. Bolgiano's selected bulbs and plants for fall 1953 planting. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. CHIONODOXA 40c. per doz.; $ per 100 COLCHICUM (Meadow Saffron). Autumn flowering. The flowers of this unusual plant resemble the Crocus. If planted in August or September the bulbs will flower in a very short time, but the foliage will not appear until spring. They will bloom, without soil or water, in a sunny window. Autumnale album. White. 35c. each; 3 for $ Autumnale major. Rosy purple. 65c. each; 3 for $ Autumn Queen. Large; violet-mauve.
. Bolgiano's selected bulbs and plants for fall 1953 planting. Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs. CHIONODOXA 40c. per doz.; $ per 100 COLCHICUM (Meadow Saffron). Autumn flowering. The flowers of this unusual plant resemble the Crocus. If planted in August or September the bulbs will flower in a very short time, but the foliage will not appear until spring. They will bloom, without soil or water, in a sunny window. Autumnale album. White. 35c. each; 3 for $ Autumnale major. Rosy purple. 65c. each; 3 for $ Autumn Queen. Large; violet-mauve. 55c. each; 3 for $ The Giant. Deep lilac, white base. 55c. each; 3 for $ ERYTHRONIUM dens-canis purpureus (Trout Lily; Dogstooth Violet). Flowers like little stars in early April. Very hardy. $ per doz.; $~ per 100. FREESIA. Produces large sprays of very fragrant flowers. Plant the bulbs in a mixture of loam and coarse sand, with a little bonemeal. Mammoth White, Yellow, Blue, Pink, or Red. 10c. each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Rainbow Mixture. Clusters of yellow, blue, violet, mauve, pink and lavender flowers. 85c. per doz.; $ per 100. FRITILLARIA imperialis (Crown Im- perial). Tall stems with a tuft of nar- row leaves at the top beneath which the drooping, clear yellow, bell-shaped flowers are arranged in a ring. 90c. each; 3 for $ Meleagris (Snake's Head or Guinea-Hen Flower). Pendent, bell-shaped flowers oddly marked and checkered. 10 to 18 inches high. 60c. per doz.; $ per 100. IRIS reticulata. Rich pansy-violet. Blooms in very early spring. About 10 inches tall. $ per doz.; $ per 100. IXIA (African Corn Lily). Brilliant mixture. 45c. per doz.; $ per 100. LEUCOJUM aestivum, Capitola Giant (Snowflake). An entirely new May- flowering variety, bearing large clusters of pendent white flowers tipped with green. 3 for 50c.; $ per doz. LYCORIS radiata. Bright red flowers in autumn. Plant indoors in the North. 25c. each; $ per
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