ah, fateful flower beside the rill !

The daffodil, the daffodil!”

— “Persephone” by Jean Ingelow.

-Rev. Joseph Jacob.

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DAFFODIL NOTES

On meadow green, by leafy hedge
In woodland shade, and rushy sedge.

By little lowly rills;

While yet the north wind blows his blast.
Before the storm and sleet are past,
Laugh out the Daffodils.

The best general soil for Narcissi is light and rich, with good drainage. Where the soil
is heavy, the addition of wood-ashes, leaf-soil, and grit will improve it. The Poetieus and
Burbidgei varieties, most of the Star Narcissi, and such strong growers as Emperor and the
larger Bicolors enjoy a somewhat heavier diet — “fairly strong moist loam.*' The white
Trumpet Daffodils and the smaller kinds require a turfy loam without humus.

In general. Narcissi enjoy a fair amount of sunshine, but like to be shaded for part of
the day. The white varieties especially enjoy shade.

Narcissi particularly enjoy growing in grass. Many fine varieties that do not succeed in
the garden borders will live happily and healthily in the grass. When set out in meadows
the arrangement should not be stiff, but as free and natural as if Nature had done the planting.

Plant the bulbs as early as you can procure them. To this end order them early. Set
them three or four inches apart. There should be an average covering of from two to three
inches of soil over every bulb. If the soil is very heavy, a little less will do. but if very dry
and light, a greater depth is advisable. Choice varieties should be given the consideration
of a cushion and covering of silver sand.-

Clumps of Daffodils should be lifted every two or three years and the soil dug over and
enriched by the addition of a little bone-meal or well-rotted sods. Planted in grassland, the
bulbs increase more slowly and will not require lifting and replanting so often. The time to
lift the bulbs is just after the foliage has begun to fade.

In gathering Daffodils for the house, they should be cut just as the perianth begins to
unwrap. All their freshness and purity is thus preserved. — L. B. W.

'LjLEASE note that each individual order for Holland Bulbs is packed in Europe and is not
opened after its arrival in America until it reaches the customer. Therefore, all orders for
Holland Bidbs should be in our hands not later than June 30.

NINETEEN

DAFFODIL TRAILS

Daffy-down-dilly came up in the cold
Through the brown mould

Although the March breezes blew keen on her face.

Although the white snow lay in many a place. Anna Warner.

Perhaps no manifestation of the spring gives us quite the delicious thrill that
does the discovery of the first lifted spears of the Daffodils in some sheltered corner
of the garden. Often they are the first signs that the hold of winter is broken,
these slim green blades, standing amidst ice and snow and brawling winds, mutely
proclaiming the ever-wonderful truth,

“Though not a whisper of her voice he hear.

The buried bulb does know
The signals of the year,

And hails far summer with his lifted spear.”

From the time when the first little points are visible, their trail across the spring
days is one of radiance and delight. Soon are the first blossoms — small, shining,
crisp, in the rock-garden, or in sheltered nooks in the garden at large — N. minimus,
N. minor, N. cyclamineus, N. Bulbocodium, and the rest of the small treasures that
come so early. Very early, too, appears the Tenby Daffodil, N. obvallaris, and also
the bright yellow Golden Spur. These two flower with the shad bush ( Amelanchier
canadensis) and lovely indeed are they beneath the branches of this mist-flowered
tree. And then comes the gleaming crowd— long trumpets, short trumpets, chalice
cups, star-flowered, double, and single —

“A host of golden Daffodils,

Beside the lake, beneath the trees.

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”

It is thus that Daffodils should ever be seen, a fluttering, dancing crowd; a
few here, a few there, and we get no notion of the full quality of their beauty. The
borders should be alight with them, and, woven among them for contrast, little
breadths of purple aubrietia, snowy arabis, creeping phloxes, forget-me-nots,
pansies and violas, and the lovely unfolding green of columbines and corydalis
and thalictrum. Cherry trees are in full regalia at this season, and every tree in the
orchard should have its accompanying crowd of Daffodils, and the fine Japanese
cherries in the garden as well.

For the garden the finer varieties may be used in groups of one kind, a dozen
or more of a variety, separated from the next group by some low-growing plant.
The soil should not be heavy and stiff, but light, rich, and loamy, and if a little
bone-meal be mixed in the earth below the bulb, the response will be noticeable.

Naturalizing Daffodils in the open is a rare pleasure. They “bring sunshine
into shady places” most delightfully. A lightly wooded bank covered with these
golden flowers and the young fronds of ferns is a charming sight, as is a grove of
white birches carpeted with them. A fairly good rule to fohow is, the paler the
Daffodil the more shade it enjoys. All the pale Star Daffodils, the Leedsii and
Incomparabilis groups, naturalize well in partially shaded places, as do the so-called
“white” varieties of the Trumpets.

For waterside planting the various Poeticus varieties are lovely and in such a
position increase in beauty and numbers year after year. The old Pheasant’s Eye
is, perhaps, the best for this purpose and is inexpensive enough to allow of being
put in by the thousand.

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NARCISSI

In our list we use the classification adopted by the Royal Horticultural Society
of England.

DIVISION I. TRUMPET DAFFODILS

Trumpet or crown as long as or longer than the perianth segments.

CLASS A. ALL YELLOW

Cleopatra. Magnificent, large, very broad,
imbricated perianth; long, bold, deep yel-
low trumpet. $12 for 10.

Emperor. Rich, full, yellow trumpet; deep
primrose perianth. Splendid for forcing or
outside planting. Extra-heavy, double-
nosed bulbs, 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100,
$75 per 1,000; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
70 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

Glory of Leiden. One of the largest and
most perfect golden yellow trumpets; soft
yellow perianth. $1.25 for 10, $11 per 100.

Golden Spur. Deep golden yellow; splendid
for forcing. Extra-heavy, double-nosed
bulbs, 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100, $75 per
1,000; strong, single-nosed bulbs, 70 cts.
for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

King Alfred. Remarkably handsome Daf-
fodil; unrivaled in size and beauty. Large,
bold, golden yellow flower with deeply
frilled mouth; elegantly recurved. Of last-
ing quality. Extra-heavy, double-nosed
bulbs, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100; strong,
single-nosed bulbs, $2 for 10, $19 per 100;
Special Stock for Exhibition, only limited
quantity available, $5 for 10, $48 per 100.

Lord Roberts. Grand Trumpet Daffodil;
noble trumpet of golden yellow, with broad
massive perianth. $4.50 for 10, $40 per 100.

Minimus. The smallest Trumpet Narcissus;
golden yellow. Fine for rock-garden.
$2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Minor. Dwarf; early-flowering; yellow.
Also splendid for rockeries. $1.75 for 10,
$16 per 100.

Obvallaris (The Tenby Daffodil). Deep
yellow trumpet and perianth; splendid for
the garden. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$42 per 1,000.

Olympia. Bold, large yellow trumpet; pale-
vellow perianth. An enormous flower;
splendid for pots. Extra-heavy, double-
nosed bulbs, $3.50 for 10, $28 per 100;
strong, single-nosed bulbs, $2.30 for 10,
$20 per 100; Special Stock for Exhibition,
only limited quantity available, $5 for 10,
$48 per 100.

Van Waveren’s Giant. The largest of all
Trumpet Daffodils; flowers of huge dimen-
sion; bright yellow trumpet with primrose
perianth of campanulate form. Very tall
and vigorous grower. Extra-heavy, double-
nosed bulbs, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100;
strong, single-nosed bulbs, $2 for 10,
$19 per 100.

Special Stock for Exhibition, only
limited quantity available, $5 for 10,
$48 per 100.

CLASS B. ALL WHITE OR ALMOST WHITE

Alice Knights. Elegantly formed Daffodil;
creamy white trumpet, with white peri-
anth; very early. $5 for 10, $48 per
100.

Loveliness. Very large flower of remarkable
beauty; bold, stiff, snow-white perianth;
broad, smooth, and very elegant white
trumpet, expanding at the mouth. $5 forlO,
$48 per 100.

Madame de Graaff. One of the largest and
finest in this class; perianth pure white;
trumpet very pale primrose, passing into
pure white; a refined, delicate flower.
$1 for 10, $8.50 per 100, $82 per 1,000.

Mrs. Ernest Krelage. Fine distinctive
flower, with well-shaped petals; the finest
and best pure white Trumpet Daffodil.
Stands 18 inches high. $24 each.

Moschatus of Haworth. Small white
trumpet. Splendid for rockeries. $1.75 for
10, $16 per 100.

Mrs. H. D. Betteridge. Very refined and
beautiful pure white flower; well-formed
perianth, broad and imbricated; trumpet
of beautiful form with elegantly flanged
and fluted brim. $4.50 for 10, $40 per 100.

Mrs. Robert Sydenham. A most refined
and elegant variety; perianth and trumpet
pure white, beautifully recurved at the
mouth. One of the best white Trumpet
Daffodils. $2 each.

W. P. Milner. Splendid free-flowering va-
riety; creamy white perianth and trumpet;
exquisite for the rock-garden. Very dis-
tinct; very pretty in pots. 65 cts. for 10,
$5.60 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

CLASS C.

Duke of Bedford. Magnificent flower,
measuring 4^ inches across; perianth pure
white, broad and of great size; trumpet
clear, soft yellow. Very early. $3.50 for 10,
$32 per 100.

Empress. Rich yellow trumpet with sulphur-
white perianth. Splendid for the garden
and one of the best for naturalizing. Extra-
heavy, double-nosed bulbs, 90 cts. for 10, $8
per 100, $75 per 1,000; strong, single-nosed
bulbs, 70 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1 ,000.

Glory of Noordwijk. Gigantic flower;
large yellow trumpet with a long creamy
white perianth. Very beautiful and a great
“Show” Daffodil. Extra-heavy, double-
nosed bulbs, $2 for 10, $18 per 100; strong,
single-nosed bulbs, $1.30 for 10, $11 perlOO.
Special Stock for Exhibition, only limited
quantity available, $4 for 10, $35 per 100.

Madame Plemp. Very large golden yellow
trumpet, well formed and of great sub-
stance; pure white, solid perianth. The
best for the garden and for naturalizing.
80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100, $60 per 1,000.

BICOLOR

Spring Glory. Long chrome-yellow trum-
pet with reflexed brim; clear white peri-
anth. Very large flower of beautiful form.
Extra-heavy, double-nosed bulbs, $2.50 for
10, $23 per 100; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
$1.70 for 10, $15 per 100; Special Stock for
Exhibition, only limited quantity avail-
able, $5 for 10, $48 per 100.

Victoria. Bold, erect flower; rich yellow
trumpet with creamy white perianth; ex-
cellent for forcing. Extra-heavy, double-
nosed bulbs, 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100,
$75 per 1,000; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
70 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

Weardale Perfection. Exceedingly hand-
some Daffodil for forcing; sulphur trumpet
and white perianth. The flowers last a long
time and possess a charm seldom met with
in other varieties. To secure the choic-
est flowers with long stems the bulbs
should be forced slowly and with only
moderate heat. Extra-heavy, double-nosed
bulbs, $5 for 10, $48 per 100; strong, single-
nosed bulbs, $3 for 10, $28 per 100.

Many idle and ignorant Gardeners . . . doe call some of these
Daffodils Narcisses, when, as all know that know any Latine, that
Narcissus is the Latine name and Daffodil the English of one and the
same thing; and therefore alone, without any other Epithite cannot
properly distinguish several things. — John Parkinson.

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DIVISION II. IN COMP ARAB ILIS

LARGE CHALICE-CUPPED DAFFODILS

Cup measuring from one-third to nearly the length of the perianth segments.

Beauty. Bold, strong flower; sulphur-yellow
perianth with large yellow cup margined
orange-scarlet; splendid grower. 75 cts.
for 10, $6.50 per 100.

Bedouin. This grand exhibition variety
measures more than 4 inches across, has a
large white perianth, broad and spreading,
and a large and expanded cup of glowing
fiery orange-scarlet, elegantly fluted and
crinkled at the brim. $1.50 each, $14
for 10.

Bernardino. Grand flower with very large,
creamy perianth and widely expanded cup
heavily stained deep orange. 90 cts. each,
$8.50 for 10.

Great Warley. The largest of this class;
remarkably striking flower; broad, mas-
sive white perianth; clear yellow crown
measuring lj^ inches across. Very beau-
tiful. 80 cts. each, $7.50 for 10.

Homespun. Perfectly shaped flower of a
soft primrose-yellow; exceedingly beauti-
ful. $3.50 for 10, $34 per 100.

Lucifer. Large, handsome white perianth;
cup intense glowing orange-red; splendid
for the garden. 80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100,
$60 per 1,000.

Sir Watkin. Bold, handsome flower; sul-
phur perianth; yellow cup, tinged bright
orange. Extra-heavy, double-nosed bulbs,
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100, $75 per 1,000;
strong, single-nosed bulbs, 70 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

Whitewell. Extra-fine, large flower; peri-
anth creamy white; large, deep yellow cup,
much expanded. $6.50 for 10, $62 per 100.

Will Scarlett. One of the most striking
Daffodils; fiery, orange-red cup, very
broad and wide open; creamy white peri-
anth. $2.60 for 10, $25 per 100.

DIVISION III. BARRII

SHORT-CUPPED DAFFODILS

Cup or crown measuring less than one-third the length of the perianth segments.

Albatross. Large, handsome flower; peri- Cossack. Remarkably beautiful and strik-
anth white; cup pale citron-yellow, prettily ing flower; broad, white perianth slightly

frilled and conspicuously edged orange-red; reflexing; spreading cup of intense dark

very beautiful. 75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100. orange-red. $6 for 10, $58 per 100.

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Conspicuus. Very free-flowering and a
wonderfully strong grower; large, soft yel-
low perianth; short cup, edged orange-
scarlet. Splendid for naturalizing. Extra-
heavy, double-nosed bulbs, 65 cts. for 10,
$5.50 per 100, $50 per 1,000; strong, single-
nosed bulbs, 45 cts. for 10, $4 per 100,

$37 per 1,000; 10,000 bulbs, specially
selected for naturalizing, $350.

Firebrand. Very brilliant flower; creamy
white perianth shaded lemon at base; cup
intense fiery red. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per
100.

Lady Godiva. Very lovely; elegant form;
white perianth; broad, bright orange-scar-
let cup, edged yellow. Plant with Barrii
conspicuus. $1 for 10, $9 per 100,

$85 per 1,000.

DIVISION IV.

Masterpiece. Perfectly formed flower;
creamy white perianth; flat, spreading
orange crown. Very beautiful. $7.50 for 10,
$74 per 100.

Red Beacon. A most lovely flower which
immediately attracts one by its brilliantly
colored cup; the perianth is ivory-white,
broad and of great substance, slightly
shaded sulphur at the base; the cup is pret-
tily fluted and of the most intense fiery
orange-red. We should like to have this
wonderfully striking flower better known
and therefore will make the price very
reasonable. $6.50 for 10, $64 per 100.

Seagull. Very beautiful flower; large,
spreading pure white perianth; cup ca-
nary-yellow, with apricot edge. 65 cts.
for 10, $5.50 per 100.

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EUCHARIS-FLOWERED DAFFODILS

Large Chalice-cupped and Short-cupped Daffodils, which have white perianth seg-
ments and cup or crown of white, cream, buff-orange, apricot, or pale citron.

Ariadne. A flower of refined beauty; peri-
anth white; cup ivory-white, very large,
saucer-shaped, wide and spreading, pret-
tily frilled at margin. A striking flower,
lasting long in bloom. $1.40 for 10,
$12 per 100.

Canary Eye. Creamy white perianth; white
cup with green eye. Very lovely. $4.50
for 10.

Czarina. The largest and handsomest of the
Giant Leedsii. A grand flower of immense
size, measuring 5 inches across; broad,
white perianth, elegantly twisted, and very
large, delicate citron crown, 1^2 inches
long, with bold, open mouth. Tall, robust
grower. An exquisite decorative variety,
splendid in pots and for the garden. We
should like this fine Daffodil to become
more generally known and shall therefore
make the price very special — $1.50 each.

Duchess of Westminster. Very fine, large,
pure white perianth; long, soft canary-
yellow cup, tinged orange. 90 cts. for 10,
$7.50 per 100.

Evangeline. Very large, beautiful flower;
pure white perianth; lemon-yellow cup.
$1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Katherine Spurrell. Large, well-shaped
flower; very broad, sulphur-white peri-
anth; canary-yellow cup. Excellent for the
garden. 70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

Mermaid. Very large and exceedingly beau-
tiful variety; very tall; white perianth,
large and well imbricated; crown very
large and bold, elegantly flanged at the
mouth, opening cream and passing off
almost white. 75 cts. each, $7 for 10.

Lord Kitchener. Flower of great size with
very broad, flat, pure white perianth of
firm substance; crown very large, of a
delicate pale primrose, well open at the
mouth and elegantly crimped at the brim.
To have this beauty better known, we
shall make the price 90 cts. each, $8.50
for 10, $84 per 100.

Minnie Hume. Fine variety for massing or
naturalizing. Large white perianth; pale
yellow cup, passing into white. 45 cts.
for 10, $4 per 100, $34 per 1,000.

Mrs. Langtry. Remarkable, free-flowering
variety; broad crimson perianth, with
large white cup, edged bright yellow. Ex-
cellent for mass planting. Extra-heavy,
double-nosed bulbs, 60 cts. for 10, $5.50
per 100, $50 per 1,000; strong, single-nosed
bulbs, 45 cts. for 10, $4 per 100, $34 per
1,000.

Queen of the North. Extremely lovely,
large flower; very broad white perianth,
with lemon cup, prettily fluted; very pure
color. We wish you would all try this so
lovely variety; to make it better known
we shall make the price $4.50 for 10, $44
per 100.

Sirdar. A grand flower with broad, imbri-
cated, silvery white perianth and large
bold, straight crown of a delicate cream
color, deeply fluted and elegantly frilled
at the mouth. Very tall grower. A won-
derful exhibition variety, also still scarce,
which we should like to become better
known and shall therefore offer at the
very special price of $6.50 for 10, $64
per 100.

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St. Olaf. Of remarkable beauty, measuring
4 inches across; pure white perianth well
imbricated, and wide, flattened crown, very
prettily fluted, measuring Vy± inches
across. Color cream, delicately margined
sulphur and with sulphur-shaded center.
This is again a splendid exhibition va-
riety that should be included in every fine
collection; we shall therefore offer it
at the very special price of $1.25 each,
$12 for 10.

DIVISION V. TRIANDRUS HYBRIDS

THE CYCLAMEN-FLOWERED DAFFODILS

Queen of Spain. Elegantly formed, distinct
flower; delicate yellow trumpet and peri-
anth; splendid for rock-garden work and
very pretty for pots. $1.50 for 10,
$14 per 100.

division vi. cyclamineus hybrids

Cyclamineus major. Small yellow trumpet; reflexed perianth. Very fine dwarf species for
the rock-garden. $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100.

DIVISION VII. JONQUILLA HYBRIDS

Odorus rugulosus. Rich yellow; broad perianth and cup. 50 cts. for 10, $4.80 per 100,
$45 per 1,000.

Odorus rugulosus flore-pleno. Very fragant, double, rich yellow. 50 cts. for 10, $4.80
per 100, $45 per 1,000.

Odorus rugulosus maximus. Beautiful flower of ideal form, twice the size of the old
Rugulosus; color a rich golden yellow. $1 each, $9 for 10.

DIVISION VIII. TAZETTA HYBRIDS

Includes the new Poetaz varieties and the old Polyanthus Narcissus.

Admiration. Sulphur-yellow perianth; sul-
phur-yellow eye with scarlet-red border;
beautiful in every way. $1.80 for 10,
$16 per 100.

Alsace. Pure white petals; yellow eye,
slightly edged reddish; very fine. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100.

Elvira. Three to four large flowers of great
substance, borne on long, graceful stem;
broad white petals and a golden yellow
cup, edged orange; delicately fragrant.
Makes a splendid combination in the gar-
den when planted among the earliest Dar-
win Tulips; is also fine for forcing. Extra-
heavy, double-nosed bulbs, 90 cts. for 10,
$8 per 100, $75 per 1,000; strong, single-
nosed bulbs, 50 cts. for 10, $4.50 per 100,
$40 per 1,000.

Aspasia. Pure white perianth; yellow cup;
fine flower on tall stem. 70 cts. for 10,
$6 per 100.

Irene. Very fine flower; sulphur-yellow peri-
anth, changing to light yellow; orange cup.
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

Klondyke. Yellow perianth; deep golden
yellow cup; one of the deepest and finest
yellows. $1.50 for 10, $14 per 100.

Mignon. Very distinct; white perianth, cup
creamy white, with deep orange-scarlet
edge. $1.50 for 10, $14 per 100.

Orange Cup. Splendid variety; yellow peri-
anth with orange cup. $1.50 for 10,
$14 per 100.

Sunlight. Most effective; perianth dark
creamy yellow; dark orange cup. $1.50
for 10, $14 per 100.

White Lady. Exquisite flower. Broad,
white perianth of perfect form; dainty
cup prettily crinkled and of a beautiful
pale canary shade; chaste. Extra-heavy,
double-nosed bulbs, $1 for 10, $9 per 100,
$85 per 1,000; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
65 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100, $48 per 1,000.

White Queen. A most refined flower; splen-
did, sturdy grower; broad, glistening white
perianth; soft lemon crown. $3 for 10,
$28 per 100.

Triandrus albus (The Angel’s Tears Daf-
fodil). Dainty little species, quite hardy,
easily grown in rockeries and in pots; re-
flexing perianth, creamy white; drooping
flowers. $1 for 10, $9 per 100, $87 per 1,000.

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DIVISION IX. POETICUS VARIETIES

A rich, pure white perianth is the essential characteristic of this variety.

Almira (King Edward VII). Snow-white
petals; beautifully shaped canary-yellow
cup, bordered red. Fine for forcing and of
vigorous growth in the garden. Extra-
heavy, double-nosed bulbs, 90 cts. for 10,
$8 per 100; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
65 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100.

Cassandra. Very fine, perfectly shaped,
wide-spreading pure white perianth; crown
rimmed dark red. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Gladys Dobie. Massive, pure white peri-
anth; scarlet cup, stained orange; very
beautiful. We recommend that you try
some of this variety. $7.50 for 10.

Glory of Lisse. The improved Poeticus
ornatus; far superior in shape, substance
and color. Large, snow-white perianth; cup
rimmed red. 75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100.

Homer. Very late variety; pure white peri-
anth with scarlet cup. $1.75 for 10,
$16 per 100.

Horace. Most beautiful, snow-white peri-
anth; dark red cup. $1.75 for 10, $16 per
100.

Ornatus. Pure white perianth; broad cup,
margined scarlet; very early. Fine for forc-
ing and splendid for massing in the garden.
Extra-heavy, double-nosed bulbs, 65 cts.
for 10, $5.50 per 100; strong, single-nosed
bulbs, 50 cts. for 10, $4 per 100.

Recurvus (The Old Pheasant’s Eye). Pure
white perianth; cup deep orange-red. The
best for massing and naturalizing. Extra-
heavy, double-nosed bulbs, 60 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
45 cts. for 10, $3.75 per 100, $32 per 1,000,
$300 for 10,000.

Thelma. Snow-white perianth of good sub-
stance; large overlapping petals; broad
cup margined scarlet; a noble flower; fine
for pots. $1.25 for 10, $11 per 100.

Plants, Shrubs, and Trees in Bloom with Daffodils

Plants: Arabis alpina, Aubrietia, Phlox subulata, Alyssum saxatile. Dwarf Bearded Irises,
Viola cornuta. Early Dutch Tulips, Primula verm, P. vulgaris. Anemone Pulsatilla, Phlox
divaricata, Armeria maritima. Dicentra spectabilis, Mvosotis, Pulmonaria angustifolia.

Shrubs and Trees: Forsythia, Amelanchier canadensis, Prunus triloba. Magnolia stel-
lata. Orchard Cherries, Japanese Cherries, Spireas, Japanese Peaches, Cornusflorida, Magnolia
conspicua, Daphne Cneorum, Ribes odoratum. — L. B. W.

DIVISION X. DOUBLE VARIETIES

Stella superba. Butterfly. Large, grace-
ful flower; white perianth with very pretty
double cup. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Sulphur Phcenix. Large, double white, rose-
shaped flowers with sulphur center; very
chaste and beautiful ; much prized for cut-
ting. 65 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100.

Van Sion (Telamonius plenus). Golden
yellow; the large, old Double Yellow
Daffodil; valuable for forcing and for
groupings in the garden. Extra-heavy,
double-nosed bulbs, $1 for 10, $9 per 100,
$85 per 1,000; strong, single-nosed bulbs,
70 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100, $60 per 1,000.

DIVISION XI. VARIOUS SPECIES AND HYBRIDS

Bulbocodium citrinum (Large Sulphur Hoop Petticoat). Pale citron-yellow. $1.50 for
10, $12 per 100.

Bulbocodium conspicuum (Large Yellow Hoop Petticoat). Ricli golden yellow. $2 for 10,
$18 per 100.

Bulbocodium monophyllum (White Hoop Petticoat). Snow-white. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

TO DAFFADILLS

Faire Daffadils we weep to see
You haste away so soone;
As yet the early rising sun
Has not attain’d his noone.
Stay, stay.

Untill the hasting day
Has run

But to the even-song;

And, having pray’d together, we
Will goe with you along.

— Herrick in “Hesperides.’

f TDLEASE note that each individual order for Holland Bulbs is yacked
in Europe and is not opened after its arrival in America until it reaches
the customer. Therefore , all orders for Holland Bulbs should be in our hands

not later than June 30.

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GIVE THE HYACINTH ITS DUE

The familiar garden hyacinth is not generally included among
hardy plants, though it is perfectly hardy, and when treated as it
should be, is most important. — Wm. Robinson.

Long ago the Dutch people illustrated for us, in their quaintly patterned gar-
dens, the fitness of the Hyacinth for filling geometrical beds with even surfaces of
pure color. And so perfectly does the symmetrical flower play its stereotyped role
of “bedder” that the idea of putting it to a more gracious and graceful usage
seldom arises.

Yet Hyacinths are lovely planted in irregular drifts along the edges of the
shrubbery, or in the garden borders, among such other spring flowers as arabis,
aubrietia, forget-me-nots, alyssum, pansies, wallflowers, and English daisies. The
clear, opaque colors of the bulbous plants are of great value in creating spring color
harmonies; especially is this true of the clean porcelain-blues that are not shown
by any other plant of the season. Plant lavishly such a porcelain-blue variety as
Czar Peter in irregular colonies against a long line of golden forsythia and early-
flowering spirea ( Spiraea Thunbergii) . And crowd between the groups of Hyacinths
mats of snowy Arabis alpina, tufts of wallflower, purple pansies, and some long-
stemmed, early-flowering yellow tulips, and one has created a spring picture worth
coming far to see.

Even ordinary bedding may be rendered much less stiff and commonplace if
the Hyacinth bulbs are set about nine inches apart and the spaces between planted
with such spring-flowering plants as will bloom at the same time as the bulbs. A
bed of great gaiety and beauty may be made with the fine pink Hyacinth, Jacques,
and forget-me-nots. Other good combinations are dark blue Hyacinths (all of one

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variety) and pink English daisies; yellow Hyacinths and purple pansies; light blue
Hyacinths with yellow alyssum; and white Hyacinths with forget-me-nots or
any pretty spring flower.

Another happy use to which Hyacinths may be put is for filling the stone or
concrete pots and jars used for decoration upon terraces and porches. Pots of blue
Hyacinths on terraces run with ribbons of early yellow tulips and wallflowers
seem to express the very spirit of spring itself ; or plant the pots with pink Hyacinths
and paint the rest of the picture in pink and white early tulips, mounds of lavender
aubrietia and purple pansies. In cold climates, if the pots are left in the open, it
must be seen to that they have very sharp drainage, for while the Hyacinth bulb
is hardy, it will rot if surrounded by standing moisture. The pots should also be
wrapped in straw and given a covering of leaves or manure.

In Virginia and southward the graceful little Roman Hyacinth is hardy in the
open; and the white ones are most delightful scattered through beds or borders
carpeted with sweet-scented violets and daffodils. This combination creates a
rarely lovely ground-cover for borders of early-flowering shrubs.

Akin to the Roman Hyacinth, but much more delicately and daintily fashioned,
are the novel little Jacinthes de Paris. These are also hardy in the open in mild
districts of the country, and beds of them in white, pale blue, pink, or yellow will
be an added pleasure to those who go to meet the spring in the Southland.

Miniature Hyacinths are splendid for forcing. They are distinguished from the
ordinary Dutch Hyacinth by a looser flower-spike and small, neat bells. The colors
are delightful and when planted in low pots or pans, one color to a pan, the effect
is light and graceful, and no more charming decoration could be found for rooms
or conservatories. — L. B. W.

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HYACINTHS IN HOLLAND HISTORY

Many people suppose the tulip to be the flower par excellence of Holland.
This, however, is a mistake, for it is the Hyacinth which in the past has laid the
lion’s share of golden eggs for the patient Dutchman. He is the man who has
made it what it is.

Those flat, symmetrical spikes, to which we are so accustomed that it is difficult
to imagine that once upon a time the bells were few and far between, and the colors
confined almost entirely to a few white and a few red shades, have not been made
in a day. They are the result of long and patient work, aided by soil and climatic
conditions which are ideal and which it is believed are not to be found anywhere else.

There are several books on the Hyacinth which were written about the middle
of the eighteenth century. One of them was written by George Voorhelm, head
of a well-known firm, Voorhelm & Van Zompel, of Haarlem. In his dedication he
states that he has had forty years’ experience in their cultivation, “Ce petit traite,
fruit d’une application de plus de J+0 ans ” (1752). The date was very soon after the
storm-in-a-teacup mania which the Hyacinth went through a few years before,
when the authorities of the land ordered the republication of certain skits and
writings of the famous tulip-mania time as an awful warning! These are usually
spoken of as “ T Samenspreacken tusschen Waermondt Ende Gaergoedt .” The
original edition is dated 1637, and the date of the republication in 1734.

That there was undoubtedly some cause for the uneasiness of the “powers that
be,” may be judged by the following prices at which some rare and novel varieties
were bought and sold. It was the era when double flowers were greatly sought
after, and, doubtless, this fashion, synchronizing with the advent of good doubles
among the Hyacinths, helped to put up prices. Le Roi de la Grande Bretagne sold
for 2,000 francs; Ne Plus Ultra for 3,200, and so on.

Whether the issue of the old tulip mania books had the desired effect, or whether
it was the natural law of supply and demand, acting by increased production, it is
impossible to say. All we know is that the threatened mania passed quickly away
without ever coming to a head. No country can wish to have such times as the
years 1635-37, even if they only come once in a century.

It would seem that from this period (about 1740) for the best part of a century
and a quarter, double varieties were in fashion. In a catalogue issued by the firm
of Nicolas Van Kampen and Sons of Haarlem in 1767, with supplements added
in 1769 and 1770, there are quite three times as many double varieties listed as
there are single. One item in the last supplement is of very great interest. The
list, which is written in English, begins with “Double Yellow Hyacinths” and
proceeds :

“Goudkust (Gold Coast), the most valuable flower in the Universe, valued
at about £400 sterling, being as high as the white Solomon’s Palace with a pyramid
of bells on all sides of the stem; exceeding fine; round full double and perfect
bells, which keep themselves up without any hanging down, as perfect as any
hyacinth and quite superior to any of that kind for its color, being bright citron
yellow, inward with purple and red. This flower which others call Ophir is nowhere
to be seen but in our best bed, where it is admired by every one as the finest thing
that is still produced.”

Times have changed since then. For five or six decades, if not longer, single
varieties have been all the go and although they are by no means plentiful, a
double yellow hyacinth is not the rara avis it used to be.

For the writer it would be but to shed “crocodile’s tears” to bemoan the pass-
ing of the doubles out of fashion. The best singles are quite good enough for him.

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No one need cry for the moon if such varieties as Lady Derby, Innocence, Grand
Maitre, Jacques, Ornement Rose, Schotel, Ivanhoe, Correggio, Perle Brillante,
and City of Haarlem are to be bought. — Rev. Joseph Jacob.

No one would have expected that our old Mother Earth contained such entranc-
ing fragrance, had not the Hyacinths, by some miracle of alchemy, revealed it to us.

Here, too, we have it combined with the widest possible range of color, and
even with flowers of the truest blue in every shade — the very rarest combination.

They open to greet us even before the New Year dawns, if we but give them a
share of our sitting-rooms, and pour out their incense as if in token of their grati-
tude and thanks for their deliverance from a long imprisonment.

Just as you come to us for your bulbs, because we are specialists and have been
for over twenty years, so do we go for our Hyacinths to one of Holland’s oldest
and most responsible bulb-growers, who has made a specialty of Hyacinths for
three generations. The cream of his stock is selected for us during flowering time
and this we furnish to our clients under the name of

“SUPREME” HYACINTHS FOR FORCING

Long lists of varieties only tend to confuse, therefore we offer below only those
sorts that careful selection has proven to be the best. Our Hyacinths have been
awarded highest honors at important flower shows.

