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Montbretias for Spring Planting.
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An order of plants belonging to the Iris family, are natives of Africa,
and their general appearance is that of the gladiolus, 18 inches high.
Bloom profusely from July to October, throwing out spike after spike of
beautiful blossoms. Hardy south of the Ohio; North, lift in fall and keep
in dry sand.
=Crocosmiflora.= This is a hybrid variety, having scarlet flowers about
one and one half inch in length, borne numerously in a long panicle
standing well up above the foliage, considered hardy.
=Pottsii.= Flowers bright yellow, flashed on the outside with brick-red;
very ornamental and hardy.
=Rosea.= Flowers rose colored. =Mixed.= All colors.
_Named varieties 5c. each; 6 for 25c.; 12 for 40c. Mixed 5c. each 6 for
20c.; 12. for 35c._
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