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Miscellaneous Summer Flowering Bulbs 



CAI.ADIUM 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. 



CAIiIiA, Golden YeUow (Richardia Elliotti- 

 :iiiai. Exi elln-nt foi- pot plants or summer 

 liedding. 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 



\ine. witli bright green foliage, and clus- 

 ter.« of small, white, fragrant flowers. 

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



aiming summer flowering 

 fiir the window, garden or 

 Mixed colors, 35c each; 



GLOXINIA. ( 



bull. oils i:]ant: 

 (1 <Y\<^rvAX<>rv. 

 <l.iz.. >:J.5n. 



ISMENE (Peruvian Daffodil). Large, white 

 fra^rraiu rii'v^ers, resembling amaryllis. 

 .sb nil>-i- ai et n foliage. 15c each; S1.V5 per 

 doz.; >l-'.iHi i,fr 100. 



MADEIRA VINE. An old-fashioned vine. 

 Light green leaves and small white flow- 

 ers with delicate fragrance. 10c eacli; 

 .<l.nO pnr doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



OXAEIS. Summer blooming. Charming lit- 

 tle bordt-r plants. Mixed colors. Mam- 

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



TUBESOSE, Double Pearl. Start indoors 

 HI Marc-h. or in the open in May. Flowers 

 waxy white and very fragrant. Mam- 

 moth bulbs. 7c each: 

 65c per doz.; $4.50 

 per 100. 



Caladium. 



HardySGarden|Lilies 



The six Hardv Lilies listed make roots not only at the base of 

 the bulbs, but also along the stem, and for this reason they should 

 be planted among other plants or mulched with about 3 inches of 

 lawn clippings or Peat Moss during the summer to protect the roots 

 from the rays of the sun. Cover the bulbs about three times their 

 greatest diameter, placing a quantity of sand at the base of the bulb 

 to insure good drainage. 



Speciosum rubriim. The flowers are rosy white, shaded and spotted 

 with crimson. 9x11 size, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 11x13 size, 75c 

 each; j7.50 per doz. 



Speciosum album- Large, white, fragrant flowers, with a greenish 

 Ijand tnrough the center of each petal. 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



Aurattim. Flowers ivory white, striped with a band of golden yel- 

 low and studded witli crimson spots. 9x11 size, 50c each; $5.00 

 per doz. 11x13 size, 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



Henryi. One of the best of the hardy Lilies. Rich orange-yellow, 

 slightly spotted wih reddish brown. 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



Reg-ale. Bushy plants, covered with big trumpet-shaped flowers, 

 white, flushed with pink on the outside and canary-yellow in the 

 center. Jumbo Viulbs, 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 



TigTrinum splendens (The Giant Tiger Lily). Large, double, orange- 

 red flowers spotted with black. Large bulbs, 35c each; $3.50 per 

 doz. 



Tuberous Rooted Begonia 



These splendid flowers are always a feature in English gardens 

 and it is only because they are so little known that they are not 

 used more in America. Plants are of vigorous, bushy growth, 12 to 

 15 inches high, and bear huge flowers (sometimes 3 and 4 inches 

 across) of the same waxy texture as the small Begonias. Colors 

 range through yellow and. pink to red. They may be used either as 

 pot plants or for half-shaded beds, and shotild be planted in rich soil 

 that can be kept well watered. Start indoors in March or April and 

 transplant outdoors in May. 



Giant Double Copper, Crimson, Pink or Yellow. Large size bulbs, 

 IVz to 2 in. in diameter, 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Tuberose. 



