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BANNING’S SEED AND NURSERY HOUSE, BROOKFIELD, MO. 
FLOWERING PLANTS and BULBS 
These plants ready about May 1 for setting out. 
CANNAS 
Three varieties ready early in May. These 
cannas are the best dwarf kinds. All free bloom¬ 
ers and strong growers. Grow 3 to 4 feet tall. 
KING HUMBERT —Bronze leaves. Large 
scarlet flowers. Height 4 feet. 
YELLOW KING HUMBERT— Large green 
foliage with deep yellow flowers spotted with 
red. Height 4 feet. 
THE PRESIDENT —Large green foliage grow¬ 
ing to a height of 4 feet. Flowers a rich glow¬ 
ing red. , . . 
CITY OP PORTLAND —Best all around pmK 
Canna. Flowers large borne well above the 
green foliage. 
Any variety, dry bulbs 3 for 25c; 12 for 90c; 
Plants each 20c; 3 for 50c. 
GLADIOLI 
More gladioli are planted each year. Easy to 
grow. Just plant the bulbs, four or five inches 
deep, hoe them a little and you cannot help 
having flowers for your home. No. 1 blooming 
size bulbs, mixed colors, 12 bulbs for 35c; 25 
bulbs for 65c; 50 bulbs for $1.00. 
FLOWERING PLANTS 
The flowering plants listed are all transplanted, 
strong, sturdy, heavy foliage and good roots. 
PANSIES —A cheerful flower because of their 
happy up-turned faces of many colors. We of¬ 
fer blooming plants of two strains. 
Maple Leaf Giants—Large leaves and blossoms 
of giant size and substance. 12 for 29c. 
Swiss Giants—Flowers large size, perfectly round, 
boi*ne on long stems. 12 for 29c. 
SALVIAS or SCARLET SAGE —Ornamental 
plants, two feet high, completely covered with 
long spikes of red flowers, all summer and fall. 
One of the best annual flowering plants. 12 for 
29c. 
SNAP DRAGONS —Within the last few years, 
this fine flower has become immensely popular. 
Used for cutting or show in the garden, they 
are one of the best. Blooms freely if seed pods 
are not allowed to ripen. 12 for 29c. 
VERBENAS —Will thrive in almost any situa¬ 
tion and in all good garden soils. Make at¬ 
tractive borders and beds and blooms from June 
until frost. 12 for 29c. 
PETUNIA —Elk’s Purple, Balcony Red and 
Pink, Rosy Morn, Dwarf, Giants and Variegated. 
These varieties give a large range of colors for 
bedding' or porch boxes. 12 for 29c. 
PEONIES 
Prices Delivered. 
The most widely planted and popular of all 
hardy flowers. Easy to grow, all they ask is 
good soil and winter mulch. Plant only 2 to 3 
in. deep. Plant in Sept, and Oct. and real early 
in spring. 
Strong two and three year clumps that have 
bloomed. In three colors, red, white and pink. 
Pink and white, 49c each; Red, 49c each. Strong 
3-5 eye divisions, red, white and pink; 35c each; 
3 for $1.00, choice of colors. 
PEONY COLLECTION $1.00 POSTPAID 
1 white, 1 pink, 1 red. Strong 3-5 eye 
divisions. 
BLEEDING HEART (DICENTRA) 
SPECTABILIS —Old fashioned Bleeding Heart. 
Its long racemes of graceful, heart-shaped pink 
flowers are always attractive. It is perfectly at 
home in any part of the hardy border and espec¬ 
ially valuable for planting in the shade. Strong 
roots. Each 40c. 
Gladiolus 
IRIS 
PREPAID PRICES 
These exquisite flowers are easily grown. They 
pay big dividends in any garden. Be careful 
not to plant them too deep. The crown should 
be covered only 2 inches deep. 
GERMANICA VARIETIES 
May-June, 15-36 in. 
AUREA —S. and F. crome yellow. 
CAPRICE —S. rosy red, F. deeper rosy red. 
ELDORADO —S. bronze, F. violet purple. 
PLAVESCENS —Pure yellow. 
PLORETINE ALBA— White, blue shading. 
FREDERICK —S. pale lavender, F. pale laven¬ 
der and brown. 
HONORABILE —S. golden, F. rich mahogany 
brown. 
JUNIATA —S. and F. clear blue. 
LOHENGRIN —S. and F. Cattleya rose, very 
large. 
MME. CHEREAU —S. white, F. frilled blue. 
PALLIDA DALMATICA —S. and F. delicate 
lavender. 
Above varieties: Each 15c; per 8, $1.00; 
per 12, $1.45. Your choice of colors. 
JAPANESE IRIS 
KAEMPPERI, JULY 
MAHOGANY- —Dark red. 
PATICOLE —Dark reddish violet. 
PURPLE and GOLD —Purple petals, tipped 
with violet, golden throat. 
REINE DE BULGARIS —Spotted white and 
blue. 
Above varieties: Each 40c; per 3, $1.00; per 
12, $3.50. Assorted colors, our selection, per 
12, $2.95. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM —Hardy perennial and 
one of the best. Blooming in September and Oc¬ 
tober. With slight protection they will bloom 
after hard frost. Coming late in the fall they 
are fine for cutting. Colors: yellow, crimson, 
rose, bronze, and white. Fine sturdy plants, each 
25c. 
PHLOX —Grand heads of blossoms produced 
over a long season. Nothing more beautiful than 
one of these plants in full bloom. They become 
more beautiful as plants increase in age. Colors 
in a wide variety of shades such as red, purple, 
pink, white, rose, and violet. Some varieties have 
light eyes and even more beautiful than the 
straight colors. Strong field grown plants, each 
25c. 
