PORTLAND, OREGON 
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We list here a few of the best Cannas. 
FIREBIRD— The best red flowered, green 
leafed Canna. Immense trusses of flowers, 
of clear, glistening scarlet. Bulbs or plants. 
35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
YELLOW KING HUMBERT— A sport 
of the popular King Humbert, producing 
large flowers of a beautiful shade of yellow, 
lightly spotted red. Foliage green. Bulbs 
or plants. 35c each; $3 50 per doz. 
Allemania — Dark salmon with golden 
marking; green foliage; 6 feet high. 
King Humbert —Large flowers produced 
in giant trusses; a brilliant orange scarlet 
with red markings; foliage broad and mas¬ 
sive, of a rich, coppery bronze; 5 feet high. 
Wyoming —Bronzy-purple foliage with im¬ 
mense spikes of massive orange flowers. 
GILL’S SELECT GLADIOLUS. 
PRICES given arc postpaid. 50 at 100 rate. We offdr first size bulbs. 
Augusta—Fine cut flower; white with blue anthers .-. 
America — Soft lavender pink; extra large flowers on good spikes. 
BARON HULOT—Rich, velvety purple; a novel shade . 
Brenchleyensis—An old favorite; intense fiery scarlet . 
CHICAGO SALMON— Best salmon colored sort . 
Chicago White — White with faint lavender streaks in lower petal; early—- 
EUROPA — Snow white without shading. Best white sort . 
GOLDEN KING—B right sulphur yellow with crimson patch on lower 
petal . . ." 
Glory — Ruffled type; delicate pink with crimson stripe in lower petal- 
Glory of Holland—White with markings of red in throat . 
Hadley — Delicate salmon-pink; early; extra fine . 
Independence — Rich, clear, deep pink; throat marking dark red. 
Jessie — Long spikes of velvety red.. . ; .•- 
MARGARET—Five to six feet tall; brilliant carmine with white blotch- 
Mrs. Francis King—The best cut flower; brilliant vermillion scarlet . 
MRS. FRANK PENDLETON—Immense flower, salmon-pink with red 
blotch .;.; . -20 
Niagara—Delicate cream-yellow marked with carmine . 
PANAMA—Considered the finest pink variety .—- 
Princeps — Brilliant scarlet crimson, white blotches on lower petals. 
SULPHUR KING—Clear sulphur yellow; good spikes . -. .la 
Velvet King—Rich dark scarlet; extra fine. -BJ 
WAR—Tall spikes of deep blood red, shaded crimson black . 30 
MIXED GLADIOLUS. 
Light Shades Mixed — Containing a mixture of soft colors . 
Red Shades Mixed—First class red shades..; . 
Fancy Mixture — Named sorts in splendid mixture . 
International Mixture—All colors in good mixture . 
WAR AND FLOWERS 
“How about flowers? Does it not seem as if these beautiful ornaments were among 
the non-essentials to be cast aside at. this time? If the world is upset is there any place for 
flowers? I believe that the times of stress and sorrow that lie before us need all the cheer 
and uplift that flowers are so well fitted to render. The delight in beautiful flowers is the 
only human joy which may never be carried to harmful excess, which never degrades those 
who partake, however freely, of its ecstacy. Did you ever hear of anyone getting drun \ 
on a bunch of flowers? Did you ever know of a man who could not go to work the next 
morning because he bought a dollar’s worth of flowers the night before. 
Shallow people say we must get rid of flowers now. They do not know or realize the 
wonderful power of these lovely messengers of comfort and cheer. I hey vastly under¬ 
estimate the good that flowers can do in lifting the hopes of the sick and comforting those 
who are sad. There will be many weary and worn soldiers returning ere long from the 
toil and din of the battle front. Of 100 men who go over, but two are actually killed and 
three badlv wounded. The 95 that return are nerve-shattered and heart-sick. Shall we have 
a country bare and desolate for them to return to? It is not mere sentiment alone, but an 
actual fact to which physicians and nurses will amply attest that flowers are a distinct thera¬ 
peutic value. By all means, then, let us not destroy these efficiency builders.”—J. Horace 
McFarland in a speech at Buffalo. X Y.. Xov. 14. 
Nothing more fitting could be said than the above article from the Florists Review, 
and at the present time nothing stands in the way of growing flowers except that labor 's 
scarce, .and if this is the case, we suggest a ;esort to permanent plants, such as shrubs and 
perennials. 
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