Our new guide : autumn 1894 . own in thiscountry ; the most beautiful shade of azure blue rare and valuable variety. 25 cts. each. Allium Moly.—This pretty gem should be better known ;in fine contrast to the above-named sorts, in profusion offlowers of clear golden yellow. 3 cts. each; 5 for 10 cts.; 12for 20 cts. These unusually prettyand attractive flowers shouldbe better known; no illus-tration short of a coloredplate could do justice to theremarkably beautiful shad-ings and variegations shownin Babiana flowers; shouldbe given the same treatmentas Ixias; especially adaptedfor W
Our new guide : autumn 1894 . own in thiscountry ; the most beautiful shade of azure blue rare and valuable variety. 25 cts. each. Allium Moly.—This pretty gem should be better known ;in fine contrast to the above-named sorts, in profusion offlowers of clear golden yellow. 3 cts. each; 5 for 10 cts.; 12for 20 cts. These unusually prettyand attractive flowers shouldbe better known; no illus-tration short of a coloredplate could do justice to theremarkably beautiful shad-ings and variegations shownin Babiana flowers; shouldbe given the same treatmentas Ixias; especially adaptedfor Winter blooming. Atrocyanea. — Deepblue, lower petals purple andmauve. 5 cts.; 3 for 12 cts. Lady Carey. — Richpurplish crimson, with eachalternate petal shadedmauve. 10 cts.; 3 for 25 cts. Rosea ,bright rose. 5c; 3 for 12c. Villosa.—Exquisite lav-ender blue. 5 cts.; 3 for 12c. Mix-ture.—Embracing a largenumber of distinct cts. each; 3 for 8 cts.; 6for 15 cts.; 12 for 30 THE TRUE BLACK QRLL& QRLILY. A native of the Holy Land, and truly a magnificent andstately plant, very desirable for indoor culture. The flowersof this rare bulb are sweet-scented and often measure morethan a foot in length by 5 to 8 inches in width; the inside coloris of the richest velvety purplish black, while the outside is apleasing green. Thecentre spadix rises tothe height of 10 to 12inches and is of thedeepest black. Fo-liage is solid in tex-ture, rich deep greenand elegantly reticu-lated. The bulbs weshall send you are thegenuine stock, strongand positively sure tobloom if planted inrich soil 2 inches be-low the surface andgiven plenty of light,heat and order should in-clude at least one bulbof this great Orientalnovelty, for there canbe no doubt that it isone of the rarest andmost desirable bulbsof the year. As thebulbs increase in sizeand number everyyear, such a treasureis sure to becomevalued and appre-ciated. We make theprice
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