. Plants, seeds, bulbs, and flowers : 26th year 1898. Nursery stock New Hampshire Keene Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. ELLIS BROTHERS' CATALOGUE. [ l Gloxinia Crassifolia. A charming- class of summer-blooming bulbs, which suc- ceed with ordinary care. They should be grown in a moderately shady place, as the sun burns the foliage when wet, making brown spots ap- pear. They are easily grown, and bloom con- stantly until autumn, when they should be al- lowed to die down and the pots kept dry in some warm p
. Plants, seeds, bulbs, and flowers : 26th year 1898. Nursery stock New Hampshire Keene Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. ELLIS BROTHERS' CATALOGUE. [ l Gloxinia Crassifolia. A charming- class of summer-blooming bulbs, which suc- ceed with ordinary care. They should be grown in a moderately shady place, as the sun burns the foliage when wet, making brown spots ap- pear. They are easily grown, and bloom con- stantly until autumn, when they should be al- lowed to die down and the pots kept dry in some warm place until spring, when the bulbs can be started into growth again. Any good soil will grow them, but will do best in compost of one- half good loam, balance equal parts oJd manure and leaf mold. In potting, allow top of bulb to stand just above the soil — water but little until growth commences. Our bulbs this season are fine and large, and in a mixture of the grandest colors; all in the " Crassifolia " varieties, which is the strongest growing strain known. (See cut.) Price, large, strong bulbs, 20 dts.; 3 for 50 dts. Note.—There are so many colors and com- binations of shades in this mixture, that buyers of several bulbs will be unlikely to have any duplicates. Grevillea Robusta, The Silk Oak. A beautiful plant for decorative purposes; quick growth and of very easy culture. The leaves are a light bronze color, the tips being covered with a soft down resembling raw silk, from which it derives the name of " Silk ; For the house it is unsurpassed, as it needs little attention; flowers of a bright orange color. Price 15 c£ts. Hedychium, Coronarium (Butterfly Lily). This magnificent tuberous-rooted plant flourishes on low, moist land, in half-shade, where it will form a dense clump three or four feet high. From August, onward, a mass of fragrant, pure white flowers, looking almost like large white butterflies, borne in large clusters, terminal on ever
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