Gould’s Seeds 
Seedtmen 
Since 1898 
Are Reliable 
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CANNAS 
Cannas with their rich foliage and brilliant flowers are 
a big favorite as a beautifier of home grounds and parks. 
The Cannas thrive under almost any conditions and 
if given a little care and attention, will produce an 
abundance of attractive foliage as well as large spikes 
of beautiful flowers of unusually bright colors. Their 
long flowering season insures a constant display of color. 
Cannas make the best showing when planted in beds 
by themselves. The soil should be well fertilized and 
worked up thoroughly to a depth of 10 to 12 inches. 
The bulbs can be set about 12 inches apart and about 
4 to 6 inches deep. Mulching with lawn cuttings will 
help retain the moisture. Start bulbs in pots indoors in 
March or April. Do not set out until all danger of frost 
is over; about June 1st here in the Northwest. 
The Cannas we offer are not dormant bulbs, but potted 
plants that have been started In the greenhouse so that 
they have developed a real live root system. Give them 
plenty of moisture until they are set out. Add postage 
to mail orders. 
CANNA PRICES, on varieties listed below: Each, 15ci 
dozen, $1.50. 
Ambassador. Foliage bronze, flowers cherry red and 
very brilliant. Grows 3% to 4 feet high. 
City of Portland. A deep pink which does not fade 
during the hot weather. A free bloomer. Foliage green. 
Eureka. A remarkable free-flowering variety of white 
flowers, which first appear cream. Foliage green. iy 2 ft. 
Firebird. Green foliage, deep red blooms, hardy. 4 feet. 
Hungaria. Green foliage, rich soft pink flowers. A 
very prolific bloomer. 4 feet. 
Karl Merck. Green foliage, flowers pure yellow with 
tinge of orange and pink becoming red in throat. Very 
large flower spike. 4 feet. 
King Humbert. Scarlet flowers and bronze leaves. A 
remarkable Canna. 4 feet high. 
Mrs. A. Conard. Large, salmon-pink flowers, green 
foliage. Grows 4 feet high. 
Shenandoah. Rich ruby red foliage with large clusters 
of salmon-pink flowers. 4 feet. 
The President. A rich, glowing scarlet, and immense 
flowers, produced on erect stalks well above the green 
foliage. Grows 5 feet high. 
Yellow King Humbert. Foliage is a very dark green, 
flowers a deep rich yellow, softly spotted and blotched 
with bright red. Grows 4 feet high. 
PEONIES 
The Peony is a native of Siberia which undoubtedly 
accounts for its great vigor and hardiness. The ideal 
flower for the great Northwest since it endures the most 
intense cold without injury. The Peony is one of the 
most easily grown, and showiest of the perennial flower¬ 
ing plants. 
Conditions of the soil, location and cultivation are 
important factors in growing Peonies. Peonies may be 
planted in the spring during the month of April and the 
early part of May, or in September. Work the soil thor¬ 
oughly to a depth of 8 or 10 inches, applying at the 
same time a generous amount of Vigoro or bone meal 
fertilizer, mixed well into the soil. Plant root in this 
prepared soil so that the crown will be about 1 inch 
below the surface. Press the soil firmly around the roots. 
Peonies should not be planted any closer than 3 feet 
apart and should not be close to trees as the roots of 
the trees take from the soil the nourishing elements that 
are needed by the Peonies. Peonies do best in a sunny 
location. 
The following selected varieties we offer for spring 
delivery at very attractive prices, postpaid. Large 3 to 
5 eye divisions. We also have Peony roots during Sep¬ 
tember and October. 
Whites Each 
Frances Willard. This variety is listed among the 
world’s most beautiful Peonies. It opens an ex¬ 
quisite blush white, with an occasional carmine 
touch, changing to pure white. Although deli¬ 
cate in appearance, it is of good substance and an 
excellent cut flower. Midseason.$1.00 
Mme. Emile Lemoine, glossy white, overlaid with a 
sheen of delicate satiny pink, covered with tiny 
dots of deeper pink. A rare, beautiful peony; 
strong grower, free bloomer.75 
Unnamed White .50 
Reds 
Karl Rosenfield, a very brilliant and striking variety 
of dark crimson. Globular, compact, semi-rose 
type, and very large. A splendid keeper as cut 
flower. Blooms mid-season .75 
Lora Dexheimer, a splendid Peony of intense flam¬ 
ing crimson shading darker at base of petals. 
Cylinder shape and semi-rose type. Of immense 
size. Blooms early. A beauty.75 
Mary Brand, a wonderful crimson variety with a 
silky brightness. Flowers are very large, semi¬ 
rose, and with golden stamens scattered through 
the center of fringed petals. Flowers mid-season. .75 
Unnamed Red .60 
Yellow 
Primevere, a fine yellow peony. Guard petals creamy 
white, enclosing a central ball of sulphur yellow. 
If cut in the bud, as it begins to open, so the flow¬ 
er may develop away from the sun, it will hold a 
clear yellow color. Very beautiful. 1.50 
Peonies—As Beautiful as the Rose—Hardy as the Oak 
Pinks 
Each 
Mons. Jules Elie, immense, globular, glossy flesh 
pink, shading to deeper rose at base, silvery reflex 
enveloping the whole bloom. A beautiful Peony 
that flowers early, keeps long.75 
Sarah Bernhardt, of a semi-rose type, blooming in 
late mid-season. Guard petals are apple blossom- 
pink, with center salmon colored. Very fragrant, 
and a free bloomer. A rare beauty.75 
Therese, very large, somewhat loosely built; long 
narrow pointed petals. Early mid-season pink, fad¬ 
ing towards the center, and illumined by a golden 
yellow glow in the depth. A supreme flower for 
exhibition purposes . 2.00 
Unnamed Pink .60 
