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DARWIN TULIPS
(See page 6)

Terms of Business

Cash. Unless otherwise arranged, money must accompany the order.

Remittances under $1 can be made in stamps; over than amount, Money Orders
or Checks are preferable.

Postage, Expressage or Freight will be prepaid by me without cost to customer.
Where there are Express Offices, I generally use that method of shipping.

Safe Carriage Guaranteed. I guarantee that bulbs shall reach my customers in
good order and shall be of good quality. If they are not, the money will be refunded;
but claims for damages must be made immediately upon arrival of goods.

Quality of Bulbs. My bulbs are as good as can be bought in America. Many
of them are grown at my gardens at ‘The Terraces.” Others are bought in Holland,
England, and America, and of dealers whose reputation stands highest, and whom I
have also tried out. I pay the price for quality and demand it. Ask my customers.

Date of Delivery. While some varieties are ready earlier than early October, there
is no advantage—but a positive disadvantage—in planting that early. On our coast
it is well to wait until slightly cooler weather and for the first rains, if they are not
long delayed. This means that October and November are the best planting months.
I have better facilities for keeping bulbs in good shape than my customers can have,
and the shorter the interval between shipping and planting the better.

Shipments will be made
about October 5 to 10, except-
ing of some items which do
not ripen that early. I strongly
advise against planting later
than January 1, excepting
where noted.

Substitutions. I never know-
ingly send a plant wrongly
labeled; but, unless otherwise
instructed, when a variety is
out of stock I will give better
than its value in the nearest
thing to it.

Order Early. Orders will be
filled in the order of receipt,
and certain varieties may be
sold out if orders are too long
delayed.

Large Quantities can be
supplied at a reduced rate.
Send list of requirements.

My gardens, “The Ter-
races,’’ have a favorable cli-
mate, an abundance of water,
and a wide variety of soil, all
combining to make an ideal
garden spot; from the scenic
standpoint it is probably the
most unique garden in the

Le Reve. Exquisite pink, tinged with orange; a late Tulip
(see page 5) world.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING
TULIPS

Of all bulbous plants, the Tulips are most showy, and it is worth much trouble to
have them at their best. In pots they can be had by midwinter, while in beds they are
at their best from March to May. The methods of culture used in the East and Europe
are not adapted to California, and will seldom produce good results; but, by studying
the peculiarities of our climate, very fine flowers can be grown with little trouble.

Culture of Tulips in California

Situation of the Bed. Throughout California quite warm spells are to be expected
in February or early March, and if the bed is exposed to the sun the bulbs will be forced
into a premature bloom with very short stems. To guard against this, choose a situation
which is shaded at least one third of the day, but half the day is better. The northeast-
ern or northwestern corner of a building is best, but trees will give the same shelter.
The bed must not be where sharp winds may reach it.

Soil. Tulips prefer a light, well-drained soil, but can be grown well in any soil
that is not mucky. If the soil is heavy, it should be underdrained with tiles, gravel or
any other porous conductor, and had better be raised 6 inches.

Manure should be used, well-rotted cow-manure being the best. It may be spread
on the surface an inch thick and dug in, or, better yet, applied as indicated below.

Distance Apart and Depth to Plant. Tulips will do well when planted 3 inches apart
each way, or sixteen to the square foot. The standard distance is 4 inches apart each way,
or nine to the square foot. It is a waste of space to give them more.

Fancy Beds are to be avoided. They are only fit for open spaces and in California
it is foolish to attempt them. A bed 3 to 4 feet wide, where the best situation can be
given, is much better, and it is also better to plant in wide variety so as to prolong the
season, and to aim to have fine flowers for cutting rather than to produce a mass effect.

Shade. The best shade is one that is continually shifting so that the beds are in
the sun a while and in the shade fora time. Thisis best obtained by watching the shadows
of trees which are not closely planted, or often still better by giving the outer shade of
deciduous trees which are not too dense and through whose branches the lights play
and change.

Mulching. A mulch of rotted manure put on in the spring before the
Tulips are through the ground is
a most excellent thing. It keeps
the ground from being packed and
holds moisture to the top. It should
not be of new or wet manure but of
manure that is fairly well rotted
and which can be spread neatly
over the bed with a rake.

Plant Early. By this I do not
mean August or September, as I
have found no advantage whatever
in having the bulbs in before the
period of rains and cooler weather.
Mid-October is the best time,
November about as good, but fur-
ther delay will be at the expense of
the flowers. By no means plant
later than January tr.

Method of Planting. The best
method is that used in the great
fields in Holland, where they are
grown by millions. First, thor-
oughly spade and pulverize the soil
and give drainage if it is needed.
Then throw out the soil from a sec-
tion of the bed to the depth of 7
inches. Put in a layer of manure an
inch deep and cover with an inch
and a half of soil. Set your bulbs Picotee Tulip (sce page 6)

Dy, CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

TULIPS, continued

3 or 4 inches apart each way, and then cover them gently with the soil from a second
section of the bed. Proceed in this way until the bed is planted, and then level with the
remaining soil. As the bulbs are about 2 inches high, this will give them a cover of
about 3 inches of soil. While
well-rotted manure is preferable,
any manure can be used that
has gone through the first heat-
ing. In cold soils, plant an inch
shallower. If the soil is heavy,
and sharp sand is obtainable,
put some around the bulbs.

Watering. During the winter
and early spring, give only
enough water to keep the bed
moist; usually the rain is ample.
Assoonas the flower-bud appears,
water liberally until a few weeks
after the flowering js over and
then dry them off. As soon as
the leaves are dry, dig the bulbs
and store in any dry, airy place
until planting time the next fall.
The lighter the soil, the more
wateris needed during the flower-
ing season.

Digging the Bulbs When Ripe.
A Tulip is ripe when the leaves
turn yellow. There is no need
to wait until they are entirely
dry. Late Tulips can be left in
the ground from year to year,
yet this is not the best practice,
as they form many offsets and
soon become crowded so that
the bulbs have not enough room
to do their best. Then the roots
of trees and shrubs are apt to
encroach on the bed, and annual
planting allows one to cut them
out. Still again the soil must be
annually enriched if the best
results are to be had, and the
cultivation to a good depth is a

Keizerkroon Tulip (see page 3) distinct advantage.

Method of Storing. It is not
necessary to put the bulbs in sand or any other packing material. All that is needed
is to put them in bags or boxes in a dry place and leave them there until proper plant-
Ing time.

Gophers. Like the poor they are always with us, and they like Tulips. They can
be trapped with the right trap and patience. In my gardens, with a frontage of a mile,
we control them by trapping. It is hard to poison them in a garden because there is
so much good food, and they store away by far the greater part of what they take. Some
soft food like carrots, parsnips, green corn or raisins with a little strychnine in it is
the best method of poisoning, ,

Gopher Fences. [For years I have thought of some cheap way of fencing them
out and have at last found it. I use wire mesh described in catalogues as 14-inch mesh
poultry fence, 30 inches high. ‘el

A ditch 30 inches deep is dug, the netting stood upright in it and the soil then
worked down on both sides and packed. A gopher very seldom goes below his depth.
Almost as seldom do they run along the top of the ground asa rat would, seeking a new
home. For most purposes the gopher fence answers well. ;
Tulips in Boxes. If gophers are numerous, the bulbs can be planted in boxes 8
inches deep, with soil as indicated. The boxes should be in a half-shaded place and
watered liberally, even in winter.

