ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
25 
Flowering Bulbs and Roots for Spring Planting 
CANNAS 
Ready for shipment during March and April. 
By Parcel Post, add 5c per doz., postage. 
YELLOW 
King Midas. 5 feet. A very large glittering yel¬ 
low Ganna with green foliage. 
Yellow King Humbert. 4 feet. Foliage a very dark 
green, flowers a deep rich yellow, softly spotted 
and blotched with bright red. 
RED, GREEN FOLIAGE 
The President. 4 ft. This Ganna is superior to any 
other red variety in the quality and also the 
quantity of bloom. 
Miscellaneous Bulbs 
AMARYLLIS, GIANT-FLOWERED 
New Hybrids. This selection of giant bloomers in 
wonderfully varied and brilliant colorings. Each, 
45c. 
ANEMONE 
DeCaen. The flowers resemble Buttercups, to 
which family they belong. They possess many 
beautiful tones of red, violet, and purple, and 
varying to white. These tiny bulbs should be 
planted 2 inches deep in a place protected from 
hard winds or rain. Doz., 50c. 
BEGONIAS (Tuberous Rooted) 
Wax-like flowers appear uninterruptedly from 
June until frost. Plant bulbs outdoors about May 
1st or start indoors any time prior to then. Rose, 
Scarlet, White, Yellow, each, 15c; doz., $1.60. 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 
Elephant’s Ear. One of the most effective foliage 
plants for beds and borders. Gan be used with 
good effect as a border for tall-growing Gannas. 
Each Doz. 
Mammoth bulbs .$0.30 $3.25 
First Size bulbs.20 2.25 
Medium bulbs.10 1.00 
CINNAMON VINE 
Well-known hardy climber; quick grower, with 
beautiful glossy heart-shaped leaves and sweet- 
scented flowers. Vines will run 20 to 30 feet in a 
season. Large Roots, 10c; doz., $1.00. 
GLOXINIA (Hybrids) 
The handsomest of our summer-blooming plants. 
The long tube-shaped flowers in rich purple, red, 
white, and lavender, are extremely beautiful. Each, 
25c; doz., $2.50. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS 
(Summer Hyacinth) 
A white summer-flowering Hyacinth, growing 
about 3 feet high, gracefully surmounted with pure 
white bell-shaped flowers. Per Pkg., 3 bulbs, 10c. 
ISMENE CALATHINA 
(Pancratium Lily or Peruvian Daffodil) 
One of the choicest of our summer flowering 
bulbs, blooming profusely during the summer. 
Handsome clusters of large, very striking, fragrant 
pearly white flowers. Large bulbs, each, 15c; dozen, 
$1.50. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
Lily of the Valley. Genuine German, Maibluem- 
chen). These are best for outdoor planting. 
Clumps. Each, 35c; doz., $3.60. 
•Large Flowering 
RED, BRONZE FOLIAGE 
Ambassador. 3^/^ to 4 ft. Brilliant Poppy-red. 
King Humbert. 4 ft. The plants are crowned with 
immense heads of orchid-like, velvety orange- 
scarlet, rose-tinted and margined at the base. 
PINK 
City of Portland. 3 Mi feet. A deep pink which 
does not fade during the hot weather. 
Mrs. A. F. Conard. 3 to 4 feet high. Color an 
exquisite, soft, opaque pale pink with darker pink 
in throat . 
Hungaria. 3V2 feet. The best pink Ganna. Trusses 
of enormous size borne well above the foliage. 
Price of Canna Roots, each, 6c; doz., 65c. 
for Spring Planting 
HARDY GARDEN LILIES 
Bulbs should be planted as soon as the frost is 
out of the ground; the earlier the better. Set the 
bulbs from five to seven inches deep. Large Bulbs. 
Auratum (The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan). The 
flowers are pure white, through the center of 
each petal runs a clear golden band. Each, 35c; 
doz., $3.50. 
Speciosum Rubrum. Frosted white, spotted, clouded 
and bordered with pinkish crimson. Each, 35c; 
doz., $3.50. 
Lilium Regale (3 ft.). Extra large bulbs, pure 
white, yellow center. Each, 30c; doz., $3.25. 
Lilium Regale. First size bulbs, pure white, yellow 
throat. Each, 20c; doz., $2.00. 
Tigrinum. Large, showy, brilliantly colored orange- 
scarlet flowers. August. Height, 5 feet. Each, 
25c; doz., $2.75. 
MONTBRETIA 
The Montbretia is one of the most floriferous and 
shov^ of summer-flowering bulbous plants, pro¬ 
ducing in great numbers, graceful spikes 12 to 
16 inches long, bearing many beautiful star-shaped 
flowers. Each, 7c; doz., 70c. 
MADEIRA VINE 
The old favorite so much prized because of its 
rapid growth and freedom from insects; fragrant, 
white flowers. Tubers, each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
This large flowering Ranunculus is far ahead of 
the common types. The double flowers are pro¬ 
duced on stout stems and appear in every conceiv¬ 
able shade of color. Very fine cut flower. Doz., 
50c. 
TIGRIDIAS or SHELLFLOWERS 
Extremely handsome summer-flowering bulbs, 
growing about 2 feet high, producing large gor¬ 
geous flowers in shades of yellow, yellow-orange, 
and red, exquisitely spotted. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 
TUBEROSE 
By Mail, add 10c per Dozen, postage. 
Dwarf Excelsior Pearl. 24 inches. Early bloomer 
bearing pure white flowers, very double and 
sweetly scented. Doz., 60c. 
Albino. 30 inches. Very early bloomer; dwarf 
habit; flowers waxy white and single, very fra¬ 
grant. Doz., 60c. 
