Summer-flowering Bulbs 



Bulb orders amounting to $9.00 or more will be sent postpaid east oF the Mississippi. 

 \\ your order is For less than $9.00, add 50c. to cover postage and packing. 



Begonia, Double Camellia-flowered 



Achimenes 



Lovely flowers for shady warm places. 

 Equally suitable for house plants. The small 

 root-like bulbs produce a plant 12 to 18 

 inches tall and requires at least a foot of 

 space. Mixed colors. Bulbs, 3 for 60c.; doz. 

 S2.00. 



Acidanthera Murielae Bicolor 



Pure white blooms with crimson-maroon 

 blotch, borne on 2 to 3- foot stems. These 

 resemble Gladiolus. Bulbs, doz. $1.25; $9.00 

 per 100. 



Hardy Amaryllis (Lycorls squamlgcra) 



Produces attractive green foliage from 

 early spring until July when it dies down. 

 Then in August an umbel of lilac-pink, lily- 

 shaped flowers appear. 50c. each. 



Begonias, Tuberous-rooted 



Excellent pot plants for indoor blooming 

 and may be grown outdoors in the summer 

 in semi-shady places where they receive 

 plenty of moisture. For early bloom, start 

 the tubers indoors in 6-inch shallow pots. 



Ruffled Double Camellia-flowered 



An improved double strain which greatly 



resembles the camellia. 



Crimson Blush-Pink Scarlet 



Orange White Yellow 



Tubers, each 45c.; 3 for $1.20; doz. $4.50 



Double Carnation-flowered 



Frilled petals resembling a carnation. 

 Pink Red Yellow White 



Tubers, each 45c.; 3 for $1.20; doz. $4.50 



Hanging-Basket Type 



Excellent for hanging baskets and for 

 rock-garden work. 



Red Pink White Yellow 



Tubers, each 45c.; 3 for $1.25; doz. $4.75 



Fancy-leaved Caladiums 



Gorgeous foliage. Plant outdoors in late 

 April or early May. Excellent for window 

 boxes and outdoor beds or borders. 

 Candidum. Snow-white leaf with green 

 ribs and veins. 



Edith Meade. White with green border 

 and red midribs. 



Mrs. W. B. Haldeman. Bright pink leaf 

 with narrow green edge. One of the best. 

 Mrs. Fannie Munson. Beautiful pink. 

 Low growing, with large leaves. 

 Mrs. Arno Nehrling. Dwarf bronzy red 

 with crimson ribs, shaded coppery red; 

 crimson veinlets. 



Scarlet Beauty. Scarlet center, green 

 border. 



Any of above, each 50c.; 6 for $2.75 



Caladium (Elephant's Ear) 



A full-sized plant will stand 6 feet high 

 and bear immense leaves 3 to 4 feet long by 

 27 inches wide. 

 Mammoth Bulbs, each 60c.; doz. $6.75. 



Peruvian Daffodil 



(Ismene calathina) 



A lovely fragrant white lily-like bloom 

 tinged greenish, bearing three to four on a 

 stem. Each 65c.; doz. $7.50. 



WIRE HANGING BAS- 

 KETS. For Hanging-Basket 

 Begonias and many other 

 trailing plants. Not post- 

 paid. 

 8 in. Round Basket. . .$0 85 

 10 in. Round Basket. . . 95 

 12 in. Round Basket. . . 1 20 

 Other styles available. 

 GREEN MOSS. For lining 

 hanging baskets. Not post- 

 paid. 



240 cu. in. bag SO 49 



410 cu. in. bag 75 



Gloriosa superba (Climbins Lily) 



Grows 6 to 10 feet high. Large, lily-like 

 flowers that open bright yellow and change to 

 deep scarlet. Each 90c.; 3 for $2.50. 



Gloxinias 



These colorful house plants may also be 

 grown outdoors in summer. Culture same as 

 for begonias. 



Blanche de Meru. White bordered rosy red. 

 Emperor Frederick. Scarlet bordered white. 

 Emperor William. Deep blue, bordered 

 white. 



Kegeljani White. Large pure white. 

 Prince Albert. Dark blue. 

 Roi de Rouge. Deep red. 

 Any of above Gloxinias, each 50c.; doz. $5.25 



Hyacinthus candicans 



(Summer-flowerlns Hyacinth) 



A luxuriant, free-flowering plant bearing 

 20 to 30 bell-shaped flowers of creamy white 

 in clusters on spikes 2 to 3 feet long. Choice 

 bulbs, each 25c.; doz. $2.75. 



Madeira Vine 



A quick-growing vine bearing graceful 

 white flowers with a delightful fragrance. 

 Tubers, each 20c.; doz. $2.00. 



Montbretia 



Mixed Colors. Somewhat like miniature 

 gladiolus, in a brilliant color range. Set 

 bulbs 3 inches deep and 6 inches apart in 

 full sun. Doz. 11.50; $11.00 per 100. 



Tigridia (Mexican Shellflower) 



Hybrid Mixed. Beautiful tri-petaled flowers 

 in a mixture of scarlet, rose, yellow and white. 

 Treat same as Gladiolus. 3 for 50c.; doz. 



$1.75. 



Tuberoses 



Excelsior Double Pearl. Delightfully fra- 

 grant white flowers. 3 for 60c.; doz. $2.00; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