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TULIPS, continued

Tulips in Pots for Winter Bloom. The best time to pot is in early fall. The best
soil for potting is a compost of two parts of garden loam to one part of well-rotted cow
manure and one part sharp sand. Use a 5- or 6-inch pot, and first put in some broken
pieces of crock with a little loose material to insure good drainage. For a 5-inch pot, use
three to five bulbs, and for a 6-inch pot, four to seven. Plant so that the tip of the bulb
projects, and water moderately. Put ina cool, dark place for five or six weeks until they
are well rooted. This can be told by gently striking the side of the pot until the soil will
slip out. If the pot is filled with a mass of roots, the bulbs are ready to bring to the light.
Water moderately, and do not give full sunlight, but let them come on slowly in a window
or cool greenhouse.

The Best Varieties to Pot. Any early single Tulip will do. Chrysolora, Cottage
Maid and Keizerkroon are especially fine. Late Tulips seldom do well in pots.

EARLY SINGLE TULIPS

In the East and in Europe these large and wonderfully brilliant flowers are much
used for beds of fancy design in the open garden, and are grown by the million in pots
for winter forcing. We can grow them in pots here quite as well as they do, but in the
open garden they are apt to be a failure unless they have considerable shade and a
cool exposure. I grow very fine long-stemmed flowers of these in my own garden,
and some of my customers who have followed my directions are quite as successful,
but oftener we hear of failures in the garden and always through neglect to see that
there is considerable shade (see Shade, page 2) and proper watering. Those who will
persist in planting early Tulips in a place fully exposed to the sun will always fail in
California.

The varieties that I offer are among the tallest of this section, and are all well
adapted to pot culture (see bottom
of previous page).

For forcing and pot-culture these
are the only Tulips to use.

YELLOWS—Chrysolora is a Jarge
flower, not very long-stemmed, and
one of the favorites for potting;
Prince De Ligny is a taller plant
and a little lighter yellow. Both are
excellent, and the price is 3 cents
each, 30 cts. per doz., $2 per 100.

WHITES—Pottebakker White is
a very fine large flower, but rather
short-stemmed, while White Swan
is so tall as to almost suggest a late
Tulip, and lasts a long time. Potte-
bakker White for pots and White
Swan for the open ground is a good
division of the sorts. Price same as
above.

REDS AND SCARLETS—
Sparkler, or Cramoisie Brilliant,
fairly dazzles the eye with its
orange-scarlet flowers poised on long
stems; Prince of Austria is also
orange-scarlet, and a larger flower
and sweet-scented. Rembrandt is
scarlet, but tending more to glowing
red and wonderful in its intense
colors. All pot well, and the price
is 4 cts. each, 4o cts. per doz.,
$3 per roo.

YELLOWS AND REDS—A fa-
vorite in this color is the Keizer-
kroon whose picture on page 2 makes a aes 8
it outsell any other early Tulip that Pottebakker White Tulip

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4 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

EARLY SINGLE TULIPS, continued

I offer. Look at the picture and fancy the glowing crimson-scarlet center in striking
contrast to the bright yellow rim. It is large, also, and one of the best potting Tulips.
Just as beautiful and more lasting is Duchesse de Parma, in which we have the same
arrangement of coloring but an orange-scarlet center, and equally fine flower. Of the
two I prefer the Duchesse. Keizerkroon is 4 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., $2.50 per 100,
while Duchesse de Parma is 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100. Cottage Maid
is a lovely rose, flushed white,
and one of the favorites for
potting. The price is 3 cts.
Gakelh, Wy (eiisy yore alloy A
per 100.

TERRA-COTTA—Thomas
Moore is better than it sounds.
Of fine terra-cotta, flushed with
gold, it pleases every one. Price
2 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2
per 100.

A Fine Collection of Early
Single Tulips

For $2 I will send a collection
of 100 selected by me from above
sets, giving ten each, all sepa-
rately labeled. This will give a
fine variety of color and form
and is of great value.

DOUBLE EARLY
TULIPS

There are many double early
Tulips, and while I have little
use for most of them, Murillo is
too good to pass by. It is a
double Cottage Maid in soft
rose-flushed white. The flowers
suggest pond-lilies. Either in
pots or in the garden it charms
and it is very decorative when
picked. 4 cts. each, 4o cts. per
doz., $3 per Loo.

PARROT TULIPS

This is a race of gorgeously
colored Tulips of very large size,
with the flowers fancifully cut
and slashed in the oddest way.
They have short stems and must
be grown here like early single
Tulips—with considerable lght
shade. Can be forced late with-
—_—_ out heat. Mixed bulbs, all
Parrot Tulips colors, 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz,

MAY-FLOWERING, or COTTAGE TULIPS

These splendid, long-stemmed Tulips, the equally tall Darwins and their cousins,
the Rembrandts, are late-flowering races well adapted to Californian conditions, and,
when a few points are carefully observed, can be grown in wonderful perfection.

In exceptional springs they do well in the open sun. Such a spring was that of
1911, but more often hot days come early, and a light shade is essential if we wish all
of the beauty that they are capable of.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 5

MAY-FLOWERING TULIPS, continued

If your object is cut-flowers, and the
bed is large, the best possible shade is a
framework with movable laths for shade.
Next to that is the shade of deciduous
trees which are in leaf at Tulip-time.
Apples or other fruit trees are particularly
good for the purpose. Or a bed can be
so planted that it enjoys intervals of
sunshine at different times during the
day, while the shadow of any sort of
trees or of buildings catch them at in-
tervals, and under such circumstances
success is assured. The famous Tulips
at my gardens at “The Terraces”’ are
shaded by groves of young black oaks’
which are just coming into leaf at their
flowering time.

Again, we must water liberally when
the buds first show and until the flowers
fade if we would have the best; and by
watering I do not mean simply holding
the hose on them a few minutes each eve-
ning, wetting the surface and leaving the
under soil half dry, but at intervals of a
few days giving good soakings. Still
again I have found a mulch of half-
rotted manure, put on before the Tulips
come through the ground, a most ex-
cellent thing; and when I want the finest
flowers I dissolve nitrate of soda to

: make a saturated solution and dilute it
Gesneriana Tulips to one quarter strength. This I sprinkle
on the soil every few days as the buds
swell, and wash in with pure water. Not all of this trouble is necessary to have good
flowers but the observance of each point improves them.

All late Tulips can be planted in the borders with perennials or low shrubs if their
situation is carefully marked so that they will not be dug into. But the best arrange-
ment is to plant in beds 3 or 4 feet wide and to lift when ripe each season.

