TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIA 
TUBEROUS ROOTED BEGONIAS 
Plant Begonia^.,in the partially shaded spot in your garden. They will give 
you no end of pijeasure from bloom from mid-summer until frost. We will 
gladly send you ^.Ultural instructions. Begonias are easy to grow with knowl¬ 
edge of just a few^'of the essentials of culture. Few flowers present the beauty 
of form and color possessed by Tuberous Begonias. By all means plant them 
in your garden. We can supply the following varieties for 30c each, 4 for $1.00, 
postpaid. Giant size tubers. 
Giant Single. A truly beautiful single Begonia of deep yellow color. 
Giant Camelia Double. A beautiful shade^^f deep pink, an exquisitely formed 
flower, large, not too compact, resembles a' Camelia in form. 
Giant Fimbriata. This is the Carnation type. Flesh pink and white blended 
to present a most lovely combination. 
Giant Orange Frilled. Probably one of the most colorful and outstanding 
Begonias. Burnt orange color, tinged yellow with distinctly frilled edges. 
TICRIDIA (Tigerflower) 
Tigridia Pavonia Grandiflora. A very splendid flower. One of the most showy 
of garden plants. The curious three-petaled flowers are very large and are 
wonderfully marked and spotted. Plant 2 inches deep and 4 to 6 inches apart 
in shade or half shade. Four bulbs, 50c; $1.50 per dozen, postpaid. 
Qladiolus 
FOR 
Summer 
Gardens 
6 for 25c, doz. 45c. 
Bagdad. Smoky old rose somewhat darker toward the edge 
and lighter in the throat. It is practically a smoky self color. 
Dr. F. E. Bennett (D). The popular, well known fiery red. One 
of the most brilliant scarlets grown. Fine large flower. 
Picardy (Palmer). Color, soft apricot pink with a silvery sheen, 
feathering of slightly deeper color in the throat. The individual 
florets are extremely large, slightly ruffled and of a heavy 
waxlike substance. 
Betty Nuthall (Sal.) A glowing orange pink, with a light yellow 
throat, and a light feathering of carmine. The florets are often 
6 inches across and are of splendid substance and placement. 
Golden Dream (Groff). One of the best deep yellows. Very tall 
growing spike, with six or seven blooms open. 
Giant Nymph. Lovely light rose-pink suffused with creamy 
yellow in the throat. Giant flowers. 
Marmora (Errey). Beautiful lavender gray. Giant spikes with 
seven or eight enormous sized blooms open at one time. All 
perfectly placed. 
Mrs. P. VV. Sisson (Coleman). Creamy light pink. Tall, strong 
grower. Six or more large blooms open at a time. Outstand¬ 
ing variety. 
Pfitzer’s Triumph (Pf.) Blooms have a diameter of 6 inches or 
more and are of a bright salmon orange with velvet red blotch. 
A sensation wherever exhibited. 
4 for 25c, doz. 65c. 
Ave Maria (Pf.) Large flowering. Light blue with small purple 
blotches. Excellent facing and remarkably good spike. 
Mother Machree (Stevens). Vinaceous lavender overlaid toward 
the edges of the petals with a sort of salmon pink. Color is 
difficult to describe but it is very beautiful. This is called a 
smoky but is really much different from the ordinary smokies. 
Debonair. LaFrance pink shading to shrimp pink with a 
creamy throat blotch lightly peppered crimson. 
Albatross (Pf.) Unquestionably the clearest white gladiolus 
ever introduced. Grows 5 ft. tall. Has good substance and opens 
five or six large blooms at a time. 
Commander Koehl (Pf.) Large dark scarlet red, without mark¬ 
ings or blotches. Individual florets 6% inches across, of which 
there are six or seven open at a time. 
Minuet (Coleman). Wonderful clear lavender. A lavender by 
which all others are judged. Six or seven wide open florets 
open at a time. Arranged perfectly on straight spike. 
Pelegrina. The large deep blue flowers have a strong appeal 
due to their color and fine arrangement of the florets. 
3 for 25c, doz. 80c. 
Golden Chimes. A compact, slightly ruffled light yellow of 
good size and clear color. A favorite that should be in evei'v 
garden. 
Red Lory. Carmine rose with large purplish red blotches. 
Large flowers and nearly the whole spike opens at once. 
Wasaga. A beautiful clear glowing buff with wide open ruffled 
blooms. No markings of any kind. 
Wurtembergia. Immense fiery scarlet with ci'eam white 
throat. Spikes very tall and always straight. The most bril¬ 
liant red. 
Gate of Heaven. Beautiful deep yellow with greenish yellow 
buds. Medium height. A delightful glad. 15c each. 
Moorish King (Pf.) Extremely large and the most beautiful 
deep velvety red individual flower ever seen in this color. 
Flowers are unusually well placed. Blooms late. 15c each. 
Paradise. Apricot with a narrow line of scarlet in the throat. 
Nearly a self-color somewhat ruffled. Very early. 20c each. 
Star of Bethlehem. Very large cream white with six to eight 
well placed blooms open. This is the best exhibition white on 
the market. 25c each. 
TIP-TOP GLAD MIXTURE 
In this mixture we give you only the choicest of vari¬ 
eties at a price that will permit of volume buying. 
We assure you an assortment of the latest sorts and 
finest colors. Prices, postpaid, 35c doz., $2.75 per 100. 
ALL BULBS ARE CERTIFIED HEALTHY AND FREE OF PESTS. 
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