BLUE SHADES

Czar Peter. Fine truss with large waxy
bells of a light lavender-blue. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

Dr. Lieber. Very early; lavender-blue;
heavy, perfect spike. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

Duke of Westminster. Large, deep pur-
plish blue bells with white center. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

Enchantress. Full, long truss with large
bells of a pale porcelain, tinted lilac, with
lighter center. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

Ivanhoe. The bluest and most satisfactory
of the dark shades; late-flowering. $3 for
10, $25 per 100.

King of the Blues. Splendid compact
truss with fine, bright dark blue bells;
flowers late. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

Menelik. Large, well-formed truss, deep,
black-blue bells. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

Perle Brillante. Short, fat spike; a very
pretty deep blue shade on the exterior of
the bells. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

Schotel. Long, perfect truss; large bells of
forget-me-not blue. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

YELLOW

City of Haarlem. Large, well-formed truss
of a bright golden yellow. Fine exhibition
flower. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

ORANGE

Oranjeboven. Prettiest and daintiest of all
Holland Hyacinths; a true ladies’ flower;
resembles very much the Roman Hyacinth;
this beauty is of a ruddy apricot color
which appeals to all but those who worship
at the shrine of the great god “Size.” One
of the most charming of the rose-colored
sorts. $4 for 10, $35 per 100.

ROSE SHADES

Lady Derby. Long, splendid truss, with
large bells of a fine rose-pink. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

Queen of the Pinks. The pink form of King
of the Blues; a lovelv bright rosv pink.
$3 for 10, $25 per 100."

La Victoire. Well-filled truss, medium-sized
bells of fine dark pink; magnificent exhi-
bition variety. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

WHITE

Correggio. Short, fat spike, with large
waxy white bells. Very fine. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

La Grandesse. The finest and most showy
pure white; long, full truss of perfect form,
with fine waxy bells. Grand exhibition
flower. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

L’Innocence. Great truss, with large, pure
white bells. $3 for 10, $25 per 100.

After these Hyacinths^ of “Supreme” Quality have been selected by our grower from his
top-root mother bulbs,” the balance of this top-size stock is sold to us at a special rate.
This fine material we offer in the forcing varieties as specified in foregoing list at $15 per 100.

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HYACINTHS FOR FORCING

“TREATED” OR “PREPARED”

By a process of artificial ripening, these
bulbs will produce flowers two to three
weeks in advance of the others and are
therefore invaluable for early forcing. We
offer in this class only three varieties that
have proven eminently satisfactory.

Lady Derby. Fine rose-pink. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

L’Innocence. Large; pure white. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

Schotel. Beautiful forget-me-not blue. $3
for 10, $25 per 100.

FRENCH ROMANS

We ask our patrons to use the finest and
largest bulbs of this family only, as they are
the most satisfactory; we therefore offer
only the 15 centimeter size White Romans
at $14 per 100, $125 per 1,000.

JACINTHES DE PARIS

It is the first time that we offer you these
Hyacinths which are so popular in France
and we hope that you will try them.

La Vierge. Pure white. $10.50 per 100.

Bleu Celeste. Fine light blue. $10.50 per

100.

Jatjne Supreme. Soft Naples yellow.
$10.50 per 100.

Rose Parfaite. Dainty soft pink. $10.50
per 100.

MINIATURE

This unusually attractive class of Hya-
cinths for growing in pots or pans and so
valuable for cutting, we offer in the three
varieties which our experience has taught
us to be the most satisfactory.

Arentine Arendsen. Snow-white. $7.50
per 100.

Laura. Violet-blue. $7.50 per 100.

Nimrod. Delicate rose. $7.50 per 100.

May we suggest that you grow Hyacinths in deep pots or pans, such as are commonly
called ‘ ‘azalea pans;” to bring forth perfect flowers, the bulbs must have the best possible
root-growth which the deeper pans insure; plant only one variety in a pan and allow about
ten weeks for the development of the so-essential full set of roots.

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HYACINTHS FOR THE GARDEN

Our Hyacinth specialist provides us with Select Quality bulbs most suitable
for planting in the garden in varieties, producing flower-spikes not quite so long
and “top-heavy,” so that they will stand up in rough weather. Those with weak
stems have been eliminated, and the following sorts have been carefully selected,
having strong stems and being in every way most desirable for this purpose.

BLUE SHADES

Grand Maitre. Strong well-filled spike with
large, deep porcelain-blue bells. $1.75 for
10, $15 per 100.

King of the Blues. Splendid compact truss
with fine, bright dark blue bells. $1.75 for
10, $15 per 100.

Perle Brillante. Short, fat spike; a very
pretty deep blue shade on the exterior of
the bells. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

Queen of the Blues. Clear porcelain-blue;
strong stem. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

Schotel. Long truss, large bells of forget-
me-not blue. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

ROSE SHADES

General de Wet. Strong spike, large,
soft pink bells. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

Lady Derby. Long, splendid truss, with
large bells of a fine rose-pink. $1.75 for 10,
$15 per 100.

La Victoire. Strong, stout spike, with me-
dium-sized bells of a bright carmine-rose.
$1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

Marconi. Short spike on stout stem, with
fine, bright deep rose bells; exquisite for
groups. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Ornement Rose. Great beauty; deep blush,
waxy bells. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

Queen of the Pinks. A lovely bright rosy
pink. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

WHITE

La Grandesse. Strong spike, with large,
pure white bells. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

L’Innocence. Strong truss with large, pure
white bells. $1.75 for 10, $15 per 100.

YELLOW

City of Haarlem. Strong, large truss of
bright golden yellow. $1.75 for 10,
$15 per 100.

When you order Hyacinths, kindly state whether for forcing or for garden planting, so
that the correct material may be selected and packed for you by our specialist in Holland.

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THE SWEETEST LIFE IN THE WORLD

If the Tulips should be made common, the civilest Dealing that is in the
World would thereby be taken away from Men, and they would be deprived
of the sweetest Communication that is among honest Men. How much
acquaintance doth their Rarity not afford to knowing Artists? How many
pleasant Visits? How many friendly Conversations? And how many solid
Discoursings? Certainly it is the sweetest Life in the World, and a very pleas-
ant Entertainment of our Thoughts, to be thus busie with the Contemplation
of Flowers, with the wonderful Elaboration of Nature, and to consider the
Power of its Maker. — H. Van Oosten in “The Dutch Gardener,” English
translation, 1703.

TULIPS— ANCIENT AND MODERN

We all have favorite flowers round whose past we weave legends from our
brain. The hard matter-of-fact history seems so full of gaps that it is the most
natural thing in the world to try to fill them up and bridge, in imagination, the
unknown silence. Whence came the Tulips to Constantinople that graced the
gardens outside that famous city years — generations — centuries, possibly (for who
knows?) — before Busbequius, the Ambassador of the Emperor Ferdinand, first
saw them there in the year 1554? That it must have been so, we know, for when
their seed was sown in western European gardens it was discovered that they were
all a motley hybrid race whose beginning must be sought in the distant past.

What a sensation they caused ! How they must have been talked about ! What
nice presents they made for one lover of flowers to send to another! Just what
John Evelyn might have sent William Penn along with that —

“aloe, rife

With leaves sharp pointed like an Aztec knife
Or Carib spear.”

— Whittier, in “The Pennsvlvania Pilgrim.”

Then that wonderful mania time in Holland in 1635 to 1637, when speculation
in Tulip bulbs ran as high as it has ever done in “futures” on the New York
Exchange; and when it was possible to buy so many pennyweights of a fine bulb
of Semper Augustus or Admiral van der Eyck, so completely had the speculators
forgotten the nature of the wares in which they were dealing. I was once told
that the beautiful deep yellow Cottage variety, Avis Kennicott, came from some
garden in New England. I have never made inquiries if that is really the case or
not, for I love to think of some Priscilla bringing over the first few bulbs in the
Mayflower and planting them in some Massachusetts garden where they have
grown all unnoticed by the great public until the whirligig of time made these old-
fashioned flowers the popular Tulips of the day, along with the newer race of Dar-
wins. I have never made inquiries, for if it were otherwise it would spoil the inno-
cent romance of some aged settler receiving a few bulbs which, when they bloomed,
he would discover to be old friends of his childhood.

Few flowers have been so long in the limelight. Ever since the Tulip came into
Western Europe, in the middle of the sixteenth century, it has been a prominent
plant in our gardens, and those two years of midsummer madness in Holland gave
it an amazing advertisement of which writers have taken the fullest advantage.

The engrossing desire to be the possessor of a fine collection of Tulips has been the
text of Petrus Hondius in pre-mania days in Holland no less than of the sanctimon-
ious Edward Young in England in his long poem “The Universal Passion” (1725):

“Why teems the Earth? Why melt the vernal skies?

Why shines the sun? To make Paul Diack rise.

From morn to night has Florio gazing stood

And wondered how the gods could be so good;

What shape ! what hue ! was ever nymph so fair !

He dotes ! he dies ! he, too, is rooted there.”

(Satire ii.)

Or of the far more famous La Bruyere in France in his “Characters,” which first saw
the light in 1688. In the section headed “On Fashion,” he takes off an infatuated
florist. “You see him standing there and would think he had taken root in the
midst of his tulips before his ‘Solitaire;’ he opens his eyes wide, rubs his hands,
stoops down and looks closer at it; he is in an ecstasy of joy and leaves it to go to
the ‘Orient,’ then to the ‘Veuve,’ from thence to the ‘Cloth of Gold,’ on to the
‘Agatha,’ and at last returns to the ‘Solitaire,’ where he remains, is tired out, sits
down, and forgets his dinner. . . . This rational being who has a soul and pro-
fesses some religion, comes home half-starved, but very pleased with his day’s
work; he has seen some tulips.” — La Bruyere, in “Characters,” translated into
English by H. Van Loon.

Later still, in the days of our grandmothers and grandfathers, Alexandre
Dumas (c. 1860-66) has immortalized forever “La Tulipe Noire” in that famous
tale of the troublous years (1672-73) in Holland, when the vicissitudes and adven-
tures of a fancier, wrongly and designedly accused of a serious political offence by
a jealous neighbor, are fully told.

We don’t let ourselves go, perhaps, in the same way now; and, moreover, if we
did, it would not be for the striped flowers which from the very start, in 1550, up
to within the last thirty years or so, have been de rigeur among the elect; it would
be the grand self-colored Breeder, Cottage, and Darwin varieties which now eclipse
all the others on account of their commanding stature, rich and varied colors, and
general usefulness for garden and vase decoration.

Including the section called Dutch Breeders with the Cottages and Darwins,
La Bruyere’s Tulip-lover would be seen taking a tone somewhat after this fashion:
Mr. Farncombe Sanders, Pride of Haarlem, Avis Kennicott, Massachusetts, John
Ruskin, Olifant, Valentin, Gondvink, Clara Butt, Bronze Queen, Louis XIV,
Salomon, Faust, Moonlight, Orange King, Boadicea, Illuminator, Picotee, Miss
Willmott, City of Haarlem, The Bishop, Jubilee, Melicette, Louise de la Valliere,
and Prof. Francis Darwin. If our hypothetical enthusiast were not by then tired
out, there would be many others — real magnificent beauties which he might visit
and admire.

One that he ought to notice, if he has anything of a historical soul, would be the
lovely striped Zomerschoon, which in all probability is one of the very oldest varie-
ties in cultivation. The striped, or to use the language of the Tulip world, the
rectified flowers, are now out of fashion as I have already hinted; but it was other-
wise in the past. Between 1840 and 1865 was a great time for Tulip shows in
England, and during those years, and even up to the end of last century, great
changes and improvements took place in the shape and markings of the indi-
vidual blooms. These are usually spoken of as Florist’s Tulips, or Old-fashioned
Tulips. They are still to be bought, but their inclusion in a modern catalogue is
the exception rather than the rule.

The early-flowering section is “as old as the hills.” To judge from the pictures
on the “Hortus Floridus” of Passeus, and various illustrations of flowers in other
almost contemporary publications, it was these dwarfer growing early varieties
that were the type of the mania Tulips. Admiral Reyniers and Globe de Rigaut
are good examples in modern varieties. They are still with us, and not so very long
ago were greatly sought after for spring bedding. Big masses of Prince of Austria
(orange-red), Jenny (cerise), Pink Beauty (rose), and Vermilion Brilliant (scarlet)
are glorious sights, although the taller and more important looking May-flowerers
have taken the wind out of their sails. Today their particular niche is to supply
material for potting, for although it is possible to have Sweet Lavender (syn. Wil-
liam Copland) in bloom early in January, yet for the man in the street it is far

safer to be content with less ambitious aims and to keep to such varieties as Lady
Boreeh Brunhilde, Rose Luisante, Jenny, Vermilion Brillant, General de Wet,
Prince of Austria, Prince de Ligny, Hector, Moliere, and doubles like Murillo,
Couronne d’Or, Vuurbaak, Safrano, and Schoonoord. These last — that is the
early doubles — are useful for growing in pots for the simple reason that they
retain their petals and last longer than the single varieties.

Robert Herrick was an English clergyman-poet who wrote in the early half of
the seventeenth century. His poetry is a regular vade mecum of the customs and
manners of his time. Tulips were too important a flower to be left out. He doubt-
less saw beds of them in the gardens of the “big” houses in Devonshire, in which
county his parish was situated, for he seems to have been a very popular man and
“much beloved by the neighboring gentry for his florid and witty discourse.”

The short life of the flower impressed him, and we can imagine him revisiting
the -home of some friend after a ten days’ or a fortnight’s absence, when the gor-
geous sight that he left behind had vanished, and there were but one or two blooms
left on their “last legs

TO A BED OF TULIPS

“Bright, tulips, we do know,
You had your coming hither.
And fading time do’s show.
That ye must quickly wither.

Your sister-hoods may stay.
And smile here for your houre;
But dye ye must away,

Even as the meanest flower.

“Come, virgins, then and see
Your frailties, and bemone ye.

For lost like these, ’twill be
As time had never known ye.”

— R. Herrick in “Hesperides.”

Some mention must also be made of Parrot Tulips, with their quaint, mottled
coloring and their curious, laciniated petals, if only to point out that all the varie-
ties in cultivation are technically known as “Bizarres,” that is to say their mark-
ings are always some shade of red and yellow. Until very recent times no one ever
heard of one which was purple and white, or red and white, or, in other words,
was what is called a “Byblcemen.” This is a striking fact, and it is difficult to
account for it. Perhaps the Flemish fanciers who admitted flowers with red and
yellow coloring into their gardens went a little further and allowed Tulips with
laciniated petals. It is but a surmise that our “Parrots” came from them, but the
French names of some of the oldest varieties seem to support this view; e. g., Cafe
Brun and Amiral de Constantinople.

Just as the Darwins created a great sensation when they were first offered to
the public in 1889, so the wonderful novelties which have come to us from Central
Asia in the opening years of the present century stirred deeply the souls of gardeners.
Such brilliant coloring, combined with size and graceful outline, out-Heroded
Herod: Eichleri, Fosteriana, and Prsestans are real beauties, but after a long trial
one has to accept the bitter fact that by no means the whole of these recent intro-
ductions are amenable to garden cultivation. They become homesick and grad-
ually fade away and die. Prsestans, of the three just mentioned, is the most likely
to live. Would that it could be counted upon and that it had the robust consti-
tution of an ordinary Darwin. It has all red blooms without any basal blotch,
and normally carries three or four flowers on each plant.

For those who love rock-gardens, a small yellow-and-white species named
Dasystemon cannot fail to give pleasure. It grows only 4 to 6 inches in height,
and the blooms open only in sunshine, but what a gem it is then ! Its quiet love-

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liness mutely appeals to us, and we forgive it its coyness. All thoughts of the silly,
provoking child hiding in the folds of its mother’s skirt is forgotten, and we are on
a lake, basking with a loved companion in the sun and surrounded by fairy lilies.

There are many species worth growing. Many of them are very old inhabi-
tants, as, for example, Tulipa Clusiana, the Lady Tulip; T. Oculus-solis, the Sun’s-
Eye Tulip; and T. persica, from Persia, a charming little golden gem.

And now the Tulip makes its farewell bow:

Somewhere in Horace, if I don’t forget.

We find a wealthy man

Whose wardrobe did five thousand suits contain;

He counted that a vast prodigious store,

But I that number have twice told, and more.

Whate’er in spring, the teeming earth commands.

What colours e’er the painted pride of birds.

Or various lights the glitt’ring gem affords.

Cut by the artful lapidary’s hands;

Whate’er the curtains of the Heav’ns can show.

Or light lays dyes upon the varnish’d bow;

Robed in as many vests I shine.

— Cowley, in “The Tulip’s Address,” in his poem on “Plants.”

— Rev. Joseph Jacob.

PLANTING TULIPS

And I beseach you, forget not to inform yourself dilligently as
may be, in things that belong to gardening. — John Evelyn.

A main consideration in planting Tulips is that the bulbs shall be set firmly in
and upon the soil. When this is the case, the bulb roots readily, taking strong
hold, so that when the mighty heaving and wrenching of the frost begins, it is able
to resist this action and so is in prime condition to start growth in the spring.

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quently wont to employ a stick for making the holes. This method undoubtedly
speeds up the process of planting, but that the bulb is more often than not left
with an air-pocket between its base and the bottom of the hole, is equally certain.
This is apt to be the case even when a trowel is used, as the hole, converging sharply,
is not wide enough at the bottom to take the broad base of the bulb. Thus, when
the action of the frost bears upon it, the slightly anchored bulb is torn loose, its
roots mutilated and severed, and the bulb must start its spring career with much
less than its normal equipment of vitality. This explains most of the failures and
disappointments experienced in growing bulbs out-of-doors. The strongly rooted,
and therefore well-nourished, bulb sends up a perfect flower; that with few and
injured roots, inferior or “blind” flowers.

Again, in planting beds with a stick or trowel, it is almost impossible to deposit
the bulbs at a uniform depth, thus insuring their simultaneous blossoming and the
even surfaces of color that are the chief charm of such beds.

To obviate these failures and discrepancies, we recommend that the soil be
entirely removed from the bed to a depth of four or five inches, according to the
size of the bulb, a half-inch layer of sand spread over the new surface, and the
bulbs set, evenly spaced and firmly, in the sand. In replacing the soil, care should
be taken that the first layer be put on lightly, so as not to move the bulbs from
their places. When the covering is finished, the surface should be made firm and
even. For planting such beds only first-class bulbs of uniform size and in good
condition should be used. Where planting is done in flower borders among other
plants, it is necessary, of course, to use a trowel, but the one employed should be a
good broad one and not the “Slim Jim” so often used for the purpose; and it should
be seen to that the bottom of the hole is broader than the base of the bulb.

Wherever bulbs are planted they should be given a covering of rough litter
after the ground becomes frozen. — L. B. W.

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EARLY TULIPS

The early Dutch Tulips are charming bits of conventional decoration. They
are fashioned to serve formal ends in the garden — to march strictly along garden
paths, to outline gaily the quaint patterns of beds and borders, to mound with pure
color the squares and circles and half -moons set in the fresh green sod, and to stand
in seemly array in our garden pots and our window-boxes. They have a charm all
their own, these early Tulips, and their quiet old-fashioned primness is a large part
of it. For the rest there is a peculiar delicacy of texture, a fine purity of color, often
a rare fragrance, and the endearing fact that they, like the bluebird, belong to the
first ecstatic days of the real spring, and are instinct with its glow and freshness
and zest. It must have been of these that Parkinson wrote, “Tulips do carry so
stately and delightful a form, and do abide so long in their bravery that there is
no Lady or Gentleman of any worth that is not caught with their delight.”

To plan beds of these crisp, shining things is the most refreshing of occupations.
Think of the wonderful golden salmon Tulip, De Wet, rising from a sea of tremulous
forget-me-nots ! or the bright pink cups of Flamingo held above mats of grey-leaved,
double arabis ! And one might plant Goldfinch with purple velvet pansies, L’Unique
wi th golden alyssum. Pink Beauty with lavender Viola cornuta, or make a burnished
show of some fine scarlet Sort among brown wallflowers.

These beds are far more lovely than the sharply defined arrangements of Tulips
in crude primary colors that have for so long been in favor in parks and other
public places. Far better a bed of one variety to make a splendid glow of color
than these, so often, harsh mixtures. It is, however, quite possible to make fine
beds of two or more varieties of early Tulips if great care is taken in the selection
of the colors. Particularly effective and pleasing is the lovely Tulip, Pink Beauty,
with White Beauty; the rose-colored Le Reve with White Swan, and the beautiful
violet-blue, double Tulip, Bleu Celeste, planted with Yellow Rose. These six fine
varieties flower at the same time and are the latest of the early-flowering class.

Many of the early Tulips are fine for forcing and may be brought on quite
early in the winter, so that window-ledges may be lined, while winter still holds
sway, with these gay forerunners of the spring, and quantities of fine multicolored
flowers may be cut for house decoration or for gifts to friends or institutions and hos-
pitals during the dreary months of winter, when flowers are at a premium. — L. B. W.

In order that you may select the right varieties that are most satisfactory for
forcing, we have marked such sorts in the following list with an asterisk (*).

SINGLE EARLY TULIPS

*Duc Van Thol, Cochineal. The earliest
Tulip to bloom; may be had in flower by
Christmas with careful forcing; different
from all other Due Van Thol types be-
cause of its large flower; rich vermilion.
90 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

^Brilliant Star. Large; bright vermilion-
scarlet; a most beautiful Tulip for forc-
ing. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

Brunhilde. Lovely rounded flower; white
with pale yellow flame. A very Evange-
line in its quiet and refined beauty.
Height 14 inches. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

*Cardinal Rampollo. Gay yellow of fair
size, with orange-scarlet edge. Height 11
inches. 70 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100.

Cerise Gris-de-lin. Soft rose-color, with
tints of fawn and a white edge; beautiful
rounded form. Fine for bedding. Height
13 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100.

Couleur Cardinal. A warm red Tulip
with a plum-colored bloom on the outer
petals. Handsome, globular form and a
strong stem that makes it particularly
fine for bedding. Creates a rich effect
planted among purple pansies. Its place
is essentially in the open where it produces
an effect both rich and satisfying. Height
13 inches. 80 cts. for 10, $6.75 per 100.

*Cramoisi Royal. Large, tall flower of a
distinct satiny carmine. Excellent for
forcing. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

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*De Wet. Of a glorious orange color, with
unusual golden salmon effect produced by
scarlet veining on a deep orange ground.
One of the most beautiful of early Tulips.
Makes gorgeous beds interplanted with
forget-me-nots. Has a fine fragrance and
is adapted for forcing; splendid under
artificial light. Height 17 inches. Very
special offer, $7 for 10, $65 per 100.

Enchantress. A most unusual blending of
salmon-orange and rare yellow tones.
Brilliant, sturdy variety for outdoor
planting. Height 10 inches. $1.30 for 10,
$9 per 100.

*Flamingo. A most beautiful Tulip, much
the color of an American Beauty rose,
with a white stripe through each deli-
cately crinkled petal. Makes beautiful
beds planted with white arabis, or is most
effective with purple pansies in window-
boxes or in the garden. Height 13 inches.
$1 for 10, $8 per 100, $75 per 1,000.

*Fred Moore. Very handsome bright or-
ange, shaded with scarlet; splendid for
forcing. 70 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$45 per 1,000.

Globe de Rigaud. Striking violet-purple,
lightly feathered white. A rich-toned
Tulip to grow among the many white and
pale yellow flowers of the early spring.
Nice with golden alyssum. Height 13 in.
75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

*Golden Queen. Large, pure yellow* flower
of unusually fine form. Makes a lovely
bed with forget-me-nots and may be
forced early. Height 14 inches. 90 cts.
for 10, $7.50 per 100, $65 per 1,000.

*Goldfinch. Another fine pure yellow Tulip
that lasts long in perfection. Makes fine
beds or may be successfully forced.
Height 14 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$45 per 1,000.

*Ibis. A beautiful rose-colored Tulip, with
white markings ; resembles Flamingo, but
of deeper color. A magnificent flower.
Height 14 inches. $3 for 10, $38 per 100.

Jenny. A charming bright pink Tulip with
a fragrance like that of Hawthorn.
Rather short stems but lovely and very
fine for outside planting. A gem. Height
13 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$45 per 1,000.

*Keizerkroon. Large, scarlet flower, edged
with bright yellow*. A good forcer. Height
16 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$45 per 1,000.

*Lady Boreel. The finest pure white Tulip,
either for beds or forcing. Flower of
beautiful form, long and slender. Height
16 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100,
$50 per 1,000.

*La Reine Maximus. A lightly flushed
white Tulip of large size. Makes charm-
hag beds with lavender violas. Splendid
for forcing. Height 13 inches. 80 cts.
for 10, $7 per 100, $65 per 1,000.

La Remarquable. Beautiful wine-red
flower wfith gracefully reflexing petals.
Adapted for beds and late forcing. Height
13 inches. 80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

*Le Reve. Most effective blending of soft
rose and buff; handsomely rounded flowTer
with a strong stem. A beautiful variety
for outdoor planting and magnificent for
careful forcing. Flowers outdoors some-
what later than the other early Tulips.
Its beautiful mauve-pink coloring is very
attractive. Might be planted in front of
or around White Sw*an Tulips. Height
13 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100, $85 per
1,000.

L’Interessante. Handsome lavender-vio-
let Tulip, wfith white edge and yellow*
base. Most remarkable coloring. New*
and very desirable. Height 13 inches.
$1.50 for 10, $14 per 100.

*McKinley. Large orange-red flower, shaded
carmine on exterior of petals, on strong,
tall stem; fine early forcer. $1 for 10,
$8.50 per 100.

*Max Havelaar. A remarkable rich-toned
Tulip which is especially beautiful under
artificial light. Long flower of warm

salmon-orange. Good for forchig and

lovely massed among brown and orange
wallflowers. Height 13 inches. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100.

*Mon Tresor. The best yellow bedding
Tulip; color deep and clear; very hand-
some form; splendid for forcing. Height
13 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100,
$75 per 1,000.

Moonbeam. A beautiful open flow*er in ten-
der tones of yellow*. A fine and scarce
novelty. Height 14 niches. $3 for 10,
$39 per 100.

Mother o'Pearl. Large, loose-petaled
flower, pale pink with flash of yellowr on
each petal. Height 14 inches. $3.40 for 10,
$33 per 100.

*Pelican. Large, long flow*er of pure white;
excellent exhibition variety; grand for
forcing, and would recommend it for this
purpose only. $1.35 for 10, $11 per 100.

*Pink Beauty. Large and beautifully
formed, vivid pink flow*er, carried on a
strong, erect stem. Makes beds of re-
markable brilliance and beauty wfiien in-
terplanted with forget-me-nots. Fine for
late forcing, lasting a long time in bloom.
Height 13 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100,
$75 per 1,000.

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Pink Delight. A novelty of rare merit.
The flowers are of great size and sub-
stance, and each gleaming white petal is
broadly margined with bright pink.
Height 13 inches. $3.75 for 10, $35 per 100.

President Taft. A lovely white flower with
a gay cherry -colored edge that spreads
over the segments as the flower ages.
Is most effective with interplanting of
silver - grey - foliaged Phlox subulata.
Height 14 inches. $1.25 for 10, $11 per
100.

*Primrose Queen. A beautifully formed
Tulip of medium size; soft canary-yellow.
Splendid for forcing or for beds. Height
10 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100,
$50 per 1,000.

*Prince of Austria. A warmly fragrant,
bright orange-scarlet Tulip with a yellow
base. Makes lovely beds with forget-me-
nots. It is splendid in pots, fine outdoors,
and highly attractive in its orange-red
coloring, wiry, strong stems, and long-
lasting flowers. Height 15 inches. 70 cts.
for 10, $5.50 per 100, $50 per 1,000.

*Princess Juliana. Very large, magnificent
flower of a delightful pink; splendid
forcer. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

*Proserpine. An enormous, globular
flower of carmine, shaded rose; delight-
fully scented. Plant among pink forget-
me-nots. One of the earliest to force.
Height 14 inches. $1 for 10, $8 per 100,
$75 per 1,000.

*Prosperity. A lovely delicate rosy pink,
exclusively offered for very early forcing,
$1 for 10, $8 per 100, $75 per 1,000.

Queen Alexandra. Handsome form;
bright carmine of satin texture. Splendid
bedder. Plant with Phlox divaricata.
Height 13 in. $3 for 10, $28 per 100.

Queen of the Violets. Very showy, large
flower; fine shade of reddish violet. Is
at its best grown near white or yellow
Tulips. Height 13 inches. 60 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100.

*Rising Sun. A very large, golden yellow
Tulip of fine form and sturdy habit.
Exceptional exhibition Tulip and splendid
for the border. Height 16 inches.
$1.50 for 10, $12.50 per 100.

*Rose La Reine (The Cherry Tulip). Ex-
tremely attractive, though small, flowers
of a very beautiful deep carmine-rose.
One of the very best for forcing and
especially useful for cutting. $1 for 10,
$8 per 100, $75 per 1,000.

*Rose Luisante. Splendid, large, rose-pink
of great substance. Lovely for edging
borders of evergreens. May be used for
late forcing. Height 12 inches. 60 cts.
for 10, $5.50 per 100, $50 per 1,000.

*Sir Thomas Lipton. Warm red, yellow
base, cup-shape, of great substance. V alu-
able both for outdoor planting and for
forcing. Height 13 inches. 60 cts. for 10,
$5.50 per 100, $50 per 1,000.

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Van Der Neer. Large, brilliant violet-
purple flower of fine form; splendid for
outdoors, interplanted with forget-me-
nots. Height 12 inches. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100.

* Vermilion Brilliant. Large, dazzling, ver-
milion-scarlet flower of fine form; extra
good for early forcing. $1 for 10, $8 per
100, $75 per i,000.

"White Beauty. One of the finest white
bedding Tulips and delightful for window-
boxes and garden pots interplanted with
yellow pansies. Height 12 inches.
$2 for 10, $15 per 100.

*White Hawk. Beautiful pure white of
globular form, delicately crinkled petals.
One of the finest white Tulips for beds or
forcing. Lovely massed against Japanese
quince bushes and inter-planted with
Viola cornuta Papilio. Height 13 inches.
70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100, $55 per 1,000.

White Swan. One of the most graceful
early Tulips, delightful for cutting. Large,
oval, pure white on long stem. Charm-
ing planted with yellow Tulips near wis-
teria, or with the lovely mauve-pink
Tulip, Le Reve. Height 15 inches. 60
cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

Single Early Tulips should be planted about 5 inches deep and from 5 to 6 inches apart.
To obtain the best results, both when forcing and when planting in your garden, the very
finest select quality, heaviest top-size mother bulbs should be used. It is this very scarce
quality of bulbs that we furnish exclusively and upon such quality our prices have been
based. Our Tulips have been repeatedly awarded Gold Medals at the most important flower
shows in the United States.

Vas Tennyson a Tulip-lover? That he appreciated flowers goes almost without saying.
References innumerable occur in his writings. But was it the Tulip that he had in mind
when he describes the culmination of the ecstasy caused by Maud's coming?

“She is coming, my own, my sweet;

Were it ever so airy a tread,

My heart would hear her and beat;

Were it earth in an earthly bed,

My dust would hear her and beat;

Had I lain for a century dead.

Would start and tremble under her feet,

And blossom in purple and red.”

“Maud,” Part I, xxii, xi.

DOUBLE EARLY TULIPS

For effective planting in beds or borders, located in exposed situations where
the taller-growing kinds are unsuitable, and for growing in pots or pans, for sub-
stance and lasting qualities, the Tulips are invaluable. We offer below the most
recommendable sorts only.

Bleu Cleeste. Large, violet-purple Tulip, *Mr. Van der Hoef. This is, without doubt,
flowering later than other double sorts. the finest golden yellow Double Tulip for

Might be planted very effectively behind forcing. It is an exquisite flower, very

or surrounded by another later flowering full and large, and is excellent for forcing.

Double Tulip, named Yellow Rose. The This variety outlasted any of the others

color combination is exceedingly charm- in our exhibits and should be grown as a

ing, but sometimes Yellow Rose will flower pot-plant par excellence by all. $1.50 for

with a somewhat weak stem. This latter 10, $12 per 100.

Vfr^tyU1P,tted thro1ugh a border °rTbed *Peach Blossom. Large, very double,
of Bleu Celeste, is also very pretty. It is bright pink flowers, flushed white. This

very fine for indoor decoration. Height magnificent variety created a sensation

inc^ies' *or ^ ’ Per when first exhibited by us at the Inter-

$✓5 per 1,000. national Flower Show and well deserves

*Boule de Neige. Large, pure white flower, the most careful attention. It is most

resembling a white Peony. Valuable for effective for indoor decoration and lasts

bedding and forcing. Height 10 inches. a long time cut or in pots. Height 12 in.

