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Miss Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio.
ORNITHOGALUM ARABICUM.
I introduce this as a new Winter blooming bulb of great beauty and value-
In magnificence there is nothing like it among Winter blooming bulbs or
plants. Even the grand Hyacinth must be preceded by the stately beauty of
this flower. It is a native of Arabia. Bulb large and solid, closely resembling
that of a Hyacinth, and requiring exactly the same culture. Leaves long
and narrow, flower 3pikes eighteen to twenty-four inches high, strong and
graceful, bearing an immense cluster of large, pearly white flowers, having a
jet black center. The individual flowers keep perfect many weeks before
fading, so that for more than a month this grand spike of bloom is in full glory.
Its durability is almost without an equal among flowers. Add to this its deli-
cate aromatic fragrance, and I have a Winter bloomer which all must admit
stands without a rival. Its culture is the easiest, as it will grow in any position
in any window. A bulb can be planted in a four-inch pot, or several in a
larger pot or box. Pot in September, October or November. They can even
be kept and planted as lateas February 1st. For open ground culture they do
well if protected from freezing severely. Large flowering bulbs, 6 cents
each, or three for 15 cents.
DOUBLE TULIPS
HAVE massive flowers of brilliant and varied colors, shades and mark-
ings, and being double, the flowers last much longer in bloom than
single varieties, and, in consequence, when singles and doubles are
Slanted in conjunction the "time of the Tulips" is greatly prolonged,
ouble Tulips are beautifully adapted for beds on the lawn, in the garden, and for mingling in clumps of half a dozen
or more around the edge of shrubbery. They are robust growers and exceedingly effective. The early sorts do splendidly when
grown in pots for Winter blooming, but must be forced much slower than Single Early Tulips, by keeping them cooler.
Ornithogalum Arabicum.
Price. 3 cents each, or the set of twenty-one
different choice, distinct kinds of Double
Early Tulips for 50 cents. Those pre-
ceded with a star are the best varieties
for forcing indoors.
Alha Maxima. — Creamy white. Very de-
sir'ible.
Count of Leicester. — Yellow, reddish
flamed. Atinebedder. Flowers at same
time as La Candeur and Rex. Rubrorum.
Duke of York. — Rich, clear, bright red,
with white edge.
■Gloria Solus. — Brownish red, bordered
with pure gold.
Hellaii thus. — Beautifully variegated red
and yellow.
X.a Candeur. — Pure white. Fine bedder.
This variety is beautiiul when planted
among Rex Rubrorum, to lorm, designs,
etc., planted four inches apart. I sell an
immense quantity of them, being very
cheap. Price, £:2.C0 per hundred.
Lie Blazon. — Fine,
rosy pink, very ele-
gant.

• lie Matador. — Clear
  

scarlet. Very desir-
able.
Ma Cousine. — Beau« 
tiful, rich violet,
white edged. This
variety blooms at the
same time as Rex
Rubrorum and La
Candeur, and makes
an elegant border for
these varieties.
Purple Crown. —
The only real dark
red double Tulip,
Very rich and effec-
tive.
Queen Victoria. —
Rich wine color.
Very distinct.
Rex Rubrorum. —
Richest scarlet.
Beautiful when
planted among La
Candeur to form de-
signs of any descrip-
tion, as they grow of
equal height and
bloom at the same
time. A rich effect
is produced by plant-
ing Rex Rubrorum
in center of bed,
then surround this
with La Candeur,
and border with
Count of Leicester.
'They all bloom nt
onetime. Price, 82.00
per hundred.

• Rosine. — A beaati-
  

ful, rich, clear pink.
Fine forcer.
Rose Blanche. —
Pure white. Splen-
did bedder.
velvety scarlet, immense

• Rose lia Montague. (Rose of the Mountain.) — Beau-
  

tiful light pink, good flower, tall grower.
Titian — Brown, splashed with golden yellow.
Tournesull. — Elegantly variegated red and yellow.

• Tournesoll, Yellow A deep, bright, golden yellow. Extra.
  

Velvet Gem, — A rich, velvety crimson. Fine.
DARWIN TULIP. (Late Flowering.)
Anew family of Tulips. Grows three feet high, bearing immense, large
flowers, three to four inches in diameter. The most unique and richest
colored of all the Tulip family. Their colorings vary from the light tints
of lilac, rose and brown to deep violet, brilliant red, dark brown and black.
No white or yellow flowers among the Darwins. Very late flowering. They
are not suitable for forcing. 4 cents each; seven for 25 cents; 4©