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GLADIOLI 
Betty Nuthall Doz. $1.50, 100 $11.00 
A new variety popular wherever shown, the color is 
coral-pink with light orange throat markings, several 
flowers are open at a time on strong spikes with heavy 
foliage. 
Carmen Sylva Doz. $0.80, 100 $4.50 
Large pure white flowers, well placed on perfectly 
straight tall stems; a splendid cut flower variety. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett Doz. $0.85, 100 $6.00 
Deep peach-red, with flame-scarlet suffusion, lip speck¬ 
led ruby and white. Large flowers borne on tall, stiff 
stems. The general effect of the flower is red and it is 
considered the finest of its color. 
E. J. Shaylor Doz. $0.75, 100 $6.00 
Tall, very strong plants and large blooms of a beau¬ 
tiful deep rose-pink. This variety has recently been 
awarded a certificate of merit in London. 
Golden Dream Doz. $0.80, 100 $6.00 
A golden dream come true. As deeply, richly golden as 
Souvenir, but much larger. Flowers slightly smaller 
than Golden Measure but taller and later; many open 
flowers at one time. 
Giant Nymph Doz. $0.60,100 $4.00 
La France pink; with creamy yellow throat. Without 
question one of the very best recent introductions. 
Eos Angeles Doz. $0.60, 100 $4.00 
Clear shrimp-pink with orange throat. An excellent 
cut flower. 
Marmora Doz. $1.00, 100 $7.50 
Gray-lavender with pale purplish blotch. One of the 
finest of the new varieties. 8 to 10 flowers open at once. 
Minuet Doz. $1.25,100 $9.00 
Considered the best lavender in existence, six blooms 
generally open at once, strong spike and heavy foliage; 
a grand exhibition sort. 
Mrs. Frank Pendleton Doz. $0.80, 100 $6.00 
A Gladiolus garden would not be complete without this 
popular variety. Tall spikes of rose-pink flowers with 
carmine blotch on lower petals. 
Mrs. Frederick C. Peters Doz. $0.75, 100 $5.50 
Beautiful shade of rose-lilac, with crimson blotch bor¬ 
dered white on lower segment; resembling an orchid in 
color. Flowers of large size and many open at one 
time on a strong stem. Healthy plant with good green 
foliage. 
Mrs. F. C. Homberger Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
Snow-white, with just a faint flush of ivory, or perhaps 
a tint of pink, only noticeable on careful examination. 
It is a great improvement over existing white varieties, 
with large, ruffled flowers that have aided it greatly in 
attaining widespread popularity. 
Mrs. Eeon Douglas Doz. $0.80, 100 $6.00 
Beautiful salmon-rose flowers, striped scarlet. A won¬ 
derful sort with tall showy spikes, blooms often, 4 to 
5 inches in diameter and one of the most popular 
sorts grown. 
Mrs. P. W. Sisson Doz. $0.80, 100 $6.00 
Most beautiful light pink of all Glads; tall, strong 
grower with many flowers open at one time. One of the 
best in this class. ' 
Mrs. Van Konynenburg Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
The leader in its color—light blue. It has an excellent 
spike, beautifully formed flowers, is free flowering and 
a very good propagator. Surpasses all others of its 
color. 
Nancy Hanks Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Rich apricot, shaded orange-pink. The pretty flowers 
are nicely arranged on a sturdy stem, with six or more 
open at one time. They stand up well under the hottest 
summer sun. 
Orange Queen Doz. $0.70, 100 $5.00 
Apricot-orange and a color that does not exist in any 
other variety. Very popular. 
Souvenir Doz. $0.70, 100 $5.00 
Pure golden yellow. 
W. H. Phipps Doz. $0.80, 100 $6.00 
Dominating flowers of immense size in long, massive 
spikes, all out at once. A captivating shade of La 
France pink warmed with salmon-rose, lighter at cen¬ 
ter; lower petals faintly clouded with ruby dots. 
Large-Flowered Exhibition Mixture 
Doz. $0.60, 100 $4.00, 1000 $30.00 
Fine, large-flowered , varieties, containing beautiful 
forms and shades that will harmonize well. 