70 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000. Such gorgeous varieties should be pur-

*Couronne d’Or. Full, deep yellow, flushed chased at any price by those flower en-

orange. A good bedding variety and thusiasts who can well afford to do so.

splendid for forcing and cutting. Height Just to encourage a larger distribution of

11 inches. 75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100, such beautiful things, we shall offer sev-

$60 per 1,000. eral of them, throughout this book at

*Electra. Magnificent, enormous flower; special prices. $4 for 10, $35 per 100.
beautiful rose, feathered violet; a hand- *Tea Rose. The same lovely blending of
some novelty, unexcelled for exhibition pale yellow and soft rose as seen in many

purposes. $5.50 for 10, $52 per 100. tea roses. Fine for forcing and splendid

*El Toreador. Striking orange-scarlet f°r planting out. Height 11 inches.

Tulip, edged with yellow. Makes a 90 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100, $70 per

splendid bed and forces well. Height 1,000.

12 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100. *Vuurbaak. Splendid scarlet Tulip, open-

*Golden King. A beautiful full variety in ing to brilliant orange-scarlet. Fine forcer

two tones of yellow. Lovely for cutting and good for beds. Height 11 inches,

and for massing in the borders against 90 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

early white-flowering shrubs Height Yellow Rose. This is a beautiful deep yel-

13 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100. ,ow flower_ splendid for beds or bo^/ers.

*La Grandesse. Large; soft rose, shaded Blooms later than the other double Tu-

white; one of the best for forcing. 80 cts. lips, at the same time with the variety

for 10, $7 per 100. Bleu Celeste, with which it would make

*Murillo. Exquisite soft pink, with white a very showy combination. It will occa-

markings. Makes beautiful beds and is sionally produce a weak stem. Height

the most easily forced. Height 11 inches. 14 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $4.50 per 100,

70 cts. for 10, $5.50 per 100, $45 per 1,000. $40 per 1,000.

We should like to have you try the combination of the beautiful violet-blue “Bleu Celeste”
with the deep yellow “Yellow Rose.” Our Tulip specialists in Holland make up for us, from
their finest stock, packages containing these two varieties, and we offer them as follows:

100 selected bulbs of each (200 bulbs) for $12 00

250 selected bulbs of each (500 bulbs) for 30 00

1,000 selected bulbs of each (2,000 bulbs) for 110 00

He who becomes impassioned of a flower, a blade of grass, a
butterfly’s wing, a nest, a shell, wraps his passion around a small
thing that always contains a great truth. — Maeterlinck.

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THE MURILLO FAMILY

Of all the Double Early Tulips, the old, well-known Murillo is the easiest to
force. During recent years there have been many offsprings from this variety,
each more beautiful than the other. Would you like to see this family in your
garden? Or would you like to be able to exhibit the entire Murillo family at your
local spring flower show or see them in your own conservatory ?

The following varieties are all “sports” from the old Murillo; we head the list
with the mother of them all.

Murillo. Delicate blush-pink.

Electra. Violet-rose.

Mr. Van der Hoef. Yellow.

Oranje Nassau. Orange. (Very rare; cost
$2.50 each.)

Peach Blossom. Rosy pink.

Salmonetta. Salmon-rose.

Schoonoord. White.

Tea Rose. Pale yellow.

Yellow Perfection. Pale sulphur-yellow.
(Rare; cost $1 each.)

We offer the 9 varieties, constituting the complete Murillo family, 6 extra-selected bulbs
of each (54 bulbs) for $30. If you would like the collection, excepting Oranje Nassau, which
is the most expensive, the collection would be 48 bulbs and the price would be $15. Only
imported upon early orders, of course.

A SATIRE ON TULIP-GROWERS

Tulip enthusiasts have more than once been satirized by famous writers in the
past. The following extract is from the pen of Edward Young and occurs in the
second satire of his poem “Love of Fame: the Universal Passion.”

He dotes ! he dies ! he, too, is rooted there.

O solid bliss ! which nothing can destroy,

Except a cat, bird, snail, or idle boy.

Nor are these enemies I mention’d all;

Beware, O florist, thy ambition’s fall.

A friend of mine indulg’d his noble flame,

A quaker serv’d him, Adam was his name;

To one lov’d tulip oft the master went.

Hung o’er it, and whole days in rapture spent;

But came, and miss’d it, one ill-fated hour;

He rag’d! he roar’d! “What demon cropt my flower?”

Serene, quoth Adam, “Lo! ’twas crusht by me;

Fall’n is the Baal to which thou bow’dst thy knee.”

We have always believed that, in order to achieve the greatest amount of success, the
very finest select high quality, the most carefully picked “mother bulbs” should be pur-
chased and planted. After your planting is done, there are from six to seven months of the
keenest anticipation, eagerly looking forward to the time when your garden will be gay with
the wonderful displays made by your Tulips all flowering successfully, arrayed in their most
gorgeous attire. Our prices are based upon the delivery of only such bulbs of exceptional
high quality for which we have become noted, and which is the only quality of bulbs our
Holland growers know that we will use.

6 TDLEASE note that each individual order for Holland bulbs is
-*■ packed in Europe and is not opened after its arrival in America
until it reaches the customer. Therefore , all orders for Holland
bulbs shoidd be in our hands not later than June 30.

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TULIP DAYS

The inundation of Spring
Submerges every soul.

— Emily Dickenson.

It would seem that no season of the garden year could be so entirely entrancing
as that when the long-stemmed Breeder, Cottage, and Darwin Tulips are at the
height of their beauty. Then is such gracious color, such grace of form, such gleam-
ing freshness as never at any other time. Hundreds of beauteous spring blossoms
offer themselves as foils for the loveliness of the Tulips, — May irises, iberis, dicen-
tras, camassias, Nepeta Mussinii, horned pansies, flax, primroses, wallflowers, to
name but a few; and overhead are the waving, fragrant plumes of lilacs, the rose-
wrapped branches of Japanese crab-apples, the pinky mauve bouquets of the Judas
trees, and a wealth of flowering shrubs. It is the festival moment of the young year,

“And earth unto her leaflet tips
Tingles with the spring.”

MAY TULIPS

There is a considerable difference in the general appearance and habit of the
several groups of Tulips that make up the May-flowering section. Those we call
Cottage Tulips, which have lived in gardens for so long a time that their exact
origin is not known, in the main exhibit the fine form and graceful characteristics
of T. gesneriana. The flowers are long and slender, oval or vase-shaped, the seg-
ments narrow and often pointed and reflexed; the stem long, slender, and willowy.
Their effect is as distinctly informal as that of the early Tulips is prim and conven-
tional. The color range of these Tulips is wide, running from gleaming, pure white
through blush and all the pink tones to rose-scarlet and vermilion, and on to the
richer shades of red; and from cream through an enchanting scale of yellows to

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deep orange and tawny hues. Many have clearly defined stripes or margins of
white or a contrasting color. Their pure, clean color is a conspicuous quality.

The Darwins, on the other hand, are distinguished for esthetic blendings of several
nearly related color-tones — rose, lilac, and heliotrope; lavender, grey, and violet;
scarlet, salmon, and white, to give a few examples. The yellow scale is entirely
absent in this class, but in its place we have a wide choice of lavender and purple
tones of inestimable value in the spring color-scheming, and beautiful for house
decoration. The stems of the Darwins are taller and stronger than those of the
Cottage varieties, and the flowers cup-shaped or globular and of greater substance.

To describe the Breeders were to attempt the impossible. One must see to have
any appreciation of these remarkable creations. Rare color-tones, strange and
beautiful color associations, bizarre effects, not to be found elsewhere in the floral
kingdom, are the common possession of this most interesting class of Tulips. We
have ruddy apricot overlaid with bronze, tender dove-color shot with gold, combi-
nations of buff and terra-cotta, mauve and tawny orange, plum-color and brown,
crushed strawberry and chocolate, old-rose and orange, and innumerable others, all
merged and blended with such matchless delicacy as to make each flower a master-
piece of which Nature, even with all her wondrous works, must be proud. Like
the Darwins, the Breeders have strong, tall stems and thick-fleshed flowers of cup
or globular form.

A border backed by lilacs, laburnums, and other May-flowering trees and shrubs
offers a fine setting for these May Tulips. In the border should grow many clumps
of irises — Florentina, Kochii, the Germanicas in rich purple tones and the paler
Intermediates — bleeding-hearts, columbines, and thalictrums for the sake of their
beautiful foliage; broad growths of lvme grass and lavender cotton with their fine
grey leafage. Among these the Tulips should be set in drifts of fifty or a hundred
of a variety; the tawny orange varieties passing through yellow and cream to the

cool grey-lavender sorts, and on to rosy mauve, heliotrope, and purple. Against
these may begin the paler pink and white sorts, deepening to salmon and rose-
scarlet, to blood-red, claret, and blackish maroon. Borders of Tulips in the lavender
and heliotrope shades, interspersed with plants having grey foliage, are very lovely,
as are a selection of pink varieties grown against the purple-leaved shrubs and trees.

If short, twiggy branches are set among the long-stemmed Tulips just before
the buds unfold, the heavy-headed flowers will not be overthrown and spoiled by
beating rains and winds. The branches should be arranged so that they are as
inconspicuous as possible.

As seeding weakens the bulbs, it is important that the pods be removed from
choice varieties as soon as the flower fades. — L. B. W.

BREEDER, COTTAGE, DARWIN, AND OTHER LATE-
FLOWERING TULIPS

OUR GREAT SPECIALTY

For many years we have made a special study of these exquisitely beautiful
flowers, by testing and comparing in the nurseries of the greatest specialist abroad,
and by growing all varieties worth planting, for our information and guidance, in
our Experimental Gardens, Brookville, L. I., in the beautiful estate of that eminent
horticulturist, T. A. Havemeyer, Esq.

To be most successful with these wonderful Tulips, it is essential to procure the
very finest quality, heaviest mother bulbs. We furnish these selected bulbs exclu-
sively, as produced by a Holland firm of growers whose family has been growing
bulbs for over two hundred and twenty-five years, generation after generation.
They have made a specialty of Tulips for a great many years, own enormous bulb
farms, are in a position to select the best soil for the cultivation of these Tulips and
financially able to control the stocks of the finer and rarer varieties.

After prolonged negotiations, we have succeeded in contracting with this firm
for the supply of the finest bulbs from their stock of the choice varieties, in order
that we may make them more widely known in this country.

Our Tulips have been repeatedly awarded the Gold Medal of the Horticultural
Society of New York.

For your convenience we offer the various types in alphabetical order.

BIZARRE AND BYBLOEMEN TULIPS

These flower about the same time as the Darwins. They are not quite so tall
nor so large and show off to best advantage planted by themselves or with the
Rembrandt Tulips. We offer but the finer varieties for your consideration.

BIZARRES

Black Boy. Fine, medium-sized flower, with
dark brown penciling on golden yellow
ground. Height 21 inches. 75 cts. for 10,
$6 per 100.

Bonaparte. Light bronze, flamed yellow
and mahogany. Height 21 inches. 70 cts.
for 10, $5.50 per 100.

Gloria Mundi. Clear yellow, with brownish
black markings. Height 21 inches. $1 for
10, $9 per 100.

Jupiter. Large, well-formed golden yellow
flowers, flushed and flecked a deep ma-
hogany; very beautiful. Height 23 inches.
$2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Le Duel. Very beautiful, large flower of a
clear yellow, feathered dark coffee-brown.
Height 20 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.
Zebra. Very showy, large flower; clear yel-
low ground with almost black markings.
HpiVht 23 inrtips. 82 for 10. $18 ner 100.

Admiraal van Kinsbergen. A large, beau-
tiful flower on strong stem; pure white
pencilings on a bright crimson field.
Height 23 inches. $1.80 for 10, $15 per 100.

Cerise Primo. Very fine flower; pure white
with delicate pink markings; very distinct.
Height 23 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Hebe. Attractively marked pure white with
flames of pale rose. Height 21 inches.
$1 for 10, $9 per 100.

ROSE BYBLCEMEN

Lac Sans Pareil. Delicate pink, feathered
white, with red markings. Height 22 in.
$1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Perle Schaap. One of the most beautiful;
clear rose, flamed white. Height 23 inches.
$2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Rose Riante. Exquisitely shaped, good-
sized flower; white ground, feathered rose.
Height 21 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

VIOLET BYBLCEMEN

Amphion. Striking Tulip; the color is vio-
let, with brown and creamy white pencil-
ings. Height 21 inches. $2 for 10,
$18 per 100.

King Arthur. Most attractive flower, show-
ing a yellow ground with violet and lilac
markings. Height 21 inches. $4 for 10,
$35 per 100.

La Victorieuse. Magnificent, large flower
on stout stem; the field is of a creamy
white, flamed and feathered violet-purple.
Height 24 inches. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Australis (syn. Celsiana) . Interesting small
species with yellow funnel-shaped flowers
tinged with red. It grows from 6 to 9 in-
ches tall and flowers in May. Enjoys a
warm position with some chalk in the
soil. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100, $70 per
1,000.

Batalinii. A most lovely miniature species
with bland, butter-yellow, fragrant blos-
soms with pointed petals borne on stems
that seldom exceed 4 inches in height. It
flowers in April and should be given a
choice position in the rock-garden near
patches of lavender aubrietia. Increases
well both by offsets and through self-sow-
ing. $7 for 10, $65 per 100.

Clusiana. Charming, sprightly flower; glis-
tening white, with a carmine flame on each
petal; erect stem 9 to 12 inches tall and
glaucous leaves. Likes a warm, sheltered
corner in deep vegetable soil. Delightful
for forcing. $1.25 for 10, $10 per 100,
$95 per 1,000.

Prins Hendrik. Extremely beautiful,
though small, flower; creamy white
ground, with violet stripe through the cen-
ter of each petal. Height 24 inches.
$6.50 for 10.

Tableau de Rubens. A beautifully colored,
good-sized flower, showing a field of clear
violet with a deep brown edge. Height
23 inches. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Violet Ponceau. Distinct flower, with fine
violet markings on a white ground. Height
23 inches. $1.75 for 10, $14 per 100.

BOTANICAL TULIPS AND SPECIES

The general characteristics of the various species, all of which are natives of
Asia Minor and Central Asia, are bright colors and recurved petals. These Tulips
do not always feel happy in their new surroundings and after two, or possibly three,
seasons, they will disappear. With care and the provision of suitable quarters they
will flower quite satisfactorily. They feel best contented in rock-gardens and bor-
ders. The list we offer contains the varieties that have proven most satisfactory.

Dasystemon. This small species frequently
bears several yellow-and-white flowers to
a stem. When closed they are greenish in
color and have the appearance of small
water-lily buds. Grows about 6 inches tall.
$1 for 10, $7.50 per 100, $70 per 1,000.

Greigii. Brilliant scarlet, goblet-shaped
flower with pointed, slightly reflexing
petals, and broad, thick leaves flushed with
purple. Flowers in late April and May and
is one of the most gorgeous of Tulips.
Lovely with a groundwork of chionodoxa.
Hot, dry situation. $2 for 10, $18 per 100,
$175 per 1,000.

Kaufmanniana. One of the most beautiful
of all Tulips. Large, creamy flower, bril-
liantly marked with carmine, yellow cen-
ter. Flower opens flat and is carried on a
stem usually less than a foot in height.
Blooms early in April out-of-doors and is
delightful for forcing. The bulbs should be
planted at least 6 inches deep. $1 for 10,
$8.50 per 100, $80 per 1,000.

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Linifolia. A Syrian species G inches tall,
dazzling scarlet blossoms with pointed seg-
ments and very narrow, slightly wavy
leaves. They open very wide; very effec-
tive above a carpet of Sedum album. Likes
a southern exposure in rather gritty soil.
$2.50 for 10, $20 per 100, $195 per 1,000.

Oculus-solis. Deep red flowers, with
pointed segments and black base, carried
on an erect stem 12 to 18 inches tall.
Flowers medium size. $1.25 for 10,
$9.50 per 100, $90 per 1,000.

Persica. A charming dwarf for narrow bor-
ders or the rock-garden. Fragrant yellow
flowers, bronze on the exterior, are borne
in twos or threes on a slender, curving
stem. $1 for 10, $7.50 per 100, $70 per 1,000.

Pr.estans. A gay scarlet beauty often bear-
ing two or more flowers to a stem. It ap-
pears above ground so early that it is best
to plant it among dwarf shrubs that will
protect it from frosts. Flowers large and
borne on 8-inch stems. $2 for 10, $16 per
100, $155 per 1,000.

Saxatilis. Earliest Tulip to bloom. Flowers
mauve, shot with rose, carried on 8-inch
stems. Frequently two-flowered. Easily
forced. $2 for 10, $15 per 100, $145 per 1,000.

Sprengeri. The latest of all Tulips to flower.
Makes a handsome group in the rock-
garden or border. The flowers are large
and bright orange-scarlet. Grows from
8 to 10 inches tall and when established
self-sows freely. $3 for 10, $25 per 100,
$245 per 1,000.

Sylvestris. Deliciously fragrant, butter-
yellow blossoms, often two to a stem, with
bronze exteriors, carried on slender, arch-
ing stem. A charming species that increases
rapidly when once established. Interplant
with grape hyacinths. 65 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100, $48 per 1,000.

Viridiflora. Pale green, edged with creamy
yellow; open flower with pointed petals.
Very nice to cut with yellow or pink Tulips.
Height 20 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$45 per 1,000.

Viridiflora pr^ecox. Similar to the above
but earlier, larger, and finer in every re-
spect. Height 20 inches. $2.50 for 10,
$22 per 100, $210 per 1,000.

Vitellina. A beautifully shaped flower of a
creamy yellow tint opens with the earliest
of the May Tulips. Dwarf, sturdy habit.
Fragrance like that of oranges. 65 cts.
for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

6 TDLEASE note that each individual order for Holland bulbs is 'packed
in Europe and is not opened after its arrival in America until it reaches
the customer. Therefore, all orders for Holland bulbs should be in our hands

not later than June 30.

BREEDER TULIPS

These aristocrats of the Tulip family, with their immense blooms, borne on
strong, stiff stems, frequently exceeding a height of 40 inches, have become, of
recent years, the most sought after of all the Tulips.

The Rembrandtesque tone in their deep coloring and the artistic blending of
shades, as well as the great possibilities offered in combinations of color, have made
them especially valuable to the critical garden enthusiast. The following list con-
tains all most beautiful, most fascinating sorts — I would have all in my garden;
the rarest in small groupings, the better-known sorts in extensive plantings.

Varieties that may be successfully forced are marked with an asterisk (*).

Abd-el-Kader. Large flower; dark bronze,
shaded lighter at edge of petals, inside
bronzy brown, olive-green base. Height 30
inches. $5.50 for 10, $50 per 100.

Apricot. Dull, bronzy buff, shaded ruddy
apricot, yellow-chrome base; inside chest-
nut-red. Fine flower; good substance.
Height 25 in. $1.35 for 10, $11 per 100.

Bacchus. Large, long flower on a graceful
stem; dark violet-blue, with darker bloom
on outside of petals, inside violet-blue,
white base. The bluest of all Tulips; a
magnificent specimen. Height 33 inches.
$4 for 10, $35 per 100.

*Bronze Queen. Large, strong flower, stout
stem; fine form; purplish fawn, interior
buff -yellow, bright lemon-chrome base;
filaments olive above, yellow below.
May be forced. Height 28 in. 90 cts. for
10, $8 per 100.

Cardinal Manning. Very large, egg -
shaped flower; bishop’s purple, flushed
rosy bronze, changing to an almost pure
orange at the extreme edges of the petals;
the base is tinged yellow; filaments blue
at apex. Height 34 inches. 60 cts. for
10, $5.50 per 100.

Cherbourg. Exceedingly beautiful, large,
egg-shaped flower; golden feathered and
streaked purple-brown; the base is
slightly stained. We have only a few
bulbs of this extraordinary variety to
offer at $12 each. Those who would like
to see all the strangely wonderful varie-
ties should include a bulb or two of
Cherbourg in their order.

Copernicus. Dark coppery bronze, flushed
old-rose, interior warm brown with yel-
low base. A splendid, large flower.
Height 27 inches. $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100.

Coridion. Clear yellow, overlaid with
stripe of lilac through center of petals.
Height 28 inches. $1.90 for 10, $17 perlOO.

*Don Pedro. Morocco-red on a cadmium-
yellow ground, interior dark reddish ma-
hogany, yellowish base streaked olive;
filaments olive. A beautiful, large, fra-
grant flower. Combines wonderfully with
lighter varieties. Height 28 inches.
$2.30 for 10, $20 per 100.

Duke of Edinburgh. Enormous, well-
shaped flower on stiff stem; one of the
giants of this family; beautiful deep vio-
let with large white base. Height 33 in.
$6 for 10, $55 per 100.

Garibaldi. Long flower of fine form on
tall stem ; pale lilac-bronze with pale yel-
low border; a pale form of Bronze Queen,
with a bluish tinge. Height 32 inches.
$4.50 for 10, $40 per 100.

Godet Parfait. Very large flower of strik-
ing color — deep purple- violet with white
base and blue halo. Height 29 inches.
$1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

*Golden Bronze. Very attractive light
brownish yellow, slightly flushed helio-
trope, interior deep mahogany-brown,
base deep chrome; filaments yellow.
Height 24 in. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

Goldfinch. Well-formed, large, pointed
flower on tall, strong stem. Golden chest-
nut, interior mahogany-brown, shaded
golden brown, yellow base streaked olive.
Height 30 in. $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Heloise. Enormous flower of especially fine
form; purplish red, with yellow center
edged olive. Height 25 inches. $3 for 10,
$25 per 100.

Indian Chief. A most artistic flower carried
on a very tall, stiff stem; reddish purple
flushed coppery brown. Height 32 inches.
$2 each, $18 for 10.

James Watt. Magnificent, large flower of
fine, round form; slaty violet, with few
yellow streaks. Interior dark mahogany,
slightly shaded brown, fine green base
starred white. Height 25 in. $8 for 10.

*Jaune d’CEuf. Well-formed, large flower on
tall stem; bright, deep lemon-chrome,
with a slight flush of pale purple on the
outer segments, large, pale green base;
filaments greenish. Height 28 inches.
70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

Klopstock. A very handsome Tulip;
bishop’s purple, margined with purplish
lilac, inside rosy lilac, edged rosy white,
large, pale yellow base, with blue star.
Height 24 inches. $3.50 for 10, $30 perlOO.

Le Miroir. Brilliant violet-blue, large
white base margined blue; most attrac-
tive flower. Beautiful novelty. Height
25 inches. $6.50 for 10, $62 per 100.

La Tourquoise. Large flower of exquisite
form on a strong, straight stem; of great
substance, keeping for a long time. A
fine light brick-red, with broad edge of
deep yellow. $8 for 10, $75 per 100.

Le Mogol. Pale silvery lilac, passing into
white, interior deep mauve-lilac with fine
white base and blue halo. Not a large
flower but exquisitely colored. Height
29 mches. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

*Louis XIV. Very large, goblet-shaped,
magnificent flower. Dark, dull, bluish
violet, with tawny margin, circular dull
blue base starred yellow. A wonderful
Tulip of striking beauty. Just think of a
large border of these giants springing out
of masses of forget-me-nots or yellow
pansies. We shall make a special price for
these just to encourage the planting of
hundreds for effect. We have exhibited
flowers of this variety with stems which
measured 42 inches from the top of the
bulb to the top of the flower, grown from
the special select stock we supply. Height
32 inches. $4.50 for 10, $40 per 100.

Lucifer. Very fine large flower on a tall
stem; dark orange with rosy bloom, in-
terior scarlet-orange with more or less
circular yellow base, ringed with pale
olive; filaments olive. Height 30 inches.
$1.75 for 10, $16 per 100.

Madame Lethierry. Well-formed, fine
flower of a deep rose-pink, flushed with
salmon at the outside margin and on the
whole of the inside of each segment; the
base is yellowish near the ovary, passing
to a greenish black ring. Height 25 inches.
90 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

Madras. Very beautiful dark bronzy yel-
low, shaded old-gold, heliotrope stripe on
outer petals, yellow base starred green.
Height 28 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Marechal Victor. A wonderful new va-
riety. Large flower of a clear blue with
brown border and yellow base. Should
be in every collection. Height 30 inches.
$2 each, $18 for 10.

Marie Louise. Very handsome flower of
old-rose, flushed orange-salmon, edged
bronzy orange; olive base. Height 24 in.
75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100.

Newton. The tallest of all late-flowering
varieties. Dark purple with plum bloom
on outer petals; very fine amongst arabis
or forget-me-nots. Height 36 inches.
$9 for 10.

Old Times. Extremely handsome novelty.
Fine form and substance; light yellow,
flamed outside with dull purple, interior
lightly flushed with purple; filaments
streaked with black. Splendid for borders ;
Height 22 in. $7.50 for 10, $70 per 100.

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Paladin. Large flower of a rich deep old-
rose, shaded lighter toward the border;
interior apricot, shaded deeper toward
the ovary ; base yellow, with greenish star.
Height 28 inches. $3.60 for 10, $34 per 100.

Panorama. Large, goblet-shaped flower;
rich chestnut-red; base and filaments
chestnut-brown. Height 26 inches. $2 for
10, $18 per 100.

Pixk Pearl. A wonderfully effective
novelty offered by us for the first time in
very limited quantity. Beautiful flower,
of fine form; lilac-pink with rosy bloom,
interior rose, shaded creamy white.
$3.50 each, $34 for 10.

Plutarchtjs. Very handsome Tulip of
good form and substance; flamed dull
purple, interior lemon-yellow, with green-
ish base and filaments. Height 25 inches.
$1.50 for 10, $14 per 100.

Prince Albert. Glowing mahogany-brown,
shaded dull bronze, green base. Splendid
variety for the border. Height 30 inches.
$3 for 10, $28 per 100.

Prince of Orange. Large, very showy,
well-formed flower of great substance;
terra-cotta, edged orange-yellow, base
indefinite yellow, streaked with olive;
filaments olive. Height 26 inches. 90 cts.
for 10, $7.50 per 100.

Prince of Wales. Large, open flower;
dark bronze, shaded red, interior coppery
brown, with black base, starred yellow.
Height 28 in. $2.75 for 10, $25 per 100.

Roi Soleil. A magnificent Tulip of strik-
ing beauty. A wonderful combination of
dark violet-blue and shades of bronze.
Fine, large, well-formed flower. Plant
with yellow pansies or light-colored wall-
flowers. Many of these gorgeous varieties
are still extremely scarce, and they should
not yet be listed by us as stock is so
limited, but we are very anxious to have
you try some of them, knowing that they
will give you great pleasure and be a
source of much pride. We shall make the
price of these, if ordered with other
bulbs, of course, $1.50 each, $14 for 10.

Salomon. Very long, well-formed flower,
carried on a graceful, tall stem. The color
of this fine Tulip is a beautiful lilac,
shaded silvery white, with a large white
base. Height 30 inches. $2.25 for 10,
$20 per 100.

*Sans Pareil. Medium-sized flower on
strong stem; glowing purplish violet, yel-
low and white base; brilliant flower.
Height 33 in. $5.50 for 10, $52 per 100.

Sapho. Large flower of a most graceful
habit and exquisite color — dark violet
shaded purple, white base. Height 25 in.
$6.50 for 10, $62 per 100.

*St. James. Large flower on tall stem; globu-
lar form; chestnut-brown, flushed bronze,
passing into gold, interior ruddy mahog-
any, edged golden brown, with yellow and
green base. Strikingly beautiful Tulip
that we should like you to try among
forget-me-nots or white pansies or arabis.
Will make a superb display. Height 30 in.
Very scarce. $1.50 each, $14 for 10.

Superba. Medium-sized flower of perfect
form; shining velvety black, tinted golden
brown, yellow base, starred green.
Flower and stem are covered with an
ashy bloom, making this variety exceed-
inglv attractive. Height 30 inches.
$1.20 for 10, $10 per 100.

Turenne. Fine, large, egg-shaped flower;
nigrosin - violet, intensifying with age,
heavily flushed bronze margin. Base
baryta-yellow, irregular blue margin.
Height 25 in. $1.65 for 10, $15 per 100.

*Velvet King. Immense flower on extra-
strong stem. Its robust growth makes it
one of the showiest and most conspicuous;
fine cup-shaped form; bright, dark, royal
purple, small, white, sharply defined base.
A giant. Magnificent planted in masses
of yellow pansies, or dotted through a
large planting of the fine pale heliotrope
Darwin Tulip, Dream. Height 31 inches.
$2.50 for 10, $20 per 100.

Violet Queen. Long flower of splendid
form and substance; segments somewhat
pointed. Rich reddish purple, white base,
tinged yellow; filaments blue above the
middle. Height 25 inches. $1.25 for 10,
$11 per 100.

* Vulcan. Beautifully shaped flower of a
color unlike any other — reddish apricot,
with broad margin of bright buff-vellow,
interior dark apricot, edged yellow, with
dark green base starred yellow. Extremely
pretty when forced. A great acquisition.
Height 24 inches. $1.25 each, $12 for 10.

Wilberforce. Extremely pretty flower of
a buff-orange, flushed cherry-rose, edged
yellow; medium-sized flower on tall stem.
Height 27 inches. $2.50 for 10, $24 per 100.

William, the Silent. Enormous, well-
formed flower, on tall, strong stem; dark
purple-blue, with darker bloom on outer
petals, white base. One more scarce va-
riety that we should like to see in the
garden of every lover of Tulips. An ex-
ceptionally fine novelty. Height 26 inches.
We shall make a special price of $2.50
each, $24 for 10.

* Yellow Perfection. A large flower of re-
markable beauty. Light bronze-yellow,
edged golden yellow, interior bronzy
brown, yellow base starred green. Height
26 inches. 85 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

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All the Tulips offered in our list are very beautiful, presenting a great variety
in form and coloring. They are prized for cutting on account of their long stems
and graceful habit, and are especially adapted for permanent hardy flower-borders,
where they should be freely planted in large clumps and in masses.

Plant 6 inches deep and not less than 5 inches apart. To insure proper drain-
age, sand, to the depth of an inch, should be put underneath the bulb.

For successful forcing we recommend deep pots or pans, such as are commonly
called azalea pans. The bulbs must be set farther apart than is the case with the
early Tulips, and they must be given plenty of light when brought into the con-
servatory. They should be grown slowly under moderate temperature.

Some of the varieties may be had in bloom in pots with gentle forcing; the best
of these we have indicated with an asterisk (*).

Avis Kennicott. Very large, chrome-yel-
low flower, with striking black base and
anthers. Effective grown near Iris Kochii.
Height 23 inches. 75 cts. for 10, $6.50
per 100, $60 per 1,000.

*Bouton d'Or. A golden yellow flower with
black anthers that forms a lovely contrast
with forget-me-nots. Fine as a cut-flower.
One of the latest to bloom. Forces well.
Height 22 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$46 per 1,000.

Coronation Scarlet. Bright scarlet flower
with reflexing petals, often giving three
flowers to the bulb. Fine for cutting.
Height 21 inches. 75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100,
$54 per 1,000.

Daybreak. Fine long flower of a pale
mauve; with broad, creamy margin and
soft green base. Height 19 inches.
$1.35 for 10, $11 per 100.

Doris. Esthetic combination of rosy lilac
and silver-grey; beautiful long flower,
good for cutting or for border planting.
Height 24 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$46 per 1,000.

*Elegans alba. A delightful creamy white
Tulip with narrow carmine margin that
does not spread as the flower ages. A
bed of this is very pretty edged with the
old-fashioned green-and-white striped
funkia. Height 22 inches. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100, $82 per 1,000.

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Elegans lutea maxima (syn., Golden
Spire). A large, pale yellow flower with
pointed, reflexing petals, flushed scarlet.
Handsome border Tulip. Height 15 in.
$1 for 10, $9 per 100, $82 per 1,000.

Elegans lutea pallida (svn., Leghorn
Bonnet). Pale yellow with slightly reflex-
ing petals. Fine for cutting and lovely
grown among the young bronze foliage of
astilbe. Height 16 inches. 85 cts. for
10, $7 per 100, $62 per 1,000.

*Fairy Queen. Effective association of lilac
and amber; beautiful silvery heliotrope
shade when forced. Large flower, one of
the most lovely of Cottage Tulips.
Height 20 in. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

Flava. A canary-yellow Tulip of satiny
texture. Leaves silvery green. Lovely
planted against Persian lilacs. The blos-
soms last a full fortnight after other bor-
der varieties are past. Height 25 inches.
$1.50 for 10, $14 per 100.

Fulgens. Flowers rich crimson, borne on
tall, slender stems. A most graceful va-
riety for cutting or growing in the borders
among wallflowers. May be forced slowly.
Height 25 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

Fulgens lutea maxima (syn., Mrs. Moon).
One of the best tall yellow Tulips. Beau-
tiful vase-shaped flowers, carried on sturdy
stems. Splendid among the rich purple
irises of the Germanica section. Height
25 in. 85 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

Fulgens lutea pallida. Pale yellow,
large, reflexing flower. Plant behind
mounds of purple aubrietia. Height 18 in.
75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100.

