HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
Choice Varieties With 3 to 5 Eyes 
ELEPHANT EARS 
(Caladium Esculentum) 
Few foliage plants are so useful as the Caladium, 
and none require less attention after planting. 
Their magnificent leaves furnish the best possible 
background for grouping. 
Culture: For the best results, the bulbs should 
be planted in well-drained rich soil from the mid¬ 
dle of April to the middle of May. In dry weather 
the plants should be well watered, the top of the 
bulb being set about 5 inches under the surface. 
Mammoth Bulbs. 60c each $6.C0 per doz., post¬ 
paid. 
Lar.e;e Bulbs. 30c each; $3.00 per doz., postpaid. 
Small Bulbs. 20c each; $2.00 per doz., postpaid. 
Tuberose, Double Pearl 
Peonies, the “Queen of Spring Flowers,” are too well known 
to require description, and their present popularity is due to 
the great improvement in them in recent years. They are most 
desirable for the lawn, flower-border or shrubbery decoration. 
Tbe handsome appearance of the plant, brilliant and striking 
effect of their massive, finely formed and richly colored flowers, 
make it a most desirable flower. 
Peonies may be planted either in the late fall or early spring. 
The eyes on the roots should not be covered with more than 
2 inches of soil. Too deep planting is a frequent cause of shy 
flowering. 
Adolphe Rousseau. Dark 
oxblood-red. Very hand¬ 
some. 50c each; $5.00 per 
doz., postpaid. 
Georeiana Shaylor. Beau¬ 
tiful light rose. 50c each; 
$5.00 per doz., postpaid. 
Festiva Maxima. Hand¬ 
some snow-white* flowers 
with occasional markings of 
red in the center. 40c each; 
$4.00 per doz., postpaid. 
Crimson Kins. Brilliant 
dazzling crimson. Very 
showy. 60c each; $6.50 per 
doz., postpaid. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Large 
globular flowers of a deli¬ 
cate pink, deeper rose at the 
base. One of the best pink 
Peonies. 60c each; $6.50 per 
doz., postpaid. 
Unnamed Varieties. Pink, 
red or white. 35c each; $.3.59 
per doz., postpaid. 
Culture: Tuberoses may be planted any time 
from the middle of April to the middle of June in 
any rich, well-drained soil, and where they can 
have abundance of sunshine. The bulbs should be 
set so that the tops will not be more than 2 inches 
under the surface of the ground, and as the flower 
stalks shoot up some light support should be pro¬ 
vided to prevent damage by storms. 
Double Pearl. The flower spikes of this variety 
attain a height of 2 feet or more and are com¬ 
pactly filled for a third of their length with 
perfectly double flowers that have the waxlike 
substance of a Camellia, of glistening white. 
60c per doz.; $4.00 per 100, postpaid. 
Single or Orange Flowered. The spikes of 
this variety grow taller than those of the double 
and often produce 20 to 30 single flowers which 
look very much like orange blossoms. 60c per 
doz.; $4.00 per 100, postpaid. 
Peony, Georgiana Shaylor 
TUBEROSES 
One of the most delightfully fra¬ 
grant and beautiful of summer-flower¬ 
ing bulbs, and is so well known that 
it needs no description. 
CANNAS 
The gorgeous flowers and splendid fo¬ 
liage of the Canna make it particularly 
desirable for beds or borders. They re¬ 
quire rich soil, and the roots should be 
planted 4 inches deep, leaving at least a 
foot between each root. In the latitude 
of Norfolk they can be put out as early 
as the last week in March. Cannas re¬ 
quire lots of moisture, and in dry seasons 
should be kept well watered. 
Wabash. Bronze-leaved. Rose, shading 
to pink. Height 4 feet. 
City of Portland. Green foliage. Bright 
rosy pink. Height 314 feet. 
Mrs. Alfred Conard. Green foliage. 
Silvery pink. Height 4 feet. 
Nokomis. Bronze foliage. Dark crim¬ 
son. Height 5 feet. 
King Humbert. Bronze foliage. Orange- 
scarlet, shaded crimson. Height 4 feet. 
The President. Green foliage. Glistening 
scarlet. Height 4 feet. 
Wintzer’s Colossal. Green foliage. Vivid 
scarlet. Height 5 feet. 
Gaiety. Green foliage. Crimson, with gold 
border. Height 4 feet. 
King Midas. Green foliage. Gamboge yel¬ 
low. Height 5 feet. 
Buttercup. Green foliage. Buttercup-yel¬ 
low. Height 314 feet. 
Buttercup. Green foliage. Buttercup-yel¬ 
low. Height 314 feet. 
Eureka. Green foliage. Creamy white. 
Height 4 feet. 
Any of the above splendid varieties: 9c each; 
85c per doz.; $4.75 per 100, delivered. 
Caladium—Elephant Ears 
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