any 
8 Cannas 
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that Bloom 
All Summer 
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Postpaid 
20c each/ 12 for $1.75 Postpaid; 100 for $10.00 by Express 
CITY OF PORTLAND—A wonderful bright rose-pink. Height feet. 
EUREKA—The genuine, practical white Canna is found at last. 
GLADIATOR (5 ft.)—Flowers yellow, spotted with red, fine green foliage, large heads. 
HUNGARIA—Color is rose-pink; flowers are freely produced. Three and one-half feet. 
KING HUMBERT—Bright orange-scarlet streaked with crimson. Foliage bronze, with 
brownish-green stripes. Grows 4 to A]4, feet. 
OLYMPIC—A captivating shade of orient-red with center flamed a lighter shade as though 
overcast with a sheen of silver; 4 feet. 
RICHARD WALLACE (Green foliage. 4 ft.)—The largest and finest pure yellows yet 
grown. 
THE PRESIDENT—Grandest Red Canna in existence. In color, a rich, glowing scarlet. 
WYOMING (Bronze foliage. 4 ft.)—Orchid-flowering Canna, gigantic orange colored 
flowers. 
OFFER NO. 10 
Bedding Coleus • 1 doz. for $1^ 
GIANT RAINBOW COLEUS 
15c each; choice of 4 of any kind, 50c; 
SI.00 per doz./ $9.00 per 100. 
CHRISTMAS GEM—Looks like a Rex Begonia. 
Leaves are of bright carmine, shading to deep 
maroon, the margin yellow and green. 
CHRISTMAS QUEEN—Its coloring is gorgeous 
and ranges from dark velvety maroon through 
shades of brown, green, pink and yellow. 
IMPROVED SETTING SUN—Crimson, with 
brightest golden edge. 
BEAUTIFUL BEDDING COLEUS 
12c each; $1.00 per doz./ 100 for $7.50 
EMPRESS OF INDIA—Crimson, with golden 
edge. 
IMPROVED MRS. HUNT—Carmine center, 
bordered maroon, with bright green margin. 
LEOPARD—Greenish-yellow ground thickly 
dotted and splashed maroon. 
PATSY—A combination of carmine, maroon, 
pale yellow, and green. 
QUEEN OF THE WEST—Outer band of bright 
oxide-green with margin of bright yellow and 
center edge of creamy white, the whole covered 
with blotches and spots of bright carmine and 
deep maroon. 
SENSATION—Deep maroon with a small car¬ 
mine center. 
TRAILING BEAUTY—Fiery crimson, serrated 
edges of bright green, trailing habit. 
VERSCHAFFELTII—A rich velvety crimson. 
YELLOW BIRD—Solid canary yellow leaf. 
Canna 
Coleus 
OTHER BEDDI 
ACHYRANTHES—BRILLIANTISSIMA 
Thrive in any soil; not easily killed by frost. It makes intensely bright beds 
and shows off splendidly in borders against taller growing plants. Rather broad 
leaves, bushy growth; bright red. 10c each; 12 for $1.00; $8.00 per 100. 
AGERATUMS 
BLUE PERFECTION—This is the darkest colored of all large flowering 
Ageratums. Color deep amethyst blue; compact growth. Very userul for 
bedding or borders, flowering continually throughout the summer. 10c each; 
dozen, $1.00; 100 for $8.00. 
FRAZERI—A fine variety, growing into showy plants 8 to 10 inches tall. The 
plants branch freely close to the ground and are covered all during summer 
and fall with clusters of bright azure blue flowers. 10c each; dozen, $1.00; 
100 for $8.00. 
ALTERNANTHERA 
Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing about 6 inches high, and 
admirably adapted for edgings, beds or ribbon lines. Always attractive and 
highly ornamental. 10c each; 75c per dozen; $5.00 per 100. 
NG PLANTS 
AUREA NANA—Bright golden-yellow. 
PARYCHOIDES MAJOR—When at its best the color of this variety is a 
clear carmine, the delicate foliage making a dense, but soft cushion. 
LANTANAS 
Or Shrubby Verbenas. The Finest Plants that Grow. 
The brilliant colors, robust 
growth and profuse blooming 
habit of the Lantana render it 
one of the finest bedding plants 
that grow. The varieties here 
described give a wide range of 
color, and include the most dis¬ 
tinct and profuse blooming va¬ 
rieties. 15c each; 3 for 40c; 
12 for $1.25. 
Sweet Alyssum 
GEO. H. MELLEN, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
AURORA—Large flowered dark and light shades of pink, with 
yellow center. 
JACOB SCHULTZ—The best of the deep red varieties. 
LA PLEUR d’OR—Golden yellow. 
MICHAEL SCHMIDT—Flowers fresh and sparkling, of a brilliant 
yellow and red; a beautiful combination of two very bright shades. 
WEEPING LANTANA—Fine for baskets, vases, pots or window 
boxes. Produces a great abundance of delicate, drooping, leafy 
vines, covered nearly all the time with clusters of lovely lilac 
flowers with white eyes. 
RADIATION—Plant semi-dwarf; brilliant red; center orange- 
yellow; a beautiful combination of two very bright shades. 
TETHYS—Lovely cream color; shading to canary-yellow. 
SWEET ALYSSUM 
(White) 
The trusses are enormous, measuring at times one inch in diam¬ 
eter and five inches long. The flowers are perfectly double and of 
delightful fragrance. 
LITTLE GEM—Bright green foliage; white flowers. 10c each; 
$1.00 per dozen. 
Lantana 
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