. Bulbs, plants, and seeds for autumn planting : 1896. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. HLLLLLCRL IXIOLIRION. Tartancum An elegant and rare half-hard> bulbous plant of free growth and producing grand spikes 2 feet high ot splendid bell-shaped star like flowers of rich purple, shaded with sky blue. Bulbs planted ^^^^•^•^^^^m^mm^^mt ^n.^™^^.^^^—^^^^ out by us last autumn proved perfectly hardy, with a slight protection, and bloomed beautifully in June ; the bulbs can be kept dry and planted out in spr
. Bulbs, plants, and seeds for autumn planting : 1896. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. HLLLLLCRL IXIOLIRION. Tartancum An elegant and rare half-hard> bulbous plant of free growth and producing grand spikes 2 feet high ot splendid bell-shaped star like flowers of rich purple, shaded with sky blue. Bulbs planted ^^^^•^•^^^^m^mm^^mt ^n.^™^^.^^^—^^^^ out by us last autumn proved perfectly hardy, with a slight protection, and bloomed beautifully in June ; the bulbs can be kept dry and planted out in spring, or thej^ may be grown m pots in cold frames and be brought into the conservatory toward spring for blooming. (See cut.) 10c. each, $ doz. The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with low, slender, graceful spikes of bloom. The colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the centre alwaj^s differing in color from the other parts of the flower, so that the blossoms, expandingin the sun's rays, present a picture of gorgeous beauty. [See cut.) Crareroides. Bright scarlet, the earliest of all, and grand for forcing. 3 for lOc, 25c. per doz., $ per 100. Wonder. A double variety. Very deep pink, sweetly perfumed. Extra. 3 for lOc, 35c. doz., $ per 100. .Mixed varieties. Many beautiful colors. 2 for 5c., 20c. per doz., $ per 6 bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO rates Postage free, except where noted. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
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