Oregon Bulb Farms, Inc. 
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Earlham Large-Flowered Hybrid Montbretias. 
These are the magnificent new montbretias which have attracted so much atten¬ 
tion the last year or two at the Royal Horticultural Society’s shows in late summer 
and during autumn and gained the Gold Medal. They are a completely new race of 
flowers, the result of hybridization successfully carried out by the late Mr. Sydney 
Morris of Earlham Hall, Norwich. They represent an enormous advance over the 
ordinary montbretias in commerce, being generally much taller and more robust in 
growth, and having flowers of great size and beauty, some measuring 3 to 4 or more 
inches in diameter. These montbretias make first-class border plants and are of great 
decorative value for cutting. 
Montbretias are of easy culture, preferring a light loamy soil well-enriched with 
leaf mould, but no manure or chemical fertilizer should touch the roots. A little 
bone meal can be used and a light dressing of lime may prove beneficial. The moisture 
supply should be good. They thrive in the partial shade of borders or shrubbery as 
well as in full sunlight. If planted in the fall, mulch lightly with peat or litter but 
not manure. 
In severe climates spring planting is best and they can be given the same treat¬ 
ment as gladioli. 
per 100 
$ 
GOLDFINCH —fl he branching heads of flowers are of good size, bright yellow 
with small maroon blotches at center, outer petals heavily shaded brilliant 
cherry-scarlet, very decorative. 10.00 
HIS MAJESTY —A glorious variety, flowers measuring 4 inches or more 
across, very broad-petaled, deep velvety scarlet shading down to gold, 
reverse of petals dark crimson shading down to gold, height 4^ feet; the 
largest-flowered of all montbretias. First Class Certif., R. H. S. and Glasgow. 12.00 
JAMES COEY —Flowers very large and open, of perfect form, with smooth 
broad petals, rich deep vermilion-scarlet with golden-orange lustre, center 
yellow with crimson blotches, very handsome, height 3 y 2 feet, Award of 
Merit, Haarlem and R. H. S . 12.00 
LEMON QUEEN —Creamy yellow, pale center and deep orange buds, a very 
attractive flower and of great decorative value. 4.00 
MARJORIE —Large open flowers, orange-yellow, with crimson centre, a 
beautiful flower, perfectly flat when fully open, height 3 feet. 4.00 
POCAHONTAS —Rich coppery scarlet, with golden lustre. Center orange 
with small blood-crimson blotches; flowers large and handsome, height 3 feet. 12.00 
PRINCESS —Brilliant ruby-scarlet, flowers of fair size, center yellow with 
small crimson blotches, very effective, height 2 y 2 feet. 12.00 
PRINCESS MARY —A beautiful shapely flower, pale yellow petals with red 
tip, and three of the petals bright crimson on reverse side. 12.00 
QUEEN ADELAIDE —Deep orange-shaded with red on outer side of the 
petals, strong grower, flowers 4 inches in diameter. Award of Merit, R. H. S. 12.00 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA —A choice variety with erect habit of growth, chrome- 
yellow with carmine blotch at base of petals, late-flowering, height 4 feet, 
Award of Merit, R. H. S. and Haarlem 1926. 10.00 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE —Of free-branching habit, flowers orange-scarlet, 
center shading to primrose with ruby markings, height 2*^ feet. 12.00 
QUEEN OF SPAIN —Flowers of large size, brilliant deep golden-orange, 
reverse of petals golden-apricot with small crimson and purple calyx, color 
very brilliant and effective, height 2^ to 3 feet, Award of Merit R. H. S. 
and Haarlem . 25.00 
UNA —Flowers rich apricot with carmine blotch; a well-shaped flower of good 
substance, height 2 yi feet, Award of Merit, R. H. S. 8.00 