COLLECTION OF LATE TULIPS

I make a collection of late Tulips consisting of ten bulbs each of ten named varieties,
my own choice, from the following list. As I have included in this list none but most
excellent varieties, the value given is most satisfactory, and I am happy to say that
my customers realize this and buy this collection most liberally. too bulbs of this
collection, $2.25.

In REDS and SCARLETS I offer Gesneriana Major, which is really the very
best of all Late Tulips, and which seems to thrive at every point about San Francisco
Bay and in Northern California. The color is a glowing scarlet, with a blue-black eye,
and the stems are often 22 inches high.

Not less brilliant is Fulgens in clear deep red with pointed petals, and it will be
as much of a favorite when it is better known.

Gorgeous is the only word for La Merveille (The Marvel), first orange-red and
then a rare shade of red, and although hardly so tall] as the first two, the flower is larger.
A little similar in color, but more like Major in habit is Gesneriana aurantiaca, the
orange Gesneriana, a grand flower; and Macrospeila still another form of Gesneriana
is deep blood-red, with showy black eye, and in the sun no Tulip outshines it. The
price of all these splendid Tulips is 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100.

While I include it among the red, Le Reve is a most exquisite pink, tinged with
orange; I offer it at 8 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz.

YELLOWS.—In yellows I offer four fine varieties. Gesneriana lutea is simply a
golden Gesneriana, although not quite so tall as the scarlet type; Parisian. Yellow is
perhaps the best yellow that we common mortals can afford, and its price is 4 cts.
each, 40 cts. per doz., $2.75 per roo. Bouton d’Or is golden, tall, stiff-stemmed and

6 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

MAY-FLOWERING TULIPS, continued
makes a fine color mass when cut, although smaller-flowered than the others. It is
cheap at 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz., $2 per 100.

Retroflexa is a light canary-yellow, long-stemmed, large-flowered, and with the
petals reflexed prettily. It and lutea are 4 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz., $3 per 100.

SCARLET and GOLD.—The preceding Tulips have all been in solid colors, but
there are others in combinations of two colors, and Golden Crown, with a body of rich
yellow, penciled with scarlet, finally becomes a sort of old gold throughout. It is not a
tall sort, and I sell it at 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz., $2 per Ioo.

WHITE and SCARLET. Still prettier is Picotee which opens light cream, lightly
penciled with scarlet, and becomes pure white suffused throughout with pink and scar-
let, and is one of the daintiest of all Tulips. It is very fine in the bed, and is good as a
cut-flower. 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2 per roo.

BROWN and VARIEGATED.—The Bizarres are really forms of Darwin Tulips,
having a dark mahogany-brown richly striped in other shades. They correspond in
brown to the Rembrandts in lighter colors. 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz., $2 per roo.

GIANT DARWIN TULIPS

The Darwin Tulips are May-flowering Tulips, but in a class by themselves. They
used to be called Breeders and were badly neglected, but the wonderfully fine varieties
brought out during the last fifteen years have pushed them to the front place among
Tulips, and prices are being raised because the demand exceeds the supply. With broad
cups of great size, on stout and very tall stems (some are 30 in. high), they have great
lasting qualities, and whether in the bed or in vases, always attract attention. At
first the cup is incurved, but day by day it becomes broader until the petals spread
out flat and as much as ro inches across. The colors are simply wonderful in variety.

SPECIAL CuLTuRE.—The directions given for May-Flowering Tulips must be
followed carefully if it is desired to have such grand flowers as they are capable
of giving. The shade, the abundant watering when flowering, and the added fertilizers
are necessary to give the best. I supply exceptionally fine bulbs, but my customers
must codperate by giving the care if the bulbs get the credit due them.

NAMED DARWIN TULIPS

In the set of Darwin Tulips following, every one is tall with large flowers of fine
shape and superb coloring. The most expensive varieties to be found in any other cata-
logue will not average finer varieties or colors. I place all at the low price of 5 cts. each,
50 cts. per doz., $3.50 per 100, except where noted; and, as this includes delivery, it is
the best value in this line offered in America.

In white, Painted Lady, a creamy white, and Wedding Veil, pure white. In soft
pink, Calliope and Baronne de la Tonnaye; both superb. In soft blush-pink, Gretchen
or Margaret, exceeded by none in delicacy. In brilliant rose, Gustave Dore and Lenotre,
both very fine. In glowing scarlet, Glory and Orion, both extra fine. In glowing red dark,
Pieneman and Ripperda; superb. In deep velvety brown, red Donders is one of the
prime favorites. If almost black is wished, Cetewayo and Fra Angelico; grand flowers
both. In lavender-blue, I offer the very fine Goliath, and in the darker violet the super-
fine Archimedes. In still darker violet, approaching brown, Auber. In reddish black, Von
Jehring is very nearly black, and asplendid color. In reddish lilac, Palissa is not excelled.

In blue, Bleu Celeste, but at 7 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz.

In soft heliotrope-lilac none excel Circe and Rev. H. Cobank, but the latter is
7 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz., $6 per 100.

Superb Collections of Fine Named Darwin Tulips
_ My grower in Holland puts up very fine collections of Named Darwin Tulips. He
gives a wide range of colors, very fine varieties, and large bulbs. Better value cannot
be given for the money. Bought separately, they would cost far more. Collection of
Io very fine sorts, 10 cts. each, roo bulbs for $2.75. One each of same, not named,

10 bulbs, 35 cts.
Fine Mixed Darwin Tulips
I can supply a fine mixture at $2 per 100. I recommend the use of the named col-

lections, however.
REMBRANDT TULIPS

These belong to the same race as the Darwin Tulips and are most magnificent
flowers, wonderfully striped and splashed and in light colors. Mixed bulbs, 60c. per doz.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 7

DAFFODILS

These splendid spring-flow-
ering bulbs have been highly
esteemed in Europe for many
years, and are yearly growing
in favor in America. You
couldn’t possibly plant too
many of them.
They are perfectly
hardy, are more
easily grown than
onions or turnips,
need hardly any
watering, positively
no care after they
have flowered, and

are not troubled

by rats or goph-

ers. They give

a liberal bloom

when flowers are

most prized, in
early spring, and
for cut-flowers are un-
excelled. Plant a few
dozen if you can do no
more, hundreds if you
can, and if your purse will
allow you to plant beds of
thousands, you can rest as-
sured that you can buy no
spring-blooming bulbs which
will give a greater return in
satisfaction. I grow many
Daffodils and my customers
say that they cannot get
better ones elsewhere.

I can highly recommend
my entire assortment. It was
selected with the aid of the
first Daffodil-growers of the
world, and even then I have
dropped many varieties that
I have tested.

