24 Summer Flowering Bulbs 
WILLIS S. PINO, SEEDSMAN 
Summer Flowering Bulbs 
Amaryllis 
Begonia 
Cannas 
Tuberoses 
In this latitude May 1st is ample 
time to plant in the open ground, 
but the bulbs can be started in pots 
much earlier if desired. Select a 
warm soil and a sunny spot. The 
soil should be rich, but no special 
preparation is necessary. Place 
the bulb so the top will be covered 
about 1 inch with soil. 
Excelsior Pearl. Extra large, fine 
flowering bulbs. 
Mammoth Bulbs, per doz. 
75c., 100 for $5.50. 
Amaryllis 
Giant Hybrids. Our bulbs are from the finest collection in America. The 
size of bloom, range of colors and markings surpass any former offerings. Extra 
large bulbs, 75c. each, $8.00 per doz. 
Begonias 
Begonias are indispensable for shady places in the garden or lawn, also desir¬ 
able for pots or piazza boxes. Start in the house in March or April and remove 
to the open ground as soon as danger of frost is past. They will bloom freely 
from July until cut down by the frost. Dry tubers may also be planted in the open 
ground in May. Care should be taken to keep constantly moist. 
Single. White, yellow, rose, scarlet, crimson, salmon. Frilled or Crested and 
Double Mixed Colors. Price, extra fine bulbs, each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Caladium 
Esculentum. This is one of the most beautiful and striking of the ornamental 
foliage plants, for growing in pots, for planting on the lawn, or mass in beds. 
It is of the easiest culture in any good garden soil. Dry bulbs, large size, each 
20c., doz. $2.00. 
Cannas Large Flowering 
All varieties, each 10c., doz. $1.00. 
City of Portland. Glowing pink, profuse bloomer; green foliage. 33^ ft. 
Express. Brilliant scarlet-crimson. 23^ ft. Green foliage. 
Gladiator. Brilliant yellow, spotted crimson. Robust grower. 43^ ft. 
King Humbert. Bronze foliage. Flower heads of immense size. Orange-scarlet, 
rose-tinted. One of the finest Cannas. 
President. Superior to all other red varieties in quality and quantity of bloom. 
Glowing scarlet; green foliage. 4 ft. 
Richard Wallace. Canary-yellow, green foliage. 4 ft. 
Lilies 
Auratum (The Golden-rayed Lily of Japan). The flowers are pure white, thickly 
studded with crimson spots, while through the center of each petal runs a clear 
golden band. Mammoth Size Bulbs. Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 
Rubrum. White ground with bands and spots of rose or crimson on each petal. 
One of thelbest Lilies. We have a splendid stock of this very hardy and beautiful 
kind. Mammoth Size Bulbs. Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 
Regale (Myriophyllum). White, fragrant flowers shaded pink outside, lower 
inner surface primrose yellow. Hardy. 3 to 5 ft. high. Good Blooming Size 
bulbs. Each 40c., doz. $4.00. 
Tigrinum splendens (Tiger Lily). Orange red, spotted black. Free blooming, 
very hardy, the easiesttof all Lilies to grow. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Umbellatum grandiflorum. This variety produces large heads of orange flowers. 
Free blooming, 2 ft. Large Bulbs. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Madeira Vine 
A rapid growing vine with fragrant white flowers. Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
Montbretia 
Flowers produced on long graceful stems, 
colors ranging through yellow, orange and 
red. Particularly bright. 
Mixed Colors. Doz. ^60c., 100 for $4.00. 
Oxalis 
These Summer flowering bulbs should be 
planted out early in May, covering about 
2 inches deep. Extra Large Bulbs, White 
or Pink. Doz. 35c., 100 $2.00. 
Tritoma ?' d k “ ot 
Pfitzeri. Blooms August to October, with 
spikes 3 to 4 ft. high and heads of orange- 
scarlet bloom. 
Strong roots, 25c. each, doz. $2.50. 
Hybrids. Blooms early and continuously 
until frost. Small flowers on wiry stems, 
blending orange, red, yellow and lemon 
shades. 
35c. each, doz. $3.50 
Lilium auratum 