Gesneriana aurantiaca major (syn..
Globe of Fire). Graceful, long, narrow
orange-scarlet flower. Beautiful against
blue spruces. Height 22 inches. 60 cts.
for 10, $5 per 100.

Gesneriana ixioides. Charming oval
flower of soft canary-yellow, with a black
base. Lovely for borders among sky-blue
flax. Height 24 inches. $1 for 10,
$8 per 100.

Gesneriana lutea. Warm yellow flower
of fine form. Fine for herbaceous borders
among clumps of creamy Intermediate
iris. Height 24 inches. 65 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

Gesneriana lutea pallida. Pale yellow,
sweet-scented, fine form. Height 24 inch-
es. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

Gesneriana spathulata. The finest of
the Gesneriana group. Rich ruby-crimson
flower with a blue base, and long, slender
segments. Makes magnificent beds or is
splendid massed against evergreens.
Height 24 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$42 per 1,000.

Glare of the Garden. One of the finest
red Tulips; long-pointed flower; crimson-
red, with black base. Height 23 inches.
75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

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Gold Dust. Large, chrome-yellow flower,
with dull orange-colored edge. Height
24 inches. 85 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

Grenadier. A grand, large Tulip of fine
form and good substance borne on strong
stem; dazzlingly brilliant orange-red,
yellow base. Height 21 inches. $4 for 10,
$35 per 100.

Hammer Hales. Very long flower; remark-
able blending of bronze, old-rose, apricot,
and fawn-color. Beautiful flower of
marked distinction. Very scarce. Height
24 inches. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

Illumination. Warm- toned flower of deep
yellow, flushed with scarlet. Lovely
planted among sky-blue flax. Height
24 inches. $2.20 for 10, $20 per 100.

Inglescombe Pink (syn., Salmon Queen).
A beautiful salmon-pink Tulip that is
most effective grown among clumps of
Florentine iris, with a foreground of
Nepeta Mussinii. Height 24 inches.
65 cts. for 10, $5.20 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

Inglescombe Scarlet. A glowing vermil-
ion-red Tulip that is very handsome grown
in the shrubbery border. Height 20 inches.
65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

Inglescombe Yellow. Perfectly formed,
beautiful flower, carried on a sturdy stem.
Very good canary -yellow; occasionally
shows a crimson edge. Plant with forget-
me-nots. Height 21 inches. 65 cts. for
10, $5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

*Innocence. A very beautiful, pure white
Tulip with a yellow base, borne on a tall,
strong stem. A group of these Tulips
shows finely near Paul’s scarlet thorn.
Forces well if brought on late and slowly.
Height 20 inches. $2.25 for 10, $21
per 100.

Innovation. Gay pink and white flower,
particularly pretty in the bud. Charming
among purple - horned pansies. Height
20 inches. 75 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

John Ruskin. Long, oval flower of apricot-
orange, shaded with rose and lilac, with a
soft yellow margin. A beautiful variety
to grow against any grey -leaved shrub or
plant. One of the most striking of the
entire Tulip family; splendid for massed
borders. Height 16 inches. 85 cts. for 10,
$7.50 per 100, $70 per 1,000.

Kingfisher. Quaint combination of creamy
yellow and brownish violet. Large flower,
carried on a strong stem. Height 18
inches. $3.50 for 10, $32 per 100.

La Candeur (syn., Parisian White). Opales-
cent flower of lovely form. Charming for
bedding among forget-me-nots. Height
16 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$42 per 1,000.

La Merveille. Rich blend of terra-cotta
and orange-red; a lovely, long, fragrant
flower. Shows splendidly against ever-
greens and is beautiful massed behind
Iris albicans. A large mass-planting of
this variety made by us in the New
York Botanical Gardens was considered
one of the most effective displays, long
to be remembered. Height 30 inches. 65
cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

Miss Ellen Willmott. A beautiful and
distinct light yellow Tulip with reflexing
petals; deliciously fragrant. Is effective
when grown with the Darwin Euterpe
against a background of grey lyme grass.
Height 18 inches. 75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per
100, $61 per 1,000.

*Moonlight. The best pale yellow Tulip; a
lovely color and the flower is very long
and of fine oval shape. Beautiful in the
borders among early irises, bleeding-
heart and Nepeta Mussinii. Height 25 in.
95 cts. for 10, $8 per 100, $72 per 1,000.

Mrs. Kerrell. Soft rose-colored Tulip with
amber lights. Extremely beautiful; lasts
a long time. Fine open flower with pointed
segments. A remarkably distinct variety.
Height 18 inches. $2.75 for 10, $26
per 100.

Orange King. A lovely merging of rose
with orange and orange with scarlet char-
acterizes this variety, the whole set off
by the touch of black in the anthers.
Sweet-scented and of globular form.
Height 23 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$48 per 1,000.

Picotee (syn.. Maiden’s Blush). Lovely
pointed white flower with carmine edges
that suffuse the flower as it ages. Makes
gay beds with forget-me-nots. Height
20 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $4.75 per 100,
$42 per 1,000.

Picotee Yellow. A yellow counterpart of
the above. Of fine form and graceful
habit. Height 20 inches. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100.

Pluto. A rose-colored Tulip with violet
lights. A good new Tulip of the Picotee
type. Height 23 inches. 65 cts. for 10,
$5.50 per 100.

Pride of Inglescombe. A long, finely
formed, beautiful creamy Tulip of satin-
like texture, turning carmine with age.
A new variety of the type of Picotee.
Height 23 inches. $1 for 10, $8.50 per 100,
$82 per 1,000.

Quaintness. Golden brown, overlaid with
rose, the interior mahogany-brown, with
yellow base. A remarkable color scheme
to be found among the Cottage Tulips.
A fine pointed flower. Height 20 inches.
$3.50 for 10, $32 per 100.

Retroflexa. This lovely light yellow Tulip
is often taken for a lily on account of its
deeply reflexing petals. A lovely variety;
beautiful for cutting. Grow in masses
against purple Persian lilacs and white-
flowering shrubs. Height 18 inches. 65
ets. for 10, $5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

Retroflexa superba. Most effective on
account of its severe and simple beauty.
The form is particularly impressive; the
corolla in its lower part fills out roundly
and delicately like an urn; then is some-
what contracted upward and again
curved outward at the point of the three
outer and narrower sepals. The stem
has that slight amount of curvation which
would redeem it from the appearance of
formality. The color is a fresh honey-
yellow, extremely beautiful; one of the
most elegant of the family. Should be
planted in groups of 12 to 25 among other
plants and they will impress us as no
other Tulip can. Height 18 inches.
$1.25 for 10, $11 per 100.

Royal White. Beautiful, globular flower
of good substance; pure white with light
primrose on center of petals; base with a
diffused yellow blotch. Height 17 inches.
75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100.

Sir Harry. Fine mauve-pink, broad base,
lightly waved petals. Fine for cutting
and for planting among grey -leaved
plants. Height 26 in. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Solferixa. A fine oval Tulip of a paler yel-
low than Moonlight. Beautiful grouped
beside some of the warm purple Darwins.
Height 24 in. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

Striped Beauty (syn.. Summer Beauty).
Lilac-rose flower streaked with carmine.
Bright and unusual in color. Height 18 in.
65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100, $45 per 1,000.

*The Fawn. This fine oval Tulip exhibits a
lovely blending of rose and fawn-color.
Lovely for cutting. Height 20 inches.
60 cts". for 10, $5 per 100, $42 per 1,000.

The Lizard. A fantastic color scheme. A
blood-red flower with a purple bloom on
the petals that are also feathered yellow
and white. Height 24 inches. 65 cts. for 10,
$5.50 per 100.

Twilight. A soft-toned violet Tulip with a
white base and midrib. Fine form. Plant
among light yellow irises and Iberis sem-
pervirens. Height 23 inches. $2.75 for 10,
$26 per 100.

Union Jack (syn., Distinction). Lighter
shade of violet than the foregoing. Good
for late forcing and for border planting
among yellow and white flowers. Height
20 inches. 85 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

Vitellexa. Sweet-scented creamy flower of
large size. Looks well planted with some
clear pink variety. Forces well. Height
20 inches. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

W alter T. Ware. The best deep golden
yellow Tulip. Superb among rich purple
Irises or massed against evergreens or
Lilacs. Has extraordinary lasting quali-
ties. Beautiful globular flower with reflex-
ing segments. We should like you to try
some of these beautiful darkest yellow
Tulips as they lend themselves for superb
combinations. Height 18 inches. $4forl0.
$37 per 100.

Zomerschoon. The oldest Tulip in cultiva-
tion. Lovely old Dutch Tulip with a
color-scheme of old ivory and carmine,
warmed by the golden glow from the
heart of the flower. Best seen in full
sunshine. Height 20 inches. $4 for 10,
$37 per 100.

We recommend that garden-lovers always secure the heaviest “mother bulbs*’ for most
successful Tulip planting. Our Holland growers have frequently told us that less than 5 per
cent of the entire Holland bulb crop consists of that extra-high grade which we demand from
them. We pay them well for giving us this select stock. Our prices in these lists are based
upon delivery of such supreme quality only.

AN OLD ESTIMATE OF THE TULIP

Comme l’on voit qu’entre les Animaux l'Homme a la domination; entre les Astres le
Soleil tient le premier rang; et entre les pierres precieuses le Diamant est le plus estimable:
ainsi il est certain qu’entre les fleurs la Tulipe emporte le prix.

— De la Chesxee Moxstereul, in the Floriste Frangois, 1654.

To make as wide a distribution as possible of the finer varieties , we offer one
thousand May-flowering Tulips, ten each of one hundred varieties, including all
types, each variety packed separately and carefully labeled, for S60 on orders
received up to June 30 only.

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DARWIN TULIPS

The varieties named in our list have been specially selected as being distinct,
showy, and beautiful, so that you need have no hesitation in choosing the colors
you require, as all are good.

With gentle forcing, these grand Tulips may be had in bloom late in February;
one or two sorts may be successfully forced for January flowering. Varieties that
may be successfully forced we have marked with an asterisk (*); a few that are
exceptionally fine forcers we have indicated with a dagger (f) for your guidance.

Awarded several Gold Medals by the Horticultural Society of New York.

For culture, the same suggestions obtain as are made for the Cottage Tulips.

AFTERGLOW (syn., Katherine Havemeyer)

The first six flowers of this unusually showy variety were exhibited by us a few years
ago in the New York Botanical Gardens, under the auspices of the Horticultural Society
of New York. Here we christened this beautiful variety “Katherine Havemeyer,” in honor
of Mrs. T. A. Havemeyer, wfife of the eminent horticulturist of that name. Later, the stock
of this Tulip was purchased by one of the large Holland bulb-growers, who gave it the name
‘Afterglow.”

The beautiful color is a striking association of rose and orange, with salmon lights. It is
a sport of Baronne de la Tonnaye, which is of great interest in that it is the first instance of
a Darwin sporting to the Breeder tones. Height 28 inches.

As the discoverers and introducers of this superb novelty, knowing the gorgeous effect
it creates in the garden, we urge all to order some of the bulbs. Though stock is still scarce,
we shall make the price $1 each, $9 for 10, $85 per 100. (Not ordered by itself, of course,
but as part of a general order.)

* Andre Doria. A warm, reddish maroon
with a darker base. Splendid flower of
satiny texture. Fine for borders among
the early irises or for forcing. Height 29 in.
80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100, $62 per 1,000.

*Anton Mauve. Enormous, well-formed
flower of good substance. Violet, bordered
soft grayish white. This fine variety
should be planted in semi-shade. Height
25 inches. $2.75 for 10, $25 per 100.

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*Axtox Roozex. A darker shade of bright
rose than Baronne de la Tonnaye, paler
at the edges. Plant with white Tulips near
wisteria. Height 28 inches. 70 cts. for 10,
86 per 100, $53 per 1,000.

Aphrodite. An exquisite new Darwin of
clear silvery pink, deeper within. Very
large flower on tall stem. Height 32 inches.
$2.50 for 10, $25 per 100.
f Ariadxe. Enormous, cup-shaped flower of
great substance; striking crimson color,
with large violet base. Splendid for
border planting or for pot culture. Height
28 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100,
$58 per 1,000.

Baroxxe de la Toxxaye. Bright rose-
colored Tulip, paling at the edges. Makes
splendid beds with blue or white forget-
me-nots. Height 30 inches. 60 cts. for 10,
85 per 100, 8-16 per 1,000.

tBartigox. A very showy, shapely flower of
good substance on strong stem ; fiery
crimson, with pure white base, broadly
ringed deep blue. It is splendid for forc-
ing. Height 28 inches. 81 for 10, 89 per
100.

Bleu Aimable. Small, distinctly formed
flower of bluish heliotrope; blooms late.
Height 26 inches. $1.80 for 10, $16 per 100.

*Carl Becker. Beautiful rose-pink, con-
spicuous blue base. A splendid variety
for the border. Plant among bushes of
grey Cantolina or lavender cotton. Height
30 in. 65 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

Carmex. Enormous flower on a very long
stem; carmine-rose, shaded salmon-rose,
base stained green; filaments black.
Height 30 inches. $2 for 10, $18 per 100.

*Cextexaere. Large, well-formed, striking
rosy violet flower; blooms early and is
one of the best to force. Height 30 inches.
$1.55 for 10, $14 per 100.

City of Haarlem. Fine cup-shaped flower
of rich, warm red, with steel-blue base,
ringed white. One of the finest and largest
of the red Darwins. A huge, deep, dark-
looking scarlet flower. Height 30 inches.
$2.50 for 10, $23 per 100.

*Clara Butt. Lovely pure pink Tulip that
looks well with some of the maroon varie-
ties ; striking when massed against purple
barberry. One of the best to force. Height
28 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100,
$47 per 1,000.

*Crepuscule. Lilac, with rosy flush. A
charming variety for cutting and forces
well. Height 28 inches. $1.35 for 10,
$12 per 100.

Bleu Celeste. Violet-blue flower of fine
form. Handsome near Tulips of clear
pink tones. Height 30 inches. $2.75 for 10,
$26 per 100.

- Dal Oxgaro. A graceful large flower of
lavender-blue, deeper within, pure white
base. Height 28 inches. $1.20 for 10,
$10 per 100.

Dhkam. A beautiful Darwin in tones of
warm, light heliotrope. Most effective
planted near (lure, in canademix (Judas
tree) with gray lyme grass as background.
Height 20 inches. 70ets. for 10, $0 per 100,
$50 per 1 ,000.

Duciiehs of Hohenbeho. Most lovely
association of grey-lilac and rosy helio-
trope. A magnificent flower of perfect
form, borne on a stiff stem. Makes lovely
beds with white Violas. Height 29 inches.
$2.20 for 10, $20 per 100.

Eclipse. Hold, imposing flower of open
form; warm blood-red, with blue base.
Makes glowing patches of color in the
borders. Height 20 inches. $1.70 for 10,
$15 per 100.

Edmee (s.yn.. Beauty). The brightest
cherry-pink Tulip of this type. Plant
among grey foliage, near wisteria. Height
28 inches. 75 ets. for 10, $0 per 100.

*EltGUSTE. One of the best of the lilac Dar-
wins; lovely intcrplantcd with sky-blue
flax; most graceful form. Good for forc-
ing. Height 28 inches. 75 ets. for 10,
$0 per 100.

*EuROPE. Splendid glowing salmon-scarlet
Tulij), with white base. Mass behind
Nepeta Musainii between clumps of
Florentine iris. Good variety for pot
culture. Height 24 inches. 75 ets. for 10,
$0 per 100.

* Euterpe. Silvery lilac with rosy tone;
dainty, coy, incurving of the edges of its
outer petals. This charming variety
makes a beautiful bed planted with
Stocky s lanata. Height 29 inches. 95 ets.
for 10, $7.50 per 100, $70 per 1,000.

Faust. One of the best dark purple Dar-
wins. A fine variety for planting among
pink kinds, or between clumps of bleed-
ing-heart. Height 31 inches. $1.25 for 10,

$1 1 per 100.

*Flamingo. One of the most beautiful pink
Tulips. Exquisite pure color and satin
sheen. Lovely pointed flower. Beautiful
in border among eamassias, Nepeta
Muaninii , and bleeding-heart. Height
28 inches. 00 ets. for 10, $7 per 100,
$65 per 1 ,000.

*Fha Angelico. Fine cup-shaped flower of
a deep maroon-black -a rich glossy color.
Height 29 inches. 75 ets. for 10, $0 per 100.

Tuans Hals. Finely formed, very large
flower; bright bluish violet, base blue,
with white halo. Height 28 inches.
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100.

Giant. A superb glowing reddish purple
Darwin, with a white base. Flower of
enormous size. Height 30 inches. $2.80 for

io, $20 per loo.

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Glow. There is no more brilliant Darwin
Tulip than this. Vermilion-scarlet, of
fine form. Unrivaled for massing in bor-
ders of shrubs. Makes fine beds carpeted
with lavender Viola cornuta. Height 20
inches. 75 ets. for 10, $0 per 100.

Gryphub. A fine, warm-toned, velvety
purple 'Fulip of unusually fine form, borne
on graceful stem, and with base stained
yellow. Height 27 inches. $1.75 for 10,
$10 per 100.

This. Unquestionably one of the best red
Darwins. An intense brilliant color.
Makes super!) beds. Height 28 inches.
75 ets. for 10, $0 per 100.

Jubilee. Stands out among the blue-violet
Tulips as a variety of great merit. The
color is rich and deep ; the flower enor-
mous, of open form and fine lasting quali-
ties. Height 31 inches. $2.70 for 10,
$25 per 100.

f King George V. Immense flower of un-
usual substance carried on a strong stem.
Brilliant cherry-red, base slightly starred
blue, with white halo. Unsurpassed for
forcing. Height 20 inches. $3 for 10,
$28 per 100.

*La Candeur (syn.. White Queen). The
nearest to a white Darwin. Delicate
opalescent tints and effective black an-
thers. Charming with Anchusa myosotidi-
flora. Height 27 inches. 70 ets. for 10,
$6 per 100, $52 per 1,000.

La Fiancee. A most beautiful and distinct
pink Tulip with a blue base. Plant near
purple barberry or purple plum, with
eamassias and bleed i rig-hearts. Height
30 inches. $3.80 for 10, $30 per 100.

*La Tuistesse. A tall, slaty violet Tulij)
with grey rim of medium size but good
form. Effective grouped among yellow
Tulijjs in light tones. Height 30 inches.
Record height in our trials 40 inches.
75 ets. for 10, $0.50 j)er 100, $58 jxt 1,000.

*La Tulipe Noire. The darkest of the
Tulips. A very large, rich velvety black-
ish maroon flower. Height 28 inches. 85
ets. for 10, $7.50 jxt 100.

flvE Notre. A grand new Tulij), excellent
for forcing for exhibition purposes.
Beautiful j)ink, with large, dull base, rayed
blue and white. Height 20 inches. $9 for
10, $80 per 100.

IL’Ingenue. A lovely flushed flower, large,
and well adapted for border culture.
Combines well with the Darwin, Euterpe.
Height 28 in. 85 ets. for 10, $7.50 j)er 100.

Louise de la Valliere. A variety of con-
sjneuous beauty. A clear tone of cherry-
pink with no hint of mauve. Scarce.
Height 24 inches. $2.50 for 10, $22 j>erl00.

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*Loveliness. Soft carmine-rose, paler at
margin ; good size and of fine form ; lovely
in every way; splendid forcer. Height
23 inches. 80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

*Madame Krelage. Tender pink with lilac
tones. Beautiful in the borders and one
of the most reliable for pot-culture.
Height 32 inches. Record height in our
trials 38 inches. 80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100,
$03 per 1,000.

Madame Raven. A striking cherry-pink
Tulip with clear pink edge. A lovely
border variety. Height 28 inches. 90 cts.
for 10, $8 per 100.

Marconi. Low-toned blue-purple Tulip
that shows its color best in the late after-
noon or in partial shade. Height 27 inches.
75 cts. for 10, $6.50 per 100.

■(Margaret. Very pale pink of fine globular
form. Makes dainty beds with forget-
me-nots and is very fine for forcing.
Height 24 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $0 per 100,
$52 per 1,000.

Massachusetts. A stately, vivid pink
Tulip and one of the best of its class for
border planting. Height 20 inches.
70 cts. for 10, $0 per 100, $52 per 1,000.

Massenet. Rarely lovely blending of pale
rose and white, thrown into relief by a
bright blue base. Good-sized flower of
delicate beauty. Height 30 inches. $2.25
for 10, $20 per 100.

*Mauve Clair. One of the palest of the
lilac group. Very beautiful. Height 20 in.
75 cts. for 10, $0.50 per 100.

May Queen. One of the most lovely of the
lilac Tulips; warm lilac-rose. Very
effective. Height 28 inches. 70 cts. for 10,
$6 per 100.

Melicette. A very pure tone of lavender,
deeper in the interior. A charming flower
with reflexing petals. Plant among grey-
leaved plants with a pale yellow Tulip
like Moonlight. Height 28 inches.
$1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

Miss Helen Underwood (syn., Ascanio).
Very large and beautiful flower of uniform
lilac. Shows to advantage in shade.
Height 28 in. 85 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

|Mr. Farncombe Sanders. A vivid, rose-
scarlet flower of superb form and great
size. Splendid for distant effects against
evergreens; one of the very best for bor-
ders or forcing. Height 32 inches.
85 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

Mrs. Potter Palmer. Fine, large, well-
formed flower of great substance; bright
purplish violet-blue base, streaked white.
Outer segments reflexed with age and
having an almost orange blotch. Height
30 inches. 85 cts. for 10, $7.50 per 100.

Mystery. Very large and beautiful shiny
black flower with circular blue base. A
most effective variety. Height 23 inches.
$7.50 for 10.

*Nauticus. Unusual tone of dark cherry-
pink. Very beautiful grouped near Malua
floribunda and white wisteria with fore-
ground of Iberia sempervirens. Height
32 inches. Record height in our trials
39 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $0 per 100,
$52 per 1,000.

Olipiiant. Faint, smoky lavender with
silver sheen and bluish lights. The best
of its color and among the earliest Dar-
wins to open. Immense flower. Height
32 inches. $4.75 for 10, $45 per 100.

^Painted Lady. A creamy white flower of
open form, faintly tinted heliotrope, and
carried on dark stem. Height 28 inches.
70 cts. for 10, $0 per 100, $52 per 1,000.

Palisa. Strong, red-purple Tulip, very
glowing in the sunlight. Creates a rich
effect among purple irises. Height 20 in.
70 cts. for 10, $0 per 100, $52 per 1,000.

*Pensee Amere. Low-toned violet with
broad rose flush. Fine oval flower of me-
dium size. Very beautiful. Height 26 in.
70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

Petrus Hondius. A brilliant carmine-rose
flower with a blue base. Looks well
planted with Philippe de Commines. The
most brilliant color in Darwins. Height
30 inches. $1.10 for 10, $10 per 100.

*Philippe de Commines. Velvety blackish
maroon. A large flower on a sturdy stem,
and equally good for borders and for forc-
ing. Height 26 inches. 90 cts. for 10,
$8 per 100, $72 per 1,000.

fPRiDE of Haarlem. Sweet-scented and
without a rival in its vivid cherry-red
coloring, this Tulip is unsurpassed for
borders and massing among shrubs. It is
also one of the most reliable when forced.
Height 30 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $0 per 100,
$56 per 1,000.

Prince of the Netherlands. A vivid car-
mine flower of unusual charm. Very large,
handsome Tulip borne on a strong, erect
stem. Plant with intermediate iris,
Dorothee. Height 32 inches. $1.65 for 10,
$15 per 100.

*Prince of Wales. Brilliant new variety.
Enormous flower of bright rose-pink with
scarlet flush and bright blue base. Height
28 inches. $8.50 for 10, $83 per 100.

*Princess Elizabeth. A charming clear
pink flower, deepening in color with age.
A beautiful border variety and very con-
spicuous against dark evergreens. Height
28 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Princess Juliana. Great splendor of color
is embodied in this dazzling orange-scarlet
Tulip. Very handsome against blue
spruces. Height 26 inches. 70 cts. for 10,
$6 per 100.

^Princess Mary. Beautiful brilliant pink;
very fine form of good substance. One of
the largest and best Darwins in the entire
family. Still scarce, but we can accept a
few orders for this very lovely variety.
Height 35 inches. $1.50 each, $14 for 10.

Professor Francis Darwin. A large
flower of warm crimson-red. Should be
planted in bold groups to be appreciated.
Height 24 inches. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

"j" Professor Rauwenhof. A magnificent
cherry -red Tulip of great size, borne on a
stiff stem. Makes a rich-hued picture
combined with Iris Kochii. Height 28 in.
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

*Psyche. Charming silvery pink Tulip to
plant among grey-leaved shrubs and
plants. One of the best for forcing.
Height 28 inches. 70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

Queen Mary. One of the finest of the rose-
scarlet varieties, very clear and pure in
color. Plant with iris Ingeborg near
wisteria. Height 28 inches. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100.

Raphael. Great richness of tone is ex-
hibited in this maroon-colored Tulip. It
is one of the best of the dark varieties.
Height 30 inches. $1.10 for 10, $10 perl 00.

^Remembrance. One of the grey-lilac varie-
ties with silvery lights; has a stripe of
deeper color. Very effective interplanted
with Cheiranthus Allionii. Height 25 in.
80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.
f Reverend Ewbank. Plant this lovely
mauve Tulip with sky-blue flax for an ex-
quisite effect. It is one of the best of its
type. Forces well. Height 28 inches.
Record height in our trials 34 inches.
70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

Reverend Harpur Crewe. A slender
flower similar in color to Centenaire;
warm amaranth-red. Height 25 inches.
80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

*Roi d’Islande. A rare shade of old-rose
that shows very well in partial shade.
Plant among white flowers and grey leaves.
Height 27 inches. $1.40 for 10, $12 per 100.

Ronald Gunn. Clear, cold blue-violet,
coming closer to blue than any other
Tulip. A unique variety, fine in the border
and one of the best when forced. Height
26 inches. $1.20 for 10, $10 per 100.

*Sir Trevor Lawrence. Very desirable
warm claret-colored variety with smoky
markings. Very effective planted near
Margaret. Height 34 inches. $1.20 for 10,
$10 per 100.

Sophrosyne. Esthetic blending of silvery
lilac and white, soft rose ulterior. Large
flower of delicate beauty. Height 29 in.
$1.20 for 10, $10 per 100.

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Whistler. Beautiful transparent color like
a “blown ruby,” plum-like bloom on the
petals. One of the finest. Plant near
Pyrus ioensis, among clumps of iris
Charmant. Height 25 inches. 90 cts.
for 10, $8 per 100.

f William Copland. Well-formed flowers of
a fine lilac tone. The best and finest early
forcing Darwin Tulip, and therefore in-
valuable for cutting. Very fine for the
border. Height 28 inches. 90 cts. for 10,
$7.50 per 100, $72 per 1,000.

* William Pitt. Large, fine, dark velvety
flower with a purple bloom on the petals.
Forces well and is a beautiful garden va-
riety. A distinct color and a great beauty.
Height 24 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

Yolande (syn.. Duchess of Westminster).
An exceedingly beautiful full pink Tulip
with a buff-colored base. Extremely
effective in the garden. Plant with white
irises and Phlox divaricata. Height 29
inches. $2.60 for 10, $24 per 100.

Zanzibar. The earliest to flower among the
dark varieties. Handsome blackish ma-
roon, open flower of good size. Height
24 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

*Zulu. Shining blackish purple flower with
distinct violet edge. A graceful variety
with pointed petals. Equally fine as a
border plant or forced. Height 29 inches.
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

Spring Beauty. Glittering red Tulip, su-
perb for distant effects against green.
The finest red Tulip. Height 26 inches.
80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

*Suzon. A very fine light rose-colored Tulip.
Mass against lyme grass. Height 28 in.
70 cts. for 10, $6 per 100.

The Bishop. Finest deep violet, blue base,
white halo. Beautiful form. Plant in a
carpet of yellow pansies. Height 29 in.
$7.50 for 10, $72 per 100.

* Valentin. A most desirable heliotrope va-
riety of fine form, and erect carriage.
Beautiful against white lilacs with such
a light yellow iris as Helge. Height 34 in.
$1.40 for 10, $12 per 100, $115 per 1,000.
* Venus. Large, pure silvery rose, white base,
marked with a pale blue ring; very lovely
color; good form and substance. Very
beautiful. Height 28 inches. $4 for 10,
$38 per 100.

* Viking. Rich violet of noble form. Very
lovely planted with Alyssum citrinum.
Height 28 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.
*Wally Moes. A flower of great charm; very
pale lavender, lightly marked with deeper
color. Height 24 inches. $1 for 10,
$9 per 100.

Washington. Striking carmine-pink Tulip
with white base. Very gay in the borders
among candytuft and bleeding-heart.
Height 28 inches. 90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

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REMBRANDT TULIPS

A variegated strain of Darwin Tulips that is very decorative. They should be planted
by themselves or in combination with the Bizarres and Bybloemen. They require the same
cultural treatment as the other May-flowering Tulips. In our list we offer what we con-
sider the finest varieties.

Bougainville. Light violet, blue base.
Height 26 inches. 80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

Caracalla. White, flamed and feathered
carmine-red, markings very heavy, blue
base. Height 23 inches. 70 cts. for 10,
$6 per 100.

Carolus Durand. Purplish violet, blue
base. Height 29 inches. $1.50 for 10,
$12 per 100.

Cosette. Light rose, feathered red, grayish
base. Height 20 in. $1 for 10, $8 per 100.

Eros. Pale purplish lilac, marked violet,
white base. Height 25 inches. 60 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100.

Gretchen. Pomegranate-purple, heavily
feathered white base. 23 inches. 80 cts.
for 10, $7 per 100.

Pierrette. Large; pale violet, streaked
blackish violet. Height 24 inches. 80 cts.
for 10, $7 per 100.

Rosy Gem. Rosy lilac, feathered carmine-red.
Height 27 inches. $1 for 10, $9 per 100.

Semele. Large, distinct, vivid rose and
white, feathered old-rose, base deep blue.
26 in. 80 cts. for 10, $7 per 100.

Suzon. White, flamed and striped rose.
Height 28 inches. $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100.

Thetis. Deep cherry-rose on creamy ground.
Verv beautiful. Height 22 inches. 80 cts.
for 10, $7 per 100.

Victor Hugo. Heavily marked cherry-rose,
white base ringed blue. Height 24 inches.
90 cts. for 10, $8 per 100.

PARROT TULIPS

We urge you to grow some of these quaintly shaped flowers, particularly for house
decoration. The artistic forms and colorings make them especially suitable for cut-flower
purposes, while, in the garden, for outdoor effect, they are not always satisfactory. They
are, however, extremely effective planted in long drifts in front of evergreens.

Amiral de Constantinople. Deep scarlet,
streaked with yellow. 60 cts. for 10,
$5 per 100.

Lutea major. Yellow, lightly suffused scar-
let; very large. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

Cramoisie Brillante. Rich blood-crimson
with blackish markings; very large and
handsome. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

Perfecta. Golden yellow, blotched deep
scarlet. 60 cts. for 10, $5 per 100.

LILY-FLOWERING TULIPS

As the result of crossing the dainty pointed petaled Tulipa retroflexa with a pink Dar-
win, we have here a new, very beautiful, and distinct race of Tulips having graceful,
slightly reflexing flowers on tall, sturdy stems.

Adonis. Long, fine-shaped flower of a vivid
rosy red. $6 for 10, $58 per 100.

Artemis. Bright carmine-rose, pure white
base. $6 for 10, $58 per 100.

*Siren. A very beautiful flower. Rich cerise-
pink with pale pink at the margins of seg-
ments, white base. Fine forcer. Great
exhibition flower. $6 for 10, $58 per 100.

We urge you to send early orders for these wonderful Tulips. They are very scarce; we
wish to have them more generally known and have made the price moderate.

new late-flowering hybrid tulips

A highly decorative and exceedingly beautiful new class, the result of crossing Darwin
with Cottage Tulips.

Alaska. Beautiful, long yellow flower. Alcmene. A very fine soft cerise-red. $1
$1 each, $9 for 10. each, $9 for 10.

Dido. Orange-red, edged orange-yellow, in- Orient. Light carmine-rose, edged clear
terior orange with yellow base bordered orange, interior salmon-carmine, shaded
black. Very large flower. $3 each. rose. Very fine. 75 cts. each, $7 for 10.

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BULBS FOR EARLY FORCING

AMARYLLIS

Hippeastrum. Seedlings from our Exhibi-
tion Collection. Awarded Highest Honors
at the International Flower Show of 1917.
Has since been grown in the Missouri
Botanical Garden at St. Louis, Mo., under
the expert care of Mr. Pringe, an eminent
authority on this beautiful genus. There
the finest varieties in the Collection were
crossed and the best seedlings produced
from them we are now offering at $2.50
each, $21 for 10, $235 per 100.