Culture of Daffodils

My observation is that, in
California, Daffodils will
grow in any soil from sand to
the stickiest adobe. The soil
which best suits them is a
rich loam with abundant
moisture during the winter
and which gets dry in the
summer.
Dig the ground up deeply
and thoroughly and then let
it settle a few weeks before
planting. Do not use fresh
stable manure, although if
manure has been applied the
: year before it will do no in-
Sir Watkin Daffodils (see page 11) jury. The best fertilizer

8 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

DAFFODILS, continued
available here in Califor-
nia is crushed bone, at the
rate of one and one-half
ounces to the square yard.
With this sulphate of
potash can be used at the
rate of three-fourths ounce
per square yard. Daffo-
dils are especially fond of
lime, and a sprinkling of
quicklime on the soil be-
fore it is dug is of ad-
vantage.

Planting and Lifting.
The best time to plant is
with the first rains, al-
though little difference will
be noticed in planting up
to November 1; but after
that date the bulbs lose
by being out of the ground
and planting later than
January I is apt to give
poor results. The bulbs
may be left undisturbed
for years, but it is my ob-
servation that it is better
to lift them and reset
every second year, and,
with the exception of the various forms
of Poeticus, there is some gain in lift-
ing every year and replanting at once.
The bulbs produce offsets, and, having
to share the space with their offspring,
become too crowded in three years to
do well. By all means plant the Poet-
icus varieties with liberal space, and
do not move until crowding makes it
necessary. They are far finer when undisturbed.

Depth to Plant. The average depth to plant is from 2 to 3 inches. Better less than
more. A safe rule is to cover one and a half times their height.

Shade. All Daffodils prefer light shade. In California we should select a cool sit-
uation if the soil is light, and much finer and longer stems will be had when they are
shaded from one-fourth to one-half the day. This does not mean that the bulbs will
not thrive quite as well in sun as in shade, but as long stems are very desirable, the
shady situation is much better. Excellent results can be had by planting Daffodils in
groups among shrubs or hardy perennials.

Watering. Daffodils like much water when growing. If the ground is kept all but
wet until after blooming time, they will be all the better.

Barri conspicuus Daffodils (see page o)

NARCISSI, DAFFODILS, JONQUILS

I am so often questioned as to the difference between Daffodils, Narcissi and Jon-
quils, that I take this opportunity to explain. Narcissus is the botanical name of all
of the plants of this group whether they have large flowers with trumpets like Emperor
or Golden Spur, small flowers like the Poeticus, or two or more flowers on a stem as in
the Jonquils, the Chinese Lilies and their European sisters.

All are Narcissi alike.

A Narcissus with a single flower on a stem, whether with large or small trumpet,
is a Daffodil. Jonquils are Narcissi with two or three shallow cupped flowers of a pleasing
yellow and quite fragrant. The name Jonquils comes from Juncus, or rushes, because
the leaves resemble that plant. Polyanthus Narcissi are all of the sorts which, like the
Chinese Sacred Lily, have the flowers in bunches. The Polyanthus class is the most
common of the family, and probably the most variable. \

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 9

Daffodils with Long Trumpets

These are the great favorites among Daffodils, and are grown in immense numbers
both for the garden and pots. All are fine cut-flowers, and the first to come into flower
is Golden Spur, the yellow Daffodil, a rich, solid yellow. Later comes Emperor with a
much larger flower, in a lighter, but
very pleasing yellow, while Empress
is in two colors, the trumpet being
yellow, perianth white. Victoria
resembles Empress but is made
pleasingly distinct by a broader
trumpet; Grandis flowers after the
others are all gone and is much like
Empress, but a paler yellow. All
are among the flowers best worth
growing, and at the same price for
good bulbs—s cts. each, 50 cts. per
doz., $3 per 100.

f Emperor, Empress ¢ B2E te RTS
oan Sout Hare a ee ane Empress, with lovely golden trumpets and
: : : white perianths
also solid and sure to give fine
flowers, but at $2 per 100. At that price you can afford a good bed. These are the three
sorts that you want plenty of.

Like a giant Golden Spur is Glory of Leiden, one of the largest of all Daffodils.
Look at its picture and see if it is not worth the 15 cts. each, or $1.50 per doz., that I
charge.

J. B. M. Camm is an exquisitely beautiful flower of a pale cream color, and well
worth the 6 cts. each and 60 cts. per doz., that I charge. Buy a dozen, but not more.
William Goldring, the Swan’s Neck Daffodil, is a most distinct and graceful flower in
pure white; 5 cts. each, and 50 cts. per doz.

Daffodils with Cup-shaped Trumpets

I am rather partial to these, for while, with the exception of Sir Watkin, they Jack
the size of the previous section, the stems are long, the flowers gracefully poised, and
to my liking they make much better cut-flowers. Take either a few flowers, with some
of their own leaves for greenery, or many, and you have simply delightful bouquets.
Then, too, there is no sameness in their forms, but each has some little individuality
that endears it to you.

Barrii Conspicuus, for instance, has a canary-yellow flower illuminated by a scarlet
cup and is very long-stemmed. It lasts long and becomes almost white, and its great
merit is its adaptability to naturaliz-
ing. I know of no Daffodil that will
take care of itself longer with less care.
Just notice the very low price for this
purpose on page ri. Fine flowering
bulbs at 3 cts. each, 25 cts. per doz.,
$1.50 per LOO.

Cynosure, too, is a good thing and
the flowers are light yellow, the cup
just edged scarlet. Its price is the
same, and for naturalizing I make a
lower price.

If you want something really fine
get Stella superba, with its large star-
shaped flower. Its rim is white, its
cup yellow, and it lasts a very long
time; 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz., $4
per 100, but it is worth it.

Sir Watkin is in a class by itself, as
it is about as large as the giant long
trumpets, but is a great light yellow
@ L wheel. (See illustration, p. 7.) Some
Glory of Leiden of the flowers are 5 inches across. It

¥

10 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

DAFFODILS WITH CUP-SHAPED TRUMPETS, continued

is also known as the ‘“‘Welsh Giant,’ and can be had for 4 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz.,
$3 per roo, with smaller but good bulbs at $2.

When I want to send a friend Daffodils that I know will please, I send a good
bunch of Mrs. Langtry. Somehow our Californians do not seem to have discovered
this fine flower, which has every virtue of a good Daffodil. The flowers are of a fair
size, and at first a rich creamy white, just tinted with gold, and later they become
pure white. They are most beautifully formed and very lasting. Like Barrii Conspicuus
the plant takes care of itself and naturalizes easily in fair soils. They are very cheap at
2 cents each, 25 cts. per doz., and $2 per roo, and if you wish a few thousands I will
make them much cheaper.

Katherine Spurrell can only be described by one word and that is exquisite. The
fully rounded flower is pure white and of a satiny texture, and I know of no more lovely
‘sort. 6 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz.

It has been the ambition of every Daffodil producer to breed an all-red flower,
and C. J. Backhouse is as near as they have arrived. A little under size, the flower is
deep yellow, suffused throughout with scarlet. It is really well worth having, and
the price of 4 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz., is reasonable.

