AN INVESTMENT THAT 

 PAYS GOOD DIVIDENDS 



Few garden flowers pay such high 

 dividends as bulbs and tubers! 



Lasting for years . . . they return 

 your investment over and over . . . 

 by giving so much beauty for such 

 little care, or cost, or effort. 



WHEN IS A "BULB" 

 NOT A "BULB"? 



Do you know the difference be- 

 tween true bulbs, corms and tu- 

 bers? A true bulb is a bud, 

 wrapped with fleshy scales which 

 are the bases of leaves. Each bulb 

 must have a period of dormancy, 

 during which time the new plant — 

 in all its details of leaves, petals, 

 stamens, and pistols is formed. 



CORMS resemble true bulbs in ap- 

 pearance, but the embryo flowers 

 are not formed within the heart of 

 the corm itself. They are developed 

 rather by the corm's hoarded sup- 

 ply of nourishment. The corm dif- 

 fers also from the true bulb, in 

 that its life is for one season. 



TUBERS differ from true bulbs iu 

 that they are underground stems 



with eyes or buds on the surface. 

 While some tuberous roots exhaust 

 their energy in one season, and 

 leave the newly developed roots to 

 carry on, others rebuild their ener- 

 gy, increase in size, and give bloom 

 the next season. 



PROPER BULB PLANTING 



Take special care to plant your 

 bulbs the right depth, as shallow 

 planting causes much failure in suc- 

 cessful bulb growth. While proper 

 planting depth varies with soil con- 

 ditions, you'll be safe in following 

 the rule of covering the top of the 

 bulb with soil equalling three times 

 its greatest diameter. In preparing 

 the planting pocket for your bulbs, 

 be sure the bottom is broad enough 

 to permit the bulb base to rest on 

 the soil. If an air pocket is left, the 

 roots are quite likely to dry out 

 before the bulb has had a chance 

 to start its growth. 



WRONG WRONC_RICHT 



Bagdad — Smoky old rose, deeper at 

 edge of throat, lighter in throat. 6 to 8 

 immense blooms open at one time. 

 Beacon — Clear bright scarlet, with 

 large creamy throat blotch. 8 to 10 

 medium size florets, moderately ruffled. 

 Bit o' Heaven — Very nice orange with 

 yellow throat. Opens 9 to 12 medium 

 sized blooms on tall, straight spike. 

 Blue Beauty — Light blue, edges of 

 peals lined with violet-blue. Throat 

 somewhat lighter on upper petals. 

 Dream o' Beauty — Large rose red. A 

 very popular shade. Tall strong grower. 

 Elizabeth the Queen — Clear mauve- 

 ruffled flowers with dark lines in the 

 throat. Large, fine form and opens 7 

 to 8 bloorns at a time. 

 Ethel Cave-Cole — Light pink with deeper 

 pink throat. Large, wide open florets. 

 Fine propagator. 



Golden Dream — Deep yellow. With re- 

 ceeding florets. Distinctive. 

 Leading Lady — Cream white. Very large 

 florets on tall spikes. Slightly ruffled. 

 King Lear — Clear deep reddish purple 

 with silver line on edge of petals. Ex- 

 tremely large, heavily ruffled. Early. 



Margaret Beaton — Huge snowy white 

 florets with a very small vermilion-pink 

 blotch deep in throat. 



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Margaret Fulton — A beautiful large 

 flower of salmon pink. Blooms early. 

 New Europe — Vivid garnet red with 

 small purple stripe in throat. Enormous 

 florets, 10 open at one time. 



Oregon Gold — A huge plant the size of 

 Picardy. Flowers are a medium yellow 

 with deeper throat. 



Phyllis McQuiston — Large deep glow- 

 ing shrimp pink shading a little lighter 

 in throat; 5 or more open on long spike. 

 Picardy — Soft shrimp pink without fleck- 

 ing. Blotch of flesh pink shading to 

 shrimp pink at edges. Very large. 



Snow Princess — New fine white of 

 good size and form. Many open blooms, 

 perfectly placed. Stems never crook. 

 Stoplight — New brilliant red, lightly 

 ruffled blooms, flat and wide open. 

 Consistent performer and heat resistant. 

 Vagabond Prince — An unusual irri- 

 descent garnet brown color, lighter in 

 upper throat and with small blotch of 

 glowing flame scarlet on lip petal. 

 White Gold — Cream blending into gold 

 throat. Very large. Extraordinary beauty. 



LILIES 



Few flowers provide such regal 

 beauty as lilies, and few are as 

 hardy. Let us suggest the varieties 

 that will thrive best in your garden. 



King Humbert — (Orchard-flowering). 

 Orange-scarlet with bright red mark- 

 ings; deep bronze foliage. 4 feet. 

 Yellow King Humbert — Beautiful yel- 

 low with red spots. 4 feet. 

 President — Immense bright red in large 

 clusters. Green foliage. 4 feet. 

 Hungaria — Large dainty rose-pink, fre- 

 quently edged cream. 4 feet. 

 Wintzer's Colossal — Largest flowering. 

 Vivid, blazing scarlet. Green foliage. 



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Fancy-Leaved — Rich ornamental leaves 

 marked, veined and striped with white, 

 pink and dark red. 



Elephant's Ear — One of the largest 

 ornamental plants for beds and borders. 

 Huge green leaves give unusual effect. 



Onje of the most fragrant of all flowers. 

 Tall spikes of white blooms. 



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(LD. Informal Decorative. 



Avalon — (F.D.) A fine garden variety. 

 Profuse bloomer with rich large lemon- 

 yellow blooms. 



California Idol — (LD.) A fine yellow with 

 deep flowers. Heavy blooming with 

 strong bush. 



Dixie's Wine Dot— (LD.) A beautiful 

 variegated flower. White, speckled and 

 splashed with wine red. Showy. 

 Jane Cowl — (LD.) Lovely buff and old 

 gold shading to a salmon center. One 

 of the best for garden or cutting. 

 Jersey's Beauty — (F.D.) Glorious clear 

 pink. One of the finest ever produced. 

 Marvelous for bouquets. 



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F.D. Formal Decorative) 

 Mrs. I. de Ver Warner— (F.D.) A beauti- 

 ful orchid pink. Lovely large flowers 

 on long strong stems. 

 Thomas A. Edison — (F.D.) A fine large 

 flower of a rich, royal purple. Out- 

 standing. 



White Wonder— (LD.) Very sturdy. Has 

 big shaggy blooms of sparkling white- 

 ness. 



Minature Dahlias — Lovely 3- to 4-in. 

 blossoms just like the large ones in 

 form and shape. All have good stems. 

 A wide range of colors. Try them! 

 Pompon Dahlias — Charming "button" 

 dahlias that require little care. Gor- 

 geous cut flowers. 



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