In the Greenhouse the Gardener Is Independent of the Climate 
Bulbs and Roots 
There is great variation in the quality of bulbs and roots offered on the market. We make a specialty of 
securing the firmest, ripest bulbs which we think will give the best results. There is no surer way of having 
a conservatory full of marvelous flowers or a garden full of brilliant color than by planting the bulbs and 
roots which we supply. 
Achimenes 
These attractive new seedlings were raised 
by a noted hybridizer and far surpass the 
older varieties in size and beauty of bloom. 
ACHIEVEMENT. Medium sized, rose-pink 
flower with a carmine eye. $7.50 per doz.; 
$50 per 100. 
Ambroise Verschaffelt. White, veined 
with lilac. 
Dainty Queen. Pure white, with lavender 
eye. 
Galathea Improved. Large, violet flowers. 
Magnifica. Tall. Magnificent sky-blue 
flowers having white throats. 
Margherita. Large, pure white flowers. 
Purity. Pure white. The finest white 
variety yet produced. 
Supreme. Mammoth light blue flowers, 
white eye. 
Swansoni. Mauve, mottled blue with a 
white throat. 
Each of the above varieties, except where noted, 
$3.50 per doz.; $22.50 per 100 
Amaryllis 
Ideally suited for window culture. 
Halli (Ly con's squamigera). This variety is 
perfectly hardy and will grow anywhere 
without protection. Of unique blooming 
habit, sending up, in August, several 
flower-stalks to the height of 2 feet, bear¬ 
ing large bunches of fragrant lavender- 
pink blossoms. $10 per doz.; $80 per 100. 
Vittata Hybrids. $1 25 each; $12 per doz. 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias 
Cultural Notes by T. H. EVERETT 
For window- or porch-boxes, beds or 
borders in semi-shaded positions. Tuberous- 
rooted Begonias are unexcelled for summer 
display, while well-grown examples in pots 
never fail to excite admiration. 
Tubers may be started into growth in late 
April by laying them in flats containing 
humus or leaf-mold, with the sprout side 
down. Spray with water at frequent intervals 
in a temperature of from 60 to 70 degrees. 
When the leaves begin to unfold, reverse the 
tubers and after two or three days transfer 
them singly to 4-inch pots. Use a compost 
having a large humus content. Sufficient 
sand must be used to make the compost very 
light and friable. See that the pots are well 
drained, and do not press the compost too 
firmly. Water moderately until the pots are 
filled with roots, more freely afterward. A 
temperature of 60 to 65 degrees with a humid 
atmosphere is conducive to growth. 
GIANT SINGLE. The flowers are of waxy 
texture, often measure 7 inches across, and 
have a glowing sheen not found in any 
other bloom. Plants grow 18 inches high. 
Pink Beauty. Flesh-pink. 
Red Giant. Bright red. 
Mammoth Rose. 
Crimson King. 
Dark Blood-Red. 
Yellow Prince. 
Victoria. Pure white. 
Apricot. 
Scarlet Letter. Dazzling scarlet. 
Burnt-Orange Giant. 
Salmon Beauty. 
Mixed. 
Monster bulbs of above, $4.50 per doz.; $30 per 100 
MAMMOTH DOUBLE. Colors- 
Pink, Red, Rose, White, Yellow, 
Crimson, Orange, Scarlet, Dark 
Blood-Red, Apricot, or Mixed. 
Monster bulbs, $5 per doz.; $35 
per 100. 
FRILLED AND RUFFLED- 
EDCED GIANTS. Colors- 
Rose, Light Pink, White, Yel¬ 
low, Bright Red, Dark Red, 
Orange, or Mixed. Monster 
bulbs, $5 per doz.; $35 per 100. 
CRESTED TUBEROUS- 
ROOTED. These have solid, 
cockscomb-like, crested centers, 
ruffled edges, and measure about 
4 inches across. 
Colors—Pink, Red, 
Rose, Yellow, 
White, or Mixed. 
Monster bulbs, $5 
per doz.; $35 per 
100 . 
