NILES, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CAL. 
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A. lurlda variegata. each 
S in. pola $2 00 
7 in. pots , 1.50 
5 in. pots 75 
10 
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ASTER: Perennial. 
Potted $0.20 $1.50 
There is a large and growing demand for the various tM>es 
of perennial Asters. Their dainty, starry flowers and the won- 
derful profusion in whicli they are produced make them strik- 
ing subjects for flower borders, aside from wliieh they are of 
great value for cut flower purposes. We offer you a few of the 
best. 
-A handsome double flowered light 
Produces dense 
Beauty of Colwall (new)- 
blue variety. 
Feltham Blue — ^Handsome bright blue, 
maesea of starry flowers. 
Grandiflora~One of the best of all. Flowers bright blue in 
color. E^xtra large. 
White Queen— One of the best of all white Asters. Remark- 
ably free blooming. 
Thonipsonii — ^Pale blue, very large flowers. 
BEGONIA tuberhybrida. Plants with large leaves and (duster 
of large flowers, ranging from white to bright red. 
5 in. pots $0 . 50 
4 in. pots 40 
CALCEOLARIA. Shrubby. Page 79. 
Potted, 1 to 2 ft $0.35 $3.00 
CAMPANULA caespitosa. Perennial. 4 to 6 inches high, with 
round leaves. Flowers nodding, bell-ahaped, blue. 
4 in. pots $0.50 
C. caespitosa alba. Page 79. 
4 in. Doti* $0.25 
C. isophylla. Low perennial, similar to C. caespitosa. Flowers 
pale blue, one inch or more wide. 
4in pots $0.25 
C. Medium. CANTERBURY BELLS. 
4 in. pots $0.15 $1.00 
These charming old-fashioned plants are favorites with all 
and are among the most beautiful of our Spring flowers. They 
may be flowered in pots and when so grown are extremely 
pretty, their large, bell-shaped flowers showing to great ad- 
vantage. We pan supply tliesc in two different classes, the 
medium or single type and the Calycanthema or cup and 
saucer type. All colors from pure white to dark purple with 
tlic intervening shades of rose, pink, blue, etc. 
CANNA. Special New Varieties $0 .50 $4.00 
For rich, sub-tropical garden effects, used with grasses such 
as Cyperus, papyrus, Eulalias, Crimson Fountain Grass or 
Caladiunis. Cannas can scarcely be excelled. They bloom 
without intf^rmiiwion from early Summer until the advent of 
Winter frosts. 
American Beauty^ — A splendid new hybrid of recent intro- 
duction. Color a deep shade of carmine rose, of a particu- 
larly pleasing and unique shade. Size of trusses and indi- 
vidual flowers enormous, with the advantage that it cleans 
nicely in the truss. 
Brightness- Intense orange scarlet. Flowers of magnificent 
size and intensely brilliant in color. One of the finest 
bedding Cannaa extant. 
La France — A magniflcent Canna in every way. Tall grow- 
ing, with immense flowers and trusses of a clean, even 
shade of pure pink. One of the finest things in our col- 
lection. 
Some especially fine varieties $0.35 
Firebird— Intense bright scarlet. Flowers 
size, 8-inch blossoms being quite common. 
Prince Weid — Rich, brilliant crimson. 
General Assortment $0.25 
Admiral Gervais (scarlet). 
Alfred Mauther (deep crimson). 
Aileniania (salmon yellow border). 
Austria (canary yellow). 
Burbank (yellow). 
Charles Lutz (pure yellow). 
Florence Vaugnan (yellow, spotted red). 
Herzog Von Otrante (yellow, center deep brownish crimson) . 
Italia (bright scarlet). 
King Humbert (scarlet, bronze foliage). 
Ludwig Kopf (Orange and apricot, bronze foliage). 
Mad. Siebrecht (crimson scarlet). 
Mont Blanc (creamy white). 
Mrs. A. F. Conard (pure salmon pink). 
Mrs. Kate Gray (orange scarlet, overlaid with gold). 
Mr. Geo. Strohlein (deep crimson). 
Pres. Meyer (cherry carmine). 
R. Wallace (bright canary yellow). 
Sam Trelease (ruddy orange with yellow base). 
Stuttgardia (orange scarlet, edged golden yellow, marbled 
light scarlet). 
CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoidea (Pluinba«:o larpentae). 
Page 79. 
KACH 10 100 
Clumpe $0.25 $2.00 $15.00 
$3 . 00 
enormous 
$1.75 
Dahlias are unexcelled for magnificent blooms 
CHLOROPHYTUM elatum (Anthericum variegatum). 
5 in. pots $1 .00 
4 in. pots 75 
Low growing plant with dark green leaves stripe<l white. 
Valuable for vases and pots. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Page 79. 
Potted $0.25 $2.00 $15.00 
Col. Appleton (golden yellow). Major Bonnafon (yellow). 
Kinkora (pink). Matchless (red). 
Lincoln (yellow). Willowbrook (wiiite). 
C. frutescens. WHITE MARGUERITE. Page SO. 
4 in. pots $0.15 $1.00 $8.00 
C. frutescens. Mrs. F. Sander DOUBLE MARGUERITE. 
Page 80. 
4 in. pots $0.25 $2.00 
C. maximum. SHASTA DAISY. Page SO. 
4 in. pots $0 ,20 $1.50 $10,00 
CLIVIA miniata (Im&ntophyllum miniatum). Page SO. 
6 in. pots $0,50 $4.00 
5 in. pots 40 3.00 
COLOCASIA antiquorum esculenta (Caladium esculentum). 
$0.20 $1..50 
Extra large bvUhs. 30 2.50 
One of the most useful of all large foliage plants where a 
tropical etfect is desii-ed. Requires plenty of moisture. Ex- 
cellent as a border to Canna beds. Often referred to as Ele- 
phant's Ear. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Page 80. 
4 in. pots 
$0.25 $2.00 
CORTADERIA fOynerium). PAMPAS GRASS. Page 80. 
Extra larjic clumps $1.00 $7.50 
MecHuin clumps .,50 4.00 
Argeutea (common white) Roi des Roses (rosy purple) 
Elegans (white, flushed pink) Variegated 
C. Quila jubatum (C. jubata). Page 80. 
6 in. pots $0.75 $6.00 
COTYLEDON secimda glauca. 
Page SO. 
$0.10 
$0.75 
CRINUM. Pages 80-81. each 10 
Assorted $0 .50 $4.00 
Asiaticum (wliite) longifoUum (white, tinged 
fimbriatulum (white, banded red) 
red) longifoUum album (white) 
$5.00 
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ALL BOXED PLANTS ARE SELECTED SPECIMENS. 
