BULBS and TUBERS 



GLADIOLUS 



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 

 petals lined with violet-blue. Throat 

 somewhat lighter on upper petals, 

 darker on lower. 



Corona — Creamy white with halo of 

 rose stippling on edge of petals. Opens 

 6 large rather loosely attached blooms 

 on a head of about 19 buds. 



Dream o" Beauty — Large rose red. A 

 very popular shade. Tall strong grower. 

 Often a double row of flowers. 



Elizabeth the Queen — Clear mauve- 

 ruffled flowers with dark lines in the 

 throat. Large, fine form and opens 7 

 to 8 blooms at a time. 



Gold Dust — New deep yellow, early. 

 Medium sized blooms on tall spikes. 



Golden Dream — Clear deep yellow. 

 Midseason. Very tall spike with many 

 flowers open at one time. Distinctive. 



King Arthur — Immense ruffled rosy 

 lavender of a distinct form and color. 

 4 or 5 blooms at a time. 



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. 



New Europe — Vivid garnet red with 

 small purple stripe in throat. Enormous 

 florets, 10 open at one time. 



Phyllis McQuiston — Large deep glow- 

 ing shrimp pink shading a little lighter 

 In throat; 5 or more open on long spike. 



Pieardy — Soft shrimp pink without 

 flecking. Blotch of flesh pink shading 

 to shrimp pink at edges. Soft incon- 

 spicuous feathering of rose. Very large. 



Red Lightning — Bright pleasing red 

 with cream blotch in the throat. 



Rewi Fallu — Deep blood-red very large 

 blooms on tall straight spike. Early. 



Rosa Van Lima — Light rose with a few 

 lines in throat. Up to 8 or more large 

 blooms open on tall strong spike. 



Shirley Temple — Lovely cream with 

 dark throat. Immense ruffled blossoms 

 on long strong spike. Midseason. 



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. 



Sweet Alibi — Deep geranium-pink. 

 Magnificent large wide, ruffled florets 

 on tall straight, strong spike. 



Vagabond Prince — An unusual irri- 

 descent garnet brown color, lighter in 

 upper throat and with small blotch of 

 glowing flame scarlet on lip petal. 



DAHLIAS 



Key to Types 

 ID — Informal Decorative 

 FD — Formal Decorative 

 SC — Semi-Cactus 



California Idol, ID — Clear lemon yel- 

 low. Deep flowers with high full cen- 

 ters. Strong bush, profuse bloomer. 



Dixie's Wine Dot, ID — A delightful 

 variegated Dahlia. White wavy petals, 

 flecked and dotted rosy magenta. 



Darcy Sainsbury, FD — Large pure 

 white. Good stems that hold flowers 

 facing. Withstands heat. 



Evelyn Chandler, FD — Golden apricot. 

 The large blooms are way above bush 

 on very stiff stems. 



Jean Trimbee, SC — Beautiful Petunia 

 purple. Massive yet artistic with long 

 revolute petals that curl and twist. 



Mrs. Geo. Le Boutellier, FD — One of 



the largest bright reds, but blooms are 

 a little heavy for the stems. 



Monarch of the East, FD — Extra large 

 candium yellow blooms with coral red 

 shading on reverse. Come partly on top 

 of cane like stems. Robust. 



Rose Glory, FD — Large deep old rose 

 on good stems. Fine keeper. 



Town Topic, FD — Magenta purple with 

 some blooms tipped white. Tall bush 

 with 9-in blooms on stiff stems. v , 

 Miniature 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. In mauve, pinks, 

 red, white, bronze, yellow. 



Short supplies of many Dahlia varieties 

 this year may make it impossible for us 

 to keep all listed varieties in stock. We 

 will, however, have representative assort- 

 ments of the best and most popular va- 

 rieties available. 



CANNAS 



King Humbert — (Orchid-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. 



CALADIUM 



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. 



TUBEROSES 



One of the most fragrant of all flowers. 

 Tall spikes of white blooms. 



No garden is complete without^ GLADS 



PLANT HIGH-CROWNED CORMS 



Vigorous young bulbs are high- 

 crowned like the picture at the 

 upper left. Old, flat corms, like the 

 lower picture, are not as good. When 

 treating bulbs for pest or disease 

 control, peel them as shown at upper 

 right. 



Plant your glads 4 to G inches deep. 

 Avoid air pockets under the bulbs. 

 It's best to have the bulb rest on 

 sand and humus, at the bottom of 

 your trench or travel-dug hole, with 

 4 inches of soil above top of bulb. 



PREPARING THE SOIL 



Work some sand, cinders, or leaf mould 

 into lower soil, to get good drainage. 

 Gladioli grow better and bigger when 

 properly drained. 



LIFTING 

 AND STORING 

 BULBS 



Lift your glad corms about when tips 

 of leaves turn brown. Do not remove 

 stalks while leaves are still partly 

 green. Store in bunches in open-slatted 

 trays, and in a cool place. For over- 

 winter storage cover bulbs with dry or 

 nearly dry peat moss or sand. Avoid 

 over-heating. 