CALLA

*Ethiopica (White Calla). Heaviest roots,
$40 per 100.

Elliottiana (Yellow Calla). Heaviest
roots, $45 per 100.

Godefroyana. Heaviest roots $40 per 100.

FREESIA

Fischeri (Rud. Fischer). $10 per 100, $23
for 250 (bag), $90 per 1,000.

Purity (Rud. Fischer). $4.50 per 100, $11
for 250 (bag), $40 per 1,000.

Splendens (Rud. Fischer). $10 per 100, $23
for 250 (bag), $90 per 1,000.

Colored (E. Fardell). In separate shades.
$10 per 100. $23 for 250 (bag), $90 per
1,000.

Katherine Watkins (Rud. Fischer). Buff.
$20 per 100, $49 for 250 (bag).

Mrs. Charles Hamilton (Rud. Fischer).
Pinkish lavender. $20 per 100, $49 for 250
(bag).

Mrs. Charles Pike (Rud. Fischer) . White,
edged reddish lavender. $20 per 100, $49
for 250 (bag).

GLADIOLI

Primulinus Hybrids. Retarded corms for
late fall and early winter flowering, in a
beautiful range of artistic colors. $12 per
100, $110 per 1,000.

HYACINTHS

Roman, White. French. Size 15 centi-
meters and over. $14 per 100, $65 for 500,
$125 per 1,000.

Roman, Finest Pink. French. Size 15 cen-
timeters and over. $14 per 100, $65 for 500,
$125 per 1,000.

Treated. In separate named varieties.
$25 per 100.

IRIS

Tingitana. $24 per 100.

LILIES

Candidum speciosum. From southern
France. For forcing only. $21 per 100.

Harrisii. Special. Our well-known stock.
Size 9 to 11 inches. $43 for 50 (case),
$85 per 100.

Longiflorum formosum. Our prize-win-
ning type. Size 10 to 12 inches, $43 for 50
(case), $85 per 100; size 12 to 14 inches,
$58 for 50 (case), $115 per 100.

Longiflorum giganteum. Size 11 to 13
inches, $39 for 50 (case), $75 per 100 Jj

Longiflorum multiflorum. Special. Size
10 to 12 inches, $43 for 50 (case), $85 per
100.

NARCISSI

Chinese Sacred Lilies. Heaviest roots, $30
per 100.

Golden Spur. (French.) Our Special Strain.
Round bulbs. $9 per 100, $43 for 500, $85
per 1,000.

Grand Soleil d’Or. (French.) Our Special
Strain. Size 16 centimeters and over,
$9.50 per 100, $45 for 500, $88 per 1,000.

Paper-White Grandiflora. (French.) Size
15 centimeters and over, $7.50 per 100,
$36 for 500, $70 per 1,000.

TULIPS

Clusiana. $8 per 100, $75 per 1,000.

Iris all hues, roses and jessamines.

Reared high their flourished heads between, and wrought
Mosaic.

— Milton in “Paradise Lost.”

IRISES

If little labor, little are our gains;

Man’s fortunes are according to his pains.

— Herrick.

The best time to plant or to transplant Irises is immediately after they have
flowered. At this time the new growth of lateral rootlets is just starting, and removal
may be accomplished without appreciable check to the preparations of the plant
for the coming year’s flowering. On the other hand, if the removal takes place in
autumn, these rootlets have by then matured and laid firm hold upon the soil, so
that in the lifting they must inevitably be torn and severed, and a year is lost
before the plant recovers itself sufficiently to bloom. Where it is not possible to
procure plants at this most propitious time, early spring planting will be found
more satisfactory than that carried out in autumn.

Irises are a sun-loving race, and while many kinds will live on submissively for
a time in half-shaded places, their need is for sunshine; there is only the British
species, I. foetidissima, that lives normally without it.

With regard to soil, the family is divided into dry-land-lovers and moisture-
lovers. Generally speaking, it may be said that the Bearded Irises (Pogoniris) are
best suited with a dry, rich soil, while the Beardless species (Apogon) thrive in
moist soils, rich in humus. This rule is not, however, invariable, for many members
of the latter group grow and bloom with entire satisfaction in the ordinary deeply
dug garden border where the soil is fairly rich.

Mr. W. R. Dykes* has drawn our attention to a sign by which we may
immediately tell whether an Iris grows naturally in a dry or moist soil. If in hold-

*“The Genus Iris.”

mg the leaves up to the light they appear a uniform green, the species belongs to
dry land; but if a “number of minute black spots” are to be discerned, we have the
infallible sign of a moisture-lover.

In planting Irises of the Bearded section, the stout rhizome common to these
plants should be set firmly, but only part way, in the soil. The upper half of it
should remain exposed, for the reason that the health of the plant is dependent
upon the thorough ripening of this rhizome, and this is accomplished by exposure
to the sun. It is a common practice to cover the rhizome vfith soil, and though in
time it will work itself up to light and air, in the meantime the growth will be weak
and flowers few and insignificant. For the same reason it is necessary to see that
Irises planted in mixed borders should not be pressed upon and overshadowed by
taller plants, nor the clumps invaded by scrambling cover plants.

Every two or three years Iris clumps should be lifted, divided, and given
fresh soil. — L. B. W.

How graceful climb those shadows on my hill.
I fancy these pure waters and the Flags
Know me, as does my dog; we sympathize.

— Emerson.

Over her tall blades the crested Fleur-de-Lis,
Like blue-eyed Pallas, towers erect and free.

— Holmes.

Iris there with humid bow

Waters the odorous banks, that blow
Flowers of more mingled hue
Than her purfled scarf can shew.

— Milton.

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BEARDED IRISES FOR THE GARDEN

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

— Keats.

There are no plants better adapted for use in all parts of our country than the
bearded or Pogon Irises. They are perfectly hardy, able to endure great heat and
long periods of drought, and they make no decided demands as to soil conditions.
Throughout the summer and autumn their strong, erect foliage is of great value in
maintaining an appearance of freshness and vigor in the garden, and the flowering
of the various species and varieties covers a period of many weeks of the spring and
summer, adding immeasurably to the wealth of flower beauty that belongs to that
bountiful season.

In flower with the daffodils, arabis and creeping phloxes, we have the 7. pumila
in several soft colors, growing only four or five inches tall, and almost simultaneously
the slightly taller 7. Chamoeiris in its numerous good forms, and the mahogany-
colored 7. lurida which sometimes gives a second flowering in the fall. These dwarf
Irises make fine permanent edgings to beds and borders, or may be scattered about
in little patches among other low-growing things. They are also lovely for planting
exposed ledges of the rock-garden. If dug from the garden during a midwinter
thaw and potted up, they may be quickly brought into bloom indoors and make
delightful room decorations, particularly when planted in low bowls or jars of a
color to harmonize with the Iris flowers.

Close upon the charming heels of the Dwarfs comes 7. flavescens, considerably
taller and of a pale canary color, and with it the numerous Intermediate Irises that
have been obtained by crossing early- with late-flowering sorts. These are inter-
mediate in height, as well as season, between the Dwarfs and the June varieties,
and for the most part wear pale colors — ivory, delicate grey, pale lavender, and very
light tints of yellow. Thus we are brought to the unfolding of 7. florentina, loved
inhabitant of old gardens and companion of the beautiful old-fashioned crimson
peony, to the royal exhibition of 7. Kochii and the general display of the 7. germanica
section that, in turn, fades before the great advancing host of the bearded Irises of
June. Even then the parade of this group is not at an end, for yet to bloom are
7. Junonia, 7. cypriana, 7. trojana, and several other large-flowered species which
merit a place in every collection.

The flowering of the Intermediate Irises, of 7. florentina and the 7. germanica is
coincident with the brilliant pageant of Cottage and Darwin tulips, when many
flowering trees and shrubs are abloom and lend themselves to the creation of an
infinite variety of enchanting pictures. Rich-toned purple and plum-colored tulips,
grouped with a light yellow Iris like Halfdan, make an effective picture massed
against white and purple Persian lilacs or mock oranges, and the very spirit of the
late spring is expressed where great clumps of white and pale lavender Irises
(Ingeborg and Charmant) grow among crowding pink and cherry -colored tulips
in the neighborhood of the rose-wreathed crab-apple trees ( Pyrus ioensis ). The
rich purple tones worn by many of the Germanica Irises are very valuable in the
spring garden where most of the colors are light. Their place is among warm yellow
and flame-colored tulips, against some of the many white-flowered shrubs of the
season.

But most important of the Pogoniris group are the tall varieties that flower
during the early days of June, taking the garden world by storm and filling it with
a riot of color that is not equaled at any other season. No flowers deserve wider
use and appreciation than these; there are few situations which they do not in-
comparably grace; and the magic-working skill of the hybridists has painted them

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in such rare colors, given them such splendid forms, that they may well be made
the mainstay of beauty in the early summer garden.

Happy associations for these fine flowers are infinite, for in their train comes a
galaxy of choice blossoms. But none seems so fitted to grow beside the Iris as the
lupine. Its spreading foliage and slender flower-spike seems the perfect foil for the
erect leaves and heavier Iris flower. The whole group of so-called “pink” Irises
are most lovely grown with the various lavender- and blue-toned lupines, while
strong purple sorts make a splendid background for warm yellow varieties like
I. aurea (Variegata section) and Mrs. Neubronner. Lovely groups may be com-
posed of creamy foxgloves and some of the varieties in which gray, bronze, dull
copper, and mahogany tones predominate, making them a little difficult to place
happily; and no one need fear the gorgeous, fighting color of oriental poppies who
places them amidst cool lavender and violet Irises. Other flowers to use with the
June Irises are Canterbury bells, anchusa, Spiraea Aruncus, Valeriana officinalis,
and Geranium sanguineum album. A handsome planting is of tall, deep lavender-
blue Irises near a laburnum tree hung with its chains of golden flowers; another is
white or pale lavender Irises massed against the splendid color of Paul’s scarlet thorn.

The culture of the bearded Irises offers no difficulties. But because they will
grow under arid conditions, will survive in shade, and bravely assume the part, too
often thrust upon them, of rescuing from desolation some garden region where little
else will consent to grow, these willing plants are, more often than not, treated with
scant consideration and denied the opportunity to develop the full measure of their
beauty and nobility. Even so they pluckily grow and blossom ; but give them their
desire — abundant sunshine, good soil rich in lime and devoid of fresh manure,
intelligent watering during dry seasons, particularly when the buds are forming —
and the reward in multiplicity of flowers, in their improved color and size and
texture, in the sturdy increase of the clumps, will astonish many a one who is under
the impression that he is familiar with the manifold charms of color, the perfection
of form of these most enchanting flowers. — L. B. W.

Each spring witnesses the introduction of many handsome Bearded Irises.
Hybridists here and abroad are busy turning out creations that vie with the wings
of butterflies in the extravagant loveliness of their colors and markings. To steer
a course through this accumulated wealth of fine varieties, making a comprehensive
selection, is no easy task. It has been our endeavor, however, to make the collec-
tion offered below representative of the best work accomplished by American
growers, as well as by those noted abroad, and to retain the most valuable of the
older varieties, discarding all that approach duplication or are of inferior quality.

In getting together this collection of Irises we have had the advice of the most
eminent Iris enthusiasts in the country.

We have given much careful study, in our trial-gardens, in the gardens of
others, and in the nurseries of the greatest specialists abroad, to the great number
of varieties usually listed. We have noted the many similarities existing, and have
finally selected what we would consider the most desirable varieties, so that you
may plant all of the following in your garden without danger of regret.

Our prices are based upon selection, of course, of extra-strong clumps, not divi-
sions, except where noted.

EARLY-FLOWERING DWARF BEARDED IRISES

Chaaleiris lutea. Robust; pale yellow.

Height 8 to 10 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.
Eburxea. S. ivory-white; F. very pale yel-
low. Height 9 inches. Strong clump, 60 cts.

Gracilis. Delicate gray shot with plum-
color; very fragrant. Clump, 50 cts.
Josephine. S. and F. pure white; very dwarf.
Strong clump, 50 cts.

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Lurid a (Redouteana) . Mahogany-colored
flowers early in May; blooms again in
October. Height 10 inches. Strong
clump, 75 cts.

Ltjtescens statell.e. Very fragrant creamy
flowers of globular form. Indispensable
for cutting. Height 12 inches. Strong
clump, 50 cts.

Olbiensis Socrates. Fine claret-purple;
yellow beard. Height 8 to 10 inches.
Strong clump, 60 cts.

Pumila ccerulea. True. Pale blue; very
dwarf and early. Clump, 60 cts.

Pumila cyanea. (Hybrids.) Two tones of
warm violet. Height 9 inches. Strong
clump, 50 cts.

Pumila excelsa. (Hybrids.) Yellow-. Strong
clump, 50 cts.

Pumila macrocarpa. (True.) Listed by some
as Atroviolacea. Tiny red-purple blooms;
first to bloom and indispensable. Drifting
out from white arabis and Golden Spur
daffodils into a bank of pink and white
hyacinths it is adorable. Clump, 50 cts.

Pumila, Schneekoppe. (Hybrids.) Large,
pure white flowers; the best of the dwarf
white varieties. Clump, 75 cts.

These all make excellent plants for rockeries, forming low-growing tufts of dwarf flowers.
They are also suited for bordering when planted in a double row about 4 inches apart,
developing quickly into a dwarf and very effective edging.

INTERMEDIATE MAY-FLOWERING IRISES

Dorothee. (Vilmorin.) Very large, pale
blue-lavender. Lovely with bleeding-
hearts. Height 18 inches. Clump, 75 cts.

Etta. A charming creamy yellow self . Strong
clump, 75 cts.

Fritjof. S. soft lavender; F. soft purple,
shaded lavender; very large. Strong
clump, 75 cts.

Halfdan. Pale yellow; very good in combi-
nation with purple and mauve Darwin
tulips. Height 2 feet. Clump, 75 cts.

Ingeborg. Enormous, pure white flowers
with distinct golden beard. Clump, $1.

Ivorine. Very large, creamy white flower
with gold markings at the base of the
petals and an orange beard. Fine with
rose-pink tulips. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Sarah. (Foster.) A charming little hybrid.
Flowers delicate pearly white, borne in
great profusion ; excellent; begins to bloom
with the Pumila Hybrids and lasts a long
time. Strong clump, 60 cts.

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BEARDED IRISES OF JUNE

S. refers to the Standards, or to the upright petals; F. to the Falls, or drooping petals.

Albert Victor. S. soft blue; F. beautiful
lavender; very large and fine flower. Height
42 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Alcazar. (Vilmorin.) A giant in flower and
growth. S. light bluish violet; F. deep
purple, with bronze- veined throat. One of
the most magnificent and striking, com-
pelling admiration by reason of its impos-
ing stature. Strong clump, $2.

Amas. S. bright blue; F. deep purple-violet.
One of the largest and finest in its class.
Height 32 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Anna Farr. (Farr.) S. white, lightly bor-
dered pale blue; F. pure white, pale blue
marking at base; immense flower with
large petals of great substance. Beautiful.
Height 36 inches. Strong division, $2.50.

Anne Leslie. (Sturtevant.) S. white, with
faintest flush of rose on the upper half;
F. rich dahlia-carmine, enlivened by an
orange beard; unusual color. Height 27 in.
Strong division, $3.

Archeveque. (Vilmorin.) F. deep velvety
violet; S. deep purple- violet; immense
flower; very rich coloring. Especially fine
planted near or together with Dawn.
Height 27 inches. Strong clump, $2.

Aurea. A Pinard yellow self of beautiful
form; absolutely distinct from the species
of same name. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Benbow. (Bliss.) S. and F. deep violet-
blue; tall, well-developed stem, erect in
habit. One of the best. Height 3 feet.
Strong division, $4.

Black Prince. One of the latest to open and
perhaps the deepest of all in color. S. pur-
plish blue; F. deep blackish purple.
Strong clump, $3.

Blue Jay. (Farr.) S. bright, clear blue;
F. intense, dark blue. Height 30 inches.

_ Strong clump, $1.

Caprice. (Vilmorin.) S. rosy red; F. deeper
and richer rosy red; yellow beard. Height
24 inches. Strong clump, $1.

Carthusian. Handsome hybrid. S. clear
lavender-blue; F. darker blue, reticulated
brown at claw ; large and fragrant. Height
2 ft. Clump, $1.75.

Caterina. (Foster.) One of our best hybrid
Irises. The color is the pure lavender of
Pallida dalmatica, but it is much taller
and much more floriferous, and has a
finely netted throat. S. clear blue; F. soft
lilac. Height 4)^ feet. Strong clump, $1.75.

Ch. Hunt. (Farr.) S. celestial blue; F. dark
marine-blue, bordered pale blue, shaded at
base; stigmas light blue. This variety
should be planted with soft, pale yellows
or whites, when it is almost a blue Iris.
Height 27 inches. Strong clump, $1.75.

Clematis. (Bliss.) No Iris could be better
named than this unique variety. The
shape of the flower is very much like an
exceptionally fine Iris Kcempferi, or a
large six-petaled clematis. All six segments
of the flower reflex horizontally. It is light,
clear violet, with variable veining at base.
A strong-growing, free-flowering, fragrant
variety. Strong division, $4.

Cordelia. Exceptionally beautiful; S. rosy
lilac; F. rich crimson-purple; very florif-
erous; late. Height 24 inches. Strong
division, $2.50.

Crusader. (Foster.) Large, stout-textured
flowers, of noble, clear blue, purer and
more intense in color than any other.
S. light violet-blue; F. a deep shade of the
same color; orange-yellow beard; free-
flowering. This is one of the richest colored
seedlings raised by the late Sir Michael
Foster, the “Father” of the Iris. Height
42 inches. Strong clump, $4.50.

Dalila. S. pale flesh-white; F. rich red-
purple, with yellow beard. One of the
most distinct and striking in color; the
falls are more red than any other variety;
excellent. Strong root, $3.50.

Dawn. (Yeld.) Our best sulphur-yellow.
The general coloring is that of Flavescens,
but it is unique in the way in which the
throat is beautifully suffused with amber-
yellow. Height 33 inches. Strong clump,$l.

Dejazet. A superb bronzy flower. Strong
root, $3.50.

Dominion. (Bliss.) A wonderful Iris in a
category all its own. Large flowers, the
standards of which are Dauphin’s blue or
light bluish violet, large, erectly held, well
developed, and slightly veined. The falls,
of exceptional substance, broaden out at
the base to a deep, rich velvety indigo-
purple. In the throat there is a light vein-
ing of violet-purple on white ground. Very
pronounced orange beard. Strong, vigorous
plant, bearing the sturdy spikes freely;
very broad blue-green foliage. The finest
of all Irises in cultivation today. Strong
division, $48 each.

Edouard Michell. (Vilmorin.) A grand Iris
of imposing appearance; tall spikes with
flowers of splendid shape; broad frilled
standards, and falls of great width; self-
colored flowers of a distinct, deep wine-red.
Strong clump, $3.50.

Eldorado. One of the most distinct and
rich color combinations. S. yellowish
bronze, shaded beautifully with heliotrope;
F. bright violet-purple; the center of the
flower golden yellow. Height 30 inches.
Strong clump, $2.

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Fairy. Very beautiful; white, delicately
bordered and suffused soft blue. Height
24 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Flavescens. Indispensable soft yellow for
drifts of color. Height 30 inches. Strong
clump, 50 cts.

Florentina. Creamy white, faintly flushed
lavender; very fragrant; blooms very
early. Height 24 inches. Strong clump,
50 cts.

Gules. (Bliss.) F. rich pansy-violet of ena-
mel-like smoothness — the haft has brown
veining on cream ground; S. reddish lilac
to red- violet. The habit is branching and
it attains a height of 3 to 3)^ feet; very
distinct; a strong grower and free bloomer.
Strong division, $4.

Her Majesty. A charming color scheme in
rosy lilac; F. deeper in color than S. and
finely veined in a darker shade. Height
20 inches. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Hugo. (Farr.) S. petunia- violet; F. deep
purple; wide-spreading flower. Height
33 inches. Strong clump, $1.50.

Innocenza. Very useful ivory-white variety,
with orange beard; delicately beautiful.
Height 24 inches. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Iris King. (G. & K.) Very large, massive
flowers. S. old-gold; F. very broad, rich,
bright velvety crimson-maroon, margined
with gold. Height 24 inches. Strong
clump, $1.

Isoline. (Vilmorin.) A grand, distinct Iris.
Large, stout-textured flowers, with bold
foliage. S. lilac-pink; F. purplish old-rose,
golden at the throat; yellow beard. There
is mingled in its immense uprights and
broad falls all pale shades of auburn, sepia
and rose. It is difficult to fittingly describe
the glory of this magnificent flower. Height
36 inches. Strong clump, $2.50.

Jacquiniana. S. bright coppery crimson;
F. rich maroon; very distinct and beauti-
ful. Height 36 inches. Strong clump,
$1.25.

Jeanne d’Arc. (Vilmorin.) White ruffled
segments; the edge of the standards, the
base of the falls, and the style-branches
tinted a delicate blue-lavender. Height
33 inches. Strong clump, $1.

Juniata. (Farr.) Tallest grower; S. and F.
clear blue; unusually long, drooping foli-
age. Strong clump, $1.

Junonia. A species from the East, of excep-
tionally strong growth, with spikes 4 to
5 feet high, bearing massive flowers. F. vio-
let-purple and drooping; S. soft blue.
Strong clump, $2.

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Kashmir White. (Foster.) The most beau-
tiful of the white hybrids we owe to Sir
Michael Foster. The flower-stems rise
4 feet high and carry six large, pure white
flowers; very floriferous. Strong root, $3.

Knysjja. (Bliss.) S. long, clear, deep yellow,
arching. F. deep velvety red-brown; vig-
orous grower. Height 3 feet. Strong
division, $4.

Kochii. S. and F. rich claret-purple; very
handsome. Height 24 inches. Strong
clump, 50 cts.

Lady Foster. (Foster.) One of the noblest
varieties in the collection. Flowers un-
usually large, smooth, and stout- textured ;
splendid, bold, erect habit. S. pale blue;
F. light bluish violet, veined old-gold at
the broad throat. Height 3j/£ feet. Strong
clump, $3.50.

La Neige. (Wallace.) Solid, warm tone of
white; faint lavender reticulation on the
haft and yellow-powdered beard. Falls
are stiffly horizontal. Height 16 inches.
Strong clump, $3.

Lent A. Williamson. (Williamson.) Very
fine seedling; S. broad, soft campanula-
violet; F. very large, velvety royal-purple,
with brilliant golden beard. Clump, $3.50.

Lewis Trowbridge. S. bright violet; F. blue-
violet, shaded rose; very large flower with
wide standards and falls. Height 33 inches.
Strong clump, $1.50.

Lohengrin. (G. & K.) A color scheme in
shades of cattleya-mauve; very large
flowers; vigorous habit. Height 36 inches.
Strong clump, 75 cts.

Lord of June. A noble Iris. S. lavender-
blue; F. rich violet-blue; large flowers and
bold, vigorous habit. Height 3 to 4 feet.
Strong root, $4.

Magnate. (Sturtevant.) S. light ageratum-
violet, the edges so fluted as to show the
center of the bloom; F. velvety Mathews-
purple; growth strong and heavy. Height
30 inches. Strong division, $5.

jVIa Mie. One of the most beautiful varieties.
S. pure white, frilled lavender; F. pure
white, penciled and margined lavender.
Height 36 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Mandelay. (Sturtevant.) The flowers,
carried high on the well-branched stalks,
appear almost small in proportion to the
height. Delightful in masses but its unique
quality lies in the fresh, water-lily fra-
grance of the blooms. Height 42 inches.
Strong division, $2.50.

Mary Garden. (Farr.) S. pale yellow,
flushed pale lavender; F. long and droop-
ing, creamy white, minutely dotted and
veined maroon; stigmas clear yellow.
Height 28 inches. Strong clump, $i.

Massasoit. (Farr.) S. and F. a very distinct
shade of metallic Venetian-blue; very dif-
ficult to accurately describe. Strong
clump, $1.50.

Merlin. (Sturtevant.) The widely opened
standards of mauve reveal the buff of claw
and style-branches, and the falls, varying
from light Amparo-purple to rich pansy-
violet, are both of massive size and excel-
lent texture; growth stout; stalks so low-
branched that even with their size, the ten
or more blossoms do not seem crowded.
Height 30 inches. Strong division, $7.

Mikado. (Denis.) One of the most distinct
in color and habit. Except for the orange
beard, the whole flower is heliotrope with
the falls a shade deeper than the standards.
Height 3 feet. Strong clump, $1.

Miss Willmott. (Foster.) This variety is
unrivaled for the stout and smooth, almost
leathery, texture of the petals. It is a fine
white, sometimes pure, sometimes lightly
and variably washed with lavender. When
at its best it is a very noticeable plant,
carrying its large white bloom proudly.
Sir Michael Foster regarded this as one of
his finest seedlings. Strong clump, $2.75.

Monsieur Aymard. (Denis.) A dark form
of Her Majesty. S. palest shade of bishop’s
violet; F. paler ground with distinct vein-
ing of purple. Easy, rapid grower. Strong
clump, $3.

Monsignor. (Vilmorin.) A very beautiful
piece of rich coloring; S. pale, un veined
violet; F. groundwork of same shade but
richly overlaid and veined, except for a
broad margin, with deep purple. Height
24 inches. Strong clump, $1.50.

Morwell. (Bliss.) A giant pale blue-pur-
ple, both in standards and falls ; large, fine,
free-flowering. Strong division, $4.

Mrs. Alan Gray. (Foster.) One of the most
beautiful Irises. The flowers have that
neatness and self-coloring noticeable in all
the Cengialty seedlings, and are of a delight-
ful lilac shade derived from Queen of May,
which gives one the impression of pink
when comparing it with other Irises. It is
unique in generally bearing a second crop
of flowers in August and no Iris is lovelier
when massed in quantity. Height 24 inches.
Strong clump, $1.75.

Mrs. Horace Darwin. A cool white; as yet
unsurpassed for massing. Height 24 inches.
Strong clump, 75 cts.

Mrs. Neubronner. Very lovely deep golden
self color. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Mrs. Reuthe. A lovely flower. S. white,
shaded and veined blue-gray; F. white,
frilled soft blue; very large and handsome.
Strong clump, 60 cts.

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Neptune. S. bright pale blue; F. rich dark
purple-blue. The tall branching habit sets
off nobly its large flowers and wide spread-
ing falls. Strong root, $3.

Nibelungen. S. fawn; F. violet-purple on
bronze — an “art” shade of great attractive-
ness. A very vigorous variety. Strong
clump, $1.

Nine Wells. (Foster.) S. light violet; F.
deep purple-violet, showing a white ground
at the throat. The stout, tortuous stems
are 4 feet long; late flowering. Strong
clump, $1.

Oriflamme. (Vilmorin.) One of the largest
of Bearded Irises. S. of great size and
bright blue; F. broad and long, dark
purple. A magnificent introduction.
Strong clump, $1.50.

Othello. S. rich blue; F. deep, dark, velvety
purple; very tall and handsome. A fine
shade of indigo-blue. Most effective for
massing. Height 30 inches. Strong
clump, 50 cts.

Pallida dalmatica. (Barr.) The finest of
the “Flag” Irises; tall stem wTith very
large pale blue flowers; broad glaucous
foliage. Height 4 inches. Strong clump,
50 cts.

Parisiana. A large flower of good and un-
usual coloring; S. white ground, dotted
and shaded lilac-purple; F. white, frilled
at edge with lilac. Height 30 inches.
Strong clump, $1.

Perfection. S. light blue; F. dark velvety
black; orange beard. Very good and florif-
erous. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Powhatan. (Farr.) S. light bishop’s- violet,
with deeper border; F. deep purple, shaded
crimson; large, horizontal, spreading
flower. Height 38 in. Strong clump, $1.50.

Prosper Laugier. (Vilmorin.) Very large
flowers of bright coloring; F. very broad,
of the deepest velvety crimson, richly
veined at the throat; S. rich copper-crim-
son. A very fine plant. Height 30 inches.
Strong clump, $1.50.

Purple King. Very effective, large-flowered
red-purple variety of fine color. Height
24 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Quaker Lady. S. smoky lavender, shaded
yellow; F. blue and old-gold, with yellow
stigmas and yellow beard. Height 38 in.
Strong root, $1.50.

Queen Alexandra. (Barr.) S. fawn, shot
with lilac; F. lilac, reticulated bronze at
base; yellow beard. Very beautiful va-
riety. Height 20 inches. Strong clump,
75 cts.

Queen Caterina. (Sturtevant.) Pale lav-
ender-violet, with beard of cadmium-yel-
low and a white haft veined with bronze.
The height of its strong, slightly flexuous
stems, the size of its smooth-textured
blooms, and its general excellence are re-
markable. Height 3 to 4 feet. Strong
division, $8.50.

Rhein Nine. (G. & K.) Very charming form
with large flowers; S. very large, white;
F. rich violet-purple, with a narrow but dis-
tinct white edge. Height 36 inches. Strong
clump, 75 cts.

Ringdove. Very free-flowering and beautiful
seedling with boldly erect stems which
often exceed 4 feet in height. S. large, pale
lavender- violet; F. a shade deeper. The
variety is most distinct, having a band of
still darker color at the throat. Strong
clump, $3.

Shelford Chieftain. A giant variety grow-
ing 4 to 5 feet high. S. light blue; F. a
deeper shade of bright violet. Strong
clump, $2.

Shekixah. (Sturtevant.) A pale lemon-
yellow, deepening through the center; the
first clear yellow of Pallida growth. Height
3 feet. Strong division, $28.

Stamboul. S. light blue; F. rich violet-blue;
of vigorous, free-flowering habit; darker in
color and broader in the falls than Caterina
which it most nearly resembles. Strong
clump, $1.50.

Syphax. (Bliss.) Exceptionally good form
with large flowers. S. pale violet; F. deep
crimson-purple, boldly reticulated at the
haft; free flowering; the falls hanging
almost flat give the flowers a unique shape.
Strong division, $4.

Thorbecke. The best of its color. F. velvety
black- violet; S. white. Height 24 inches.
Strong clump, 75 cts.

Trautlieb. A very fine, lovely variety;
S. and F. uniform soft rose. Especially
desirable for cutting. Clump, $1.

Trojaxa. A magnificent plant 3 to 4 feet
high, with branched spikes of large flowers.
Needs a warm, dry situation and sometimes
behaves badly in the matter of foliage, after
flowering. S. light violet-blue; F. deep
purple- violet. Strong clump, 75 cts.

White Knight. (Saunders.) A magnificent
absolutely snow-white Iris, with the finest
of maroon reticulations at the claw; deli-
cately sweet-scented. A good white with
the habit of tucking in its under petals in
a coquettish and lovable way. Height
20 inches. Strong clump, $2.50.

In their gowns of crinkled silk.
Golden-banded, ranked in order.
Brilliant as the sunset fire is.

Black as bull’s blood, white as milk.
Stand within our garden border
Troops of Iris. — Susan O. Mobert.y.

BEARDLESS IRISES

Blue flags, yellow flags, flags all freckled.

Which will you take, yellow, blue, speckled?

Take which you will, speckled, blue, yellow
Each in its way has not a fellow.

— Christina Rosetti.

The species comprising this group are widely varied, both in appearance and
in habit, but the possession in common of certain characteristics causes them to be
assembled under one head. The absence of the “beard” or pubescence that decorates
the blade of the Pogoniris or Bearded Irises gives them their group name of Apogon
or Beardless. The foliage of the majority is narrow and grasslike, often reflexed,
and the blossoms are distinguished by a delicacy of modeling and a certain lightness
of poise which are very attractive.

A large proportion of the Beardless Irises are moisture-lovers, but this pref-
erence is not invariable among them, and there are few that will not grow and
flower satisfactorily in deeply dug garden soil.

Important kinds for planting by the waterside are : I. aurea (species) , I. sibirica,
I. orientalis, I. ochroleuca, I. Monnieri, I. Monspur , I. Wilsonii, I. Delavayi, I. spuria,
I. Pseudacorus and I. versicolor. These plants take their place along the sunny
shores of ponds or streams as naturally as do the reeds and rushes and thrive with
little attention. It is, however, to be noted that except in the case of I. Pseudacorus,
I. versicolor, and I. Delavayi, which will grow directly in the bog, these Irises will
flower much more freely if planted a little way up the bank where the crowns will
be dry but the roots may penetrate to moisture.

Plantings of Irises by the waterside should be free and irregular in outline, with
large enough colonies of one kind to create a distinct effect. The Sibiricas are
lower in stature, have smaller blossoms than most of the moisture-loving species,
and show to greater advantage when massed to themselves. They are particularly
delightful planted to follow the shore-line of stream or lake, where the lightly
poised blossoms, white or in many tones of violet-blue, have the appearance of
clouds of butterflies hovering above the water.

