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Miscellaneous Bulbs 
THE MEYER SEED CO 
Canna, The President 
M.-S. SUPERFINE CANNA BULBS 
Culture —Canna tubers should not be put 
into the ground until the soil has become 
warm. Start indoors middle of March. They 
commence blooming in June and continue 
until frost. Every shoot bears flowers and 
these shoots are being constantly produced 
throughout the blooming season. 
Note —Our prices are for dormant roots in 
strong divisions of 2 and 3 eyes. After May 
1st. our stock of roots is usually sold, at which 
time we can fill orders with plants of some 
varieties. 
City of Portland. Flowers of large size on 
heavy trusses; color, glowing pink; pro¬ 
fuse bloomer; green foliage. 3A ft. 3 for 
25c., doz. 75c., 100 $5.00. 
Hungaria. Plant dwarf and compact; flow¬ 
ers rich peach blossom pink; foliage green 
and very massive; height, 3jfj ft. 
Apricot. We consider this Canna of unusual 
merit and especially valuable. Has healthy, 
bright green foliage growing about 4 ft. 
Color mixture of buff and salmon. 
Fiery Cross. Vivid scarlet, holds up well; 
disease and blight resisting. Green foliage. 
4 ft. 
Golden Eagle. Clear golden yellow; flowers 
produced in large clusters, well above the 
green foliage. 4 ft. 
Eureka. The best white variety; free bloom¬ 
er; green foliage. 4 ft. 
Florence Vaughan. Yellow, spotted crim¬ 
son; green foliage. 4 ft. 
Yellow King Humbert. A sport from King 
Humbert and a majestic variety, with mas¬ 
sive foliage; flowers golden yellow, dotted 
red; green foliage. 4H ft. 
The President. This splendid variety pro¬ 
duces immense flowers of a rich, glowing 
scarlet; green foliage. 3J^ ft. 
BRONZE FOLIAGE VARIETIES 
King Humbert. Coppery scarlet flower 
and broad, deep bronze foliage. 4 ft. 
David Harum. Flowers intense vermilion 
scarlet; bronze foliage. 3 l A ft. 
Wyoming. Orange chrome red; bronze foli¬ 
age. QA ft- _ 
Prices on all varieties of Cannas, except 
where noted: Each 5c., doz. 50c., 100 $3.50 
For postage, add 10c. per doz., 25c. per 100 
Single Begonia, Tuberous-rooted 
BEGONIAS, Tuberous-rooted 
Enormous, waxlike flowers appear unin¬ 
terruptedly from June until frost. Start in¬ 
doors in March, and transfer about May 1st. 
A most charming plant with beautiful 
foliage. We are offering single and double. 
Colors: Red, white, yellow, pink, salmon 
and mixed. Each 25c., doz. $2.50, postpaid. 
OXALIS 
Valuable for edging, blooms all Summer. 
Lasiandra. Rosy pink, beautiful cut foliage. 
Mammoth bulbs, 30c. per doz., $2.00 per 
100, postpaid. Hardy perennial. 
PERUVIAN DAFFODIL 
(Ismene Calathina) 
A grand Summer-flowering bulb with large 
Amaryllislike, pure white, fragrant blossoms. 
Keep the bulbs in a dry, warm place and 
plant out in June. Take up in October, rest 
a few weeks, and then pot for Winter flower¬ 
ing in the house. Each 25c , doz. $2.50. 
For postage, add 5c. each, 20c. per doz. 
MONTBRETIAS 
These are one of the brightest and most 
attractive of Summer-flowering bulbs and 
should be planted extensively. The bulbs 
should be plarited out in the early Spring, in 
clumps of a dozen or more, placing the bulbs 
3 to 6 in. apart. They should be protected 
during the Winter with a heavy covering of 
leaves or litter. 
Fire King. Fiery red. 
George Davison. In pure golden yellow. 
Etoile de Feu. Vermilion, clear yellow 
center. 
Doz. 75c., 100 $5.00, 50 at 100 rate, postpaid 
TUBEROSES 
For postage, add 10c. per doz., 25c. per 100 
Culture —One of the most fragrant and 
popular of the Summer-flowering bulbs. May 
be started early in hotbeds or pots or planted 
in open ground after first of May. The bulbs 
we offer are not to be compared with cheap 
ones—ours are sure bloomers. Soaking them 
overnight in lukewarm water promotes rapid 
growth. 
Double Pearl. One of the most delightfully 
fragrant and beautiful of the Summer¬ 
flowering bulbs. For flowering in the open, 
plant about the middle of May, or as soon 
as the ground becomes warm. Strong 
flowering bulbs. Doz. 40c., 100 $2.75. 
Mexican Everblooming. This charming 
single pure white variety begins to flower in 
July and continues throughout the season, 
each bulb throwing from 2 to 5 flower 
spikes in succession. Delightfully fragrant. 
Each 10c., doz. 60c., 100 $4.00. 
Variegated. This is an early single variety. 
White, the green leaves finely edged and 
striped with gold. Each 10c., doz. 60c., 
100 $4.00. 
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Fancy-leaved Caladium 
FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS 
Most attractive ornamental foliage plants 
of easy culture. Will do well out of doors in 
the open as well as in pots in a half-shaded 
exposure, with plenty of moisture and rich 
humus containing soil. Also as house plant 
or for conservatories, or in window boxes be¬ 
tween ferns or small palms they give a very 
beautiful effect. 
Nine Outstanding Varieties —which can 
be supplied in separate colors or mixed. 
25c. each, $2.50 per doz., postpaid. 
CALADIUM (Elephants-ear) 
As centerpieces of specimen in flower beds, 
Caladiums answer well. 
Monster Bulbs. Each 10c., doz. $1.00. 
For postage, add 5c. each or 25c. per doz. 
MADEIRA-VINE 
Heart-shaped leaves, feathery flowers, de¬ 
licious fragrance. Here is what you want if a 
quick growth is desired. Hardy in this lati¬ 
tude if protected with litter. 
Roots. 10c., 3 for 25c., postpaid. 
Montbretias 