Primulinus Exhibition Mixture 
Doz. $0.60, 100 $4.00, 1000 $30.00 
Finest improved Primulinus, containing the most beau¬ 
tiful forms and all pastel shadings that will harmonize 
well together. 
AMARYLLIS HIPPEASTRUM 
Giant American Hybrid Each $0.75, Doz. $8.00 
The strain we offer is the finest that has ever been pro¬ 
duced in this country; strong bulbs throwing vigorous 
stems with from four to six giant blooms of the most 
perfect form, ranging in color from white grounds with 
varied markings of rose, red and crimson, bright red, 
cherry, and almost maroon. We can supply in mix¬ 
ture only. Large, strong bulbs. 
ANEMONES 
Giant French Poppy Doz. $0.85, 100 $6.00 
Marvelous Poppy-like flowers in the wonderful color 
combinations to be found only in this variety. Blues 
with white bases; pink with blue bases; cream with 
apricot shades in endless profusion. Truly a gem of 
the first water! Plant bulbs 3 inches deep. 
BEGONIAS 
Particularly useful for planting in a semi-shady posi¬ 
tion. Superb for the shady city garden. 
Culture. Early in spring provide a flat box or shallow 
pan, cover the bottom surface with 1 or 2 inches of 
leaf mold, placing bull) immediately on top, spacing 
them 2 inches apart. Then cover with 1 inch of leaf 
mold and place container in a warm place in full light, 
water freely. Very soon growth will commence, keep 
bulbs growing indoors until leaves have fully devel¬ 
oped. Move to a permanent place in the garden, pre¬ 
ferably in shade, planting 3 inches deeper as soon as 
all danger from freezing is past. Store bulbs in winter 
same as Gladioli. 
SINGLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Select mixture of all sorts, equal proportions. Each 
$0.25, Doz. $2.50, 100 $17.50. 
DOUBLE FLOWERING VARIETIES 
Select mixture of all sorts, equal proportions, Each 
$0.25, Doz. $2.50, 100 $17.50. 
CALLA 
Golden Yellow Each $0.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
(Kichardia Elliottiana). This is the best of the yellow 
Dallas; its flowers being as large as the popular white 
variety, but of a rich, lustrous, golden yellow, of vel¬ 
vety texture; the foliage is dark green, with translu- 
cient creamy white spots, which add much to its beauty. 
FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM 
Fancy-leaved Mixed Varieties 
Each $0.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
Beautiful, variegated-leaved plants adapted for pot 
culture in the house where they make beautiful and 
easily grown specimens. Bulbs planted in late May 
make pretty display borders or for edging taller plants 
and are a fine subject for window boxes. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS—Cape Hyacinth 
Doz. $1.20, 100 $8.00 
A white summer-flowering Hyacinth, growing 3 to 5 
feet in height, gracefully surmounted with from 20 to 
30 pure wnite, bell-shaped flowers. Culture same as 
for gladioli. 
ISMENE CALATHINA GRANDIFLORA 
Large Bulbs Each $0.30, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
One of the best of our summer-flowering bulbs. Clus¬ 
ters of large, fragrant, pearly wnite flowers, resembling 
the Amaryllis family. 
TIGRIDIA—Shell Flower of Mexico 
Mixed Doz. $1.50,100 $12.00 
Few flowers are more gorgeously colored or so beauti¬ 
ful. Plant in sunny position in a flower oorder in well 
drained soil. Same treatment as for gladioli. Can also 
be used in beds. Blooms from middle of July to Sep¬ 
tember. 
TUBEROSE 
Double Pearl Doz. $0.80,100 $6.00 
One of the most delightfully fragrant and beautiful 
of the summer flowering bulbs. For flowering in the 
open, plant about the middle of May, or as soon as the 
ground becomes warm. Largest bulbs. 
ZEPHYRANTHES—Zephyr Flower or Fairy Lilies 
Beautiful dwarf, bulbous plant, very effective for mass¬ 
ing in the border, flowering with great profusion during 
the summer. They are also suitable for pot culture 
and rock garden. 
Alba, Doz. $0.75, 100 $5.00 
Pure white. 
Rosea Doz. $1.60,100 $12.00 
Large, rose colored. 
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