Glen Saint MARy Nurseries 
Bulbous and Tuberous Plants 
Cannas, Gladiator. Height 5 feet. Foliage 
green; flowers bright yellow, spotted with red. 
Halley’s Comet. Height 3^ feet. Foliage 
green; flowers blazing scarlet, pure yellow in 
the throat and edged with gold. 
Hiawatha. Height 3 ft. Foliage bronze; flowers 
delicate rosy pink, bordered with cerise. 
King Humbert. Height 4 feet. Foliage 
bronze; flowers orange-scarlet, of very large 
size and produced in immense trusses. 
Meteor. Height 5 feet. Foliage green; color 
of flowers crimson. A very showy variety. 
Mont Blanc Improved. Height 3 y 2 ft. Foliage 
green; flowers large and almost pure white. 
Mrs. A. F. Conard. Height 4 feet. Foliage 
green; color clear salmon-pink. Of large size. 
Olympic. Height 5 feet. Foliage green; 
flowers rich red, shaded lighter in the center, 
and produced in immense heads. 
Souvenir d’Anthony Crozy. Height 4 feet. 
Foliage green; flowers scarlet-crimson, bor¬ 
dered yellow. 
Venus. Height 4 feet. Color rosy pink. 
Petals bordered with creamy yellow. A con¬ 
sistent bloomer. 
America and Princeps Gladioli 
Canna, Wyoming. Height 7 feet. Foliage pur¬ 
ple; flowers of immense size, orange color. 
DASHEEN (Colocasia sp.). The leaves of the 
Dasheen are large, broad, and very orna¬ 
mental. Tubers edible. This plant is receiv¬ 
ing a great deal of attention from the United 
States Department of Agriculture, and is 
very valuable as a food-plant. Tubers 
5 cts. each, 40 cts. for 10, $3 per half-bushel.’ 
GLADIOLUS. In the lower South these re¬ 
markable plants have not been appreciated 
at their full value. They are of easy culture, 
easily grown on any well-prepared soil and 
produce beautiful flowers in great profusion. 
Planted in the open ground about March 1, 
they may be brought into bloom during the 
month of May, and in southern Florida 
very much earlier. Our selection of va¬ 
rieties has been carefully tested out, both 
for free, vigorous growth and for quality of 
flowers produced. We offer the following 
very desirable varieties. 
12 cts. each, $1 for 10, $8 per 100 
America. Soft lavender-pink. A variety 
which has been a favorite ever since its 
introduction. 
Augusta. Pure white with blue anthers. 
Baron Hulot. Dark velvety purple, or royal 
purple. A very striking variety. 
Brenchleyensis. Intense vermilion-scarlet. 
Halley. Salmon-pink with creamy blush and 
dark red stripes on the lower petals. 
Lily Lehman. Pure white with faint pink 
markings on edge of petals and lemon-yellow 
blush in throat. 
Mrs. Francis King. Light scarlet, producing 
very large flowers and tall straight spikes. 
Niagara. Soft primrose-yellow, tinged with 
pink. Flowers very large. 
Peace. Almost pure white, with delicate lilac 
edging on the lower petals. The flowers are 
very large. One of the finest sorts. 
Pink Beauty. Rose-pink with dark crimson 
blush. One of the earliest. 
Princeps. Rich crimson with white blotches. 
Flowers 5 to 6 inches in diameter. 
Victory. Pure yellow; very fine. 
IIEDYCHIUM coronarium (The Ginger or 
Butterfly Lily). This splendid plant may 
be grown over the entire South. A very 
ornamental plant both in foliage and in 
flower. The flowers are pure white, pro¬ 
duced in masses and resemble large, white 
butterflies. The plant blooms almost con¬ 
tinuously. Succeeds best in moist soil or, 
lacking this, an abundance of moisture 
should be supplied. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
for 10. 
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