. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1916. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Miscellaneous Bulbs and Roots. Note.—The majority of the Bulbs and Boots offered in this Catalogue are ready for delivery about the middle of September. A few sorts,: loliich are noted, do not 'mature until October and November. Unless otherwise instructed, we will send the early bulbs as soon as ready, and the late maturing sorts when in good condition to ship. ALLIUMS. Bulbous plants of the very easiest cult
. Dreer's autumn catalogue 1916. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. Miscellaneous Bulbs and Roots. Note.—The majority of the Bulbs and Boots offered in this Catalogue are ready for delivery about the middle of September. A few sorts,: loliich are noted, do not 'mature until October and November. Unless otherwise instructed, we will send the early bulbs as soon as ready, and the late maturing sorts when in good condition to ship. ALLIUMS. Bulbous plants of the very easiest culture, requiring little attention and giving good returns. Neapolitanum and Hermetti grandiflorurn are splendid in pots in the greenhouse or window, flowering through the winter months, and should be handled in the same way as Hya- cinths, etc., while Moly and Azureum are fine hardy sorts for planting in the hardy border. Neapolitanum. Ati excellent variety for winter flowering, exten- sively forced by florists for cut flowers. Its flower stems are 20 inches high, supporting a large cluster of delicate white starry flowers; sure to bloom splendidly in any window. Six bulbs will fill a 6-inch pot or bulb pan. (See cut.) 20 cts. per doz.; per 100; per 1000. Hermetti grandiflorurn. A variety similar to the preceding, but dwarfer and better adapted for pot culture. 20 cts. per doz.; § per 100; $ per 1000. Moly or Aureum ( Golden Lily Leek). Brilliant buttercup-yellow flowers, perfectly hardy; blooms in June; excellent for naturalizing. 15 cts. per doz.; 75 cts. per 100; $ per 1000. Azureum or Coeruleum. A beautiful variety, throwing up in late spring slender stems 2 feet high, surmounted by a large umbel of lovely azure-blue flowers, perfectly hardy and a choice addition to the hardy border. 8 cts. each. 80 cts. per doz.; $ per 100. ALSTROMERIA. Chilensis {Chilian Lily). A tuberous-rooted plant, 2 feet high, with spikes of showy flowers, varying from r
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