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Begonia, Double Camellia-flowered 
Begonias, Tuberous-rooted 
Excellent pot plants for indoor blooming 
and may be grown outdoors in the summer 
in shady places where they receive plenty of 
moisture. For early bloom, start the tubers 
indoors in March or April in 6-inch shallow 
pots. Soil consisting of two parts loam, one 
part peat moss and one part well-rotted cow 
manure will give excellent results. Set out- 
doors in May in well-drained soil. 
Ruffled Double Camellia-flowered 
An improved double strain which greatly 
resembles the camellia in form of flower. 
Crimson (Dark Red) Scarlet 
Orange Yellow 
Blush-Pink White 
Postpaid, tubers, each 50c.; 3 for $1.35; 
doz. $5.00 
Not postpaid, tubers, each 40c.; 3 for $1.10; 
doz. $4.25 
Double Carnation-flowered 
Frilled petals resembling a carnation. 
Pink Red Yellow White 
Postpaid, tubers, each 50c.; 3 for $1.35; 
doz. $5.00 
Not postpaid, tubers, each 45c.; 3 for $1.20; 
doz. $4.50 
Hanging-Basket Type 
This ts the Pendula or Lloydii type, often 
hundreds of blossoms to a plant. Excellent 
for hanging baskets and for rock-garden work. 
Red Pink White Yellow 
Postpaid, tubers, each 50c.; 3 for $1.35; 
doz. $5.00 
Not postpaid, tubers, each 45c.; 3 for $1.20; 
doz. $4.50 
Peruvian Daffodil 
(Ismene calathina) 
A lovely fragrant white lily-like bloom 
tinged greenish. The bulb is not hardy and 
should be planted in the spring. It blooms 
in a fev weeks. Usually the foliage is only 
partly developed at blooming time. Postpaid, 
each 75c.; doz. $8.00. Not postpaid, each 
60c.; doz. $6.75. 
Peruvian Daffodil 
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Fancy-leaved Caladiums 
Gorgeous foliage. Plant outdoors in late 
April or early May. Excellent for window 
boxes and outdoor beds or borders. 
Candidum. Snow-white leaf with green ribs 
and veins. I[[ustrated on inside back cover. 
Mrs. W. B. Haldeman. 
with narrow green edge. 
Pink Cloud. Pink, deeper pink veins. 
Scarlet Pimpernelle. Straw-colored or 
yellowish leaf with large scarlet center void 
of ribs or veins. I[lustrated on inside back 
cover. 
Bright pink leaf 
Thomas Tomlinson. Brilliant red with 
narrow green margin. Unusually showy. 
Any of above, 
Postpaid, each 60c.; 6 for $3.25 
Not postpaid, each 50c.; 6 for $2.75 
Cinnamon Vine 
A hardy climber which grows very rapidly. 
The foliage is bright green and the white 
flowers are cinnamon-scented. Postpaid, 
tubers, each 15c.; doz. $1.50. 
Madeira Vine 
A very quick-growing vine bearing 
graceful feathery white flowers of a de- 
lightful fragrance. Postpaid, tubers, each 
15c.; doz. $1.50. 
Montbretia 
Mixed Colors. Somewhat like miniature 
gladiolus, in a brilliant color range. Set bulbs 
3 inches deep and 6 inches apart in full sun. 
6 for 75c.; doz. $1.40; 100 for $9.50. 
Tigridia (Mexican Shellflower) 
Hybrid Mixed. Beautiful tri-petaled flow- 
ers In a mixture of scarlet, rose, yellow 
and white. Treat same as Gladiolus. Post- 
paid, each 20c.; 3 for 50c.; doz. $1.75. 
Hyacinthus candicans 
(Summer-flowering Hyacinth) 
A luxuriant, free-flowering plant bear- 
ing 20 to 30 bell-shaped flowers of creamy 
white in clusters on spikes 2 to 3 feet long. 
Postpaid, choice bulbs, each 15c.; doz. $1.50. 
Caladium (Elephant’s Ear) 
Wonderful plants for lawns, borders or 
backgrounds. A full-sized plant will stand 
6 feet high and bear immense leaves 3 to 4 
feet long by 27 inches wide. To get them into 
early growth start in pots in the house. 
Mammoth Bulbs, postpaid, each 85c. 
Not postpaid, each 50c.; doz. $5.50. 
Calla Lilies 
(California Grown) 
Golden Yellow (Zantedeschia Elliottiana). 
Large, deep golden yellow flowers often 
4 to 5 inches across at the mouth. Leaves 
spotted with white. Postpaid, each 85c.; 
3 for $2.35. Not postpaid, each 75c.; 
3 for $2.00. 
Pink (Z. Rebmannii superba). The blooms 
are not large but their beautiful pink color 
and lush foliage makes them very desirable 
and unusual. Plant one tuber in a 6-inch 
pot. May be set outdoors after May 1. 
Postpaid, each 75c.; 3 for $2.00. Not 
postpaid, each 60c.; 3 for $1.65. 
Summer-Flowering Bulbs 
Gloxinia 
Gloxinias 
These colorful house plants may also be 
grown outdoors in summer. Culture same as 
for begontas. 
Blanche de Meru. White bordered rosy red. 
Emperor Frederick. Scarlet bordered white. 
Emperor William. Deep blue, bordered 
white. 
Mont Blanc. Pure white. 
Prince Albert. Dark blue. 
Roi des Rouges. Deep red. 
Any of above Gloxinias, 
Postpaid, each 50c.; 3 for $1.40; doz. $5.00 
Not postpaid, each 45c.; 3 for $1.20; doz. $4.50 
Achimenes 
Lovely lavender flowers for shady warm 
places. Equally suitable for house plants. 
The small root-like bulbs produce a plant 
12 to 18 inches long and require at least a 
foot of space. Provide color all summer long. 
Postpaid, bulbs, each 25c.; doz. $2.75. 
Hardy Amaryllis (Lycoris squamigera) 
Produces attractive green foliage from 
early spring until July when it dies down. 
Then in August an umbel of lilac-pink, 
lily-shaped flowers appears. Cover bulbs 
3 inches. Not postpaid, 75c. each. By mail, 
95c. each. 
Gloriosa superba (Climbing Lily) 
Grows 6 to 10 feet high. Large, lily-like 
flowers that open bright yellow and change 
to deep scarlet. Blooms through summer 
and autumn. Postpaid, each $1.25; 3 for 
$3.25, 
Tuberoses 
Excelsior Double Pearl. Delightfully 
fragrant white flowers. Plant in the 
garden as soon as all danger from frost 
is past. Postpaid, large bulbs, each 25c.; 
doz. $2.50. Not postpaid, 3 for 55c.; doz. 
$2.00; $15.00 per 100. 
Tuberoses 
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