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2613 Shenandoah. Bronze leaf; height 4 ft. Salmon pink. The 
largest and most popular pink canna in cultivation. It is unsur¬ 
passed for planting either singly or in large solid beds. Its ex¬ 
quisite pink flowers are of largest size. 
2776 Tuberoses 
Mammoth Flowering 
Double Pearl. (2% ft.) Beautiful compact 
flower spikes of extremely fragrant waxy 
white double blossoms. They are very attrac¬ 
tive in the border, and their long steins make 
them desirable as cut flowers. If planted out¬ 
doors when the ground is warm they will 
bloom late in the summer. For earlier bloom¬ 
ing start them indoors in pots and transplant 
when danger of fr-ost is past. 
Large Choice Bulbs: Each, 10 cts.; 3 for 25 
cts.; 6 for 40 cts.; per do*., 70 cts, postpaid. 
Beautify YouV Yard 
with Canna Bed 
Shumway’s Large Flowering Cannas T ™> to ™ree-eyeRoots. 
^ riant 18 Inches Apart 
Cannas are the tallest and most attractive of the summer bedding plants and furnisli a wide range of colors Eich 
shades of chocolate, red, green, and bronze. They do well everywhere. Dig up bulb’s in fall and plant again in ‘spring. 
2009 Goldbird. Green leaved; height 4 ft. Canary 
Yellow. Remarkably free flowering variety. The 
immense soft canary-yellow flowers are borne in 
large clusters well above the very healthy green 
foliage. A robust grower, sure bloomer, forming 
sturdy, shapely plants very quickly, making it an 
ideal variety for amateurs or Florists. 
2014 The President. (4 ft.) Rich glowing scarlet 
flowers 7 inches across when fully opened. The 
strong erect stalk carries the flowers well ahead of 
the heavy green foliage. A strong growing variety 
and free blooming. 
2610 Hungaria, (3% ft.) A deep pink variety hold¬ 
ing its color well during, hot weather. Foliage 
green and this variety carries its flowers well' above 
the foliage. This is one of the worth-while pink 
varieties. 
260S Eureka. (4 ft.) A free flowering white variety. 
AYhen the blossoms appear they are cream. This 
variety planted with King Humbert makes a very 
delightful contrast. Green leaves. 
2615 Wyoming. (6 ft.) Bronze leaved. This is the 
best orange-yellow variety. This variety has 
bronze-purple foliage and immense flowers. 
These 
Make 
Gorgeous 
Display 
in 
Your 
Yard 
2614 The President 
2611 King Humbert. (4 ft.) The flowers are scarlet in color 
and the leaves are bronze. This variety has been a sensation in 
the Canna family for the last 10 to 12 years. A free bloomer 
and exceptionally fine tropical foliage. 
2612 Richard Wallace. Green foliage; height 4 ft. Golden Yel¬ 
low. This is an ideal bedding variety. Color deep g'olden yellow. 
Flowers are of large size held well above the foliage, a vigorous 
grower and very free flowering. 
2616 Yellow King Humbert. (4 ft.) Considered the best yellow 
Canna. An orchid flowering sport of King Humbert. The petals 
are 3 to 3% inches in diameter. 7 inches long, slightly blotched 
with bright red; foliage dark green. 
All the above Canna Bulbs at the uniform price of each, 18 
cts.; 3 for 45 cts.; */2 doz., 80 cts.; doz., $1.50, postpaid. 
i!016 Yellow King Humbert Canna 
2772 Madeira Vine 
“Climbing Mignonette.” A beau¬ 
tiful tuberous-r o o t e d climber, 
with rather plain, thick leaves 
and handsome racemes of fra¬ 
grant white flowers. The vine 
makes a very rapid growth and a 
few plants will cover a trellis or 
cottage in a sing'le season. It is a 
very pretty thing to use for shad¬ 
ing a porch or veranda, as the 
leaves are brilliant, glossy green. 
Lift the bulbs each fall the same 
as Dahlias. Each, 9 cts.; 3 for 
21 ets.; per dozen, 65 cts., post¬ 
paid. 
2602 Caladium 
Eseulentum (Elephant's Ear). 3 to 5 ft. Or¬ 
namental foliage plants producing huge, bright 
green leaves often measuring 3 to 4 ft. long 
and 2% ft. wide. They give a tropical effect 
when planted in tall beds or borders or on the 
open lawn. Widely used in public parks. They 
need a rich soil with abundant moisture. Fancy 
bulbs, 7x9. Each, 14 cts.; 3 for 36 cts.; doz., 
$1.20, postpaid. 
2604 Mammoth Bulbs, 9 to 11 inches 
in circumference. Each, 25 cts.; 3 for 
69 cts.; doz., $2.45, postpaid. 
2773 Oxalis 
Excellent Pot Plant 
Summer Flowering — Highly valu¬ 
able for hanging baskets, also bor¬ 
ders of walks, and flower beds. Blooms quickly. Showy in mass beds. 
Mammoth bulbs. Mixed sorts only of Pink and White. Choice bulbs, 20 
cts. per dozen; 100 lor $1.50, postpaid. 
2603 Caladiums, Fancy-leaved 
A Glorious House Plant 
No other summer foliage plant equals 
the Fancy Caladiums in rich and gor¬ 
geous, yet soft coloring. All of the va¬ 
rieties are of marvelous beauty for th,e 
furnishing of the conservatory during 
the summer months, for window boxes, 
or even for outdoor bedding in shady or 
semi-shady positions. 
Bulbs should be started into growth in 
a warm place. Large Bulbs. All 1st Size. 
Each, 30 ets.; 2 for 55 cts., postpaid. 
2620 Cinnamon Vine 
A Beautiful Hardy Climber 
The handsome foliage is dark green, thick 
and glossy and free from insects, while num¬ 
bers of white blossoms emit a delightful cin¬ 
namon-like odor. We know of no other vine 
that will more quickly and satisfactorily cover 
an arbor, trellis, wall or fence for shade or 
screen purposes. It will thrive anywhere, and 
when once established will grow for years. 
Grows 15 to 25 feet high. Strong tubers, each, 
9 ets.; 3 for 21 ets.; per dozen, 65 ets., post¬ 
paid. 
2600 
Amaryllis 
2600 Amaryllis American New 
Giant Hybrids 
There is nothing that .will give the amateur 
greater pleasure for the window garden than 
these giant-flowering Amaryllis that are so 
easily managed. The strain I offer is the fin¬ 
est that lias ever been produced in this country, 
strong bulbs throwing vigorous stems with 
from four to six gigantic blooms of the most 
perfect form, ranging in color from pure white 
ground, with varied markings of rose, red and 
crimson to the richest seif colors as scarlet, 
crimson, bright red, cherry, and almost maroon. 
Strong blooming bulbs. Each, 45 cts.; 3 for 
$1.20, postpaid. 
