Bulbs, etc. 
TEXAS NURSERY CO. 
Bulbs, Grasses and Perennials 
Plants which will live from year to year and give variety 
to the garden commend themselves to the garden lover, and 
while the list of Bulbs, Grasses and Perennials is endless, we 
have selected the most popular sorts which will give best re¬ 
sults with the amateur gardener. All these are perfectly hardy 
and will lend brightness and color to the garden and w r ill pro¬ 
long the period of bloom throughout the season. 
CANNAS—Grown for both foliage and flowers, the Cannas are 
among the most popular bulbs. They require plenty of water, 
but need well-drained location, and if given good care will 
repay one with bloom from spring until frost. 
—City of Portland—Deep pink; green foliage; height 3% feet. 
—Hungaria—La France pink; green foliage; height 3% feet. 
—Mrs. Alfred Conard—Salmon pink; green foliage; height 4 
feet. 
—President—Bright red; green foliage; height 4 feet. 
Prices: 20c each; $1.50 for 10. 
CARNATION, FLAME OR CRIMSON KING (Dianthus) — A 
vigorous growing Hardy Carnation unsurpassed for bedding 
and highly desirable for rock gardens. The plant is a mass of 
bloom from early summer until frost, the long stems carry¬ 
ing two to five blooms which are more than an inch across 
and of brilliant glowing red. We cannot say too much in 
praise of this wonderful Dianthus. Prices: 25c each; $2.00 
for 10. 
CRINUMS—Leaves sword-shaped and forming rosette from 
which appears the stalks carrying large clusters of lily¬ 
shaped blooms of waxy white, tinted and striped with deep 
rose and pink. Flowers have heavy fragrance and are very 
beautiful. Prices: 25c each; $2.00 for 10. 
GRASS, COMMON PAMPAS (Cortaderia argentea)—The most 
beautiful of all tall plumy grasses. Grows in individual large 
clumps. Leaves long, narrow, graceful and drooping; stems 
four to six feet tall, with soft, fluffy silvery-white plumes 
eighteen inches or two feet long. If plumes are cut when ma¬ 
ture they may be kept for a long time and used for decora¬ 
tions. Prices: 50c each. 
IRIS, GERMAN (Iris germanica)—Leaves broad, tapering to 
point, light green. The slender flower stalks bear delicate, 
gorgeous flowers in wide variance of colors. Their blooming 
season covers several weeks in May and early June. Supplied 
in blue, bronze, purple, white, and purple with yellow edge. 
Prices: 20c each; $1.50 for 10. 
LOOSESTRIFE, ROSE (Lythrum roseum superbum)—A shrub¬ 
bery perennial with narrow* leaves and bright rose-colored 
flowers in long terminal racemes during early summer. Very 
hardy. Prices: 25c each; $2.00 for 10. 
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