. Flowering roots and bulbs for fall planting, 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. ARUMS. Ready for shipment in September and October. A genus of curious and ornamental perennials, with peculiar and distinct foliage and flowers. They make handsome pot plants, and are also very effective in subtropical gardening. A. Dracunculus is hardy, and may be left in the ground over winter, with a little covering. The others should be potted in the autumn and kept dormant till spring. They are all of easy cultivation, requiring rich soil and plen+3 of
. Flowering roots and bulbs for fall planting, 1900. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. ARUMS. Ready for shipment in September and October. A genus of curious and ornamental perennials, with peculiar and distinct foliage and flowers. They make handsome pot plants, and are also very effective in subtropical gardening. A. Dracunculus is hardy, and may be left in the ground over winter, with a little covering. The others should be potted in the autumn and kept dormant till spring. They are all of easy cultivation, requiring rich soil and plen+3 of water during the growing season. A compost of rich loam, with a third of well-rotted manure and some sand, is very suitable. If ordered by mail, add 3 cents each for postage. Each Per doz. Crinitum. Marble stems ; broad, flesh colored, spotted flowers, covered with hairs $0 30 $3 00 Cornutum (Red Calla). Flowers red, spotted black; stems mottled ; a handsome pot-plant 12 1 25 Dracunculus (Dragon-flower). A striking and very orna- mental plant for pots or garden. It grows to a height of 3 feet, with mottled stem and handsome foliage, and very large brownish black flowers ; hardy 15 1 50 Italicum. A hardy species from the Channel Islands, with M'l^ creamy white flowers 08 75 VvJ \i ffilP^^NPi Maculatum. A fine decorative plant; flowers white; green > V. m^m^^i foliage, spotted black 10 100 || ^\ Wt§^J^J\[\^ Palaestinum sanctum. The new Black Calla from the _ mufWlfSt^^AN'M, s Lebanon mountains; a splendid pot and chamber plant, with fine, dark green foliage, large black spathe and black spadix per 100, $ 15 150 AMARYLLIS. Ready in October. Extremely ornamental greenhouse plants, with large, fragrant, beautifully colored flowers. The most suitable soil is good loam, with one-fourth part of leaf-mould or pulverized manure, and some sand. Good drainage is very important. The growing season is from early spring until about September, when the plants should be kept cool and al
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