. Bliss and Son's illustrated spring catalogue and amateurs guide to the flower and kitchen garden. Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Seeds, Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants), Seeds, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs; Gardening, Catalogs. B. K. BLISS & SON'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 99. COLOCASIA (CALADIUM) ESCU- LENTUM. One of the most beautiful and striking of the Ornamental Foliaged Plants in culti- vation, either for culture in large pots or tubs, or for planting out upon the lawn. It will grow in any garden soil, and is of the easiest culture. When of full size i
. Bliss and Son's illustrated spring catalogue and amateurs guide to the flower and kitchen garden. Flowers, Seeds, Catalogs; Seeds, Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants), Seeds, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Agricultural implements, Catalogs; Gardening, Catalogs. B. K. BLISS & SON'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 99. COLOCASIA (CALADIUM) ESCU- LENTUM. One of the most beautiful and striking of the Ornamental Foliaged Plants in culti- vation, either for culture in large pots or tubs, or for planting out upon the lawn. It will grow in any garden soil, and is of the easiest culture. When of full size it stands aboul live feet high, with immense leaves, of- ten measuring four feet in length by two and a half in breadth, very smooth, of a light green color, beautifully veined and varie- gated with dark green. The roots should be preserved in dry sand in the cellar, during Winter, out of reaehof frost. A plant should be ineverycollection, howeversinall. Price, 50 cents, $ and § each, according to size. AMARYLLIS. Bulbs of rare beautv. with large, drooping, bell-shaped, lily-like flowers, varying in color from the richest crimson to pure white, striped with crimson or scarlet. They are of the easiest possible culture, so that with a moderate supply of bulbs, ami just bearing in mind their habit at (the Cape), and attending to their period of rest and growth, a verv little management would secure a succession ol bloom throughout the year, thus adding an important feature in collections of plants, whether grown for the decoration of the flower garden, conservatory or drawing-room. The bulbs may be planted in May in the flower border, in any good soil, cover the bulb so that the neck will be even with'the surface of the soil. After the tops are destroyed by frost they should be lifted and placed in a dry cellar or under the stage in a greenhouse. For put culture, use six or seven-inch pots, plac- ing at the bottom a handful of potsherds and covering them with turfy peat, f
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