. Dreer's autumn catalogue : 1898 bulbs, plants, seeds &c. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Allium Amaryllis Vittata Hybrids. AMARYLLIS. Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable for green- house, room or garden cultivation. For in- door use they should be grown in pots, well- drained, in a soil of equal parts of peat, leaf- mold and loam. Afler flowering, the bulbs must be ripened off by discontinuing water as the foliage shows signs of dying. When at rest, store awa
. Dreer's autumn catalogue : 1898 bulbs, plants, seeds &c. Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. Allium Amaryllis Vittata Hybrids. AMARYLLIS. Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable for green- house, room or garden cultivation. For in- door use they should be grown in pots, well- drained, in a soil of equal parts of peat, leaf- mold and loam. Afler flowering, the bulbs must be ripened off by discontinuing water as the foliage shows signs of dying. When at rest, store away in a dry, cool place, leaving the bulbs in the pots. Belladonna major, Johnsonii and Regina are ready now, the others â will be ready in October. Belladonna major {Belladonna Lily). Beautiful silvery white, turning to soft rose as the flower ages; flowers in the autumn. 15 cts. each, $ per doz. Formosissima (Jacobean Lily). Crim- son; blooming early in the summer. Can be grown in water like a hyacinth. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.; by mail 10 cts. per doz. extra. Johnsonii. Very large flower, of a rich crimson-scarlet color striped with white. Extra large bulbs. 25 cts. each, § per doz. Kegilia {Queen Lily.) Red and white. 25 cts. each, § per doz. Vittata Hybrids. Beautiful striped, flaked and feathered varie- ties; seedlings raised from strains furnished by the leading European specialists. 50 cts. each, § per doz. Aulica Platypetala (Lily of the Palace). One of the finest for winter blooming; immense flowers of intense crimson, tipped green. § each, $ per doz. Prince of Orange. Large flowers; orange intermingled witi white and green. Splendid. § each, § per doz. Collection containing 1 each of the above 7 Amaryllis, § ANTHERICUM. (Ready in October.) Liliastrum (St. Bruno's Lily). A beautiful plant, with narrow grass-like foliage, and long spikes of white, fragrant, lily-like flowers. 15 cts. each, § per do
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