Poeticus ornatus. The freest flowering of all Daffodils

Poet’s Narcissi and Jonquils

These are entirely distinct from the previous classes and favorites with all flower
lovers, and one hardly knows which he loves best of these lovable sorts. Both are
superb for naturalizing, and planting among shrubbery.

JONQUILS have three great merits. First, they are among the very earliest
flowers to bloom and do well either potted or in the garden; and next, they have a rich
yellow color, and lastly, a very pleasing fragrance. They are a flower that every one
should have in hundreds, and the clumps can stay for years and will flower freely each
year. Buy at least a hundred.

There are two sorts. Jonquil Campernelles are small-flowered, with several
flowers to the stem. This is the variety sold so cheaply by all dealers, and the one
most seen. I sell these at 2 cts. each, r5 cts. per doz., $1 per 100; but for Jonquil
Rugulosus, which is far larger and finer, I ask 25 cts. per doz.,, $1.50 per 100.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 11

POET’S NARCISSI AND JONQUILS, continued

Poeticus Ornatus is my choice among the Poet’s Narcissus. It is most charming
with its pure white flower with scarlet cups. It is fragrant and early flowering and
still better, it is among the surest of ,
all bloomers. Few bulbs fail to give
a flower, while many give two or even
three. Among florists it is the one
Daffodil that is always wanted and it
naturalizes well. My price for very
fine bulbs is 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per-
doz., and $1.25 per 1oo; but I can
supply a smaller but excellent bulb at
$1 per too, and bulbs for naturalizing
still cheaper. See below.

The old Poet’s Narcissus, known
better now as Poeticus of the Gardens,
is a very fine flower. The stems are
stout and tall, the flowers large and
very fragrant, and it is a late bloomer,
coming after the main crop of Daffo-
dils is gone. If it would only flower
more reliably it would be ideal, and
as it is, no Daffodi] is more esteemed Ss
and possibly none is better for either | 3
cutting or naturalizing. It needs a 1
heavy soil and abundant moisture, and -
if well grown about 75 per cent of old Jonquils
bulbs flower. Large bulbs of the very
best quality at 2 cts. each, 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100. Good bulbs at 2 cts. each,
15 cts. per doz., and 75 cts. per 100. For naturalizing see prices below.

HYBRIDS AND IMPROVED SORTS of Poet’s Narcissi are now offered and
highly praised. I have grown some of the best but fail to see the value.

Poets’ Narcissi are not at their best the first year. They get better with age.

Double Daffodils

Daffodils are a flower that I have never felt was improved by doubling, but a
few sorts of doubles are valuable. Among these Von Sion, with its deep yellow flowers,
is the best, but it too often flowers with a tinge of green.

Sulphur Crown, or Sulphur Phoenix, is a Jovely flower of a pale silvery white color.

Orange Phoenix is the freest flowering of these, and the flowers are a silvery white
with deep orange leaves, interspersed underneath.

These three sorts at 5 cts. each, 40 cts. per doz., $3 per 100, in the best of bulbs.

If only one could flower it reliably, the Double Poet’s would be a great favorite.
It is a double of the Poeticus of the Gardens, very lovely and very fragrant, well worth
a try, yet often blighting before the flowers open. My price is 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per

doz., $2 per 100.
Mixed Daffodils

In a large garden, bulbs will get mixed, and often the finest sorts are among the
accidental mixtures. My Mixed Daffodils are a most unusual bargain. 30 cts. per doz.,
$1.50 per 100, $12.50 per 1,000.

Daffodils for Naturalizing

While all sorts will grow in this way, the smaller-flowered sorts look more in keeping:
The great trumpets like Emperor and Empress do not look wild enough, but the Barri
conspicuus, Cynosure, Poeticus, and even the small, rich, yellow trumpets of Obvallaris
look as if they belonged there. I offer good bulbs for the purpose, not the largest, but
giving excellent flowers and all of flowering size.

Sir Watkin. $2 per 100, $15 per 1,000.

Barri conspicuus. $1 per roo, $8 per 1,000, $60 per 10,000.

Poeticus of the Gardens. 60 cts. per 100, $5 per 1,000, $40 per 10,000.

Poeticus ornatus. 80 cts. per 100, $7 per 1,000.

Cynosure. go cts. per 100, $7.50 per 1,000.

Obvallaris. A golden vellow, small trumpet very effective in grass. $1.25 per 100,

$10 per 1,000.

12 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

HY ACINTHS

No winter-flowering bulbs are
more esteemed than these beautiful
things, which combine a wax-like
texture with clear colors and ex-
quisite fragrance. They can be
grown out-of-doors here if the bed is
shaded a part of the day, and for
this purpose the cheap bulbs, merely
to color, are quite good enough.
They should be planted about 6
inches apart each way.

For flowering in pots the second
size make most excellent flowers,
and are as good as most growers sell,
but if very fine flowers are wanted
the first size are the best.

All Hyacinth bulbs are especially
grown for forcing and never do as
well the second year, and if grown
in pots are useless for another year.
If the finest flowers are desired, new
bulbs must be bought every fall.

For indoor blooming the bulbs
should be potted in early fall. A
compost of two parts loam, one
part sand and one part well-rotted
manure is the ideal soil. Usually
three bulbs are put in a 6-inch pot,
first putting in some broken pieces of
stones to insure drainage. The bulbs
should be set so that the tip is just
above the soil. Water thoroughly
and set in a cool, dark place for six
or seven weeks until the bulbs are
well rooted. Do not bring the bulbs
into the full sunlight at first, but let
them come on slowly in a shaded
window. By potting the bulbs at
intervals of two or three weeks and
using care in bringing them into
the light, you can have a succession
of bloom for several weeks.

: For pot culture I offer very fine
Baroness van Thuyl named bulbs in two grades. The
seconds are as good as most dealers

sell, while the first are fancy.

Because double Hyacinths are not nearly so satisfactory to the grower, I offer only
singles.

First-sized bulbs, 12 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Second-sized, but still fine bulbs, at
8 cts. each, 80 cts. per doz.

In pure white I offer Baroness Van Thuyl; while in white, tinged pink, I have the
beautiful Plimsoll.

In red, Gertrude, with pretty bell-like flowers, which are carmine-rose, while in
deep rose I offer Steiger.

King of the Blues is a grand flower in glossy indigo-blue, while Marie is shaded
purple, and Capt. Boyton is a light blue.

In yellow I have Ida, a light canary-yellow, and it pleases every one.

Smaller and Cheaper Hyacinths for Planting in Beds

These are really very satisfactory and produce quite nice flowers. They are not
named but I can supply in either white, dark red, pink, dark blue, or light blue. These
are cheap at so cts. per doz., $4 per 100. Plant as you would tulips.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 13

GERMAN IRIS (Flag Lilies, or Fleur-de-Lis)

There are flowers which are so common that we lose sight of their real beauty.
Sweet Peas were hardly noticed until Eckford brought out his new varieties and made
them the most popular flower grown, and the old Flag Lilies of our childhood have
possibilities that we have overlooked entirely. A hardier, more graceful or more satis-
factory flower does not exist; and to the light blue flowers that we know have been
added fine forms in white, creams, yellows, bronzes and purples in great variety, and
both tall and dwarf.

