Begonias, Tuberous-rooted 
Enormous, waxlike flowers appear unin- j 
terruptedly from June until frost. Start in¬ 
doors in March, and transfer when frosts are 
over. 
A most charming plant with beautiful foli¬ 
age. We are offering single and double varie¬ 
ties in Red, White, Yellow, Pink, Salmon, 
and Mixed. Giant bulbs, 15c each; 2 for 25c; 
SI. 25 per doz. If to be sent postpaid, add 2c 
each; 15c per doz. 
Fancy-leaved Caladiums 
Most attractive ornamental foliage plants 
of easy culture. Will do well outdoors in the 
open as well as in pots in a half-shaded ex¬ 
posure, with plenty of moisture and rich 
humus-containing soil. Also as house plant or 
for conservatories, or in window-boxes be¬ 
tween ferns or small palms, they give a very 
beautiful effect. 
Nine Outstanding Varieties. Can be sup¬ 
plied in separate colors or mixed. 25c each; 
$2.50 per doz. If to be sent postpaid, add 
2c each; 10c per doz. 
Caladium • Elephant’s-Ear 
As centerpieces in flower-beds, Caladiums 
answer well. Monster bulbs, 15c each; 
$1.50 per doz. If to be sent postpaid, add 
5c each; 25c. per doz. 
M.-S. Superfine-Cannas •- 
MISCELLANEOUS BULBS 
M.-S. Superfine Canna Bulbs 
Culture. Canna tubers should not be put 
into the ground until the soil has become 
warm. Start indoors middle of March. They 
commence blooming in June and continue 
until frost. Every shoot bears flowers and 
these shoots are being constantly produced 
throughout the blooming season. 
Note. Our prices are for dormant roots in 
strong divisions of 2 and 3 eyes. After May 
1 our stock of roots is usually sold, at which 
time we can fill orders with plants of some 
varieties. 
GREEN FOLIAGE VARIETIES 
Copper Giant. Immense madder-red flow¬ 
ers with a suffusion of rose that gives a 
coppery effect. 4 ft. 10c each; $1.00 per doz. 
Eureka. Best white. 4 ft. 10c each; $1.00 
per doz. 
Hungaria. Plant dwarf and compact. Flow¬ 
ers rich peach-blossom-pink. Foliage 
green and very massive. 3L£ ft. 
The President. This splendid variety pro¬ 
duces immense flowers of a rich, glowing 
scarlet. Green foliage. 3^£ ft. 
Wintzer’s Colossal. One of the largest 
flowering varieties. Bright scarlet. Green 
foliage. 5 ft. 
Yellow King Humbert. A sport from King 
Humbert and a majestic variety with mas¬ 
sive foliage. Flowers golden yellow, dotted 
red. Green foliage. 4^ ft. 
BRONZE FOLIAGE VARIETIES 
King Humbert. Coppery scarlet flower and 
broad, deep bronze foliage. 4 ft. 
Shenandoah. Flowers salmon-pink, in large 
clusters. Ruby-red foliage. 4 ft. 
Wyoming. Orange-chrome-red. Bronze foli¬ 
age. 6% ft. 
All Cannas, 5c each; 50c per doz.; 
$3.50 per 100, except where noted 
For postage, add 10c per doz.; 25c per 100 
CANNA PLANTS in season, market price. 
Hyacinthus candicans 
Cape Hyacinth 
A strong-growing, summer-flowering va¬ 
riety of Hyacinth quite distinct from those 
which bloom in the spring. Makes a strong 
stately flower-spike, 3 to 5 feet high, which 
bears from 20 to 30 pure white, bell-shaped 
blooms during the summer and early fall. 
It is hardy here. 10c each; $1.00 per doz. 
Madeira Vine 
Heart-shaped leaves and feathery flowers 
with delicious fragrance. Here is what you 
want if a quick growth is desired. Hardy in 
this latitude if protected with litter. Roots, 
10c each; 3 for 25c. If to be sent postpaid, 
add 2c each; 10c per doz. 
Montbretias 
These are one of the brightest and most 
attractive of summer-flowering bulbs and 
should be planted extensively. Set out in the 
early spring, in clumps of a dozen or more, 
placing the bulbs 3 to 6 inches apart. They 
should be protected during the winter with a 
heavy covering of leaves or litter. 
Fire King. Fiery red. 
George Davison. Pure golden yellow. 
Meteor. Orange-red. 
75c per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 50 at 100 rate. 
If to be sent postpaid, add 5c per doz.; 
20c per 100 
MAY—Plant Outdoors 
Begonias Caladiums Montbretias 
Cannas Dahlias Gladiolus 
Tuberoses All potted plants 
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND 
NOVEMBER 
Hyacinths Tulips Narcissus Lilies 
Jonquils Crocus Peonies 
In fact, all spring-flowering bulbs 
List in season, on request 
Oxalis 
Valuable for edging. Blooms all summer. 
Lasiandra. Rosy pink. Beautiful cut foliage. 
Hardy perennial. Mammoth bulbs, 30c per 
doz.; $2.00 per 100. If to be sent postpaid, 
add 5c per doz.; 20c per 100. 
Peruvian Daffodil 
Ismene calathina 
A grand summer-flowering bulb with large, 
amaryllis-like, pure white, fragrant blos¬ 
soms. Keep the bulbs in a dry, warm place 
and plant out in June. Take up in October, 
rest a few weeks, and then pot for winter 
flowering in the house. 20c each; $2.00 per 
doz. If to be sent postpaid, add 5c each; 
20c per doz. 
Tigrid ia * Shellfl ower 
Mexican bulbs producing showy, large, 
oddly shaped blooms of exotic beauty. Well 
suited to planting in the mixed border. 
Handle the same as gladiolus. Blooms all 
summer long. 1ft. 20c each; $2.00 per doz. 
Tuberoses 
Culture. One of the most fragrant and 
popular of the summer-flowering bulbs. May 
be started early in hotbeds or pots or planted 
in open ground after May 1. 
Albino (Mexican). Single. 10c each; 60c 
per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
Double Pearl. Most popular. Giant bulbs, 
40c per doz.; $2.75 per 100. 
If to be sent postpaid, add 10c per doz.; 
25c per 100 
Zephyranthes 
Zephyr Flower; Fairy Lilies 
Showy goblet-shaped blooms during the 
summer months. Easy to grow in the border 
or in pots. 
Ajax. Large clear yellow flowers. 
Alba. Pure white. 10c each; 75c per doz. 
Rosea. Large; rose-colored. 
All Zephyranthes, except as noted, 15c each; 
$1.50 per doz. 
All About Flowering Bulbs 
By T. A. Weston 
Practical and authoritative information 
on the culture and flowering of all the 
common and some uncommon bulbs used 
outdoors and indoors. 186 pages, 8 full- 
page color plates and 65 full-page half¬ 
tones. Cloth $2.00, postpaid $2.15. 
Montbretias 
Miscellaneous Bulbs 
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