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68. SEED CATALOGUE AND GARDEN GUIDE.

--Conchiflora--Fine yellow, spotted crimson. Per doz. 50c... 5.
--Grandiflora--Very large, bright crimson, center variegated with yellow. Per doz. 50c... 5.

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LILY OF THE VALLEY--Well known and universally admired spring flowering plants, equally well adapted to winter flowering, in the parlor or conservatory. The flowers are bell shaped, freely produced and powerfully fragrant. To grow them in the open ground, select a partly shaded situation. Prepare the soil with a mixture of leaf-mold and sand two feet deep, and set the buds or clumps about two inches below the surface. No further attention is required. They are perfectly hardy and are not injured by frost. Per doz. 75 cts... 10.
MADERIA, or Mignonette Vine--Ornamental climber of very rapid growth; thick, light-green glossy leaves; the most elegant vine for out door culture; bears a profusion of graceful racemes of dainty white flowers which have a delightful fragrance. Keep roots in cellar over winter; per 100 by express, $2.50; by mail, per doz. 40c... 5.

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OXALIS Deipii--Nothing so valuable for edging the borders of walks or flower-beds as the beautiful summer flowering Oxalis. Bulbs, when planted 3 inches apart, produce an unbroken row of elegant foliage and pretty flowers; and as they bloom very quickly after planting, they funrish [furnish] a neat and attractive border the whole season. The foliage is quite pretty and dense, being of a lively green, with a black zone or blotch as shown in the above illustration. Per doz. 10c; 100 for 50c; 1,000 for $2.50, postpaid.
TUBEROSE--The Tuberose is a beautiful, pure white, wax-like, very sweet scented, double flower, growing on tall stems, each stem bearing 12 to 50 flowers. The bulbs should be planted early in pots or boxes of soil in the house; when warm weather transplant to the garden. Those who want this beautiful flower in early winter can plant a few bulbs in pots in July or August, sink them to the rim in earth in the garden, where they can remain until the cool nights of autumn, then remove to the house. Our Tuberoses are all of our own growing, and splendid bulbs.
--Double Dwarf Pearl--This is a choice selection of this variety which is characterized by its short, robust stem and long spikes of large flowers, produced in great profusion, perfectly double; per doz. 75c. 8.
--Variegated Leaved--This is an early single kind, with striped foliage; flowers cannot be compared with the double ones. 15.

WINTER BLOOMING BULBS.

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Some of the most beautiful and fragrant of all the flowers grown belong to this class, and when potted in the house they come in bloom just at the time when flowers are most wanted and most difficult to obtain. There is nothing prettier or more desirable than a window garden nicely arranged with these, and they will attract more attention than anything else with which it could be filled.
Our bulbs, which are grown by one of the best bulb growers in Holland, arrive in this country about September 15, and we usually have a good assortment of them for about two months. The best way is to order during the spring or summer; then your orders will be filled as soon as bulbs are received. All bulbs are large and strong, and are sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
Our Fall Catalogue will be issued about September 1st, and is sent only to those who ask for it.
HYACINTHS--Of all the bulbous flowers, the Hyacinth is the most beautiful and popular. It is cultivated and highly prized in every northern country in the world. They may be successfully grown in the [continued next page]