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GRIFFITH £ TURNER CO., BALTIMORE, MD.
COLLECTIONS OF TULIPS FOR BEDS
mAXY charming eflFects in color are possible
with Tulips that cannot be produced with
any other plant, and at a very moderate cost.
COLLECTION NO. 1.— 40 Artus, scarlet ; 40 Cry-
solora, yellow : 40 Cottage Maid, pink; 40 Potte-
bakker, white. By express for $1.65.
COLLECTION NO. 2.— 40 Crimson King, scar-
let : 40 Crysolora, yellow; 40 Crimson King, scar-
let ; 40 Crysolora, yellow. By express for $1.25.
A very handsome solid bed of Tulips is made
of Kaiser Kroon— 160 for $1 .75 ; 250 for $2.75.
There are many other combinations that can
be made according to the taste, by selecting
varieties of the same height and earliness.
CHIffiSE SACRED LILY
OR JOSS FLOWER.
CHIS is avariety of Polyanthus Xarcissus. grown by the
Chinese from time immemorial to decorate their sa-
cred temples or joss houses on their New Year's day.
which occurs in February. By methods of culture origi-
nal to them, they succeed in growing large, solid bulbs,
which produce a profusion of bloom in an incredibly
short time ; usually not more than four to six weeks from
the time of planting. The growth of foliage is exceedingly
plentiful and luxuriant alidof a dark green color, which,
surmounted by a wealth of large, satiny white flowers
with golden yellow cups, lends to the whole an aspect
of tropical magnificence of which the eye never wearies.
This splendid flower increases in popularity every year,
and immense quantities of bulbs are annually imported
into this country.
Culture.— Being partially aquatic, this plant must
have plenty of water. If grown in soil, make it light
and sandy, but they are usually grown in vases or dishes
of water.' Put an inch or two'of sand and gravel in the
dish in which they are to be grown, set the bulbs on
this, and put enough gravel around them to keep from
falling over: flll the dish with water and set in a dark
closet for a few days until the roots start freely, then
bring to the light and keep in any ordinary living room.
A dozen bulbs started this way at intervals will give
a succession of bloom throughout the winter.
The bulbs offered by us are the true Chinese,
large, solid, and zcell matured, which are superior
to those groii'u elsezchere.
Prjce, 8c. each ; 4 for 25c.; basket of 30 bulbs, $1.60.
Postage, Sc. each extra.