CuLtuRE.—Nothing is easier. You can plant them in any soil, clay, or light
loam, in sun or light shade, in dry places or in almost a swamp soil, and they will thrive.
If you wish the very finest flowers give them a rather heavy soil, well drained but well
watered until May.

About August the second or third year after planting lift them and divide the
clumps into pieces with one or two eyes and reset at once.
After they flower let them dry off, or if you would
like to have another season of beauty from the same
. ground, alternate with groups of Montbretias, and
later you will have a wavy mass of orange-scarlet,
The Montbretias should be treated just as the Iris
are by resetting the second or third year.
< The common Montbretias bulb at $r per 100 for
- { this purpose.
é The Iris affords a great opportunity for the grower
to display skill and taste in color grouping. Along
shrubbery borders and near the waterside
may be found ideal locations for planting.

14 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

GERMAN IRIS, continued

I offer unnamed Ger-
man Iris in either white,
blue or purple at ro cts.
each, $r per doz., $5
per too. Or I will mix
them at the same price.
J have in my garden 25
very fine named sets in
strong plants. These are
worth 20 cts. each, $2
per doz. At this price
I will give you one of
a sort if vou like. Or
I will mix one of each of
the 25 sorts for $3.
This gives wonderful
variety.

SPANISH IRIS

Until the last ten years
these very attractive bulb-
ous plants were hardly
known in American gar-
dens, but they jumped
into sudden popularity—
and deserved it. The
large flowers have very
clear coloring, and are
borne at the top of long,
_ # stiff, but slender stems,

Spanish Iris and are among the best
cut-flowers in their season.

The flowers of the Iris are very tender and fragile, and the length of their life
varies from three to six days; if, however, the flowers are picked just before they open,
they will retain their strength and can be sent long distances.

Few flowers combine more good points, either for cut-flowers or garden decoration,
and luckily they are very cheap. The colors range from the darkest blue to pure white,
clear yellow, and have many marvelous combinations of stripes and splashes of color.

I am sure that any one who plants Spanish Iris is planning for the greatest amount
of pleasure in the garden—not because of the Irises alone, but they will lead you on,
day by day, to a greater love for the garden and for growing plants and flowers.

lew flowers combine more good points, either for cut-flowers or garden decoration,
and luckily they are very cheap.

CuLTURE.—They do best in a thoroughly worked light or fairly heavy loam,
and indeed do better in adobe than in lighter soils. Plant about 3 inches deep and
water freely until after flowering. Light shades help, but dense shades are a detriment.
They do not need to be lifted after flowering or for several years, and flower more
freely each season.

I offer two mixtures: Trade Mixture. This is put up in Holland and is good. The
bulbs are fair and the variety of an average. Price 15 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per 100, $6
per 1,000.

Purdy’s Superb Mixture. I make this up myself by using equal quantities of the
finest named sorts. It saves me the trouble of labeling and wrapping a lot of parcels and
it gives you the finest quality at a lower tate. 20 cts. per doz., $1 per roo, $0 per 1,000.

x Named Spanish Irises

In these I buy bulbs of unusually high quality, and the best varieties outside of
high-priced novelties. No better can be bought.

In yellow, Chrysolora, early and large; Cajanus late and tall. In blues, Alex. Von
Humboldt, and the dark blue Darling. In white, Belle Chinoise and Blanche Superbe;
also Louise, in white and dark blue; La Tendresse is white, tinged yellow; Snowball is
white, tinged blue. All at 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100, $10 per 1,000. 500 at 1,000 rate.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 15

GLADIOLI FOR FALL
PLANTING

Small-flowered Early Sorts

All of this section are most satisfactory
flowers, equally good for beds or for cutting,
beautiful and lasting when cut. The Bride
is well known, but it is not nearly the equal
in beauty of the exquisite little Nanus forms,
while ramosus is a grand large-flowered sort
of the same habit. All are good and should
be planted by the hundreds.

CuLtuRE.—While doing fairly in any well-
drained soil, they like it best when itis light and
loose, and demand plenty of water before and
during blooming period, and to be dried off
about a month after flowering. They can re-
main in the ground if reset every second or
third year.

The bulbs of The Bride, Nanus and Ramo-
sus should be planted early—about Christmas
time, certainly not later—for these are the
earliest of the Gladioli to bloom in Cali-
fornia.

If you have never seen these beautiful
varieties in bloom, I want you to plan to grow them this season. Words fail to tell how
handsome they are, with their long spikes and richly colored flowers of white, red and pink.

Some of the Gladioli are special favorites with me, and as I watch them untold
their beauties I feel that I would like to have all my friends know and grow these beau-
tiful flowers.

Colvillei is a rich red, prettily marked, and is the original from which the Bride
sprang; it is well worth growing, while the pure white Bride is the florist’s standby and
a splendid thing. Blushing Bride is pinkish and as good, while the smaller Nanus in
various shades of white and pink are simply delightful. Do not fail to buy some. Quite
different is Ramosus, a much-branched species with richly marked flowers in shades of
red, the spikes often two to three feet high and splendid for large bouquets. It is new
and a good thing.

I sell Colvillei, Bride and Blushing Bride, at the same price, 25 cts. per doz.,
and $1.25 per 100; while Nanus mixed is 40 cts. a doz., and $2.50 per 100, and
Ramosus at 50 cts. per doz., and
$3 per I0o.

The Gladiolus is one of the finest
flowers for cutting that I know of.
The long spikes, with their daintily
colored flowers, are really unequaled
fordecorations. If the spikes are cut
when the first flowers open, they will
keep for a week or more in water,
and day by day the buds will open
until the long stem is aglow with
bright color, or as dainty as a bride
in its pure whiteness. The absence
of fragrance makes the flowers ideal
as a message of sympathy to the
invalid.

Large Summer-flowering
Gladioli

For these I refer you to my Hardy
Plant Catalogue. I deliver in either
spring or fall, but recommend
The Bride spring planting.

16 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

VARIOUS BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING

ANEMONE De Caen. (Double Poppy-flowered.) The finely colored Anemone in
double and single whites, blues and scarlets mixed. These are very showy flowers,
coming early in the spring. They demand a rich, loose soil and cool place. 3 cts.
each, 30 cts. per doz., $2.25 per roo.

Fulgens. Single, dazzlingly scarlet flowers from a low mass of leaves. Very showy.
Large bulbs, 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz., $2.25 per 100.

Fulgens, Yellow-centered. Same otherwise. 5 cts. each.

Japonica. [*all Anemones are one of the two very best autumn flowers. More beau-
tiful than chrysanthemums, and equally good for cutting. When established they
form strong clumps which throw up stems 2 to 4 feet high, with many single or
double flowers. They must be seen to appreciate their beauty. One of the best
plants for shady places. They wil] stay for years with only a good manuring each
winter. Good white singles, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

Diadem. Rose-lilac, tinged carmine; semi-double. 30 cts. each.

