Elliott's flowering bulbs that bloom Elliott's flowering bulbs that bloom in the spring elliottsflowerin1895wmel Year: 1895 Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Garden Requisites. 13 CROWN IMPERIALS. These are handsome border plants of stately growth, perfectly hardy, and produce their pendant, bell-shaped flowers in clusters. They will succeed well in free drained soils, and are very effective planted in clumps in shrubbery borders. Mixed varieties, loc. each; $ per doz. Add for postage j cents per bulb extra. COLCHICUM AUTUMNAL. (Autumn Flowering CrocusJ A pretty bulb with flowers resem
Elliott's flowering bulbs that bloom Elliott's flowering bulbs that bloom in the spring elliottsflowerin1895wmel Year: 1895 Autumn Catalogue of Bulbs, Seeds and Garden Requisites. 13 CROWN IMPERIALS. These are handsome border plants of stately growth, perfectly hardy, and produce their pendant, bell-shaped flowers in clusters. They will succeed well in free drained soils, and are very effective planted in clumps in shrubbery borders. Mixed varieties, loc. each; $ per doz. Add for postage j cents per bulb extra. COLCHICUM AUTUMNAL. (Autumn Flowering CrocusJ A pretty bulb with flowers resembling a Crocus, purple, white striped—treat as Crocus. The peculiar- ity of the plant is, that the flowers are produced late in autumn, and the leaves appear in the following spring, ripening the seed ; a very interesting plant. The bulbs are large and should remain some time without being disturbed. 5c. each; 45c. per doz. By mail postpaid. CYCLAMEN. Among the many charming plants which grace the flower house and sitting-room during the spring and winter months, few, if any, are so interestingly pretty and accommodating as the Cyclamen ; its neat, chaste, graceful little elegant flowers, varying from snow white to crimson, secure for it universal admiration, while the simplicity of its culture brings it within the reach of even those who can command no better accommodation than a sitting-room window. Cyclamen Persicura, mixed. 10c. each; $1 per doz. ' Giganteum, prize strain. 20c. each; $ per doz. Add for postage 10 cents per doz. ERANTHESE HYEMALIS. (Winter Aconite.) One of the earliest harbingers of spring, when estab- lished forming sheets of large glistening-yellsw flow- ers. It grows freely under deciduous trees, among grass or in fact in almost any position or soil. 3c. each; 25c. per doz.; $ per 100. GALANTHES ELWESII. (Tlie Giant Snowdrops.) This is the largest and the earliest of all the snow- drops ; flowers nearly three times the ordinary size ; is very
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