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 1943 



BLUE BEAUTY. (E) A beautiful light 



blue flower, darker toward the edges. 



No garden is complete without it. 



Postpaid, each 8c; doz. 85c; 100, $6.00. 

 LAVENDER RUFFLES. Soft lavender, 



cream throat. Postpaid, each 8c; doz., 



85c; 100, $6.00. 



Ten Superfine Gladiolus 



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

 with a pronounced blotch. Florets 

 slightly waved and ruffled. No garden 

 is complete without it. 



Canberra. (L) Intense yellow. A con- 

 sistent prize-winner. 



Commander Koehl. (M) Very large; 

 clear blood-red. Tall, straight spikes. 



Dream o'Beauty. (M) Am. Beauty shade. 



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." 



Mrs. E. J. Heaton. (M) Glowing sal- 

 mon with cream throat. 



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



Pelegrina. (M) A velvety deep blue- 

 violet. A prize-winner. 



Shirley Temple. (L) Light cream. 

 Florets creased and ruffled. 

 Postpaid, anv of above, each 8c; doz. 80c; 



100, $5.75. 



Not postpaid, each 7c. ; doz. 70c. ; 100, $5.25. 



Best 10 Standard Varieties 



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



throat; long flower-head. 

 Excellence. (E) Scarlet; large; excellent 



cut-flower and garden variety. 

 Golden Dream. (L) Clear deep yellow, 



no markings. One of the best yellows. 

 King Arthur. (EM) Very deep-toned 



lavender. Large ruffled florets. 

 La Fiesta. (M) Bright orange, deeper in 



throat. Strong stem. 

 Maid of Orleans. (M) Creamy white. 

 Picardy. (LM) Soft apricot-pink with 



silvery sheen. A strong grower. 

 Red Phipps. (M) Rich and glowing. 



Free flowering; long spikes. 

 Sonatine. (M) Light pink, flaked 



darker; small diffused red feathering. 

 Van Tienhoven. (L) Fine brilliant red. 



Postpaid, any of above, each 6c; doz. 55c; 

 100, $3.75. 



Not postpaid, each 5c ; doz. 45c ; 100, $3.25. 



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. 

 50c; 100, $3.50. Not postpaid, doz. 45c; 

 100, $3.00. 



Bolg 



lano s v.annas 



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 10c; 6, 50c; doz. 95c 

 Not postpaid, each 8c; 6, 45c; doz. 80c; 

 100, $5.25. 



Cannas 



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