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Profit hy Reading “The Booh of Bulhs — $2.50 Postpaid 
Plant Summer Bulbs for Greater Beauty 
None of these bulbs listed in this and the three following pages are hardy here in New England. All must bfe lifted 
in the Fall and stored. 
Postpaid, except where noted, at only each and dozen prices 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias 
Indispensable for 
___ shady places where 
a fine display is wanted. They also make exceptional 
pot plants. We offer superior large-flowering strains 
of the most popular types. 
Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $22.00 
The first two types we offer in separate colors or 
mixed, as follows: Apricot, 
Crimson, Orange, Pink, 
Rose, Salmon, Scarlet, 
White, Yellow, Mixed. 
Single Frilled. Produces 
large, profusely frilled and 
ruffled flowers not unlike 
giant ruffled Petunias. Pre¬ 
ferred by many to the 
plain single type. 
Doubles. (Camellia Flow¬ 
ered). The ordinary type. 
Plain edges. 
Orchid-flowering Cannas 
Crested (Cristata) A slight¬ 
ly frilled single type. Each 
petal has a cockscomb-like 
tuft or crest which ex¬ 
tends from the base of the 
petal to the edge. Apricot, 
Orange Rose, Pink, 
Scarlet, Salmon, White, 
Yellow or Mixed Colors. 
Hanging Basket. An un¬ 
surpassed strain with fully 
double flowers; exceeding¬ 
ly effective in hanging 
baskets or in the rockery. 
Apricot, Orange, Rose, Scarlet, White, Yellow, and 
Mixed Colors. 
Carnation Flowered (Double Frilled). A handsome 
type, with beautifully frilled petals and serrated 
edges. Mixed colors only. 
Duplex. One of the finest of all. Produces beautiful 
showy flowers, large in size, each resembling a single 
bloom with a small one superimposed upon it. 
Mixed colors only. 
Marginata. A single frilled type, the flowers of which 
are mostly white. Each bloom is edged or margined 
with either pink, red or copper. Mixed Colors Only. 
Narcissus Flowered. A unique type with blooms 
strongly resembling a Trumpet Daffodil. 
Mixed Colors Only. 
The Crested (Cristata) type is a novel and 
interesting form of Tuberous-rooted Begonias 
Amaryllis 
Caladium 
Perry’s American Hybrids. Unexcelled 
for pot culture. Magnificent colors, mixed. 
Cultural directions with each order. 
Each 65c., doz. $7.00. 
esculentum (Elephants-ear). Showy, for 
subtropical effects. Start in pots and plant 
out during May and June. Set 15 in. apart. 
The best of the large 
flowering kinds. 
Dormant Roots for delivery up to April 1st. 
Plant in March or early April in shallow boxes, placed 
in a warm, light spot and transplanted later into 4 in. 
pots to get a start before setting out into the open 
toward the end of May. Unless stated, all have green 
foliage. 
Each 10c., doz. $1.00. 
City of Portland. 3ft. 
Very large flowers, beau¬ 
tiful shade of pink. 
Gaiety. 4 ft. Scarlet orange 
mottled carmine and edged 
clear yellow. A handsome 
variety. 
Hungaria. 3p2 ft- The pur¬ 
est La France pink with a 
satin sheen. Trusses of 
enormous size. Very com¬ 
pact in growth yet exceed¬ 
ingly luxuriant. Bluish 
green foliage that never 
burns. 
King Humbert. 4 ft. Bronze 
leaved. Orchid flowering, 
velvety orange-scarlet. 
King Midas. 4 ft. Clear yel¬ 
low, the largest yellow in 
existence. 
Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. 
4 ft. The grandest salmon 
pink Canna in existence. 
Magnificent heads of per¬ 
fectly formed flowers of 
great size and substance. 
The President. 4 ft. Finest red in existence. 
Yellow King Humbert. 4)^ ft. Yellow dotted orange 
scarlet. Very choice. 
Started Plants in Pots —For delivery 
about May 20th we shall have all the 
above varieties. 
Each 20c., doz. $2.00, by express only. 
CANNA BED COLLECTIONS (Plants only) 
COLLECTION A. For 10 ft. round bed. $6.00. 
37 plants. Set 18 in. apart. 
For center, 19 tall bronze leaf, red Cannas. 
For border, 18 green leaf, yellow Cannas. 
Our selection of varieties, regular sized plants. 
COLLECTION B. For 10 ft. round bed. $4.50. 
For center and first row, 7 plants, tall, yellow flowering, 
greenleaved Cannas. Set 18 in. apart. 
For second row, 12 red flowering, bronzeleaved Cannas. 
For border, 27 yellowleaved Coleus. Set 12 in. apart. 
COLLECTION C. For 7 ft. round bed. $2.50. 
For center, 7 tall, bronzeleaved Cannas. 18 in. apart. 
For outside row, 18 Salvia. Set 15 in. apart. 
Canna Plants 
Large Bulbs. 
Each 15c., doz. $1.50. 
Hyacinth us 
I ili ac Golden Yellow. Richly colored flowers 
_ and white spotted foliage. May be grown 
to bloom during February and June. Will flower in 
Summer if planted in the early Spring. 
Mammoth Bulbs. Each 35c., 3 for 95c., doz. $3.50. 
Jumbo Bulbs. Each 50c., 3 for $1.35, doz. $5.00. 
candicans. These Summer Hyacinths 
are luxuriant flowering plants throwing 
strong, stately spikes 4 to 5 ft. in height, bearing 20 
to 30 large, white, bell-shaped flowers during Summer 
and early Fall. Must be dug in the Fall before frost 
and stored. 
Mammoth Bulbs. Each 15c., doz. $1.50, 100 $11.00. 
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(Chinese Yam). Splendid, rapid, 
hardy climber, with bright, glossy- 
green, heart-shaped leaves. White, cinnamon scented 
flowers. Each 15c., 3 for 40c., doz. $1.50. 
(Peruvian Daffodil). A choice, 
easily grown Summer-flowering 
bulb which produces clusters of large, fragrant, 
Amaryllis-like, white blooms with apple-green mark¬ 
ings in the throat. Plant in the open after May 15th. 
They do best in fertile, well-drained soil. lp£ ft. 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
