WALTER S. SCHELL, Inc., QUALITY SEEDS, HARRISBURG. PENNA. 
Tuberose 
Cannas 
Caladium 
SUMMER-FLOWERING BULBS 
Plant them as soon as the soil is in condition to be worked properly—usually from April 15 to May 15, or later. 
All these Flowering Bulbs and Roots are very satisfactory to grow, producing the most beautiful bedding and 
bouquet flowers until frost. Take up the bulbs or roots before freezing and store in a cool, dry place until the 
next spring, then plant out again. 
LARGE-FLOWERING CANNAS 
For planting in beds, by the porch, along the fence, no other plant is more effective and as easy to grow if the 
soil is well prepared. The earlier the roots are started, the better. There are hundreds of varieties of Cannas; if 
I listed them all you would have difficulty in selecting them, so I am offering you here twelve of the best of them— 
six tall and six dwarf. I know you will be wonderfully pleased with all of them. To obtain the best effect in bedding, 
place the tall varieties in the center and the dwarf ones around them, arranging the colors to harmonize best. 
Prices of large roots of any of the following 12 grand varieties, 12 cts. each, 3 for 30 cts., $1.10 per doz., $7.50 per 100 
BEST SIX DWARF CANNAS Grow 3 to 4 feet high 
City of Portland. 3 feet. One of the most beautiful 
pink Cannas. Fine bedding variety; large flowers. 
Cheerfulness. 3 ]A feet. Bright fiery deep orange 
florets, broadly bordered golden yellow. 
Ambassador. 3F2 feet. Brilliant cherry-red flowers. 
Bronze foliage. Plants vigorous. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard. 4 feet. Often called “Queen 
of Cannas.” Its large, exquisitely shaded salmon- 
pink flowers are produced in great abundance. 
Mrs. Antoine Wintzer. 3K feet. A beautiful clear 
golden yellow. 
Gladiator. 4^ ft. Yellow marked with bright crimson. 
BEST SIX TALL CANNAS Grow 5 to 6 feet high 
Wintzer’s Colossal. 5 feet. Without doubt the 
largest flowered Canna to date, as the average flowers 
more than cover a man’s hat. A vivid scarlet that 
retains its brilliancy. 
Rosea Gigantea. 4 to 5 feet. Large flowers of deep 
rich rose color. 
Yellow King Humbert. 5 feet. Beautiful shade of 
yellow, lightly spotted red. 
King Humbert. 5 feet. Bronze foliage; immense 
flowers, brilliant orange-scarlet, with bright red 
markings. 
The President. 5 feet. A wonderful Canna. The 
flowers are of immense size, unsurpassed in vigor, size 
and richness of color. The grandest scarlet Canna. 
Orange Bedder. 5 feet. Best bright orange with just 
enough scarlet to intensify its dazzling mass of color. 
TUBEROSES, Double Excelsior Pearl. These pure 
white, sweet-scented flowers are so popular they need 
only to be mentioned, for they are grown by the 
thousands every summer. My bulbs are extra large 
and sure bloomers. 8 cts. each, 3 for 20 cts., 65 cts. 
per doz., $3.50 per 100. 
CALADIUM (Elephant’s Ear). This is the big-leaved 
foliage plant which attains an enormous size. I have 
had plants with leaves more than 3 feet long. Fine 
for center of lawn, corner of yard, center of flower-bed 
—in fact, looks splendid anywhere. Monster bulbs, 
30 cts. each, $3 per doz.; Large bulbs, 20 cts. each, 
$2 per doz.; Medium bulbs, 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
MADEIRA VINE (Mignonette Vine). An old- 
fashioned popular vine, covering a large space in a 
short time. Heart-shaped leaves of a light green, and 
racemes of feathery white flowers of delicious fra¬ 
grance. Protect for the winter with litter in this 
latitude. Strong tubers, 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
WHITE CALLA LILY. It does well indoors or in the 
gardens, and produces its handsome, pure white Lilies 
continuously. 30c. each, 3 for 75c. 
CINNAMON VINE. Grows 25 to 40 feet; is hardy. 
Thick foliage; white flowers with delightful odor. 
Thrives in sun or shade. 10 cts. each, 5 for 40 cts., 85 
cts. per doz. 
FIVE VERY CHOICE PEONIES 
Albert Crousse. Large, soft shell-pink flowers on long, 
strong stems. Late. 
Baroness Schroeder. Immense white flowers of per¬ 
fect form. Ideal for cutting. Midseason. 
Edulis Superba. Bright, clear mauve-pink. A fine 
Decoration Day Peony. 
Felix Crousse. Dazzling rubv-red. Midseason. 
Festiva Maxima. Finest white with clear carmine 
spots on a few central petals. 
Any of above Peonies, 50 cts. each, $4.50 per doz., or 
the 5 for $2.25, postpaid 
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