flowering Bulbs and Roots 



Bolgiano's Magnificent Gladiolus 



Plant groups of Gladiolus bulbs every 

 two weeks, from April 15 until July 1, for 

 bright masses of garden color all summer 

 and plenty of cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 

 4 to 6 inches deep and 6 inches apart. 

 Blooming Dates: (E) Very Early, (EM) 

 Early Midseason, (M) Midseason, (LM) 

 Late Midseason, (L) Late to very late. 



TWO NOVELTIES for 1944 



BEAUTIFUL DREAM. Tall. Many 

 large soft pink flowers with yellow 

 blotch, open at once. Postpaid, each 

 10c.; doz. S1.00; 100, $7.25. 



BINGO. A sport of Picardy, equally 

 large in size, with the same markings in 

 the throat, but of a cream shade. Post- 

 paid, each 10c; doz. $1.00; 100, $7.25. 



Gladiolus 



Ten Superfine Gladiolus 



Beacon. (EM) Brilliant, clear, dark rose, 

 with a pronounced blotch. Florets 

 slightly waved and ruffled. No garden 

 is complete without it. 



Bit o' Heaven. (M) A very tall rich cop- 

 pery orange Glad. Vigorous grower 

 with eight to ten buds open at once. 

 Long flower-spike. 



Canberra. (L) Intense yellow. A con- 

 sistent prize-winner. 



Commander Koehl. (M) Very large; 

 clear blood-red. Tall, straight spikes. 



Minuet. (M) Beautiful clear light 

 lavender. Easily the best lavender. 



Mother Machree. (L). Vinaceous lav- 

 ender overlaid with salmon-pink toward 

 edges of the petals. Might be called 

 a "smoky." 



Peggy Lou. (M) Smooth, shrimp-pink. 



Pelegrina. (M) A velvety deep blue- 

 violet. A prize-winner. 



Rosa van Lima. (E) Pure self-colored 

 light pink with many flowers open at 

 one time on fine strong, straight stems. 



Snow Princess (LM) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. 

 Postpaid, any of above, each 8c. ; doz. 85c. ; 



100, $6.25. 



Not postpaid, each 7c. ; doz. 75c. ; 100, $5.50. 



Best 10 Standard Varieties 



Charles Dickens. (LM) Violet-purple, 

 deeper blotch. Tall spikes with many 

 blooms open at once. 



Debonair. (LM) La-France-pink, cream 

 throat; long flower-head. 



Excellence. (E) Scarlet; large; excellent 

 cut-flower and garden variety. 



La Fiesta. (M) Bright orange, deeper in 

 throat. Strong stem. 



Maid of Orleans. (M) Creamy white. 



Phyllis McQuiston. (M) Large deep 

 glowing shrimp-pink shading little 

 lighter in the throat; five or more large 

 blooms open on a long spike. Tall, 

 vigorous plant. A beautiful variety. 



Picardy. (LM) Soft apricot-pink with 

 silvery sheen. A strong grower. 



Red Phipps. (M) Rich and glowing. 

 Free flowering; long spikes. 



Vagabond Prince. (M) A real prize- 

 winner. Iridescent brown, lighter in 

 upper throat with small blotch of glow- 

 ing scarlet on lip petals — a most un- 

 usual color combination that makes it a 

 real novelty. 



Yellow Wonder. (EM) Clear yellow. 

 Tall, wiry spikes with many blooms 

 open at once. Very free blooming. 

 Postpaid, any of above, each 7c; doz. 70c; 



100, $5.00. 



Not postpaid, each 6c ; doz. 65c ; 100, $4.50. 



Capitol City Mixed Gladiolus 



In our Capitol City Mixture, which 

 contains most all of the named sorts, we 

 have also included a large number of other 

 varieties of Gladiolus and have produced a 

 mixture which cannot fail to satisfy. The 

 color-range is very wide and is composed 

 of large-flowered varieties. Postpaid, doz. 

 55c; 100, S4.00. Not postpaid, doz. 50c; 

 100, $3.50. 



Bolgiano's Cannas 



Cannas bloom from early summer until 



frost. For best results, spade the beds 2 



feet deep and incorporate in the soil a 



liberal amount of well-decayed manure of 



any kind. Water well at all times. Set the 



plants 18 inches apart. 



Ambassador. Rich cherry-red flowers of 

 immense size. Foliage and stalks bronze. 

 4 ft. 



Apricot. Buff-yellow base overspread 

 with salmon-pink, making a mass effect 

 of rich apricot. Green foliage. 4 ft. 



City of Portland. Contrasting with the 

 rich, deep green foliage are flowers of a 

 bright pink color. 5 ft. 



Eureka. A beautiful creamy white Canna 

 with large, bold flowers. The foliage is 

 rich dark green. 4 ft. 



Hungaria. Large flower-trusses of heavy 

 substance, carried on strong stems. The 

 magnificent blooms are a shade of rose- 

 pink. 4 ft. 



King Humbert. Large, heart-shaped, 

 purplish bronze leaves forming a sharp 

 contrast to the immense blooms which 

 are velvety orange-scarlet, rose-tinted 

 and margined at the base. 4 ft. 



Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. Gigantic flowers 

 borne in immense clusters; color, de- 

 lightful salmon-pink. Foliage light 

 green. 4 ft. 



Richard Wallace. Large, showy, pure 

 canary-yellow flowers carried on good 

 stems. Green foliage. 4 ft. 



The President. Rich, glowing scarlet; 

 superior in quantity and quality of 

 bloom to any other red variety. Green 

 foliage. 4 ft. 



Wintzer's Colossal. Flowers frequently 

 8 inches in diameter, bright scarlet; very 

 effective. Free-flowering bedding va- 

 riety. 5 ft. 



Yellow King Humbert. A sport of the 

 well-known bronze-leaved variety, but 

 with green foliage. Masses of golden 

 yellow flowers, dotted red; occasionally 

 some will be streaked red. 4 ft. 

 Postpaid, each 15c; 6, 75c; doz. 95c 

 Not postpaid, each 10c; 6, 60c; doz., $1.10; 

 100, $7.50. 



Cannas 



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