flowering Bulbs and Roots 



Bolsiano's MasniFicent Gladiolus 



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Plant groups of Gladiolus bulbs every 

 twx> wetks, from April 15 until July 1. for 

 bright masses of garden ctilor all summer 

 and plenty of cut-flowers. Plant the bulbs 

 4 to 6 incites deep and t> inches apart. 

 Blooming Dates: (E* \'er>- Early, (EM) 

 E^irly Mids<.as<jn, (M> Midseasoa, (L.M) 

 Lite Midseason, (L) Late to very late. 

 Ave Maria. Large-flowering light violet. 



>'..:5 for 10; 5lo.7<1 per MX). 

 Beacon, i EM Brilliant, clear, dark rose, 



.v!:h a pronounced blotch. Florets 



■.!:::htlv waved and ruffled. SI. 15 for 10; 



>'.50 ^T lOO. 



Beautiful Dream. TalL Many large 

 jc'ft pink flowers with yellow blotch 

 open at once. SI -25 for 10; SIO.OO per 



100. 



Bit o'Heaven 



perv orange 



(Ml A very tall, rich cop- 



X'igorous grower. Long 



tl.nver-spike. SI .tX) for 10; S8.50 per 100. 



Corona. Cream v white with a rose 

 picotee edge. S1.50 for 10; S13.00 per 

 1"". 



Debonair. (L.M) La-France-pink, cream 

 throat; long flower-head. $1.10 for 10; 

 SO.IKI per 100. 



Diane. (L) A ver>- consistent orange- 

 salmon-colored variety with cream 

 throat. Tall, straight spike, free from 

 disease. SI. 20 for 10; S10.50 per 100. 



Dream O'Beauty. A rose-red variety of 

 great beautv. A fine exhibition variety. 

 S1.15 for 10"; S9.00per 100. 



Dr. Hoeg. A fine velvety maroon with a 

 VI r\ ■smooth, velvety finish. SI. 25 for 

 !M; 5';.25 per 10<). 



Elizabeth the Queen. A beautifullv 

 rulllcd lavender sort with a reddish 

 stippled feather in the throat. 35c. each; 

 S3.(K) for 10; S6.25 for 25. 



Gold Dust. A fine yellow. SI. 15 for 10; 



-'MH) per 100. 



Lady Jane. Cream; large; fine texture. 

 Jiic. iMch; $1.75 for 10; S3. 75 for 25. 



Margaret Beaton. A rich milky white 

 with a tinv spark of vermilion deep in 

 the throat." SI. 50 for 10; $13.50 per 100. 



New Europe. Shining geranium-red. 

 \erv (me. 51.50 for 10; SI 3.W per UX). 



Oregon Gold. .Massive tall medium 

 Ijiiht yellow, blending deeper in the 

 throat! 3(X:. each; S2.50 for 10; $4.75 

 for 25. 



Peggy Lou. CM) Smooth, shrimp-pink. 

 -1.20 for 10; S9.75 per 100. 



Picardy. fL.M) Soft apricot-pink with 

 silvery sheen. A strong grower. SI. 15 

 for 10"; S'>.25 per 100. 



Rocket. Fine light red. SI. 35 for 10; 

 -I l.O') per IW. 



Rosa van Lima. (E) Pure self-colored 

 li^'ht pink with many flowers open at 

 one time on fine strong, straight stems. 

 $1.15 for 10; S9.50per 100. 



Snow Princess. CL.M) Generally con- 

 sidered the finest early, pure white 

 Gladiolus. Large florets on tall, straight 

 spike. SI. 20 for 10; $9.75 per 100. 



Southern Cross. CEj One of the finest 

 and deepest reds of latest introduction. 

 Prolific and early. SI. 15 for 10; S8.75 

 per 100. 



Tahiti. A deep rose-colored exhibition 

 variety with a white throat. SI .20 for 

 10; S9".25 per 100. 



Vagabond Prince. fM) Iridescent brown, 

 lighter in upper throat with small blotch 

 of glowing scarlet on lip petals — a most 

 unusual color combination. SI. 15 for 10; 

 S9.50 per 100. 



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CAPITOL CITY MIXED GLADIOLUS. 



In our Capitol City .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. 75c. for 10; S6.25 per 100. 



Boisi 



ano 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-decaj'ed manure of 



any kind. W ater 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-pmk, making a mass efl"ect 

 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 ttie 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 

 efl^ective. 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.; $1.35 for 10. 



Not postpaid, each 12c.; $1.15 for 10; $9.25 



per 100. 



Gladiolus 



ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 



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