Dreer's autumn catalogue 1896 Dreer's autumn catalogue : 1896 bulbs, plants, seeds dreersautumncata1896henr Year: 1896 chionodoxa. ( Glory of the Snow.) BABIANA. A charming genus with leaves of darkest green, thickly covered with downy hairs, and bearing showy spikes of flowers. They should have the pro- tection of a cold-frame, and are very successfully grown in pots. Height, 6 to 9 inches. Mixed Varieties. 3 for 10 cts., 40 cts. per doz., § per 100. CALOCHORTUS. (Mariposa, or Butterfly Tulip.) Very beautiful California bulbs, blooming in summer. The flowers are of rich and brilliant c
Dreer's autumn catalogue 1896 Dreer's autumn catalogue : 1896 bulbs, plants, seeds dreersautumncata1896henr Year: 1896 chionodoxa. ( Glory of the Snow.) BABIANA. A charming genus with leaves of darkest green, thickly covered with downy hairs, and bearing showy spikes of flowers. They should have the pro- tection of a cold-frame, and are very successfully grown in pots. Height, 6 to 9 inches. Mixed Varieties. 3 for 10 cts., 40 cts. per doz., § per 100. CALOCHORTUS. (Mariposa, or Butterfly Tulip.) Very beautiful California bulbs, blooming in summer. The flowers are of rich and brilliant colors in vari- ous shades of white, purple and yellow, borne on stiff, slender stalks, 8 to 20 inches high, from a few to 15 or 20 flowers on a stalk. Mixed. A selection of the hardiest varieties 3 for 10 cts., 30 cts. per doz., $ per 100. Brodi^a Coccinea. These are among the most beautiful of our early spring flowering bulbs, coming into flower soon after the snow is gone. Grows well in any good garden soil, and when once planted, requires no further care. Looks best when planted in lines or clumps of 100 or more bulbs. Lucilise. Flowers of a brilliant sky-blue color with white center. 3 for 8 cts., 20 cts. per doz., $ per 100. LiUCiliae Gigantea. A very distinct and beau- tiful species, with very large flowers of soft lavender-blue, with white center. 3 for 8 cts., 25 cts. per doz., $ per 100. Sardensis. A strikingly beautiful brilliant gentian-blue flower. A gem among spring bulbs. 3 for 8 cts., 25 cts. per doz., $ per 100. Chionodoxa Lucili«.
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