Somewhat stronger growing than these, and with flowers of medium size pro-
fusely borne amidst the strong dark foliage, are the two good forms of I. orientalis.
Blue King and Snow Queen. Large clumps of these two fine varieties are well
suited to stand between the slender I. sibirica and bold groups of such noble
species as I. aurea, I. ochroleuca, I. spuria, and I. Monnieri.

For growing beside garden pools, a fine selection is I. aurea, I. Monspur, and
I. ochroleuca. All these are tall and strong, with handsome sword-like foliage, and
bear, respectively, large blossoms of bright yellow, deep lavender-blue marked
with yellow, and ivory. — L. B. W.

VARIOUS BEARDLESS IRISES {Apogon)

Aurea (species). A strong-growing Himala-
yan plant with swordlike foliage and erect
stems 4 feet tall, carrying bright yellow
blossoms that are slightly fluted. One of
the latest Irises to bloom. Makes a fine
border plant. We recommend it highly.
65 cts. each, $6 for 10.

Delavayi. Very decorative species, flower-
ing in late June and early July. Grasslike
foliage and a hollow stem 3 to 4 feet tall.
The blossoms are of medium size and bright
violet-purple in color. This species is more
dependent upon moisture than others of
its class. 65 cts. each, $6 for 10.

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Fcetidissima. A British plant growing about
2 feet tall, with dull brownish purple blos-
soms. Its value lies in the fact that it will
grow in shade and in the decorative quality
of its bright coral-red seeds. Good to
naturalize in grassy places. 50 cts. each,
$4.50 for 10.

Ftjlva. Distinct and beautiful native species
with copper-colored blossoms. Requires
rich, peaty soil in sunshine. 60 cts. each,
$5.50 for 10.

Graminea. Slender-growing species with
many red-purple blossoms almost hidden
among the narrow leaves. Forms nice
clumps in a short while under ordinary gar-
den conditions. Flowers fragrant and
good for cutting. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10.

GuELDENSTiEDTiANA. Tall, strong species
related to 1. spuria. Lavender flowers in
June. 50 cts. each, $4.50 for 10.

Longipetala. Very beautiful western species
of slender growth. The flowers are large,
with standards of pure lavender and gray-
white falls deeply etched with violet. Is
best moved while in full growth, and forms
nice clumps in good garden soil where it
is not crowded by other plants. 35 cts.
each, $3 for 10.

Missouriensis. Similar to the above, but
more slender in all its parts. It grows wild
in “the Great Basin between the Rocky
and Cascade Mountains, and the Sierra
Nevadas.” 55 cts. each, $5 for 10.

Monnieri. A bold, handsome species, very
distinct in appearance. The foliage is dark
green. The stem, sometimes exceeding
4 feet in height, carries large, fragrant,
bright yellow blossoms, paler at the edges.
Blooms late and is available for borders or
waterside. 55 cts. each, $5 for 10.

Atox spur . A hybrid between I. Monnieri
and I. spuria raised by the late Sir Michael
Foster. Strong, handsome foliage and very
large, lavender-blue blossoms. Flowers

over a long period and is one of the most
beautiful of the Beardless Irises. 55 cts.
each, $5 for 10.

Orientalis, Blue King. Quantities of
bright blue-violet blossoms, with reddish
spathe- valves carried at about the height
of the foliage. Makes handsome clumps in
a short time and is effective in groups with
the early-flowering hemerocallis and grey-
white Valeriana officinalis. 45 cts. each,
$4 for 10.

Orientalis, Snow Queen. Similar to the
above, save that the blossoms are glisten-
ing white. A beautiful plant to grow in the
garden borders among lupines and oriental
poppies. 45 cts. each, $4 for 10.

Ochroleuca. A stately, vigorous plant allied
to I. spuria. The stem grows from 3 to
4 feet tall. The blossoms are large, open,
ivory-white in color, with a yellow blotch
on the falls. Blooms late. 35 cts. each,
$3 for 10.

Prismatica. Slender, native species with
narrow, grasslike foliage and a wiry stem
carrying lavender-blue blossoms. At home
in damp places. 45 cts. each, $4 for 10.

Pseudacorus (British Water Flag). Bright
yellow blossoms. Will thrive equally well
in the border or in damp places. Splendid
for naturalizing with our native I. versicolor
in moist meadows. 45 cts. each, $4 for 10.

Sibirica. Slender-growing plants with flut-
tering blossoms in various shades of lav-
ender and violet, also pure white. Charm-
ing in borders or near water. 45 cts. each,
$4 for 10.

Spuria. Large lavender blossoms and strong,
handsome foliage. 40 cts. each, $3.50
for 10.

Versicolor. The gay-flowered Iris commonly
seen in moist eastern meadows. It is fine
for naturalizing and deserves better treat-
ment as a garden plant than it usually
receives. 45 cts. each, $4 for 10.

CRESTED IRISES ( Evansia )

This is a small group but important as containing two of the finest Irises for
garden purposes, — I. cristata, that grows wild in parts of the upper southern states,
and the Chinese species, I. tectorum. In these Irises the “beard” of the Pogons is
replaced by a “raised linear crest” along the blade of the falls, or lower petals, of
the flowers.

Iris cristata is a charming miniature species growing not more than five inches
tall, with narrow leaves and large, light lavender blossoms made conspicuous by
purple and orange ornamentations. Although the natural haunt of this delightful
little Iris is along the rocky streams of the southeastern mountains, it grows very
well in sunny garden borders, where it spreads rapidly if not choked by larger plants.
It makes a nice edging for beds and borders, flowering in May, and is a fine subject

for the rock-garden, where it may be allowed to ramble about the lower levels in
sunshine or partial shade.

Iris tedorum, although one of the most beautiful and distinct of Irises, is not
difficult of cultivation if given a sunny sheltered situation in well-drained soil and
guarded from the encroachments of stout, overhanging plants. As this Iris quickly
exhausts the soil about it, frequent transplanting is advisable, or the flowers become
few and very small. Every two or three years will be often enough, and the opera-
tion is best carried out in July or early August.

The flowers of Iris tedorum are a fine lavender-blue, mottled with deeper color.
The standards are large and spreading, the falls broad and lightly undulating. A
jagged white crest adds to the unusual appearance of the flower. From twelve to
eighteen inches tall. The white variety is even more exquisite than the purple. —
L. B. W.

Tectorum. Delicately crested flowers of the
most beautiful blue. Though hardy, it
requires a slight covering of straw for the
protection of its evergreen foliage. Height
12 inches. June-flowering. We recommend
this fine variety to your careful considera-
tion. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Tectorum album. The pure white variety
of the above; a combination of the two is
most delightful. Strong clump, $1.

Cristata. A dainty native creeping species,
only 3 inches in height; rich amethvst-
blue; a gem for the rock-garden. May-
flowering. Strong clump, 35 cts.

CALIFORNIAN IRISES

Bracteata. Rich yellow with a few chocolate veins running down the falls. Likes sunny
positions in well-drained soil without much lime. Fine for border or rock-garden.
Height 12 inches. Strong clump, 50 cts.

Ten ax. Charming species of easy growth; delightful rose-lavender; large and refined; quite
hardy and easy to grow. Should be included in your collection. Strong clump, 50 cts.

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JAPANESE IRISES

Iris Kcempferi takes the stage with a brazen flourish of trumpets;
there is nothing like it in the garden for arrogance, for subtlety,
for obviousness, for sheer insolence of beauty. — Reginald Farrer,
in “Alpines and Bog-Plants.”

The best skill of the ingenious Japanese hybridists has been expended in bring-
ing this, their most splendid creation, to a high state of perfection. Today the
great blossoms, which seem variously to be fashioned of delicate crepe, of lustrous
satin, or rich velvet, exhibit an amazing range of hues, from gleaming white through
tender grey to many tones of lavender and blue and violet, from mauve through
rose and claret to regal crimson-purple, many of them flushed, or dappled, veined
or margined with contrasting colors, creating an infinite variety of effects and
beauty that has no peer in the world of the garden.

It has been said that to grow the Japanese Iris well and permanently, its head
must be in the sunshine and its feet in the water. These conditions are easy enough
to supply where there is an available stream- or pond-margin, or an overflowing
garden pool, but it must be remembered that however ideal the soil conditions, the
need of this plant for sunshine is peremptory, and it will not flower where it is over-
hung by trees or shadowed by buildings. Plant it in the open in moist, heavy soil,
keep grasses and weeds from invading the clumps, and there will be little trouble
with this haughty beauty. In such positions it is most effective in great planta-
tions away from other plants. Its splendor puts out the light of lesser flowers, and
there are none to enter the field with it on equal terms. It is the last of the mois-
ture-loving Irises to flower.

Although the waterside provides the most natural environment for these Irises
they may, however, be very successfully grown in the garden if a little trouble be
taken to insure their comfort. They require a depth of at least twelve inches of

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soil enriched with well-rotted cow-manure. In this a shallow basin should be
hollowed out and the plant set in the center with an inch of soil over its collar and
a light mulch of spent manure or leaves. Planted under such conditions and kept
well watered, new shoots soon appear and a glorious flowering the following year is
assured. In the spring the mulch may be removed, care being taken not to injure
the tender young shoots, and water must be freely given in dry weather until
after the flowers are past.

Early August is the best time to plant Japanese Irises, or to lift and divide old
clumps. It must be remembered that these proud flowers are even more intolerant
than Irises in general of the encroachments of neighboring plants. They need air
and sunshine, rich soil and water, and they repay us lavishly for all the con-
sideration they receive. — L. B. W.

These Japanese varieties prefer richer, lighter, and moister soils than the
Bearded Irises. The best flowers come from plants in an alluvial loam which might
be flooded once or twice as the flower-stems push up in May and June. In such
soil they will often reach a height of 5 feet, with flowers 9 to 10 inches in diame-
ter. In light soil they can be grown to perfection if the ground is kept hoed or
mulched.

From our very comprehensive collection, we draw attention to the following
few as representative of the best forms in color and habit:

Crane’s Feathers. Large, pure white,
single flower. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Close of Day. Royal purple-blue, small
yellow throat. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Deep Blue Waters. Rich deep blue;
double. One of the tallest and most
floriferous. Strong clump, 75 cts.

Geisha. Soft purplish rose, finely veined.
A large flower of fine form; single. Strong
clump, $1.

Imperial Queen. White ground, delicately
veined with blue; most distinct; double.
Strong clump, $1.

Mandarin. Rich lavender, with some white
veining; tall; very large; double; one of
the finest. Strong clump, $1.50.

Morning Mists. Pure white, with a faint
mist of pale blue at the throat that deepens
in color and spreads as the flower reaches
its zenith; immense size. Strong clump,
$1.50.

Moonlight Waves. The loveliest double
white; very large. Strong clump, $1.

Peace in the Bay. Large, rich deep red-
purple; very handsome. Strong clump, $1.

Powder Blue. Lavender, with white net-
ting; double. Strong clump, $1.

Royal Robe. Immense flower of a light
purple; single. Strong clump, $1.

Rosy Dawn. Soft purplish rose; fine single.
Strong clump, $1.

Silver Stars. Pure white; large petals;
double. Strong clump, $1.

Starry Heavens. Rich dark blue flowers
with yellow blotches. Strong clump, $1.

Still Waters. Lavender, softly veined;
single. Strong clump, $1.

View from High Places. Six-petaled white
flower, with yellow blotches at base;
creamy stigmas. Strong clump, $2.

White Waterfall. Very fine double white.
Strong clump, $1.

These Japanese Irises were awarded the Coronation Cup at the Holland House Show
in 1914.

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Lo ! that spotless creature of grace.

So gentle, so small, so winsomely lithe,

Riseth up in her royal array —

A precious thing with pearis bedight.

Favored mortals there might see
Choicest pearls of sovereign price,

When all as fresh as a Fleur-de-lys
She came adown that bank.

— Anon.: Pearl. (14th Century.)

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HEMEROCALLIS

I should like to inflame the whole world with my taste for garden-
ing. There is no virtue that I do not attribute to the man who loves to
project and execute gardens. — Prince de Ligne, 1735

There are no more useful and handsome flowers in the summer garden than the
Hemerocallis. They will grow in any position, whether damp or dry, rich or poor,
shady or sunny. The foliage is green and sightly throughout the growing season,
and the great “lilies” are beautiful in their burnished colors — yellow, saffron,
cream, citron, orange, and tawny. They are hardy in the coldest climates, and if
the different species and varieties are planted, they may be had in bloom from late
May through August.

Groups of these strong-growing, sturdy plants are fine for growing in the borders
of early flowering shrubs. With the addition of a few clumps of helenium and
Michaelmas daisies, bloom may be continued in these regions until late autumn.
These Day Lilies are also most effective planted boldly by the waterside, among
great clumps of male fern, or the splendid flowering fern, Osmunda regalis. For
this purpose the old Brown Day Lily, H. fidva, with its great tawny blossoms, is
effective, as are also H. Florham, Indian-yellow, and H. aurantiaca major, orange.

In the flower borders, grown among baby’s breath, white musk mallows, and
slender, dim blue campanulas, some of the more slender-growing kinds are lovely.
A good selection is H. jiava, II. Thunbergii, Apricot Day Lily, II. luteola, and H.
Dumortieri. These also are lovely for cutting. The flowers, if picked just before
expanding, will keep for several days. — L. B. W.

Apricot. Soft shade of orange. July. Height

2 to 3 feet. 10 clumps $3, 100 clumps $28.
Aurantiaca Major. Pleasing orange, re-
verse of petals bright Indian -yellow;
sweet-scented. Height 3 to 4 feet. June
and July. 10 clumps $4, 100 clumps $30.

Dumortieri. Rich yellow, reverse of petals
bronze-yellow; very dwarf grower. Height
18 inches. June. 10 clumps $3.50,
100 clumps $28.

Flava. The best yellow Day Lily. Deep
lemon-yellow; very fragrant. Height 2 to

3 feet. June and July. 10 clumps $3.50,
100 clumps $28.

Florham. Rich golden yellow, marked
Indian-yellow. Height 33^ feet. June and
July. 10 clumps $4, 100 clumps $30.

Fulva. The old Brown Day Lily. Orange
with dark brown shadings. Height feet.
June and July. 10 clumps $2.50, 100
clumps $22.

Luteola. Bright golden yellow, shaded
Indian-yellow. June and July. 10 clumps
$4, 100 clumps $30.

Thunbergii. Rich, buttercup-yellow; the
latest to flower. Very pleasing color.
Height 4 feet. July. 10 clumps $3.50,
100 clumps $28.

We send, of course, extra-heavy clumps, insuring immediate effect.

EVE’S LAMENT

. . . . . . O Flowers!

That never will in other climate grow,

My early visitation, and my last

At even, which I bred up with tender hand,

From the first opening bud, and gave ye names;

Who now shall rear ye to the sun, or rank
Your tribes, and water from the ambrosial fount?

— Milton in “Paradise Lost.”

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Most radiant, exquisite and unmatched beauty.

— Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night”

Some of the fine gardens of America have reached a point approaching perfec-
tion. Enthusiasm, initiative, and wealth have united to attain the best in design,
in ornament, and in plant material. In them are gathered rare lilies, the heavenly
hued irises, the daffodils of long descent, and the tulips, loved and fought over of
old. But too often the modern herbaceous Peony is missing.

The Peony, as recently developed, is not only exquisite in the individual, but
is in the mass gorgeous beyond imagination.

Here is a new garden interest, a subject for connoisseurs to collect. Like other
things which are ideal for collecting, the Peony has its place in history, literature,
and art. The lover of the Peony enjoys the flower in the company of princes and
emperors in China, travels with horticultural explorers like l’Abbe Delavay
and Robert Fortune, and works in the garden with the world’s famous hybridist,
Lemoine.

There are many hundreds of named varieties of Peonies, a goodly number of
which have been produced within the last fifty years. An uncritical buying of
half a thousand varieties does not in my opinion constitute a fine collection. It
is better to have a small number which have been carefully selected and which
reach the highest standards of excellence.

The collections of devoted Peony enthusiasts, although still few in number,
are rapidly inspiring interest and stimulating knowledge among garden-lovers
in this country. As soon as the modern Peony is clearly brought to the attention

*Copyright, 1920, by Mrs. Edward Harding. Mrs. Harding has gladly given this article because of
her desire to have the Peony more widely known.

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of garden connoisseurs who seek distinction as well as beauty, effectiveness as well
as charm, the number of collections will increase.

The first problem confronting the amateur is the selection of varieties. The
delicacy of form and color that appeals to one person may not attract another in
equal degree. Flowers vary in their loveliness ; each high-class Peony has a personal
charm possessed by itself alone and not to be foregone.

There are a number of Peonies whose comeliness and worth entitle them to
places in every carefully made collection. Among them Festiva Maxima leads.
Working patiently in Lille seventy years ago, could Miellez have dreamed that
his cherished seedling would hold its place so proudly for so long? Then there are
Madame de Verneville with true rose odor, Duchesse de Nemours, La Rosiere,
and Baroness Schroeder, each a marvel of beauty and distinction. Avalanche,
James Kelway, and Mireille should be included in this list. Madame Emile Lemoine
deserves especial mention. Its deep cream and blush tinting just as the flower
opens is one of the most exquisite bits of coloring imaginable. All of these whites
are inexpensive. Each one has its place which no other Peony can fill.

Among the standard pinks of varying shades are Albert Crousse, Alfred de
Musset, Asa Gray, Madame Boulanger, Madame Lemoinier, Madame Emile
Galle, Reine Hortense, Venus, and Richardson’s wonderful Grandiflora. Gismonda,
too little known, is fragrant and of exceeding beauty. The upper half of this large
and well-shaped bloom is deep flesh-pink, the lower half is palest rose. I consider
Gismonda one of the special treasures of my collection.

The lists of higher prices and newer introductions include such a display of
loveliness that mere words struggle to do justice. Le Cygne, with petals placed
like the feathers on a swan’s wing, Enchanteresse, with an aura of white magic,
Kelway’s Glorious, glistening and perfumed, come swiftly to mind. Alsace-Lorraine,

La Fiancee, Frances Willard, Mont Blanc, and Mrs. Edward Harding are all whites
of finest quality.

The pink Peonies of high class are many and superb. Richardson’s Milton Hill
and Walter Faxon, American productions, are two of the world’s great Peonies.
Milton Hill is a rose-shaped flower of most delicately pure pale pink. Walter Faxon
is unmatched in its clear, fresh, glowing color — a deeper tone of pink than Milton
Hill, and free from the faintest hue of mauve. Marie Crousse, Madame Auguste
Dessert, Madame Jules Dessert, and La France are all of choicest coloring, dis-
tinguished, and much to be desired. La Fee, Sarah Bernhardt, Rosa Bonheur,
Raoul Dessert, Therese, Georgiana Shaylor, Martha Bulloch, and Souvenir de Louis
Bigot are still others which are individually exquisite and collectively necessary.

And then there is Solange. If Lemoine, creator of a wealth of horticultural
splendor, had in all his life accomplished only the production of this one Peony,
the flower-loving world would still be his endless, grateful debtor. This incredibly
beautiful flower is difficult to describe adequately. It is high-built, compact, and
composed of large, thick petals which closely overlap. The color is deep cream,
tinged with amber throughout, and with a touch of soft salmon-pink glowing from
its heart. This rare coloring, in combination with the heavy texture of the petalage,
gives the bloom a radiance of beauty equaled only by pearls of finest orient.

In addition to the Peonies of delicate color which I have mentioned, a few
deeply glowing reds may well be selected. M. Martin Cahuzac, Mary Brand,
Adolphe Rousseau, Madame Gaudichau, and Volcan are excellent. Some choice
singles and Japanese, which might include such varieties as Moonbeam, White
Lady, Marguerite Dessert, King of England, and Mikado, would round out a small
collection already well on the way to importance and great value.

After the selection of varieties is made, there is still the equally important
problem of securing the roots. Sound, strong roots, proper planting, and wise
cultivation are necessary to success.

Until one has acquired some measure of personal knowledge by observing and
comparing roots, and then watching their growth, it is safest to select a grower of
established reputation for integrity and depend upon him. Roots of poor quality
and confused identity are apt to be the penalty of indiscriminate purchasing.

The proper planting and culture of the Peony, much of which has only recently
been learned, does not seem to be generally well understood. The Church and the
Law are regarded as the most conservative professions, but the profession of garden-
ing often seems to run a close third. The suggestions of the mere garden owner,
no matter on what practical or scientific basis they may rest, are frequently
received by his gardening locum tenens with both hauteur and disdain because the
gardener of William the Conqueror used a different technique !

Bearing in mind this reluctance of the average gardener to break away from
tradition, I am sure that it is well worth while for the owner to insist that the follow-
ing directions, based on my own experience and that of many others, should be
carried out.

September and October are the best months in which to plant Peonies. Spring
planting is inadvisable for several reasons, two important ones being, first, the
difficulty of handling safely these brittle roots when they are starting to grow, and,
second, the fact that a Peony disturbed in the spring will frequently “sulk” for a
long time. Some of the general nurserymen, either through ignorance or indifference
to the welfare of the plant, advertise in their catalogues Peony roots for spring
delivery. But reason and experiment have amply shown that the best time to
plant Peonies is in the autumn.

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A good soil for Peonies is a fertile clay loam, or an ordinary vegetable-garden
soil that is not too rich. If the soil in the place selected for planting is poor, it may
be enriched by the thorough intermixing of well-rotted manure or compost in small
proportion, say one part by bulk manure or compost to nine or ten parts of soil.
Too much manure or compost will injure or even kill Peonies. A few progressive
growers who make a specialty and a study of Peonies are awakening to the danger
of the over use of manure, although they do not all warn the gardener, as they so
easily might do in their catalogues. The perilous advice to mulch Peonies with
manure is still occasionally given.

For the permanent -planting of Peonies the soil should be deeply prepared, for
the roots grow in a few years to great size, and the average depth of top soil — which
is only a few inches — is not enough to support a big Peony plant indefinitely. When
the top soil is shallow, trenching for permanent planting and the production of extra-
fine blooms will amply repay the enthusiast.

Peonies should not be planted in the same soil in which Peonies have grown
before. If it is necessary to use the same location a second time for Peonies, the
soil should be removed and fresh soil substituted.

The roots should be placed so that the topmost eyes are between two and three
inches below the level surface of the ground.

For permanent planting, ample room should be allowed; three or four feet each
way between plants is a desirable distance.

Surprise and delight await him who has chosen the Peony wisely and planted
it well; to all the other glories of his garden will be added the cool fragrance of its
majestic loveliness. — Mrs. Edward Harding.

THE FLOWER MARKET

(A Chinese poem recently translated by Arthur Waley in “170 Chinese Poems.”
The enthusiasm of the flower-lover does not change.)

In the Royal City spring is almost over:

Tinkle, tinkle — the coaches and horsemen pass.

We tell each other, “This is the peony season:”

And follow with the crowd that goes to the Flower Market.
“Cheap and dear — no uniform price:

The cost of the plant depends on the number of blossoms.

For the fine flower, — a hundred pieces of damask:

For the cheap flower, — five bits of silk.

Above is spread an awning to protect them:

Around is woven a wattle-fence to screen them.

If you sprinkle water and cover the roots with mud.

When they are transplanted, they will not lose their beauty.”
Each household thoughtlessly follows the custom,

Man by man, no one realizing.

There happened to be an old farm labourer
Who came by chance that way.

He bowed his head and sighed a deep sigh:

But this sigh nobody understood.

He was thinking, “A cluster of deep red flowers
Would pay the taxes of ten poor houses!”

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TREE PEONIES

Tree Peonies, P. Moutan or P. suffruticosa, are not nearly as well known in
this country as they should be. They are native of the northwestern part of China.
In the Orient, where they have long been in cultivation, varieties are numbered
by the hundreds.

The Tree Peony is a small shrub, usually reaching a height of three to four
feet. It is very slow-growing, and plants fifteen years old are often only four feet
high. Occasionally an individual “tree” will reach a greater height. This is true
of a certain old-fashioned double pink, the variety sometimes seen in neglected old
gardens through the countryside in southern New England, New York, and
New Jersey.

The fine French varieties have double flowers, large, compact blooms with petals
of good size. The colors are remarkably fine, especially the pinks which include
glowing salmon and coppery tints.

Peonies

Three very beautiful yellow Tree Peonies, the result of crossing P. Moutan with
P. lutea, have recently been produced.

The Japanese Tree Peonies have enormous single flowers of great beauty.

The variety and charm of the Tree Peony make it an especially delightful
subject for the enthusiastic collector.

We have a selection of the finest varieties. List will be furnished upon
application.

For several years we have had the privilege of studying the comparative merits
of the extensive variety of Peonies in the beautiful gardens of T. A. Havemeyer,
Esq., Brookville, L. I., who for over two decades has made the Peony his hobby,
assembling from all parts of the world the finest sorts, and whose collection is one

of the greatest and finest in existence today. From the thousand and more varie-
ties he possesses, the best and most distinct have been selected and re-selected,
and we believe that the list of varieties offered below comprises all that is beautiful
and dependable.

CHOICE HERBACEOUS PEONIES

Adolphe Rousseau. (Dessert & Mecliin,
1890.) Very large bloom; deep purplish
garnet-red, very brilliant, with metallic re-
flex; very tall, stiff stem; perfect habit.
Early. Strong clump, $3.50.

Albatre. (Crousse, 1885.) Very large, com-
pact, globular, rose type; milk-white,
shaded ivory, wide center petals tinged
lilac, edged with a minute line of carmine.
Very strong, vigorous, tall grower; blooms
very free. Midseason. Strong clump, $2.50.

Albert Crousse. (Crousse, 1893.) Very
large, rose-shaped flower; compact; flesh-
pink, center slightly flecked carmine, silvery
on border. Superb late variety. Strong
clump, $2.50.

Alfred de Musset. (Crousse, 1885.) Large,
full bloom of fine shape; fleshy white,
shaded pale salmon, rose center. We con-
sider this one of the most beautiful varie-
ties. Late. Strong clump, $1.50.

Alice de Julvecourt (syn. Triumphans
Gandavensis) . (Pele, 1857.) Full flower
of charmingly soft coloring. Heart of
flowers soft deep rose, surrounded by petals
of blush and cream, outer petals palest
pink. Midseason. Strong clump, $1.

Alexander Dumas. (Guerin, 1862.) An
inexpensive variety of crown type. Guards
and crown are brilliant pink; the collar is
cream or straw color. Medium height.
Large bloom Late. Strong clump, $1.

Archie Brand. (Brand, 1913.) Even, deep,
seashell - pink, silvery border. Petals,
closely massed, form a solid head sur-
rounded by broad, drooping guard petals.
Immense bomb flower ; delicately fragrant,
like a rose; profuse bloomer. Medium
height. Midseason. Strong clump, $14.

Asa Gray. (Crousse, 1886.) Large, full
bloom, imbricated, rose-shape; salmon-
flesh, sprinkled with carmine-lilac. Strong
clump, $2.50.

Avant-Garde. (Lemoine.) A Wittmaniana
hybrid. Exquisite, early blooming, single.
The petals are of pale rose, veined with
plum color; brilliant center of golden sta-
mens. Foliage of fine color, luxuriant and
noticeable. Strong clump, $3.50.

Alsace-Lorraine. (Lemoine, 1906.) Very
large, flat, semi-rose type; creamy white,
deepening to pale yellow; distinct and
beautiful. Tall, vigorous, free bloomer.
Late. Strong clump, $8.

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Aurore. (Dessert, 1904.) Large, cup-shaped
flower; very soft flesh-pink, salmon-yellow
at base of petals; stamens very prominent;
a very elegant variety. Late. Strong
clump, $3.50.

Avalanche. (Crousse, 1896.) Superb rose-
shaped flower of perfect form; creamy-
white, flecked with carmine; strong, vig-
orous grower. A very beautiful variety.
Late. Strong clump, $2.75.

Baroness Schroeder. (Kelway.) Very
large, globular, rose type. Flesh- white fad-
ing to milk-white. Tall, strong grower;
free bloomer. One of the finest Peonies.
Midseason. Strong clump, $4.50.

Carnea Elegans. (Calot, 1860.) Perfect
shape; broad petals; clear flesh-color,
glossy reflex, mixed with small yellow
petals; extra-fine bloom. Strong clump,
$2.75.

Claire Dubois. (Crousse, 1886.) Large,
globular flower of delicate pink, tipped with
silvery white. Late. Strong clump, $2.

Couronne d’Or. (Calot, 1872.) White with
yellow tints; a few visible stamens; large,
late variety. Extra good. Strong clump,
$1.50.

De Candolle. (Crousse, 1880.) Large,
imbricated petals ; uniform, bright currant
and amaranth. A late variety of very
beautiful color. Strong clump, $1.50.

Dorchester. (Richardson.) Large and com-
pact flower of pale pink. Of medium
height, fragrant, and free-blooming. Very
good for cutting, lasting unusually well.
Strong clump, $1.

Duchesse de Nemours. (Calot, 1856.)
White guard petals, sulphur-white center
with greenish reflex; strong grower and
free bloomer. Early. Strong clump, $1.

Edulis Superba. (Lemon, 1824.) A very
large bloom of perfect shape; fine, dark
brilliant pink with silvery reflex. Very
beautiful early variety. Extremely fra-
grant. Strong clump, $1.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning. (Brand,
1907.) Foliage strikingly large and
glossy. A tall, commanding white variety
which, when first opening, has the faintest
blush of soft seashell-pink, lower side of
guard petals splashed with dark crimson
and green. A white of the most attractive
form and quality. Delightfully fragrant.
Very late. Strong division, $25.

Enchanteresse. (Lemoine, 1903.) Very
large, globular, compact, rose type.
Creamy white; erect, tall, strong grower.
Very late. Strong clump, $9.

Eucharis. (Lemoine.) Large, full flower;

V guard petals blush-white, center cream.
Very good. Late. Strong clump, $7.50.

Eugene Verdier. (Calot, 1864.) Very large,
compact, rose type. Pale hydrangea-pink,
outer guard petals lilac-white; very fra-
grant; borne erect on extra-strong stems;
free bloomer. Late. Strong clump, $2.

Evangeline. (Lemoine, 1910.) Large, full,
imbricated flowers of flesh-colored pink
and mauve, with silvery reflex; sweet-
scented. Late. Strong clump, $8.

Felix Crousse. (Crousse, 1881.) Large,
anemone, ball-shaped bloom; very brilliant
red, ruby-flam e-colored center. Strong

clump, $1.

Festiva Maxima. (Miellez, 1850.) Very
large, globular rose type; white with center
marked crimson. Very tall, strong grower.
One of the best. Early. Strong clump, $1.

Frances Willard. (Brand, 1907.) Perfectly
formed flower; opens an exquisite blush,
changing to pure white; large size; tall,
very full bloom. Midseason. Strong divi-
sion, $10.

Galathee. (Lemoine, 1900.) Large, full- /
double, rose type; fleshy white; very fra-'1
grant. Tall, strong grower. Very high-
class variety. Flowers very late. Strong
clump, $4.75. .

Georgiana Shaylor. (Shaylor, 1908.)
Large, globular, compact, semi-rose type.
Pale rose-pink, center and guards slightly
splashed crimson. Tall, erect, compact,
strong grower. Late. Strong division, $10.

Germaine Bigot. (Dessert, 1902.) Large
flower, medium compact, flat crown; pale
lilac-rose, center prominently flushed crim-
son. Strong, erect grower of medium
height; free bloomer. Midseason. Very
beautiful when in good form; varies, how-
ever, in quality of bloom from year to
year. Strong clump, $3.50.

Gismonda. (Crousse, 1895.) Globular, flesh-
colored flowers with delicate pink center.
Very fragrant. Very beautiful. Strong
clump, $3.

Gloire de Charles Gombault. (Gom-
bault, 1866.) Large, globular bloom, extra
full; deep, fleshy pink collar, central petals
narrower, clear salmony flesh, shaded apri-
cot, with tuft of petals, pink striped car-
mine; multicolor variety. Strong, long
stems. Midseason. Strong clump, $1.50.

Grandiflora. (Richardson, 1883.) Very
large, flat, rose type; uniform rose-white.
Tall, erect, strong grower. The finest late
variety of its color. Very late. Strong
clump, $2.

James Kelway. (Kelway.) Very large,
loose, semi-rose type; rosy white, changing
to milk-white, tinged yellow at the base of
petals. Strong grower. Midseason. Strong
clump, $2.50.

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Jeannot. (Dessert, 1918.) Large, imbricated
cup-shaped flowers of perfect form; flesh-
pink, slightly tinged purple and shaded
salmon-pink at the base of petals, changing
to silvery white. A variety of exquisite
and delicate coloring. Strong clump, $12.

Karl Rosenfield. (Rosenfield, 1908.) Very
large, globular, compact, semi-rose type;
dark crimson, strikingly brilliant. Very
strong, tall, compact grower; free bloomer.
Midseason. Strong clump, $6.50.

