Holmes SeeJ Company, Harrisbttrg, Pa. 
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SELECT SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS 
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 
PLANTED IN EARLY SPRING THEY BLOOM ALL SUMMER 
The Superior Quality of Our Bulbs is the Cause of Them Producing Larger and Handsomer Flowers, More Abundantly Than 
Those Offered By Others 
Care of the Bulbs.— The following should be planted in the garden in early spring, after severe freezing is past, they will soon be 
flourishing and bloom all summer. In autumn before freezing the bulbs should be lifted and stored in the cellar or similar place away from 
frost, and planted again the following spring. Those marked hardy may remain in the open ground all the year round. AH bulbs postpaid 
at prices quoted. 
SELECT CAN N AS 
This List Contains the Best Varieties, 
Largest Flowers and Richest Shadings 
A Superb Bedding Plant 
LARGE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
The height in feet of each variety is men- 
tioned and should be considered when plant- 
ing a bed, placing the taller ones in the cen- 
ter and dwarf er varieties in the borders. 
They are splendid also for background of a 
bed along a fence or wall. 
THE FOLLOWING GROW 3 TO 4 
FEET HIGH 
Black Prince. Intense dark velvety 
maroon; grows strong and erect, 3 to 4 
feet; fine dark red stems, and deep green 
leaves edged with purple. 
Charles Henderson. Crimson ; 3% feet. 
Florence Vaughan. Bright, rich, golden 
yellow, spotted with red; foliage green; 
4 feet. 
J. D. Eisele. Bright vermilion-scarlet 
overlaid with orange, large, heavy trusses 
raised well above the green foliage; 3% 
feet. 
Mandarin. Distinct reddish salmon; 
bronzy foliage ; 4 feet. 
Martha Washington. Deep pink, 3 
feet. 
Menelek. Pure orange-scarlet; 4 feet. 
Mine d'Or. The purest yellow"; a 
good bedder; foliage green; 4 feet. 
Mme. Crozy. The popular bright scar- 
let with golden edge; foliage green; 4 feet. 
President Mckinley. Brilliant crim- 
son with scarlet shadings ; 3 feet. 
Queen Charlotte. Rich crimson-scar- 
let flowers, widely edged; with golden 
yellow; 3 feet. 
THE FOLLOWING GROW 5 TO 6 
, FEET HIGH 
Alphonse Bouvier. Finest tall bril- 
liant crimson, foliage green; 6 feet. 
Austria. Lily-flowered Canna. In truth 
a giant, with flowers 6 to 8 inches across ; 
grows over 6 feet high, surmounted with 
glorious, golden, lily like flowers. 
C Italia. Rich golden yellow with great 
patches of brilliant reddish crimson and 
irregular spots of the same shade on the 
upper petals. 6 feet. 
Mme. Leon Leclerc. Ground color bright 
orange-scarlet, with a heavy tip ; 5 feet. 
Robert Christie. Bright orange; 5 feet. 
Any of the above roots, 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz., postpaid. Plants 12 inches 
high, ready in May, 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz., by express, (express charges 
not prepaid). 
SPOTTED-LEAF CALLA LILY 
(Richardia alba maculata) 
Leaves of this variety are deep green with 
. numerous white spots. Flowers are pure 
white, with black center; 10c. each, $1.00 
per doz., postpaid. 
CALADIUM 
Esculentum (Elephant's Ears). One of the 
most effective of the ornamental-leaved plants . 
Three sizes ; 10 cts., 15 cts., and 20 cts. 
each, $1, $1.50 and $2 per doz., post- 
paid. 
New Fancy-leaved. The fancy-leaved va- 
rieties are very popular for summer decora- 
tion. Leaves striped, blotched and spotted 
with white, crimson and pink, in fact the 
variety of color is something wonderful. 15 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 
holmes' strain of grofp's hybrid gladiolus 
AMARYLLIS FORMOSISSIMA 
(Jacobaean Lily) 
Flowers resemble lilies, and are very at- 
tractive ; the glowing crimson color lightens 
up the entire garden. 8 cts. each, 75 cts. 
per doz., postpaid. 
BEGONIAS, TUBEROUS-ROOTED 
Single Mixed 
The flowers are brilliant and large, hand- 
somely formed, and of wonderful size, often 
measuring from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. 
Fine either as pot or bedding plants. 6 cts. 
each, 60 cts. per doz., postpaid. 
GLADIOLUS 
Selected Strains. Giant-flowering 
These Mixtures Produce Flowers Unsur- 
passing in Size and Remarkable 
, Variation of Colors 
GROFF'S NEW HYBRIDS 
These magnificent new hybrid Gladioli are 
claimed to surpass all other varieties in size 
of flowers and exquisite coloring; their many 
new shades and countless combinations of 
rare and beautiful colors are truly wonder- 
ful. Bulbs, 4c. each, 40c. per doz., 
$2.75 per 100, postpaid. 
Grand Strain of Childsii 
The flowers are of great substance and 
gigantic size, frequently ', to 9 inches 
across, and of perfectly beautiful form, 
remarkable for the exquisite diversity of 
colors, rivaling the finest orchids in deli- 
cate shades. Finest mixed, 3c. each, 
I5c. for 6, 30c. per doz., $2 per 100, 
postpaid. 
Holmes' Popular Strain 
Very high grade mixture yet not equal 
to the two strains described above. Bulbs, 
2c. each, 20c. per doz., $1.50 per 100 
postpaid. 
GLOXINIAS 
The handsomest of our summer-bloom- 
iisgplants, flowers being beautiful in the ex- 
treme, many of them beautifully speckled. 
I2c. each, $1 per doz., postpaid. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS 
Handsome snow-white summer-flower- 
ing Hyacinth, 3 to 5 feet in height, sur- 
mounted with from 20 to 30 pure white 
bell-shaped flowers. 3c. each, 30c. per 
doz., postpaid. 
MADEIRA VINE 
Rapid-growing vine, covering a large 
space in a short time. Fleshy, heart- 
shaped leaves of a light green, and numer- 
ous racemes of feathery flowers, 5c. 
each, 50c. per doz., postpaid. 
CINNAMON VINE 
A rapid-growing climber. Leaves are 
heart-shaped, bright glossy green; 8 feet in 
height, 3c. each, 30c. per doz., postpaid. 
RHUBARB ROOTS. Large roots of the 
Giant Red Victoria. Per doz. 75c, you pay 
express ; Per 100, (50 same rate) $5, you pay 
express; Per 1,000 $35, you pay express. 
HORSE RADISH SETS. Per doz. 25c, 
postpaid; Per 100, (50 at same rate) $1, 
postpaid; Per 1,000 $5, you pay express. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Ail the best 
standard varieties. Per doz. 25c, postpaid; 
Per 100, (50 same rate) 75c, you pay ex- 
press; Per 1,000 $4.50, you pay express. 
For Asparagus Roots see first page of genera! list of vegetables. 
We issue a Special Plant Catalogue, ask for it when you order your seeds. 