Lord Ardilaun. Semi-double; pure white, and very tall. 30 cts. each.

Prince Henry. Crimson-red; semi-double. 30 cts. each.

Queen Charlotte. Large, rosy, extra fine. 30 cts. each.

ALSTROEMERIA aurantiaca. A bulbous plant nearly related to gladiolus, with very
showy orange and yellow flowers, borne well above the leaves, on stout stems, and
much like a lily. Very easily grown in California and can be left in well-drained
ground from year to year. Sun preferred. ro cts. each, $1 per doz.

CHIONODOXA Luciliae. Glory-of-the-Snow. A pretty, early, bulbous plant with
light blue flowers. 30 cts. per doz. for large bulbs.

CROCUS are among the very earliest of spring flowers, and most pleasing either in
pots or in the open ground. I have not seen them successfully naturalized in grass
but they do well mixed with tulips, Spanish irises or anything but narcissi. They
flower earlier and make a pleasing ground-cover for the taller-growing late things.
I sell them in white, light blue, dark blue, and purple, at 15 cts. per doz., 75 cts. per
100 $6 per 1,000. Or I will sell mixed bulbs at 12 cts. per doz., 60 cts. per 100,
$4.50 per 1,000. Plant liberally.

IXIAS. These are small bulbous plants with very pretty flowers borne freely on long
slender stems. They come in shades of white, red, scarlet and yellow, and are
excellent cut-flowers. They like a warm situation, good drainage and prefer a
light, warm soil; are altogether satisfactory. I make a mixture of equal num-
bers of ten fine varieties for 25 cts. per doz., $1.25 per 100.

MONTBRETIAS have the foliage
of gladioli, and the common
sort has a rather small, but
very bright flower in vermilion-
red. Doz. 25 cts.

MUSCARI, or GRAPE HYA-
CINTHS. Heavenly Blue is
the best of the Grape Hya-
cinths, and is a_ delightful
little flower, the bluest of the
blues. A most exquisite bed
was planted last spring in
which a thousand of these were
dotted on a slope with light
green carpeting. In smaller
numbers, or in pots, they are
a pleasure as well. Most
easily grown. Doz. 25 cts.

plumosus is the Plume Hyacinth
and very different with its odd
purple flower, more like a
feather than a flower; attrac-
tive on account of the peculiar
Crocus flower. 3c. each, 30c. per doz.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 17

LILIES

To have Lilies well-established so as to flower year after year, considerable trouble
must be taken to prepare a bed for them and to observe the following points:

(1) Dratnace. If the ground is heavy and clammy, under-drainage should
be given, and the soil made i
lighter and looser with humus
and porous materials.

(2) Sort. This should be a
fairly good loam, mixed with
humus and sand. Fresh manures
are always to be avoided with
Lilies.

(3) Prantinc. Plant so
that the top of the bulb is not
less than 4 inches from the sur-
face. About each bulb put a
layer of an inch or so of sand to
carry away excessive moisture
and prevent fungous attacks.

(4) WATERING. Lilies
should not be kept water-
soaked, but should have a moist
surface during the growing sea-
son. They are better to be
kept rather dry after they have
flowered. A heavy mulch is
always desirable.

Never move a Lily bulb
unless absolutely necessary.

Good results can be had the
first year and sometimes for
years with much less trouble.
The finest Japanese Lilies about Lilium tigrinum
San Francisco Bay are grown as
follows: Fine bulbs are bought every fall and planted rather shallow (3-inch cover),
in a common adobe well dug over and manured only with old manure. The bed is in
the shade of trees. In late winter they are given a heavy mulch of well-rotted manure
and until late summer this is kept moist by daily watering. With similar care I have
seen many beds of the various Lilium speciosums grow well for years. They are hardly
equal, however, to the spike with over seventy flowers, in a bed prepared as first described.

For pots use a fibrous loam, well-rotted manure and sand.

LILIUM auratum (The Japanese Golden-banded Lily). Largest known Lily. Of
immense size and very fragrant. It is hard to establish, but blooms beautifully
the first year. Fine bulbs, 7 to 9 inches around, at r5 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.,
$9 per 100; giant bulbs, at 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100.

longiflorum giganteum. Long, pure white trumpet, and very fragrant. Good grower;
the largest and handsomest of [aster Lilies. Better for the garden than for forcing.

Fine bulbs, 7 to 9 inches, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $9 per 100. ;

speciosum rubrum. This is the pink Japanese Lily seen so frequently in florists’
windows in late summer, and very beautiful. It often becomes established and is

beautiful for years. 8- to 9-inch size, at 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100;

g- to 11-inch size, at 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per 100.

speciosum album. A pure white form of the last. 8- to 9-inch size, at 18 cts. each,
$1.75 per doz., $12.50 per 100; g- to tr-inch size, at 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.,

$17.50 per 100. ; l

tigrinum splendens (The True Tiger Lily). A bold, strong Lily which thrives in
most soils with no extra care. Stems six feet high and many-flowered. Mulch well
in early spring with old manure. Fine bulbs, 7- to g-inch size, 15 cts. each, $1.50
per doz., $9 per 100; giant bulbs, 9 to 11 inches, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz., $15 per
too. Double Tiger Lilies at same price.

Californian Lilies are described in my California bulb catalogue, in which fullest
cultural directions are given. Some of them are well adapted to ordinary garden con-
ditions. Send tor catalogue.

18 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

VARIOUS BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING, continued

ORNITHOGALUM arabicum is well worth growing. The stems are a foot or so high,
rather stout, and bear a raceme of white flowers with strongly contrasting black
centers. It forces or grows in the open easily. The bulbs are worth 5 cts.

RANUNCULUS. Showy little flowers, as double as a rose; the colors are brilliant and
the flowers fairly cover the plants. While very hardy they need loose, rich soil if
the best results are to be had. All colors mixed at 15 cts. per doz., $1 per 100.

SNOWDROPS are among the sweetest of the little bulbs. Among them Elwesii
is considered best and I price it at 20 cts. per doz., $1.25 per Ioo.

SPARAXIS are cousins of the gladioli and ixias, with very bright flowers, and need
the same culture as ixias. The common sorts are about 8 inches to a foot high
and well worth growing. Of them I offer a very fine mixture at 20 cts. per doz.,
and $1.50 per 100.

pulcherrima is quite another thing, growing waist-high, with purplish flowers, and
is very fine. Each, 10 cts.

SPRING SNOWFLAKES are not half well enough known. A customer had a plant
in flower Jast spring, and the neighborhood surprised me by calling for more of the
bulbs than I bad bought for my entire trade. That is the way that this beautiful
white-flowered plant takes where it is once well grown. 3 cts. each, 30 cts. per doz.

SCILLA bifolia is another low-growing, bright-flowered, early spring flower that is
_ well Jiked. I can supply the bulbs at 20 cts. per doz., and my price for the larger-
flowered Scilla Sibirica is the same. Both naturalize the same.