Kelway’s Glorious. (Kelway, 1909.) Mag-
nificent variety; very large, full double
blooms. One of the finest whites. Very
fragrant. Strong clump, $30.

Kelway’s Queen. (Kelway.) Large, glob-
ular, rose-shaped flower; uniform rose-
mauve center, flecked crimson. Tall, strong
grower and free bloomer. Late midseason.
Strong clump, $10.

Lady Alexandra Duff. (Kelway.) Large,
cup-shaped, double flower; imbricated
petals; outer petals pale rose gradually
shading lighter towards the center to a
rosy white, showing yellow stamens in
center; exceedingly pretty and highly per-
fumed. Strong clump. $25.

La ^ ee. (Lemoine.) Very large, compact
flower. Petals very long, guards mauve-
rose, collar creamy white; very strong, tall
grower; free bloomer. Early. Strong
clump, $12.

La Fiancee. (Lemoine, 1908.) Enormous
flower with large petals; creamy white with
yellowish center. Strong, vigorous grower.
Midseason. Strong clump, $3.

L*a France. (Lemoine, 1901.) Very large,
globular, compact, rose type; uniform rose-
white color, outer guard petals splashed
crimson; very distinct, perfect, delicately
colored variety. Strong, tall, free bloomer.
Late. Strong clump, $10.

Lamartine. (Lemoine, 1908.) Large, im-
bricated petals of deep rose, bordered
silvery white. Strong, erect, tall grower.
An extra-fine late variety. Strong clump,
$7.50.

La. Perle. (Crousse, 1885.) Globular bloom

i/ of soft pinkish flesh-color, with silvery
and glossy border. Extra strong, fragrant
and extra good. Midseason. Strong
clump, $2.50.

La Rosiere. (Crousse, 1888.) Very pretty
semi-double white, shading to cream-white
in center. Midseason. Strong clump, $1.

La Tendresse. (Crousse, 1896.) Very large,
full flower; creamy white, changing to
pure white, slightly splashed crimson.
Strong, tall grower; very good. Early.
Strong clump, $2.50.

Laura Dessert. (Dessert, 1913.) Beautiful,
full flower; guard creamy white, bright
canary-yellow center. Magnificent variety. '
Early. Strong clump, $8.

Le Cygne. (Lemoine, 1907.) Large, glob-
ular, semi-rose type; purest white. With-
out doubt the finest white and one of the
most beautiful Peonies in existence. Petals
placed like feathers on a swan’s wing.
Midseason. Strong clump, $20.

Livingstone. (Crousse, 1879.) Large, very
full bloom, rose-shaped; pretty, soft pink,
with a silvery tip, flecked crimson. Very
strong. A very beautiful late variety.
Strong clump, $2.50.

Madame Auguste Dessert. (Dessert, 1899.)
Large, imbricated, cup-shaped flower of v
perfect form; glossy flesh, tinged clear car-
mine, center flecked with crimson. Extra-
fine variety of exquisite coloring; very
good. Early. Strong chimp, $3.50.

Madame Boulanger. (Crousse, 1886.) Very
large, full bloom; glossy soft pink, shaded
lilac, silvery flesh border; very fine. Late.
Strong clump, $2.50.

Madame Calot. (Miellez, 1856.) Very large,
full, globular, compact bloom; fleshy white,
tinged pale hydrangea-pink, center shaded
slightly darker with a sulphur tint. Fine
bud; strong stems and erect habit. A very
beautiful, early variety. Strong clump, $1.

Madame de Galhau. (Crousse, 1883.)
Large, imbricated, rose-shaped flower;
delicate glossy pink, tinged flesh and sal-
mon; very strong-growing plant. Late.
Strong clump, $1.

Madame de Vatry. (Guerin, 1853.) Large
bloom of perfect shape; guard petals clear
flesh, center sulphur-white, with carmine
stripes. Midseason. Strong clump, $1.

Madame de Verneville. (Crousse, 1885.)
Pure white, center blush when first open,
fading to white, carmine flecks; anemone
shape. Early. Strong clump, $1.50.

Madame Ducel. (Mechin, 1880.) Very
large, globular bloom of full double, per-
fect form; light mauve-rose with silvery
margin. Most attractive flower of great
beauty. Strong clump, $1.50.

Madame Emile Galle. (Crousse, 1881.)
Large cup-shaped, imbricated bloom; soft
lilac, center shaded soft flesh and cream.
Strong, free-bloomer; very good. Late.
Strong clump, $1.50.

Madame Emile Lemoine. (Lemoine, 1899.)
Large, globular, semi-rose type; milk-
white. Midseason. Strong clump, $2.50.

Madame Gaudichau. (Millet, 1909.) Large,
globular flower, intensely brilliant; very
dark crimson-garnet. Tall, strong grower;
splendid variety. Strong clump, $10.

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Madame Jules Dessert. (Dessert, 1908).
Large flower of beautiful form and ex-
quisite coloring; white, shaded flesh and
1 straw-yellow, showing golden stamens.

Strong clump, $9.

Madame Lemoinier. (Calot, 1865.) Large,
globular bloom; very soft lilac with white
reflex. Tall, vigorous grower of splendid
habit. Late. Strong clump, $1.50.

Marcelle Dessert. (Dessert, 1899.) Large,
finely shaped bloom; glossy cream- white,
very slightly splashed carmine, center
slightly flecked with crimson; fragrance of
a tea rose. Fine foliage; good habit. A
variety of great beauty. Midseason.
Strong clump, $6.

Marguerite Gerard. (Crousse, 1892.) Very
large bloom with broad petals; delicate
y/ fleshy pink, slightly tinged hydrangea-

pink, fading to nearly cream- white; strong
grower. A very handsome variety. Late.
Strong clump, $2.50.

Marie Crousse. (Crousse, 1892.) Large,
globular, very full bloom ; very soft salmon-
pink, slightly tinged lilac- rose; very fresh
coloring. Tall, strong grower. Very fine.
Midseason. Strong clump, $4.

Marie Jacquin. (Verdier.) Large, globular
bloom; glossy flesh- white, shaded sulphur;
golden stamens. Strong, vigorous plant of
good upright habit; very free bloomer, in
clusters of great beauty. Early. Strong
clump, $2.

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Marechal MacMahon. (Calot, 1867.) Very
large, full bloom of bomb type; purple-
solferino-red with silvery reflex. Extra
good. Midseason. Strong clump, $1.50.

Marie Lemoine. (Calot, 1869.) Enormous
bloom; sulphur-white, lightly shaded
chamois, with narrow carmine edge; erect
habit. Extra-strong stems. Very late.
Strong clump, $1.

Marquis C. Lagergren. (Dessert, 1911.)
Large, semi- imbricated flower; bright,
velvety, cherry-red, slightly tinged violet,
silvery tipped. Strong grower and free
bloomer. Midseason. Strong clump, $5.

Martha Bulloch. (Brand, 1907.) Mam-
moth, cup-shaped bloom on strong, stiff
stems; deep rose-pink in center, shading to
silvery shell-pink in outer petals; ex-
quisitely beautiful. One of the finest
Peonies in existence. Should be in every
collection. Strong division, $25.

Mary Brand. (Brand, 1907.) The greatest
of all red Peonies. Vivid crimson with
silky sheen that gives it a wonderful bril-
liancy. The golden stamens are scattered
through the center of irregularly fringed
petals. Immense flowers on strong stems.
A superb and wonderful creation. Mid-
season. Strong division, $15.

Mathilde de Roseneck. (Crousse, 1883.)
Very large, rose-shaped flower; rosy flesh,
tinged chamois and flecked carmine. Tall,
strong grower; beautiful variety. Late.
Strong clump, $2.

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Peonies

Mary Woodbury Shaylor. (Shaylor.)
Guard petals fresh clear pink with a
cream-colored center and a golden canary
color at the heart. This is a fine, dis-
tinct sort with strong, stiff stems. Strong
division, $40.

Maud L. Richardson. (Hollis.) Large,
medium compact, flat, rose type; pale lilac-
rose center lighter. Tall, strong grower;
excellent. Late. Strong clump, $4.50.

Mignon. (Lemoine, 1908.) Very large, per-
fectly formed flowers, with broad, imbri-
cated petals; soft light rose, passing to
amber-cream; very fragrant; vigorous
growth. Midseason. Strong clump, $8.

Milton Hill. (Richardson.) Very large,
compact, rose-shaped flower; pale lilac-
rose; strong, vigorous grower. One of the
finest in existence. Late. Strong clump, $4.

Mireille. (Crousse, 1894.) Very large, com-
pact, globular, rose type; milk-white, very
large center petals distinctly edged dark
crimson. Late, strong, tall grower. Very
fine. Very late. Strong clump, $3.

Miss Salway. (Kelway.) Very large, com-
pact globular bloom; lilac- white, lighter
collar. Tall, strong grower; free bloomer.
Very fine. Midseason. Strong clump, $10.

Modele de Perfection. (Crousse, 1875.)
Large, rose-shaped bloom; light pink cen-
ter, shaded darker, silvery border; strong
grower; good habit. Late. Strong
clump, $1.50.

Monsieur Dupont. (Calot, 1872.) Large,
cup-shaped flower of fine form; creamy
white petals, tinged yellow, intermingled
with stamens and tipped carmine. Strong
grower of upright habit; free bloomer. One
of the finest whites. Midseason. Strong
clump, $1.50.

Monsieur Martin Cahuzac. (Dessert,
1899.) Large bloom of fine form; rounded
petals of a very brilliant purple-red, shaded
with black-maroon, metallic reflex; erect
habit; very strong and vigorous. Very
handsome variety. Early midseason.
Strong clump, $7.

Mont Blanc. (Lemoine, 1899.) Very com-
pact, globular rose-type flower; milk-white,
center slightly tinted rose; erect; very
strong stems; free bloomer. One of the
finest whites. Early midseason. Strong
clump, $8.

Monsieur Jules Elie. (Crousse, 1888.)
Very large and full globular flower, per-
fectly formed ; very attractive fresh satiny
pink, darker at the base of petals, with
amber-yellow tints, silvery reflex. Strong,
vigorous grower and very free bloomer.
One of the finest Peonies. Early. Strong
clump, $1.50.

Mrs. George Bunyard. (Kelway.) Very
large, compact, flat rose type; pale, lilac-
rose; erect, tall, compact grower of strong
habit; very good. Midseason. Strong
clump, $4.

Mrs. Edward Harding. (Shaylor, 1918.)
The following description of a four-year-
old plant of Mrs. Edward Harding has been
verified by A. H. Fewkes, who staged the
prize-winning blooms at Cleveland, Ohio,
June, 1918: Flower is rose type, globular,
and very large, undisbudded stalks having
blooms quite 7 inches in diameter. The in-
dividual petals are large and deep through-
out the flower; guard petals are almost
3 inches wide; the buds are massive. The
color is ivory-white, a white that is del-
icately suffused with yellow, giving it a
warm, delightful tone. There are no red
or pink marks or tints. The plant is strong,
tall-growing (about 40 inches) with stiff,
erect stems and large, dark green foliage;
free-blooming. The whole effect is im-
pressively beautiful. Late midseason.
Strong division, $100.

Octavie Demay (Calot, 1867.) Beautiful
flower; light, hydrangea-pink, fading to
white; dwarf, strong plant. This is one
of the earliest and finest sorts. Strong
clump, $1.50.

Odette. (Dessert, 1908.) Large blooms, in
clusters; collar of broad, soft lilac petals,
those of the center mixed with little salmon
petals having greenish yellow reflex; vig-
orous grower. Midseason. Strong clump,
$4.50.

Philomele. (Calot, 1861.) Charming flower,
generally of the Japanese type; guard
petals bright pink, central petals amber-
yellow, with bright pink tuft, edged with
crimson; very distinct and attractive.
Strong, upright grower. Midseason.
Strong clump, $1.50.

Phyllis Kelway. (Kelway.) Very lovely
lavender-flesh, passing to white in center.
A very delicately colored flower. Strong
clump, $8.

Primevere. (Lemoine, 1907.) A very fine
Peony; the nearest approach to a yellow
sort in the Chinensis section. Guards
creamy white, center light sulphur-yellow.
Tall, strong grower; very fragrant. Mid-
season. Strong clump, $10.

Raoul Dessert. (Dessert, 1910.) Very
attractive bloom of enormous size, com-
pact; clear mauve, shaded carmine-pink,
stained silvery white. Strong, erect stems
and good habit; free bloomer. A variety
of great beauty. Midseason to late.
Strong clump, $12.

Reine Hortense. (Calot, 1857.) Very
large, compact, semi-rose type; the color
is uniform hydrangea-pink and salmon-
flesh-pink, center flecked crimson. Very
tall; long, stiff stems. Midseason. Strong
clump, $3.

Richard Carvel. (Brand, 1913.) Immense,
globular, bomb-shape flower; a bright
shade of crimson; guard petals large,
broad, and prominent; center petals gath-
ered into an immense central dome. Very
tall, strong stems; beautiful and lasting;
delicately fragrant; the best of the dark
reds; delightfully attractive plant. Early.
Strong clump, $8.

Rosa Bonheur. (Dessert.) Very large, flat,
rose type, with wide, imbricated petals;
light violet-rose, guards flecked crimson.
Erect, strong grower. Very good. Mid-
season. Strong clump, $8.

Rosette. (Dessert, 1918.) Pretty flower of
elegant shape, like a Captain Christy rose;
silvery flush, shading to salmon at base of
petals and flecked crimson on the border.
A superb early variety of erect habit.
Strong clump, $15.

Sarah Bernhardt. (Dessert.) Large, fine
flower of elegant and variable form; guard
petals delicate silvery violet-rose, those of
center intermingled with narrow petals of
amber-white, tinged salmon. The earliest
Chinese Peony to flower. Erect, tall; free-
flowering. Strong clump, $6.

Solange. (Lemoine, 1907.) Large, full
bloom; outer petals cream, tinged amber,
deepening toward the center, with salmon
shading, overlaid with a tender blush. A
very beautiful and distinct variety. Very
strong, erect, tall grower. Late. Strong
clump, $12.

Souvenir de Louis Bigot. (Dessert, 1913.)
Very large, convex bloom, with imbricated
petals; color brilliant Bengal-rose, slightly
tinged carmine at the base, turning to
salmon-pink, with very bright silvery re-
flex. Very fine. Strong clump, $10.

Therese. (Dessert, 1904.) Very attractive
imbricated flower, very large and double;
glossy flesh, slightly shaded pink, lighter
in the center. One of the most beautiful
varieties in color and form. Strong, erect,
free bloomer. Midseason. Strong clump,
$10.

Tourangelle. (Dessert, 1910.) Vigorous
grower, bearing large, flat-shaped flowers
of unusual size on long stems; color
pearly white, overlaid with delicate mauve
and with shades of La France pink. Ex-
quisite fresh color. Strong clump, $10.

Venus. (Kelway.) Very large, high, com-
pact crown; pale, hydrangea-pink, collar
lighter. Tall, free bloomer. Extra good.
Midseason. Strong clump, $3.

Walter Faxon. (Richardson.) Medium
size, globular, rose-shaped flower; bright
rose, deepening toward the center. Strong,
medium tall, free bloomer. Midseason.
Strong clump, $8.

SINGLE PEONIES

Etienne Dessert. (Dessert.) Very large,
single flower; lively China-pink petals,
central tuft of golden stamens; very beau-
tiful. Strong clump, $7.

L’Etincelante. (Dessert.) Very large, cup-
shaped flowers; brilliant carmine with
silvery margin. Fine. Strong clump, $5.

Ltjcienne. (Dessert, 1908.) Large, single
flower; white lightly shaded purple, chang-
ing to almost pure white; crown of golden
stamens at center. Strong clump, $7.

Madeleine Gauthier. (Dessert.) Fine,
large, silvery fleshy pink of exquisite and
delicate tone. Strong clump, $6.

Marguerite Dessert. (Dessert, 1913.)
Very large, single flower of pure white,
powdered and splashed with carmine, cen-
tral tuft of golden stamens. One of the
most exquisite varieties. Strong clump, $15.

JAPANESE PEONIES

Ama-No-Sode. Immense; bright-rose, shad-
ing lighter toward edging of petals; central
tuft of guard petaloides. Strong clump, $5.

Fuyajo. Very unique coloring — dark ma-
hogany-colored maroon, with velvety
shading; narrow center petals dark crim-
son, veined and tipped white. Very beau-
tiful. Strong clump, $7.

Isani-Gidui. Very large, single flower; pure
white with broad silky petals; big central
tuft of golden yellow stamens of filamen-
tous petals; strong grower of marvelous
beauty. Strong clump, $7.

King op England. (Kelway.) Rich, ruby-
madder guard petals, long narrow central
petaloides of pure golden yellow, changing
to golden yellow, striped crimson. One of
the finest. Strong clump, $4.

Margaret Atwood. Very large, pure white,
cup-shaped flowers, with deep golden cen-
ter. Unusually large petals of heavy tex-
ture. Strong, vigorous grower. The finest
white. Strong clump, $12.

‘-Mikado. Dark crimson, with narrow fila-
mental petals; crimson edged and tipped
gold. Strong clump, $2.50.

Tora-no-Maki. Very large, lilac -white
flowers, with two rows of guard petals;
beautiful cushion center of white and
clear amber-yellow. Strong, erect grower
of medium height; very free bloomer.
Early midseason. One of the most attrac-
tive. Strong clump, $5.

^White Lady. (Kelway.) Beautiful cup-
shaped flower with waxlike petals, of the
purest white and with a heavy cushion of
deep golden yellow staminoides in the
center. Late. Strong clump, $12.

LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY

Dainty white lily
Dressed like a bride.

Shining with whiteness
And scented beside. — Anon.

No dweller in the country would be without a generous bed of Lilies-of-the-
Valley. In high and in lowly gardens these simple, fragrant flowers have ever been
among the most welcomed of the year. In early times the dried or distilled blossoms
were deemed a cure for many “griefs” of the flesh, and while our faith in their
potency may be less firm today, surely it is true that when we come unexpectedly
upon the slender stems of frosted, scented bells hiding among the bright green leaves
we receive refreshment for the mind and the spirit.

The Lily-of-the- Valley is essentially a shade-loving plant. Beds should be
given a northern or northwestern exposure if possible, and the most desirable soil
is a rich, sandy loam. In planting, the crowns should be set about three inches
apart and about two inches below the surface. A dressing of well-rotted manure and
leaf-mold in the autumn after the leaves have died down will insure more and
finer flowers in the spring. The roots of this fair flower are poisonous. — L. B. W.

Lily-of-the-Valley Clumps. Their importation having been forbidden, they are very
scarce. $48 per 100.

“Excellenta,” Lily-of-the-Valley Pips. This celebrated strain is so well known to
flower show exhibitors and judges alike that it requires no introduction. For the past
few years this special stock has not been available, and we have consistently refrained
from handling any other. We can again accept orders for this stock for delivery at any
time of the year from cold storage. Case of 250 pips, $22; case of 500 pips, $40.

LILIES FOR GARDEN AND WOODLAND

When the yellow lily flowers in the meadows, and the red in
dry land and by wood paths, then, methinks, the flowering season
has reached its height. — Tiioreau.

Probably success with Lilies is among the proudest achievements that the
gardener knows, yet many hesitate to seek it because of the difficulties believed to
attend the culture of these noble flowers. And while it is quite true that certain
species demand special conditions for their welfare, it is also true that many will
thrive under ordinary garden conditions. Failure is nearly always due to a lack of
understanding of the nature and requirements of the various species, for, as a
matter of fact, no garden is so poor and hungry of soil, or so moist and shady, but
it will successfully entertain several kinds of Lilies; and within the broad boundaries
of our country are innumerable country places that offer situations where, with
little or no preparation, thousands of Lilies might be grown with an effect unsur-
passed for beauty and nobility.

The Tiger Lily, escaped from gardens, has naturalized itself along the roadsides
in many sections of the East, and presents a gorgeous spectacle during July and
August when the great tawny blossoms smoulder through tangles of azure ehiekory
and wild carrot that with it throng the way. Such lavish displays may be accom-
plished with other Lilies if an understanding of their needs be reached. Some one
has said that “Life consists not in birthdays but in the enjoyment of our intelli-
gence; and this has no more salutary exercise than in the study of plants.” The
Lily invites the exercise of our intelligence. We are too prone to tuck any plant
into any soil and situation without inquiry as to its natural habit and environment.
But Such casual treatment will not serve the Lily; the beautiful creature bespeaks
our sympathy, our understanding, and our consideration. These given, any triumph
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see the ivory-hued L. Brownii increase with the easy nonchalance of any border
plant, or Mr. Wilson’s lovely L. regale naturalized as if to the garden born, or the
giant Lily of the Himalaya Mountains, L. giganteum , arisen to its great height, its
upper stem hung with long white Lilies pouring forth fragrance — a mysterious
presence amidst the green gloom of the forest glade?

Lilies are natives of the northern hemisphere and are mainly found within the
temperate zone, though a few hail from subtropic regions. With the exception of
these southerners, there are very few not sufficiently hardy to stand our northern
winters. Winter damp and late spring frosts cause disaster among them far more
than actual cold; these are the forces chiefly to be guarded against. To this end,
good, sharp drainage should be given all Lilies, and some sort of protective herbage
through which the forward young shoots may make their way secure against un-
expected frosts and rough winds. Later this herbage — it may be dwarf-growing
shrubs, ferns, or herbaceous plants — gives to the mature stem the protection it
craves from the too great heat of the sun and keeps the ground above the bulb
more or less cool. These safeguarding conditions are always found wherever Lilies
grow naturally, and such a broad hint from Nature will not be ignored by the wise.

So sensitive are Lilies to standing water that the bulbs of even the most inveter-
ate of the marsh-dwellers are almost invariably discovered lodged in a hummock of
sod, or resting upon a stone, and often surrounded by gritty sand. Though the roots
go down through the mud and often right into water, the bulb is so situated as
to be safe from standing water, and in winter is practically dry. This shows the
mistake of planting the rare California Bog Lilies or even our sturdy eastern species
directly in mud and water. In planting Lily bulbs in situations that are actually
swampy, E. H. Wilson tells us to “invert a flower-pot at the requisite depth,
place the bulb on the upturned base, and surround it with silver or gritty river-
sand.” This device somewhat reproduces its natural conditions.

On the other hand, nearly all Lilies are dependent upon considerable moisture

during the growing season and greatly relish coolness above and below ground.
Thin woodland, gently sloping, where the soil is fibrous and rooty, and rich in leaf-
matter, furnishes ideal conditions for the establishment of plantations of Lilies,
especially if a stream flows through the bottom, keeping the soil cool and furnish-
ing abundant moisture for the thirsty. Such situations are not at all uncommon
on country estates and might, with little trouble, be made the scene of a procession
of beauty and interest throughout the summer and well into the autumn. Here all
the marsh-dwellers and shade-lovers would dwell in entire content, and where the
trees were thinnest, those more tolerant of the sun would find a home.

Close to the water, bold groups of our eastern Turks-Cap, L. superbum, would
be placed and the slenderer Lily of moist fields, L. canadense. Here also the Cali-
fornia Leopard Lilies, L. pardalinum, L. Parryi, and L. parvum; and a little farther
back, with plenty of sharp sand mixed with the soil about them, other Californians
would be well suited — the L. Humboldtii group, L. Bolanderi, L. columbianum, L.
washingtonianum, L. rubescens, and L. Kelloggii, with the sprightly little Lily of the
North Carolina and Virginia mountains, L. Grayi. The sunset colors of the marsh-
dwellers would be taken up by the plantations of L. tigrinum splendens, high up
out of the way of wet feet; and in between, their swaying grace and lovely blossoms
shown finely against the surrounding green, great colonies of L. auratum and its
improved varieties, of L. Martagon and its varieties, especially the rare white
kind, of the jeweled L. speciosum, and L. Brownii, L. Burbankii, L. Wallacei,
L. Henryi, L. pomponium, L. monadelphum and L. monadelphum Szovitzianum,
L. testaceum, and the most remarkable of all Lilies, L. giganteum himalaicum.

This Lily, while enjoying the shade of light woodland, must grow free of all
shrubs and underbrush, for the reason that its broad, heart-shaped leaves require
space and freedom for development. For a few weeks in early spring, when the
green noses are just making their appearance, it is well to cover them with a little
light brush to ward off frosts. English authorities who have made a study of this
Lily report it as a heavy feeder and recommend a bed of well-rotted manure placed
below the loamy soil in which the bulb is planted. The bulbs should be not more
than an inch or so below the surface of the ground.

Although all Lilies may be said to enjoy some shade, many, if given protection
about their lower stems, will thrive very well in sunny situations. It is from among
these more tolerant varieties that we make our choice for the garden borders. All
the following make splendid border plants under reasonably good garden condi-
tions: L. Brownii, L. tenuifolium, L. Henryi, L. auratum, L. speciosum, L. Han-
sonii, L. regale, L. tigrinum, L. croceum, L. testaceum, L. chalcedonicum, L. Bate-
mannioe, L. umbellatum, L. Sargentioe, L. Thayerce, L. pardalinum, L. Martagon
(purple), L. candidum, and L. elegans.

It is frequently complained that the strong colors worn by Tiger Lilies, L.
croceum, L. Hansonii, and many others are difficult to bring into harmony with
the hues of other garden flowers. This embarrassment is entirely disposed of if
blossoms of the pink and crimson scale are kept at a reasonable distance. One would
not indeed have a garden without these flashing tones of gold and flame, orange,
apricot, and scarlet to lend it flash and glow, and all such brightly garbed Lilies
are quite safe and amiable among all the blues and purples and lavenders of the
garden, as well as among yellow and white flowers.

In planting Lilies among other plants, it must be seen to that tiieir neighbors
are not of too stout and pervasive a character, for the bulbs resent being crowded
and pressed upon. But delightful effects may be brought about by planting among
the bulbs slender-growing plants that will shelter the Lily stems and at the same
time provide a becoming setting and foil for the Lily flowers. A few happy combina-

tions are as follows: L. tigrinum interplanted with blue and white monkshood
(. Aconitum napellus bicolor); L. speciosum with sea lavender ( Statice latifolia );
L. Henryi with Funkia grandiflora; L. monadelphum Szovitzianum with white cranes-
bill ( Geranium sanguineum album); L. croceum, one of the easiest and most effective
of garden Lilies, with the slender belladonna larkspur (. Delphinium belladonna) ;
Madonna Lilies with southernwood or delphiniums and L. elegans with white
heuchera. The Meadow Lily, L. canadense, grows very well in gardens where the
soil is deep and well drained, and the garden year furnishes no gayer picture than a
well-established clump of Gypsophila paniculata, its cloud of delicate blossoms
pierced in all directions by the fiery barbs of this attractive species.

For all Lilies save the marsh-dwellers, a soil of fibrous loam, sand, and leaf-soil
is the best, and should extend to a considerable depth. No manure must come into
contact with the sensitive bulb, though feeding may be done from above by means
of a mulch of well-rotted manure. It is a “safety-first” precaution to give all
Lily bulbs, when planted, a cushion and covering of clean sand to drain away super-
fluous water and at the same time to keep the bulb properly moist.

It may be said here that much of the trouble experienced in growing Lilium
auratum and its fine varieties is probably due to a misconception of the needs of
these bulbs. We have prepared for it beds of peat and leaf soil in nicely shaded
locations only to have the bulbs disappear after a year or so. E. H. Wilson
describes this Lily growing naturally in “the volcanic ash and detritus which form
the slopes of the sacred and sublime Mt. Fuji.” And again, “I also met with it
growing wild on gravelly banks and hillsides among small shrubs and coarse grasses.
It is the open, porous soil, and not the rich humus that this Lily luxuriates in.
Leaf-soil it loves, in common with all Lilies, but it wants no unaerated acid peat,
and it loathes raw nitrogenous manures.”

The depth at which Lilies should be planted varies, not only according to the size,
but according as to whether they produce one or two sets of roots. Some Lilies send
out only the fleshy perennial roots from the base of the bulb. These do not require
deep planting — twice the depth of the bulb is sufficient and the Madonna Lily is
happiest with its bulb just covered with soil — and pretty poor soil at that.

The stem-rooting species, on the other hand, those that issue a mop of fibrous
roots at the base of the stem, must be set sufficiently deep to protect this second set
of roots from injury from drought, frost, and careless digging. Three and one-half
times the depth of the bulb is none too deep; that is, if the bulb is two inches in
diameter, there should be seven inches of soil above it at the least.

A large proportion of the finest Lilies have this peculiarity, and to heed its
significance is of the utmost importance. To shallow planting is attributable most
of the unsuccessful attempts to grow the stem-rooting species of Lilies. These roots
are vital to the health of the plant, and if they are dried up or otherwise injured
the result must inevitably be loss of vitality and finally complete destruction.

Important stem-rooting species are these: L. auratum, L. Brownii, L. Bateman-
nice, L. croceum, L. concolor, L. elegans, L. Henryi, L. Krameri, L. Leichtlinii, L.
longiflorum, L. rubellum, L. philadelphicum, L. speciosum, L. tenuifolium. L. tigri-
num, L. umbellatum, L. regale, L. Hansonii, L. sulphureum.

To safeguard Lilies in winter, not from cold but from the continual freezing and
thawing common to our climate, which tears and injures the roots and often heaves
the bulb completely out of the ground, a mulch of manure or marsh hay should be
thrown over them after the ground becomes frozen. Thus they are secure until the
ingratiating spring sunshine incites the tender young shoots to issue forth and,
thrusting aside the hard materials that surround it, push upward to greet another
spring. — L. B. W.

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FRENCH LILIES

LILIUM CANDIDUM (Ascension or Madonna Lily)

The Lily of antiquity was undoubtedly L. candiduvi. In mythology this white Lily
was supposed to have sprung from the milk of Hera. As the Plant of Purity, it was contrasted
with the Rose of Aphrodite. All through the Middle Ages this Lily was the symbol of
heavenly purity.

White though ye be, yet, Lilies, know,

From the first ye were not so:

But I’ll teil ye
What befall ye.

Cupid and his mother lay
In a cloud : while both did play.

He with his pretty finger press’d
The ruby niplet of her breast;

Out of the which the cream of light.

Like to a dew.

Fell down on you,

And made ye white. — Robert Herrick.

Maeterlinck refers to this loveliest of Lilies when he says:

“The great white Lily, the old lord of the gardens, the only authentic prince among all
the commonalty issuing from the kitchen-garden, the ditches, the copses, the pools and the
moors, among the strangers come from none knows where, with his invariable six-petaled
chalice of silver, whose nobility dates back to that of the gods themselves, the immemorial
Lily raises his ancient sceptre, august, inviolate, which creates around it a zone of chastity,
silence and light.”

Be very careful that you plant the right type of this beautiful Lily in your garden. There
is an early-flowering variety which is grown in the south of France. These should be used
exclusively for forcing; if planted in the garden, they are prone to disease and are unsatis-
factory. In Europe this type is called L. candidum speciosum. This variety is only too often
planted out-of-doors and produces very inferior plants.

The true type to use for the garden is the L. candidum from the north of France. This
bulb is easily recognized by its composition of white, fleshy scales, while the southern
France sort has pink, loose scales.

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Plant in a rather stiff loam, surrounding the bulb with sharp sand and placing it somewhat
on its side. An open, fully exposed place is best for it. After it has become established,
leave it alone as it much resents disturbance at the roots. If necessary to transplant, do so
as soon as the flower-stems die down.

This Lily of all Lilies should be planted in quantity in every garden — emblem of purity,
the inspiration of poet and painter for centuries, and a benediction in the garden when June
is melting into July — their delicious fragrance is not equaled by any other Lily.

We deliver these “true northern France” Lilies in their original French hampers. Ham-
per of 100 heaviest bulbs, $30; hamper of 50 heaviest bulbs, $17.

Candidum speciosum, for forcing exclusively,
from southern France. Extra-strong
bulbs, $21 per 100.

Crocuem. A favorite Lily with all. Bright
orange, with small crimson spots. It is one
of the upright-flowering section, and very

hardy, thriving in any soil in a sunny gar-
den border or among shrubs in half shade.
At its best toward the end of June and
early part of July. Stem-rooting; fall or
early spring planting. Extra-selected bulbs,
45 cts. each, $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

OLD-WORLD LILIES

Give me swift transportance to those fields
Where I may wallow in the Lily beds.

— Troilus and Cressida.

Chalcedonicum. Grows to a height of 3 to
4 feet. Flowers in loose clusters, small but
symmetrical in shape, with recurved
petals; bright red and waxlike. Does
splendidly in properly drained heavy soil
and even clay; should not be disturbed
when once well established. Often flowers
very poorly the first season, but nothing is
more lovely than a clump of this Lily in
bloom when established. Base-roots; fall
planting; July flowering. Extra-strong
bulbs, $1.75 each, $16 for 10.

Heldreichii. Bright, reddish yellow flowers
on stems 2 to 3 feet high, thickly set with
narrow leaves. It thrives in a loamy soil
in a partially shaded place. Base-roots;
fall planting; July flowering. Extra-strong
bulbs, $1.75 each, $16 for 10.

