. Catalogue of Currie Bro's hardy bulbs, plants, etc. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. FLOWERING BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 17 Free by mail, except where noted. 100 lots by express at purchaser's L. ATJHATUM. Each. Doz. Auratum—Golden banded Japan Lily; large bulbs 20 $2 00 By mail, per doz. Extra large bulbs 30 3 00 By mail, $ per doz. Batemanni — Flowers bright apricot color 25 2 50 No collection of greenhouse plants is in an
. Catalogue of Currie Bro's hardy bulbs, plants, etc. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. FLOWERING BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 17 Free by mail, except where noted. 100 lots by express at purchaser's L. ATJHATUM. Each. Doz. Auratum—Golden banded Japan Lily; large bulbs 20 $2 00 By mail, per doz. Extra large bulbs 30 3 00 By mail, $ per doz. Batemanni — Flowers bright apricot color 25 2 50 No collection of greenhouse plants is in any manner complete without one or more species of this lovely genus of plants. What can exceed in beauty and delicious fragrance the large symmet- rical flowers of Auratum, or the smaller but scarcely less beautiful ones of Rubrum orRoseum, and the spotlessly pure white blossoms of Longi- florum, and those of that new and grand one, Harrisi, or of that old favorite, produced in such profusion, Candidum? All of them, and several more Jhat might be named, are exquisite and well jr'orthy of the attention and praise bestowed upon them. '-' To assist the uninitiated, we give a few hints regarding the mode of culture most generally adopted, which, if followed, contingencies ex- cepted, will be productive of success. All of the species named may be grown out of doors, but none of them as successfully as Candi- dum, which is perfectly hardy and seldom fails to annually produce an abundance of flowers. It should be planted in September or early in Octo- ber, in deep, rich, sandy soil, covering the bulbs about three inches. Should the winter prove se- vere, protect the bulbs with a light covering of straw or long manure, to be removed early in the spring. For Pot Culture—All of the varieties named may either be potted singly or two or three bulbs, or even more, may be put into any pot. according to fancy; if singly, a six or seven-inch pot should be used; if several in a pot, then e
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