Thompsonville, Conn. 
Summer Flowering Bulbs 
MISCELLANEOUS SPRING BULBS 
Amaryllis 
Giant American Hybrids. These Hybrids are the 
finest race of Amaryllis in cultivation. Flowers 
are enormous, of fine form and a wide range of 
color, from pure white to deepest maroon. Bulbs 
can be carried from year to year. Mixed colors 
only. Mammoth bulbs 50c each, 3 for $1.35. 
Selected bulbs 35c each, 3 for $1.00. 
Caladium (Elephant's Ear) 
Esculentum. A most effective plant. Immense, light 
green leaves, often 3 to 4 feet in length, 2 feet 
wide. Medium size bulbs 20c each, $2.25 per 
doz. Mammoth bulbs 35c each, $4.00 per doz. 
Carden Callas 
Little known, but fine for the garden. 
Alba Maculata. Leaves deep green, attractively 
spotted with white. Flowers are white with dark 
center. Mammoth bulbs, 35c each, $3.75 per 
doz. 
Elliottiana. The true Golden Yellow Calla. Without 
doubt the best of the Yellow Callas. Flowers 
a beautiful deep golden-yellow of velvety tex¬ 
ture; foliage dark green with creamy-white 
translucent spots. Medium size bulbs, 20c each, 
$2.00 per doz. Mammoth bulbs, 35c each, 
$3.75 per doz. 
Gloxinias 
This beautiful summer flowering bulb, for pot 
culture, should be much more used. It is an old- 
fashioned, much admired plant. 
In ordering you may specify blue shades, red 
shades or spotted and tigered. 35c each, 3 for 
$1.00, $3.50 per doz. 
Hyacinthus 
Candicans (Summer Hyacinths). A strong growing, 
summer flowering variety of Hyacinths. Strong, 
stately flower spikes 3 to 4 ft. high bearing 
large, pendent, lovely pure white, bell shaped 
blooms during the summer and early fall. 1 5c 
each, 3 for 40c, $1.50 per doz. 
Ismene 
Calathina (Peruvian Daffodil or Pancratium Lily). 
Fine summer-flowering bulb with large Amaryllis¬ 
like, white, fragrant blossoms. Plant after the 
soil is warm, and take up the bulbs in October, 
let them rest a few weeks and then pot for 
winter flowering in the house. 25c each, 3 for 
65c, $2.50 per doz. 
Madeira Vine 
A very rapid growing, clean, bright appearing 
vine popular for foliage effect and shade. An old, 
old favorite. 10c each, 3 for 25c, $1.00 per doz. 
Oxal is (Summer Flowering) 
From bulbs planted out of doors in the early 
spring, quickly develop large tufts of beautiful 
clover-like, dark green foliage mottled with brown, 
above which stand heads of true Oxalis flowers on 
strong wiry stems. Selected bulbs 25c per doz., 25 
for 40c, $1.50 per 1 00. 
Dieppi. Pure white, very fine. 
Shamrock. Beautiful pink. 
Tritoma, Pfitzeri 
Tritoma 
Pfitzeri (Red-hot Poker or Everblooming Flame 
Flower). In bloom from August to October with 
spikes from 2 to 3 ft. high and heads of bloom 
of a rich orange-scarlet, producing a grand effect 
either planted singly in the border or in masses. 
Strong plants 25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
Tuberoses 
True Double Pearl. Flower stalks attaining a height 
of 2 V 2 to 3 ft., almost filled half their length 
with pure waxy white, sweet scented flowers. 
8c each, 3 for 20c, 65c per doz., $4.50 per 100. 
Mexican. Spikes of pure white, tubular shaped 
flowers of a most delightful tuberose fragrance. 
Strong bulbs that will throw two to five flower 
spikes in succession. 8c each, 3 for 20c, 65c 
per doz., $4.50 per 100. 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
Without doubt the handsomest of the summer¬ 
flowering tuberous-rooted plants. Excellent for 
window or porch boxes in a semi-shaded location, 
and are at their best when planted in light, well 
drained soil in partial shade. 
Single Frilled. A great improvement over the plain 
edged singles. The immense flowers are beau¬ 
tifully frilled and fringed, presenting a most in¬ 
teresting and showy display. Scarlet, Salmon- 
Pink, Yellow, White, Copper. Any of the above, 
25c each, 3 for 65c, $2.50 per doz. 
Mixed Colors. 20c each, 3 for 50c, $2.00 per doz. 
Double. The fully double, brilliant flowers are of a 
graceful formation affording a most pleasing 
effect. Scarlet, Salmon Pink, Yellow, White, 
Copper or Mixed. 25c each, 3 for 65c, $2.50 
per doz. 
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