Martagon album. There are few more
beautiful things than the White Martagon
Lily when seen in its best form and thriv-
ing in such a way as to reveal its full beauty.
The appearance of these Lilies is graceful
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slender stems, 4, 5, and sometimes nearly
6 feet high, the numerous, drooping, wax-
like, white Turk’s-Cap flowers, with yel-
low-tipped stamens, look inexpressibly
fascinating. The small flowers are sym-
metrical in shape, with reflexed petals and
are borne in terminal pyramid-shaped
clusters. The white Martagon appears to
flourish best where its lower growths have
the benefit of the partial shade afforded
by herbaceous plants or shrubs, and it
never looks better than when springing
through and towering over some of mod-
erate vigor. The Martagon Lily does won-
derfully well in the shade of trees, and the
white variety is no exception in this respect.
Few, if any, stem roots; fall planting; June
flowering. Extra-strong bulbs, $1.75 each,
$16 for 10.

Martagon dalmaticum Strong-growing,
stately Lily; the stems rise as tall as 6 feet,
with correspondingly large flower clusters.
The flowers are a deep vinous purple of
waxy texture and shine as if varnished.
Base-roots; fall planting; June flowering.
Extra-strong bulbs, $1.50 each, $14 for 10.

Monadelphum Szovitzianitm. One of the
finest Lilies and easiest to grow. It reaches
a height of 4 to 6 feet and more. The stems
are stout and the numerous leaves are pale
green. As many as thirty flowers are some-
times borne on one stem of established
bulbs, forming pyramidal-shaped clusters.
The flowers are drooping, with the seg-
ments of a thick wax-like texture, regularly
recurved. They vary from a pale citron-

yellow to deep yellow. The first season
after planting it seldom shows much
growth above the ground, but the follow-
ing season it will grow freely. Base-roots;
fall planting; early June flowering. Extra-
strong bulbs, $1 each, $9.50 for 10.

Pomponium. Beautiful Lily for the open
border. Flowers deep, rich scarlet, Turk’s-
Cap-like. Grows strongly in good garden
soil of a loamy nature. Height 3 to 4 feet.
Base-roots; fall planting; June flowering.
Extra-strong bulbs, 65 cts. each, $6
for 10.

Pyrenaicum. The yellow Turk’s-Cap Lily.
Its stems grow 2 feet high, densely clothed
with narrow leaves, carrying many small
flowers of a yellow, dotted brown color,
regularly reflexed. Good for the open
border in loamy soil. Base-roots; fall
planting; June flowering. Extra-strong
bulbs, 65 cts. each, $6 for 10.

Testaceum. (This beautiful Lily is also
known as “Excelsum” and as the Nankeen
Lily.) One of the choicest border Lilies
and absolutely hardy. The dull apricot
tone, set off by orange anthers, puts it in
a color class by itself. The most graceful
of all Lilies. It often grows from 6 to 7 feet
high when established, and the horizon-
tally poised heads of drooping flowers wave
in a breeze in a graceful way. It is a good
Lily for pot culture. It has the texture of
L. candidum, with reflexed petals. Base-
roots; fall planting; June- July flowering.
Extra-strong bulbs, $1 each, $9.50 for 10,
$90 per 100.

CHINESE, JAPANESE AND OTHER LILIES

AURATUM

There is a lingering charm about the garden in September. One feels the sense of depart-
ing beauty and hurries to enjoy what color and fragrance kind Summer has left in her flight.
Best of all her legacies is L. auratum, that magnificent Lily which sometimes has such a
treacherous way of disappointing us.

When grown to perfection, they are, perhaps, the grandest of all Lilies. Unfortunately,
they are very capricious in their requirements. They are perfectly hardy and the conditions
most favorable are a well-drained soil, consisting of peat or leaf-mold and sand, and a posi-
tion where they will be partially protected from cold winds during early spring and from the
direct rays of the sun later on.

They do well planted among low-growing shrubs, like azaleas, kalmias, rhododendrons,
and vacciniums. Being stem-rooters, they must be planted very deep — from 8 to 10 inches.
Arriving from Japan usually when the ground is frozen, the bulbs should be potted up into
extra-sized deep pots containing a compost consisting of loam, leaf-soil, coarse sand, char-
coal, and a little peat, the drainage holes at the bottom of the pots being made much larger.
The pots might then be put in a coldframe or similar place, and, as the plants grow, a little
more soil should be added as a top-dressing for the stem-roots. When the Lilies have thrown
up spikes some 6 to 8 inches high, they are planted out, in their pots, in a place specially
prepared to receive them.

Special Stock. Case of 25 bulbs $24, case of 50 bulbs $46, 100 bulbs $90.

Selected Bulbs. Size 11 to 13 inches; case of 25 bulbs $16, case of 50 bulbs $30, case of
100 bulbs $58.

Strong Bulbs for large masses, which will not give an immediate effect but will flower
beautifully the following season. 100 bulbs $25, 1,000 bulbs $240.

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Individual variations, particularly in
markings, occ-ur plentifully with this Lily;
the following are the finest; they are less
spotted than in the type.

Attratum pictum. Petals are freely spotted
with crimson, the central stripe being suf-
fused with the same tint. Extra-selected
bulbs, $22 for case of 2 5, $43 for case of 50.

Auratum platyphyllum. Also called “Mac-
ranthum.” This is a robust growing form;
the stem is stouter and attains a greater
height; the leaves are much broader;
enormous flowers, white, richly spotted
yellow. Undoubtedly the choicest of all
and, in our opinion, superior to the type.
Extra-selected bulbs, $22 for case of 25,
$43 for case of 50, $85 for case of 100.

Auratum rubro-vittatum. Large white
flowers with a deep bright crimson band
down the center of each petal. Extra-
selected bulbs, $22 for case of 25, $43 for
case of 50.

Auratum Wittei. Also called “Virginale.”
A pure white, unspotted flower with a
light yellow band through the center of
each petal. Extra-selected bulbs, $22 for
case of 25, $43 for case of 50.

Brownii odorum. One of the finest and
most satisfactory Lilies. The flower-stem
is tinged with reddish brown and the foli-
age is long, narrow, gracefully recurved,
and of a deep green tint. The trumpet-
shaped flowers are large, well-formed, of
great substance, lasting a long time when
cut. These deliciously fragrant flowers
open pale yellow, fading to a creamy white.
The outside of the trumpets is streaked
with reddish brown. Plant deep in light,
rich, sandy loam or peat and give good
drainage. The Japanese plant the bulb on
its side to avoid damage by water. Grown
under glass in shade it comes a lovely
creamy yellow; very beautiful. Stem-
roots; fall or spring planting; June- July
flowering. Extra-selected bulbs, $1.25 each,
$10 for 10, $95 per 100.

Concolor. A charming little Lily. It pro-
duces several stems on each bulb, from
12 to 18 inches high, bearing several erect,
open, star-like flowers about 2 inches across,
wax-like in texture, and of a bright scarlet.
Should be planted in a loamy soil, lightened
by peat, leaf-mold, and sand, in a fairly
moist but well-drained spot. Charming for
cool parts of the rock-garden. Stem-roots;
fall and spring planting; July flowering.
Extra-selected bulbs, $4.75 for 10, $45 per
100.

Concolor, Coridion. The same as the type,
except that the color is of a clear rich yel-
low tint. Extra-selected bulbs, $4.75 for
10, $45 per 100.

Davuricum. Very hardy dwarf Lily. Stem
2 feet and more, according to the vigor of
the variety; narrow leaves and erect, large,
open flowers, six to eight or more in a
terminal cluster, varying from pale orange
to orange-red in the various forms. Very
hardy and free-flowering ; splendid for open
borders, succeeding in ordinary soil. The
most distinct of the numerous varieties are :
Erectum. Early-flowering; orange and
scarlet. Grandiflorum. Large; scarlet
and orange flowers. Incomparable. The
richest in color — deep crimson. Stem-
roots; fall or spring planting; June-July
flowering. Extra-selected bulbs of all
varieties, $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Elegans. Hardy dwarf Lily, thriving in
ordinary garden soil, preferring light loam,
peat, and leaf-mold. Splendid for rock-
gardens and for naturalizing. Remarkable
for the great number of its varieties, vary-
ing in color, height, and flowering season.
Large, erect, cup-shaped flowers; some of
the varieties grow only 6 inches high.
The best are:

Elegans, Alice Wilson. Clear lemon-yel-
low; very dwarf. June. $5.50 for 10, $50
per 100.

Elegans atrosanguineum. Very rich
crimson-red, spotted black. One of the
best. June. $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Elegans Batemannle. Glowing apricot
flowers, from 3 to 4 inches in diameter, on
stems about 3 feet high, borne from four to
six in a terminal umbel or cluster; free of
spots; is at its best early in August.
$4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Elegans marmoratum aureum. Deep
yellow with crimson spots; early June.
Height 2 feet. $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Elegans, Orange Queen. A fine flower of
a clear bright orange. Height 12 inches.
June. $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Elegans Wallacei. Drooping flowers of a
clear apricot-yellow. Grows about 18
inches high, several flower-stems coming
from one bulb; is in bloom, generally,
early in August. $4 for 10, $38 per 100.

Giganteum himalaicum. This noble Giant
Lily is unique among Lilies on account of
its stature and broad leaves. It is a hand-
some foliage plant when not in flower, and
when its tall flower-spikes are matured it
is indeed stately. In the finest specimens
the flower-stem often reaches a height
of 10 to 12 feet, bearing long, tubular-
shaped flowers, frequently ten or twelve
opening in succession. The color is pure
white, tinged on the outside with green
and inside with purple. A sheltered spot,
partially shaded by trees is most suitable,
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portion of sandy peat, is required to insure
success. A light loam in woodland will also
give satisfactory results. Protect the
growing shoots with evergreen boughs in
spring. Planted out in a greenhouse border
it will flourish to perfection. The roots
must be well established to insure perfect
flower development. It is best to plant a
smaller size bulb and have patience for
two seasons before they will flower; but
when they do, their grandeur will repay
the patience of waiting. For immediate
result, our extra-select bulbs are offered,
but you will not often be successful with
those. Base-roots; fall planting; July
flowering. Extra-selected bulbs, $3 each,
$29 for 10; smaller strong bulbs, $1.50
each, $14 for 10.

Hansonii. In every way most desirable,
being not particular in its cultural require-
ments and extremely handsome in flower;
does well in light loam. Plant among
shrubs and low plants to protect young
shoots, this being one of the earliest Lilies
to appear in spring. Protect from the full
sun as the flowers bleach easily. The stem
reaches a height of 4 to 5 feet, carrying
blossoms 2 inches across, regularly reflexed,
the petals being of a bright orange spotted
more or less with brown, of a waxy texture.
Admirable for pot culture. Stem-roots;
fall or very early spring planting; June
flowering. Extra-selected bulbs, $7 for 10,
$65 per 100.

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Henryi. An invaluable garden plant, vig-
orous in its growth, failing but very seldom.
One of the best border Lilies, reaching over
8 feet and more in height when established,
and bearing more than twenty flowers of a
rich, deep, orange-yellow. Fine foliage.
Does well in both light and heavy loam,
but prefers soil with a mixture of peat.
Plant very deep. A partially shaded place,
sheltered from high winds, suits it best.
It is a beautiful Lily to grow under glass,
where it has produced flowers measuring
over 8 inches in diameter. Retarded in
cold storage the bulbs may be easily and
quickly brought into flower under glass.
Stem-roots; late fall or early spring plant-
ing; August-September flowering. Extra-
selected bulbs, $21 for case of 25, $41 for
case of 50; strong bulbs $14 for case of
25, $26 for case of 50. $50 per 100; re-
tarded bulbs from cold storage, $23 for
case of 25, $43 for case of 50.

Krameri. Unique for its color and grows
from 2 to 4 feet high. The funnel-shaped
finely formed flowers are 6 inches or more
in length and as much across, of a beautiful
clear pink color, often shaded blush. One
of our most beautiful Lilies with which we
have been very successful, though growers
often find difficulty in bringing them into
flower. If they are grown in pots, three in
a 6-inch pot, and then, pot and all plunged
in the rhododendron bed, there seems no
reason why they should not succeed very

JOHN

well. Use light, rich sandy loam or peat
and give good drainage. Plant deep — it
makes stem-roots. Arrives from Japan
late in December and should be planted
then or in early spring. Exceptionally
fine Lily. Extra-strong bulbs, 65 cts. each,
$6 for io, $55 per 100.

Leichtlinii. One of the most graceful Lilies,
growing 3 to 4 feet high, with slender stems
and long narrow leaves carrying drooping
flowers ; narrow reflexed petals of pale yel-
low, spotted with reddish chocolate. Plant
carefully in sandy soil, lightened with peat.
It makes an early start and must there-
fore have protection from late frosts. To
insure success, plant in pots and plunge
pots in the border or where you wish this
Lily to flower. Put sharp sand around the
bulbs. Stem-roots; plant in fall or early
spring; July-August flowering. Extra-
strong bulbs, 70 cts. each, $6.50 for 10,
$60 per 100.

Neilgherrense. Exclusively offered for
growing with the protection of a frame or
greenhouse. It is a grand Lily, growing to
a height of from 3 to 4 feet, bearing two to
three beautiful, large, trumpet-shaped
flowers of a primrose-yellow tint; they
are also delicately fragrant. Use a mix-
ture of loam, peat, and sand. Stem-
roots; late fall or early spring plant-
ing; flowers at any time from September
to November. Extra-selected bulbs,
$2 each, $18 for 10.

Nepalense. This beautiful Lily also requires
the protection of a greenhouse, where its
blossoms are borne in early autumn. It
grows from 4 to 6 feet, bearing from two to
seven funnel-shaped flowers, about 5 inches
across, with recurved segments; greenish
yellow, basal portions of petals deep
purple. Both these varieties thrive best if
planted out in a greenhouse in a moist bed
of peaty soil in a light position, protected
from the direct rays of the sun. Stem-
roots; late fall or early spring planting;
autumn flowering.

Regale. Also called “Myriophyllum.” One
of the most beautiful Lilies. A vigorous
grower with sturdy stems 3 to 4 feet high,
densely covered with long, linear-lanceo-
late foliage. Center of flower flushed with
yellow, shading to white at the outer edges ;
externally the flowers are streaked with
brown, shaded through the almost trans-
lucent petals with a delightful pearly tint.
Very distinct. Thrives in any good peaty
soil. Stem-roots; plant fall or early spring;
July flowering. Extra-selected bulbs,
$1.50 each, $14 for 10.

Rubellum. An extremely beautiful small
Lily. The color varies from a deep rose-
pink to almost white, with yellow anthers ;
very fragrant, small, funnel-shaped flowers;
grows \}/2 feet high. It does best in light
soil ; surround the bulb with rubble so that
it is never in direct contact with the soil
and, if possible, plant them deeply in pots

because they are stem-rooting. Give
partial shade. Plant in late fall or earliest
spring; flowers in early June. Extra-strong
bulbs, 65 cts. each, $6 for 10, $55 per 100.

Speciosum. One of the most satisfactory
Lilies to grow, both for open-air culture
and for growing in pots. Absolutely hardy
and of strongest constitution. A deep
sandy loam, with an admixture of leaf-
mold and peat, is best suited to the require-
ments of this variety. The young shoots
should be protected from the cold cutting
winds of early spring. By a process of cold
storing (retarding) the bulbs may be had
in bloom under glass at any time during
the year. Stem-roots; late fall or early
spring planting; August-September flower-
ing. The following varieties are the most
distinct: Album Krzetzeri. Pure white;
brown anthers. Album novum. Pure
white; anthers bright yellow. Special
stock, $22 for case of 25, $43 for case of 50,
$85 for case of 100; extra-selected bulbs,
size 11 x 13 inches, $17 for case of 25,
$32 for case of 50, $60 for case of 100;
retarded bulbs from cold storage, $24 for
case of 25, $45 for case of 50.

Speciosum magnificum. Rich ruby-carmine,
margined white; stout of substance and
broad of petal. This variety is by far the
most magnificent in color, form, and size.
Melpomene. Deep carmine-crimson, in-
tensified by a narrow margin of white;
flowers freely. Special Stock, $22 for case
of 25, $43 for case of 50, $85 for case of 100;
selected bulbs, size 13 inches, $17 for case
of 25, $32 for case of 50, $60 for case of 100;
retarded bulbs from cold storage, $24 for
case of 25, $45 for case of 50.

For large planting we can furnish strong
but somewhat smaller bulbs that will pro-
duce a splendid effect, both in the white
and deep pink form of the Speciosum vari-
eties at $42 per 100.

For growing under glass we recommend
that you use the largest bulbs exclusively
for best success.

Sulphureum. Also called “Wallichianum
superbum.” A magnificent Lily, very
amenable to cultivation. With ordinary

care and attention it will flower year after
year. In our northern sections it had better
be grown under glass in pots, where it will
attain a height of 6 feet and more. The
trumpet-shaped flowers are creamy white
with a ruddy tinge on the outside; the in-
terior is suffused with rich yellow. The
latest Lily to flower outside, often later
than September. The most satisfactory
way to grow it is to grow it in the open in
deep pots, removing the plants under glass
when coming into flower. Stem-roots;
plant in late fall or early spring ; September
flowering. Extra-selected bulbs, $1.75
each, $16 for 10.

Tenuifolium. A charming little early-flow-
ering Lily with strongly recurved petals of
waxy texture; deep scarlet. Likes a cool,
moist, loamy soil and partial shade; quite
hardy. Stem-roots; late fall or earliest
spring planting; early June flowering.
Extra-selected bulbs, $2 for 10, $20 per 100.

Tenuifolium, Golden Gleam. A beautiful,
more robust, and more floriferous hybrid
of this type, bearing numerous flowers of
a pure apricot-yellow. A very elegant and
fine plant. Flowers splendidly every year
and is always much admired. Extra-
selected bulbs, $5 for 10, $48 per 100.

Thayer.®. While a close ally of L. tigrinum,
it is infinitely more refined and graceful in
all its parts. Flowers orange-red, heavily
spotted dark purple. Perfectly hardy.
Extra-selected bulbs, $3.50 each.

Tigrinum. Very hardy, robust plant.
Flowers are large, with reflexed petals of a
light orange-red, more or less heavily
spotted with deep purple. Friable, sandy
loam and peat or leaf-mold is best for
them. The two best varieties of this type
are: Flore-pleno. The double form. The
best example of a double Lily we have.
Extra-selected bulbs, $2.50 for 10, $18 per
100. Splendens. Has finer flowers than
the type and is more highly colored; very
reliable. Stem-roots; late fall or early
spring planting; August-September flow-
ering. Extra-selected bulbs, $2.50 for 10,
$18 per 100.

AMERICAN LILIES

Canadense. Broadly funnel-shaped, droop-
ing flowers, varying from yellow to orange,
spotted inside; graceful and pretty. Fine
among azaleas, in moist peat-beds or leaf-
mold. Hardy; excellent for naturalizing.
Base-roots; fall planting; June- July flow-
ering. Selected bulbs, $3 for 10, $28 per 100.

Canadense flavum. The golden yellow
form, richly spotted; effective. Selected
bulbs, $3.50 for 10, $32 per 100.

Carolinianum. Showy Lily with slender
stems, bearing reflecting orange-red flowers,
heavily spotted maroon, with white throat.
Hardy and fragrant; will thrive in well-
drained situation. Base-roots; fall plant-
ing; July-August flowering. Extra-selected
bulbs, $5 for 10, $45 per 100.

Columbianum. Pendulous flowers, with re-
curved petals of a bright golden yellow,
sometimes stained at the tip with crimson.

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Prefers soil with peat and sand and a
shady, sheltered position. Base-roots; fall
planting; July flowering. Extra-selected
bulbs, $5 for 10, $45 per 100.

Grayi. Beautiful, satisfactory Lily to grow
in moist, peaty soil; thimble-shaped flow-
ers of rich red, spotted with maroon. Cul-
ture quite easy. Height 4 feet. Base-
roots; fall planting; July flowering. Se-
lected bulbs, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100.

Humboldtii. Stout, erect stem, with whorls
of leaves at regular intervals. Numerous
drooping flowers borne in loose, triangular
cluster of brilliant reddish yellow, spotted
maroon on the reflexed petals; showy. A
capricious grower; prefers deep, peaty
soil, but will grow in any well-drained
soil. Thrives best in moist atmosphere.
Grows disappointingly the first season;
the following season, however, it produces
a splendid flowering plant. Height 5 feet.
Base-roots; fall planting; June- July. Se-
lected bulbs, $8 for 10, $75 per 100.

Humboldtii magnificum. The finest form,
proving a much better bloomer the first
season; splendid color, heavily spotted,
free flowering. The golden petals are
deeply stained purple. Base-roots; late
fall planting; June-July. Selected bulbs,
$9 for 10, $85 per 100.

Kelloggii. Slender stems; leaves in whorls
terminated by several drooping, much-
reflexed flowers of pinkish purple spotted
maroon; fragrant. Prefers moist peat, or
leaf-mold and sand, with good drainage.
Base - roots ; late fall planting ; July.
Selected bulbs, $7.50 for 10, $70 per 100.

Pardalinum (Panther Lily). Stately Lily
with whorls of dark green leaves. The flow-
ers begin to expand from the base of the
clusters upward, producing a succession of
expanded and opening flowers for two
or three weeks. They are large, petals
strongly recurved, bright red, lower parts
of petals orange with red spots; variable
in color. Hardy and robust; does well in
good garden loam, well drained, but pre-
fers moist, peaty soil in sun or partial
shade. Give plenty of light and air and
protection from high winds. Does not
flower well the first season; when estab-
lished, produces fine flowering plants; do

not disturb. Base -roots; fall planting;
July. Selected bulbs, $4 for 10, $35 per 100.

Pardalinum californicum. The finest va-
riety; deep orange, maroon-spotted, tips
of petals intense scarlet. Selected bulbs,
$6.50 for 10, $60 per 100.

Pardalinum Roezlii. Bright yellow fkrwers,
dotted in the center with purplish brown,
borne in a pyramidal-shaped cluster.
Selected bulbs, $1 each, $9 for 10.

Parryi. Distinct, beautiful; grows from 3 to
5 feet high and the slender stems bear sev-
eral funnel-shaped flowers of soft yellow,
dotted at the inner base with crimson;
delicately fragrant. A partially shaded
place sheltered from winds, and moist,
well -drained peaty soil suits it well.
Easily cultivated but not very strong
grower. Base-roots; fall planting; July.
Selected bulbs, $8 for 10, $75 per 100 .

Philadelphicum. A gem. Cup-shaped flow-
ers of yellow, dotted maroon, tips of petals
scarlet; very narrow segments. Hardy but
rather uncertain, unless it receives watch-
ful care. Requires good soil, preferably
■with leaf-mold. Grows naturally in thin
wToods. Base-roots; fall planting; July.
Selected bulbs, $4 for 10, $35 per 100.

Superbum. Hardy. Color varies from pale
yellow to deep crimson, more or less spotted
on the inner surface of the petals. Valu-
able as a late- flowering Lily. Fine estab-
lished specimens often reach a height of 8
feet and more, bearing from twenty to
thirty elegantly reflexed flowers, arranged
in large, cone-like clusters. Does well in
ordinary garden soil if given good drain-
age, partial shade and a ground -cover;
prefers swampy soil. Plant in large clumps
or masses. Base-roots; fall planting; Au-
gust. Selected bulbs, $4 for 10, $35 per 100.

Washingtonianum. Beautiful species grow-
ing wild in the Sierra Nevadas. Funnel-
shaped, 6 inches across, nearly erect; re-
flexed petals; reddish purple, spotted a
deeper tint. Requires partial shade and
deep soil of peat, leaf-mold, and gritty loam,
with perpetual moisture at the roots. So
beautiful that it is worthy the extra trou-
ble and attention. Height 3 to 5 feet.
Base-roots; fall planting; June-July. Se-
lected bulbs, $9 for 10, $85 per 100.

AVe would call attention to the great success a Lily-lover may obtain from growing all
sorts of Lilies in a cold greenhouse. Here the most capricious sorts may be grown success-
fully without the loss of a single bulb. Protected from wind and rain the flowers are pro-
duced in a state of perfect beauty.

In conclusion, let us urge all who love the beautiful in nature to trv to cultivate the Lily.
V’ e are bound to have our disappointments and failures, but these should only make us more
determined to try again; and when we do have success, we are amply repaid for all our
trouble, for what flower can compare with the stately habit and noble outline of the Lily?
And what are more effective in the garden than the various fine forms, well established,
standing out in all their graceful beauty against the dark background of tree and shrub?

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EREMURUS

Till now one dreamed not what could be done
With a bit of earth and a ray of sun.

— Lowell.

These astonishing plants of the Lily order are just beginning to find their way
into American gardens. They come from the desert areas of northern India, Persia,
and Central Asia, and are among the noblest of bulbous plants. A well-grown clump
of Eremuri may justly be regarded as an achievement to be proud of. The great
flower-stalk, often eight feet tall and more, rises from a crowded tuft of long, nar-
row leaves, and is crowned by a flower-spike two to three feet long, composed of
closely set bell-shaped flowers, star-like in effect, in soft tones of rose, yellow, and
white.

When the gigantic flowering is over, the plant disappears entirely, but re-
appears very early in the spring, when it is advisable to protect the young flower-
spike from late frosts. To fill the great bare space left when the plant goes to rest,
gypsophilas may be planted near at hand and kept staked until the Eremurus
dies down, when they may be allowed to fall forward in its place.

In winter a mulch of wood-ashes over the crown is a safeguard, or a box may be
filled with leaves and inverted over it. These plants enjoy a rich soil with an ad-
mixture of sharp sand, and a well-drained, sunny situation. Once established they
should never be moved, for the roots are exceedingly brittle and liable to injury.

Due to the fact that these clumps cannot be imported any longer, they are of
course extremely scarce, and we can only take care of early orders until such time
as the ban on their importation shall be lifted. Of this, garden enthusiasts, in touch
with official Washington, can take care. — L. B. W.

EREMURUS (FOXTAIL LILY; GIANT ASPHODELS)

Bungei. Deep yellow, close-furnished spike.
Height 4 feet. July. $5 each.

Bungei pallidus. A vigorous primrose-yel-
low seedling, reaching 6 feet in height.
July. $6.50 each.

Bungei superbus. Similar to the preceding
in fine habit and vigor, but deeper yellow.
Extremely handsome; flowers in July.
$6.50 each.

Elwesii. Enormous soft pink spike; broad
green foliage. A vigorous, distinct form of
E. robustus. Height 10 to 12 feet. June.
$5 each.

Elwesii albus. Same habit as above; pure
white. Very beautiful; flowers in late June.
$6.50 each.

Himalaicus. Pure white, close-furnished
spike. Height 6 to 8 feet. June. $5 each.

Him-rob. A seedling from E. himalaicus,
crossed with E. robustus. In vigor close to
the latter parent, but a paler silvery pink.
June. $5 each.

Olg.e. White, ribbed with brick-red, often
delicately shaded with pink. Height 6 feet.
July. $7 each.

Robustus. Rosy pink. A beautiful, vigorous
species; glaucous foliage. $5 each.

Shelford. Coppery yellow or orange,
deeper in color than E. Warei and later.
Grows 6 feet tall, nearly half of the spike
being clothed with the flowers and coppery
tinted buds. A grand plant. $6 each.

Sir Michael. Yellow, shot with pink,
brighter than E. Warei and later; as vig-
orous as Shelford, with as much as 3 feet
of the spike covered with flowers and buds.
The buds are pink, beautifully lined. July.
$6 each.

Tubergenii. A capital early flowering hy-
brid between E. Bungei and E. himalaicus,
intermediate in habit, bright lemon-yellow
in color. $6.50 each.

Tub-rob. These are seedlings from E. Tuber -
genii, showing influences from E. robustus.
Spikes grow 5 to 7 feet high, and the flowers
give shades of creamy and buffy pink,
which makes them very charming and dis-
tinct among the early forms. $5 each.

Warei. The general color effect of the
densely clothed spikes is salmon-buff, but
a close inspection reveals shades of yellow,
pink, and orange. An unusually vigorous
habit, a good increaser, a reliable flowerer,
a splendid spike up to 8 feet in height, a
rich color scheme — these qualities render
this a great favorite. $7 each.

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EPILOGUE

Few are gifted with the power to call to life
the dreams and strivings of the spirit by means
of brush, or pen, or sculptor’s tools, to compose a
noble sonata or to design a cathedral, yet within
the most of humanity lives, vehement and per-
sistent, the desire for self-expression — the need to
give visible substance to visions and ideals. To
such as these a garden offers a joyous sphere of
activity.

In the hand of the gardener is neither brush
nor pen, but a magic wand wherewith he may
conjure from out the brown earth forms of beauty
and rare colors in infinite variety, may fill the air
with exquisite fragrances, may invoke sunshine or
shadow, bird-song, or the sound of falling water.
Within his given area, large or small, he may see
materialized, in even greater beauty than he
dreamed, the children of his brain, for “a garden
is the only form of artistic creation that is bound
by the nature of things to be more lovely than in
the designer’s conception.” Every true gardener
knows the thrill of creative energy and the
serenity of realization.

AN APPRECIATION

“Thou hadst, for weary feet, the gift of rest.”

— William Watson.

FEW, very few, are the commercial lists of plants and bulbs
which, besides offering precious and desirable growing things,
serve as a guide to taste in gardening.

But here is one in which this delightful advance is most certainly
shown. Among these charming illustrations one may find several
really good suggestions as to garden design and planting.

It is true that some of us could not possess such black-green back-
grounds of cypress, of cedar, and of yew, as are found under the
caption of Iris. But take, for instance, the little garden under the
heading “May-Flowering Tulips.” Could anything be easier to
create in a countryside where a gentle landscape, now rising, now
falling, lies beyond the garden site? This is the garden that all may
have who live in a rolling country.

Change the decorative trees here in the picture to blossoming
pear, cherry, or peach, as the soil and climate warrant; for a hedge
use Privet ibota or the common privet. A sun-dial of some inex-
pensive composition, and the flagged walk, perhaps of low-toned
brick, if that is more easily obtained than stone; the simple gate
painted in some gay and charming hue — and the thing is done. It
is the long, simple lines of this small garden, its effect of a pleached
walk in spring, which gives it its first charm. Imagine it with all
the garden-floor set with bright flowers in that heavenly succession
known only to spring — tulips may form the very diadem of such
a garden.

That one, however, of the many attractive drawings in this book
which speaks most directly to me, is the last one, with its quiet
words below the charming lighted figure reflected in the pool. It is
this that the garden can and should mean. Those beautiful words —
seclusion, privacy, peace — all, all is summed up in this last. Our
“feverish ways” may here be quieted and calmed, and, in an atmos-
phere of tranquility born of beauty, the weariest may rest.

— Louisa Yeomans King.

Mrs. Francis King has been good enough to write the above appreciation as a mark of
her interest in the advance of American plant lists as embodied in this book.

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CONTENTS

Page

Amaryllis 65

Bulbs for Early Forcing .... 6.3

Bulbs for the Hardy Borders . 7

Bulbs for the Rock-Garden . . 4-6

Calla 65

Crocuses 8-10

Daffodils 14-27

Epilogue 107

Eremurus 106

Freesias 11-13,65

Gladioli 65

Hemeroc ALLIS 81

Hyacinths 28-33, 65

Irises 65, 66-75

Bearded 69-75

Beardless 76, 77

Californian 78

Crested 77,78

Japanese 79, 80

Lilies 65, 94-105

Lily-of-the-Valley 93

Page

Narcissi 14-27,65

Barrii 23, 24

Cyclamineus Hybrids 25

Double Varieties 27

Incomparabilis 23

Jonquilla Hybrids 25

Leedsii 24, 25

Poeticus Varieties 26

Tazetta Hybrids 25

Triandrus Hybrids 25

Trumpet Daffodils 21, 22

Various Species and Hybrids ... 27

Peonies 82-93

Prologue 3

Tulips 34-64, 65

Bizarre and Bybloemen .... 48, 49

Botanical and Species 49, 50

Breeder 51-53

Cottage 54-57

Darwin 58-63

Double Early 44, 45

Lily-flowering 64

New Late-flowering Hybrid ... 64

Parrot 64

Rembrandt 64

Single Early 40-43

Oh beautiful ! beautiful flower !

The ward of the sunbeam and shower
In garments of woven delight.

Of the sunset, Aurora and light.

While over thy beauty there plays
Such blending of color and shade.

Such delicate tinting and rays.

Well becoming a heavenly maid.

Ethereal, lovely and sweet,

Thy presence we joyously greet.

Thy mother, fair Iris, in beauty supreme.

Took all her rich fabrics of loveliest sheen.

The robes of the rainbow, flower garden of air,

Of bewildering beauty, resplendently fair,

And made for her child such a dazzling dress
No daughter of royalty e’er could possess.

— Harrison, in The “Iris.”

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