Flowering Bulbs and Roots 



Bolgiano's Magnificent Gladiolus 



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Plant groups of Gladiolus bulbs every 

 two weeks; from April 15 until July 1, for 

 bright masses of garden color all summer 

 and plentv of cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 



6 inches deep and 6 inches apart. 

 Bloom ng Dates: I Very Early, EM) 

 Early \ I iii season M Midscason, LM) 



Late to very late. 

 Beacon. EM Brilliant, clear, dark rose, 



with a pronounced blotch. Florets 



slightly waved and ruffled. No garden 

 ■mplete without it. EW. 5!. -25; 



1" • 

 Beautiful Dream. Tall. Many large 



soft pink flowers with yellow blotch 

 a at once. Doz. $130; 100, S''.5n. 

 Bingo. \ sport of Picardy, equally large 



in size, with the same markings in the 



throat, but of a cream shade. Doz. 



$1.5<>; im, $'>.50. 



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

 pery orange GI.nl. Vigorous grower with 

 eight to ten buds open at once. 1 ong 

 flower-spike. Doz. $1.10; 100, $7.50. 



Canberra. L) Intense yellow. A con- 

 sistent prize-winner. Doz. $1.15; 1(K), 

 10. 



Charles Dickens. IM Violet-purple, 

 deeper blotch. Tall spikes with many 

 blooms open at once. Doz. SI. 15; 



loo, $8.00. 



Commander Koehl. M Very large; 

 clear blood-red. Tall, straight spikes. 



Doz. $130; 100, $9.75. 

 Debonair. I M I a-France-pink, cream 

 throat; long flower-head. Doz. $1.10; 



100, $730. 



Diane. I A very consistent orange- 

 salmon-colored variety with cream 

 throat. A dependable performer in 

 every respect. Tall, straight spike, free 

 from disease. Doz. $1.25; 100, $830. 



Excellence. E) Scarlet; large; excellent 

 cut-flower and garden variety. Doz. 

 $1.10; 100, $730. 



Maid of Orleans. <\\) Creamy white. 

 Doz. $1.15; 100, $8.00. 



Minuet. M Beautiful clear light 

 lavender. Easily the best lavender. 

 Doz. $1.15; 100, $8.00. 



Mother Machree. I Vinaceous lav- 

 ender overlaid with salmon-pink toward 

 edges of the petals. Might be called a 

 "smoky." Doz. $1.15; 100, $8.00. 



Peggy Lou. \1 Smooth, shrimp-pink. 

 Doz. $1.25; 100, $830. 



Pelegrina. M) A velvety deep blue- 

 violet. A prize-winner. Doz. SI. 25; 

 100, $8.50. 



Phyllis McQuiston. M large deep 

 glowing shrimp-pink shading little 

 lighter in the throat; five or more large 

 blooms open on a long spike. I ill, 

 vigorous plant. Doz. $1.15; 100, $8.00. 



Picardy. (LM) Soft apricot-pink with 

 silvery sheen. A strong grower. Doz. 

 $1.25; 100, $8.25. 



Rosa van Lima. (E) Pure self-colored 

 light pink with many flowers open at 

 one time on fine strong, straight stems. 

 Doz. SI. 25; 100, $830. 



Snow Princess. (LM) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. Doz. $1.25; 100, $8.50. 



Vagabond Prince. (M) Iridescent brown, 

 lighter in upper throat with small blotch 

 of glowing scarlet on lip petals — a 

 most unusual color combination. Doz. 

 SI. 25; 100, $8.50. 



Van Tienhoven. (L) Fine brilliant red. 

 Doz. $1.15; 100, $8.00. 



Yellow Wonder. (EM) Clear yellow. 

 TalL wiry spikes with many blooms 

 open at once. Very free blooming. Doz. 

 SL 15; 100, $8.00. 



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. Doz. 85c; 

 100, $5.50. 



Bolgiano's Cannas 



Carinas 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 



an\ kind. Water well at all times. Set the 



plants ] S inches apart. 



Ambassador. Rich cherry-red flowers of 

 immense size. Foliage and stalks bronze. 

 4 ft. 



Apricot. Bull-Yellow base overspread 

 with salmon-pink, making a mass effect 

 ol 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, 85c; doz. $1.50. 

 Not postpaid, each 12c; 6, 65c; doz. $1.25; 

 100, $8.25. 



Gladiolus 



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