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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
SPRING BULBS 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM - Elephant Ear 
A very effective foliage plant for beds and borders. 
Mammoth size, 12 inches in circumference.Each $0.40 
Large size, 9-11 inch circumference.Each .2? 
Medium size, 7-9 inch circumference.Each .1? 
Small size, 5-7 inch circumference.Each .10 
CANNAS 
Cannas. 
Cannas are a most effective plant in the garden. They bloom from early 
summer until frost in some sections of the country, succeeding in any kind 
of soil but responding quickly to liberal treatment. For best results the 
beds should be spaded about two feet deep, and a generous amount of 
manure thoroughly incorporated and at all times freely watered. 
Number of Cannas required for round beds planted eighteen inches 
apart each each way for the following sizes: Seven feet—nineteen plants, 
one for center; six for first row, twelve for second or outside row. Ten feet 
—thirty-seven plants, one for center; six for first row, twelve for second 
row, eighteen for third or outside row. Thirteen feet—sixty-one plants, one 
for center; six for first row, twelve for second row, eighteen for third row, 
twenty-four for fourth or outside 
row. 
FOUR POPULAR VARIETIES 
King Humbert. 4 ft. high, 
scarlet flowers, bronze leaves. 
King Humbert Yellow. 4 ft. 
high, yellow flower, leaves 
dark green. 
The President. 4 ft. high, 
scarlet flowers, free bloomer 
and strong grower. 
Apricot. 4 ft. high, color of 
flower is buff-yellow base over¬ 
spread with salmon-pink. 
We also have all the standard 
varieties. Prices mailed upon re¬ 
quest. 
LILIES FOR SPRING PLANTING 
Lilium Auratum. Gold banded lily. Grows 4 to 7 feet tall, and blooms in 
July or August. First size, 25c each. 
Elegans. About 2 feet tall, color reddish orange. 20c each. 
Lilium Rubrum. White and pink, spotted with carmine, will bloom about 
August. 25c each. 
DAHLIAS 
One of the most showy of the autumn flowers. A sandy soil that has been 
enriched and a sunny position are advantageous factors, yet Dahlias can be 
raised in most any kind of soil. Large roots should be divided, leaving one or 
two eyes to the tuber. When planting place the tuber on its side about 6 inches 
deep. Plant about the 15th of May until the middle of June. 
Red .$0.25 
Pink.25 
Yellow.25 
White .25 
At our stores you will find a complete assortment of: 
Formal Decorative Dahlias. 
Informal Decorative Dahlias. 
Semi-Cactus Decorative Dahlias. 
Straight Cactus Dahlias. 
each 
each 
each 
each 
TUBEROSES 
One of the most delightful and 
beautiful of the summer flowering 
bulbs. Plant about the middle of May 
or as soon as the ground becomes 
warm. 3 to 4 inches circumference, 
10c each; 4 to 6 inches circumfer¬ 
ence, 15c each. 
PEONIES 
Among the flowering plants 
Peonies take first place. In size and 
coloring of flower they rival the 
grandest of Roses. Peonies will 
bloom in almost any kind of soil and 
bring forth a never failing crop of 
flowers every spring. But, when 
given a favorite spot, well enriched, 
deeply dug soil and a reasonable Caladium Esculentum—Elephant Ear. 
amount of care, wonderful results 
are obtained, and the plants so treated, gratefully repay the cultivator for his 
extra expense and labor. The best time to plant is September or October; so 
planted there is reasonable chance of their flowering the following season, if 
planted in the spring no blooms can be expected. 
Prices mailed upon request. 
hatiUas. 
