x00 The Conard & Jones Company—Summer Flowering Bulbs. 
Superb Fancy Leaved Caladiums 
PPANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS are among the most beautiful of 
all ornamental foliage plants. The exquisite colors and wonder- 
ful markings of their leaves fairly eclipse everything else in this line. 
Our illustration gives but a very faint idea of their marvelous varie- 
gations. They are easy to grow and especially valuable for house 
and conservatory culture, and also for bedding in garden and flow- 
er-beds if given a sheltered place and light, rich soil.. They are ex- 
ceedingly beautiful. 
NOTICE— we send the best Bulbs obtainable, and though not 
} large they will all grow nicely. 
Beethoven—Soft green ground beautifully mottled 
and sufiused white, ribs white, 20 cts. each. SPECIAL OFFER 
Cream and Crimson—Cream color suffused with 
green richly marked with bright pink. 20 cts. each. No. 223 
Cojeta—Crimson ribs and zone on deep green 
ground, finely marked with small pink spots, a 
edged white. 20 cts. each. Any 3 vanicties for 
Due de Rativor--Dark green ground mottled with 50 cts. The set of 
white and veined with scarlet. 20 cts. each. 10 for $1.65, ppd. 
Be ss crimson tibs, bordered with gray, 
spotted and splashed white. 20 cts. each. 
Lindo—Fine pointed leaves, dark shining green SPECIAL OFFER 
marked all over with rich crimson spots. 2Uc. each. No. 224 
Lambary—Beautiful cream colored ground, with 
white ribs, veined with bright scarlet. 20 cts. each. OUR SELECTION 
Pree e eee Deep ch green heavily marked with Choice sorts, all 
creamy white and lighter shades. 20 cts. each. 
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Ronda—Deep rich green curiously marked and labeled, I5c. ea., 
shaded with bright crimson and rose. 20 cts. each, | 3 for 40c., $1.25 
Trahairas—Pure white ground over spread with 
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dark green veins and nerves. 20 cts. each. P 2 eeek 
FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM 
Caladium Esculentum, (Elephant’s Ear)—A splendid 
ornamental foliage plant, very popular for lawn and garden; 
likes rich ground, hot weather and plenty of water; grows 3 
to 4 feet high, immense heart-shaped leaves, frequently 3 feet 
long by 2 feet wide; plant 2 to 3 feet apart, when weather is 
settled and ground warm; lift before freezing, cut off tops 
and store roots in cellar over Winter. 
Price, first size bulbs, 15 cts. each, 4 for 50 cts., $1.50 
per doz., postpaid. Larger size, 20 cts. each, $2.00 per 
doz. Extra ‘arge bulbs, 40 cts., $4.00 per doz., post- 
paid, or 25 cts., $3.00 per doz., by express, at purchas- 
er’s expense. 
New Giant Flowering Caladium 
Claimed by the Introducer to be a splendid ornamental 
foliage plant for the garden or lawn, like the Caladium Escu- 
lentum, but with the advantage of throwing up pretty spikes of 
pure white flowers like giant calla lilies all through the season, 
but stock being scarce and difficult to propagate we can now 
only offer small mailing size plants as long as they last. 20 
cts., each, postpaid. 
Agapanthus Umbellatus (The Blue African Lily)— 
A fine ornamental plant for the greenhouse or conservatory 
in Winter, and pots or tubs on the lawn or piazza in Sum- 
mer. The foliage is luxuriant, and handsome flowers are .. 
borne in large clusters of 20 to 30, frequently measuring 10 to ; 
12 inches across; the flower stalks grow 15 to 18 inches high z= 
and the flowers open in succession for several weeks; the 
color is bright rich blue. Price, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., 
postpaid. 
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CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 
NYMPHEA ODORATA 
The well-known fragrant Water Lily so greatly 
admired for its great double white flowers, which 
float on the surface of the water, and perfume the 
whole neighborhood with their delicious fragrance. 
The flowers are often 5 or 6 inches in diameter, ex- 
quisitely beautiful and delightfully sweet. This 
INE variety is hardy and easy to grow and delightfully 
=—N\ Jiro \/~ fragrant; can be grown nicely ina tub or half-barrel, 
IMI == f= in which place a few inches of good soil with a 
——<—— Scat Hitl | covering of sand; plant the roots in this with peb- 
Sat Hie ty bles to keep them in place, then fill with water and 
set in a warm sunny place. Scarcely any flowers 
are more admired in their season than these lovely 
sweet-scented Water Lilies. Good strong roots, 20 
- cents each, 6 for $1.00 pestpaid- 
Phrynium Variegatum—Variegated-leaved plant, high- 
ly valued forshady bedsand borders, and also for pot cul- 
ture; no trouble to grow, succeeds well everywhere andis 
VO ah ie eagle always pretty and attractive; 12 to loinches high; leaves, 
ais \: ee bright green, beautifully variegated with whiteand gold. 
NYMPHEA ODORATA Dry bulbs, 12 cts. each, 3 for 35cts., $1.25 per doz., postpd. 
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