. Autumn bulbs and plants for spring beauty : 1949. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Hyacinth Glass spike. Crocus. Spring Flowering As edgings to beds and bordering walks—or as undergrowth among tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, or in groups in the lawn they are very effective, as the flowers are over when the other bulbs begin blooming. Price of foilowing named varieties 60c per doz.; per 100; per 1,000. Crocuses are also easily flowered in the house in winter, grown in pots and pans of s
. Autumn bulbs and plants for spring beauty : 1949. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Hyacinth Glass spike. Crocus. Spring Flowering As edgings to beds and bordering walks—or as undergrowth among tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, or in groups in the lawn they are very effective, as the flowers are over when the other bulbs begin blooming. Price of foilowing named varieties 60c per doz.; per 100; per 1,000. Crocuses are also easily flowered in the house in winter, grown in pots and pans of soil. For instructions, see leaflet, "How to Grow Bulbs," sent when requested. We offer only the larger bulbs which produce more and larger flowers. WHITE CROCUS King of Whites. A grand variety, long, snow-white flowers. (See Jetter D) Mont Blanc. An old favorite; large pure white. BLUE AND PURPLE CROCUS Queen of the Blues. Deep lavender, shaded purple. (See ietter C) >* Hero. A new hybrid; dark glossy purple. Extra large. (See Jettei B) STRIPED CROCUS Striped Beauty. A fine, large, lavender striped white and violet. (See letter C) Cloth of Silver. White feathered and striped with lilac and purple. YELLOW CROCUS Yellow Mammoth. The largest flowering sort of this color. (See letter A) MIXED GIANT FLOWERING CROCUS All colors and shades, including many new hybrid seedlings so far outclassing the ordinary grade mixtures that we have discarded the latter. Price, 40c per doz.; per 100; per 1,000 Bulbs are delivered transportation paid East of the Mississippi River. For points West of the Mississippi add 10% of value of order for packing and postage. CROCUS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
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