. An advance offering of Henderson's flowering bulbs for fall planting : may we book your order by July 15th so that we may import your bulbs with ours for delivery next fall?. Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Chionodosa Lucillae. Henderson^s Selection of BULBS FOR ROCK-GARDENS Bulbs of certain varieties are indispensable for the rock- garden, if there is to be anj' effective display of flowers in early spring. The best way to plant them is in the various pockets of soil to be found in abundance all over a rock-garden. Bulbs grow very freely an
. An advance offering of Henderson's flowering bulbs for fall planting : may we book your order by July 15th so that we may import your bulbs with ours for delivery next fall?. Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. Chionodosa Lucillae. Henderson^s Selection of BULBS FOR ROCK-GARDENS Bulbs of certain varieties are indispensable for the rock- garden, if there is to be anj' effective display of flowers in early spring. The best way to plant them is in the various pockets of soil to be found in abundance all over a rock-garden. Bulbs grow very freely and increase greatly from year to year until they finally become large clumps; which can then be divided and used for other purposes about the garden. We illustrate on this page ten of the varieties most used, and also offer others in the list below, and we wish parti- cularly to draw attention to the miniature Narcissi illustrated on this page; as they are now much in demand for planting in rock-gardens. Chonodosa Lucillae—Glory of the Snow. They produce flower spike bearing 10 to 15 lovely Scilla-like flowers. They are perfectly hardy, and may be planted in the rock-garden, or naturalized on the lawn. Bright blue with large clear white center. 30c doz.; per 100; $ per 1000. Crocus—Mixed Giant Flowering. All colors and shades including many new hybrid seedlings so far outclassing the ordinary' grade mixtures that we have discarded the latter (see also page 14) 30c per doz.; $ per 100, per 1000. Fritillaria Meleagris. Dwarf plant i bearing large bell-shaped flowers of various colors—yellow,white, black, purple, splashed and checkered in the most curious way. They are fine when grown in groups in the rock- garden. Jlixed Varieties 60c per doz.; $ per 100. Grape Hyacinths "Heavenly ; A new type with larger flowers of richest gentian blue and delightfully fragrant; desirable for cutting and of splendid effect massed in the garden or bor
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