Keywords: Bulbs, roses, plants of all kinds for winter blooming (16581636761).jpg Miss Ella V Baines The Woman Florist Springfield Ohio <br> 13 <br> Or Bunch Flowered <br> Daffodils <br> Polyanthus Narcissus <br> The Polyanthus varieties of Narcissus are not only beautiful <br> but delieiously sweet-scented and of the easiest culture Very <br> free flowering and suitable for window-garden conservatory or <br> garden continuing long in bloom They have tall spikes of <br> bloom bearing trom six to twenty-four flowers each The pure <br> white petals and gold cup of some varieties the yellow with tho <br> orange cup of others and the self whites and yellows render <br> them great favorites <br> NOTE ” Polyanthus Narcissus although not considered hardy <br> have lived out for two Winters in the vicinity of Boston with a <br> slight covering of straw and leaves and produced much larger flow- <br> ers and more of them than when gr lull in the house in pots <br> WHITE VARIETY <br> Paper White ” Tot us- A bus Pure snow white flowers in <br> clusters This variety is perhaps riore largely forced lor cut <br> flowers than any other millions of them being used for the <br> large flower markets of the world 4 cents eacli; 40 cents <br> per dozen <br> YELLOW VARIETIES <br> Grand Solid d'Or ” Rich yellow With reddish orange cup <br> A favorite bedding and cutting variety 5 cents each; 50 <br> cents per dozen <br> Glorlosus ” Immense trusses of pure -white with primrose- <br> colored cups Very early Splendid to force 5 cents each; <br> 50 cents per dozen <br> Double Roman ”Clusters of white flowers with double cit- <br> ron-colored cups It is very early and grown principally and <br> largely for forcing 4 cents each; 40 cents per dozen <br> The Chinese Sacred <br> or Oriental Narcissus <br> A Variety of Polyanthus Narcissus <br> The Shui Sin Far or Water Fairy <br> Flower Joss Flower or Flower of the Gods <br> etc as it is called by the Celestials is a <br> variety of Narcissus bearing in lavish <br> profusion chaste flowers of silvery white <br> with golden yellow cups They are of ex- <br> quisite beauty and entrancing perfume It <br> lsgrown by the Chinese according to their <br> ancient custom to herald the advent of <br> their new year and as a symbol of good <br> luck The bulbs are grown by a method <br> known only to themselves whereby they <br> attain great size and vitality insuring lux- <br> urious growth and immense spikes of flow- <br> ers In fact the incredibly short time re- <br> quired to bring the bulbs into bloom four <br> to six weeks alter planting is one of the <br> wonders of nature You can almost see <br> them grow succeedingalmost everywhere <br> and with everybody Theydowelfin pots <br> of earth but are more novel and beautiful <br> grown in shallow bowls of water with <br> enough fancy pebbles to prevent them from <br> toppling over when in bloom A dozen <br> bulbs started at intervals will give a succes- <br> sion of flowers throughout the Winter I <br> am importing direct from China immense <br> bulbs of the true large-flowering variety <br> 15 cents each; four for 50 cents <br> GIANT GOLDEN SACRED LILY <br> The flowers of this beautiful Sacred Lily <br> are almost identical with the Chinese va- <br> riety except that they are of the most love- <br> ly shade of deep golden yellow making a <br> fine contrast with the white bloom of that <br> noted kind The bulbs are not nearly so <br> large but the trusses of flowers are of good <br> size making thisa charming bulb for house <br> culture Grows in water like the old va- <br> riety Try a dozen and be delighted 3 <br> cents each; six for 15 cents; 25 cents <br> per dozen <br> JONQUILS <br> Much prized for their charming large golden and <br> deliciously sweet scented flowers perfectly hardy and <br> flowering very early in the Spring; also admirably <br> adapted for Winter flowering in the house Three to t <br> six bulbs in a four or five-inch pot <br> Odorus Single ” A bright yellow perianth deeply <br> lobed and very fragrant 2 cents each; 20 cents per 6 <br> dozen <br> Odorus Double ” Flowers full double and of a golden <br> yellow color Fragrant 4 cents each; 40 cents per <br> dozen <br> Campernelles ” The best of the Jonquil section Per- <br> ianth six lobed spreading and of a light yellow color <br> 3 cents each; 25 cents per dozen <br> TRITILEA UNIFLORA <br> mHIS is one of the <br> choicest addi- <br> tions to Winter <br> flowering bulbs that <br> has been offered in <br> many years The <br> bulbs are small and <br> several can be plant- <br> ed in a pot each one <br> of which will send up <br> several flower scapes <br> bearing star shaped <br> blossoms one inch in <br> diameter pure white <br> elegantly lined with <br> celestial blue Asthe <br> flowers follow each <br> other successively <br> and last a long time <br> before fading a potof <br> these bulbs is never <br> without flowers for <br> several months in <br> mid-Winler They <br> are also quite hardy <br> and can be planted <br> in the open ground <br> where they will <br> bloom elegantly in <br> the early Spring I earnestly advise all lovers of flowers to <br> plant this beautiful gem It is sure to thrive Fine bulbs <br> 2 cents each; 20 cents per dozen <br> -- ft B bCi <br> Giant Golden Sacred Lily 41846870 130959 64576 Page 13 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/41846870 1901 10 5962/bhl title 64576 Ella V Baines Firm ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Polyanthus NameConfirmed Polyanthus NameBankID 3485302 Biodiversity Heritage Library Bulbs roses plants of all kinds for winter blooming 1901 Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Plants Ornamental Seed industry and trade Seeds Trade catalogs U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 41846870 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/41846870 bhlGardenStories Miss Ella V Baines Chinese Sacred Lily BHLinbloom bulbs plants plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories miss ella v baines chinese sacred lily bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-19 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16581636761 2015-08-24 02 54 36 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Bulbs roses plants of all kinds for winter blooming Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |