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Breck’s Summer Flowering Bulbs 
SUMMER FLOWERING BULBS 
Tuberose, Double Pearl 
Acidanthera 
Delivery—January to April 
Bicolor. Valuable Summer Flowering 
bulbs, each stalk having from 4 to 8 
beautiful, creamy white, fragrant flow¬ 
ers, with a purple-maroon blotch at the 
base of the petals. 15c each; $1.35 per 
doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
Amaryllis 
Hallii (Lycoris squamigera). Hardy 
Amaryllis. Beautiful, lily-shaped flower 
of a delicate lilac-pink. Very useful for 
the border or among shrubbery. $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz. 
Caladium 
Delivery—February to AprilJ 
Esculentum. Elephant’s Ear. Beautiful, 
ornamental foliage of immense size, light 
green with darker veins. Grows in any 
good garden soil. Height 5 feet. Extra- 
large bulbs. 20c each; $1.85 per doz.; 
$14.00 per 100. Mammoth bulbs. 30c 
each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Gloxinia 
Delivery—January 
Beautiful Summer Flowering plant pro¬ 
ducing large, tubular flowers of gorgeous 
coloring. Bulbs potted in light, sandy loam 
in January bloom in June or July. Strong 
flowering bulbs in separate colors. 
Dark Red 
Purple 
Purple with White Border 
Scarlet with W’hite Border 
Pure White 
30c each; $3.00 per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
Hyacinthus candicans 
Delivery—March to May 
A hardy Summer Flowering Hyacinth 
with erect spikes of white, bell-shaped 
flowers. Height 3 feet. 15c each; $1.60 per 
doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
Ismene calathina 
Peruvian Daffodil 
Delivery—January to April 
Large lily-like flowers of pure snow 
white, and exceedingly fragrant. The large 
bulbs flower in a few weeks after planting. 
25c each; $2.50 per doz. 
Oxalis 
Summer Flowering 
Delivery—March and April 
Summer Flowering bulbs with brilliant 
flowers and dark foliage. Suitable for mass 
bedding, rockeries, hanging-baskets, or 
vases. 
Deppei. Pure white. Shamrock. Pink. 
Lasiandra. Crimson. Mixed colors. 
35c per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 
The Book of Bulbs 
By F. F. Rockwell 
Price per Copy $2.50, postpaid 
This is a book that no grower of 
Bulbs should be without. Order your 
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Tigridia 
Mexican Shell Flower 
Delivery—March to May 
Mixed. Richly colored flowers of fantastic 
cupped form, curiously spotted in the 
centers. $1.20 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 
Tuberose 
Delivery—February to May 
Double Pearl. Summer Flowering bulbs 
producing tall spikes of fragrant, double 
white flowers. Use rich loam and start in 
hotbed or in house during March or 
April or outdoors when all danger from 
frost is past. 15c each; $1.60 per doz.; 
$12.00 per 100. 
Single Mexican Everblooming. White, 
single flowers of rich scent, on tall stems. 
Begins to bloom in July and continues 
throughout the season, each bulb throw¬ 
ing 2 to 5 flower spikes in succession. 
10c each; 70c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Zephyranthes • Zephyr-lily 
Candida. Pure white. Very free flowering. 
20c each; $1.75 per doz. 
Rosea. Beautiful clear rose; large, hand¬ 
some flowers. 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
Fragrant Flowering Vines 
Delivery—March to May 
Chinese Cinnamon Vine 
(Dioscorea batatas) 
Hardy vine which dies to the ground 
each Winter, growing quickly from deep- 
set tubers. Leaves ruddy and heart shaped, 
turning yellow in Autumn. Flowers small 
and rather inconspicuous but deliciously 
scented like cinnamon. 15c each; $1.10 per 
doz.; $8.50 per 100. 
Madeira Vine 
(Boussingaullia baselloides) 
Highly prized vine for porches and 
arbors, which grows quickly from tubers 
planted out in the Spring. The thick, 
velvety foliage is heart-shaped, and the 
fragrant white flowers are borne in pendul¬ 
ous catkins. Easy to grow and delightful 
to have. 15c each; $1.10 per doz.; $8.50 
per 100. 
Tigridias 
