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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Miscellaneous Summer Flowering Bulbs 



CALADIUM esculentum (Elephant Ear). 

 Impressive foliage plants, growing to 

 enormous size. Plant in May. Extra large 

 bulbs. 9x11 in., 15c each; $1.75 per doz.: 

 $13.00 per 100. 



CAZiZiA, Golden Yellow (Richardia Elliotti- 

 ana). Excellent for pot plants or summer 

 bedding. Plant outdoors after danger of 

 frost is over. Lift bulbs in the fall, after 

 frost has cut down the foliage. 50c each; 

 $5.00 per doz. 



CINNAMON VINE. Hardy, rapid growing 

 vine, with bright green foliage, and clus- 

 ters of small white, fragrant flowers. 

 Large roots. 10c each; $1.00 per doz. 



GLOXINIA. Charming summer flowering 

 bulbous plants for the window, garden or 

 conservatory. Mixed colors, 35c each; doz. 

 $3.50. 



ISHENE (Peruvian Eaffodil). Large, whit" 

 fragrant flowers, resembling amaryllis. 

 Slender green foliage. 15c each; $1.75 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



MADEIRA VINE. An old fashioned vine. 

 Light green leave? and small white flow- 

 ers with delicate fragrance. 10c each; $1.00 

 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



OXALIS. Summer blooming. Charming little 

 border plants. Mixed colors. Mammoth 

 bulbs, 30c per doz.; $2.00 per 100. 



TUBEROSE, Double Pearl. Start indoors in 

 March, or in the open in May. Flowers 

 waxy white and very fragrant. Mammoth 

 bulbs, 7c each; 65c per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 



Caladium. 



Brilliant Cannas 



Due to great improvements made in recent 

 years, Cannas have become very popular for 

 large beds and mixed borders. The foliage 

 is quite ornamental and the blooms make a 

 mass of color from July until frost. 



Start the roots indoors in pots in early 

 March and plant in their permanent position 

 about the middle of May; or the roots may 

 be planted in the place where they are to 

 bloom in early May. Set plants IVz to 2 

 feet apart in a sunny location. The heights 

 as stated will vary according to richness of 

 the soil and location. 



Dig roots after the first killing frost, cut 

 off the foliage, and store in a cool, dry place 

 over Winter. 



City of Portland. (Green foliage). Beauti- 

 ful glowing pink. 4 feet. 10c each; 90c per 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Eureka. (Green foliage). The finest white 

 Canna ever introduced. Flowers open 

 cream but gradually turn pure white. 4 

 feet. 10c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 per 

 100. 



Piery Cross. (Green foliage). Large, vivid 

 scarlet flowers borne well above the foli- 

 age in almost endless succession. 4 feet. 

 10c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Florence Vaughan. (Green foliage). Flow- 

 ers yellow, dotted crimson. 4*4 feet. 10c 



each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



King Humbert. (Bronze foliage). Wonder- 

 fully effective. Large, orange-scarlet flow- 

 ers and heavy, purplish bronze leaves. 5 



feet. 10c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 per 

 100. 



King Midas. (Green foliage). Clear deep 

 yellow and very free blooming. Flower 

 spikes are borne well above the foliage. 5 



feet. 10c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Alfred P. Conard. ( Green foliage). The 

 strongest growing and largest flowered 

 pink Canna. Flowers are clear pink and 



retain their color well. 10c each; 90c per 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



The President. (Green foliage). The finest 

 of all the reds. Enormous, rich scarlet 

 flowers; strong plants; clean heavy foli- 

 age. 4 feet. 10c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Wintzer's Colossal. (Green foliage). Orchid- 

 flowering Canna with immense flame-scar- 

 let flowers. The largest flowering Canna. 



5 feet. 10c each; 90c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Yellow King Humbert. (Green foliage). A 

 sport from the red King Humbert. Flow- 

 ers are large and orchid-shaped. Color 

 yellow dotted orange-scarlet. 4*6 feet. 

 10c each; per 90c doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



