flowering Bulbs and Roots 



Bolsiano's MasniFicent Gladiolus 



Add 10 per cent for Expr 



Plant groups of Gladiolus bulbs cver>' 

 two weeks, from April 15 until July 1, for 

 bright masses of garden color all summer 

 and plenty of cut-Howers. Plant the bulbs 

 4 to 6 incVies deep and 6 inches apart. 

 Blooming Dates: (E) Very- Early. (EM) 

 ELirly Midseason, (Ml Midseason, (LM) 

 Ijte Midseason, (L) Late to very late. 

 Ave Maria. (M1 Large-flowering light 



vi..Ict. 95c. for 10; SS.50 per 10(1. 

 Beacon. (EMi Brilliant, clear, dark rose, 



with a pronounced blotch. Florets 



sli^htlv waved and ruffled. 80c. for 10; 



$^..50 ber IfXl 

 Beautiful Dream. (M) Tall. Ntany 



l.irse sfift pink flowers with yellow 



blotch open at once. 90c. for 10; $7.50 



per ion. 



ess or Parcel Post Orders 



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

 pery orange. \ igorous grower. Long 

 flower-spike. 75c. for 10; S6.(X) per 1(X). 



Blue Beauty. (.M) Large. Medium blue 

 shading darker to\vard the edges. OjDens 

 five or six flowers on a tall, straight stem. 

 $1.10 for 10; S0.50per 100. 



Corona. (M) Creamy white with a rose 

 picotee edge. SI. 20 for 10; $10.50 per 

 100. 



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

 throat; long flower-head. 80c. for 10; 

 $6.50 per 100. 



Dream O'Beauty. (M) A rose-red va- 

 riety of great beautv. A fine exhibition 

 variety. 90c. for 10; $7.50 per 100. 



Dr. Hoeg. (M) A fine velvety maroon 

 with a very smooth, velvety finish. 95c. 

 for 10; S8.'50 per 100. 



Elizabeth the Queen. (M) A beauti- 

 fully rufiled lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled feather in the throat. $1.50 for 

 10; S3.25 for 25. 



Gold Dust. (E) A fine yellow. 85c. for 

 10; $7.00 per 100. 



King Lear. (E) Very clear, deep reddish 

 purple with silvery line on petal edges. 

 \ cry large and heavily ruffled. Early. 

 95c. for 10; $8.50 per HX). 



Leading Lady. (LM) A cream sport of 

 Picardy. Beautiful cream-white in color 

 with canary-yellow throat. Spike, flower 

 and habits identical with Picardy. 

 Ranks among the very best exhibition- 

 type Gladiolus. 30c. each; $2.50 for 10; 

 $5.00 for 25. 



New Europe. (M) Shining geranium-red. 

 \ery fine. 95c. for 10; $8.50 per 100. 



Oregon Gold. (L) Massive tall medium 

 light yellow, blending deeper in the 

 throat. 2(Jc. each; $1.50 for 10; $3.25 

 for 25. 



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

 95c. for 10; $9.50 per 100. 



Pi«irdy. (LM) Soft apricot-pink with 

 silvery sheen. A strong grower. 75c. 

 for 10; $6.0rj per 100. 



Snow Princess. (E) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. 90c. for 10; $7.50 per 100. 



Southern Cross. (Ej One of the finest 

 and deep>est reds of latest introduction. 

 Prolific and eariy. 80c for 10; S6.50 

 per 100. 



Stoplight. (LM) Brilliant clear medium 

 red of fine texture. The large, lightly 

 ruffled blooms are flat, wide op>en and 

 wefl placed. $1.20 for 10; $10.50 per 

 K/J. 



Tahiti. (M) A deep rose-colored ex- 

 hibition variety with a white throat. 

 95c. for 10; $8.50 per 100. 



Vagabond Prince. (M) Iridescent brown, 

 lighter in upper throat with small blotch 

 of glowing scarlet on lip petals — a most 

 unusual color combination. 95c. for 10; 

 $8.50 per 100. 



Add 10 per cent for Express 

 or Parcel Post orders 



Cannas 



B0I3I 



ano s Lannas 



Cannas bloom from early summer until 

 frost. For best results, spade the beds 2 

 feet deep and incorporate in tlie 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. 



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. 



The President. Rich, glowing scarlet; 

 superior in quantity and quality of 

 bloom to any other red variety. Green 

 foliage. 4 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 ISc; $1.35 for 10. 



Not postpaid, each 12c.; $1.00 for 10; $9.00 



per 100. 



EXHIBITION MIXED GLADIOLUS. 



In our Exhibition Mixture, which con- 

 tains 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 va- 

 rieties. 65c. for 10; $5.25 per 100. 



Gladiolus 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



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