. Beautiful flowers for 1888. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants Catalogs. AKUM, DRACUNCULUS. These are odd, l)ut very interes'in^ bulbous rioted plants, with beautifully sp otted leaf- stocks. They iDay he accounted pretty addi- tions to the collections of the hot-house and green-house, though the flowers possess a disa- greeable odor. A. Dracunculus. (Dragon Flower). This variety is hardy and s!i .uld be treated the sara.' as Gladioli. The li-if-stocks are spotted with brown and p irple. Flowers hvrge and showy. Price, 2o cents each. A. Italicum. Flowers greenis


. Beautiful flowers for 1888. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants Catalogs. AKUM, DRACUNCULUS. These are odd, l)ut very interes'in^ bulbous rioted plants, with beautifully sp otted leaf- stocks. They iDay he accounted pretty addi- tions to the collections of the hot-house and green-house, though the flowers possess a disa- greeable odor. A. Dracunculus. (Dragon Flower). This variety is hardy and s!i .uld be treated the sara.' as Gladioli. The li-if-stocks are spotted with brown and p irple. Flowers hvrge and showy. Price, 2o cents each. A. Italicum. Flowers greenisli white ; the leaves are dark green and spotted, 10 cts each. WATER LILY. NYMPHEA ODORATA. This beautiful Lily will do the best plant- ed in the edge of a pond or body of water, but it will also thrive and blossom nicely in a tub or small tank. If put in the latter there must be six or eight inches of good soil in the bot- tom, and always kept Price, 25 cents each. ORNITHOCALUM. Star of Bethlehem. A beautiful variety of jx'rfectly hardy bulbs. It throws up a spike which is surmounted by a cluster of large star- shaped, white flowers, which have a distinct black centre. Valuable for garden culture or tore lug. Price, 5 cents each; 50 cents per doz. See Cut in opposite 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 Templin-Bradley Seed Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Philadelphia : National Bureau of Engraving


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