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Profit by Pleading “The Booh of Bulbs — $2.15 Postpaid 
Plant Summer Bulbs for Greater Beauty 
Postpaid, except where noted, at only each and dozen prices 
Amaryllis 
Beg 
Perry s American Hybrids. Unexcelled 
for pot culture. Magnificent colors, mixed. 
Each 60c., doz. $7.00. 
Tuberous-rooted. Indispensable for shady 
places where a fine display is wanted. They 
also make exceptional pot plants. We offer superior 
onias 
large-flowering strains of 
Singles. The ordinary, well- 
the most popular types. 
known type. 
Separate Colors or 
Mixed 
Each 25c., doz. 
$2.75. 
Copper 
Salmon 
Crimson 
Scarlet 
Orange 
White 
Pink 
Yellow 
Rose 
Mixed 
Single Frilled. 
Produces 
large, profusely frilled and 
ruffled flowers not unlike 
giant ruffled Petunias. Pre¬ 
ferred by many to the 
plain single type. 
Separate Colors or 
Mixed. 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Copper Salmon 
Crimson Scarlet 
Orange White 
Pink Yellow 
Rose Mixed 
Cristata. A slightly frilled, 
single type. Each petal has 
a cockscomb-like tuft or 
crest which extends from 
the base of the petal to the 
edge. 
Separate Colors or Mixed. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Pink Salmon Scarlet Yellow White and Mixed. 
Duplex. One of the finest of all. Produces beautiful, 
showy flowers, large in size, each resembling a single 
bloom with a small one superimposed upon it. 
Mixed Colors Only. Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
Doubles. The ordinary Type. 
Separate Colors or Mixed. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Copper Orange Rose Scarlet Yellow 
Crimson Pink Salmon White Mixed 
Perry’s Prize Large Flowering Gloxinias 
Handsome plants, easily grown in pots for living room 
or sun parlor decoration. Set a single bulb in a 4 in. 
pot giving about the same treatment as tuberous 
Begonias. When watering, keep the foliage dry. 
Separate Colors or Mixed. 
Each 35c., 3 for $1.00, 
doz. $3.50. 
Black Prince. Deep purple, 
passing to indigo blue to¬ 
wards outer edges. Lux¬ 
uriant foliage. 
Bucephalus Dark red with 
ruffled white edge. 
Cherubin (New). Canary 
yellow seamed with rose. 
Emperor Frederick. Scar¬ 
let with white band. 
Emperor William. Deep 
violet with white margin. 
Fairy Queen. Large white 
flower shaded soft pink, 
with red spotted throat. 
Pink. A beautiful shade of 
light pink. 
Scarlet. Brilliant. 
Mixed Colors. 
Orchid-flowering 
Ca 
nnas 
The Crested (Cristata) type is a novel and 
interesting form of Tuberous-rooted Begonias 
Dormant Roots for deliv¬ 
ery up to April 1st. Plant 
in March or early April in 
shallow boxes, placed in a 
warm, light spot and trans¬ 
planted later into 4 in. pots to get a start before set¬ 
ting out into the open toward the end of May. Unless 
stated, all have green foliage. 
Each 10c., doz. $1.00, postpaid (see page 31) 
For varieties and descriptions, see page 31. 
candicans. These Summer Hyacinths 
are luxuriant flowering plants throwing 
spikes 4 to 5 ft. in height, bearing 20 to 30 large, white, 
bell-shaped flowers. Each 15c., doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00. 
Hyacinthus 
Double Frilled. This handsome type produces large, 
double flowers resembling Carnations. Its petals are 
frilled and have serrated edges. 
Mixed Colors only. Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
Hanging Basket Type. Well grown plants are exceed¬ 
ingly attractive in hanging baskets. 
Separate Colors or Mixed. Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
Scarlet Rose Orange Yellow Copper White Mixed 
Fancy-leaved Caladiums 
Caladium esculentum (Elephants-ear). Showy, for 
_ subtropical effects. Start in pots and plant 
out during May and June. Set 15 in. apart. 
Large Bulbs. Each 15c, doz. $1.50. 
Mammoth Bulbs. Each 20c., doz. $2.00. 
Jumbo Bulbs. Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
Ornamental foliage 
plants of great beauty. 
Unusual markings and veinings being found in endless 
variety. Choice Mixed. Each 30c., doz. $3.00. 
f%ll» I iliac Golden Yellow. Richly colored flowers 
__ and white spotted foliage. May be grown 
to bloom during February and June. Will flower in 
Summer if planted in the early Spring. 
Mammoth Bulbs. Each 35c., 3 for 95c., doz. $3.50. 
Jumbo Bulbs. Each 50c., 3 for $1.35, doz. $5.00. 
(Chinese Yam). Splendid, rapid, 
hardy climber, with bright, glossy 
Ci 
mnamon 
Vi 
ne 
green, heart-shaped leaves. White, cinnamon scented 
flowers. Each 15c., doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00. 
Madeira-vine 
(Climbing Mignonette). A rapid 
growing, beautiful and popular vine, 
with heart-shaped leaves of a light green, and numer¬ 
ous racemes of white feathery flowers of delightful 
fragrance. 15 ft. 
Mammoth Bulbs. Each 10c., doz. $1.00, 100 $7.50. 
Mr»nfhrf»HaQ Very popular for clumping among per- 
- ennials and shrubbery, being among 
the brightest of our Summer-flowering bulbs. Plant 
during April or May for best results. 18 to 24 in. 
Named Varieties. Each 10c., doz. $1.00, 100 $7.00. 
Aurantiaca. Deep yellow. 
Fire King. Scarlet. 
George Davidson. Clear yellow. 
King Edmund. Rich golden yellow. 
Talisman. Large orange red. 
Transcendant. Red with orange throat. Late. 
Mixed Colors. Each 10c., doz. 85c., 100 $6.00. 
Tuberoses Mexiean Everblooming Single. The 
most free blooming in existence; 6 to 20 
pure white blooms per stalk. Plant from the first of 
May to the middle of June. 
Each 10c., doz. 75c., 100 $5.00. 
Excelsior, Double Pearl. Prized for waxy whiteness 
and delightful fragrance. For best results, plant in 
pots during March and April allowing the bulbs to get 
well established before planting outside, though bulbs 
may be planted outdoors during May. 
Mammoth Bulbs. Each 10c., doz. $1.00, 100 $7.50. 
