. Manual of everything for the garden : 1894. liElfnflK. (Elephants Ear.) Grand tropical-looking plant,producing enormous leaves 3 to i ft. long. A favor-ite for specimens on the lawn. Height, 4 to 5 ft.(See cut.) Circum- Price ference. Price. by Mail. Extra size bulb 10 to 12 in. $ $ First 8 to 9 .50 .65 Second size 6 to 7 .25 .35 Third i to 5>£ .15 .20 HYHCITOS CHNDICHNS. (Giant Summer Hyacinth.) Luxuri-ant, free-growing, summer-floweringplant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, throwing upgreat, tall spikes 4 to 5 feet in height,each bearing 20 to 30 large white bell-shaped flowers ; of easi
. Manual of everything for the garden : 1894. liElfnflK. (Elephants Ear.) Grand tropical-looking plant,producing enormous leaves 3 to i ft. long. A favor-ite for specimens on the lawn. Height, 4 to 5 ft.(See cut.) Circum- Price ference. Price. by Mail. Extra size bulb 10 to 12 in. $ $ First 8 to 9 .50 .65 Second size 6 to 7 .25 .35 Third i to 5>£ .15 .20 HYHCITOS CHNDICHNS. (Giant Summer Hyacinth.) Luxuri-ant, free-growing, summer-floweringplant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, throwing upgreat, tall spikes 4 to 5 feet in height,each bearing 20 to 30 large white bell-shaped flowers ; of easiest culture andsplendid for groups. If planted in thecentre of beds of scarletGladiolus, suchas Brenchleyensis, the effect is magnifi-cent. Price, 10c. each, $ per doz.,or extra large bulbs, 15c. each, $ perdoz. Postage, 3c. per bulb extra. Seed,per packet, 10c. MADEIRA VINE. The old favorite Climbing Mig-nonette. Thick, glossy leaves, andlong, hanging stems of feathery, fra-grant white flowers. 6c. each, 50c. perdoz., free by </v CRINUM KIKKTI. M0NTBRETIA CR0C0SMIFL0RA. This is one of the most floriferous and showy ofautumn-flowering plants, and destined to greatpopularity. When properly grown—i. e., a dozen ormore bulbs planted 6 inches apart in a group in asunny position and allowed to remain undisturbedfor several years, protecting with a few inches ofmanure in winter—they will form magnificentclumps from 2 to 3 feet across, producing, in greatnumbers, graceful spikes 8 to 12 inches long, each .spike bearing from 18 to 30 exceedingly showy star-shaped flowers, about 1,j inches across, of a gayorange suffused with red. They flower freely thefirst season, but clumps of two or three yearsstanding are required to bring out the great , 6c. each, 60c. per doz., $ per 100, free bymail. Rosea. rose color. 10c. each, $ per doz., free by mail. 0XALIS, SUMMER-FLOWERING. Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, etc. Bulbsplanted 3 inc
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