TIGRIDIAS I offer in my Hardy Plant Catalogue for spring planting.

WATSONIAS are so closely related to the gladiolus that the leaves would be confused,
but the pure white flowers are more like large freesias. They are excellent for
cutting. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.

HARDY PLANTS

My Catalogue of Hardy Plants for Spring and Fall, rgr1, is ready for distribution on
application. It contains a choice selection of plants for tall planting. This summer I
have grown fine stocks of seedlings of some of the very best things for fall planting, and
on some can make special prices.
These prices are for lots of not less
than 50 of a sort.

ARABIS alpina (Mountain of Snow)
I doubt if there is a better
plant to make a permanent
edging for a bed or border. It
carpets the ground neatly, is
of a pleasant green the year
round, and in the spring gives
a perfect sheet of sweet, pure,
white flowers. It needs no
care after planting. Very fine
plants, with dirt enough so as
to move without hurting, at $5
per too. Plant 6 inches apart
in a double or triple band, thus
giving the effect of a pure white
ribbon border.

CAMPANULA Intermedia, The
Canterbury Bell, is a very fine
thing. I can offer fine plants
in either white, pink, or blue,
ready to plant with the first
rains and to give a splendid
bloom next summer. Per 100,

: either one or the three sorts,

Canbdaisla at $7.

SELECT BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING 19

DELPHINIUMS

The Perennial Larkspurs are an especially fine group of plants, very easily grown
and most effective. Look at the fine picture and see what a show a mass of a dozen will
make. They grow from 4 to ro feet high.

Finest mixed in blues and purples. Good small plants, 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.;
strong plants of finest first quality, 25 cts. each. Fine, strong, one-year-old plants of
the following splendid English sorts named, but I sell to color.

In sky-blue, very light blue, rich corn-flower blue, and deep gentian blue at 25 cts.
each. White with yellow eye, and white with black eye, at 35 cts.

Belladonna is a fine Larkspur, much like the preceding, but 2 to 3 feet high. Sky-blue.
very free-flowering and good for cutting. Strong plants, 25 cts. each.

CuLtture.—For the best results prepare the soil by giving a good coat of manure
and working thoroughly. Plant a foot apart each way and keep the soil mellow, or
mulch well. Water moderately and give a sunny or, at most, only lightly shaded posi-
tion. Do not divide for three years.

FOXGLOVES. What is there finer to plant in a bold mass, either in the sun or light
shades? They need manure and water, but little other care, and a mass of a hun-
dred—or better, hundreds—is hard to beat. I have either the Monstrosa type
with a very large, open flower above the long raceme of glove-shaped flowers in
mixed colors, or I can supply all pure white, all rose-pink, all light yellow, at $5
per Loo.

GAILLARDIA picta Lorenziana.
My seeds are of a very fine
strain from Europe, and I
have never seen their equal.
In many shades. If planted
in a warm place where the
rain falls goodin the autumn,
they flower early and very
freely. They prefer a loose,
or even gritty, soil. $5 per
100.

HELLEBORE, or Christmas
Roses. These rare plants
are related to peonies and
flower as early as December
with open flowers of good
sizes, in odd shades and very
attractive. They stay in
good shape for months dur-
ing the winter. The leaves
are rather pretty and they
thrive in a shady place with
good soil, preferring that
rather heavy. I have had
clumps as long as fifteen
years without moving.
They are well worth grow-
ing and will be noticed by
every one who enters the
garden. Named sorts, 25¢.

INCARVILLEA Delavayi. This
very fine plant has flowers
shaped like a gloxinia, and
of a violet-crimson color,
with a yellow throat. It
is a first-class novelty.
Strong roots, in December,
at 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. Oriental Poppies (see page 20)

LYCHNIS Haageana. A low-growing plant, splendid for warm beds or on rockwork.
The stems are about 6 inches high, and the very brilliant flowers in scarlet and
reds are shaped like large, single pinks. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.. $7 per 100.

20 CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA

PEONIES

Among the finest flowers grown, but they are no flowers for the careless gardener.
Unless you care to prepare the soil deeply by working in well-rotted manure to the
depth of 2 feet at least (3 feet is better). and to give proper drainage, you had better
leave them alone. But once prop-
erly planted where lightly shaded,
they give a light bloom the first
year, and then improve for years
until a single plant is worth the
trouble of growing a dozen. The
flowers are often as double as a rose,
much larger, and borne on stems a
yard high; many are very fragrant,
and the colors are fine. No flower
is better worth the care needed,
or responds more generously to
the care the wise gardener gives.
After the first year, a good coat of
manure every tall, to be well worked
in in the spring, is all the care needed
other than watering with other
plants.

I have very fine Peonies, but
for the most part without names,
although they are really the very
finest named varieties. The plants
are very strong and ready to grow,
and are grown a year after dividing,
and have a fine root system. I do
not believe that any other dealer
gives better value. I can give single
or double, and in white, cream,
reds, and pinks. 25 cts. each, or
extra fine, 50 cts. each.

Primroses

ORIENTAL POPPIES

The strong plants of the superb named varieties that I sold last fall and winter
have given great satisfaction. See page 14 of the Hardy Plant Catalogue. Prices for
these are the same as last year. For the old scarlet variety I ask 15 cts. each, $1.25
per doz. for strong plants. I have a crop of fine seedling plants which will flower nicely
in 1912, as follows:

Brilliant, scarlet; Colosseum, deep scarlet; Prince of Orange, light orange, at $1.25
per doz.

PRIMROSES. There is nothing finer for the spring garden than the Bunch Primroses
(Polyanthus Primrose). They flower early, freely, last long, and are at their best
on a shady side. Plant in the fall and have splendid spring effects for years. I
have very fine strong plants mixed from the best known strains of seeds, at 15 cts.
each, $1.25 per doz., $7 per too. These are not mere seedlings, but strong, vigorous
plants ready for work. Also double yellow and whites in dozens only.

SHASTA DAISIES. Do not overlook them. My heavy rooted plants will give a first
year’s bloom that will delight you. See Hardy Plants.

THALICTRUM Delavayi is a very fine new thing among the Meadow Rues. With
foliage like a maidenhair fern, it has panicles 2 to 3 feet high of delicate lavender-
colored flowers lasting a long time. Each, 25 cts.

VIRGINIA CREEPER (Ampelopsis quinquefolia). One of the very best vines to plant
on trees to give a beautiful wild effect. I often plant a vine with a young shade
tree so that they grow up together. Fine autumn coloring. Strong roots 25 cts.,
$2 per doz.

AMPELOPSIS Engelmanni is a large-leaved plant like the Virginia Creeper, but clings
to rocks or surfaces like the Boston Ivy. A very fine vine to cover a tree, rock
or building. 50 cts. each, $3 per doz.

The McFarland Publicity Service, Harrisburg, Pa.

Hardy Delphiniums (see page 19)

CARL PURDY

UKIAH, CALIFORNIA