Catalogue of bulbs, plants and seeds for fall planting, 1898 . igh. They surpass in coiors andbrilliancy anything before known in tulips. Thecolors are so glowing and bright that in the sunlightthe effect is fairly dazzling. They include almostevery conceivable color and shade, lrom the daintiestblue to the darkest violet, from the soft rose to themost brihiant red and from light brown to what isbelieved to be the darkest black in the floral colors, per doz., 50c. 4 Cox Seed and Plant Cos Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs, Plants, Etc CROCUS The crocus is one of the first flowers of spring
Catalogue of bulbs, plants and seeds for fall planting, 1898 . igh. They surpass in coiors andbrilliancy anything before known in tulips. Thecolors are so glowing and bright that in the sunlightthe effect is fairly dazzling. They include almostevery conceivable color and shade, lrom the daintiestblue to the darkest violet, from the soft rose to themost brihiant red and from light brown to what isbelieved to be the darkest black in the floral colors, per doz., 50c. 4 Cox Seed and Plant Cos Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs, Plants, Etc CROCUS The crocus is one of the first flowers of spring, andone of the best for blooming in the house during win-ter. Half a dozen bulbs may be planted in a pot,and will make a very pretty show. For garden cul-ture plant bulbs two inches deep and two inchesapart. They are so cheap and pi etty they ought tobe found in every garden. Large Yellow—Per doz., 15c; per 100, $ Cloth cf Gold—Per doz., 15c; per ioo, Cloth of Silver—Per doz., 15c; per 100, f Fine Mixed—Per doz., 10c; per 100, Chinese Sacred Lily SACRED LILY. This variety is the Tazetta. or bunch flowering Nar-cissus, and is the sort grown extensively by theChinese for use in their New Year festivals. Thebulbs we ofter are very large, averaging three to fourinches in diameter, and they throw up several stemswhen well grown, the flowers are produced in pro-fusion. Flowers are pure white, with a lemon ororange cup. The Chinese method is as follows: Filla bowl, or some similar vessel, with pebbles, in whichplace the bulb, setting it about one-half its depth, sothat it will be held firmly, then fill with water to thetop of the pebbles and place in a warm sunny bulb will at once commence a rapid growth andbloom in two or three weeks. Bulbs are hardy, andbloom well in open ground. Each, 15c; per doz.,$ NARCISSUS OR DAFFODILS The wonderful new varieties have awakened aninterest and enthusiasm among the lovers of flowersthat has placed t
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