HANGING-BAS¬ 
KET. (Trailing 
T u b e r o u s-rooted 
Begonias.) Splen¬ 
did for growing in 
h angi n g-baskets 
or as individual 
specimens in pots 
where the branches, 
drooping over the 
edges, produce 
masses of attrac¬ 
tive, showy flowers. 
Colors—mixture of 
flesh-pink and dark 
rose, with some 
red, white, yellow, 
and orange. Mon¬ 
ster bulbs, $5.50 per 
doz.; $40 per 100. 
Caladiums, Fancy-leaved 
Brazilian Collection. This Collection pro¬ 
vides a variety of colors and markings, 
making them ideal pot plants for the 
conservatory, and consists of one each of 
18 named Fancy-leaved Caladiums, $15. 
Mixed varieties. $7 per doz.; $45 per 100. 
Cal la 
Elliottiana. Large, deep golden yellow. 
Leaves spotted white. $7.50 per doz.; 
$55 per 100. 
Calanthe (The Terrestrial Orchid) 
Of very easy culture, producing many long 
and beautiful flower-spikes. We have a fine 
assortment of choice bulbs to ofTer, at very 
reasonable prices, of the following choice 
varieties. March and April delivery. 
Harrisi. Pure white. $5 each; $50 per doz. 
Murrayi. White, with wine-colored center. 
$3.50 each; $35 per doz. 
Orpetiana. White, dark pink center. 
$2.50 each; $25 per doz. 
Vanderbilti. Cream, with purple center. 
$3.50 each; $35 per doz. 
Veitchi. The popular pink variety. $2.50 
each; $25 per doz. 
Cannas 
Dormant Roots—Two to three eyes each 
Particularly handsome and useful for mass 
bedding or spacing out with other plants in 
borders. 
American Beauty. 5 ft. Richest colored 
Canna. Carmine. $2 per doz.; $3 for 25. 
Antoine Wintzer. 5 ft. The most gorgeous, 
dazzling crimson color yet produced in 
Cannas—so vivid it defies description. 
$4 per doz.; $6 for 25. 
King Humbert. 4 ft. Bronze-leaved. 
Flowers orange-scarlet. $2 per doz.; 
$3 for 25. 
King Midas. 5 ft. Large flowers of glitter¬ 
ing gamboge-yellow. $2.50 per doz.; 
$4.50 for 25. 
Montezuma. 3 Yz ft. Rich, velvety, firm 
flowers of nopal-red and scarlet—a dazzling, 
brilliant color. $2.50 per doz.; $4.50 for 25. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. Ruffled giant 
flowers of rich watermelon-pink. Plants 
only, well-established in 3-in. pots. $6 per 
doz.; $10 for 25. 
Nokomis. 5 ft. Large, vivid crimson 
flowers with a rich silky sheen on the 
petals. Rich bronze foliage. $2 per doz.; 
$3.50 for 25. 
Palm Beach. 3% ft. Eye-catching flowers 
of maize-yellow, with faint blush of pink. 
Really rivals the finest orchids. $2.50 per 
doz.; $4.50 for 25. 
The Ambassador. 5 ft. A bronze-leaved 
President. Vigorous. $2 per doz.; $3.50 
for 25. 
The President. 4 ft. Far and away superior 
to any other red Canna. $2 per doz.; 
$3.50 for 25. 
Victory. 3 ft. Another of the popular 
apricot shades. $2 per doz.; $3.50 for 25. 
Wintzer’s Colossal. 5 ft. Average flowers 
more than cover a man’s hat. Vivid 
scarlet. $2 per doz.; $3.50 for 25. 
Tuberoses 
The sweet-scented Tuberose is now exceed¬ 
ingly popular. It possesses a character and 
perfume distinct from any other flower and 
is easy of cultivation, both indoors and out. 
Excelsior Pearl. Large; double; white. 
$2 per doz.; $0.50 per 100; $85 per 1000. 
Tuberous-rooted Begonias 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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